Surveys measure opinions. ONA measures reality.
Culture Amp tells you how employees feel about work. Confirm shows you who's actually driving results—using behavioral data, not survey responses.
The problem with survey-based performance tools
Culture Amp is excellent for measuring employee sentiment and engagement. But when it comes to understanding actual performance and who drives results, surveys have blind spots.
Survey fatigue is real
Employees get tired of answering engagement surveys, pulse checks, 360 reviews, and feedback requests. Response rates drop. Honest answers become surface-level.
Self-reported data is biased
When employees know their responses affect their career, they game the system. "How engaged do you feel?" isn't the same as "Are you actually performing well?"
Engagement ≠ Performance
You can have highly engaged underperformers and disengaged top performers. Culture Amp tells you how people feel, not what they accomplish or who they help succeed.
What makes Confirm different
Confirm uses Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) to measure performance through behavior—not surveys.
ONA: Behavioral data, not opinions
ONA analyzes who employees turn to for help, who drives collaboration, who connects teams, and who solves critical problems. This reveals true impact without asking a single survey question.
- Identify high-performers based on what they do, not what they say
- Spot collaboration bottlenecks in real-time
- See influence and impact that managers can't observe
- No survey fatigue—completely passive data collection
Performance, not just engagement
While Culture Amp focuses on how employees feel, Confirm focuses on who drives outcomes. You get actionable intelligence on talent decisions—promotions, comp, retention.
Real-time insights, not quarterly snapshots
Culture Amp surveys capture how people felt last quarter. Confirm shows you what's happening now—so you can act on problems before they escalate.
Manager coaching, not just reports
Confirm doesn't just show you data—it gives managers AI-powered coaching based on each employee's network position and collaboration patterns.
Feature comparison
When to choose each platform
Choose Confirm if you need:
- To identify hidden high-performers before competitors poach them
- Performance insights without survey fatigue
- Real-time collaboration and network intelligence
- Data to make confident promotion and compensation decisions
- To understand who actually drives results, not just who's visible
- Manager coaching based on behavioral data
Choose Culture Amp if you need:
- Comprehensive employee engagement tracking
- Extensive benchmarking against industry standards
- Focus primarily on sentiment and culture metrics
- Established survey templates and question banks
- DEI and wellbeing survey capabilities
- You're comfortable with survey-based data collection
Or use both: Many companies use Culture Amp for engagement and sentiment tracking, and layer Confirm on top for performance intelligence and behavioral insights. They complement each other.
What HR leaders say
"Organization network analysis (ONA) is an absolute breakthrough with performance management; it is exceptionally insightful."
"When we learned about ONA from Confirm, it was magical timing. We looked at a bunch of platforms. None of them could do it — not in that way, in such a fast, simple way."
"Confirm is the first tool that lets me see the behavioral side with some evidence. I can quickly get the information to make decisions."
Go live in weeks, not months
Confirm is ranked #2 Easiest to Implement on G2. Our average customer is live in 5 weeks.
Confirm
- White-glove onboarding included
- HRIS integrations pre-built
- Change management playbook
- Manager training sessions
Culture Amp
- Survey design and customization
- Change management (DIY)
- Training resources and guides
- Launch coordination
Common questions
Can I use both Confirm and Culture Amp?
Yes! Many customers use Culture Amp for engagement and sentiment tracking, and Confirm for performance intelligence. They measure different things and complement each other well.
How is ONA different from engagement surveys?
Engagement surveys ask employees how they feel. ONA analyzes what employees do—who they collaborate with, who they go to for help, who influences decisions. Behavior reveals performance; surveys reveal sentiment.
What if my team is survey-fatigued?
That's exactly why many teams switch to Confirm. ONA requires zero employee effort—no surveys, no check-ins, no forms. We integrate with tools you already use (Slack, email, calendar) and surface insights automatically.
How does Confirm handle employee privacy?
Confirm is SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant. ONA data is aggregated and anonymized—we analyze collaboration patterns, not message content. Employees see their own network data; managers see team insights.
Ready to move beyond surveys?
See how Confirm reveals performance insights that engagement scores can't capture.