Manageable is built around Define → Coach → Recognize - a structured cycle where managers clarify expectations in living role descriptions, coach through structured 1:1s, and recognize contributions in work-based reviews. Training, implementation support, and optional founder-led coaching help managers build the practice in daily work, not in a separate classroom.
Manageable vs Lattice
Lattice is a leading talent suite for mid-market and enterprise teams. Manageable is a performance platform and manager-development practice built for SMBs that need clarity, coaching, and accountability - not a full enterprise talent overlay.
This comparison is for leaders evaluating whether Lattice’s depth and scale - or Manageable’s simplicity and services - matches where your organization is today.
Two different bets on performance
Manageable
A performance platform and training company built around Managerial Leadership - Define → Coach → Recognize. Software plus coaching, implementation, and HR advisement for teams of roughly 15 - 250 people, especially those without a full HR department.
Lattice
A talent management platform for structured reviews, OKRs, engagement surveys, and compensation planning - used by 5,000+ organizations. After sunsetting its HRIS and payroll products, Lattice positions itself as a performance layer on top of Workday, BambooHR, Rippling, or ADP.
Where Manageable addresses common Lattice pain points
1
Accessible for smaller teams
Lattice’s $4,000 annual minimum and modular pricing exclude many smaller businesses. Manageable offers a free tier and $12 PEPM for the full suite - no module upsells.
2
Managers learn by doing
Lattice provides rich data and summaries but limited behavioral coaching. Manageable pairs the app with Managerial Leadership training and founder-led coaching so managers build practice - not just complete forms.
3
Reviews from real work
Lattice’s configurable review cycles can feel bureaucratic. Manageable auto-populates reviews from Roles and QQTR projects - work maintained all year, not reconstructed at review time.
“Before MANAGEABLE I had implemented every management technique I could find. Every time the results were abysmal. MANAGEABLE is different. It works, and today, I consider it one of the best investments I’ve ever made in my team. MANAGEABLE continues to deliver results year over year.”
CEO, Demme Learning
“MANAGEABLE has been a great team to work with. They helped us build our role descriptions which were critical to aligning the right people into the right seats.”
Founder and CEO, SecureStrux
Feature comparison
| Manageable | Lattice | |
| Starting price | Free tier; from $8 PEPM | From $11 PEPM (performance + OKRs) |
| Full platform cost | Up to $12 PEPM (all features) | ~$17 - 25 PEPM (all modules) |
| Best for team size | 15 - 250 employees | 50 - 1,500+ employees |
| Free tier | ||
| OKR cascading | Project-based (QQTR) | Best-in-class |
| 360 / peer feedback | ||
| Compensation management | Native module | |
| Continuous pulse surveys | Milestone surveys | |
| Manager coaching & training | Core offering | Limited |
| Work-based auto-populated reviews | Configurable; manual setup | |
| AI-assisted features | Reviews, engagement | |
| HRIS integrations | Minimal | 400+ |
| 12-month money-back guarantee |
When Lattice may be the better fit
- You need native compensation planning tied directly to review and engagement data.
Why teams choose Manageable instead
- Services + software - training, coaching, and implementation alongside the app for teams without in-house HR expertise.
- Grounded in actual work - roles and QQTR projects feed reviews automatically; no abstract competency frameworks.
- Low implementation friction - self-service setup vs. Lattice’s typical 8 - 12 week onboarding.
- Affordable for SMBs - free tier and flat $12 PEPM full suite without a $4,000 minimum.
- 12-month money-back guarantee - rare in this category; see our guarantee.
What Manageable does best
Managerial Leadership, not just modules
Define → Coach → Recognize gives managers a repeatable practice - backed by the Managerial Leadership Academy, implementation support, and optional founder-led coaching.
Reviews grounded in real work
Roles and QQTR projects maintained all year auto-populate reviews - less form-filling, more accurate feedback.
Start free, scale when ready
The Define plan is free forever. Full coaching and reviews at $12 PEPM with no module maze or annual minimum.
Results backed by a guarantee
Follow Manageable Best Practices for a year and get a full refund if results fall short - see our 12-month guarantee.
Common questions
Roles and QQTR projects are maintained throughout the year. When review season arrives, the system auto-populates from that work - managers are not reconstructing the year from memory or assembling forms from scratch. That cuts review time and reduces recency bias.
The Define plan is free forever: digital job descriptions (Roles), QQTR project templates, team directory, and company directory. Teams can clarify accountability before upgrading to coaching meetings ($8 PEPM) or full performance reviews ($12 PEPM).
Manageable pairs the app with the Managerial Leadership Academy, people system implementation, strategic HR advisement, and one-on-one coaching from the co-founders - unusual for a performance platform and especially valuable when you do not have a full HR department.
If you follow Manageable Best Practices for a full year and results do not meet expectations, Manageable offers a full refund. That level of accountability is rare in HR software - and it reflects confidence in the methodology, not just the interface.
Ready to rethink performance?
If Lattice feels like more platform than your team needs - or adoption has stalled - Manageable offers a simpler path built around manager practice.
Sources: Lattice comparison pages (lattice.com), Capterra, getmanageable.com. Pricing as of 2026.
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