15Five vs Cornerstone OnDemand
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) | Quote-based |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | Mid-market, Enterprise | SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | Workday | None listed |
| Vendor | 15Five | Cornerstone OnDemand |
Our take
Where 15Five leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 21 of the 27 capabilities where they differ (led by 360-degree / multi-rater feedback and performance improvement plans (pips)).
- Published pricing where the alternative quotes.
- Stated Workday integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where Cornerstone OnDemand leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 6 of the 27 capabilities where they differ (led by ai-driven skills inference & gap analysis and configurable review templates).
Where they differ
The 27 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 |
| 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 |
| Conversational AI copilotAI Content & Coaching | Core strength AMAYA natural-language AI assistant | Not evidenced |
| HRIS employee data syncPlatform & Integrations | Core strength Workday, ADP, BambooHR, UKG, Paylocity, Rippling connectors | Not evidenced |
| 1:1 meeting managementPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Partial Regular check-ins and career conversations; dedicated 1:1 agenda tooling not documented |
| Calibration workflowsPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Supported | Not evidenced |
| AI-driven skills inference & gap analysisSuccession & Talent Intelligence | Not evidenced | Supported Skills assessment and gap analysis feeding succession plans |
| 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 |
| Pre-built survey template libraryEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Cross-cycle / peer benchmarkingReporting & Analytics | Supported Compensation benchmarking data set | Not evidenced |
| AI-assisted review writingPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Supported AI-generated summaries of check-in/goal comments; AI-suggested feedback |
| Configurable review templatesPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Supported | Core strength |
| Goal cascading & alignmentGoals & OKRs | Supported | Core strength |
| OKR creation and progress trackingGoals & OKRs | Core strength | Supported Personal and career goal setting, including OKRs |
| 9-box performance/potential gridSuccession & Talent Intelligence | Supported | Core strength Configurable performance/potential grid |
| Succession planning & readiness trackingSuccession & Talent Intelligence | Supported Succession nominations with readiness tracking | Core strength Succession snapshots and task tracking, talent pool development |
| Third-party content marketplaceLearning & Course Delivery | Partial Manager training microlearning content, not a full course library | Not evidenced |
| AI-assisted manager coachingAI Content & Coaching | Core strength Kona AI meeting assistant and coaching nudges; live/on-demand coaching | Supported AI-powered suggestions to improve manager feedback quality |
| Custom reporting dashboardsReporting & Analytics | Supported | Partial Analytics support talent/skill-gap decisions; dashboard specifics not documented |
| Public API & webhooksPlatform & Integrations | Not evidenced | Partial Cornerstone Extend self-service marketplace and APIs; specifics not itemized |
Both grade identically on the other 28 capabilities — see each product's full profile: 15Five, Cornerstone OnDemand.
15Five vs Cornerstone OnDemand — FAQs
Is 15Five or Cornerstone OnDemand better for ERP integration?
They state different ERP coverage: 15Five lists Workday; Cornerstone OnDemand lists no ERP integrations publicly.
Which is cheaper, 15Five or Cornerstone OnDemand?
15Five publishes a starting rate ($4/user/mo); Cornerstone OnDemand prices by quote, so a like-for-like number requires asking both.
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