Profit.co is the better fit for teams that need OKRs to be the primary, fully-featured system rather than a secondary feature. 15Five still makes sense if continuous check-ins and manager-enablement tools are your top priority.
In this guide
- Where Profit.co wins
- Where 15Five makes sense
- Full comparison
- Other alternatives
- FAQ
Where Profit.co Wins
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OKRs as the primary system, not secondary
Profit.co is built around goal execution as the core product; 15Five’s own positioning acknowledges its OKR features are secondary to its check-in and engagement core.
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100+ prebuilt OKR templates
Profit.co lets you start from 100+ prebuilt OKR templates; 15Five’s OKR functionality doesn’t offer this based on its published capability list.
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Deeper alignment visualization
Profit.co provides full vertical and horizontal alignment views with heatmaps and confidence scores; 15Five’s reporting centers on check-ins and 1:1s rather than cross-org goal alignment.
Where 15Five Still Makes Sense
15Five’s weekly check-in format is the most lightweight and highest-adoption OKR habit in this category, a genuine differentiator for teams where low friction matters more than feature depth. Its manager-effectiveness features, including the best-self review and HR outcomes dashboard, are also stronger than what Profit.co offers at that layer. If your organization’s real priority is building a consistent, low-overhead check-in culture rather than deep OKR alignment analytics, 15Five earns its place on the shortlist and is worth evaluating against Profit.co.
See How Profit.co Builds OKR Depth on Top of the Check-In Habit
Full Capability Comparison
Here’s how the two platforms compare across every module, so you can judge the tradeoffs yourself. The first five cover OKR and KPI ground where 15Five competes directly; the remaining seven cover the platform scope beyond it.
Create, weight, grade, and align objectives and key results.
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| An AI agent drafts and scores objectives before the cycle | ||
| Weight key results so the objective score reflects priorities | ||
| Measure key results by percent, milestone, increase, decrease, project, or task | ||
| Configure objective types, cycles, and approval flows | ||
| Start from 100+ prebuilt OKR templates | ||
| Set owners and due dates for every key result | ||
| Align and cascade objectives across every level |
Tie every key result to a real metric, pulled from a 400+ KPI library.
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| Back key results with KPIs from a 400+ library | ||
| Attach a measurable target and threshold to each key result | ||
| Pull metric values automatically from connected tools | ||
| Track leading and lagging measures behind an objective | ||
| Surface off-track key results on KPI heat maps | ||
| Roll metric updates into the objective score automatically | ||
| Report on OKR and KPI performance together |
Connect objectives to a Balanced Scorecard and the strategy roadmaps that guide the company.
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| Cascade objectives from company strategy to individuals | ||
| Roll objectives up into a Balanced Scorecard | ||
| Link OKRs to strategic initiatives and themes | ||
| Align OKRs to mission and vision statements | ||
| Run strategy reviews against live OKR progress | ||
| Visualize alignment on a strategy map |
Link objectives to the projects, tasks, and check-ins that deliver them.
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| Link OKRs to live projects and initiatives | ||
| Break objectives into tasks with owners and due dates | ||
| See project and task progress roll up to the objective | ||
| Track delivery cost and schedule against the objective | ||
| Run regular OKR check-ins with progress updates | ||
| Connect OKRs to portfolios and programs | ||
| Sync OKR progress with Jira and project tools |
See objective progress live, then share it as reports or board presentations.
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| Build custom OKR dashboards by team or level | ||
| See real-time objective and key-result progress | ||
| Generate OKR reports for leadership reviews | ||
| Build presentations from OKR data, with PowerPoint export | ||
| View company-wide alignment in one place | ||
| Drill from a company objective down to any key result |
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Track strategy across financial, customer, process, and learning perspectives.
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| Map objectives across four BSC perspectives | ||
| Build strategy maps linking each perspective | ||
| Run Hoshin Kanri policy deployment | ||
| Plan strategic initiatives per perspective | ||
| Weight perspectives and objectives | ||
| Track scorecard health on dashboards | ||
| Cascade the scorecard across the organization |
Run reviews, 360 feedback, and one-on-ones tied to the goals people own.
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| Run structured performance review cycles | ||
| Collect 360-degree feedback from peers and managers | ||
| Hold one-on-ones with shared agendas and notes | ||
| Tie appraisals to real objective and KPI results | ||
| Track competencies and development plans | ||
| Run self-assessments and manager reviews | ||
| Use custom review templates |
Track morale with pulse surveys, eNPS, and peer recognition.
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| Run pulse surveys on a regular cadence | ||
| Track eNPS and sentiment trends | ||
| Recognize good work with peer recognition | ||
| Act on results with follow-up plans | ||
| Run anonymous surveys | ||
| Connect engagement to goals and performance |
Plan and run projects, portfolios, and resources with cost and schedule tracking.
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| Plan and prioritize projects and portfolios | ||
| Manage tasks with owners, due dates, and dependencies | ||
| Track cost and schedule with Earned Value Management | ||
| Plan team capacity with resource management | ||
| Lay out schedules and milestones on a Gantt timeline | ||
| Track planned versus actual spend per project | ||
| Connect projects to objectives and KPIs |
Share updates, comments, and recognition from the same view of the work.
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| Share progress through check-ins and updates | ||
| Comment and mention teammates in context | ||
| Recognize peers with kudos | ||
| Work from shared dashboards | ||
| Get notified in Slack and Microsoft Teams | ||
| See goals, KPIs, and projects in one view |
SOC 2 and GDPR certified, with single sign-on and 100+ integrations.
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| SOC 2 Type II certified | ||
| ISO 27001 certified | ||
| GDPR compliant | ||
| HIPAA compliant | ||
| 99.9% uptime | ||
| 100+ integrations | ||
| Single sign-on and role-based access |
Get 24/7 support, guided onboarding, and OKR coaching from real people.
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| 24/7 live support | ||
| Guided onboarding | ||
| Dedicated customer success | ||
| Help center and documentation | ||
| OKR coaching from experts | ||
| OKR certification program |
A Few More Alternatives Worth a Look
15Five isn’t the only continuous-performance option worth a look. Here’s how the rest of the field covered in our full OKR software guide stacks up, in the same order we rank them there.
Enterprise teams wanting deep OKR analytics with European data hosting for GDPR compliance. Its coaching program and analytics suite are genuinely strong for organizations building a formal OKR practice.
Watch out: no native mobile app and no published AI features, gaps its own reviewers point out.
See the Workpath alternative →Large enterprises (500+ employees) that need OKR cascading tied to performance calibration with fairness controls and 25+ language support. Goal Assist AI is a genuine strength for goal-writing support.
Watch out: its own materials acknowledge heavier setup and change management than lighter platforms.
See the Betterworks alternative for OKRs →Organizations building a people-first, feedback-driven culture that want OKRs bundled with engagement surveys and career development. Its Goals and OKRs module can be purchased standalone.
Watch out: no free plan, no self-serve trial, only a guided product tour. AI focuses on engagement surveys, not OKR authoring.
See the Lattice alternative for OKRs →Organizations that want goals tied directly to learning paths, competencies, and career progression decisions. Pricing is modular via direct sales only, though it does offer a genuine 14-day free trial with no credit card required.
Watch out: OKR tracking is one part of a broader development suite, less specialized than dedicated OKR tools.
See the Leapsome alternative for OKRs →Small teams (5 or fewer) that want a genuinely free way to visualize how OKRs and KPIs connect to strategy. Its Strategy Map is a standout visual alignment tool and the free plan is real, not a crippled trial.
Watch out: paid plans require a 10-seat minimum, and the cascade structure is fairly rigid for cross-functional teams.
See the Perdoo alternative →Small or remote teams new to OKRs that want the simplest possible weekly habit. Its PPP check-in framework and included unlimited OKR coaching make it fast to adopt with minimal training.
Watch out: intentionally light on advanced analytics and no published AI-assisted authoring features.
See the Weekdone alternative →Lean, budget-conscious startups that want AI to handle the first draft of their OKRs. Its AI-generated goals, action plans, and AI-powered retrospectives make for a genuinely fast setup.
Watch out: lighter feature depth than enterprise-scale platforms, growing teams may outgrow it.
See the Tability alternative →Organizations deeply standardized on Microsoft Teams that want OKR updates without leaving it. Its native Teams integration is the deepest in this category.
Watch out: no AI-assisted features at all, and its integration catalog outside Microsoft 365 is comparatively narrow.
See the Mooncamp alternative →Teams that want AI-driven goal alignment tied closely to performance reviews and 1:1s. Its OKR Platform tier offers genuinely useful AI-alignment features with a free trial available.
Watch out: smaller market presence and a narrower integration ecosystem than more established OKR platforms.
See the Peoplebox alternative →Large enterprises that want automated business-review deck generation and AI-driven risk detection layered on top of OKRs. Its automation is genuinely strong for enterprise leadership reporting.
Watch out: no pricing page, no free trial, every quote requires a demo, a real barrier for teams wanting to evaluate before a sales conversation.
See the WorkBoard alternative →Check-ins keep a team talking; they don’t make the goal happen.
See how a live workspace handles both: book a short walkthrough and compare the OKR depth for yourself.
Pick the platform that matches how deep you want OKRs to go.
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Frequently Asked Questions
15Five is well-regarded for its lightweight weekly check-in cadence and manager-enablement tools. Its OKR functionality is secondary to that check-in core, per its own product positioning.
Profit.co is the strongest alternative if OKRs need to be the primary system rather than a secondary feature. Weekdone is worth a look if you want a similarly lightweight check-in cadence with more OKR focus.
Profit.co is quoted per organization with a free trial to evaluate it first. 15Five’s OKR functionality specifically requires its Perform plan and there’s no permanent free plan on either side.
It can track OKRs, but its own positioning frames OKRs as secondary to its check-in and engagement core, so teams needing deep alignment visualization or task-level execution often pair it with or replace it with a dedicated OKR platform.
