# 15Five vs Medallia Employee Experience

**Leader by Vioscale score:** 15Five

| Attribute | 15Five | Medallia Employee Experience |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 69.8 (43% (low)) | 37.4 (25% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | - |
| description.long | A unified people management system that combines performance reviews, engagement surveys, compensation management, and manager coaching, powered by AI to help organizations improve retention and manager effectiveness. | A platform for gathering employee feedback through surveys, listening tools, and messaging channels, then using AI-powered analytics to identify trends, detect engagement issues, and surface actionable recommendations for improving employee experience. |
| integrations.count | 8 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"Azure SSO"},{"name":"Bamboo HR"},{"name":"Namely"},{"name":"OneLogin"},{"name":"G-Suite"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Engage","summary":"$4/user/month","features":["Engagement surveys","AI-powered analytics"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Engagement surveys and AI-powered analytics","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Perform","summary":"$11/user/month","features":["AI-powered performance reviews","1-on-1s","Check-ins","OKRs","Career growth tools"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":11,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"AI-powered performance reviews, one-on-ones, check-ins, OKRs, and career development","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Total Platform","summary":"$16/user/month","features":["Engagement surveys","AI-powered analytics","AI-powered performance reviews","1-on-1s","Check-ins","OKRs","Career growth tools","Manager training microlearnings"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":16,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"All Engage and Perform features plus manager training and development","contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Kona AI Assistant"},{"name":"Manager Products - Coaching and Content"},{"name":"Compensation Package"}],"summary":"From $4/user/month. Subscription-based SaaS with three tiered plans.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.15five.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T09:04:49.372Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":4,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","addOns":[{"name":"SMS Messaging","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"message"},"kind":"per_unit","amount":0.04,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":35,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier available. Usage-based SMS add-ons from $0.04 per message or $35/month plans.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.medallia.com/solutions/employee-experience/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T09:08:34.012Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":4,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Employee Engagement)

| Capability | 15Five | Medallia Employee Experience |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Frequent pulse survey automation | - | - |
| Enps employee net promoter score | - | - |
| Anonymous two way messaging | - | - |
| NLP free text sentiment analysis | - | - |
| Industry benchmarking comparisons | - | - |
| Manager action plan recommendations | - | - |
| Diversity equity inclusion dei templates | - | - |
| Slack teams native survey delivery | - | - |
| HRIS demographic org chart sync | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:01:32.984Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*