Goals tell you what. ONA tells you who.
Betterworks tracks whether goals are hit. Confirm shows you who actually made it happen—and who's quietly carrying the team.
The problem with goal-centric performance management
Betterworks helps you align goals. But goals only capture a fraction of what makes someone valuable. The connector who unblocks three teams? The mentor who developed two future leaders? That doesn't show up in OKR dashboards.
Goals miss invisible contributions
The employee who hit 80% of their goals but mentored half the team and prevented two major fires might look worse than the lone wolf who hit 100% but created silos.
Easy goals, inflated ratings
Savvy employees learn to set achievable goals. Meanwhile, your ambitious contributors who aim high and hit 90% of stretch goals get penalized.
Collaboration is invisible
Goal platforms track individual achievement. They can't see who people go to for help, who bridges teams, or who's actually driving cross-functional success.
What makes Confirm different
Confirm uses Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) to see the full picture—not just whether goals were hit, but how work actually gets done.
ONA: See the whole performer, not just the scorecard
ONA reveals collaboration patterns—who people rely on, who drives decisions, who connects teams. This shows impact that goals alone can't capture.
- Find hidden contributors who enable others' success
- Identify collaboration bottlenecks and silos
- See who's actually influential vs. who's just visible
- Make fairer promotion decisions with complete data
Goals + Impact together
Confirm doesn't replace goals—it completes them. See goal progress alongside collaboration data for the full performance picture.
AI-powered coaching
Confirm helps managers act on insights with AI-generated coaching recommendations based on each employee's actual network impact.
Passive data collection
No manual updates needed. Confirm captures collaboration signals automatically, so your team spends time on work, not admin.
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What HR leaders say
"Organization network analysis (ONA) is an absolute breakthrough with performance management; it is exceptionally insightful."
"When we learned about ONA from Confirm, it was magical timing. We looked at a bunch of platforms. None of them could do it — not in that way, in such a fast, simple way."
"Confirm is the first tool that lets me see the behavioral side with some evidence. I can quickly get the information to make decisions."
Common questions
Can I use Confirm alongside Betterworks?
Yes. Many companies use goal platforms for OKR tracking while using Confirm for ONA-powered performance insights. The combination gives you both the "what" and the "who."
Does Confirm support OKRs?
Yes. Confirm has full goals and OKR functionality built in. You can consolidate tools or use Confirm's goals alongside its ONA capabilities.
How is ONA different from 360 reviews?
360 reviews ask people to rate colleagues—which creates gaming and bias. ONA passively analyzes actual collaboration patterns without requiring active feedback.
Is employee data safe?
Yes. Confirm is SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant. ONA data is aggregated and anonymized—we never show individual communication content.
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