Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Performance Management (2026)
The cheapest performance management is 15Five at $2/mo. This page compares 8 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
8 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: 15Five at $2/mo (Kona AI Meeting Assistant (Add-on)).
- Tracked: 8 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Performance Management | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15Five | $2/mo Kona AI Meeting Assistant (Add-on) | No | — | Yes | SMB | 15five.com |
| 2 | Small Improvements | $3/mo Launch | No | — | — | SMB | small-improvements.com |
| 3 | Betterworks | — | No | — | Yes | enterprise | quote-only |
| 4 | Culture Amp | — | No | — | Yes | enterprise | quote-only |
| 5 | Lattice | — | No | — | Yes | mid-market | quote-only |
| 6 | Leapsome | — | No | — | — | European companies | quote-only |
| 7 | PerformYard | — | No | — | Yes | SMB | quote-only |
| 8 | Trakstar | — | No | — | — | SMB | quote-only |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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What is the cheapest performance management?
15Five has the lowest published entry price at $2/mo (Kona AI Meeting Assistant (Add-on)), as of 2026-06-15.
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How we compiled this
Official pricing pages were fetched directly via WebFetch for all eight vendors on 2026-06-15 and re-verified: lattice.com/pricing, 15five.com/pricing, leapsome.com/pricing, cultureamp.com/pricing, betterworks.com/pricing, small-improvements.com/pricing, performyard.com/pricing, trakstar.com/pricing. Security/compliance was cross-checked on each vendor's trust/security page. Published per-seat prices (Lattice, 15Five, Small Improvements) and published ranges (PerformYard) were confirmed exactly as listed. Quote-only vendors (Leapsome, Culture Amp, Betterworks, Trakstar) have monthlyUsd=null per methodology — a null beats a guess. Leapsome shows a 'starts at $199/month' label but all module pricing is contact-sales. Compliance flags are true only where the vendor explicitly states the specific certification: Trakstar's soc2 was corrected to null because its security page shows only a generic 'AICPA SOC' badge without specifying SOC 2. accessedAt 2026-06-15 throughout.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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