TINYpulse was one of the early pulse survey tools, known for short regular surveys, anonymous suggestions and Cheers for Peers recognition. Its ownership has changed twice since 2021, and today it is sold as TINYpulse by WebMD Health Services, a company focused on employee well-being programs. If you are reviewing TINYpulse, or replacing it after the brand changes, compare the options on the work your team will run every month: the pulse, the confidentiality rules, the summary leadership reads and the actions that follow.
The ownership history matters because it affects who you contract with and what the product sits beside.
If you hold an older TINYpulse or Limeade contract, check which entity your renewal is with and whether terms changed at the rebrand.
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| Requirement | StaffHero | TINYpulse by WebMD Health Services |
|---|---|---|
| Product scope | A focused engagement loop: eNPS℠ pulses, grouped results, a written brief, anonymous follow-up and an action tracker | Employee feedback and engagement software with Cheers for Peers, Coach, Onboard and Suggestions, offered by a well-being company |
| Survey program | Monthly pulse on every package; bi-weekly option on Growth and Scale | Feedback surveys and pulse surveys, per the WebMD Health Services page |
| Analysis | Grouped results by team and segment, plus an AI Leadership Brief that summarizes risks and suggested next steps | Reports and analytics on engagement drivers, per the vendor page |
| Confidentiality evaluation | Configurable threshold with a hard floor of five responses; separate open-text threshold; identity kept out of manager-facing outputs | Anonymous two-way communication features, per the vendor page; ask how thresholds are configured |
| Follow-through | Action tracker linked to each finding; anonymous follow-up threads | Tailored action plans with expert guidance, plus a dedicated customer success manager and 24/5 support, per the vendor page |
| Pricing approach | Flat package by headcount band, monthly or annual | Quote-based through a demo request |
Decide what the engagement tool must own before you compare. TINYpulse is now one solution inside a well-being vendor whose catalog also includes the WebMD ONE platform, health coaching and well-being services. StaffHero is a stand-alone engagement tool. If you plan to buy well-being programs from the same vendor, a combined relationship may matter to you. If you only need the listening loop, write that down so the comparison stays on that scope.
In StaffHero, that loop is an eNPS℠ pulse run as recurring pulse surveys, grouped results, a written brief, anonymous follow-up and an action tracker.
List who launches surveys, who reads company-wide results, which managers see their own team and who answers anonymous messages. Ask TINYpulse how manager access and anonymous replies are configured. In StaffHero, manager views are available on Growth and Scale, and every view respects the same reporting threshold.
Decide where a commitment lives after a survey round. TINYpulse describes action plans supported by expert guidance from its customer success team. StaffHero links each finding to an entry in the action tracker, with an owner and a review date. Pick the model your leaders will keep current.
The WebMD Health Services page lists Cheers for Peers recognition, Coach, Onboard and Suggestions, along with a dedicated customer success manager, 24/5 customer support and research from the WebMD Health Services Center for Research. The wider vendor also sells well-being programs, health coaching and communications services.
StaffHero does not offer peer recognition, onboarding tools or well-being programs, and it is not an HRIS, payroll, performance suite, learning system, goals tool, compensation tool or recruiting product.
StaffHero publishes three flat packages on its pricing page:
Annual billing includes two months free: $990, $1,990 and $2,990 a year. Packages cover up to 200 employees. More than 200 employees? Email hello@staffhero.com with your headcount and we'll reply in writing with a package for your team.
TINYpulse pricing is not published. The WebMD Health Services page offers a demo request, and the smallest employee count band on its demo form covers 0 to 999 employees. Older per-user TINYpulse prices still appear on third-party sites, but we could not tie any of them to a current WebMD Health Services source, so we do not repeat them. Our pricing comparison lists what each vendor publishes.
Workload deserves a line of its own. Estimate the hours per month that someone will spend scheduling pulses, maintaining teams, reading results, replying to anonymous messages and chasing actions. Customer success support can reduce some of that work; ask what it includes at your size.
Run the same scenario in each tool. Here is a hypothetical one for a 140-person company with twelve managers. It is an illustration, not a customer story.
In StaffHero, no view falls below the reporting threshold, which has a hard floor of five responses. Open text uses its own threshold at or above that floor. The three small teams roll up into a larger group. The AI Leadership Brief summarizes the round. The follow-up goes to the author through an anonymous thread and the reply returns without identity. The action is logged against the finding.
For TINYpulse, ask the vendor to show the same steps, including how anonymous two-way communication works, what a manager of a small team sees and how action plans are tracked between rounds.
Bring your own questions so the demo stays on the listening loop rather than the wider well-being catalog.
Check the same points in StaffHero on your own. Create a free account, switch on demo mode inside the app, and read the sample Leadership Brief. The security page documents the reporting thresholds. Record every answer in one table so the comparison rests on facts you can verify.
Assign one owner to sign off each item. Trust is the asset you are moving, so the announcement and threshold decisions deserve as much care as the data export.
Neither list is a verdict. Our employee engagement software guide explains how to choose between operating models.
TINYpulse is part of WebMD Health Services. Limeade acquired TINYpulse in July 2021. WebMD Health Services completed its acquisition of Limeade in August 2023. In March 2024, WebMD Health Services announced that the product, which had been marketed as Limeade Listening, was returning to the TINYpulse name.
WebMD Health Services does not publish a TINYpulse price list. Its TINYpulse page offers a demo request, so pricing is quote-based.
StaffHero lists flat packages of $99, $199 and $299 a month for up to 50, 100 and 200 employees. Annual billing is $990, $1,990 and $2,990 a year. Packages cover up to 200 employees. More than 200 employees? Email hello@staffhero.com with your headcount and we'll reply in writing with a package for your team.
No. StaffHero does not offer a peer recognition feature. It covers eNPS℠ pulse surveys, grouped results, a written brief for leaders, anonymous follow-up questions and an action tracker. If recognition is central to your program, keep a tool that provides it. The eNPS℠ method page explains how StaffHero scores the pulse.
Explore the product for free. A demo is available after login. You will only need a paid package when you are ready to launch a live survey. Your first paid period is covered by a 60-day money-back guarantee.
See the full loop on the product overview, read about pulse surveys, review the security page, or compare packages on the pricing page.