Independent · sourced · Updated November 2026
Best Performance Management (2026)
8 performance management options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked by entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it; where a vendor publishes no monthly price we name the kind of pricing it uses, never a guess.
The cheapest performance management is 15Five at $2/user/mo. All 8 compared below on price, free tier and compliance — every figure sourced and dated, updated November 2026.
As of Nov 1, 2026 · figures linked to their source in the table below
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Per The Front Desk Review, the cheapest performance management is 15Five at $2/user/mo; across 3 with published pricing the median is $3/mo ($2–$4/mo), every figure sourced and dated, as of 2026-11-01. https://frontdeskreview.com/best/performance-management/ Key takeaways
- Typical paid price: from $2/mo, median $3/mo, up to $4/mo — across 3 with published pricing.
- Tracked: 8 vendors, data current through 2026-11-01. STALE · 2026-06-15
Comparison
| # | Performance Management | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15Five STALE · 2026-09-03 | $2/user/mo Kona AI Meeting Assistant (Add-on) | No | — | Yes | SMB | 15five.com | Visit → |
| 2 | Small Improvements | $3/user/mo Launch | No | — | — | SMB | small-improvements.com | Visit → |
| 3 | Lattice | $4/user/mo Engagement | No | — | Yes | mid-market | lattice.com | Visit → |
| 4 | Betterworks STALE · 2026-06-15 | not priced monthly | No | — | Yes | enterprise | betterworks.com | Visit → |
| 5 | Culture Amp | not priced monthly | No | — | Yes | enterprise | cultureamp.com | Visit → |
| 6 | Leapsome STALE · 2026-09-03 | not priced monthly | No | — | — | European companies | leapsome.com | Visit → |
| 7 | PerformYard STALE · 2026-09-03 | not priced monthly | No | — | Yes | SMB | performyard.com | Visit → |
| 8 | Trakstar STALE · 2026-09-03 | not priced monthly | No | — | — | SMB | trakstar.com | Visit → |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve rate, with the period it is charged on, 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/user/mo (Kona AI Meeting Assistant (Add-on)), as of 2026-09-27.
How much does performance management cost per month?
Across the 3 performance management with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $3/mo, ranging from $2/mo to $4/mo, as of 2026-11-01. 5 are quote-only.
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