15Five vs Betterworks
performance & learning head-to-head for ERP teams: evidenced capabilities, published pricing, and which ERPs each actually integrates with.
| Starting price | From $4/user/mo (published) | From $8/user/mo (published) |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | Mid-market, Enterprise | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | Workday | SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud, Workday |
| Vendor | 15Five | Betterworks |
Our take
Where 15Five leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 20 of the 30 capabilities where they differ (led by 360-degree / multi-rater feedback and performance improvement plans (pips)).
- A lower published starting rate ($4 vs $8 per user/mo).
Where Betterworks leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 10 of the 30 capabilities where they differ (led by goal check-ins and goal progress from connected work tools).
- Stated SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where they differ
The 30 capabilities (of 55 in the performance & learning taxonomy) where the evidence separates them, biggest gaps first. “Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
| Capability | ||
|---|---|---|
| 360-degree / multi-rater feedbackPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| Performance improvement plans (PIPs)Performance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength Exportable PIP documentation with milestone tracking | Not evidenced |
| AI-assisted review writingPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| Goal check-insGoals & OKRs | Not evidenced | Core strength Weekly goal check-ins |
| Goal progress from connected work toolsGoals & OKRs | Not evidenced | Core strength Progress pulled from Slack, Jira, Asana, GitHub, Salesforce, Sheets, Excel |
| AI-driven skills inference & gap analysisSuccession & Talent Intelligence | Not evidenced | Core strength AI-recommended skills with human verification |
| Unified talent profilesSuccession & Talent Intelligence | Not evidenced | Core strength Unified Talent Profiles |
| Pay benchmarking against market dataCompensation Management | Core strength Real-time benchmarking against 5,000+ companies | Not evidenced |
| Pulse surveys & eNPSEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| Lifecycle surveysEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength Onboarding, exit and pulse survey workflows | Not evidenced |
| Manager action-planning toolsEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| AI-assisted manager coachingAI Content & Coaching | Core strength Kona AI meeting assistant and coaching nudges; live/on-demand coaching | Not evidenced |
| Configurable review templatesPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Goal analytics & trend reportingGoals & OKRs | Not evidenced | Supported Automated drift alerts and workforce analytics |
| 9-box performance/potential gridSuccession & Talent Intelligence | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Internal mobility matchingSuccession & Talent Intelligence | Not evidenced | Supported |
| Individual development plans (IDPs)Succession & Talent Intelligence | Supported IDPs tracked against reviews; career paths and growth mapping | Not evidenced |
| Compensation band building & sharingCompensation Management | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Compensation review cycle managementCompensation Management | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Pay equity & fairness analyticsCompensation Management | Supported Compensation insights highlighting pay gaps and flight risk | Not evidenced |
| Performance-to-pay linkageCompensation Management | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Conversational AI copilotAI Content & Coaching | Core strength AMAYA natural-language AI assistant | Partial MCP (Betterworks Connector Protocol) exposes data to external AI apps; no built-in copilot documented |
| Cross-cycle / peer benchmarkingReporting & Analytics | Supported Compensation benchmarking data set | Not evidenced |
| Public API & webhooksPlatform & Integrations | Not evidenced | Supported MCP (Betterworks Connector Protocol) exposes goals/recognition/performance data |
| Goal cascading & alignmentGoals & OKRs | Supported | Core strength |
| Succession planning & readiness trackingSuccession & Talent Intelligence | Supported Succession nominations with readiness tracking | Core strength Readiness-level tracking and attrition-risk indicators |
| Pre-built survey template libraryEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Supported | Partial Generic engagement surveys tied to performance/skills data; template library not detailed |
| Third-party content marketplaceLearning & Course Delivery | Partial Manager training microlearning content, not a full course library | Not evidenced |
| HRIS employee data syncPlatform & Integrations | Core strength Workday, ADP, BambooHR, UKG, Paylocity, Rippling connectors | Supported SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, Workday people-data sync |
| Collaboration app integrationPlatform & Integrations | Supported Kona AI coaching nudges delivered in Slack | Core strength Slack, Microsoft Teams, Gmail, Outlook |
Both grade identically on the other 25 capabilities — see each product's full profile: 15Five, Betterworks.
15Five vs Betterworks — FAQs
Is 15Five or Betterworks better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with Workday. Betterworks additionally lists SAP, Oracle Fusion Cloud. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, 15Five or Betterworks?
15Five has the lower published starting rate ($4 vs $8 per user/month, list price). Implementation, ERP integration and volume discounts change the real total — treat list rates as a starting point.
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