# Small Improvements alternatives: what AI models name instead, September 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, September 2026 Edition. 362 of the 432 answers in the 2 categories where Small Improvements 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/small-improvements/alternatives/

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

- Lattice: 65
- Betterworks: 42
- Culture Amp: 26
- Workday: 23
- Effy AI: 17
- Spidergap: 15

## Performance management

**Small business**: 55 of 72 answers did not name Small Improvements (Small Improvements is #7 of 10 at 6%).

- Lattice: first choice in 13 of those 55
- Effy AI: first choice in 10 of those 55
- ThriveSparrow: first choice in 7 of those 55
- BambooHR: first choice in 6 of those 55
- 15Five: first choice in 5 of those 55
- Leapsome: first choice in 4 of those 55
- Zoho People: first choice in 4 of those 55
- CharlieHR: first choice in 2 of those 55

**Mid-market**: 63 of 72 answers did not name Small Improvements (Small Improvements is #5 of 14 at 7%).

- Lattice: first choice in 25 of those 63
- PerformYard: first choice in 4 of those 63
- 15Five: first choice in 3 of those 63
- HiBob: first choice in 3 of those 63
- Betterworks: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Culture Amp: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Effy AI: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Leapsome: first choice in 1 of those 63

**Enterprise**: 72 of 72 answers did not name Small Improvements.

- Workday: first choice in 23 of those 72
- Betterworks: first choice in 19 of those 72
- Lattice: first choice in 7 of those 72
- SAP SuccessFactors: first choice in 6 of those 72
- OneStream: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Oracle Fusion Cloud EPM: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Oracle Fusion Cloud HCM: first choice in 2 of those 72
- 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 72

## 360 feedback

**Small business**: 39 of 72 answers did not name Small Improvements (Small Improvements is #3 of 13 at 11%).

- Spidergap: first choice in 8 of those 39
- Effy AI: first choice in 4 of those 39
- FeedbackPulse: first choice in 3 of those 39
- Primalogik: first choice in 3 of those 39
- 15Five: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Culture Amp: first choice in 1 of those 39
- EchoSpan: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Express Evaluations: first choice in 1 of those 39

**Mid-market**: 62 of 72 answers did not name Small Improvements (Small Improvements is #5 of 15 at 5%).

- Lattice: first choice in 17 of those 62
- Spidergap: first choice in 5 of those 62
- Culture Amp: first choice in 4 of those 62
- Effy AI: first choice in 2 of those 62
- FeedbackPulse: first choice in 2 of those 62
- 36 Dollar 360: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Betterworks: first choice in 1 of those 62
- FeedbackFruits: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Enterprise**: 71 of 72 answers did not name Small Improvements.

- Betterworks: first choice in 20 of those 71
- Culture Amp: first choice in 20 of those 71
- FeedbackPulse: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Lattice: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Qualtrics: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Qualtrics 360 Development: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Spidergap: first choice in 2 of those 71
- 360 Unlimited Feedback: first choice in 1 of those 71

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