PerformYard review (2026): is it worth $5 a month, billed yearly?
Performance reviews, goals and talent development with AI help
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PerformYard report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for reviews and goals at $5 to $15 a seat
PerformYard handles reviews, check-ins, goals and surveys, with the price a range from $5 to $15 per person a month. The page does not say what puts you at which end, there is no free plan or trial, and compensation and coaching are a separate product.
Who PerformYard is for
- Fits if you want reviews and goals in one tool and already have an HR system to sync from
- Works for companies that want onboarding and a success manager included in the price
Who PerformYard is not for
- Pricey if you land at the top of the range, since $15 a seat is well above the category's middle
- Skip it if you want to try first, because there is no free plan or trial
- Not for you if you need compensation planning or coaching in the base price, as Talent Development is a separate product
- Watch out: the page does not say which employee counts get which rate
Why PerformYard 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$5 to $15 per person a month billed annually. The bottom of the range matches the category's middle of $5, and the page does not say which team sizes pay what.
- FFree plan and trialNo free plan and no free trial on the pricing page.
- CFeaturesReviews, meetings, goals, surveys and an AI writing helper. Compensation, coaching and succession planning are the separate Talent Development set, priced on their own.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. It syncs with HR systems and uses single sign-on, so there is setup before people use it.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, but it lists ADP, BambooHR, Gusto, Rippling, UKG, Workday, Slack and Microsoft Teams.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from PerformYard's own pages on 12 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/performyard#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/performyard.svg" alt="PerformYard: 1.8 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where PerformYard stands among HR software
PerformYard'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 $5 a month for each person, against a middle price of $5.36 for the category: 16 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.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 64 HR software we grade, cut by the letter each got. PerformYard’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 5 of 63, level with 50
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 63, level with 37
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 63, level with 39
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 63, level with 61
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 22 of 63, level with 41
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 38 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 PerformYard, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of PerformYard you could make: goals, surveys and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 5 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
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 $60 a year.
What you could make
- Goals, surveys and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team.
- It plugs into other products, ADP, BambooHR and Gusto among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- People on the other end: coaches. No app builder makes those.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on.
What this rests on. PerformYard’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 PerformYard?
PerformYard is a performance management platform sold in two product sets: Performance (reviews, meetings, goals, engagement, feedback and surveys) and Talent Development (compensation, coaching, competencies, succession planning and career pathing). Pricing is per person and billed annually, and an AI layer is listed as part of every plan.
Worth knowing
- Prices are a range of $5 to $15 per person / month; the page does not say which employee counts or product choices fall where.
- Billed annually per seat, with volume pricing for larger organizations; there is no free plan or free trial on the pricing page.
- Talent Development (compensation, coaching, competencies) is a separate product set from Performance, each priced in the same $5 to $15 range.
- The vendor says onboarding, training and a dedicated success manager carry no extra fee.
Key features
- Reviews and check-ins
- Annual reviews, goal check-ins, 360 feedback, competency-based and project-based reviews, quarterly conversations and PIPs are listed as supported review types.
- Meetings and goals
- 1:1 meeting tools and goal management that aligns individual goals with company ones.
- Engagement surveys
- eNPS and custom pulse surveys, available in the Performance product set.
- Talent Development suite
- A separate set covering compensation merit cycles tied to performance, competencies and skills, AI coaching and career pathing.
- AI writing and coaching
- Writing assistance, summaries and coaching prompts for managers are listed as included in every plan.
- HRIS sync and SSO
- Employee data syncs from systems such as ADP, BambooHR, Gusto, Rippling, UKG, Workday and Paylocity, and SFTP covers others. SSO is included with every plan.
PerformYard pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, PerformYard is a paid product, starting at $5 per person / month, billed annually (the page shows a $5 to $15 range).
- Starts at
- $5 per person / month, billed annually (the page shows a $5 to $15 range)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | $5-15per person / month, billed annually | Reviews, meetings, goals, engagement, feedback and surveys, with PerformYard AI. The rate within $5 to $15 depends on employee count and products chosen. |
| Talent Development | $5-15per person / month, billed annually | Compensation, coaching, competencies, succession planning, employee insights and career pathing, with PerformYard AI. Rate depends on employee count and products chosen. |
Read from performyard.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with PerformYard before you buy.
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Common questions
Does PerformYard have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. PerformYard is listed for Web.
Does PerformYard have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. PerformYard is listed for Web.
Is PerformYard open source?
PerformYard is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.