Profit.co vs Workpath: Which is better in 2026?

Choosing an OKR platform for a large organization means deciding how much structure you want baked in versus how much you want to build yourself.

Profit.co and Workpath both target organizations that take strategy execution seriously, but they approach it from opposite ends of the spectrum.

Profit.co bundles nearly every business function into a single platform, from goal tracking to performance reviews to project portfolio management. Workpath narrows its focus to outcome management and equips enterprise leaders with AI agents and causal modeling tools.

The question is whether your organization needs breadth across multiple operational areas or depth in strategic analytics and alignment.

I tested both platforms to evaluate which delivers more practical value across seven categories, plus a bonus pick for teams that find neither tool fits perfectly.

What's new in Profit.co?

Profit.co shipped departmental hierarchy tracking widgets in its Cockpit dashboard, giving leaders a clearer view of objective and key result progress across organizational layers. A new Gantt view enhancement adds sequence tracking for milestone visualization.

The platform also introduced automated progress updates for task-tracked Key Results, which reduces manual data entry by syncing key result progress with task completion statuses automatically.

What's new in Workpath?

After Microsoft sunset Viva Goals in 2025, Workpath moved quickly with a Viva Goals Migration Program that offers free transition support for affected enterprises. The program includes data migration, onboarding, and change management consulting, making Workpath the go-to destination for European organizations that suddenly needed a new home for their strategic goals.

Alongside the migration push, Workpath debuted an AI Agent Hub designed to give leadership teams hands-off strategic intelligence. Rather than a single AI assistant, the hub deploys purpose-built agents — each focused on a distinct operational need like quarterly planning preparation, cross-functional risk detection, or board-ready reporting. An AI Bootcamp trains leaders to configure and extend these agents for their own workflows without engineering support.

Profit.co vs Workpath — in a nutshell

Profit.co operates as an all-in-one strategy and people management suite, bundling OKRs with task tracking, performance reviews, and employee engagement under a single roof. Workpath takes the opposite approach, concentrating exclusively on outcome management and equipping enterprise leaders with AI-powered analytics.

In practice, this means Profit.co appeals to organizations that want to consolidate multiple tools into one platform. Workpath appeals to enterprises that already have HR and project management systems and need a dedicated layer for strategic goal alignment.

Here is how they compare on core capabilities, with Mooncamp included as an additional reference point.

Profit.co's free plan gives it the pricing edge

Profit.co offers a free Launch plan that lets teams start using the OKR framework without any financial commitment. It covers core OKR features and supports small teams exploring structured goal setting for the first time.

Paid plans are structured around modules. Organizations select the capabilities they need (OKRs, Performance Management, Project Portfolio Management, Balanced Scorecard) and receive a personalized quote through a dynamic pricing configurator. Add-ons like Strategy Roadmaps and 1-on-1 Meetings are available separately. I found the lack of published per-user pricing frustrating during evaluation, since it makes quick cost comparisons difficult.

Third-party sources report a Growth plan around $7.00 per user per month, but Profit.co's official site does not display fixed tiers. The pricing experience is effectively "contact sales."

Profit.co subscription plans

Workpath uses EUR-denominated pricing with two published tiers and an Enterprise option. The Essential plan starts at EUR 7.00 per user per month (approximately $7.50) and includes a single module such as Goals. The Professional plan costs EUR 10.00 per user per month and unlocks multiple modules plus advanced analytics.

All Workpath plans include unlimited free viewer licenses, which is a meaningful benefit for organizations that need broad visibility without per-seat costs for every stakeholder. However, there is no free plan. A 14-day trial and a 3-4 month proof-of-value engagement are available instead.

Workpath subscription plans

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Workpath's clean layout outperforms Profit.co's crowded interface

A first-time user logging into Profit.co sees a sidebar packed with entry points for every major business function the platform covers — goals, tasks, meetings, reviews, recognition, surveys, and more. Each section opens into its own navigation layer, and the OKR section alone offers list, heatmap, alignment, chart, and Gantt views.

The result is an interface that rewards familiarity but overwhelms newcomers. I spent more time searching for configuration options than I expected during my first week. Mobile apps on iOS and Android extend accessibility, though the mobile experience is more limited than desktop.

Workpath presents a visually calmer workspace. The interface is organized around Workspaces, Teams, and Explore sections (Goal Graph, Goal Explorer), with an AI Companion panel available for contextual guidance. The design prioritizes clarity over feature density.

The tradeoff here is that Workpath only operates on desktop and web browsers. There is no mobile app, which limits accessibility for field teams and executives who need on-the-go updates. For organizations where every user sits at a desk, this is less of a concern.

Workpath's outcome modeling gives it the goal management win

Profit.co provides a structured, template-rich approach to goal management. Organizations can cascade objectives across individual, corporate, department, and team levels using seven distinct key result types. A KPI Library with over 300 pre-built templates accelerates setup, and Athena AI helps draft OKR statements.

The platform also supports Balanced Scorecard and Hoshin Kanri methodologies alongside OKRs, which gives organizations flexibility to run multiple frameworks simultaneously. Strategy roadmaps connect long-term vision to quarterly execution. Where Profit.co shines is in providing guardrails and guided workflows for teams that are new to structured goal setting.

Workpath approaches goal setting as a cross-team coordination problem rather than a top-down cascading exercise. When one team's key result depends on another team's deliverable, the contribution request system surfaces that dependency explicitly so both sides can negotiate scope and timelines during planning rather than discovering misalignment mid-cycle.

The Goal Graph visualizes these relationships across the organization, letting leaders spot orphaned objectives or overloaded teams before execution begins. AI agents review draft OKRs against the broader organizational context and flag quality issues or conflicts. Workpath accommodates OKRs, Hoshin Kanri, SAFe/PI planning, and custom frameworks within the same workspace, so divisions running different methodologies still roll up into a unified strategic picture.

Workpath's analytics depth outpaces Profit.co's operational dashboards

Profit.co centers its reporting around the Cockpit dashboard, which organizes data into Plan, Execute, Engage, and Learn tabs. Donut charts show organizational objective and key result progress, while heatmap views use color coding to surface departmental performance at a glance. The Cockpit provides a solid overview for operational monitoring.

Power BI integration extends analytical capability for teams that need to merge OKR data with other business metrics. Monthly product releases continue to add new reporting widgets, and the hierarchy tracking widgets introduced in 2025 bring more granularity to departmental progress views.

Workpath's reporting is built to answer the questions a leadership team asks during a quarterly review: Which divisions have committed to clear outcomes? Where is execution stalling? Are teams actually using the strategy process, or has adoption plateaued? The Cycle Steering dashboard organizes these answers across three views — one focused on planning completeness, another on execution velocity, and a third on behavioral engagement with the system itself.

What sets Workpath apart is that it tracks process health alongside goal health. Metrics like "teams collaborating" and "teams steering with KPIs" reveal whether the organization is genuinely operating strategically or just filling in fields. Automated business review preparation assembles these data points into executive-ready presentations, cutting hours of manual slide-building before board meetings. The tradeoff is that the analytics suite requires meaningful configuration time to display accurate data.

Profit.co's all-in-one suite dwarfs Workpath's focused toolkit

Profit.co's additional features are best understood by the roles they serve. For HR leaders, there are 360-degree performance reviews with goal-linked evaluations and AI-powered summarization. For project managers, Portfolio Management delivers resource and budget planning with timesheets and milestone tracking. For team leads, stage-based task boards with checklists tie daily work to strategic objectives. And for culture-focused organizations, pulse surveys and a recognition module with badges and leaderboards create a lightweight engagement layer.

I was surprised by how deeply the PPM module integrates with OKR progress tracking — project milestones roll up into key result updates automatically. For organizations that want to shrink their tool stack, this breadth is genuinely compelling.

Workpath's additional capabilities are organized around who uses them. For executives and strategy leaders, the Business Review module turns quarterly planning into a structured, data-backed process rather than a slide deck scramble. For practitioners and OKR coaches, the Workpath Academy offers a learning path that runs from self-paced courses through trainer-led masterclasses to a formal OKR Coach Certificate. For teams adopting AI, the Agent Hub provides configurable agents that leaders can tailor to their own operational workflows through an AI Bootcamp — no engineering involvement required.

What Workpath deliberately leaves out is performance reviews, employee recognition, task management, and project portfolio management. The philosophy is that enterprises already run dedicated systems for those functions and gain more from a specialized strategy execution layer than from consolidating everything into a single product.

Profit.co's 100+ connectors far outnumber Workpath's integration set

Profit.co's plug-and-play integration philosophy stands out when compared to Workpath's API-first model. Rather than asking IT teams to build connections, Profit.co ships ready-made connectors for each category of enterprise software: Jira and Asana for project management, Salesforce and HubSpot for CRM, Power BI and Snowflake for analytics, BambooHR and Workday for HRIS, Azure DevOps for engineering workflows, and Slack and Microsoft Teams for communication. The total count exceeds 100, with Zapier and Google Sheets bridging any remaining gaps.

I found the Jira integration particularly well-executed, syncing task completion directly with key result progress in near real-time.

Workpath takes a narrower approach with approximately 15-20 native integrations. MS Teams, Jira, Azure DevOps, Power BI, Excel Online, and Microsoft Planner are covered natively. HRIS connectors include Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, and Personio, which reflects Workpath's European enterprise customer base.

For integrations beyond the native set, Workpath offers an OpenAPI-standard API and MCP (Model Context Protocol) for connecting to Slack, Asana, Salesforce, and Confluence. Zapier support is also available. The API-first approach provides flexibility, but it requires more technical effort than Profit.co's plug-and-play connectors.

Profit.co's always-on support beats Workpath's consulting-led model

Every Profit.co plan includes round-the-clock live chat, email, and phone access. The help center pairs step-by-step guides with video tutorials, and an OKR University delivers certification programs alongside structured training. I noticed response times were consistently fast across chat and email during my testing period.

The support experience is designed for immediacy. Teams can get unblocked on any issue at any hour without waiting for a scheduled session. Onboarding assistance and OKR coaching are also available, helping organizations adopt the methodology alongside the tool.

Workpath's support model emphasizes strategic enablement over reactive troubleshooting. Dedicated onboarding managers and customer success managers guide enterprise rollouts. The Workpath Academy provides self-learning paths, trainer-led workshops, an OKR Coach Certificate, and an AI Bootcamp for leaders building custom agents.

Consulting services extend into operating model assessment, KPI mastery, and strategic advisory. A partner ecosystem adds third-party consulting support. This depth is valuable for organizations undergoing a strategic transformation, but teams needing a quick answer to a daily product question may find the process less immediate. Workpath operates from Munich on CET timezone hours.

Final call: Profit.co vs Workpath

Profit.co takes the overall win with 4 out of 7 category victories. Its free entry tier, extensive integration library, comprehensive feature suite, and always-available support make it the more versatile platform for a wider range of organizations.

Workpath earns decisive wins in goal management and reporting. Its impact chains, AI agents, and adoption analytics deliver capabilities that Profit.co's operational dashboards do not match. The user interface victory reflects its cleaner design philosophy.

The right choice depends on what your organization already has in place. If you need a single platform covering OKRs, performance management, task execution, and employee engagement, Profit.co consolidates those functions effectively. If you have dedicated systems for HR and project management and need a specialized strategy execution layer with enterprise-grade analytics, Workpath delivers deeper value in that lane.

For enterprises with complex matrix structures and budgets for consulting-led rollouts, Workpath justifies its investment. For organizations that want immediate access and broad coverage without a lengthy procurement process, Profit.co is the more practical starting point.

Outgrowing Profit.co or Workpath? Try Mooncamp

Profit.co asks teams to navigate a sprawling multi-module platform to get strategic value, while Workpath requires enterprise-scale budgets and desktop-only commitment. Mooncamp provides a middle path: comprehensive strategy execution capabilities wrapped in an interface that teams actually adopt without weeks of training.

Where both tools lock organizations into predefined frameworks and dashboard templates, Mooncamp lets teams define their own goal types, terminology, statuses, and cadences. This means the tool conforms to how your organization already works, rather than forcing a methodology migration alongside a software rollout.

• Intuitive interface that drives adoption from day one. Mooncamp's award-winning UX eliminates the onboarding friction that comes with Profit.co's feature density and Workpath's configuration complexity, getting teams productive without extensive training.
• Configurable goal architecture for any framework. Define custom goal types, fields, statuses, and hierarchies to support OKRs, SMART goals, V2MOMs, or any proprietary methodology your organization uses.
• Fully customizable dashboards and charts without external tools. Build tailored executive views, team progress boards, and KPI reports without needing Power BI or configuration-heavy analytics suites.
• Deep data integrations across ecosystems. Native connectors for Jira, Power BI, MS Planner, and Slack, plus the most advanced Microsoft Teams integration on the market for organizations embedded in the Microsoft ecosystem.