15Five vs Trakstar
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 | None listed |
| Vendor | 15Five | Trakstar |
Our take
Where 15Five leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 23 of the 28 capabilities where they differ (led by 1:1 meeting management and performance improvement plans (pips)).
- Published pricing where the alternative quotes.
- Stated Workday integration the alternative doesn't list.
Where Trakstar leads
- Stronger evidenced coverage on 5 of the 28 capabilities where they differ (led by engagement benchmarking and single sign-on).
Where they differ
The 28 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Pay benchmarking against market dataCompensation Management | Core strength Real-time benchmarking against 5,000+ companies | 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 |
| Conversational AI copilotAI Content & Coaching | Core strength AMAYA natural-language AI assistant | Not evidenced |
| AI-assisted manager coachingAI Content & Coaching | Core strength Kona AI meeting assistant and coaching nudges; live/on-demand coaching | Not evidenced |
| Calibration workflowsPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Supported | Not evidenced |
| OKR creation and progress trackingGoals & OKRs | Core strength | Partial SMART goal framework; explicit OKR support not documented |
| 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 |
| Engagement benchmarkingEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Not evidenced | Supported Benchmarking against peer groups |
| HRIS employee data syncPlatform & Integrations | Core strength Workday, ADP, BambooHR, UKG, Paylocity, Rippling connectors | Partial Vendor states general HRIS integration; no specific connector names published |
| Single sign-onPlatform & Integrations | Not evidenced | Supported |
| Continuous feedback & check-insPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Core strength | Supported Notes and manager check-ins between formal reviews |
| Configurable review templatesPerformance Reviews & Feedback | Supported | Core strength |
| Pulse surveys & eNPSEmployee Engagement & Surveys | Core strength | Supported Workforce pulse surveys; eNPS not itemized separately |
| Third-party content marketplaceLearning & Course Delivery | Partial Manager training microlearning content, not a full course library | Not evidenced |
| Custom reporting dashboardsReporting & Analytics | Supported | Core strength Data visualization dashboards, customizable status reports |
| Cross-cycle / peer benchmarkingReporting & Analytics | Supported Compensation benchmarking data set | Core strength Benchmarking against peer groups |
| Collaboration app integrationPlatform & Integrations | Supported Kona AI coaching nudges delivered in Slack | Partial Communication-app integration for reminders; specific apps not named |
Both grade identically on the other 27 capabilities — see each product's full profile: 15Five, Trakstar.
15Five vs Trakstar — FAQs
Is 15Five or Trakstar better for ERP integration?
They state different ERP coverage: 15Five lists Workday; Trakstar lists no ERP integrations publicly.
Which is cheaper, 15Five or Trakstar?
15Five publishes a starting rate ($4/user/mo); Trakstar prices by quote, so a like-for-like number requires asking both.
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