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15Five

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Continuous performance management platform with weekly check-ins, OKRs, and AI manager coaching designed for APAC mid-market companies building structured performance culture.

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AIMenta verdict
Decent fit
4/5

"15Five is the continuous performance platform for APAC mid-market — weekly check-ins, OKRs, and AI manager coaching. Better price-performance than Lattice under 1,000 employees. Best for APAC companies building structured performance culture without enterprise HR complexity."

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What it does

Key features

  • Weekly check-ins — structured 5-15 minute manager-employee conversations with pulse data
  • Spark AI — manager coaching recommendations from check-in patterns and performance signals
  • OKRs — company-to-individual goal cascading with weekly progress visibility
  • Performance reviews — lightweight configurable reviews with calibration tools
  • Engagement surveys — eNPS and pulse surveys with automated trend analysis
  • Recognition — peer and manager recognition with visibility across the team
  • Manager effectiveness — 360 upward feedback on manager performance
When to reach for it

Best for

  • APAC mid-market companies (200–800 employees) building performance management for the first time
  • APAC HR teams wanting continuous performance data without enterprise-level implementation complexity
  • Growth-stage APAC companies transitioning from informal to structured performance culture
  • Organisations where lightweight weekly check-ins are more culturally viable than formal quarterly reviews
Don't get burned

Limitations to know

  • ! Less comprehensive compensation management and career pathing than Lattice or Leapsome at enterprise scale
  • ! Weekly check-in model requires manager adoption consistency — low adoption rates undermine the data quality
  • ! HRIS integration breadth is narrower than enterprise platforms — verify specific APAC HRIS compatibility
  • ! Best suited for under-1,000-employee organisations; larger APAC enterprises may outgrow the platform
Context

About 15Five

15Five is a continuous performance management platform built around the concept of weekly check-ins — structured, lightweight manager-to-employee conversations that create a continuous performance data trail without the administrative overhead of formal quarterly or annual reviews. For APAC mid-market companies (200–800 employees) building performance management infrastructure for the first time, 15Five provides an accessible starting point that is materially less complex to implement than enterprise platforms like Lattice or Leapsome.

15Five's weekly check-in model addresses an APAC organisational challenge: many growth-stage companies in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia have informal performance cultures where feedback happens ad hoc and there is no structured data to inform promotion, compensation, or development decisions. 15Five's lightweight check-in format (5–15 minutes per manager per week) creates a structured habit without the cultural resistance that comprehensive annual review processes often encounter in APAC organisations new to formal performance management.

15Five's AI-powered manager coaching — Spark AI — analyses patterns in check-in responses, OKR progress, and performance scores to generate weekly coaching recommendations for managers: which team members to prioritise check-in conversations with, what topics to raise, and what recognition opportunities to acknowledge. For APAC first-line managers who are new to formal people management, Spark AI functions as an always-on coaching tool that reduces the skill gap between experienced and inexperienced managers.

15Five's BEST (Bring Everyone's Strengths Together) methodology — built into the platform's check-in templates, performance reviews, and manager coaching tools — embeds a positive-psychology approach to performance management that focuses on strengths and engagement alongside development areas. For APAC organisations where traditional performance review cultures focus heavily on deficit identification, the BEST framework provides a balanced structure that correlates with higher employee engagement in 15Five's customer research.

15Five's pricing tiers are transparent and per-user, making cost planning straightforward for APAC CFOs approving HR technology investments — unlike enterprise platforms that require custom quotes and multi-year commitments. The Engage tier ($4/user/month) provides engagement surveys; the Perform tier ($8/user/month) adds performance reviews and OKRs; the Total Platform tier ($14/user/month) includes all features including manager effectiveness tools.

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