Same workflow shape Small Improvements pioneered: 1:1s, objectives, reviews, 360 feedback. Plus GitHub, Jira, and Linear evidence auto-linked to every one of them.
We surface the data. The manager still does the thinking.
Small Improvements markets itself as Lean Reviews and Feedback, backed by AI and Analytics. The product covers Performance Reviews, 1:1s, Objectives, and 360 Feedback, but their homepage does not list GitHub, Jira, or Linear as integrations. Managers write reviews without a native view of the engineering work.
Small Improvements' current AI framing on their homepage is an AI Objectives Coach and using AI to turn Feedback into Objectives. That is useful, but it is not the same as surfacing the actual PRs, tickets, and incidents a direct report shipped in the review period.
Small Improvements' pricing page lists pricing behind an interactive element rather than as a simple table. Per-user cost and tier inclusions require clicks or a sales conversation to pin down before you can evaluate.
Small Improvements was built for companies exactly like ours. Their positioning is Lean Reviews and Feedback, backed by AI and Analytics, and their customer list includes tech-forward teams (Simprints, Goodpatch) that value a focused workflow over a full HR suite. If you are on Small Improvements today, you probably picked it for a reason, and we respect the shape of that product.
The overlap with Progresify is real. Both products centre on 1:1s, objectives, performance reviews, and 360 feedback. Both are built for tech-literate teams, not for HR departments. Both believe in focused tools over bundled suites. If the workflows are cousins, the difference is in what fills them.
Small Improvements fills objectives and reviews with AI suggestions. The homepage markets an AI Objectives Coach that turns feedback into objectives and AI helping uncover training needs from review data. That is one approach, and for teams where the AI suggestions are accurate, it saves time.
Progresify fills objectives and reviews with evidence. Goals and key results link explicitly to GitHub PRs, Jira tickets, or Linear issues. 1:1 meetings have an evidence panel on the right populated from the last two weeks of the direct report's work. Review forms open with the PRs, tickets, goals, and incidents for the period already displayed. The manager does not rely on AI to infer what happened. The data is in the form.
We pre-fill the evidence. We do not pre-fill the prose. The manager writes every sentence of the review narrative. This is the Manager-In-Control principle and it is what separates Progresify from the AI-suggestion direction Small Improvements has moved toward.
Small Improvements has been around longer than Progresify has existed. 360 feedback is a shipping core feature, not a roadmap item. Their customer list includes companies running on the product for years. If 360 is a day-one requirement or your team genuinely benefits from AI-suggested objectives, Small Improvements may still be the right fit.
Progresify is the right call when the workflow shape fits (1:1s, objectives, reviews) but the thing that would make it actually work for engineering managers is having GitHub, Jira, and Linear evidence auto-linked into every surface. That is the investment we are making.
Progresify ships through Q2 2026. The waitlist gets you a slot in the early-access cohort, a walkthrough of the evidence panel running against your real GitHub workspace, and visibility into pricing as it publishes. If you are on Small Improvements today and you have felt the gap when writing reviews without engineering context, this is the right week to evaluate the alternative.
All claims about Small Improvements on this page are sourced from small-improvements.com as of April 2026. If any detail is out of date, email contact@progresify.dev and we will correct it.
Product shape (1:1s, objectives, reviews, 360)
Same workflow, same four pillars
GitHub, Jira, Linear evidence in reviews
Native, auto-linked per report
Not listed as an integration
Goals and OKRs
First-class, linked to PRs and tickets
1:1 meetings
Web agenda with evidence panel
Simple web agenda, no engineering evidence panel
360 feedback
Roadmap feature
AI features
Evidence pre-fill only, no AI-drafted prose
Pricing transparency
Public SMB-first with MVP
Per-user pricing gated behind interactive pricing page
Target sweet spot
Engineering-led SMBs (20-200)
SMB tech companies (Simprints, Goodpatch on customer list)
Progresify
Transparent, SMB-first pricing launching with the MVP. Meaningful free tier, no surcharges on the core loop.
Small Improvements
Per-user pricing on smallimprovements.com/pricing; specific figures require interacting with the pricing page.
We don't think Progresify is right for every team. Here's when to pick which.
Pick Small Improvements if
Pick Progresify if
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