Lattice may suit you better if
- You need compensation management, calibration or succession planning.
- You want one HR suite for a large organization and are ready for an annual commitment.
Comparison
MeritForge vs Lattice
Lattice is a broad people platform for performance, goals, engagement and compensation. MeritForge focuses on the weekly rhythm of growth and on recognition, in one lighter platform with no minimum spend.
Choose by size and scope: an HR suite with compensation and calibration, or a growth and recognition platform people and managers use every week.
| Topic | Lattice | MeritForge |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Separate products (performance, goals, engagement) plus add-ons, each priced per seat. | One price per seat for Growth, with check-ins, 1:1s, objectives, pulses and career paths all included. See our pricing page. |
| Commitment | Annual contracts with a minimum spend. | No minimum; monthly or annual billing. The first 10 seats are free. |
| Check-ins and 1:1s | Weekly updates and 1:1s included with each base product. | Check-ins where obstacles get answered, and 1:1s with a shared agenda and commitments that carry over. |
| Goals | Goals & OKRs with cascading goals and progress updates. | Company, team and personal objectives with key results, evidence and validation each Season. |
| Engagement surveys | Engagement product: pulse, lifecycle surveys, eNPS and action planning. | Confidential pulses with actions, "You said, we're doing" updates and before-and-after results, included in Growth. |
| Career development | Grow add-on: competencies, development plans and career tracks. | Career paths with evidence-backed claims, insignia for every role and readiness reviews, included in Growth. |
| Performance reviews | Reviews, calibration, succession planning, promotions and PIPs. | Season self-assessments and readiness reviews for promotions. No calibration or succession planning. |
| Compensation | Compensation add-on with bands and cycles. | Not included. |
| Recognition | Feedback is included; a recognition and rewards product is not its focus. | A full Recognition module: Sparks, forged badges, titles and controlled real-world rewards. |
What we say about Lattice comes from its public website, checked in October 2026. Products change; for its current plans and prices, see Lattice's website.
MeritForge may suit you better if
- You want check-ins, 1:1s, objectives, pulses and career paths without paying for each separately.
- You want recognition and rewards in the same platform as growth.
- You're a small or mid-sized team and want no minimum and monthly billing.
- You want managers to have a lighter week: one brief and at most three interruptions a day.
Moving from Lattice
- Import your people, teams and managers, and each person's current role, from XLS or CSV.
- Install the career templates and adjust them, or build your own tracks.
- Set the check-in rhythm and Seasons, then add this Season's objectives.
- Send your first pulse from the library and share what you'll do about it.