Why teams switch
What Culture Amp makes hard, Nami makes effortless
Culture Amp is excellent at enterprise engagement research and benchmarking. But performance is layered on top, reviews still happen in a separate platform, and the whole thing is built and priced for large organizations.
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With Culture AmpEngagement is the core and reviews are layered on — so performance still happens in a separate tool people forget to open.
Reviews and OKRs are Nami's core, and they run in Slack where they actually get completed.
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With Culture AmpIt's built and priced for large enterprises — overkill (and over budget) for a 20–200 person team.
Right-sized and simple: $5/user/month, free under 10 people, live in minutes.
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With Culture AmpDeep engagement surveys often mean a separate contract and a people-science lift to operate.
Anonymous pulse surveys and eNPS are included in the one plan, on whatever cadence you set.
Side by side
Nami vs Culture Amp, line by line
| NamiRecommended | Culture Amp | |
|---|---|---|
| Where employees do it | Inside Slack — DMs + Home Tab | Separate web app |
| What it's built around | Reviews & OKRs first | Engagement surveys first; performance layered on |
| Getting reviews completed | In the Slack DM people already read | Reviews in a separate platform |
| Engagement surveys & eNPS | Included | Yes — deep benchmarking |
| Goals, OKRs & calibration | Included | Yes — across modules |
| Pricing | $5/user/month, all-in | Quoted by sales; enterprise-priced |
| Free tier | Free for teams of 10 or fewer | No free tier |
| Right-sized for | 10–500 person teams | Larger enterprises |
Reflects Nami's current feature set and Culture Amp's publicly described capabilities. Vendor features and pricing change — verify specifics for your plan.
Same outcomes Culture Amp promises — reviews, goals, engagement — without the separate login, the per-module invoice, or the rollout. It just lives in Slack.
In fairness
When Culture Amp is the better choice
If your primary need is enterprise-scale engagement research — external benchmarking, longitudinal people-science analytics, and a dedicated research team — Culture Amp is purpose-built for that. If your pain is that performance reviews never get completed, Nami wins.
FAQ
Culture Amp alternative — questions
Is Nami a good Culture Amp alternative?
It depends on your priority. If your main pain is getting performance reviews and OKRs completed, Nami's Slack-native approach wins. If you need enterprise-scale engagement research and benchmarking, Culture Amp is stronger there.
Does Nami include engagement surveys?
Yes — anonymous, aggregated pulse surveys and eNPS are included in Nami's single plan, on whatever cadence you set. Culture Amp goes deeper on benchmarking and people-science analytics.
How does pricing compare?
Nami is one all-inclusive plan at $5/user/month, free under 10 users. Culture Amp is quoted by sales and priced for enterprise, typically at a meaningfully higher per-seat cost.
Can I migrate from Culture Amp?
Yes — import your team and structure via CSV or Slack and rebuild frameworks from Nami's library. Partner Programme customers get migration help.
See Nami in your own Slack
Install in about five minutes and run your first review cycle. Free for teams of 10 or fewer, 14-day Pro trial — no credit card.
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