6Q

6Q is an employee feedback tool built around short surveys and recurring mood checks. It is best suited to small businesses with a few employees and a simple management structure. Its clearest appeal is a low-cost way to keep a regular pulse; its user caps make it less suitable as a team grows.

Overview

Leaders use six-question surveys to gather employee feedback and measure team mood. Surveys can be anonymous or individual, offering a choice between candid responses and feedback that can be tied to a respondent. 6Q supports pulse and engagement surveys, anonymous responses, and survey benchmarking.

Teams can be grouped by department, location or team to compare moods. That makes 6Q more useful for managers seeking a recurring view across small groups than for organizations looking for a broad employee-experience system. It is a web product, and its paid plans top out at 50 users before custom enterprise pricing becomes relevant.

Key features

Recurring surveys and reporting

Polls can be scheduled every 1, 2, 4 or 13 weeks, with a chosen day and time. The Free, 10 Team and 50 Team plans specify weekly, 2-weekly or 4-weekly polls, so the 13-week cadence is not included in those plan descriptions. Email summaries and detailed web reports can be viewed, printed or exported, giving managers options for sharing and retaining results.

A library of more than 200 employee survey questions gives teams a ready starting point. Custom questions are included with the two paid team plans, a useful distinction for companies whose feedback needs go beyond the provided question set. Visual trends cover 18 polls on all three listed plans, so trend history has a defined limit even on paid tiers.

Recognition and privacy

High Fives lets employees thank peers and includes a leaderboard. It adds recognition to the feedback cycle, though teams seeking recognition as the main product may prefer a dedicated alternative. 6Q says polls and reports are delivered over secure SSL and poll data is not shared with third parties. Email support and a knowledge base are offered; enterprise customers can also access telephone support during business hours.

Pricing

6Q has a free plan and paid plans from $9/mo. Its small seat tiers make costs predictable for compact teams, but users beyond 50 need custom enterprise pricing.

The free tier includes peer recognition and unlimited segments, but caps usage at five people and does not include custom questions. The paid team plans add custom questions and raise the seat limit, while retaining the same 18-poll visual-trend limit. A free trial is offered; no trial length or renewal terms are stated.

Platforms

6Q runs on the web, which suits teams comfortable managing surveys and reports in a browser. No mobile app platform is listed.

Who it's for

6Q is a sensible fit for small businesses that want regular employee feedback, mood comparisons and peer thanks in one focused tool. Its anonymous and individual survey modes support different feedback approaches, and the 5-, 10- and 50-user tiers give smaller teams a clear point of entry. Larger organizations, teams needing more than 50 seats, or buyers seeking a broader employee-experience suite should look elsewhere or request enterprise pricing.

Pros and cons

• Pros: The free plan supports up to five users and includes detailed reports, unlimited segments and peer recognition, making a small-team start possible without paying.
• Pros: Paid plans add custom questions at $9 a month for up to 10 users, with a 50-user tier at $49 a month.
• Pros: Anonymous or individual surveys, flexible scheduling and team/location/department comparisons support a regular feedback routine.
• Cons: The listed plans stop at 50 users, which limits straightforward adoption by growing or larger organizations.
• Cons: Visual trends are limited to 18 polls across all listed plans, constraining longer-term trend history.
• Cons: Custom questions are absent from the free plan, and the team-plan descriptions do not include the 13-week poll schedule.

Alternatives

For a broader comparison, browse Employee Survey Software.

• Enalyzer Employee Engagement is worth considering if platform reach matters: its free plan is in EUR and includes 10 responses, and it spans Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, web and API.
• CompanyMood may suit teams prioritizing a free moodbarometer: its free Teams plan covers up to 30 people and includes a suggestion box, mobile apps, PDF reports and a dashboard.
• Jackpoll is an alternative for buyers who value an open-source option; its frontend, API and deployment stacks are under the MIT licence.
• Teamphoria is a candidate for teams seeking recognition and engagement features, with its Engage plan priced at $3 a month and including peer-to-peer and manager recognition, engagement surveys, custom pulse surveys and team mood tracking.
• Questback Employee Experience is an option for buyers seeking a paid employee-experience product with a free trial; its listed EX Starter and EX Business plans include one user and 5 or 10 hours of InsightLab, respectively.
• SpeakUp may fit a team that needs a higher free-plan seat ceiling: its free tier supports up to 25 users, while Startup is $39 a month for up to 50.
• FeedbackPulse is another web-based freemium option; its free plan covers up to 10 employees and includes five active plus scheduled surveys, an employee directory, kudos recognition and basic dashboards.
• Happy Mood Score offers a free plan for up to 20 employees with all features included, and a $19 a month Growth plan for 21 or more employees.

Verdict

Choose 6Q if you run a small business and want scheduled six-question feedback, mood comparisons and peer recognition without moving to a larger employee-experience platform. Its main advantage is a clear free-to-paid path with custom questions from $9 a month; its main drawback is the 50-user team-plan ceiling and 18-poll trend limit. For a team that expects to outgrow those boundaries, another product or a custom enterprise plan is the better route.