# Lattice — Talent Management Lattice by Degree, Inc. holds a panel rating of 2.5/5 from 6 AI judges (category median 2.5/5), as of 2026-10-29. Provenance: Rest of world; sovereignty: 1 of 4 dimensions proven. - Vendor: Degree, Inc. (https://lattice.com) - Category: [Talent Management](https://whats-best.ai/software/talent-management.md) - Provenance (editorial classification): Rest of world - Canonical page: https://whats-best.ai/software/talent-management/lattice - Alternatives: https://whats-best.ai/software/talent-management/lattice/alternatives ([markdown](https://whats-best.ai/software/talent-management/lattice/alternatives.md)) - Data as of: 2026-10-29 · evaluated 2026-10-29 · oldest source captured 2026-10-01 **AI-generated.** Every score, rationale and verdict here is written by a panel of AI judges from public evidence — an analysis, not a hands-on test. Every fact quotes the vendor page it was read from. No score can be bought. How scores are made: https://whats-best.ai/methodology ## At a glance - Vendor: Degree, Inc. - Headquarters: Incorporated in United States [S4] - Data hosting: Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 28 Oct 2026 - Free plan: Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 28 Oct 2026 ## The panel's verdict Lattice is a modular talent management suite from Degree, Inc. of San Francisco. The bench scores it highest on goals and feedback and on learning and development, each clustering at 6, with performance reviews at 5-6 and pricing transparency at 6-7: every module carries a public price — Performance $10, Goals & OKRs $8, Engagement $4 and Foundations $13 seat/month, with Grow +$4 and Compensation +$6 seat/month as add-ons — and Analytics is included in all base products, which the Head of HR called enough to budget a module mix without a sales call. The weak flank is consistent: sovereignty at 2-3 and codetermination and privacy at 2-3, because the privacy policy names Degree, Inc. as controller for EEA, UK and Swiss residents and states personal information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, while data residency, ownership and subprocessor exposure are unknown. Integrations and portability span the widest range at 2-4: the People Analyst credits the MCP server that lets ChatGPT or Claude pull permission-filtered feedback, while the Skeptic scores 2 because no specific HRIS is named. **Speaks for it:** - Every module carries a public price on a seat/month basis — Performance $10, Goals & OKRs $8, Engagement $4, Foundations $13, with Grow +$4 and Compensation +$6 as add-ons — and Analytics is included in all base products. - Review cycles are configurable (annual, quarterly, project-based or automated) with templates, workflows, calibration dashboards and five rating-scale types including custom. - 1:1s, weekly updates and real-time feedback ship as Manager Tools included with Performance, Goals & OKRs and Engagement. - Grow lists competencies, individual development plans and career tracks, and the Performance module includes talent reviews, promotions and succession planning. - An AI draft assembles each employee's goals, feedback, updates and review history into a first draft of the review. **Held against it:** - The privacy policy names Degree, Inc. of San Francisco as controller for EEA, UK and Swiss residents and states personal information may be transferred to and processed in the United States, with data residency, ownership and subprocessor exposure unknown. - The captured pages name no specific HRIS — only Salesforce and JIRA integrations are named — and we found no public information on SSO, SCIM provisioning or a documented API. - We found no public information on a bulk export of the complete review, goal and feedback history when a contract ends. - We found no public information on anonymity thresholds for survey results, per-role visibility rules for review data, access logging, or an administrator switch for the AI features. - Minimum spend, billing currency and implementation fees appear as FAQ questions without answers on the captured pages, no price is published for the AI features, and Enterprise pricing is a custom quote. **Best for:** - You want to price a modular mix yourself — public per-seat prices and Analytics included in all base products let you budget a configuration without a sales call. - You run recurring review cycles over cascading goals, 1:1s and weekly updates and want review drafts grounded in the stored record rather than memory. - You want competencies, development plans, career tracks and succession planning inside one suite. **Avoid if:** - You need EU data residency or a verifiable European processing chain before signing. - You must conclude a works agreement first and need documented visibility rules, anonymity thresholds for survey results, or an administrator switch for the AI features. - Your HR IT rollout requires a named HRIS with org-chart sync, SSO and SCIM provisioning. - You need a guaranteed bulk export of the review, goal and feedback history at contract end. ## Scores by judge and criterion Scores out of 5, each judge scoring independently against the published rubric (v2). "n/r" = not rated: the vendor publishes no price, or the judge found no public information on that criterion. | Criterion | The Head of HR | The Managing Director | The People Analyst | The Works Council Member | The HR IT Integrator | The Skeptic | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Performance reviews & calibration | 2.5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | | Goals, OKRs & continuous feedback | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | | Learning, skills & succession | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | | Works council, visibility & AI disclosure | 1/5 | 1.5/5 | 1.5/5 | 1.5/5 | 1.5/5 | 1.5/5 | | HRIS sync, integrations & data portability | 1.5/5 | 1.5/5 | 2/5 | 1.5/5 | 1.5/5 | 1/5 | | European sovereignty | 1/5 | 1.5/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | 1/5 | | Pricing transparency | 3.5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3.5/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | | **Weighted verdict** | **2.5/5** | **2.5/5** | **2.5/5** | **2/5** | **2/5** | **2/5** | ### The judges - **The Head of HR** (v1.0): Runs the annual review cycle for four hundred people and has to defend every rating in it. Wants criteria fixed before the cycle starts, calibration across departments, reminders that chase managers so HR does not have to, and a review history the employee can see and sign. - **The Managing Director** (v1.0): Runs a sixty-person company without a talent team and wants goals everyone can see, regular one-to-ones that actually happen, and a yearly conversation that is prepared rather than improvised. Has no patience for a suite that needs a consultant before the first review goes out. - **The People Analyst** (v1.0): Owns the skills model, the succession bench and the training budget. Wants skills profiles with gaps against role requirements, learning tied to those gaps rather than to a course catalogue, talent reviews per key role, and data that can be exported and analysed outside the tool. - **The Works Council Member** (v1.0): Has to sign the works agreement before any of this goes live. Asks who can read a manager's private note, how small a team may be before survey results stop being anonymous, how long ratings are kept, and whether any AI feature summarises or scores colleagues without a human deciding. - **The HR IT Integrator** (v1.0): Connects the tool to the HR system and the identity provider and will be asked for the data when the contract ends. Wants org chart and manager relations synced from the HRIS, SSO and SCIM, a documented API, and a full export of reviews and goals rather than one PDF per person. - **The Skeptic** (v1.0): Has heard "high-performance culture", "bias-free reviews" and "AI-powered growth" from every vendor. Reads for the anonymity threshold behind the anonymous survey, what the AI review summary was built from, whether the "skills engine" is more than a tag list, and whether five years of reviews leave with the customer. ## European sovereignty — proven facts Built only from facts on the vendor's own pages; a dimension we could not prove is left open, never scored as zero. Headline: 1 of 4 dimensions proven. | Dimension | Finding | Points | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Legal entity | Incorporated in US | 0/3 | [S4] | | Ownership | Not determined | — | — | | Data residency | Not determined | — | — | | Subprocessors | Not determined | — | — | ## Key facts Each fact is the vendor's own statement, cited to the source page it was read from ([S*n*] → Sources). **Compliance** - AI processing: yes [S4] - CCPA optout: https://preferences.lattice.com/ccpa [S4] - CCPA optout URL: https://preferences.lattice.com/ccpa [S4] - CCPA optout URL: https://preferences.lattice.com/ccpa [S4] - CCPA sale: no [S4] - Dnt: no [S4] - Dnt not honored: no [S4] - Dnt not honored: no [S4] - EU representative: Dublin · Osano International Compliance Services Limited [S4] - GDPR transfer: EEA · UK · Switzerland · adequacy territory · Standard Contractual Clauses · UK similar measures [S4] - Gpc: yes [S4] - Gpc honored: yes [S4] - Gpc honored: yes [S4] - International transfers: adequacy decisions · EU Standard Contractual Clauses · UK similar measures [S4] - International transfers scc: adequacy decisions · Standard Contractual Clauses (EC and UK) [S4] - International transfers scc: EEA · UK · Switzerland · yes [S4] - No automated decision making: no [S4] - No automated decision making: no [S4] - No data broker: no · no [S4] - No data selling: yes [S4] - No sale: no [S4] - Privacy contact email: privacy@lattice.com [S4] **Data** - Automated decision making: no [S4] - Collection third parties: public databases · joint marketing partners · affiliate programs · data providers · social media platforms [S4] - Dnt: no [S4] - Gpc: yes [S4] - Location data optout: some features may be unavailable · yes [S4] - Marketing optout: yes [S4] - Minors age: 16 [S4] - Minors age: 16 [S4] - Minors age threshold: 16 [S4] - Minors age threshold: 16 [S4] - No guarantee security: no [S4] - Numeric low rating usage: Lattice customer research from 2021: less than 1% of reviewers gave a score of 1 out of 4, while 14% gave the equivalent lowest qualitative rating 'needs improvement'. [S7] - Retention: retained as long as necessary to fulfill services, legal obligations, disputes, agreements [S4] - Retention: retain as long as necessary to fulfill services, comply with laws, resolve disputes, enforce agreements; earlier deletion on verified request [S4] - Retention policy: as long as necessary to fulfill services, legal compliance, disputes, agreements; earlier deletion via verified request [S4] - Retention policy: Retain as long as necessary to fulfill services, comply with laws, resolve disputes, enforce agreements; earlier deletion via verified request [S4] - Review questions without numbers growth: In 2021, the share of review questions without numbers increased by 40% among Lattice customers. [S7] - Service emails no optout: no [S4] - Sharing service providers: payment providers · cloud hosting providers · communications providers · analytics companies [S4] **Hosting** - Address: 2261 Market Street, Suite 10902, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA [S4] - Controller entity eea: Degree, Inc. (doing business as Lattice) [S4] - Disclosure scope: only according to Customer's and User's instructions [S4] **Integrations** - Ad networks: Microsoft Bing Ads · Google Ads and Analytics · Quora Ads · LinkedIn Ads · TwitterX Ads · Facebook Ads · Instagram Ads · Heap Analytics · Reddit Ads · Adobe Marketo Measure [S4] - Ad partners: Microsoft Bing Ads, Google Ads and Analytics, Quora Ads, LinkedIn Ads, TwitterX Ads, Facebook Ads, Instagram Ads, Heap Analytics, Reddit Ads, Adobe Marketo Measure [S4] - Ad tech services: Microsoft Bing Ads · Google Ads and Analytics · Quora Ads · LinkedIn Ads · TwitterX Ads · Facebook Ads · Instagram Ads · Heap Analytics · Reddit Ads · Adobe Marketo Measure [S4] - Ad tech services: Bing Ads · Google Ads · Google Analytics · Quora Ads · LinkedIn Ads · TwitterX Ads · Facebook Ads · Instagram Ads · Heap Analytics · Reddit Ads · Adobe Marketo Measure [S4] - AI assistants: ChatGPT · Claude [S9] - Cookies required: yes [S4] - Cookies required: yes [S4] - Cookies required: yes [S4] - Explored: yes [S9] - Google analytics: usage analytics · Google Analytics [S4] - Google analytics: Google Analytics [S4] - Google analytics: yes [S4] - Hris: Integrations with HRIS, productivity, and communication tools [S1] - Hris productivity: Integrations with HRIS, productivity, and communication tools [S1] - Hris productivity: Integrations with HRIS, productivity, and communication tools [S1] - Mcp platform feature: yes [S9] - Mcp server exists: MCP is listed as part of the platform. [S9] - Meta pixel: advertising retargeting and campaign reporting · Meta Pixel [S4] - Meta pixel: Meta Pixel for retargeting and campaign reports [S4] - Meta pixel: yes [S4] - Modules listed: Performance · Engagement · Goals & OKRs · Grow · Compensation [S7] - Notifications: yes [S8] **Legal** - Adopted: FY27v.2 [S4] - Copyright: 2026 [S7] - Eea controller: Degree, Inc. (Lattice) [S4] - Eea controller: Degree, Inc. (doing business as Lattice) · EEA · UK · Switzerland [S4] - Entity: Lattice · Degree, Inc. [S4] - Entity: Degree, Inc. · Lattice [S4] - Entity name: Lattice · Degree, Inc. [S4] - EU representative: Osano International Compliance Services Limited · EU Representative [S4] - Headquarters: San Francisco · California [S4] - Headquarters: San Francisco · California [S4] - Headquarters: San Francisco, California [S4] - Headquarters: San Francisco · California [S4] - International transfers: United States and other countries where Lattice or its affiliates, subsidiaries, or third party service providers maintain facilities or personnel [S4] - Policy version: FY27v.2 [S4] - Postal address: 2261 Market Street, Suite 10902, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA [S4] - Rights opt out agent: yes [S4] - Rights verification: yes [S4] - Tos last updated: 2026-03-05 [S5] - Tos last updated: 2026-03-05 [S5] - Tos last updated: 2026-03-05 [S5] - Tos last updated: March 5, 2026 [S5] - Trademark: Lattice® is a registered trademark of Degree, Inc. [S4] **Pricing** - Billing frequency faq: billing frequency [S2] - Compensation addon price: Compensation · 6 [S2] - Compensation addon price: add-on · seat/month · usd_assumed · 6 [S2] - Engagement price: Pulse · Onboarding & Exit · Surveys · Action Planning · eNPS · AI Analysis & Trends [S2] - Engagement price: Engagement · 4 [S2] - Engagement price: seat/month · usd_assumed · 4 [S2] - Enterprise custom quote: custom quote [S2] - Enterprise custom quote: yes · yes · seats, complexity, and scale [S2] - Enterprise custom quote: custom quote · yes [S2] - Faq billing frequency: Contract can be billed monthly, quarterly, or annually (FAQ topic) [S2] - Faq currency: FAQ topic: billing currency [S2] - Faq implementation fees: FAQ topic: additional fees for implementation or change management [S2] - Faq minimum spend: FAQ topic: minimum spend exists [S2] - Foundations includes: 1:1s, Weekly Updates, Feedback, Q&A Boards [S2] - Foundations price: Foundations · 13 [S2] - Foundations price: Foundations · 13 [S2] - Free tour: yes [S7] - Goals okrs price: seat/month · usd_assumed · 8 [S2] - Goals price: Cascading Goals · Progress Updates · Fully Configurable · Reminder Notifications · SFDC Integration · JIRA Integration [S2] - Goals price: Goals & OKRs · 8 [S2] - Grow addon price: Grow · 4 [S2] **Product** - AI agent: yes [S1] - AI agent: AI Agent that surfaces insights, answers policy/career questions, and reinforces habits for employees, managers, and leaders [S1] - AI agent: personal AI Agent surfacing insights, answering policy/career questions, reinforcing habits [S1] - AI agent capabilities: AI Agent surfaces insights, answers policy/career questions, reinforces habits [S1] - AI analysis: yes [S8] - AI assistant bridge: MCP Server is the bridge that lets an external AI assistant reach into Lattice [S9] - AI assistant options: yes · ChatGPT · Claude [S9] - AI features: AI Overview · AI Agent · Skills library · Prompt library [S7] - AI libraries: AI Agent · Skills library · Prompt library [S1] - AI modules: AI Overview · AI Agent · Skills library · Prompt library [S9] - AI modules: AI Overview · AI Agent · Skills library · Prompt library [S9] - AI offering: AI Overview · AI Agent · Skills library · Prompt library [S7] - AI powered analysis: yes [S4] - AI powered drafts: AI-powered drafts grounded in talent data [S3] - AI prompt library: AI prompt library (NEW) listed under Lattice AI [S1] - AI review drafts: AI-powered review drafts grounded in talent data [S3] - AI review drafts: yes · yes [S3] - AI skills library: AI skills library (NEW) listed under Lattice AI [S1] - Alternative prompt manual input: Alternative prompt works from manually pasted notes without Lattice MCP [S9] - Alternative prompt manual input: yes [S9] - Alternative prompt manual notes: Alternative prompt works from manually pasted notes without MCP. [S9] **Support** - CCPA opt out: https://preferences.lattice.com/ccpa [S4] - Channels: Help Center · Lattice University · Contact Support [S7] - Channels footer: Help Center · Lattice University · Contact Support [S9] - Dedicated human support: FAQ topic: contract includes dedicated human support [S2] - Faq topics: FAQ covers dedicated human support, minimum spend, billing currency, billing frequency, implementation/change management fees [S2] - G2 reviews: 5 · G2 · 3300 [S2] - G2 reviews claim: 3300+ [S9] - Help center: Help Center · Lattice University · Contact Support [S1] - Help center: yes [S1] - Help center: Help Center · Lattice University · Contact Support [S1] - Help center: Help Center · Lattice University · Contact Support [S7] - Help center: Help Center · Lattice University · Contact Support [S9] - Human support question: dedicated human support [S2] - Inquiry redirection: yes [S4] - Privacy contact: privacy@lattice.com [S4] - Privacy email: privacy@lattice.com [S4] - Privacy portal: https://preferences.lattice.com/privacy [S4] - Privacy portal: https://preferences.lattice.com/privacy [S4] - Security center reference: Security Center referenced for more security details [S3] - Status page: Status page linked in footer [S1] - Trust center: Security Trust Center linked in footer [S1] 212 more facts on the canonical page: https://whats-best.ai/software/talent-management/lattice ## Questions ### Is Lattice European? No. whats-best.ai classifies Lattice as Rest of world. Its vendor, Degree, Inc., is incorporated in United States, per [the vendor’s page captured 28 Oct 2026](https://whats-best.ai/evidence/12103). ### Where does Lattice store data? Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 28 Oct 2026. ### Does Lattice have a free plan? Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 28 Oct 2026. ### What are the best alternatives to Lattice? As of 28 Oct 2026, the panel rates [Culture Amp (3.5/5)](https://whats-best.ai/software/talent-management/culture-amp), [Small Improvements (3/5)](https://whats-best.ai/software/talent-management/small-improvements) and [15Five (3/5)](https://whats-best.ai/software/talent-management/15five) highest among the other 18 Talent Management products evaluated. Ratings that look equal are rounded to half stars; the order uses the unrounded rating, then the name. The highest-rated European alternative is [Small Improvements](https://whats-best.ai/software/talent-management/small-improvements) (EU-Made). Ratings are the AI panel’s opinion, formed from public evidence: [how scores are made](https://whats-best.ai/methodology#ordering). The full list, with European products first: [Lattice alternatives](https://whats-best.ai/software/talent-management/lattice/alternatives). ## What this page leaves out - 22 product facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. - 19 legal facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. - 5 compliance facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. - 5 integrations facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. - 4 support facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. - 3 pricing facts could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and were left out of this page and of the panel’s material. - 1 subprocessors fact could not be confirmed on the vendor’s page as captured and was left out of this page and of the panel’s material. ## Sources - [S1] Vendor homepage: https://lattice.com/ (checked 2026-10-28) - [S2] Pricing page: https://lattice.com/pricing (checked 2026-10-28) - [S3] Performance reviews: https://lattice.com/platform/performance/reviews (checked 2026-10-28) - [S4] Privacy policy: https://lattice.com/trust/privacy-policy (checked 2026-10-28) - [S5] Terms of service: https://lattice.com/trust/terms-of-service (checked 2026-10-28) - [S6] Performance reviews & calibration — found from sitemap: https://lattice.com/experience/performance-reviews (checked 2026-10-28) - [S7] Performance reviews & calibration — found from sitemap: https://lattice.com/articles/how-to-pick-a-performance-review-rating-scale (checked 2026-10-28) - [S8] Goals, OKRs & continuous feedback — found from sitemap: https://lattice.com/experience/employee-feedback (checked 2026-10-26) - [S9] Goals, OKRs & continuous feedback — found from sitemap: https://lattice.com/ai-prompts/one-on-one-prep (checked 2026-10-26) - [S10] Learning, skills & succession — found from sitemap: https://lattice.com/tours/succession-planning (checked 2026-10-26) --- Cite as: whats-best.ai, "Lattice — Talent Management", AI panel analysis, as of 2026-10-29. https://whats-best.ai/software/talent-management/lattice Corrections: https://whats-best.ai/correct/530?target=page