# Qualtrics EmployeeXM: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 20 judge labels across 3 categories by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/qualtrics-employeexm

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Employee engagement surveys](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/employee-engagement-surveys/index.md) | 0% | 108 | 50% | 16 |
| [People analytics](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/people-analytics/index.md) | 0% | 80 | 33% | 3 |
| [360 feedback](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/360-feedback/index.md) | 0% | 72 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "starting with Qualtrics free tier or Google Forms is sensible" (MiniMax M2.5, Employee engagement surv)
- "Focus on engagement/retention drivers? → Qualtrics" (Kimi K2, People analytics)

## And against it

- "Avoid enterprise-heavy options like Qualtrics or Workday Peakon unless your needs are highly customized" (Grok 4.20, Employee engagement surv)
- "be cautious for small organizations with straightforward engagement-survey needs; enterprise pricing and customization may be excessive" (Perplexity Sonar, People analytics)
- "scales without being as overly complex or expensive as enterprise-grade tools like Qualtrics" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Employee engagement surv)
- "Qualtrics, Medallia (often overkill at 500 unless you're highly distributed/regulated)" (Kimi K2, Employee engagement surv)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Qualtrics EmployeeXM, from 96 of the 113 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- thrivesparrow.com: 46
- feedbackpulse.com: 32
- leadchangegroup.com: 27
- capterra.com: 21
- paycor.com: 21
- sogolytics.com: 21
- assessmentcloud.com: 18
- culturemonkey.io: 18
- g2.com: 17
- softwareadvice.com: 16

### Pages cited

- https://thrivesparrow.com/blog/employee-engagement-survey-vendors: 24
- https://paycor.com/resource-center/articles/best-employee-pulse-survey-tools: 21
- https://sogolytics.com/learning-center/employee-experience/employee-engagement-survey-vendor: 19
- https://thrivesparrow.com/blog/employee-pulse-survey-tools: 14
- https://xoxoday.com/blogs/empuls/best-employee-engagement-survey-tools: 13
- https://feedbackpulse.com/resources/best-employee-engagement-software: 11
- https://keka.com/us/best-employee-engagement-software: 10
- https://cleverx.com/blog/best-employee-survey-tools-in-2026-10-platforms-for-hr-and-people-ops: 9

## In its own words

What Qualtrics EmployeeXM's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: XM for Employee Experience Expert Capstone (https://learn.qualtrics.com/employeexm-expert-capstone)
- For: Experienced User (https://learn.qualtrics.com/employeexm-expert-capstone)
- Price stated: $500 USD (https://learn.qualtrics.com/employeexm-expert-capstone-fr)
- Starting price: 500 (https://learn.qualtrics.com/employeexm-expert-capstone-fr)

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.