PerformYard
by PerformYard · Performance & Learning
Flexible employee performance management: reviews, goals, feedback and engagement surveys.
Updated August 2026 · By the ERP Research Editorial Team · Independent and vendor-neutral.
- Works with
Workday- Deployment
- Cloud
- Company size
- SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise
- Pricing
- Per-seat subscription, billed annually
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- Arlington, Virginia, United States
Overview
PerformYard is a cloud-based performance management platform that lets HR teams configure reviews, goal tracking, continuous feedback and 1:1 meetings around a company's existing process rather than forcing a single rigid workflow. The core product bundles annual and quarterly reviews, 360-degree and upward feedback, sign-off routing, and reporting (including 9-box grids and cross-cycle trend analysis) into one system, with an add-on layer for AI writing assistance, employee engagement surveys, meeting agendas and standalone survey tools.
The company positions itself against heavier enterprise HCM suites and against ATS/talent-suite performance modules, emphasizing configurability, human-centered design ("built for people, not algorithms") and unlimited included support with every contract. It reports serving organizations from small teams up to 1,000+ employees, with named customers spanning construction, telecommunications, accounting, IT services, healthcare and nonprofit sectors.
PerformYard integrates natively with major HRIS and payroll platforms (ADP, BambooHR, Gusto, Rippling, UKG, Workday, Paylocity) to sync employee data, plus SAML-based SSO (Okta, OneLogin, Google Workspace, Office 365) and Slack/Microsoft Teams for notifications. It is SOC 2 Type II certified and hosts on AWS infrastructure in the US.
Screenshots & demo
Screenshots sourced from PerformYard.
Features & capabilities
Reviews & Check-Ins
Configurable review cycles and feedback formats.
- Annual, quarterly and project-based reviews
- 360-degree, upward, peer and client reviews
- Anniversary-date and 30-60-90 review cycles
- Custom review questions and on-form calculations
- Multi-manager review routing
- Sign-off and approval workflows
- Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs)
- Exit interviews
PerformYard AI
AI-assisted writing and analysis layered onto reviews and surveys.
- AI Review Assist (writing support for managers)
- AI Review Summary (auto-summarizes completed reviews)
- Tone refinement suggestions
- Sentiment analysis on open-text responses
Goal Management
Goal setting and progress tracking tied to reviews.
- Flexible goal setting with categories
- Cascading/aligned goals across teams
- Goal check-ins and progress reporting
- Checklists and scored goals
- Goal discussion embedded in review forms
Continuous Feedback & Meetings
Ongoing feedback and 1:1 meeting tools alongside formal review cycles.
- One-to-one and team feedback
- Public recognition and manager feedback
- Private notes and searchable feedback history
- Feedback request workflow
- 1:1 meeting agendas with task tracking
- Shared and private meeting notes
Reporting & Analytics
Dashboards and cross-cycle analysis of performance data.
- Employee data dashboard
- Cycle completion and progress tracking
- Trend reports across cycles
- 9-box grids
- Question grouping and filtering
- Cross-cycle comparison reports
Employee Engagement & Surveys
Add-on modules for pulse surveys and engagement measurement.
- Engagement surveys from onboarding to exit
- eNPS tracking
- Engagement trend dashboard and satisfaction-factor analysis
- Dynamic employee cohorting
- Standalone survey builder (multiple choice, rating, open-ended)
- Live response dashboard and CSV export
Common use cases
- Replacing spreadsheet-based annual review cycles with a configurable, sign-off-tracked workflow
- Running 360-degree reviews that include peer, upward and external client feedback
- Cascading company goals down to team and individual objectives with progress tracking
- Giving managers AI-drafted summaries of long-form review responses ahead of calibration
- Structuring recurring 1:1 meetings with shared agendas and task follow-up
- Measuring engagement with pulse and lifecycle surveys (onboarding through exit)
- Syncing employee and org-chart data automatically from an existing HRIS such as ADP, BambooHR or Workday
Strengths & considerations
Strengths
- Highly configurable review forms and cycles rather than a single fixed workflow, aimed at fitting an existing company process
- Unlimited implementation and ongoing support included in every contract at no extra cost
- Native integrations with major HRIS/payroll platforms (ADP, BambooHR, Gusto, Rippling, UKG, Workday, Paylocity) plus SFTP for others
- Modular pricing: performance management is the base product, with AI, engagement, meetings and surveys sold as separate add-ons
ERP integrations
Automatic employee data sync alongside PerformYard's other native HRIS connectors (ADP, BambooHR, Gusto, Rippling, UKG, Paylocity) and SFTP for other systems
Pricing
Base performance management plan is $5-10/person/month. Add-ons are priced separately: PerformYard AI $1-3/person/month, Employee Engagement $1-3/person/month, Meetings $2-4/person/month, Surveys $2-4/person/month. Volume pricing available for larger organizations; final price via an online calculator or sales quote. No free trial; demo required. Get an independent shortlist with pricing guidance below.
Technical & security
- Hosting
- SaaS (multi-tenant, hosted on AWS)
- Compliance
- SOC 2 Type II
About the vendor
- Founded
- 2013
- Headquarters
- Arlington, Virginia, United States
- Employees
- ~100-116
- Ownership
- Private
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PerformYard — frequently asked questions
Does PerformYard integrate with payroll and HRIS systems?
Yes. PerformYard offers native integrations with ADP, BambooHR, Gusto, Rippling, UKG, Workday and Paylocity for automatic employee data sync, plus an SFTP-based option that connects to most other HRIS systems.
How is PerformYard priced?
The base performance management product is $5-10 per person per month, billed annually. Employee Engagement, Meetings and Surveys are optional add-ons priced separately (roughly $1-4 per person per month each), and PerformYard AI adds $1-3 per person per month. Larger organizations get volume pricing via quote.
Does PerformYard offer a free trial?
No free trial is published on PerformYard's site. Prospective customers request a live demo and get pricing through an online calculator or a sales conversation.
What size companies use PerformYard?
PerformYard markets itself to organizations ranging from small teams to 1,000+ employees, with named customers in construction, telecommunications, accounting, IT services, healthcare and nonprofit sectors.
Is PerformYard SOC 2 certified?
Yes. PerformYard states it is SOC 2 Type II certified, using an independent CPA auditor, and hosts data on AWS with AES-256 encryption at rest and in transit.
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