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Key takeaways
- I look for named rater groups on the cited page: peers, direct reports, or an equivalent.
- I file a product only when that page names those raters.
- The plan and the price sit on the guide row, next to the pricing page and the date.
- A form only the manager fills in is a review, not a 360.
360 feedback software asks more than the manager. I check that the page names peers, direct reports, or an equivalent such as upward feedback or co-workers before I care about the report design. The word feedback is not enough, and neither is the word 360 on its own.
The names that cleared that bar are on the 360 feedback guide. This essay points at those rows. The other piece in this pair is 1:1s.
Who gets invited
A usable page lets an admin or a manager choose peers and direct reports, or it names an equivalent group such as upward feedback or co-workers. If the only input is the manager's form, I file the product as a review cycle, which is a different article: performance review software.
The rows I will point at
FeedbackPulse
Lattice
Leapsome
Culture Amp
15Five
Qualtrics
The FeedbackPulse row is there because the 360 manual says a cycle usually combines a self-review, a manager review, and peer or upward feedback, and because admins can assign direct reports to review managers. That row records the pricing page: Pro is $4 per employee per month billed annually, and the comparison table lists 360 reviews as self, manager, and peer inputs. Direct reports are on the manual, not on that table.
The Lattice row is there because the help article says a 360 review provides feedback from your manager, direct reports if applicable, peers, and yourself. The pricing page does not name a 360 price. The row says Performance is listed at $10 per seat per month, with a $4,000 minimum annual agreement.
The Leapsome row is there because the performance reviews page names 360 reviews and peer reviews. It does not name direct reports. The row records Performance Reviews at €7 per employee per month and no separate 360 price.
The Culture Amp row is there because the individual 360 page says reviewers can be managers, direct reports, or co-workers. The pricing page publishes no dollar amount. The row says that 360 page does not name which subscription includes the survey.
The 15Five row is there because the pricing page lists 360 reviews as manager, peer, and upward, included on Perform and Total Platform and not on Engage. Perform is $11 per user per month billed annually. The page does not publish a dollar account minimum for standard packages.
The Qualtrics row is there because the 360-degree feedback page says the input comes from managers, peers, and direct reports. The pricing page publishes no dollar amount and asks you to request a price. The Employee Experience section of that page lists 360 Development.
Which plan includes the 360
I do not keep a second copy of the price in my head. I open the row, read the pricing page it links, and check the date on that row. If a vendor page only says feedback, or only says 360 without naming the raters, I leave the product off the guide. A shorter list is a finished list. Reviews that are not 360s stay on the performance guide.
What I ask before I shortlist
- Can we choose peers and direct reports, or the equivalent the page names, and who approves the list?
- Which plan on the guide row is the one in the quote, and what does that page leave unnamed?
I take those two questions from the row I am looking at, not from a general ranking. The engagement guide is a different job: surveys, not raters.
