European Performance Management Software
Performance management software holds review ratings, manager feedback, goals and development plans, some of the most sensitive personnel data a company keeps. These European alternatives to 15Five cover reviews, 360 feedback, OKRs and engagement surveys under EU, UK or Swiss contracts.
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European ownership, verified
The company is headquartered and incorporated in the EU, EEA or Switzerland, and processes customer data in Europe. A US parent company disqualifies a tool from this page regardless of where its servers are.
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Category fit and hands-on review
What the tool actually does, who it suits, and where it falls short — checked against the vendor’s own documentation, changelog and pricing page rather than its marketing copy.
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10 European Performance Management Platforms
Leapsome
Berlin platform for reviews, OKRs and engagement with per-module prices
Small Improvements
Berlin performance reviews, 360s and 1:1s with published per-user prices
Dialog
Dutch platform joining performance, talent and engagement under Visma
Lucca
French HR suite with a separate performance module for review campaigns
Cezanne HR
UK HR platform with check-ins, agile goals and 360 appraisals
Perdoo
OKR and KPI platform with check-ins, reviews and an AI coach
Bizneo HR
Madrid HR suite with 360, competency and OKR evaluation
Factorial
Barcelona HR suite with performance reviews and OKR tracking
Sesame HR
Spanish HR suite with 360, 9-box and leadership evaluations
CharlieHR
London HR tool for small teams with performance reviews included
How We Choose European Performance Management Software
- Review and 360 feedback
- Goals and OKRs
- Engagement and pulse surveys
- EU-based contracting entity
- Published pricing
Frequently Asked Questions
For a close match, Leapsome covers reviews, 360 feedback, goals and OKRs, 1:1s and engagement surveys in one Berlin-built platform, and Small Improvements is the lighter option focused on reviews, 360s and 1:1s. Dialog is the Dutch choice if continuous feedback and manager coaching matter most.
Lucca, Factorial, Bizneo HR, Sesame HR, Cezanne HR and CharlieHR sit inside wider HR suites, so reviews share data with absence, time tracking and the employee record. That avoids a separate integration, but their review features are usually less deep than Leapsome or Small Improvements.
Perdoo is built around OKRs and KPIs, with check-ins, strategy maps and an AI coach, and it has a free tier for up to five users. Leapsome, Bizneo HR, Factorial and Sesame HR also include goal or OKR tracking as part of a wider performance module.
It removes the question of a US contracting entity and US court jurisdiction: Leapsome, Small Improvements and Perdoo contract under German law, and Cezanne HR hosts in AWS EU data centres. You still need a data processing agreement and a works council check where one applies, because review data is sensitive personnel data.
The Complete Guide to European Performance Management Software
Reviews, goals or a full HR suite
Start by deciding whether performance management is the main purchase or a module of something larger. Leapsome and Small Improvements are built around reviews, 360 feedback, goals and 1:1 meetings, and they connect to an HR system you already run.
Lucca, Factorial, Bizneo HR, Sesame HR, Cezanne HR and CharlieHR offer reviews inside a broader HR suite, which keeps employee data in one place but means the review tooling is one feature among many. Dialog sits in between, with performance, talent and engagement as its core.
Check pricing and size limits before the demo
Published prices differ widely. Leapsome lists per-employee module prices, Small Improvements lists three per-user plans with minimum user counts of 20 and 30, and Perdoo publishes per-user prices with a free plan for five users. Dialog, Cezanne HR and several suite vendors quote on request. Small Improvements describes itself as optimised for 50 to 750 staff, so very small teams and very large enterprises should compare carefully. Ask each vendor where data is hosted and which entity signs the contract.
Looking for a direct swap? See our comparison of European alternatives to 15Five.