Leapsome and Small Improvements serve distinctly different organizational needs in the performance management space. Leapsome is better suited for mid-to-large organizations with dedicated HR teams, offering comprehensive performance management capabilities, sophisticated goal tracking, and extensive integrations. Its robust feature set comes with greater complexity but provides the depth needed for structured HR programs. Small Improvements, conversely, excels for SMBs and startups seeking an intuitive, manager-driven solution with outstanding 1:1 capabilities and quick implementation. While it offers less extensive features, its user-friendly approach and superior meeting management make it ideal for organizations prioritizing regular feedback over complex HR processes.
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Small Improvements vs Leapsome - Comparison 2025
Small Improvements vs. Leapsome
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Reviewed by Paddy Stobbs
Stackfix Co-Founder & CEO
Advantages of Small Improvements
Small Improvements has superior 1:1 meeting management compared to Leapsome
Small Improvements provides a more intuitive user experience than Leapsome
Small Improvements excels in setup simplicity compared to Leapsome
Advantages of Leapsome
Leapsome is significantly more comprehensive in goal management than Small Improvements
Leapsome offers superior integration capabilities compared to Small Improvements
Leapsome provides more advanced survey analytics than Small Improvements
Small Improvements is best for
- Businesses with lean teams seeking an intuitive, manager-driven performance management platform
- Businesses with managers who need to handle performance reviews without dedicated HR support
- Who need an exceptional 1:1 meeting and feedback system
- And/or who need streamlined 360-degree feedback capabilities
Leapsome is best for
- Businesses with dedicated HR teams seeking comprehensive performance management with extensive control
- Businesses with mid-sized to large departments requiring sophisticated performance tracking
- Who need advanced goal alignment and OKR implementation across organizational hierarchies
- And/or who need extensive survey capabilities with advanced data visualization
Small Improvements is less good for
- Businesses with complex performance tracking needs requiring detailed metrics and customization
- Businesses with dedicated HR departments requiring advanced controls and comprehensive performance analytics
- Who need extensive integration capabilities with their existing tech stack
- And/or who need advanced compensation management tied to performance
Leapsome is less good for
- Businesses with limited HR resources or without dedicated personnel to manage complex performance processes
- Who need quick access to unified performance metrics and dashboards without extensive setup
- And/or who need to create and manage performance improvement plans directly within reviews
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Pricing, features & ratings
 Small Improvements |  Leapsome Starting at $8.15Converted from EUR Billed monthly |
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| Functionality | 7 <p>Small Improvements provides engaging, intuitive performance management tools well-suited for most SMBs. While it lacks features like detailed performance metrics tracking, AI-assisted analysis, compensation reviews, granular goal-to-objective linking, and performance improvement plans, it excels in usability and functionality focused on frequent manager-driven reviews rather than broad HR initiatives. Exceptionally well designed anytime feedback, 1:1 meetings, and pulse surveys features in particular aid in use by managers instead of requiring dedicated HR resources to manage.</p> | 8 <p>Leapsome offers core performance management features like 1:1 meetings, feedback, reviews, surveys, and goal tracking—matching competitors Lattice and 15Five. While an optional learning module is available, the platform lacks performance improvement plans and has limited performance tracking capabilities. </p> |
| Ease of Use | 9 <p>Small Improvements delivers exceptional day-to-day usability. During testing, we found the platform particularly easy and enjoyable for both employees and managers, with an interface that effectively guides users to appropriate tasks and provides clear direction when setting up new workflows.</p><p>For example, creating a new 360 review involves a simple vertical scrolling interface with distinct card sections for selecting templates, review audiences, scheduling, and other options.</p><p>The admin view proved highly intuitive—something most team managers could likely configure and manage independently when needed.</p> | 7 <p>Leapsome provides regular users with a streamlined experience, offering clean interfaces and effective prompts for upcoming deadlines and tasks. This simplicity creates an intuitive environment for team members who aren't involved in administration.</p><p>For managers and administrators, however, the platform demands greater involvement. The extensive customization options introduce complexity through varied permissions, admin roles, and cycle ownership designations. Common elements like performance tracking dashboards require manual setup rather than being readily available. This added complexity makes Leapsome better suited for mid-market organizations with dedicated HR personnel who can properly configure and maintain the system while maximizing its robust feature set.</p> |
| Look and feel | 10 <p>Small Improvements features excellent design with an intuitive user experience. Its attractive interface uses consistent card layouts throughout all pages, creating a polished look. The system maintains this consistency even in complex areas like surveys and reviews by using a guided approach.</p><p>The warm color palette and friendly illustrations make the platform approachable, though some larger companies might prefer a more traditional business appearance. Our only minor issue was with occasional dense text on some cards, which can be slightly harder to read.</p> | 8 <p>Leapsome's interface features clear navigation and an informative landing page for all users. While the design is clean and customizable, some information is hard to find, requiring extra exploration to locate specific features.</p> |
| Customisability | 4 <p>Small Improvements offers limited customization, with minimal options for changing branding, appearance, data visualizations, and page layouts.</p><p>While the cohesive user experience typically comes at the expense of customizability, we expected more flexibility within the platform's feature set.</p> | 7 <p>Leapsome provides marginally above-average customization capabilities. While it covers basic options like logo changes, its dashboard creation tools offer somewhat better functionality than competitors, including tile resizing and various data visualization options. However, these enhancements represent only modest improvements over standard industry offerings.</p> |
| Ease of Setup | 10 <p>Small Improvements provides exceptional setup and onboarding. Our testing began with a generous 30-day free trial before even booking a demo. This offered immediate access to a populated sandbox with multiple employee viewpoint toggles.</p><p>After just 45 minutes exploring the sandbox, we could confidently navigate the platform, load information, and set up initial reviews within the first few hours. User onboarding is straightforward, with most organizations able to implement their first reviews and recurring surveys within a day. Becoming proficient with the platform takes only an additional day or two.</p> | 8 <p>Leapsome offers one of the better setup experiences in its category, featuring excellent onboarding with a helpful sandbox mode containing dummy data to help users understand the platform's workflows. However, this sandbox has limitations—users cannot independently test creating reviews themselves.</p><p>The platform loses some points for navigation intuitiveness. Likely due to its high customizability, establishing processes like goals and review workflows requires more time than expected.</p><p>Regarding implementation timeframe, teams should plan for 1.5-2 days to fully configure the platform. Teams led by HR executives who can leverage the extensive customization options will trend toward the shorter end of this estimate.</p> |
| Customer Support | 7 <p>We liked the clean and easy to access customer service tab on the platform, offering a chat bubble in the bottom right corner that pulled up several options.</p><p>When we opted to chat, we found a much appreciated label of when support would next be online. When prompted with a question on implementing a feature we weren't sure was available, an AI chatbot responded with some relevant resources. From there, users have the option to then connect to a human.</p><p>In testing, we got a response within an hour of opting to connect to a human.</p> | 7 <p>Leapsome features one of the better help systems in its category, with an accessible chat bubble that provides both an AI chatbot and various support resources directly from the main interface.While the bot doesn't always provide perfectly matched answers, it smoothly transitions complex inquiries to human support via email follow-up.</p><p>In our testing, we got a follow up response to our request for a human answer after 45 minutes.</p><p>The platform's help documentation also includes convenient 15-minute support calls that users can schedule through Calendly during business hours.</p> |
| Integratability | 5 <p>Small Improvements offers a limited set of native integrations, connecting primarily with common HRIS platforms and Slack for communication. While they provide a Single-Page Application based on a REST API that allows developer teams to connect data with your HRIS, organizations seeking extensive yet ready-to-use connectivity may find integration capabilities challenging.</p> | 9 <p>Leapsome offers an extensive integration library, connecting with numerous HRIS platforms and management tools like Jira. While unlisted software still requires custom API integration, the platform's comprehensive integration options greatly increase the chances of importing your employee data without complications.</p> |
| Ease of Migration | 5 <p>Small Improvements offers standard data export options, including CSV and PDF formats, along with basic sharing capabilities via link, email, and Slack. There are no exceptional or standout features in its exportability functions.</p> | 5 <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In testing, we found Leapsome to be largely in line with the average exportability features we see in the segment. We found the typical export functionalities of CSV and PDF within the reports, and some level of integrations with Slack amongst others to bring Leapsome's data beyond the software.</span></p> |
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