🚀 Good news! Your company grows, as you realized that managing performance in a spreadsheet does not work anymore. But how to select the right software, fitting your goals and processes, if there are more than 100 tools on the market?
Read this brief to learn what to consider during performance software selection. We also will show you how Plai differentiates to help you make the right decision.
Some software is designed for enterprises and backed with many features that fit best for large teams, while other tools offer fewer features and simplicity. Do you really need all the features that the tool charges for?
Tip: review the case studies to see the type of companies that benefit the most from the tool.
Consider that most of the tools require learning and some time for adoption by the team. Sometimes you even need to conduct a learning session of the tool. Do you have a month to teach your team, or do you need to start using the software on the go?
Tip: consider users' reviews on G2 or Capterra to learn how fast other teams get started with the tool.
Most of the tools suggest annual plans. Does it ok for you to pay annually, or do you need a monthly plan? Will you benefit from paying per user or flat?
Tip: check the pricing plans and whether the tool offers monthly plans or trials to help you see if it fits you.
If software error or delay with some question can cost you something, it might be not ok for you to wait a few business days to wait for a response by email. So, it's better to check the timezone and average response time by support teams.
Tip: check the contact page, live chat, and the average response time of support.
Does the tool has a mobile app and integrations with the tools you usually use? Look for software that fits your processes smoothly to make your team adopt it. Slack/Microsoft Teams & Calendar integrations will help you onboard the team and monitor their progress faster.
Tip: check if the tool has a mobile app and integrations.
Reports are crucial to get a helicopter view of your team and help managers track the progress of the goals. Even better to find a tool with live dashboards to keep your team on track and motivated towards goals. If dashboards are beautiful and easy to understand, you might also find yourself using them more.
Tip: check which types of dashboards tools offer.
Though Plai has a powerful HR Suite with 360 & performance reviews, eNPS surveys, and personal development plans, it cannot cover all daily HR tasks. Plai will help only to cover the part of HR responsibilities focused on the performance analysis and improvement.
70% of employees leave their managers, not companies. Often small companies do not have an HR role, and managers need to handle it. For such teams, it is crucial to educate managers, developing the right performance management habits.
Plai help you cut 40+ hours monthly for HR-related tasks and achieve more in a healthy manner, removing stress and anxiety from goals and management failures. OKRs, regular feedback and performance conversations help teams see everyone's impact and discuss their areas of improvement. Such habits improve manager-employee communication, create transparency and psychological safety in the workplace.
Plai has the highest cost to quality ratio on the market. Unlike other HR products, we don't require you to commit to annual contracts - subscribe to monthly plan and cancel anytime.
Plai is easy to learned platform. Instead of calls with support managers, you just need to invite your team to Plai and start using it.
Plai has 100+ templates, articles and tips, based on the knowledge from 3000+ teams with proven success.
3 hours average support response time. Or go even further - request a live product demo, jump on free onboarding call, and access our help center.
Customize Plai for your needs, request new features, and see them live.
Top-rated by design and 55% of our clients are Design & Software Agencies. With a game-like interface, employees like Plai and use it regularly. A bunch of emojis and stickers makes the tool modern-looking and engaging.
Plai users' data is confidential, as the software maintains the highest standards of data security & privacy with a full GDPR compliance & AWS certification. Learn more about data encryption, retention & recovery in Plai.
Regardless of the plan, you can export your historical data anytime.
Get OKRs division by departments, asynchronous real-time goal setting & updating, visibility of team activity within the feed, and notifications about team's updates.
Employee-centric 360°, manager, and peer performance reviews with expert-backed templates, customizable questions, competency-based assessment and in-product calibration.
Set 1:1 meetings with reminders, apply conversation templates depending on your goals, and create private or collaborative notes.
Use Personal Development Plans to help employees plan their careers and monitor their growth.
Access performance reports that are easy to understand and act on. Analyze your company’s performance and skills gap by location, tenure, seniority level, and more. Keep your team engaged with a live TV screen dashboard with goals' progress.
Stay on top with Slack & MC Teams integration, and synchronize your check-ins with Calendar integration.
Edit and set OKRs on the go with Plai mobile app, available for Android & iOS.
Drive a feedback culture, sharing peer-to-peer feedback & public praises. Get access to templates & tips for sharing feedback.
Time saved for HR tasks each month
Templates & HR experts' tips to get started
Average rating by clients with actual results
Average support response time