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Lattice alternatives for small businesses
Lattice is a strong tool for companies with an HR team and hundreds of staff. For a team of 10 to 50, the per-person price, the annual contract and the reported minimum add up fast. Here is what the common alternatives cost, with the math shown.
What a year costs
| Tool | 20 people | 50 people | How it’s priced |
|---|---|---|---|
| ManagerCheckIns | $468 | $468 | Free up to 5 people, then $39 a month for the whole company up to 60. Month to month. |
| Lattice Performance | $2,400, but $4,000 with the reported minimum | $6,000 | $10 per person a month. A $4,000 a year minimum is reported by buyers (not on Lattice's page). Annual contract. |
| 15Five Perform | $2,640 | $6,600 | $11 per person a month, billed yearly. Engage alone is $4. |
| Small Improvements | $720 | $1,800 | From $3 per person a month with a 20-person minimum. |
| Fellow Team or Business | $1,680 | $9,000 | Team is $7 per person a month billed yearly, up to 20 seats. Business is $15, up to 50. |
What you give up by leaving Lattice
- A full HR suite. Lattice also sells compensation planning, an HRIS and engagement analytics. ManagerCheckIns does not do payroll, pay bands or employee files.
- AI review drafts. Lattice can draft review text. ManagerCheckIns has no AI writing; people write their own reviews.
- Integrations. Lattice connects to Slack, Teams and HR systems. ManagerCheckIns posts praise to Slack or Google Chat and imports people from a pasted list, but does not sync with an HRIS.
What you keep with ManagerCheckIns
- 1:1 agendas with shared and private notes and follow-ups that carry over
- Goals with check-ins, linked to company goals
- Review cycles with self, manager and peer reviews, and editable question sets
- Anytime feedback you can ask for or give, kept private to the person and their manager
- Praise tagged with your company values
- Anonymous pulse surveys with eNPS
One plan has all of it. No add-ons, no per-person price, and no annual minimum.
Which one fits
Pick Lattice if you have an HR team, more than about 100 people, and want compensation and HR records in the same place. Pick 15Five or Small Improvements if per-person pricing is fine and you want a long-standing vendor. Pick ManagerCheckIns if you are 5 to 60 people, managers run the 1:1s themselves, and you want one flat bill.
Comparing with Fellow in more detail? See ManagerCheckIns vs Fellow.