Preciate vs. Small Improvements

We use the Preciate app to do both internal and external recognition, which allows us to connect with our customers and communicate about things that were successes for us as a team. We also like to recognize team members and let them know that their work is not overlooked. We also use this to recognize customers and interns.

Incentivized

I'm honestly not sure why my company chose to use Small Improvements. We used Lattice before for the all the same use cases I mentioned here. The employee performance review feature might be a bit better in Small Improvements, but the goal-setting tool and the 1:1 tool are very weak. I may not have benefitted yet from all the features that Small Improvements have to offer, but so far it looks like a pretty basic HR tool with much better alternatives out there. If it's cheaper than the competition, that might be the only argument to go with it.

Incentivized

• Easy install and user interface.
• Great customer service.

Incentivized

• Take shared or private notes tied to each week's 1-1 meeting
• Remind each other of open action items until they are checked off
• Manage the performance review cycle

Incentivized

• Technology could improve.
• Social needs some work (though I'm understanding of its newness).
• DIY ability to customize stickers and more.

Incentivized

• Interface can be cluttered at times
• There isn't a lot of help or knowledge readily available when first using the tool

Incentivized

Preciate is always ready to help with questions or problems. They are good at follow up and also being proactive when new versions or upgrades are released. They also do a great job putting useful information on social media like LinkedIn and Twitter, that information is useful when we have an issue. Additionally, they have been really good at taking our suggestions and incorporating them into future builds and versions.

Incentivized

I never had to contact their support so far. There's no "N/A" option so I'm going with a neutral "5".

Incentivized

I don't like using LinkedIn because it is too personal and not private enough, also recognition gets lost after you post it. With Preciate, the employee or person can take the recognition along with them at their next role or job. I also think that the company stands for some amazing things.

Incentivized

Lattice was able to link in with core OKRs whereas from my memory, Small Improvements didn't support this goal setting and tracking framework. While it was good for sentiment and management frameworks, it was unable to connect with the greater company vision as well as Lattice - that was the reason that we moved.

Incentivized

• Great ROI, it's reasonably priced.
• Has enforced core values that otherwise would have been announced one day and forgotten the next.
• Improves cross-team relationships.

Incentivized

• It helped keep my goals on track, both in documentation and email updates.
• It helped free up my manager's bandwidth to focus on other tasks.

Incentivized