Peoplebox review (2026): is it worth $2 a month, billed yearly?
OKRs, performance reviews and compensation, with per-module pricing
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Peoplebox report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for OKRs, reviews and pay, bought module by module
Peoplebox prices per module: engagement $2, development plans $3, compensation $5, performance and 360 feedback $8 each, per employee a month on yearly billing. Add the pieces you need and it adds up fast. No free plan and no trial.
Who Peoplebox is for
- Fits if you want to buy one module, such as engagement at $2
- Works for teams that want goals and reviews tied together
Who Peoplebox is not for
- Pricey if you need reviews, 360s and compensation together, since each is its own per-person price
- Skip it if you want to try it first: no free plan and no trial
- Watch out: the AI hiring product is quoted on resume and interview volume
- Watch out: you book a demo to start
Why Peoplebox gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$2 to $8 per employee per module a month. Performance management at $8 sits near the dearer quarter ($9), so a useful bundle lands at C.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan and no trial is listed. You start with a demo request.
- CFeaturesGoals, reviews, 360 feedback, compensation and development plans, sold separately, and the hiring product has no published price.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record, and you'd set it up with your own people data first, so it's an ordinary C.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with two listed integrations. No mobile or desktop app named.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Peoplebox's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/peoplebox#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/peoplebox.svg" alt="Peoplebox: 1.8 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Peoplebox stands among HR software
Peoplebox's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 22 of the 101 other HR software we grade, and level with 33.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 34 of 101) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $2 a month for each person, against a middle price of $5 for the category: 5 of the 40 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 102 HR software we grade, cut by the letter each got. Peoplebox’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 6 of 101, level with 84
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 101, level with 66
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 101, level with 71
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 101, level with 98
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 34 of 101, level with 67
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 42 HR software. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Peoplebox, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Peoplebox you could make: goals, surveys, reports and applicant tracking. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 46 of the 101 other HR software grade higher. It costs $24 a year.
What you could make
- Goals, surveys, reports and applicant tracking: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Peoplebox’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Peoplebox?
Peoplebox.ai is a talent platform that started with OKRs and now also covers performance reviews, 1:1s, 360 feedback, engagement surveys, compensation planning and an AI hiring product. Each module is priced per employee per month, so a buyer pays only for the pieces used.
Worth knowing
- No free plan or free trial is listed on the pricing page; buyers book a demo.
- Prices are per module, so a buyer who needs reviews, goals and engagement adds the figures together.
- The hiring product has no published price and is quoted on resume and interview volume.
Key features
- OKRs and goals
- Cascaded company, team and individual goals, with AI-assisted goal creation and business reviews.
- Performance reviews
- Review cycles, probationary reviews, competencies, 9-box and calibration, with feedback pulled in from the year.
- 1:1s and continuous feedback
- Meeting agendas and action tracking, plus feedback that can be given and requested from Slack or Teams.
- Engagement surveys
- Pulse and engagement surveys with heatmaps by demographic and manager scoring; reports download as PPT or CSV.
- Compensation planning
- Budget distribution with pay-equity rules, approval steps and branded compensation statements.
- AI interviews and hiring
- An applicant tracking system with resume screening, sourcing, pre-screening calls and AI-run interviews.
Peoplebox pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Peoplebox is a paid product, starting at $2 per employee / month, billed annually.
- Starts at
- $2 per employee / month, billed annually
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement | $2per employee / month, billed annually | Custom and template surveys, anonymous or identified responses, manager scoring and driver heatmaps. |
| Individual Development Plans | $3per employee / month, billed annually | Development conversations, plan templates, AI-generated development areas, linked to performance reviews. |
| Compensation | $5per employee / month, billed annually | Compensation planning with budget limits, pay-equity rules, multi-step approvals and branded pay statements. |
| Performance Management | $8per employee / month, billed annually | OKRs and goals, performance reviews, 9-box and calibration, 1:1 meetings and continuous feedback. |
| 360 Feedback | $8per employee / month, billed annually | Template-based 360 reviews with AI-written reports, competency scoring, anonymous or open review modes. |
| AI hiring | Custom | Resume screening, sourcing, pre-screening calls and AI interviews; priced on resume and interview volume. |
Read from peoplebox.ai on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Peoplebox before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Peoplebox have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Peoplebox is listed for Web.
Does Peoplebox have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Peoplebox is listed for Web.
Is Peoplebox open source?
Peoplebox is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.