15Five vs LearnUpon
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 | SAP |
| Vendor | 15Five | LearnUpon |
Our take
Where 15Five leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 24 of the 38 capabilities where they differ (led by structured review cycles and 360-degree / multi-rater feedback).
- Published pricing where the alternative quotes.
- Stated Workday integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where LearnUpon leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 14 of the 38 capabilities where they differ (led by native course authoring tools and scorm / xapi / aicc / cmi5 support).
- Stated SAP integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where they differ
The 38 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Structured review cyclesPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| 360-degree / multi-rater feedbackPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| Continuous feedback & check-insPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Not evidenced |
| 1:1 meeting managementPerformance 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 |
| OKR creation and progress trackingGoals & OKRs | Core strength | 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 |
| Native course authoring toolsLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Core strength Native course builder plus Create+ AI-assisted authoring |
| SCORM / xAPI / AICC / cmi5 supportLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Core strength SCORM, xAPI/Tin Can |
| Certification & compliance trackingLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Core strength Certification and re-certification workflows with expiry tracking |
| AI-assisted manager coachingAI Content & Coaching | Core strength Kona AI meeting assistant and coaching nudges; live/on-demand coaching | Not evidenced |
| Multiple branded portalsExtended Enterprise & Monetization | Not evidenced | Core strength Unlimited/multiple Learning Portals, each with own branding/catalogue/permissions |
| Built-in e-commerce for course salesExtended Enterprise & Monetization | Not evidenced | Core strength Shopify, Stripe, PayPal checkout |
| Completion & compliance reportingReporting & Analytics | Not evidenced | Core strength Compliance and audit-trail reporting for regulated training |
| Single sign-onPlatform & Integrations | Not evidenced | Core strength Okta, OneLogin, Azure AD, Google Workspace, SAML/OAuth2/OIDC |
| Public API & webhooksPlatform & Integrations | Not evidenced | Core strength API and webhooks for custom reporting; MCP server |
| Calibration workflowsPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Configurable review templatesPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Goal cascading & alignmentGoals & OKRs | Supported | 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 |
| 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 |
| Pre-built survey template libraryEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Supported | Not evidenced |
| Third-party content marketplaceLearning & Course Delivery | Partial Manager training microlearning content, not a full course library | Core strength Go1, OpenSesame, LinkedIn Learning, Degreed |
| GamificationLearning & Course Delivery | Not evidenced | Supported |
| AI-generated course contentAI Content & Coaching | Not evidenced | Supported Create+ AI-assisted authoring from source material |
| Customer & partner trainingExtended Enterprise & Monetization | Not evidenced | Supported LearnUpon Anywhere embeds learning inside a host product's UI |
| Cross-cycle / peer benchmarkingReporting & Analytics | Supported Compensation benchmarking data set | Not evidenced |
| AI-driven skills inference & gap analysisSuccession & Talent Intelligence | Not evidenced | Partial Skill-gap surfacing via Profile Hub; automated skill tagging noted as "in rollout" |
| AI auto-tagging against a skills ontologyAI Content & Coaching | Not evidenced | Partial Automated skill tagging described as "in rollout" |
Both grade identically on the other 17 capabilities — see each product's full profile: 15Five, LearnUpon.
15Five vs LearnUpon — FAQs
Is 15Five or LearnUpon better for ERP integration?
They state different ERP coverage: 15Five lists Workday; LearnUpon lists SAP.
Which is cheaper, 15Five or LearnUpon?
15Five publishes a starting rate ($4/user/mo); LearnUpon prices by quote, so a like-for-like number requires asking both.
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