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Employee engagement surveys · November 2026 Edition
ThriveSparrow Engage vs Google Forms
Zero of fourteen models named ThriveSparrow Engage first on the direct prompt; zero named Google Forms. ThriveSparrow Engage was named by ten of the fourteen models and Google Forms by nine and ThriveSparrow Engage carries 17 labels and Google Forms 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
ThriveSparrow Engage
accepted challengerNamed in one category this edition.
Named in eight categories this edition.
First-choice share2%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%30%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#7A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels1710A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ThriveSparrow Engage reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.15Five Engage was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. 15Five Engage vs ThriveSparrow Engage · 15Five Engage vs Google Forms · Culture Amp vs ThriveSparrow Engage
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the employee engagement surveys page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ThriveSparrow EngageFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGoogle Forms
Direct001 against ThriveSparrow Engage
Paraphrase00
Comparative00
Budget-constrained112 against Google Forms
Scale-constrained001 against Google Forms
Negative00
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ThriveSparrow Engage and Google Forms stood in it.
| Model | DirectTE | ParaphraseTE | ComparativeTE | Budget-constrainedTE | Scale-constrainedTE | NegativeTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | ||||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | ||||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | TE | | ||||
| Perplexity Sonar | TE | TE | ||||
| Grok 4.20 | TE | TE | | |||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | TE | TE | ||||
| Llama 4 Maverick | TE | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | ||||||
| Kimi K2 | | |||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | TE | TE | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | TE | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | ||||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | TE | TE | TE |
TE ThriveSparrow Engage Google FormsTE first choiceTE named as an alternativeTE argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ThriveSparrow Engage on the left and Google Forms on the right.
Google FormsTE first choiceTE named as an alternativeTE argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ThriveSparrow Engage on the left and Google Forms on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ThriveSparrow Engage and Google Forms stood in it.
Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Muse Glimmer 30B15Five Engage alternatives: Culture Amp, Leapsome, ThriveSparrow Engage, Workleap Officevibe
Neither was named
13 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5Culture Amp alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice Engagement, Quantum Workplace, WorkTango
GPT-5.4 miniCulture Amp alternatives: Betterworks, Lattice Engagement, Workvivo
Gemini 3.5 FlashLattice Engagement alternatives: 15Five Engage, Culture Amp, Leapsome, Workleap Officevibe
Perplexity SonarCulture Amp alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice Engagement, Workleap Officevibe
Grok 4.2015Five Engage alternatives: Leapsome, Workleap Officevibe
Mistral Small15Five Engage, Leapsome, Workleap Officevibe alternatives: Lattice Engagement
DeepSeek V4 Flash15Five Engage alternatives: Leapsome, Workleap Officevibe
Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
Qwen 3.7 Flash15Five Engage alternatives: Culture Amp, Lattice Engagement, Leapsome
Kimi K215Five Engage alternatives: Leapsome
GLM 4.7 FlashX15Five Engage alternatives: Leapsome, Workleap Officevibe
MiniMax M2.515Five Engage alternatives: Culture Amp, Leapsome, Workleap Officevibe
GPT-6 LunaCulture Amp alternatives: 15Five Engage, Lattice Engagement, Workleap Officevibe
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
ThriveSparrow Engage leads by twelve points.
ThriveSparrow Engage14%#3 of 11
Google Forms2%#8 of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
ThriveSparrow Engage2%#6 of 10
Google Forms2%#7 of 10Enterprise
Google Forms is not named for this buyer.
ThriveSparrow Engage0%#– of 7
Google Forms—not namedWhat the models said about ThriveSparrow Engage
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Niche for mid-market with neuroscience/AI focus; good for frontline/growing B2B but less established.” Grok 4.20 · direct prompt · soft negative
“Best HR Features per Dollar | Workleap (Officevibe) or ThriveSparrow” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Best for SMB and mid-market teams that want low per-employee pricing and reach deskless employees: ThriveSparrow Engage starts at $3 per employee/month” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · alternative
“Cheapest Dedicated Option ... Specifically designed for growing and frontline teams at a very low cost per employee.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · alternative
What the models said about Google Forms
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“Google Forms (Best Overall for Truly Limited Budgets – Free)” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · first choice
“Google Forms publishes no cap on questions or responses and will collect an employee satisfaction survey perfectly well” Muse Glimmer 30B · budget prompt · alternative
Also compared
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.