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OrgOrg vs 15Five
Continuous performance management
15Five popularised the weekly check-in pattern — five-question pulse surveys plus 1:1s and OKRs. OrgOrg covers the same workflows and adds directory, go links, smart groups, and on-call as part of the same tool.
When OrgOrg is the right pick
Teams that want the weekly cadence to live alongside the rest of their daily work — go links, profiles, on-call, smart groups — instead of in a separate HR tool. ICs adopt OrgOrg because they use it for go/links every day; performance content gets dragged along for the ride.
When 15Five is the right pick
Companies whose primary use case is the weekly written check-in (How was your week? What blocked you?) and want HR-driven coaching prompts on top of that. 15Five is the safe pick when manager development is the top priority and you have an HRBP-style role driving adoption.
Where OrgOrg wins
- Same 1:1s + OKRs + surveys, plus directory, go links, smart groups, on-call, recognition in one tool.
- Engineering teams adopt without HR pushback because the daily-use surface is real (go/wiki, go/oncall) — performance modules ride along.
- Bidirectional Google Calendar sync on 1:1 notes/agenda/action items — 15Five's Calendar integration is rigid (their docs note recurring 1:1s break if you enable it, forcing static-link workarounds).
- Single linear pricing instead of separate Engage / Perform / Total Platform tiers that compound.
Where 15Five wins
- Weekly written check-in is their core competency — the prompt library is extensive.
- AI-driven coaching suggestions for managers reading their reports' check-ins.
- Engagement surveys with cross-customer benchmarking.
- Long-standing playbooks for HR teams rolling out continuous performance.
Feature comparison
| Feature | OrgOrg | 15Five |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly check-ins | yes | yes (core) |
| 1:1s with shared agendas | yes | yes |
| Goals / OKRs | yes | yes |
| Performance reviews | yes | yes |
| Engagement surveys | yes | yes |
| AI coaching prompts for managers | no | yes |
| Directory / org chart | yes | limited |
| Go links | yes | no |
| Smart groups | yes | no |
| On-call rotations | yes | no |
| Browser new-tab page | yes | no |
| Recognition | yes | yes |
- Directory / org chart: 15Five has an interactive org chart inside Growth Studio for HR talent-mapping (succession, IDPs, PIPs). It's not a daily-use intranet/social directory — OrgOrg's directory is open continuously alongside go links and profiles.
OrgOrg pricing
Single per-seat price; every app included.
15Five pricing
Tiered per-seat: Engage ($4/user/mo), Perform ($11/user/mo), or Total Platform ($16/user/mo). "Focus" is now a legacy package.