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.
Modules & capabilities
PerformYard covers 18 of 55 capabilities we track in this category (+3 partial)
33%- Structured review cyclesAnnual, quarterly, project-based, anniversary-date and 30-60-90 cyclesCore strength
- 360-degree / multi-rater feedback360-degree, upward, peer and client reviewsCore strength
- Continuous feedback & check-insCore strength
- 1:1 meeting management1:1 meeting agendas with task trackingCore strength
- Calibration workflowsNot evidenced
- Performance improvement plans (PIPs)Core strength
- AI-assisted review writingAI Review Assist and AI Review SummaryCore strength
- Configurable review templatesCustom review questions and on-form calculationsCore strength
“Not evidenced” means our research found no public documentation of this capability — the vendor may still offer it. Confirm on a demo.
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
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One-way sync pulling employee and org-chart changes from Workday (system of record) into PerformYard to eliminate manual updates.
Connector details independently verified against vendor marketplaces and documentation; last checked 2026-08-20.
Pricing
Full PerformYard pricing breakdown — cost at 25/100/500 seats, competitor rates & FAQs
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.
What does PerformYard cost?
PerformYard does not publish a price. This is the going rate across the 4 performance & learning vendors that do — use it to sense-check the quote you get.
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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- A PerformYard evaluation brief, included with the guide
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