15Five vs. Darwinbox

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
15Five
Score 7.9 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
Darwinbox
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Darwinbox headquartered in Hyderabad offers an end-to-end HRMS software provide core HR functionality (e.g. employee data management), support for recruitment and onboarding, payroll management, time & attendance tracking, as well as comprehensive talent management and employee engagement features.N/A
Pricing
15FiveDarwinbox
Editions & Modules
Basic
$7
per person/per month
Plus
$14
per person/per month
Performance
Custom Pricing
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
15FiveDarwinbox
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
15FiveDarwinbox
Features
15FiveDarwinbox
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
15Five
4.9
38 Ratings
43% below category average
Darwinbox
9.0
4 Ratings
11% above category average
Corporate goal setting5.431 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting4.333 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting5.937 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility2.430 Ratings7.73 Ratings
Performance tracking6.434 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
7.1
39 Ratings
16% below category average
Darwinbox
9.5
4 Ratings
18% above category average
Performance plans8.528 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Plan weighting6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager note taking6.634 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans6.520 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Review status tracking7.029 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow6.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders9.232 Ratings7.33 Ratings
Workflow restrictions5.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.726 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Reporting7.029 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.4
5 Ratings
15% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings9.25 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.74 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.3
5 Ratings
13% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.85 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.92 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.85 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.2
5 Ratings
12% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.74 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.0
5 Ratings
9% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.74 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.25 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.7
4 Ratings
20% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings9.74 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
8.2
3 Ratings
8% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings6.73 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.3
3 Ratings
15% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.7
2 Ratings
22% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Darwinbox
9.4
3 Ratings
20% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
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User Ratings
15FiveDarwinbox
Likelihood to Recommend
7.3
(46 ratings)
8.6
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(5 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
8.6
(24 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
15FiveDarwinbox
Likelihood to Recommend
15Five
We love the ability to recognize peers and align the High Fives with core values (and having it integrate with Slack creates visibility which encourages use of the feature) The Performance Review features are quite customizable and do most of what we'd like. The goal setting function is robust, however I wish that area was a bit less complicated as we'd like to be able to zoom out for company milestones, it just looks busy. In terms of managing an employee's lifecycle from hire on past their 30/60/90 day goals, that piece is customizable however I'd love it if check-ins were completely custom.
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Darwinbox
Darwinbox provides multiple functions and features related to Human resources and I Like the best where it maintains Attendance records and employees smartly. Darwinbox helps us to brings all the organization level activity on one platform which helps the management to take the crucial decisions. Sometimes it hangs and does not function properly due to an internet connectivity issue.
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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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Darwinbox
  • Maintaining Attendance from payroll with HR.
  • Employees self portal to ask for PTO or to check hours.
  • User Interface is user friendly for our employees.
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Cons
15Five
  • I think 15Five dashboards can be quite clunky and difficult to use
  • I think their One-on-one management feature makes it difficult to track action items or search histories across time or multiple employees--a simple Google Doc is much more effective or Notion if you want even more functionality
  • In my opinion, 15Five's customer service is among the worst I have experienced from a software company. They will nickel and dime you and use hidden fine print to wring as much money as they can from you.
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Darwinbox
  • The UI is very buggy at times
  • Some of the process flows need improvement such as being able to save the draft at the time of performance reviews
  • Better report generation
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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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Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Usability
15Five
The platform is too easy for use, you will find by hand all the main tools and the interface put in front of you what you need without enter to define or open complex options to add things.
No, you just need to open a new report and start to type things, the system automatically will start to add fields or show the desired options based on your current context.
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Darwinbox
It overall helps me with applying for holidays and shows how many holidays I have left, whether it's an earned leave or casual leave, and even tells what all are the upcoming holidays. It helps me to read the firm's documentation and helps in writing things for my appraisal cycle, It even tells the performance and the tasks in my queue.
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Support Rating
15Five
15Five support is quick and helpful. We work with other vendors in the people management space and performance tracking/management who offshore their support or force us into long queues to chat for support and it just doesn't support our needs very well. 15Five is responsive and speedy. We constantly evaluate our vendors for their support and have switched vendors in the past in other areas because of limited support capabilities
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Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
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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Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
15Five
It was very easy and support was super helpful!
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Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
15Five
Visually 15Five blows Yammer out of the water! Yammer was easy to use as well, but it felt very difficult to get on to and was not single sign-on when we were using it. 15Five allows for easy login with single sing on feature and has less "clicks" to get to where I need to be on the program. I also love the app way more than Yammer!
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Darwinbox
Darwinbox helps to maintain all the things at one platform and easy to use too. It provide better usability compared with Moday.com. Darwinbox provides more functionality compared with monday.com. It is also user friendly as well. All the things we are getting one platform and on one place.
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Return on Investment
15Five
  • It holds each employee to a certain standard by having them select their own list
  • Gives them the opportunity to reach their list of goals
  • Being able to accomplish each set goal and/or priority gives a sense of pride in each person's work as they are able to check off what has been done
  • On the negative, it can also show what the employee is not being done and may show poorly if there is a consistent pattern of not completing tasks
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Darwinbox
  • The ability to view the organization structure and functional structure for the entire company.
  • One-stop solution for talent acquisition, payroll, leaves, reimbursements, attendance (time-sheet), holidays, etc. So I don't have to open a lot of different apps.
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ScreenShots

15Five Screenshots

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Darwinbox Screenshots

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