Software · head to head
15Five vs Lattice

Lattice
Software
People management platform for growing companies
- From
- $11/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 15Five split across three tiers, so performance reviews, OKRs and 360 feedback need Perform at $11 per user per month rather than the $4 Engage tier; Lattice a $4,000 minimum annual agreement applies, so the per seat prices only describe the cost above that floor
- They diverge on capability: 15Five covers Weekly check-ins, Lattice covers Employee engagement surveys.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which 15Five and Lattice actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Api), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in 15Five
- Weekly check-ins
- High fives recognition
- Engagement surveys
- Pulse surveys
- Manager effectiveness
- Jira
- Salesforce
- HRIS systems
Only in Lattice
- Employee engagement surveys
- Continuous feedback
- Compensation management
- Career development
- People analytics
- Workday
- Rippling
- Gusto
Both cover
- 1-on-1 meetings
- OKRs & goal tracking
- Performance reviews
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- BambooHR
- Google Calendar
- Outlook
- SOC2 Type II
- GDPR
- Data encryption
- SSO
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
15Five
- Running engagement surveys with heat maps and benchmarkingnot Lattice
- Performance reviews and continuous feedback cyclesnot Lattice
- Setting and tracking OKRsnot Lattice
- 360 degree feedback and talent matrix reviewsnot Lattice
- Compensation review cycles as a paid add-onnot Lattice
Lattice
- Running performance reviews, goals and engagement surveysnot 15Five
- Managing compensation cycles and career development frameworksnot 15Five
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
15Five
- Split across three tiers, so performance reviews, OKRs and 360 feedback need Perform at $11 per user per month rather than the $4 Engage tier
- Manager training microlearnings are only in Total Platform at $16 per user per month
- Compensation is a paid add-on at $9 per user per month, rising to $11 with benchmarking
- The Kona meeting assistant is a further $2 per employee per month and Kona Coach $19 per manager per month
- Advertised prices are the annual rates
Lattice
- A $4,000 minimum annual agreement applies, so the per seat prices only describe the cost above that floor
- Billing is annual only
- The platform is sold as three separate base products at $10, $8 and $4 per seat per month, so a full deployment stacks rather than being one price
- Compensation and Grow are further add ons at $6 and $4 per seat per month on top
Pricing, plan by plan
15Five
$4/month- Engage$4/month
- Engagement surveys
- Pulse surveys
- Action planning
- Perform$10/month
- Weekly check-ins
- 1-on-1s
- Performance reviews
- Total Platform$16/month
- Everything in Engage & Perform
- Career paths
- Competencies
Lattice
$11/month- Performance Management$11/month
- Performance reviews
- Goals & OKRs
- 1-on-1s
- Performance + Engagement$15/month
- Everything in Performance
- Engagement surveys
- Pulse surveys
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- All features
- Advanced analytics
- Custom integrations
Which should you pick?
Choose 15Five if
- You need weekly check-ins.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want high fives recognition.
Choose Lattice if
- You need employee engagement surveys.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want continuous feedback.
Questions people ask
- Is 15Five or Lattice better?
- Neither clearly leads. 15Five starts at $4/month and Lattice at $11/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, 15Five or Lattice?
- 15Five starts at $4/month and Lattice at $11/month.
- Does 15Five or Lattice run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is 15Five best used for?
- 15Five is most often used for running engagement surveys with heat maps and benchmarking, performance reviews and continuous feedback cycles, setting and tracking okrs, 360 degree feedback and talent matrix reviews. Of those, running engagement surveys with heat maps and benchmarking and performance reviews and continuous feedback cycles are not what Lattice is typically brought in for.
- What can 15Five do that Lattice cannot?
- 15Five covers Weekly check-ins, High fives recognition, Engagement surveys, Pulse surveys. Lattice covers Employee engagement surveys, Continuous feedback, Compensation management, Career development. Both handle 1-on-1 meetings, OKRs & goal tracking, Performance reviews, Slack.

