By one HR analyst’s estimation, there are over 5,000 HR tech solutions out there. Only one just got crowned best in show for talent management at scale.
Spoiler alert: it’s us.
Betterworks has been awarded the 2025 HR Tech Award in the Talent Management category for “Best Comprehensive Solution for the enterprise market,” presented by Lighthouse Research & Advisory, and this year, awarded in partnership with UNLEASH America. It’s a powerful nod from the industry to a platform that doesn’t just promise transformation – it delivers it.
This recognition underscores the critical role Betterworks plays in enabling people-first performance in large organizations. “We are honored to be named the Best Comprehensive Talent Management Solution,” said Betterworks CEO Doug Dennerline. “The award reinforces our mission that Betterworks isn’t just modernizing performance management; we’re driving real business outcomes. From increasing goal attainment and engagement to accelerating talent development and manager effectiveness, our platform helps organizations turn people strategies into measurable outcomes that drive business growth and innovation.”
Sailing past traditional reviews to continuous performance enablement
Talent leaders know that performance management isn’t just about annual reviews anymore. Today’s enterprise demands a continuous, insights-driven process that aligns people to business priorities – and adapts in real-time to meet a continually changing competitive environment.
Betterworks delivers exactly that.
The platform weaves together goal-setting, structured conversations, real-time feedback, recognition, and equitable calibration into one seamless system accessible in the flow of work. It’s purpose-built for the complexity of enterprise needs and powered by generative AI and rich people analytics that guide smarter, faster decision-making while simultaneously simplifying and speeding the process for everyone – HR, managers, and employees.
This win validates what our customers – global brands like Colgate-Palmolive, Intuit, and the University of Phoenix – already know: Betterworks helps HR leaders turn strategy into execution, talent into high performance, and feedback into growth.
Innovation with purpose
As a modern performance enablement solution, the Betterworks platform doesn’t just “check the box.” It helps leaders identify top performers, reduce bias in reviews, uncover hidden potential, and prioritize development with real-time data across diverse employee populations.
The HR Tech Awards, judged by an independent panel of practitioners, consultants, and educators, are more than just another industry accolade. Each entry is vetted through product demos, customer case studies, and technology innovation metrics.
According to George Rogers, chief strategy officer at Lighthouse Research & Advisory, “Betterworks stands out by transforming traditional performance management into a dynamic and continuous process, fostering growth and engagement at every level of the organization. By integrating AI-enabled goal-setting, feedback, and talent development into a unified platform, Betterworks empowers teams to align their efforts, unlock potential, and drive measurable business outcomes with ease and efficiency.”
The platform that powers real change
Here’s what sets Betterworks apart as the industry’s most comprehensive talent management solution:
- Integrated Conversations and Check-ins: Empower managers and employees with structured performance discussions, coaching, and career development – all captured and trackable.
- Fair, Fast Calibration: Eliminate spreadsheets and bias with year-round calibration that’s data-rich, transparent, and fast.
- Advanced Analytics: Visualize adoption trends, manager effectiveness, learning and development impact, and the real impact of performance initiatives in one customizable analytics hub.
- Continuous Engagement: Organizations capture the voice of the employee in real time and connect that feedback directly to goals and action plans. Recognition channels deliver positive reinforcement for work well done and exemplifying the organization’s values.
These capabilities are what CHROs and talent leaders need right now: tools that are not only intuitive and powerful but also designed to deliver measurable outcomes that influence factors including retention, engagement, productivity, and strategic goal achievement.
Recognition from the experts
Betterworks was also featured on UNLEASH’s exclusive shortlist of four must-know innovators for CHROs. This distinction signals to buyers that Betterworks is at the leading edge of performance technology and strategy.
Ben Eubanks, chief research officer at Lighthouse Research & Advisory, sums it up well: “Our team and judges are constantly amazed by the ways today’s HR tech providers are bringing real, measurable value to the market. Personally, I think this year’s entries represent the best that our industry has to offer.”
Turning people strategy into business results
At Betterworks, we believe the most important business outcomes start with people. And our customers are proof.
We’re helping organizations unlock potential at scale –aligning teams, fueling development, and enabling managers to lead with confidence. That’s how we help CHROs deliver results that matter: higher retention, stronger engagement, and sustainable growth.
Award or not, our mission remains the same: Make work better.
Find out how customers have used the Betterworks platform to overcome challenges and drive performance innovations.
Headed to UNLEASH America? Come by booth #251.
