Migrating from 15Five to Confirm
15Five built a strong check-in culture. Confirm keeps that foundation and adds what 15Five can't see: how people actually collaborate, who's at flight risk, and where managers need proactive coaching.
Why teams move on from 15Five
15Five builds a strong check-in cadence. These are the limitations that push teams to look for something more:
Check-in fatigue sets in
Weekly questions work when teams are engaged. When engagement drops, so does 15Five participation — and the insights you're relying on get thinner exactly when you need them most. Self-reported data has a ceiling.
No visibility beneath the responses
15Five shows what employees choose to share. It can't show collaboration patterns, network influence, or whether someone's actual working behavior has changed. The signal beneath the form stays invisible.
Manager coaching depends on the manager
15Five gives managers tools for structured 1:1s. What it doesn't do: tell managers when something's wrong with a specific employee before the employee disengages. Confirm's proactive AI coaching fills that gap.
What transfers from 15Five
All weekly and bi-weekly check-in responses, pulse scores, and manager comments export and import.
All completed review cycles, ratings, and written feedback transfer with full fidelity.
Goal history, progress data, and active OKRs all migrate. Teams pick up where they left off.
Structured 1:1 agendas and notes from 15Five export and map to Confirm's 1:1 framework.
All employee records and reporting relationships transfer and sync with your HRIS going forward.
Historical survey scores transfer for continuity benchmarking.
The 15Five migration process
Data export from 15Five
15Five exports are relatively clean. We walk your admin through exporting check-ins, reviews, goals, and employee data. We handle the field mapping and transformation to Confirm's schema.
Confirm setup & data import
Configure review cycles and competencies. Connect your HRIS. Import historical data. Enable ONA data collection. Set up SSO and Slack/Teams integration for AI coaching notifications.
Training & go live
Train HR team and managers. The 1:1 and review workflows feel familiar — Confirm adds ONA and AI coaching on top. Full company launch with live support from your migration rep.
What you gain by switching
🔍 ONA: See what check-ins miss
While 15Five shows what employees choose to share, Confirm's ONA shows how they actually collaborate — who people rely on, who connects teams, who's disengaging before they say anything. No survey required.
🚨 Early flight risk detection
ONA detects collaboration withdrawal 6-8 weeks before disengagement surfaces in survey responses. HR gets time to intervene while retention is still possible.
🤖 Proactive AI coaching
Confirm nudges managers in Slack/Teams when a team member's behavioral patterns change — not just at review time. Managers coach in the moment, not three months after the fact.
📊 Zero participation dependency
ONA insights don't require employee participation. When engagement dips and check-in responses thin out, Confirm's behavioral data is still there — showing you exactly what's happening.
Migration questions
How long does the 15Five migration take?
3-4 weeks for most teams. 15Five exports are straightforward — there's no unusual complexity in the data structure. Timeline depends on HRIS integration and how close you are to a review cycle.
Will our check-in history transfer?
Yes. All past check-in responses, manager notes, and pulse scores export cleanly. Your historical continuity stays intact.
Does Confirm have check-ins like 15Five?
Confirm has structured 1:1s and continuous feedback, similar to 15Five's workflow. What's different: Confirm supplements check-ins with ONA data, so managers have behavioral context alongside what employees self-report.
Can we keep the same review schedule?
Yes. We configure Confirm to match your existing review cadence. Annual, bi-annual, quarterly — whatever 15Five was running, Confirm replicates with the same or adjusted timing.
Ready to move off 15Five?
Book a 30-minute call. We'll walk through your 15Five setup, estimate your migration timeline, and show you what ONA adds to the foundation you've built.