Betterworks vs. SilkRoad Performance

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Betterworks
Score 7.1 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Betterworks offers intelligent performance management software solutions. Its enterprise-ready SaaS platform helps workforces and organizations achieve their potential with tools that foster greater manager effectiveness and employee performance, with the goal of increasing engagement and retention. The Betterworks solution combines generative AI and data analytics to enable organizations to make smart, data-informed decisions linked to performance, calibration, skill…N/A
SilkRoad Performance
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
SilkRoad Performance (formerly WingSpan) is SilkRoad's employee performance management product and is one component of the Life Suite platform.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsVolume discounts apply.
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Community Pulse
BetterworksSilkRoad Performance
Top Pros

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Top Cons
Features
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Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Betterworks
9.0
4 Ratings
15% above category average
SilkRoad Performance
2.3
1 Ratings
108% below category average
Corporate goal setting9.04 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting9.04 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting9.04 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Betterworks
7.2
3 Ratings
13% below category average
SilkRoad Performance
-
Ratings
Performance plans8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Plan weighting8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager note taking3.22 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders3.23 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow restrictions8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
BetterworksSilkRoad Performance
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(6 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
BetterworksSilkRoad Performance
Likelihood to Recommend
Betterworks
BetterWorks really helps keep track of quarterly objectives, as long as the entire company follows the OKRs framework. The objectives and key results of each employee can be linked to the general objectives of the organization and that really helps align on the same mission. I wouldn't recommend using BetterWorks as a standalone platform to follow up on objectives if the rest of the organization is not on board with the OKRs framework.
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SilkRoad
No, we just had a bad experience unfortunately.
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Pros
Betterworks
  • Web based platform with everyone being able to access it anytime anywhere
  • Allows for company wide OKRs management and promotes transparency
  • Has some reporting functionalities
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SilkRoad
  • Unfortunately our experience was very poor, so I don't have anything for what they do "particularly" well.
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Cons
Betterworks
  • It's sometimes hard to see ONLY your milestones and goals
  • Having more default units of measure might be nice (or being able to save your own custom ones)
  • Native integrations with software (like HubSpot) would be great
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SilkRoad
  • Transparency about the capabilities of their system. We would have never chosen WingSpan had we had a clear picture of the limitations of their system.
  • Ease of use - as an administrator we found it to be difficult to work with. Of course, improvements may have been made in this area since we used it last.
  • The user interface could use some updating.
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Likelihood to Renew
Betterworks
We've been using it for going on four quarters now and it's become part of how our team plans our work for the quarter, holds ourselves accountable, and decides who is doing what work and why. Without it we'd certainly have to replace it with something else - plus it's so nice to see the other departments and top company goals so easily.
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SilkRoad
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Usability
Betterworks
Overall the platform is clean and easy to use. It's quick to learn and not unnecessarily complex. While a few specific filtering features can be wonky it's nice that it's simple and clean. There are a lot of icons where words may be more appropriate in the navigation but otherwise the platform is easy to use and quick to hop into and check in.
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SilkRoad
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Alternatives Considered
Betterworks
I have used Asana, Jira, and VersionOne. I find BetterWorks the most intuitive and organized. It is fairly easy to use and learn, as long as everyone else does the same. Since the team implemented the quarterly reviews and stayed on top of using it, it has been successful so far.
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SilkRoad
We used Cvent following our WingSpan experience. It worked out much better and had more capability than WingSpan.
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Return on Investment
Betterworks
  • A tool like this was highly viewed by the new hires as it shows the company's commitment to track everyone's contribution to corporates goals
  • Provides transparency into what each team does
  • The implementation was a big effort
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SilkRoad
  • I feel it set us back a bit, and also caused us to lose credibility with our management team after it turned out to be a "failed experiment."
  • We have gone back to a manual system of doing goal setting that works better for us.
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of Betterworks Goals with Google Sheets IntegrationsScreenshot of Betterworks Conversations with AI AssistScreenshot of Betterworks Advanced AnalyticsScreenshot of Betterworks Calibration 9-box with filter optionsScreenshot of Betterworks Engage TopicsScreenshot of Betterworks Goals integration with Microsoft Teams