# Small Improvements alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 432 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Small Improvements holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/small-improvements/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Lattice: 78
- Betterworks: 37
- Culture Amp: 29
- 15Five: 22
- Leapsome: 19
- Spidergap: 17

## Performance management

**Small business**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Small Improvements (Small Improvements is #9 of 12 at 4%).

- 15Five: first choice in 14 of those 68
- Lattice: first choice in 9 of those 68
- Leapsome: first choice in 7 of those 68
- BambooHR: first choice in 6 of those 68
- Zoho People: first choice in 6 of those 68
- ThriveSparrow: first choice in 5 of those 68
- Effy AI: first choice in 4 of those 68
- PerformYard: first choice in 3 of those 68

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name Small Improvements (Small Improvements is #7 of 15 at 2%).

- Lattice: first choice in 29 of those 74
- 15Five: first choice in 4 of those 74
- HiBob: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Zoho People: first choice in 2 of those 74
- AssessTEAM: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Betterworks: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Leapsome: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Leverage: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Small Improvements.

- Betterworks: first choice in 23 of those 84
- Workday HCM Performance Management: first choice in 16 of those 84
- Lattice: first choice in 11 of those 84
- SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 8 of those 84
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 3 of those 84
- OneStream: first choice in 2 of those 84
- 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Anaplan: first choice in 1 of those 84

## 360 feedback

**Small business**: 45 of 84 answers did not name Small Improvements (Small Improvements is #3 of 14 at 16%).

- Spidergap: first choice in 10 of those 45
- Effy AI: first choice in 8 of those 45
- Lattice: first choice in 3 of those 45
- AssessTEAM: first choice in 2 of those 45
- 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 45
- 36 Dollar 360: first choice in 1 of those 45
- FeedbackPulse: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Leapsome: first choice in 1 of those 45

**Mid-market**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Small Improvements (Small Improvements is #12 of 14 at 0%).

- Lattice: first choice in 19 of those 77
- Leapsome: first choice in 7 of those 77
- Culture Amp: first choice in 5 of those 77
- Effy AI: first choice in 4 of those 77
- Spidergap: first choice in 4 of those 77
- 15Five: first choice in 2 of those 77
- AssessTEAM: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Betterworks: first choice in 2 of those 77

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Small Improvements.

- Culture Amp: first choice in 24 of those 84
- Qualtrics 360 Development: first choice in 12 of those 84
- Betterworks: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Lattice: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Qualtrics EmployeeXM: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Leapsome: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Spidergap: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Workhuman: first choice in 3 of those 84

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