15Five vs Leapsome
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) | Modular, quote-based (interactive cost calculator) |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Company size | Mid-market, Enterprise | Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Stated ERP integrations | Workday | SAP, Workday |
| Vendor | 15Five | Leapsome |
Our take
Where 15Five leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 13 of the 24 capabilities where they differ (led by performance improvement plans (pips) and lifecycle surveys).
- Published pricing where the alternative quotes.
Where Leapsome leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 11 of the 24 capabilities where they differ (led by goal check-ins and ai sentiment analysis of open-text).
- Stated SAP integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where they differ
The 24 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Performance improvement plans (PIPs)Performance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength Exportable PIP documentation with milestone tracking | Not evidenced |
| Goal check-insGoals & OKRs | Not evidenced | Core strength Progress tracking and check-ins |
| Lifecycle surveysEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength Onboarding, exit and pulse survey workflows | Not evidenced |
| AI sentiment analysis of open-textEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Not evidenced | Core strength AI-generated recurring-theme summaries |
| 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 |
| 9-box performance/potential gridSuccession & Talent Intelligence | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Succession planning & readiness trackingSuccession & Talent Intelligence | Supported Succession nominations with readiness tracking | Not evidenced |
| AI-driven skills inference & gap analysisSuccession & Talent Intelligence | Not evidenced | Supported Skills and competency development recommendations |
| Compensation band building & sharingCompensation Management | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Pay benchmarking against market dataCompensation Management | Core strength Real-time benchmarking against 5,000+ companies | Partial Pay equity and benchmarking available via add-on data |
| Engagement benchmarkingEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Not evidenced | Supported Against Leapsome's survey question library |
| Custom reporting dashboardsReporting & Analytics | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Completion & compliance reportingReporting & Analytics | Not evidenced | Supported Learning completion tracking and reporting |
| Collaboration app integrationPlatform & Integrations | Supported Kona AI coaching nudges delivered in Slack | Not evidenced |
| Calibration workflowsPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Supported | Core strength |
| Configurable review templatesPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Supported | Core strength Customizable templates and question types |
| Goal cascading & alignmentGoals & OKRs | Supported | Core strength |
| Individual development plans (IDPs)Succession & Talent Intelligence | Supported IDPs tracked against reviews; career paths and growth mapping | Partial Competency frameworks documented; dedicated IDP tooling not itemized |
| Compensation review cycle managementCompensation Management | Supported | Core strength Budget allocation and approval workflows |
| Pay equity & fairness analyticsCompensation Management | Supported Compensation insights highlighting pay gaps and flight risk | Partial Available via add-on data |
| Performance-to-pay linkageCompensation Management | Supported | Core strength Linking compensation decisions to performance ratings |
| Third-party content marketplaceLearning & Course Delivery | Partial Manager training microlearning content, not a full course library | Supported Optional third-party learning content library add-on |
| HRIS employee data syncPlatform & Integrations | Core strength Workday, ADP, BambooHR, UKG, Paylocity, Rippling connectors | Supported SAP SuccessFactors and Workday sync; Leapsome also ships its own Core HRIS |
Both grade identically on the other 31 capabilities — see each product's full profile: 15Five, Leapsome.
15Five vs Leapsome — FAQs
Is 15Five or Leapsome better for ERP integration?
Both state integrations with Workday. Leapsome additionally lists SAP. Always verify the connector against your ERP version with a reference customer.
Which is cheaper, 15Five or Leapsome?
15Five publishes a starting rate ($4/user/mo); Leapsome prices by quote, so a like-for-like number requires asking both.
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