HalftimeOS vs. Lattice & 15Five
HalftimeOS vs. Lattice & 15Five: execution rhythm vs. performance management.
Lattice and 15Five are HR performance-management platforms built around reviews, engagement surveys, and compensation, priced per module per seat. HalftimeOS is a weekly execution system for a leadership team — a different job, even though both touch "goals."
The quick take
Lattice and 15Five are strong, mature tools if what you need is formal performance reviews, engagement surveys, and compensation benchmarking across a whole company's HR function. Neither is built around a structured weekly leadership meeting or a live scoreboard. HalftimeOS doesn't do performance reviews or comp — it's built specifically to run the weekly rhythm that keeps a leadership team's quarterly priorities on track.
Feature by feature
| Feature | HalftimeOS | Lattice & 15Five |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly leadership huddle with a fixed agenda | Included | Not built in |
| Quarterly Rocks / priorities tracking | Included | Not built in |
| OKRs / goal tracking | Included on every plan | Add-on module, priced per seat |
| Formal performance reviews & talent calibration | — | Included (Lattice Performance, 15Five Perform) |
| Employee engagement surveys | — | Included (add-on module on both) |
| Compensation management | — | Add-on module, priced per seat |
| Football-style live scoreboard & gamification | Offense/defense scoring, trophies, team leaderboards | — |
| Free plan available | Included, one leader | Not built in |
See it in action
Pricing
HalftimeOS
Free forever for one leader. Starter Squad is $99/mo (or $950/yr) for up to 5 leaders. Championship Team is $299/mo (or $2,870/yr) for up to 20 leaders. The AI Coach is included on every plan, including free. Enterprise League is custom, unlimited leaders.
Lattice & 15Five
Both price per module per seat, billed annually. Lattice: Goals & OKRs around $8/seat/mo, Performance around $10/seat/mo, Engagement around $4/seat/mo, with a roughly $4,000/year minimum. 15Five: Engage around $4/user/mo, Perform (includes OKRs) around $11/user/mo, Total Platform around $16/user/mo.
Pricing as published on each vendor's site as of September 2026 and subject to change — verify current rates before budgeting.
Where Lattice & 15Five is a fair pick
- You need formal, company-wide performance reviews and talent calibration, not just a leadership team's weekly rhythm.
- You want built-in employee engagement surveys and eNPS tracking.
- You want compensation benchmarking and comp-cycle management in the same platform.
Where HalftimeOS is the better fit
- You want a structured weekly leadership meeting with a real agenda, not a collection of 1:1 tools.
- You want a live, motivating scoreboard for your team's quarterly priorities, not a goals module bolted onto an HR suite.
- You want to start free with one leader instead of committing to an annual, per-seat HR platform contract.
Questions people ask
Can HalftimeOS replace Lattice or 15Five entirely?
Only if your team doesn't need formal performance reviews, engagement surveys, or compensation management — those are genuinely different products' jobs. HalftimeOS replaces the weekly-execution and quarterly-goals side, not the annual HR-review cycle.
Do Lattice and 15Five have OKRs?
Yes, both offer OKR/goal tracking as part of their platform (an add-on module for Lattice, included in 15Five's Perform tier), but neither is built around a weekly leadership meeting the way HalftimeOS is.
Is HalftimeOS cheaper than Lattice or 15Five?
For a small leadership team, usually yes — HalftimeOS starts free and its paid plans are flat, not per-seat with an annual minimum. For company-wide HR performance management across hundreds of employees, Lattice or 15Five's per-seat model may work out differently; they're solving a broader problem.
See it running with your own numbers.
Book a 30-minute walkthrough and we'll set up your scoreboard live, or start free with one leader — no card required.