# 15Five review (2026): is it worth $4 a month per user, billed yearly? > Performance reviews, 1-on-1s, OKRs and engagement surveys Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. 15Five is a performance-management platform with an Engage product for surveys, a Perform product for reviews, 1-on-1s, OKRs and career paths, and a bundle of both. It also sells manager training, an AI notetaker and AI coach, and compensation tools as add-ons. Prices are per user per month on annual billing. - **Category:** HR Software - **Made by:** 15Five - **Website:** https://www.15five.com - **Runs on:** Web, iOS, Android - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a free plan or a trial: neither is listed and you start with a demo. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, 15Five is a paid product, starting at $4 per user / month, billed annually. - **Pricing model:** Paid - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Engage | $4 per user / month, billed annually | Engagement surveys, targeted assessments, action planning, heat maps and benchmarking. | | Perform | $11 per user / month, billed annually | AI-assisted reviews, OKRs and goals, 360 feedback, talent matrix, career paths and plans, 1-on-1s and check-ins. | | Total Platform | $16 per user / month, billed annually | Everything in Engage and Perform, plus the HR dashboard and manager-training microlearnings. Marked most popular. | Read from https://www.15five.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with 15Five before buying. ## Key features - **Engagement surveys:** Surveys and eNPS with industry benchmarking, lifecycle surveys for onboarding and exit, heat maps and action planning. - **Performance reviews:** Review cycles with AI-assisted writing, 360 reviews, calibrations and a 9-box talent matrix. - **OKRs, 1-on-1s and check-ins:** Weighted OKRs and goals, 1-on-1 agendas and notes, and weekly check-ins with wins and challenges. - **Kona AI notetaker and coach:** Add-ons for 1-on-1 meeting notes and auto-filled performance snapshots, and for AI coaching aimed at managers. - **Manager training and coaching:** An on-demand learning library and live 1:1 or group coaching sessions with the vendor's experts, bought separately. - **Mobile app:** A mobile app for check-ins, 1-on-1s and surveys, with iOS and Android store links on the 15Five site. ## Good for - Mid-sized companies that want reviews, OKRs and 1-on-1s in one place - Teams that want manager coaching and AI notes next to performance data - HR teams already using an HRIS such as BambooHR, ADP or Gusto ## Worth knowing - No free plan or published trial; the pricing page points to a demo. - Kona Notetaker costs $2 per employee a month, Kona Coach $19 per manager a month, and manager content $49 per manager a month, all billed annually. - Live coaching is sold by credit at $399 each; a 1-on-1 session is 1 credit and a group session is 5. - It is not an HR records or payroll system; it runs alongside an HRIS. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. 15Five bundles performance reviews, OKRs, 1-on-1s and engagement surveys, sold as Engage at $4, Perform at $11 or both at $16 per person a month. There's no free plan or published trial, the AI notetaker, AI coach and manager training are separate charges, and it isn't an HR records or payroll system, so you still need one of those next to it. - **Value for money: C.** $4 to $16 per user a month on annual billing, with the Perform plan at $11 against a category middle of about $7. The AI notetaker ($2), AI coach ($19 per manager) and manager content ($49 per manager) cost extra. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan and no published trial; the pricing page points to a demo. - **Features: C.** Reviews, 360 feedback, OKRs, 1-on-1s and surveys, with a talent matrix. It does no payroll or employee records, so it sits next to an HR system rather than being one. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. Review cycles, OKRs and survey settings all have to be set up before anyone gets value. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web plus iOS and Android apps, and integrations with ADP, BambooHR, Gusto, Rippling, Okta, Jira, Salesforce and Slack. No desktop app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from 15Five's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among HR software - 15Five's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 13 of the 63 other HR software we grade, and level with 16. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 22 of 63) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $4 a month for each person, against a middle price of $5.36 for the category: 14 of the 36 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 2 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/hr-software ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace 15Five you would be making a bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 34 of the 63 other HR software grade higher. It costs $48 a year. - You could make: Surveys, goals and reports: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: A bot that joins your calls and turns the talk into notes. - You could not: An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. - You could not: A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page. - You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team. - You could not: It plugs into other products, ADP, BambooHR and Gusto among them. - You could not: People on the other end: coaches. No app builder makes those. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with ADP, BambooHR, Gusto, Rippling, Okta, Jira, Salesforce, Slack **Tags:** Surveys, Goals, AI features, Meeting notes, Reports, AI agents ## Alternatives - [Lattice](https://toolgpa.com/tools/lattice): Performance reviews, goals and engagement surveys for HR teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/15five-vs-lattice) - [Culture Amp](https://toolgpa.com/tools/culture-amp): Engagement surveys, performance reviews and development together. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/15five-vs-culture-amp) - [Leapsome](https://toolgpa.com/tools/leapsome): HR platform with reviews, OKRs, surveys, learning and pay modules. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/15five-vs-leapsome) - [Small Improvements](https://toolgpa.com/tools/small-improvements): Performance reviews, 360 feedback, 1:1s and pulse surveys. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/15five-vs-small-improvements) - [Betterworks](https://toolgpa.com/tools/betterworks): Performance management, goals and OKRs, and talent intelligence. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/15five-vs-betterworks) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://www.15five.com/pricing - https://www.15five.com/ - https://www.15five.com/partners/technology-partners/integration-partners/ Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/15five Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).