Unmatched vs 15Five
An honest, detailed comparison of Unmatched and 15Five for employee engagement and performance management. See exactly how features, pricing, and capabilities stack up.
The Bottom Line
15Five excels at building a weekly check-in culture and manager effectiveness through its Best-Self methodology. However, accessing the full platform costs $16/employee/month. Unmatched delivers a broader feature set — including well-being tracking, exit surveys, and AI agents — starting at $3/employee/month, making it the better value for teams that want a unified platform.
Pricing Comparison
See exactly what you pay and what you get with each platform.
Unmatched
Essentials plan — full suite included
Intelligence plan — adds AI agents
- 14-day free trial, no credit card
- No annual minimum commitment
- All core features included in every plan
- No module upselling or hidden add-ons
15Five
Full platform (Total Platform) at $16/employee/month
For a 100-person team
Unmatched Essentials: $3,600/year · 15Five: See contract pricing
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
Unmatched includes 8 of 12 features in the base plan. 15Five includes 6.
| Feature | Unmatched | 15Five |
|---|---|---|
| Performance Reviews | Included | Included |
| Engagement Surveys | Included | Included |
| 360-Degree Feedback | Included | Included |
| Well-being Tracking | Included | Limited |
| AI Analytics | Intelligence plan | Limited |
| Agentic AI Workflows | Intelligence plan | Not available |
| Exit Surveys | Included | Not available |
| Pulse Surveys | Included | Included |
| Goal/OKR Tracking | Included | Included |
| Anonymous Surveys | Included | Included |
| Action Plan Generation | Intelligence plan | Not available |
| Natural Language Queries | Intelligence plan | Not available |
Honest Assessment of 15Five
We believe in transparent comparisons. Here is what 15Five does well and where it falls short.
15Five Strengths
- Weekly check-in methodology that builds consistent manager-employee communication habits
- Best-Self Review process designed around positive psychology and strengths-based feedback
- Strong manager coaching tools with training content and effectiveness metrics
- Engage plan is attractively priced at $4/employee/month for basic engagement surveys
15Five Weaknesses
- Full platform costs $16/employee/month — over 5x the price of Unmatched Essentials for comparable features
- Features are fragmented across Engage ($4), Perform ($11), and Total Platform ($16) tiers, forcing upsell decisions
- Limited well-being tracking — no dedicated burnout prediction or holistic well-being scores
- No exit surveys, no agentic AI, and no natural language queries for people data
Why Teams Choose Unmatched Over 15Five
Get the complete platform for $3/employee/month vs. 15Five's $16/employee/month for their Total Platform — an 81% savings
Well-being tracking with burnout prediction included in every plan, not a surface-level pulse metric
AI agents that draft reviews, generate action plans, and predict turnover risk instead of just reporting trends
Exit surveys and retention analytics included — understand why people leave, not just how they feel while they stay
No tier fragmentation — every Unmatched plan includes performance reviews, engagement surveys, 360 feedback, and well-being
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about switching from 15Five to Unmatched.
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