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360 feedback · September 2026 Edition

ThriveSparrow vs PerformYard

Zero of twelve models named ThriveSparrow first on the direct prompt; zero named PerformYard. ThriveSparrow was named by eight of the twelve models and PerformYard by ten and ThriveSparrow carries 11 labels and PerformYard 18, so the shares are not directly comparable.

ThriveSparrow

accepted challenger

Named in eight categories this edition.

PerformYard

accepted challenger

Named in three categories this edition.

First-choice share5%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate0%6%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#6#7A position in a field of 15; printed, not drawn.
Labels1118A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, ThriveSparrow reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Lattice was named alongside these two in eleven of the twelve direct answers. Lattice vs ThriveSparrow · Lattice vs PerformYard · Effy AI vs ThriveSparrow

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the 360 feedback page.

By framing

How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
ThriveSparrowFirst choices, of twelve modelsPerformYard
Direct00
Paraphrase01
Comparative00
Budget-constrained20
Scale-constrained00
Negative001 against PerformYard
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.

Every model, every framing

The seventy-two answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where ThriveSparrow and PerformYard stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
ThriveSparrow PerformYard first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, ThriveSparrow on the left and PerformYard on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where ThriveSparrow and PerformYard stood in it.

Neither was the first choice, one was named

1 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Claude Haiku 4.5Lattice alternatives: Leapsome, PerformYard, SurveySparrow

Neither was named

11 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
GPT-5.4 miniCulture Amp alternatives: EchoSpan, Spidergap
Gemini 3.5 FlashLattice alternatives: Culture Amp, Leapsome, Spidergap, Teamflect
Perplexity SonarLattice alternatives: Betterworks, Spidergap
Grok 4.1 FastLattice alternatives: Culture Amp, Leapsome
Mistral SmallBetterworks, Culture Amp alternatives: Lattice, Leapsome
DeepSeek V4 FlashLattice alternatives: Culture Amp, Leapsome, Spidergap
Llama 4 MaverickLattice alternatives: Culture Amp, Effy AI, Leapsome
Qwen 3.7 FlashLattice alternatives: Betterworks, Culture Amp, Spidergap
Kimi K2Lattice alternatives: 15Five, Culture Amp, Leapsome, Spidergap
GLM 4.7 FlashXLattice alternatives: EchoSpan, Leapsome, Spidergap
MiniMax M2.5Lattice alternatives: Culture Amp, Leapsome, Spidergap

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
PerformYard leads by five points.
PerformYard9%#6 of 13
ThriveSparrow5%#7 of 13
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: ThriveSparrow leads at mid-market.
ThriveSparrow5%#6 of 15
PerformYard2%#7 of 15
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
The order flips: PerformYard leads at enterprise.
PerformYard2%#– of 8
ThriveSparrow0%#– of 8
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about ThriveSparrow

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.

“The best 360-degree feedback tool for a company with a limited budget is ThriveSparrow, Small Improvements, or Primalogik.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
“ThriveSparrow: Often cited as a top choice for SMBs on a budget... Best Overall Value” Qwen 3.7 Flash · budget prompt · first choice

What the models said about PerformYard

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.

“many tools (Effy AI, Primalogik, PerformYard, 15Five, Lattice) charge for every employee” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd generally recommend PerformYard first if you want a dedicated, mid-market-friendly multi-rater feedback / 360 review tool” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
Also compared
Lattice vs ThriveSparrowLattice vs PerformYardEffy AI vs ThriveSparrowEffy AI vs PerformYardPrimalogik vs ThriveSparrowPrimalogik vs PerformYardCulture Amp vs ThriveSparrowCulture Amp vs PerformYardSmall Improvements vs ThriveSparrowSmall Improvements vs PerformYardThriveSparrow vs TeamflectPerformYard vs TeamflectAll twenty-eight head-to-head pages and the full 360 feedback standing

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.