# PerformYard alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 557 of the 648 answers in the 3 categories where PerformYard holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/performyard/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Lattice: 70
- Betterworks: 41
- Workday: 31
- SAP SuccessFactors: 24
- Effy AI: 23
- Culture Amp: 22

## Performance management

**Small business**: 59 of 72 answers did not name PerformYard (PerformYard is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- Effy AI: first choice in 10 of those 59
- Lattice: first choice in 10 of those 59
- BambooHR: first choice in 8 of those 59
- ThriveSparrow: first choice in 6 of those 59
- Zoho People: first choice in 5 of those 59
- 15Five: first choice in 4 of those 59
- Leapsome: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Small Improvements: first choice in 3 of those 59

**Mid-market**: 53 of 72 answers did not name PerformYard (PerformYard is #2 of 14 at 9%).

- Lattice: first choice in 18 of those 53
- Effy AI: first choice in 3 of those 53
- HiBob: first choice in 3 of those 53
- Small Improvements: first choice in 3 of those 53
- Betterworks: first choice in 2 of those 53
- AssessTEAM: first choice in 1 of those 53
- Performance Pro: first choice in 1 of those 53
- ThriveSparrow: first choice in 1 of those 53

**Enterprise**: 68 of 72 answers did not name PerformYard.

- Workday: first choice in 23 of those 68
- Betterworks: first choice in 19 of those 68
- Lattice: first choice in 7 of those 68
- SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 5 of those 68
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 3 of those 68
- OneStream: first choice in 2 of those 68
- 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Cornerstone OnDemand: first choice in 1 of those 68

## 360 feedback

**Small business**: 59 of 72 answers did not name PerformYard (PerformYard is #6 of 13 at 9%).

- Spidergap: first choice in 11 of those 59
- Small Improvements: first choice in 8 of those 59
- FeedbackPulse: first choice in 7 of those 59
- Primalogik: first choice in 7 of those 59
- Effy AI: first choice in 5 of those 59
- Express Evaluations: first choice in 2 of those 59
- ThriveSparrow: first choice in 2 of those 59
- 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 59

**Mid-market**: 63 of 72 answers did not name PerformYard (PerformYard is #7 of 15 at 2%).

- Lattice: first choice in 16 of those 63
- Effy AI: first choice in 5 of those 63
- Culture Amp: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Spidergap: first choice in 3 of those 63
- FeedbackPulse: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Primalogik: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Small Improvements: first choice in 2 of those 63
- ThriveSparrow: first choice in 2 of those 63

**Enterprise**: 70 of 72 answers did not name PerformYard.

- Betterworks: first choice in 20 of those 70
- Culture Amp: first choice in 19 of those 70
- FeedbackPulse: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Lattice: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Qualtrics: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Spidergap: first choice in 2 of those 70
- 360 Unlimited Feedback: first choice in 1 of those 70
- 360Factor: first choice in 1 of those 70

## Succession planning

**Small business**: 50 of 72 answers did not name PerformYard (PerformYard is #5 of 9 at 6%).

- Paycor: first choice in 10 of those 50
- BambooHR: first choice in 8 of those 50
- SuccessionNow: first choice in 7 of those 50
- Lattice: first choice in 5 of those 50
- Empxtrack: first choice in 2 of those 50
- TalentHR: first choice in 2 of those 50
- ClearCompany: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Creately: first choice in 1 of those 50

**Mid-market**: 63 of 72 answers did not name PerformYard (PerformYard is #8 of 13 at 0%).

- Lattice: first choice in 11 of those 63
- Engagedly: first choice in 8 of those 63
- Empxtrack: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Teamflect: first choice in 3 of those 63
- BambooHR: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Paycor: first choice in 2 of those 63
- SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 2 of those 63
- SuccessionStack: first choice in 2 of those 63

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name PerformYard.

- SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 17 of those 72
- Workday: first choice in 8 of those 72
- Workday Human Capital Management: first choice in 5 of those 72
- SAP SuccessFactors Succession & Development: first choice in 4 of those 72
- TalentGuard: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Workday HCM: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Cornerstone OnDemand: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Eightfold AI: first choice in 2 of those 72

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