OKR software for small teams in 2026: Perdoo, Weekdone, Tability, Peoplebox, Notion and Atrix Goals, and what a team under ten actually needs
OKR software for a small team should cost under $10 a head or nothing. Perdoo, Weekdone, Tability, Peoplebox, Notion and Atrix Goals compared, October 2026.
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A team under ten does not need OKR software. It needs three to five objectives written down where the work happens, key results with a number, and a fifteen-minute check-in every week. As of October 2026 the tools that do this cheaply are Perdoo (free to 5 users), Weekdone (free to 3), Tability (from $6 a user), Peoplebox (from $8 an employee) and goals built into a workspace such as Notion or Atrix. The last option is the one most small teams should pick first.
We have run OKRs for a 12-person team for four years, in a spreadsheet, in a dedicated tool, and now inside our workspace. The check-in habit mattered more each time than the software.
What OKRs need from software at under ten people
Very little. The failure mode of OKRs in a small team is not a missing feature; it is objectives written in January and never opened again. Software helps only if it puts the goal in front of people when they are already working. The short list:
- Objectives with key results that have a number, a start value and a target.
- A weekly check-in that takes under a minute per key result.
- A link from the key result to the work (the issues, the cycle, the project) so progress is not a feeling.
- One screen that shows every objective and its confidence.
- No seat price that punishes you for including everyone. OKRs that only managers can see are not OKRs.
Everything else, from cascading alignment maps to OKR coaching, is for companies with departments.
The price question follows from the seat question. If the whole team should see the goals, a tool that charges per viewer makes you choose between visibility and cost, and small teams always choose cost. That is why free read-only seats (Tability), a free tier that covers the whole team (Perdoo up to five, Weekdone up to three) or a flat plan that already includes everyone (Atrix) matter more than any feature in the comparison below. A $6 seat for ten people is $720 a year for something a shared page does for nothing; the tool has to earn that with the check-in habit, not the chart.
We learned the opposite lesson too. The year we ran OKRs in a spreadsheet, the check-ins stopped by week six because nothing reminded anyone and the sheet was not where the work was. The software did not fix the habit, but it removed the two excuses.
The six, as of October 2026
| Tool | Price shown on vendor page | Free plan | Links goals to work | Fits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perdoo | Premium €6.40 per user per month; Supreme €8.00; view-only €1.50 | Yes, up to 5 users | Via integrations | Teams of 5 who want a dedicated OKR tool for free |
| Weekdone | Paid by team-size band; the page loads prices by selector, so check it directly | Yes, up to 3 users; 14-day trial for 4 or more | Weekly plans and check-ins | Teams that want weekly reporting with the OKRs |
| Tability | Basic $6 per user per month billed yearly ($7 monthly); Premium $10 ($12) | No; 14-day trial; read-only seats free | Jira, Asana and others on paid plans | Teams that want check-in reminders and clean reporting |
| Peoplebox | Performance Management $8 per employee per month, billed annually | No | Via integrations | Teams that also want reviews and one-to-ones |
| Notion | Free; Plus $10 per member per month; Business $20 | Yes | Manually, with relations | Teams already in Notion who will build it themselves |
| Atrix Goals | Included in Builder $39 a month (5 seats) and Studio $149 (15 seats) | No; 7-day trial with card | Yes, key results link to issues and cycles | Teams already running work in Atrix |
Perdoo prices are shown in euros on its page; Tability's page shows more than one set of prices in different sections, and the figures above are the ones in its main plan table. Weekdone's prices did not load without choosing a team size, so we have not reproduced them.
Dedicated OKR tools: Perdoo, Weekdone, Tability, Peoplebox
Perdoo is the best free option for a team of five or fewer: the free plan is the full product. Past five, Premium is €6.40 per user per month, and the product is built around strategy maps and alignment that a ten-person team will mostly ignore.
Weekdone combines OKRs with a weekly plans-progress-problems report. It is free for 3 users, with a 14-day trial for larger teams and pricing by team-size band. If your team already writes a weekly update, Weekdone makes the OKR check-in part of it, which is the right instinct.
Tability is the cleanest of the four. It nags people to check in, shows confidence over time, and its read-only seats are free, so the whole company can see the goals while only owners pay. Basic is $6 per user per month billed yearly. There is no free plan.
Peoplebox is OKRs plus performance reviews, one-to-ones and engagement, priced per module: Performance Management at $8 per employee per month billed annually. It is the choice when you want reviews in the same tool, and more than a team under ten needs.
Goals inside the workspace: Notion and Atrix
The alternative to a dedicated tool is to keep the goals where the work is.
Notion has no goals feature as such; you build a database of objectives, relate key results to it, and link tasks. It works, it is free for a small team, and it will be the first thing to rot when the person who built it leaves. The Notion template economy exists because of this.
Atrix Goals is a built-in module: objectives, key results with a start, current and target value, confidence, and check-ins. Key results link to issues and cycles, so a key result like "ship the billing redesign" shows the actual cycle burndown rather than a slider someone moved. Goals appear on the workspace overview alongside the week's issues and the pipeline, which is what makes people look at them. It is included in every plan, Builder at $39 a month for 5 seats and Studio at $149 for 15.
The limits: there is no alignment map, no OKR coaching, no scoring export to a board deck, and no free plan. If OKRs are the main thing you want software for, Perdoo or Tability do more. If OKRs are one of ten things your team needs, the built-in module wins because it is already open.
How to run OKRs with fewer than ten people
- Write three objectives for the quarter, not five. Each with two or three key results that have a number.
- Assign one owner per key result. Shared ownership is no ownership.
- Link each key result to work: a cycle, a project, a set of issues. If nothing links, the key result is a wish.
- Check in weekly, in writing, in under fifteen minutes. Update the number and the confidence. Do it in the same meeting as the weekly update.
- Score at quarter end and write one line per objective about why. The OKR glossary entry has the scoring scale we use.
- Keep last quarter's visible. Patterns show after three quarters, not one.
FAQ
What is the best OKR software for a small startup?
For a team of five or fewer that wants a dedicated tool, Perdoo's free plan. For check-in discipline, Tability at $6 per user per month billed yearly. For a team already running work in a workspace, the built-in goals module (Atrix Goals, or a Notion database) because it is already open.
Is there free OKR software?
Yes, as of October 2026: Perdoo free for up to 5 users, Weekdone free for up to 3, and Notion's free plan with a self-built database. Tability, Peoplebox and Atrix have no free plan.
Do small teams need OKR software at all?
Not strictly. Three objectives in a shared page with a weekly check-in works. Software earns its place by linking key results to real work and reminding people to check in.
Does Atrix have OKRs?
Yes. Atrix Goals has objectives, key results with start, current and target values, confidence, check-ins, and links to issues and cycles. It has no alignment map or OKR coaching.
How many OKRs should a team of eight have?
Three objectives for the company, each with two or three key results. Teams of eight do not need team-level OKRs below the company set; they need owners.
Next step
Start from the OKR template, and read the glossary entry on OKRs for the scoring scale before the quarter starts.
Sources
Checked in October 2026: Perdoo pricing, Weekdone prices, Tability pricing, Peoplebox pricing, Notion pricing, Atrix pricing.