# Culture Amp vs Viva Glint

> A head-to-head look at two employee engagement platforms that started as peers and ended up on opposite sides of a strategic fence. Culture Amp, the Australian people-analytics company founded in 2009, remains an independent purchase any HR team can sign for. Glint, founded in 2013 and acquired by LinkedIn in 2018, has been folded into Microsoft Viva and can no longer be bought without an existing Microsoft 365 or Viva license, a 50-seat minimum, and a Global Administrator to switch it on.

## Achievements

- Culture Amp: raised roughly $269M total and reached a reported $1.5B+ valuation as an independent company.
- Culture Amp: serves thousands of organizations with combined engagement, performance and development in one platform.
- Glint: raised roughly $80M and sold to LinkedIn for a reported $400M in 2018.
- Glint: became a core pillar of Microsoft Viva, the employee experience layer for Microsoft 365.

## Latest updates

- **2023-01** — Glint completed its move from LinkedIn to Microsoft, rebranding as Viva Glint within the Microsoft Viva suite.
- **2026-08** — Culture Amp continues to be sold as a standalone platform, while Viva Glint remains purchasable only through Microsoft 365 / Viva licensing.

## Links

- Website: https://www.cultureamp.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/culture-amp
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/CultureAmp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CultureAmp
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cultureamp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cultureamp

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Last updated: 2026-08-16