Small business▲+4Since September 2026: 8% → 12%, +4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
12%from 8% in September 2026
Inside the floor by 9 pointsRank 6 → 3 of 67
10 categories · Ranked15Five
327Judge labels
32First choices
53Negative labels
14 / 14Models named it
10Categories
October 2026 Edition. Every number here is derived from the raw labels under vendor table v2026-10.7, every buyer segment counted.
Best standing
14% in Performance management for small business buyers
Rank 4 of 85 in the mid-market standingaccepted challenger
2 of 14 models made it the first choice on the direct prompt; 4% of its 50 labels there were negative.
What the models named instead of 15Five →By buyer segmentRead the same way at every buyer size.
Small business3 of 67
14%53 labels
accepted challenger
Mid-market4 of 85
9%50 labels
accepted challenger
Enterprise10 of 94
2%31 labels
criticized challenger
In performance management · each standing computed within its segment · bars are 0 to 100 · the accent bar is the product's own best reading
Standing by category
Every category where a model named 15Five for a mid-market B2B company. Share is first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts; rank is within every product named in that category.
| Category | Function | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels | Quadrant | Since September 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Performance management | Performance and talent management | 9% | 4 of 85 | 4% | 50 | accepted challenger | ▲+2Since September 2026: 7% → 8%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Coaching platforms | Learning and development | 9% | 4 of 128 | 0% | 11 | accepted challenger | ▲+4Since September 2026: 2% → 6%, +4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| 360 feedback | Performance and talent management | 4% | 8 of 73 | 6% | 35 | accepted challenger | ▲+2Since September 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Succession planning | Performance and talent management | 2% | 12 of 93 | 0% | 7 | under 10 labels · led by Lattice at 28% | ▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Goals and OKRs | Performance and talent management | 0% | 16 of 68 | 6% | 18 | accepted challenger | ▼−4Since September 2026: 4% → 0%, −4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Compensation management | Compensation and total rewards | 0% | 44 of 140 | 0% | 2 | under 10 labels · led by Pave at 18% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| HRIS and HCM platforms | Core HR and payroll | 0% | 54 of 66 | 100% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Rippling at 26% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Org charts and org design | Workforce planning and analytics | 0% | 36 of 95 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by ChartHop at 30% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. |
| People analytics | Workforce planning and analytics | 0% | 39 of 114 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Crunchr at 22% | ▼−4Since September 2026: 4% → 0%, −4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. |
| Recognition and rewards | Onboarding and employee experience | 0% | 53 of 98 | 0% | 1 | under 10 labels · led by Bonusly at 29% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. |
Movement
Since September 2026, 15Five held within the floor in all ten categories: no change cleared 13 points.
Best category · Performance management · by segment
Mid-market▲+2Since September 2026: 7% → 8%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
8%from 7% in September 2026
Inside the floor by 11 pointsRank 4 → 3 of 76
Enterprise▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked.
0%from 2% in September 2026
Inside the floor by 11 pointsRank 10 → 15 of 89
All categories · Mid-market
| Category | September 2026 | Now | Change | Reading | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals and OKRs | 4% | 0% | ▼−4Since September 2026: 4% → 0%, −4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 8 → 16 of 68 |
| Coaching platforms | 2% | 6% | ▲+4Since September 2026: 2% → 6%, +4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 11 → 4 of 128 |
| People analytics | 4% | 0% | ▼−4Since September 2026: 4% → 0%, −4 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 8 → 39 of 114 |
| 360 feedback | 0% | 2% | ▲+2Since September 2026: 0% → 2%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 17 → 8 of 73 |
| Succession planning | 2% | 0% | ▼−2Since September 2026: 2% → 0%, −2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 11 → 12 of 93 |
| Performance management | 7% | 8% | ▲+2Since September 2026: 7% → 8%, +2 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 4 of 85, unchanged |
| Compensation management | 0% | 0% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 49 → 44 of 140 |
| HRIS and HCM platforms | 0% | 0% | =heldSince September 2026: 0% → 0%, ±0 points. Inside the 13-point floor: within noise. Read over the models both editions asked. | Within noise | Rank 28 → 54 of 66 |
| Org charts | 0% | 0% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. | New this edition | Rank 36 of 95, unchanged |
| Recognition and rewards | 0% | 0% | newNew since September 2026: not ranked then, 0% now. | New this edition | Rank 53 of 98, unchanged |
Shares here are read over the models both editions asked, so they can differ by a point or two from the standing above, which counts every model in this edition.
The floor is 13 points of share, measured: how far the models move a leader on their own when the same questions are asked twice with nothing changed. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise, and both are shown. Movement is read over the twelve models both editions asked; GPT-6 Luna, Muse Glimmer 30B joined this edition and are in the standing but not yet in the comparison. How the floor is measured · The editions
By model
How each model treated 15Five across every prompt where it was named for a mid-market B2B company. Fourteen models, six prompts per category.ShowHide
By model
How each model treated 15Five across every prompt where it was named for a mid-market B2B company. Fourteen models, six prompts per category.
ShowHide| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Negative | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Grok 4.1 Fast | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| Mistral Small | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 15 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Kimi K2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
By framing
Which of the six questions produced the naming. By model says how often; this says asked what. The first-choice count on the right carries the marks of the models that produced it.
FramingLabels by classFirst choices
Direct61 labels13
Paraphrase63 labels10
Comparative64 labels8not counted in share
Budget-constrained45 labels7
Scale-constrained52 labels2
Negative42 labels2not counted in share
First choiceAlternativeMentionNegative327 labels in all, every segment counted; 32 of the 42 first choices count toward share, since the comparative and negative framings do not. The bar is one segment per label class, to scale within the framing.
What the models said for it
Verbatim evidence the judge attached to positive labels.
“Both platforms are well-suited for mid-market B2B companies... 15Five excelling in employee engagement and regular feedback” Mistral Small · Performance management · direct prompt · first choice
“Winner: 15Five 15Five is widely considered the gold standard for affordable, user-friendly continuous coaching.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · Coaching platforms · budget prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend starting with 15Five given its extremely low starting price of $4/user/month” Claude Haiku 4.5 · Coaching platforms · budget prompt · first choice
“Start here: Demo Lattice or 15Five—they dominate mid-market lists and suit B2B workflows.” Grok 4.1 Fast · Performance management · direct prompt · first choice
And against it
Verbatim evidence attached to negative labels. A warning on a product with few labels is a warning; on a product with many, it is one voice among them.
“Steer clear of Lattice/15Five/BambooHR if budget-tight” Grok 4.1 Fast · Performance management · budget prompt · hard negative
“Using 15Five for OKRs can inadvertently shift the focus from *strategic growth* to *employee evaluation*” Qwen 3.7 Flash · Goals and OKRs · negative prompt · soft negative
“Reported limitations: Managers can't do group check-ins... Limited engagement survey customization” Kimi K2 · 360 feedback · negative prompt · soft negative
“$11 per user per month, billed annually, which can be expensive if 360s are all you need” GPT-6 Luna · 360 feedback · budget prompt · soft negative
Named alongside
The products named in the same answers as 15Five, over the 327 answers that named it. Took the first choice instead counts the answers where the other product was the first choice and 15Five was named but was not.ShowHide
Named alongside
The products named in the same answers as 15Five, over the 327 answers that named it. Took the first choice instead counts the answers where the other product was the first choice and 15Five was named but was not.
ShowHideProductSame answerTook the first choice insteadHead to head
A head-to-head page exists where both products are among a category's top eight. The other rows are the same fact without a page behind them, so they link to the product instead.
What carried it into the answer
The sites and pages cited by the answers that named 15Five. A fact about retrieval, not a lever on the model.
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list, five of the fourteen in this edition, so these counts come from 296 of the 327 answers that named 15Five and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
betterworks.com133
workhuman.com125
peoplemanagingpeople.com121
capterra.com78
g2.com78
resources.rework.com77
effy.ai73
engagedly.com73
feedbackpulse.com71
forbes.com63
892 of the 892 domain citations in answers naming 15Five came from somebody else's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
Search and answers
15five.com is not in Google's top ten for any of the category's searches. In the answers, 15Five takes 9% of first choices and Lattice takes 43%.ShowHide
Search and answers
15five.com is not in Google's top ten for any of the category's searches. In the answers, 15Five takes 9% of first choices and Lattice takes 43%.
ShowHideIn search
Google, US estimatesPosition for “performance management software”
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not in the top ten
Position for “performance management platforms”
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not in the top ten
- Searches for its name, Google
- 6,600 a month (“15five”)
- AI search demand for its name, est.
- 32 a month
- Organic visits to its site
- about 32,362 a month
- Searches its site ranks for
- 4,636 · 174 in the top three
- Sites linking to it
- 5,905
- Paid Google search
- No ads found in the estimate; that does not mean it runs none
In answers
This editionShare of first choices
9%
rank 4 of 85 in performance management
Segment leader
43%
Lattice
- First choices
- 32 across its categories
- Named in
- 327 answers
- Its own site cited
- in 296 of the answers that named it
Search figures are US estimates from DataForSEO, read September 28, 2026; AI search demand is its modeled, directional estimate, not a count of queries to any assistant. The answers are this edition's. Two measurements side by side: neither is read as the cause of the other.
What it publishes
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What it publishes
ShowHideAddresses on 15five.com
1,136
subdomains included
Content
1,046
counted in the table below
Documentation
0
Product · Integration
33 · 2
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blog | 717 | 5 | 2026-09-22 | ||
| Webinar or virtual event | 192 | undated | |||
| Report or ebook | 51 | undated | |||
| Case study | 34 | 0 | 2017-03-16 | ||
| Glossary or explainer | 17 | 0 | 2026-06-29 | ||
| Podcast or video | 14 | 0 | 2025-08-27 | ||
| Comparison | 10 | 0 | 2025-12-18 | ||
| Conference or event | 7 | 0 | 2025-02-13 | ||
| Template or tool | 3 | 0 | 2023-06-29 | ||
| News or press | 1 | undated |
Most recent
- 2026-09-22How to train managers to coach for performance not just evaluate it blog
- 2026-09-22Employee engagement metrics beyond enps blog
- 2026-08-07Adaptive goal setting adjusting goals in real time for a dynamic business environment blog
- 2026-08-07How people analytics can strengthen psychological safety blog
- 2026-07-31Frictionless hr best practices for hris data management and accuracy blog
- 2026-06-29Psychological safety exercises to help improve employee engagement blog
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page 15five.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read September 29, 2026.
Names read as 15Five
What the judge wrote, as written, with how often. The vendor table decides that these count as 15Five; a claim can dispute any of them.
15Five Perform 5
Follow 15Five
An email the morning each edition publishes: where this product moved, where it held, and by how much against the noise floor. One address, confirmed by a click; a stop link in every email.
Already following? Everything you follow, with a stop for each.
The company
15Five is its own company.ShowHide
The company
15Five is its own company.
ShowHideIn its own words
Stated by the vendor, not checked- Positioning
- The AI-powered performance management platform built for business impact
- For
- mid-market and enterprise organizations
- Price stated
- 15Five offers three annual pricing plans, along with 3 impactful add-ons. Engage is $4 per user per month. Perform is $11 per user per month. Total Platform plan is $16 per user per month. 15five.com
- Starting price
- 4 15five.com
- Certifications
- Enterprise-grade securityCCPAGDPRPIPEDASOC 2SOC 3TX-RAMP Level 2VPAT
- Customers named
- AurorKreg ToolsTagboardReUp EducationPendoPennroseFintech PEXNational Carwash Solutions
- Not stated on the pages read
- Free plan or trial, integrations, hosting
What 15Five's own pages state, read September 28, 2026: 15five.com, 15five.com/pricing, trust.15five.com, 15five.com/products/kona, 15five.com/resources/case-studies. A claimed page can correct any of them.
Is this your product?
Claim this page
Claiming is free and changes nothing in the data. A claimed page shows a verified contact who is told when each edition publishes and when 15Five's standing changes by more than the noise floor; the right to propose corrections to the vendor table, meaning names the judge wrote that should or should not read as 15Five, applied by version and listed in the change log; and a one-line description supplied by the vendor and marked as such.
What a new claim receivesHide what a new claim receives
A new claim receives the current edition's vendor brief for 15Five by email, built from the raw record of the edition. It shows:
- where 15Five is named, by buyer and by framing, and which cells hold its first choices;
- the claims the models make when they name it, ranked, with the strongest and the weakest quoted;
- its vocabulary against the segment leader's, and the pages the models cited;
- who was chosen in the answers that did not name 15Five, and every reason the record gives;
- a battlecard for each top rival: the head-to-head split, why they win, and the reservation quoted against them;
- one page of published figures cleared to show a buyer.