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Built by the team behind 1,500+ performance implementations
Performance management your managers will use.
Upward365 connects performance and engagement data so you get the complete picture of your people, not just half the story. Built for companies with 50 to 2,000 employees by founders with 20+ years of practitioner experience.
71% of companies rely solely on annual reviews
Only 31% of employees stay engaged year-round
There's a better way to manage your people
Most Performance Platforms Only Show Half the Story
It is not the software. It is the system.
Annual reviews built on memory. Engagement data that lives in a separate tool. Managers who were never trained on how to give feedback, and a process that demands they do it anyway, once a year, under pressure.
That is not just a technology problem. It is a process problem, and the right platform fixes both. Upward365 gives you a system built for how performance and engagement work together, not one more disconnected tool.
of U.S. employees
are engaged at work — the lowest point in a decade. (Gallup, 2025)
of companies
still run reviews on a purely annual basis, usually without the context to make them count. Reviews work when they're backed by a full year of data, not once a year, from memory. (SHRM)
in productivity
is lost globally every year to disengaged workers. (Gallup, State of the Global Workplace 2024)
managers
are using AI to make people decisions — and two-thirds of them have had zero formal training on how. (Resume Builder, 2025)
Connected insights that help managers do their job.
Upward365 is the only platform built for SMBs that ties performance and engagement together — so you can see not just how someone is performing, but why.
Performance that doesn't rely on memory
Year-round check-ins, continuous feedback, and recognition automatically surface inside the review. Managers write from facts, not from what happened last November.
Get a DemoEngagement data that connects to performance
Pulse surveys and Flight Checks feed directly into performance context. Spot the flight risk before they resign. Identify the high-performer who needs a challenge.
Get a DemoSet up in a day.
Support from humans.
No six-month implementation. No consultants. No bots. Your team can be up and running the same day — and when you have questions, a real person answers.
Get a DemoFrom Setup to Insights in
Three Steps
Step 1
Import and configure — same day.
Add your team and select role-based templates. Dynamic templates load the right competencies for each job title. One setup serves your entire company.
Step 2
Collect context all year.
Flight Checks, Briefings, Uplifts, and Goal tracking run continuously — so when review season arrives, the work is already done. No scrambling. No memory games.
Step 3
See the full picture.
History Hub surfaces a year's worth of notes, recognition, check-ins, and goal progress directly inside the review workspace. AI summarizes patterns and surfaces suggestions, but the manager stays in control.
What growing companies
say about Upward365.
Chris and Dave combine technical expertise with a rare ability to execute and follow through. Their knowledge, drive, and integrity give me full confidence that they’ll deliver lasting value with this venture.
Brooklyn Vitiritto
Longenecker Financial Services
This team brings decades of proven HR expertise with a fresh, client-first approach. They are intentional in every interaction, act with the highest integrity, and make collaboration effortless. Approachable and results-driven, they are a trusted partner in navigating complex HR challenges.
Ryan Jensen
Compounding Capital Holdings
As a business owner, I’ve always appreciated how Chris and Dave put people first. Their solutions make performance management feel supportive rather than burdensome, and I trust them to continue building tools that help leaders and teams thrive.
Dave Farnsworth
Managing Shareholder with MHCS P.C.
Chris and Dave have spent years immersed in the HR Tech space. Their perspective is shaped by real-world experience, not theory.
Jerod M
Recon Roofing
Built for the people who run performance, not just the ones who buy it.
HR & People Ops Leaders
Get the insights you need without chasing down managers. Real-time participation data, engagement trends, and review completion — all in one dashboard. No more end-of-cycle fire drills.
Managers
Write reviews in half the time because the context is already there. Structured one-on-ones, continuous notes, and recognition tied to the employee record — so you're never starting from scratch.
Employees
Know where you stand year-round. Clear goals, regular feedback, and recognition that stays on your profile — not lost in a Slack thread.
Executives
See team health at the aggregate level. Engagement trends, goal alignment, and retention risk signals — without needing to pull a report from IT.
Straightforward Pricing That Scales With Your Needs
No hidden setup fees. No consultant required. No multi-year lock-ins.
$8
per employee per month. $4,000 annual minimum.
Everything below is included. One platform, no add-ons. Every Upward365 account includes hands-on training, guided implementation, and a dedicated Account Manager who picks up the phone.
Review time is easier when the context is already there.
Notes, Uplifts, and Flight Checks capture context as the year happens, and History Hub surfaces it the moment the review opens. Managers stop trying to remember twelve months of activity from memory.
You find out what's happening while you can still do something about it.
Pulse Surveys, eNPS, and Surveys keep your read on each team current, so a dip shows up while there is still time to do something about it.
Changes are yours to easily make, no IT ticket required.
Briefings give 1:1s a shared agenda. The Dashboard To Do Queue tells every manager what is due and links straight to it. Set the platform up once with unlimited roles, your own groups and fields, and your branding, and no IT ticket is required to change any of it.
Performance and engagement are interconnected.
One tells you how your teams are doing. The other is where you do something about it. Each piece is worth less on its own, so there is one price and everything is in it.
When something needs a human, a real person who knows your account answers the same day.
Get the Complete PlatformPerformance Management
- Dynamic Template Builder: one template adapts to every role automatically
- 360 / multirater reviews with self, manager, peer, and upward input
- Flexible section control and section weighting
- Customizable rating scales: Likert, descriptive, or numeric
- Review cycles and flow control: anniversary or custom windows, rater order, peer nominations
- Goal tracking with cascading and automatic roll-up
- Briefings: shared agendas for 1:1s built into the platform
- Notes: time-stamped coaching notes for managers
- History Hub: notes, uplifts, and check-ins surfaced during reviews to reduce recency bias
- Continuous feedback and performance tracking
- Manager tools and team insights
- Performance reports rolled up by team, manager, or company
- AI-Enabled Recommendations**
- AI Summaries**
Employee Engagement
- Surveys: onboarding, engagement, pulse, exit, and custom built from one template system
- Pulse surveys and team health monitoring
- Real-time engagement insights
- Pinned reports and dashboard spotlights executives see on login
- Uplifts: public or private recognition that carries forward into performance context
- Peer feedback
- Notes: time-stamped context available whenever you need it
- History Hub: surface notes, uplifts, and check-ins across the year
- Flight Checks
- Slack Integration**
Configuration and Control
- Actionable home dashboard
- Dashboard To Do queue with upcoming, due, and past-due items and direct links
- Custom user roles and permissions, unlimited roles with granular control
- Custom fields on profiles
- Theming and branding
- Goal cascading: company to division to team to individual
- Reports across performance and engagement in one layer
- Real human support with same-day response
- AI Ad-Hoc Report Generator**
- HRIS Integrations**
**On the roadmap. Included in your subscription when released, at no additional cost.
Let's Be Honest - Your Performance Management Sucks
And your employee engagement probably isn't much better
Reality
71% of companies still do annual reviews
- your employees hate them
91% of managers use ChatGPT for reviews
- without any guardrails (terrifying)
Only 31% of employees give a damn
- the rest are just showing up
$1.9 trillion lost annually
- because people are checked out
Reality
Free tools that break when you actually need them
Enterprise platforms that cost $15+/seat and require a computer science degree
"Everything" platforms with 47 features you'll never use
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Reality
Free tools that break when you actually need them
Enterprise platforms that cost $15+/seat and require a computer science degree
"Everything" platforms with 47 features you'll never use
Point solutions that don't talk to each other
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions We Hear From Growing Companies
Companies with 50 to 2,000 employees. We're purpose-built for mid-market teams that need a real system — not a watered-down enterprise tool or a spreadsheet workaround.
Most teams are up and running the same day. There are no six-month timelines, no consultants, and no complex configuration. You import your team and select templates. If you get stuck, a real person helps you, not a ticket queue.
Your HRIS tracks headcount. Upward365 manages performance. Most HRIS platforms bolt on basic review templates as an afterthought — Upward365 connects performance data with engagement data so you see the full picture: not just how someone is doing, but how they're feeling about it. That connection is what surfaces retention risk before it becomes a resignation.
Yes. Upward365 supports self, manager, peer, upward, and external rater types — all built with dynamic templates that load automatically based on role and department.
Yes. Upward365 is SOC2 certified by an independent security firm, runs on AWS infrastructure, and encrypts all data at rest and in transit. Regular backups are standard.
You call us. A real person answers, typically within hours, with a maximum callback target of 2 to 4 hours if we miss you live. Your Account Manager gives you their direct number. No bots. No ticket-only systems.
Upward365 ships as one platform at one price. Performance and engagement features can be toggled on or off inside the platform, but every feature is included for $8/user/month. There are no separate modules to purchase.
Chris and Dave Arringdale, founders with 20+ years of combined experience building performance management software and serving 1,500+ companies. They built Upward365 because they knew what the market was missing: a platform designed for adoption, not just capability.