Performance management Category leader
15Five
Performance reviews, check-ins and manager coaching for growing teams
Key features
- Review cycles
- 360-degree feedback
- Goals and OKRs
- Continuous feedback
- One-on-one meeting agendas
- Rating calibration
Our picks · 5 tools reviewed
Best Performance management software for 2026
Software for goals, reviews, feedback and employee development conversations. Below: the names buyers expect to see, the newer tools gaining ground, and how their key features and prices compare. How we pick; nobody pays for a place here.
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| Pricing | $4/user/mo | Contact sales | Paid | $2/employee/month | Free plan |
| Best for | Companies of 50-1,000 people that want manager-led check-ins and coaching alongside formal reviews. | Companies of 200-5,000 people that pair engagement surveys with formal performance reviews and want vendor-led implementation. | Mid-size companies of 100-1,000 people that want reviews, goals and compensation under one vendor and can meet a $4,000 annual minimum. | Companies of 50-500 people that run OKRs and reviews and want check-ins to happen inside Slack or Teams. | Companies of 10-500 people on Microsoft 365 that want reviews, goals and recognition inside Teams. |
| Team size | 2–500+ people | 2–500+ people | 51–500+ people | 2–500 people | 2–500 people |
| Review cycles | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 360-degree feedback | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Yes |
| Goals and OKRs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous feedback | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed |
| One-on-one meeting agendas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rating calibration | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit |
Category leaders
The best-known performance management tools: the ones most buyers shortlist.
Performance management Category leader
Culture Amp
Employee engagement and performance platform with people-science support
Key features
- Review cycles
- 360-degree feedback
- Goals and OKRs
- Continuous feedback
- One-on-one meeting agendas
- Rating calibration
Performance management Category leader
Lattice
Performance, goals, engagement and compensation in one people platform
Key features
- Review cycles
- Goals and OKRs
- Continuous feedback
- One-on-one meeting agendas
- Rating calibration
Rising picks
Newer tools with real traction and a clear difference from the leaders.
Performance management Rising
Peoplebox
OKRs, reviews and 360 feedback that run inside Slack and Teams
Key features
- Review cycles
- 360-degree feedback
- Goals and OKRs
- Continuous feedback
- One-on-one meeting agendas
- Rating calibration
Performance management Rising
Teamflect
Performance reviews, goals and recognition built for Microsoft Teams
Key features
- Review cycles
- 360-degree feedback
- Goals and OKRs
- One-on-one meeting agendas
- Rating calibration