Best Performance Management Tools
AI-assisted reviews, goal tracking, and feedback.
How to Choose
These three overlap heavily with the Employee Engagement category, and for good reason — modern performance management and engagement tracking increasingly live in the same platforms. Lattice and 15Five are both simply priced per seat and serve similar mid-market team sizes; Leapsome differentiates by explicitly unifying performance with engagement and learning in one system rather than treating them as separate purchases.
Quick Comparison
Lattice
Companies maturing their people strategy
15Five
Teams wanting frequent, lightweight check-ins
Leapsome
Organizations wanting engagement, performance & learning unified
| Feature | Lattice | 15Five | Leapsome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous performance reviews with AI-assisted summaries | |||
| Engagement surveys with AI comment analysis | |||
| OKR and goal tracking connected to reviews | |||
| Compensation module linked to performance data | |||
| Weekly/biweekly employee check-ins | |||
| 360° and manager performance reviews | |||
| Recorded 1:1 meeting notes | |||
| Goal and OKR tracking | |||
| Engagement + performance + learning in one platform | |||
| People analytics dashboards with heatmaps | |||
| Native payroll data sync via ADP Workforce Now | |||
| Custom review cycles and 360° feedback |
Guides & Comparisons
Frequently Asked Questions
Not always — Lattice, 15Five, and Leapsome all show up in both categories, since modern platforms increasingly bundle performance reviews with engagement tracking rather than treating them as separate products.
Lattice and 15Five are both around $4/seat/month; Leapsome uses custom, modular pricing based on which modules you use.