Lattice vs. Small Improvements

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Lattice
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Lattice is a People Success Platform that aims to bring together the tools, workflows, and data needed to help business leaders develop engaged, high-performing employees and winning cultures. By combining continuous performance management, goal-setting, employee engagement, compensation management, career development, and people analytics into one unified solution, Lattice helps HR, People, and Operations teams develop insights that build enviable cultures and drive impactful business…
$4
per month per user
Small Improvements
Score 7.3 out of 10
N/A
Performance Reviews & 360s Provide employees with structured opportunities for reflection and assessment through performance reviews and peer feedback. Customize the questions, define who participates, establish a cadence that suits an organization’s schedule, and run reviews for different departments at the same time. Ongoing Feedback Praise coworkers for a job well done and request feedback at any time from anyone. Prepare for…
$2
per user, per month
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
+ Engagement
$4
per month per user
+ Grow
$4
per month per user
Performance Management
$8
per month per user
OKRs & Goals
$8
per month per user
Performance Management + OKRs & Goals
$11
per month per user
Engagement and Retention Add-on
$2
per user, per month
Performance Starter Pack
$5
per user, per month
Feedback and Performance Suite
$7
per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAll contracts billed annually. Special enterprise pricing available for multi-product and volume purchases.We also offer volume discounts if you have over 200 employees! Please see the calculator on our pricing page to calculate your exact price.
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Lattice
7.8
Ratings
3% above category average
Small Improvements
8.3
Ratings
10% above category average
Corporate goal setting7.20 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting8.10 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.90 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Performance tracking7.30 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Lattice
6.9
Ratings
17% below category average
Small Improvements
9.3
Ratings
13% above category average
Performance plans9.20 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Plan weighting7.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Manager note taking8.50 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans8.30 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Review status tracking8.10 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow5.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Review reminders7.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Workflow restrictions3.70 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency6.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Reporting5.10 Ratings9.00 Ratings
User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
7.7
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
2.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.8
(0 ratings)
7.1
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Lattice is very well versed in all things with performance and goals, but it is a separate program from the rest I work in; it would be nice to be able to integrate it into other programs I work out of more frequently. I do enjoy being able to have a program where I can track my goals and job growth.
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Small Improvements is well suited in any sector or organization given that it tracks employee performance, 1:1 meetings, employee recognition and so on. I've used other tools previously like ones built in-house, Excel spreadsheets and even competitors like Workday but Small Improvements is leaps ahead of those other tools in its ability to execute well on employee performance tracking, recognition and meetings.
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Pros
  • Giving me up to date information and tasks that enable me to complete necessary training experiences.
  • Giving me a user friendly interface/platform that allows me to communicate with coworkers, supervisor, etc.
  • It notifies me when I have things to do, and when I have completed necessary tasks.
  • It gives me a bank of completed tasks so that I can chronologically follow my progress over time as I have been with my organization.
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  • Goal Tracking: Enables users to chart goals, track progress, and provide details about what they want/expect to achieve.
  • Praise Wall: A public place to post positive and encouraging comments about other employees.
  • 360 Reviews: Users can request and gain 1:1 feedback; this can be anonymous if desired.
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Cons
  • it is not intuitive how to find a past review you wrote for someone that doesn't directly report to you
  • Lattice app (for phone) is very limited in scope and doesn't have face ID
  • sales team can be misleading; need to really double check and push on important issues
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  • Being able to edit projects more easily (and have a documented edit history) would be beneficial.
  • Possibly integrations with popular platforms (such as JIRA) to give expanded detail of project tracking.
  • Gantt charts would be a nice to have for a top level management view.
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Likelihood to Renew
It is an expensive platform and other platforms are coming to market with similar features at a fraction of the price.
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Usability
because it has positive impact on both employee and business. It streamlined performance review , made feedback more consistent and improved visibility and it helped a lot in setting up specific reminders for tasks and recognition.it also build transparency in setting up reviews and feedbacks. its easy to use and integrate.
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Support Rating
Lattice Support is not that good. We have had to have calls with them in the past and their product team did not have a lot of knowledge about their product. I believe they are able to provide a much better level of service and that would increase my likelihood to work with them again.
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The customer support is quick and thorough, they have access to our account to answers are tailored to our needs. They also have a good knowledge base and self-help site with some video tutorials and FAQs which saved us time as opposed to just calling or emailing support. For the times that we did reach out, it only took one response to get our issue resolved.
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Alternatives Considered
These other platforms are great at their own thing- like payroll for the most part, but some don't have native performance tools at all (ADP), and some are just so shallow and designed to just check the must-have boxes for orgs primarily focused on Payroll. Gusto and TriNet/Zenefits try to be all-in-one solutions, but their foundations are payroll and HRIS, respectively, so their performance and engagement tools are either missing or severely lacking
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While still far from perfect, Lattice has much stronger goal-setting and 1:1 features (see my list of areas for improvement above). At another company, we put all OKR in Confluence and used Google Drive (specifically Google Docs) for 1:1 notes and performance evaluations. While it may seem cumbersome to conduct something like a performance review process via Google Docs, I appreciated the flexibility that it offered. I also still think that shared Google Doc is a perfectly fine tool for 1:1 notes (it even has assignable tasks now), and Confluence is a perfectly fine tool for defining OKR and tracking progress. Keep it simple (c).
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Return on Investment
  • a different method to reaching the whole company that isn't through email or slack, not cluttering peoples inbox but having a dedicated space for praises and goal planning
  • where company data about personnel is stored and a way to engage with them and set up cadences for meeting and feedback, giving us a one stop shop instead of multiple avenues
  • a forum where we do all company surveys. from engagement surveys to mid-year reviews. makes this process streamlined and less fussy and confusing
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  • Before we had Small Improvements, personal goal setting was completely disorganized. Some managers made sure it was done, likewise many did not.
  • Having past goals collected in one repository has been a blessing. I couldn't imagine not having Small Improvements or something comparable.
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ScreenShots

Small Improvements Screenshots

Screenshot of Provide employees with structured opportunities for reflection and assessment through Performance ReviewsScreenshot of Decide whether or not you want manager to approve nominations for 360 FeedbackScreenshot of Share agenda items, meeting notes, and follow-up discussions with 1:1 MeetingsScreenshot of Create templated 1:1 meeting agendas for your managersScreenshot of Identify goals, set success measures, and track the results with ObjectivesScreenshot of Give public kudos to your colleagues with Praise