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Betterworks
Backed By Betterworks
Performance Management
HR & Recruitment
Overview
A continuous performance management platform for agile goal-setting and employee development.
Use Cases
Define goals with teams in an agile environment
Track progress against dynamic goals
Provide ongoing feedback to employees
Collect real-time feedback for improvement
Identify skill gaps
Create personalized development plans
Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs)
Visualize performance data
Streamline performance review processes
Automate feedback requests
Gain data-driven insights into performance
Identify high-potential employees
Access performance data from anywhere
Collaborate with teams remotely
Product Info
Deployment Method
API-basedSaaS
Model Type
Closed SourceSupport
Pricing
Mid-Market
$77,000
Core Performance Management (Goals/OKRs, Feedback, Conversations)
Most Popular
Enterprise
Custom Quote (Negotiated)
Comprehensive, holistic performance management solution
Alternates Research On The Product
Top Features
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Goals & OKR Management (Alignment/Tracking)
🚀
1:1 Meetings and Continuous Check-ins
💻
Real-time Feedback and Recognition
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Performance Reviews and Calibration
🔄
Mobile App Access
Strengths
- Excellent goal alignment and goal tracking features (OKRs).
- Highly responsive and helpful customer support and implementation team.
- Easy to use and intuitive interface for a complex enterprise system.
- Ability to combine continuous feedback with structured annual reviews.
- Promotes transparency and accountability across the organization.
Weaknesses
- Risk of inadvertently violating Betterworks' security policy by uploading PHI/sensitive data, as the platform is not HIPAA-certified.
- The stated weakness in reporting/analytics could hinder strategic HR decision-making despite the wealth of data captured.
- Clunky UI elements can lead to low adoption for non-technical users.
- Though highly rated, support is reliant on a dedicated CSM/ticketing, not a community or public forum (typical for enterprise SaaS).
- High minimum annual contract value (five-figure minimum), leading to major budget commitment.
Reviews From The Web
Real user experiences from across different platforms
Effortless Implementation and Outstanding Support. We use Betterworks for performance management and I must admit it is awesome. It makes it easy when it comes to goal setting and it easily aligns with our business needs... The tool makes it possible to boost performance thanks to smooth employee engagement as well as provision of great performance management features.
SW
Stacie W.
10/20/2025
G2
Recommendations
Organizations (500+ employees) committed to transitioning to a continuous, modern performance enablement philosophy
tioning to a continuous, modern performance enablement philosophy.
HR leaders who need to standardize performance processes and reduce bias across multiple, complex business units/geographies
cesses and reduce bias across multiple, complex business units/geographies.
Small businesses or startups with less than 500 employees (due to cost/scale)
ployees (due to cost/scale).
Companies looking for a cheap or free solution with basic OKR tracking
h basic OKR tracking.
Final Verdict
Enables large, complex organizations to successfully transition from traditional annual reviews to a modern, continuous, growth-focused performance enablement model at scale.
Best For
- •Organizations (500+ employees) committed to transitioning to a continuous, modern performance enablement philosophy.
- •HR leaders who need to standardize performance processes and reduce bias across multiple, complex business units/geographies.
- •Companies that prioritize high reliability, security, and a unified platform for goals and performance reviews.
Watch Out For
- •No public pricing/high cost.
- •Reporting/Analytics limitations for data-heavy HR teams.
- •Not suitable for PHI/HIPAA compliance.
- •Risk of inadvertently violating Betterworks' security policy by uploading PHI/sensitive data, as the platform is not HIPAA-certified.
Reporting capabilities are often criticized as inadequate and require excessive manual work to compile data (user-reported). Limited customization options for certain UI elements and notifications (user-reported). High cost and lack of transparent pricing (Enterprise focus). Steep learning curve reported by some users due to the platform's depth.