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Peoplebox

OKR software for strategy execution and alignment

3.3
Overall benchmark score

Verdict

Peoplebox is an OKR platform focused on goal alignment, business reviews, and execution. Priced from $8 per user/month. It ranks #5 of 20 overall, #3 of 9 for HRIS integrations.

Choose Peoplebox if

You're a product or engineering team focused on OKRS tracking.

Skip Peoplebox if

Public pricing details are limited. Enterprise configuration can take time.

Our score weights OKR-specific capability — third-party scores like G2's cover the whole product. How we rate

At a glance

Price from$8 /user/mo
Full-featured tier$26 /user/mo
Free tierNo
Trial
Documented connections (six assessed)5/6
Native AI featuresYes
MCP serverNot verified
Public APIYes
Overall rank#5 of 20
Hands-on testNot yet tested
G2 rating / Gartner rating4.5 (365) / 4.4 (8)
Pricing verified Jul 31, 2026Ratings verified Jul 26, 2026

If Peoplebox isn't right

  1. 01
    Tability logo

    Tability

    Top pick
    4.5/5
    Overall benchmark score

    Tability is a modern goal-tracking platform designed for teams who want to manage OKRs without complexity. It focuses on simplicity, accountability, and actionable insights.

    Tested hands-on (Sep 2026) · Premium trial (14 days, no credit card)

    Time for our own medicine. Tability was evaluated in a 30-minute session using the shared scenario, and the first difference showed before any goals existed: plan creation asks about check-in cadence and permissions up front. In several other tested tools those were settings I had to hunt for later – here the plan starts with a weekly reminder rhythm and access rules already decided.

    • Plan creation front-loads the decisions other tools hide – cadence and permissions first, OKRs from text second.
    • The key result is the primary object – a full page with a graph, and a check-in built around the comment.
    • The dashboards you build by hand elsewhere come out of the box.
    The plan editor after import – plan score at 71, and the AI feedback pass finding nothing left to fix
    The key result page after check-in – the graph at 48 per month, with data connector and agent manager alongside
    The plan as a dashboard – timeline, key results, initiatives, net confidence score, and Quick AI Mode prompts, none of it built by hand

    AI in this session: The key-result-scoped AI mode answered a strategy question about the specific key result in view, grounded in its context.

    In this category it scores highest on ease of use and features (5), and lowest on reporting (4).

    Choose it if you want a modern, clean OKR platform with dashboards ready out of the box, AI working across the product, and goals built for the agentic world — MCP, scheduled reports, and agents you can assign to key results. Skip it if you need a free tier, performance management with deep HRIS integration, or a heavyweight enterprise rollout with dedicated services at very large scale.

    $6/user/month · 14-day trial · G2 rating 4.7 (161) · Gartner rating 4.9 (46)

    Full review →CompareVisit site ↗

  2. 02
    4.0/5
    Overall benchmark score

    WorkBoard is an enterprise-grade OKR platform designed for large organizations. It offers comprehensive planning, execution, and analytics capabilities.

    In this category it scores highest on AI features (5), and lowest on pricing transparency (0).

    Strengths: Comprehensive enterprise features · Strong analytics

    Watch for: Steep learning curve · Expensive solution to deploy

    Est. $30/user/month (est.) · G2 rating 4.3 (342) · Gartner rating 4.2 (89)

    Full review →CompareAlternativesVisit site ↗

  3. 03
    4.0/5
    Overall benchmark score

    Perdoo helps organizations implement OKRs and execute their strategy. It offers a balanced feature set for mid-sized to large companies.

    Tested hands-on (Sep 2026) · Free trial (no credit card)

    Perdoo gave me the fastest OKR setup of the benchmark so far, and it did it with AI. After a classic onboarding – pick your framework, pick your cadence, a small hiccup with the password email that I won't hold against them – I found a goal importer that takes plain text. I pasted my whole test scenario and it came back parsed: objective, three key results with the right targets, initiative. One go.

    • The AI goal importer is one of the fastest OKR setups in this benchmark – our whole scenario parsed from plain text in one go.
    • In-app AI stops at the importer – but ChatGPT and Claude connect to your goals through Perdoo's MCP server.
    • The full test structure was live and attached to the sales team within minutes.
    The importer parsed the full test scenario from plain text, targets included
    The integrations catalog – ChatGPT and Claude connect through Perdoo's MCP server, next to an open API
    The imported structure on the home view, with the weekly Action Center above it

    In this category it scores highest on pricing transparency (5), and lowest on AI features (2.5).

    Choose it if you want structured OKRs with an AI importer that created the scenario quickly — plus MCP access to your goals from ChatGPT and Claude. Skip it if you need a workspace-aware in-app assistant, ready-made leadership dashboards, or enterprise controls like IP restrictions and creation permissions.

    $9/user/month · Free tier · G2 rating 4.4 (502)

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Overall scores share published weights. Recorded evaluations are exploratory; see the protocol.

AI capabilities were reviewed separately from the unchanged platform-level ratings. Read the AI-category scores, sources, restrictions and gaps. Unknown capabilities are labeled Not verified.

Key integrations

Peoplebox has documented connections for Slack, Jira, Microsoft Teams, Asana and Google Sheets among the six connections this benchmark assesses in depth.

Each guide covers supported actions, setup, and plan requirements. Find vendors for your full stack.

Where Peoplebox ranks

CategoryWhat it measuresPosition
Best OKR software with HRIS integrationshris integration depth, people-process fit, okr features#3 of 9
Best OKR software overallfeatures, reporting, ease of use#5 of 20

Positions are computed from each category's published criteria weights — including the ones Peoplebox loses. Peoplebox also appears in 1 additional scored categories — see the full rankings index.

Capabilities

OKR capabilities

  • YesOKR Management
  • YesGoal Tracking
  • YesKPIs & Metrics
  • YesRegular Check-ins
  • YesTasks Support
  • YesTeam Collaboration

Reporting

  • YesReports & Analytics
  • YesCustom Views
  • YesTemplates

Integrations

  • YesIntegrations
  • YesSlack Integration
  • YesMicrosoft Teams Integration
  • YesData Connectors
  • YesPublic API

AI capabilities

  • Not verifiedGoal-setting AI
  • YesGoal-tracking AI
  • Not verifiedIn-product conversational assistant
  • Not verifiedVendor-hosted MCP server

Full coveragePeoplebox checks every item on our capability list.

14 other recorded integration names (unreconciled): BigQuery, MySQL, PostgreSQL, HubSpot, Looker, Salesforce, Darwinbox, BambooHR, Keka, Freshteam, Zoho People, Paylocity, SAP SuccessFactors, Qandle. These are not verified native connections; omission does not establish absence.

Pricing

Starting

$8 /user/mo

Full-featured

$26 /user/mo

Enterprise

Custom

What 25 seats actually costs: $2,400–$7,800 a year, billed annually. See every team size

Module-based pricing, billed annually: Performance Management (goals/OKRs + reviews) $8/employee/mo, 360 Feedback $8, Compensation $5, IDP $3, Engagement $2 — all modules together total $26/employee/mo. The Nova AI hiring module is contact-sales only. The previously recorded $4,000 minimum no longer appears on the pricing page. Demo-led sales. No free tier.

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Ratings & FAQ

Benchmark editorial ratings

Ease of use
3.5
OKR features
3
AI features
4
Task support
2
Integrations
3.5
Pricing transparency
1
Reporting
4.25

Scored 0–5 by this benchmark, OKR capabilities only — see how we rate.

Third-party ratings

Frequently asked questions

How much does Peoplebox cost?

Peoplebox starts at $8 per user/month.

What teams is Peoplebox best for?

Peoplebox is best suited for product, engineering, leadership teams, based on feature fit and our scoring model.

What are the top alternatives to Peoplebox?

Top alternatives include Tability, WorkBoard, Perdoo.

Last updated September 11, 2026 · release 2026.Q3.2

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