Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
15Five
Score 8.0 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
Jive
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Jive Software, part of the Aurea family of customer experience solutions, provides the gateway to an organization's most important assets – its knowledge and people. Jive's interactive intranet solution promises to connect people, information and ideas to help businesses outpace their competitors. The vendor says the product has more than 30 million users worldwide across every industry, and is consistently recognized as a leader by top analyst firms.N/A
Slack
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Slack is a group messaging or team collaboration app that aims to simplify communication for businesses. Features include open discussions, private groups, and direct messaging, as well as deep contextual search and message archiving, and file sharing. Slack integrates with a number of other tools, such as MailChimp, Dropbox, and Google Drive. Slack was acquired by Salesforce in December 2020. The product is free to use, and also has paid plans with more features and greater controls. The…
$8.75
per month per user
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
Basic
$7
per person/per month
Plus
$14
per person/per month
Performance
Custom Pricing
No answers on this topic
Free
$0
Pro
$7.25*
per month per user
Business+
$12.50*
per month per user
Enterprise
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
15FiveJiveSlack
Free Trial
YesNoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details*Per active user, per month, when paying once a year. Pro is $8.75 USD per active user when paying month to month. Business+ is $15.00 USD per active user when paying month to month.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Multiple Products
15Five
Chose 15Five
15Five was more customizable and fit our under 50 employee team better for what we needed - a system for manager/employee one on ones, company wide as well as individual goal setting, performance reviews, reminders, and recognition (high fives). It was convenient and easier to …
Chose 15Five
No other experience with this type of tracking.
Chose 15Five
Specialized in performance management, easier to roll out and use than other products, the service, and people at 15Five are top-notch. The ease of doing business with 15Five is high.
Chose 15Five
Asana is geared toward project and task management with communication features while 15Five is geared toward team health down to the individual level.
Chose 15Five
I've used Asana and Jira. Jira has too much functionality for a team like ours and Asana didn't have enough gamification for our team. At the end we chose 15Five because it was simple to use and easy to follow, it also allowed the manager to review each individual on the team …
Chose 15Five
I haven't, as I was not a decision-maker in the purchasing. I've used others in the past, but frankly, can't remember their names!
Chose 15Five
I've used BambooHR in the past, and this is really the only software I can compare to 15Five. I really wasn't impressed. It feels very old-school, very clunky.
Jive
Chose Jive
We also use Skype to communicate in our organization. They are both useful for organizational communication. The good thing is in Jive, you will have your own personal timeline. Jive also has a newsfeed or timeline that you can browse where you can see the latest updates from …
Chose Jive
We found that Jive had integrations with the existing IT infrastructure/tools which was nicely aligned with our strategy of playing nice with the existing ecosystem, rather than compete against it. Jive uses a technology stack that is well known by our organisation …
Chose Jive
I honestly don't recall what we briefly used before Jive - it wasn't good and didn't last long. I think it was under-utilized because you couldn't really do a whole lot with it. Jive does pretty much everything we need it to do, so for that reason alone, Jive is the superior …
Chose Jive
Jive is a little behind the curve in comparison with the latest Microsoft features. Jive's lack of native capabilities to support work that requires process or structure increasingly puts it at a disadvantage.
Slack
Chose Slack
Much easier to create and organize channels. Easy to see and be notified of different slacks coming in. Lots of integrations! Slack is my one-stop shop each morning to see what I have going on - monday.com, Zoom, Outlook Calendar, 15Five
Chose Slack
Slack is much easier to use, has a better UI, and has way more functionality.
Features
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Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
15Five
5.2
38 Ratings
38% below category average
Jive
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Slack
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Corporate goal setting5.731 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting4.233 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting6.537 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility2.230 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.234 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
7.0
39 Ratings
18% below category average
Jive
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Slack
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Performance plans8.528 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Plan weighting6.89 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager note taking6.434 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans6.520 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking6.729 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow6.75 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders9.132 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow restrictions4.918 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.326 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting7.529 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
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Jive
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Slack
7.9
625 Ratings
2% above category average
Task Management00 Ratings00 Ratings7.7428 Ratings
Gantt Charts00 Ratings00 Ratings6.961 Ratings
Scheduling00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8361 Ratings
Workflow Automation00 Ratings00 Ratings8.1394 Ratings
Mobile Access00 Ratings00 Ratings9.4598 Ratings
Search00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3605 Ratings
Visual planning tools00 Ratings00 Ratings7.4273 Ratings
Communication
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15Five
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Jive
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Slack
8.8
633 Ratings
9% above category average
Chat00 Ratings00 Ratings9.6632 Ratings
Notifications00 Ratings00 Ratings8.8629 Ratings
Discussions00 Ratings00 Ratings9.2617 Ratings
Surveys00 Ratings00 Ratings8.1410 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8409 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting00 Ratings00 Ratings8.9110 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts00 Ratings00 Ratings8.7182 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook00 Ratings00 Ratings8.9120 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
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Ratings
Jive
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Slack
8.4
600 Ratings
5% above category average
Versioning00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2324 Ratings
Video files00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3538 Ratings
Audio files00 Ratings00 Ratings8.5525 Ratings
Document collaboration00 Ratings00 Ratings8.0426 Ratings
Access control00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3409 Ratings
Advanced security features00 Ratings00 Ratings8.3360 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive00 Ratings00 Ratings9.0211 Ratings
Device sync00 Ratings00 Ratings9.0452 Ratings
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User Ratings
15FiveJiveSlack
Likelihood to Recommend
7.2
(46 ratings)
9.1
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9.2
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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6.6
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10.0
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Usability
9.5
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6.1
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9.0
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Availability
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5.0
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9.0
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Support Rating
8.6
(24 ratings)
6.9
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9.9
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Online Training
10.0
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5.0
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10.0
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3.0
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8.7
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Configurability
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10.0
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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10.0
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Ease of integration
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9.2
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Product Scalability
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10.0
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Professional Services
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10.0
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User Testimonials
15FiveJiveSlack
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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Aurea
It's definitely worth considering Jive for the type of application we've developed i.e. a central shared repository for all employees to host and discuss information. I can't say I have ever used a superior tool, but they may exist. I'm just not sure I would want to use it exclusively for file hosting, though. It does integrate with various other tools, so perhaps it would be fine if used in conjunction with another tool for that purpose.
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Salesforce
Slack is great for tracking commits to new coding projects. You can take parts of code that still need to be implemented later and easily search through the history of comments if there is something that goes wrong with a code commitment. It can be difficult for people that only like Teams to adjust to a new platform if you are using both to communicate.
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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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Aurea
  • Individual design
  • Presence of Russian language (localization can be independently established)
  • You can configure several information tapes with different themes. One for work, the second for communication
  • A newly-arrived network user immediately receives a prepared block for beginners. After completing several game tasks, the user will receive the basics of using Jive.
  • There is a template for each scenario. There is even a template for planning R&D, and there are more than twenty of them.
  • Integrates with MS Office, Google Drive, Google Docs
  • There are all platforms (even Winphone and blackberry)
  • You can create forum threads
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Salesforce
  • Huddles Run smoothly without any interferences.
  • Smooth individual calls quick and easy without any interruptions.
  • seamless notifications across multiple devices
  • The ability to easily tag a team member to urgently attend to a specific escalation.
  • Slack being user friendly and able to integrate easily with other platforms and apps.
  • How to easily open up different channels for different escalations and needs.
  • a safe direct messaging option.
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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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Aurea
  • Search functionality is very weak
  • The information architecture and taxonomy doesnt allow for easy discoverability of content
  • It's hard to navigate the and find spaces/groups that I already know about
  • The main profile/interface does not allow easy access to key tasks or common tasks.
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Salesforce
  • Would love a better integration with GitHub. For example, notifications when your PR is updated, when review is requested, @-mention in comments, etc.
  • Improved "Later" tab, for example the ability to create to-do lists or making the "Later" tab into a more powerful to-do list (annotate items with notes)
  • More powerful integrations, e.g. Google Calendar could render a calendar view within Slack, rather than sending the daily schedule
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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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Aurea
There are always external factors that can impact this decision but currently, the Jive platform is maintaining its lead in the market place in this area. If the innovation in this space by Jive continues, then this number will remain high. Integration with other systems and adaptability to changes in the market or in client needs will also make this decision hard to predict more then 6 months into the future
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Salesforce
To be more transparent, I give 10 because Slack serves our collaboration needs. It provide us a good platform for team communication relaying important update within the company, it has even mobile app where you can install in your phone to monitor any updates within that team that needs your immediate attention and intervention.
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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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Aurea
It was harder to use that expected. The admin needs to be code savvy to truly customize the system. And users need to trained on the system and the setup. Trainings and monitoring need to continue to enforce use.
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Salesforce
My rating was 7. Its intuitive interface and user-friendly features like channels, threads, and integrations make it excellent for team communication and onboarding. However, its usability is held back by the resource-intensive desktop app and cluttered feeling in large workspaces. The mobile app's performance and unreliable notifications have also been noted as weaknesses.
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Reliability and Availability
15Five
No answers on this topic
Aurea
Uptime was OK. But there was one day that the system crashed for a whole day. Our company was unable to operate. And all the plugins to word/excel froze causing those systems to freeze.

Jive posted a statement to the media saying all customers were up, but we were not.
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Salesforce
Yes, the app works 24/7. I don't even recall having any period that we could not use since the implementation. Even the maintenance periods are barely noticeable and our work is not impacted by it when it happens.
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Performance
15Five
No answers on this topic
Aurea
The product worked as designed. It just didn't work for our needs.
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Salesforce
Slack is a soft app, we don't have many issues with it. I recall one or two people complaining about something during our usage period, but I didn't have a bad experience. When the app is slow, usually the problem is with my computer or my internet. The app works just fine.
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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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Aurea
They did an OK job when I needed them. Except for the one day the system went down. Jive pointed the finger at the hosting company, and the hosting company pointed the finger at Jive. No reliable information came to us.
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Salesforce
Whenever I've had to troubleshoot an issue with Slack (which, to be honest, has not happened very often), their online documentation has been easy to locate, easy to understand, and effective in resolving my issue. Slack's ever-growing popularity also means that there's a large community of practice out there that can be depended upon.
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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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Aurea
Jive online training is there. It is OK/average. I feel some other companies are doing better. It is not a piece that is required to have a successfully implementation, but it could be useful to improve it
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Salesforce
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
15Five
It was very easy and support was super helpful!
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Aurea
If I did this over, I would hire out the implementation. They know the best practices and could have guided us to make an easier to use setup.
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Salesforce
I was not part of the implementation team, but I recall being 100% happy and excited to learn and use a new tool. I'm still am to be honest.
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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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Aurea
We had a Google phone number set up before and Jive was a lot better option than that. It is more consistent and can be configured much easier and with more advanced settings. Additionally, based on the pricing as well as working with the rep on our account, it was a perfect option for us
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Salesforce
I like Slack better than ClickUp, because I would spend 30-60 minutes a day updating my ClickUp tasks. The way ClickUp was used was very micromanaging. I billed by the hour, so I was willing to put in the time to alert the boss what tasks I was working on.
One of my jobs used Hive - I mostly just ran it in the background in case anyone messaged me. I did not use it often.
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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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Aurea
  • reduce email traffic
  • reduce amount of files/documents scattered & lost across shared drives
  • increased discovery, awareness and interaction of historically more separated individuals & team functions across the organisation
  • from an IT perspective, we've benefited from improved IT operations (e.g. troubleshooting info shared and easily searched/found with all team members - such that even junior team members can solve technical problems outside of business hours, lessening the burden for standby/call-in for more senior team members)
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Salesforce
  • Slack has been incredibly helpful in connecting various tech apps and ecosystems, creating a more streamlined and responsive process.
  • Slack has made it significantly easier to communicate with our team members across multiple time zones, creating a more engaging environment for our all-remote team.
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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.

Jive Screenshots

Screenshot of Jive's Interactive Intranet software provides a single platform for employee collaboration without complication.