Looking for a Peoplebox Alternative?
Loach is the planning-first OKR tool — no HR suite, no AI hiring, just OKRs that drive weekly work. Free for your first 5 users, €2.99/user/month after.
Free forever up to 5 users. No credit card required.
Why Teams Switch Away from Peoplebox
Peoplebox is a full HR platform. If you just need OKRs, you are paying for a lot you will never use.
Peoplebox bundles OKRs with performance reviews, 1:1s, engagement surveys, and AI hiring. If you want goal-setting, you also get all of HR. Teams that need focused OKR execution find themselves navigating features they never use.
Peoplebox has no free tier. The OKR module alone costs around $10/user/month, making it one of the more expensive standalone options. For a 10-person team, that is $100/month before you have proven any OKR adoption.
Peoplebox's recent investment has gone into Nova AI — its AI-powered talent acquisition and hiring suite. Teams using Peoplebox for OKRs report that new features and improvements are concentrated in hiring, not goal management.
Peoplebox tracks OKRs and syncs them with performance reviews, but it does not help teams plan what to work on each week. The gap between quarterly goals and daily work remains unaddressed.
How Loach Is Different
A focused OKR tool that connects quarterly goals to weekly priorities.
Loach does one thing: help your team set OKRs and act on them every week. No performance reviews, no 1:1 templates, no AI hiring tools. Just focused goal management.
Loach is free for up to 5 users with no credit card required. After that, it is €2.99/user/month — roughly 70% cheaper than Peoplebox at the same team size.
Every week, Loach helps your team break quarterly OKRs into concrete priorities and check in on last week's progress. Goals drive what you work on — not just what gets reviewed quarterly.
No HR module configuration, no org chart setup, no performance cycle definition. Sign up, create your OKRs with guided templates, invite your team, and run your first weekly plan.
Loach vs Peoplebox at a Glance
| Feature | Loach | Peoplebox |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | First 5 users free forever | None |
| Pricing (10 users) | €29.90/month | ~$100/month |
| Weekly planning workflow | ||
| OKR management | ||
| Initiative tracking | ||
| Performance reviews | ||
| 1:1 meeting support | ||
| AI-assisted goal writing | ||
| Slack integration | ||
| Setup time | < 30 minutes | 1–3 hours |
Pricing Comparison
€0
for up to 5 users, forever
€2.99/user/month
after 5 users
- 10 users: €29.90/month
- No credit card required
- No annual commitment required
$0
no free tier available
~$10/user/month
OKR module pricing
- 10 users: ~$100/month
- No free plan
- Includes HR features you may not need
Get Started in Under 30 Minutes
No HR configuration, no org chart setup. Just OKRs and a weekly planning workflow from day one.
Sign up free
Create your Loach account in under a minute. Free for up to 5 users forever — no credit card, no HR module to configure.
Set up your OKRs
Use guided templates to write your first Objectives and Key Results. No performance cycle, no org hierarchy needed to start.
Start your weekly rhythm
Invite your team and run your first weekly planning session. OKRs translate into concrete weekly priorities from day one.
Frequently Asked Questions
Focus on OKRs — Not HR Overhead
Free for up to 5 users, €2.99/user/month after. No performance cycles to configure, no credit card to start.