Lattice

The active build: an open performance system for 25–250 employee organizations with reversible reviews, inspectable permissions, and portable evidence.

81/100

Displacement attractivenessResearch judgment, not market telemetry

Why now

Per-seat modules and a minimum annual contract leave smaller teams with a meaningful cost and ownership incentive.

Public spend signal$4,000 minimum annual agreementView source

The opening wedge

Win the migration before chasing parity.

Start with review cycles, goals, evidence, one-to-ones, calibration, and exports while explicitly excluding payroll and full HRIS scope.

Open-source position

Broad open HR systems exist, but few offer a focused modern replacement for the core Lattice workflow.

Hard truth

Employee data is sensitive, and review calibration plus organizational permissions require mature product judgment.

Recommended move

Build the focused Performance replacement now, starting with the authenticated, tenant-isolated review-cycle spine.

Model teams, cycles, goals, and permissions
Run a complete review and calibration cycle
Export a portable employee history