Kona

Name: Kona
Brand: Kona
Rating: 4.8 (14 reviews)

AI Native

Give every manager real-time coaching in Slack/Zoom. Kona is the AI-powered sidekick for remote managers.

Est 2020|Valuation $310K|Raised $6M

LinkedIn 7K|Website|FTEs 25|HQ Upper Austria, AT

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Where Kona/15Five may be a practical choice: If an organization already uses 15Five for performance/engagement, Kona AI Coach can extend those workflows with coaching and meeting assistance to support manager effectiveness.
Where suite competitors may be preferable: Lattice, Culture Amp, or Leapsome may offer deeper HRIS integrations, analytics, or programmatic engagement tooling depending on specific requirements.
Where meeting AI tools may be preferable: Zoom AI Companion, Google Meet summaries, or Copilot can provide broader meeting summarization across the organization without the manager-coaching focus and may suit organizations that do not require HR-context guidance.

- Where Kona/15Five may be a practical choice: If an organization already uses 15Five for performance/engagement, Kona AI Coach can extend those workflows with coaching and meeting assistance to support manager effectiveness. - Where suite competitors may be preferable: Lattice, Culture Amp, or Leapsome may offer deeper HRIS integrations, analytics, or programmatic engagement tooling depending on specific requirements. - Where meeting AI tools may be preferable: Zoom AI Companion, Google Meet summaries, or Copilot can provide broader meeting summarization across the organization without the manager-coaching focus and may suit organizations that do not require HR-context guidance.

	Kona (as 15Five Kona AI Coach)	Lattice	Microsoft Copilot (M365)
Starting Price	Bundled into 15Five plans (published per-seat pricing tiers; Kona inclusion depends on package)	Typically quote-based / tiered per module (pricing often not fully public)	Typically available as an add-on to M365 plans (varies by enterprise agreement)
Intended Use Case	Organizations already on 15Five looking for manager coaching + meeting-derived insights delivered in workflow (Slack)	Companies seeking a broad HR performance/engagement suite with admin workflows	Companies seeking meeting summaries + productivity AI across email/docs/meetings
Key Strength	Manager-focused coaching and meeting assistance integrated into a people platform	Mature performance/engagement workflows; strong HR admin controls	Tight integration with Microsoft ecosystem; broad productivity coverage
Key Weakness	Brand transition risk; Slack dependency; limited public standalone security attestations	Less focus on in-meeting coaching bot orientation	Not specialized for manager-development coaching; HR-context guidance may be generic

Kona

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

02Market Map

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

02Market Map