A high-level overview of the differences between Pulse and Engagement surveys.

Engagement surveys are traditionally performed annually, bi-annually, or quarterly and contain data that lacks a temporal dimension. Engagement surveys are a tool to measure how the whole (or a significant portion) of the company is feeling at a specific point in time.

Pulse is designed to capture employee engagement on a much shorter cadence. Similarly to how continuous feedback fills the space between performance reviews, Pulse fills in the space between long-form engagement surveys.