In a direct comparison of performance management solutions, 15Five emerges as the clearly superior choice for most organizations, particularly those prioritizing user experience and comprehensive performance tracking. 15Five excels with its intuitive interface, robust OKR framework, and extensive integration capabilities, making it ideal for growing companies that need a scalable, user-friendly solution. PerformYard, while functional, is better suited to organizations with simpler needs or those specifically requiring external review capabilities. The stark contrast in ease of use, analytics capabilities, and integration options makes 15Five the more versatile and powerful platform for modern performance management needs.
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PerformYard vs 15Five - Comparison 2025
PerformYard vs. 15Five
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Reviewed by Paddy Stobbs
Stackfix Co-Founder & CEO
Advantages of PerformYard
PerformYard enables external reviews while 15Five does not
Advantages of 15Five
15Five is significantly more intuitive and user-friendly than PerformYard
15Five offers superior OKR framework implementation compared to PerformYard
15Five has vastly superior performance analytics capabilities compared to PerformYard
15Five offers significantly better integration capabilities than PerformYard
PerformYard is best for
- Businesses with basic performance management needs seeking straightforward 360 reviews and pulse surveys
- Businesses with established HRIS systems looking to add dedicated performance management
- Who need customizable 360-degree feedback and review processes
- And/or who need robust employee engagement pulse surveys
15Five is best for
- Businesses with comprehensive performance management needs seeking an intuitive, automation-rich platform
- Businesses with a strong focus on continuous feedback and development through 1:1s and reviews
- Who need to automate and schedule sophisticated review cycles
- And/or who need to align individual performance with organizational goals through OKRs
PerformYard is less good for
- Businesses needing advanced performance management features and customization options
- Businesses with complex OKR frameworks and compensation review needs
- Who need deep analytics and AI-powered performance insights
- And/or who need highly customizable reports and recurring review automation
15Five is less good for
- Businesses needing external stakeholder feedback and advanced performance improvement planning
- Businesses with complex external stakeholder feedback requirements, such as client-facing teams needing input from customers in their review cycles
- Who need advanced performance improvement planning capabilities integrated directly within employee profiles
- And/or who need AI-powered review question generation for customized feedback templates
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| Functionality | 6 <p>PerformYard offers several of the key features one would expect from a more comprehensive performance management product. We like the very straightforward product offering and the focus on the two-way feedback process between manager and employee.</p><p>We would have liked to see more features to round out this product i.e. scheduling recurring review cycles as to not repeat work and deeper analytics insights from reviews.</p><p>The platform seems to perform better with engagement tracking opposed to 360 review and supplementary analytics. We saw this in testing with the much more detail-rich Engagement module with detailed dashboards. However, even the more polished Engagement module lacked customisability and granular control.</p> | 9 <p>15Five provides a robust performance management solution with nearly all essential features needed in this category. Our testing revealed well-implemented functionality across the platform. The few noteworthy gaps include the inability to create or edit performance improvement plans within employee profiles, no AI assistance for question generation, lack of compensation review and benchmarking tools, and limited options for incorporating external sources in reviews.</p> |
| Ease of Use | 4 <p>PerformYard offers reasonable usability once you've familiarized yourself with it. During our testing, navigation felt straightforward and managing surveys became manageable after an adjustment period. The standard navigation layout eases transition from similar platforms.</p><p>While basic scheduling features support review cycles, we were disappointed by the limited automation capabilities. If you need recurring cycles, accessible templates, or more streamlined processes, you'll find PerformYard's limitations frustrating.</p> | 8 <p>We thoroughly enjoyed using this product. Between the engaging and intuitive interface as well as the easy to set up automations, we found a compellingly powerful software suite relative to its ease of use.</p><p>Using 1-2 modules should be sufficient for a user to feel confident with the platform. With the automations and templates available, we can see limited need to access the configurations of the platform. Instead, users can focus on the actual content of the site such as reviews, feedback, and acting on insights from the data suite.</p> |
| Look and feel | 4 <p>PerformYard's interface looks noticeably dated compared to competitors, with a corporate and sparse aesthetic. While you can make minor improvements through branding and customization options, the overall platform feels older and lacks visual appeal. Though it maintains a standard navigation layout (top bar for sub-modules, sidebar for page navigation), we found the rest of the UI dated and slow to load during our testing. If you prioritize a modern, responsive interface, you'll likely be disappointed by PerformYard's visual experience.</p> | 9 <p>15Five is fantastic at consistently executing a modern and engaging user interface across all its modules and pages. This looks and feels like a platform that has been meticulously bult as a cohesive whole.</p><p>In our own usage, we particularly liked the warm feeling imparted by the UI, and the only thing holding this back from a perfect score could be occasional pops of colour or visual variance to make this comfortable to use for days on end.</p> |
| Customisability | 4 <p>PerformYard offers basic customization options throughout its platform, including limited capabilities for forms, analytics, reporting, and goal planning. The main portal allows for some branding adjustments, but these are also restricted.</p><p>During our initial demo, we learned that working with your assigned customer success manager is necessary for more extensive customization needs.</p><p>For organizations seeking both an immediate ready-to-use solution and the ability to extensively customize features without assistance later on, alternative platforms would be more suitable.</p> | 7 <p>15Five offers solid customization options with data sources, appearances, and text inputs, placing it ahead of many competitors though not at the segment's leading edge.</p><p>During testing, we found essential features like company logo uploads and custom question templates.</p><p>However, the platform lacks more granular controls for certain elements including form customization, comprehensive interface branding, and custom data visualisations.</p> |
| Ease of Setup | 4 <p>We found PerformYard to be slightly below average in ease of setup. Though our initial platform walkthrough with their sales rep was straightforward, it didn't instill confidence in our ability to immediately start using key features. During testing, we struggled to acclimatize to the platform's navigation, with important functions buried deep within settings and setup pages.</p><p>When we consulted their team about challenges, they revealed that many processes (like creating custom forms) must be handled through backend settings, adding unnecessary friction when trying to quickly launch surveys. Their solution was to schedule additional training calls and rely on customer success support. In our estimation, an HR executive would need a full day just to import data, plus another day to successfully launch their first review cycle.</p> | 7 <p>15Five provides a straightforward setup process, offering immediate sandbox access to begin implementation. The platform features a category leading HRIS integration list to efficiently populate your data. During actual operation, navigating the goals framework required a brief learning period (approximately half a day), but overall configuration and deployment should require no more than 2 days to complete.</p> |
| Customer Support | 5 <p>In our testing, customer support responded within 1-2 hours of outreach, which is reasonably prompt. However, we were frustrated that accessing help is unnecessarily difficult—the help section is tucked away within the main portal and requires searching to find. When you do locate and click into the help section, it inconveniently opens an external help page where the support chat is finally visible in the typical bottom right corner. This multi-step process to access support diminishes an otherwise decent response time.</p> | 5 <p>Support access requires navigating through menus to reach an external support page. The support team operates Monday-Friday from 8 AM to 8 PM EST, with a response time target of within 2 business days for all tickets.</p> |
| Integratability | 4 <p>PerformYard's integration capabilities are somewhat limited compared to industry standards. They connect with only the most basic and widely-used products. While they do offer an API for custom connections, which is positive, nearly all integrations beyond a handful of common tools across 2-3 categories would require custom connector development by PerformYard's technical team rather than being available as ready-to-use options.</p> | 9 <p>15Five features an extensive integration library for HRIS software and connects with management tools like Jira. While custom API integration remains necessary for unlisted software, the platform's robust integration options increase the likelihood of seamlessly importing your employee data.</p> |
| Ease of Migration | 5 <p>PerformYard supports standard data export options - CSV and PDF formats. Additional data can be transferred through its existing native integrations or through custom connections built using their API.</p> | 5 <p>We found the typical export functionalities of CSV and PDF within the reports, and some level of integrations with Slack amongst others to bring 15Five's data beyond the software. This is largely in line with the average exportability in the segment.</p> |
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