Top 7 Peakon alternatives for boosting employee engagement in 2025

Employee engagement has become a hot topic in recent years. More and more organizations recognize the need to prioritize their people’s well-being and job satisfaction to drive success and foster a thriving work environment. That’s why many of them turn to software like Peakon, now owned by Workday, to measure employee engagement levels and analyze the data to create impactful action plans.

If your company truly wants to focus on keeping employees engaged and productive, a survey tool is just one piece of the puzzle. Businesses require holistic solutions with tools that also focus on development and performance to truly empower their people. And while Workday Peakon is a robust engagement platform, it lacks those essential features.

That’s why we compiled a list of the top Peakon alternatives that offer more comprehensive people enablement solutions. This article explores their main features, pros and cons based on user experience, and pricing so you can choose the best option for your organization.*
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*The information below is based on our research on Peakon competitors. All user feedback referenced in the text has been sourced from independent software review platforms such as G2 and Capterra in March 2023.

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Criteria for choosing a Peakon alternative

When considering people enablement software as an alternative to Peakon, here are the main features you should look for:

Engagement tools

What Workday Peakon Employee Voice gets right is its range of engagement surveys to uncover your team’s key motivators, whether that means better communication or more development opportunities. Any competing platform you choose should have those same features at a minimum.

Data and analytics

You need analytics to reap the full benefits of engagement surveys. These let you benchmark your engagement KPIs against other companies and track progress so you can measure the success of your engagement action plans.

Performance management

While engagement tools help employees connect with their work more meaningfully, performance tools enable them to fulfill their potential. So, look for software solutions that have a combination of development plans and review features so you can show team members how to improve and offer constructive feedback on their progress.

Learning management system (LMS)

Professional growth and learning go hand in hand, so effective platforms should provide tools that empower users to develop curriculums and courses. The best learning tools recognize that businesses have unique needs and let customers tailor the content to their organizations.

Goal management

Setting and tracking goals helps your people zero in on their motivations and aligns them with your business objectives. Plus, establishing objectives can boost engagement, and research shows companies that base their strategy around this can experience up to a 30% increase in motivation and job satisfaction.

Ease of use and customization

It’s important to choose a software solution that’s quick to learn, easy to use, and adapts to your organization’s processes. Otherwise, team members will struggle to get the hang of it, and as a result, you may not be able to have the desired impact.

^1.Leapsome

Leapsome differentiates itself from the rest of the tools on this list because of its holistic approach to people enablement. The platform can help businesses of all sizes optimize their engagement, performance, and development processes with the following modules:

Reviews
Goals
Surveys
Learning
Compensation

Our comprehensive suite of people enablement features means you can focus on all aspects of the employee experience. Motivating your team and enriching your company culture has never been simpler than with our engagement and feedback and praise tools. We also offer competency frameworks to enable employees to develop and advance professionally. You can also boost performance at both an individual and company-wide level with goal-setting and performance review features.

Forward-thinking organizations also choose Leapsome because of our people-first ethos — we put employees at the center of every process. Our platform offers a range of surveys types to help you uncover your team’s key drivers, as well as analytics to help you take action on the resulting insights. In order to put your employee’s privacy and psychological safety first, you can make all responses anonymous.

We also understand that each business is different, which is why all of Leapsome’s modules are highly customizable. We provide templates for employee engagement surveys, reviews, and meetings that you can tailor to suit your team. And all our modules have granular settings and filters, which gives users a high degree of control and flexibility. That way, you can fit Leapsome into your processes instead of the other way around.
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Notable features

Choice of pre-made and customizable survey templates
Question library backed by people-science AI-based topic aggregation for surveys
Granular survey settings
Analytics with actionable insights
Turnover rate analysis
Sentiment analysis for open-ended questions
Anonymous survey follow-ups with respondents
Customizable performance reviews with automated cycles & cross-cycle analytics
Built-in LMS with personalized learning paths
Highly configurable goal and OKR-setting features
Individualized employee development plans
Meeting templates and tools
Feedback and praise features
Streamlined compensation and promotion management
Flexible onboarding plans

Pros

Holistic, full-stacked people enablement tool
Versatile survey tool
Intuitive user interface (UI)
Supports 38 languages
Highly scalable & continuous iterations based on customer feedback
Excellent customer service
Modular pricing

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cons

Continuous iteration can lead to occasional bugs
Mobile app not yet available
Slight learning curve due to wide variety of features

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Natasa Kovacevic

People and Culture Manager

Leapsome is saving us lots of time during our performance appraisals and helps us build an open, value-oriented feedback culture. We’ve compared several platforms, and Leapsome stood out convincingly — it’s user-friendly, intuitive, and highly customizable. As a manager, I love how fast and openly the team at Leapsome reacts to our feedback and suggestions.

Dr. Christian Grobe

CEO

Leapsome enhances meaningful feedback and employee engagement. It’s a must-have for every company at any stage. We are growing toward 750 employees, but the rollout was easy, fast, and successful nonetheless. The great customer support helped us through the whole onboarding process.

Thore Schӓck

Head of HR & Recruiting

With the help of the people analytics, you can quickly understand the significance of the results. We also frequently use the 1:1 function, which, although very simple, is extremely useful.

Erica Ancobia

Head of People Operations

We see the People team as a partner team rather than an admin team. We want to focus on our employees and not on processes. With Leapsome, we have automated the manual work around feedback and career development so that we can spend our time with our people: understanding their needs, guiding them through their very own DCMN lifecycle, and helping them find purpose in what they do.

Theresa Jasaraj

Senior Manager, People Relations

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^2. 15Five

Like Leapsome, 15Five is a more comprehensive people enablement solution than Workday Peakon Employee Voice. You can target engagement, development, and performance via the platform’s features.

15Five’s strong emphasis on objectives and key results (OKRs) makes it a good fit for businesses that use this goal methodology. The downside is there isn’t much support for other types of goal management, so companies that don’t use OKRs won’t be able to take full advantage of this software solution. Additionally, 15Five is only available in English, which might exclude it as an option for international teams.
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Notable features
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Survey tools and templates
Reporting and analytics
Performance reviews
Feedback tools
Development paths
OKR management
Meeting tools and templates
Access to training tools and resources

Pros

Modular pricing
Integration with LearnUpon LMS
Mobile app

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cons

Only one language supported
Limited to OKR goal management
Lacks training tools and dedicated compensation management
Unintuitive UI
Steep learning curve

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^3.Glint

Now part of the Microsoft Viva Suite, Glint describes itself as a “people success platform.” With Glint, you can gather feedback and filter data by settings like role, age, and stage in the employee life cycle and receive insights on how to boost engagement, including prompts to use Linked Learning courses. But while Glint may be a good option for businesses starting out with engagement surveys and performance reviews, it has very limited features that focus on goal alignment and employee development. This means it lacks many of the tools needed for companies wishing to take a holistic approach to people enablement.

Notable features
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Engagement surveys
Reporting and analytics
Performance reviews
Early warning system for attrition and decreased performance
Feedback and recognition tools
Access to LinkedIn Learning content

Pros

43 languages supported
Intuitive UI
Mobile app

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cons

Reportedly more expensive than alternatives, especially for small teams
Main focus on engagement functionalities
Hard to preserve anonymity in smaller companies due to analytics

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^4. Limeade Listening (formerly TINYpulse)

Employee engagement platform TINYpulse has recently rebranded itself as Limeade Listening. The software tool has a range of engagement and performance features to uncover your employee’s motivators and create initiatives to raise their engagement levels. One noteworthy component of Limeade Listening is the recognition tool — you can analyze employee data to see who isn’t giving or receiving feedback to identify dissatisfied team members. This makes it an interesting choice for organizations that are trying to build a stronger culture of feedback and appreciation.
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Notable features
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Survey tools and templates
Reporting and analytics
Feedback and recognition tools
Rewards management
Goal management
Meeting tools and templates

Pros

Mobile app
Recognition analysis tool
Intuitive UI

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cons

Only one language supported
No built-in LMS or integrations
Lack of admin approvals for public feedback

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^5. Officevibe

Officevibe is an employee engagement and performance management platform. The software solution offers a range of features for surveys, goal management, and feedback to boost your work culture. It’s notable for being one of the few people enablement platforms that provides a free plan, which makes it a good option for businesses with budgetary limitations. However, this plan doesn’t include surveys, meaning you’ll lose the ability to gather feedback from your employees to improve engagement and retention at your company.
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Notable features
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Survey tools and templates
Reporting and analytics
Goal management
Feedback and employee recognition tools
Meeting tools and templates

Pros

Free basic plan
Affordable pricing
A wide range of integrations
Intuitive UI

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cons

Only two languages supported
No built-in LMS or integrations
Repetitive survey questions
Limited meeting capabilities

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^6.Perceptyx

With support for 71 languages and survey translations for over 140, Perceptyx is well-suited for large multinational organizations. The employee engagement software tool also lets users conduct a range of different questionnaires, from 360 reviews to pulse surveys. But while Perceptyx offers more development features than Peakon, It still lacks a lot of functionalities essential for a holistic approach to people enablement. Development and coaching is only available for management, neglecting the other important contributors in the organization.

Notable features
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Survey tools and templates
Reporting and data analytics
Leadership coaching tools
Feedback and recognition tools

Pros

71 languages supported
Over 140 survey translations

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cons

Limited review tools and templates
Lack of learning features for reports
No mobile app

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^7.Perkbox

UK-based Perkbox is an employee engagement platform that also offers recognition, rewards, and benefits features. It enables users to show their appreciation for their teams with custom benefits packages and shout-outs and helps to foster a culture of recognition with peer-to-peer feedback.

While Perkbox has tools to help improve engagement within your organization, it has limited survey and analytics features to help uncover what employees need. Without these crucial insights, it’s difficult to form an effective engagement action plan. Plus, not all team members will respond to recognition and rewards alone and may require development or training to connect with their work meaningfully. The focus of Perkbox is also largely on employee benefits and rewards, such as free coffees or discounts at major retailers. Therefore, it’s not the best tool if you specifically want to enable your employees.

Notable features
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Communication tools and templates
Rewards and recognition tools
Benefits management
Employee wellbeing resources

Pros

Mobile app
Variety of global benefits and rewards
Intuitive UI

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cons

Only one language supported
Limited engagement survey features
Lack of development and review tools

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Leapsome hat mein berufliches Wachstum und meine Entwicklung grundlegend verändert. Was mir an Leapsome am besten gefällt, ist, dass es mir ermöglicht, meine Karriere selbst zu gestalten. Die benutzerfreundliche Oberfläche und das intuitive Design von Leapsome haben mir die Navigation und Nutzung der Plattform unglaublich leicht gemacht.

Victor J.

Enterprise (1000+ Mitarbeiter)

Leapsome zeichnet sich als erstklassige Plattform aus, die nahtlos ein breites Spektrum organisatorischer Anforderungen abdeckt und in den Bereichen Leistungsmanagement, Mitarbeiterengagement, OKRs und Lernen überzeugt. Seine beispiellose Stärke liegt in der tiefen Integration mit bestehenden Tools und der mühelosen Anbindung an unser HRIS, Slack, etc.

Jamie S.

Mid-market (50-1000 Mitarbeiter)

Unser Unternehmen ist neu bei Leapsome, aber das Onboarding verlief fantastisch. Unser Leapsome-Ansprechpartner hat uns bei jedem Schritt begleitet, um sicherzustellen, dass der Prozess für das HR-Team und alle Mitarbeiter einfach ist. Er hat uns Schritt für Schritt durch den Prozess geführt, um innerhalb kürzestes Zeit startklar zu sein!