15Five vs. PiiQ by Cornerstone

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
15Five
Score 8.7 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
15Five in San Francisco offers their employee performance management platform, which emphasizes employee engagement via pulse surveys and an emphasis on frequent feedback, fast one-on-one meeting planning, objective tracking, and other related features.
$7
per person/per month
PiiQ by Cornerstone
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Cornerstone’s PiiQ is an SMB offering formerly known as Sonar6. PiiQ is aimed at small-to-medium sized businesses and includes core learning management and performance management systems, including content creation, mobile accessibility, and in-product reporting.
$8
per user per month
Pricing
15FivePiiQ by Cornerstone
Editions & Modules
Basic
$7
per person/per month
Plus
$14
per person/per month
Performance
Custom Pricing
PiiQ Performance
$8.00
per user per month
PiiQ Learning + Content
$8.00
per user per month
PiiQ Learning + Content & Performance
$15.00
per user per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
15FivePiiQ by Cornerstone
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptional$1,000 per installation
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Features
15FivePiiQ by Cornerstone
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
15Five
7.5
35 Ratings
7% below category average
PiiQ by Cornerstone
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting7.328 Ratings00 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting6.630 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.134 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.826 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.730 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
8.1
35 Ratings
3% below category average
PiiQ by Cornerstone
-
Ratings
Performance plans8.324 Ratings00 Ratings
Plan weighting6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager note taking8.430 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.517 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking8.625 Ratings00 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow6.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders8.829 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow restrictions8.615 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.623 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting9.224 Ratings00 Ratings
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
PiiQ by Cornerstone
6.6
11 Ratings
21% below category average
Course authoring00 Ratings6.011 Ratings
Course catalog or library00 Ratings6.811 Ratings
Player/Portal00 Ratings6.810 Ratings
Learning content00 Ratings6.611 Ratings
Mobile friendly00 Ratings7.98 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings6.210 Ratings
Assignments00 Ratings6.711 Ratings
Compliance management00 Ratings5.89 Ratings
Learning administration00 Ratings6.611 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings6.911 Ratings
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User Ratings
15FivePiiQ by Cornerstone
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(42 ratings)
8.6
(40 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(3 ratings)
3.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(3 ratings)
8.5
(37 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(47 ratings)
8.8
(71 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
6.5
(9 ratings)
User Testimonials
15FivePiiQ by Cornerstone
Likelihood to Recommend
15Five
At first, it was a little much to continue reporting each week. Then, as time went on, it was more helpful as I was using it as a tool to accomplish and complete tasks that were listed. There have only been a few weeks that I was unable to complete a weekly report, but all in all, it has made me more aware.
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Cornerstone OnDemand
Well suited for:
  • A busy environment where you want learners to be self-sufficient and to be able to access learning solutions at a time that suits them.
  • For anyone who wants to access learning using different platforms such as iPad, mobile, PC, etc
  • Anyone who needs a more in-depth learning solution rather than an overview of key learning points.
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Pros
15Five
  • The Pulse Check feature is both easy to use and allows staff and management to gauge how team health is.
  • The metric and key performance tools are very well designed.
  • Automated reminders and reporting are great features.
  • I find the customer services to be best in class.
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Cornerstone OnDemand
  • Enables employees to draft work goals and collaborate with their supervisors on a final version - improves mutual understanding right up front.
  • Combines performance goal ratings with competency ratings and provides a blended score. Simplifies the goal weighting so you don't have to do any calculations.
  • 9-box matrix provides useful definitions and descriptions so managers can prepare development notes or plans for individual employees.
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Cons
15Five
  • Questions are repetitive weekly, though this may be a function of our administrator, and not the platform itself. Answering the same questions every 2 weeks is an awful lot like the movie Groundhog day.
  • Give employees at all levels visibility into the "How are you feeling" score to get a pulse on the entire company at once.
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Cornerstone OnDemand
  • Would be good to have have a virtual "top level" (eg board) user built in to allow senior execs without a direct manager to be able to be set up with KPIs instead of having to create a dummy user
  • Reports have difficulty downloading if pop ups disabled or in some browser environments
  • When competencies are updated while a cycle is open, any changes don't effect that open cycle but only future ones. Would be nice to be able to have the option to apply changes to existing "open" cycles
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Likelihood to Renew
15Five
This program is the absolute best I've ever used in 30 years with organizations. Not only do I enjoy being a user and "filling it out" every week- but I would personally buy it if available for goal tracking in my personal life I love it that much!
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Cornerstone OnDemand
It's not that CSB isn't a decent performance management system, but we have decided to go with just one vendor (Workday) for an HRIS/performance management/payroll system so we can directly relate pay to performance. We are more interested in having just one system that "talks" to the other pieces instead of having to work with several vendors. It reduces the hassle of having to communicate with different support teams, having different contracts, and so on.
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Usability
15Five
It's very simple to use - not overly complicated. You wouldn't need training to use. There are some features I never use because I don't understand -- like one on ones. However we use without and still find a lot of value in it!
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Cornerstone OnDemand
There are specific things within the goals and competencies that are user-friendly. For example, the rating slider isn't great in my opinion. You can slide in between ratings which can create some odd scoring (if you use scoring). It seems a better solution would be a drop down where you select your rating. There are also some glitches in the system and have been told Cornerstone is aware of them but are focused on delivering new features. There are workarounds, but that doesn't seem to be a great answer.
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Reliability and Availability
15Five
No answers on this topic
Cornerstone OnDemand
So far 100%.
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Performance
15Five
No answers on this topic
Cornerstone OnDemand
The saving process slows it down. It doesn’t auto save. If you leave a page, it will sometimes warn you, but not always. When you hit the save button, a window pops up that says creating/saving packets. It feels very archaic.
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Support Rating
15Five
The 15Five support team is amazing. They were always willing to speak with me when I did something wrong in the system and never had a harsh or placing judgment tone in their voices. They respond quickly and promptly and allowed me to learn something new each time I cross lines with them. I am thankful for their knowledge and customer service they shared with me when I needed it.
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Cornerstone OnDemand
My assistant could better address this issue. My perception is that there is not immediate assistance, and that there can be a wait for help. That is not a negative, just a perception. I have not used support in two years.
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Online Training
15Five
Very helpful webinar training. They answer questions, the slides are all very helpful, and they send you the presentation once the webinar is complete so that you can share with your team.
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Cornerstone OnDemand
We bought training provided by 3rd party – it was fabulous.
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Implementation Rating
15Five
It was very easy and support was super helpful!
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Cornerstone OnDemand
I think we could have done a better job of rolling out the tool to our managers. We were under a tight timeline. In the training, we showed them everything and said go do it by this date. Looking back, I would have done it in pieces: for example, 2 weeks to write goals, 2 weeks to get sign-off from direct reports. I just let them go at it. Since then we’ve moved to agile development environment and are applying the technique to everything. In future would only do through change sprint. It is a big change I didn’t take it seriously enough.

I had a team of 3 project managing. You need a champion from every department to make sure you’re getting it right and to make sure what’s happening is communicated. It’s not something you can do without input from department heads
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Alternatives Considered
15Five
I used Achievers a while ago and it was only limited to rewards. 15FIVE really makes a difference, it's real engagement for businesses and provides a lot of structure. I also love what they preach in their social channels as we are constantly learning from their podcasts and blog posts.
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Cornerstone OnDemand
Lesson.ly has been great to work with but it is a very clear and simple, user-friendly system that anyone can pick up with very little training as it is self-explanatory. It also has a great mobile interface and lots of different features that are easy to add for the admin but really impactful for the user.
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Return on Investment
15Five
  • 15Five opened up many discussions for issues/challenges in the workplace that wasn't available in meetings/during projects/in other capacities.
  • 15Five has opened the door to creative ideas that became projects and improvements.
  • 15Five improved culture by allowing team members in other departments see what others are doing/feeling, making us feel as one company
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Cornerstone OnDemand
  • It's tool and it's only as good as the person wielding it. The investment in PiiQ was accompanied by a quarterly cadence and manager feedback training. We feel like our employees are given regular feedback and bonuses are tied to objective accomplishment.
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ScreenShots

15Five Screenshots

Screenshot of Celebrate wins, tout progress, and give good feedback where good feedback is due.Screenshot of 15Five Home DashboardScreenshot of Connect managers with their teams through regular Check-Ins that lead to actionable insights.

PiiQ by Cornerstone Screenshots

Screenshot of PiiQ Performance Employee ReviewScreenshot of PiiQ Learning on DevicesScreenshot of PiiQ Manager/Employee Check-insScreenshot of PiiQ 9-box Talent MatrixScreenshot of PiiQ Learning Publish New ContentScreenshot of PiiQ Learning Searchable Library & Self-registration