BetterUp

Powering performance-ready workforces in the AI era

by BetterUp · Learning & Development

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Executive Summary

BetterUp is a platform for developing an entire workforce, combining expert human coaching, AI coaching and real-time performance intelligence. It is offered as four products: Lead for critical talent, Manage for people managers, Grow for all employees and Ready for resilience during change. The vendor says it connects with Workday, learning management systems, Microsoft Teams and Slack.

Use Cases

  • Developing leaders and critical talent with coaching and AI support
  • Helping people managers develop their teams and improve performance
  • Giving every employee AI coaching in the moment they need it
  • Building resilience and adaptability while the organization is changing
  • Rehearsing difficult conversations, such as performance reviews and feedback, with AI roleplays
  • Coaching at milestone moments such as a first management role or returning from leave

Features

Visibility

  • Performance intelligence: State-of-the-art data intelligence connects your people investment to CEO-friendly metrics like manager effectiveness, attrition, and productivity.

Intelligence

  • Science-Backed AI Coaching: BetterUp combines expert human coaching, science-backed AI coaching, and real-time intelligence to deliver impact across your entire workforce.

Technical Specifications

Architecture
Platform with human coaching, AI coaching, and performance intelligence
Deployment
SaaS

Infrastructure

  • AWS (US and EU regions)
  • Heroku private spaces

Integrations

  • Workday
  • Microsoft Teams
  • SFTP
  • Salesforce
  • Slack
  • SAP SuccessFactors
  • Degreed

Security & Compliance

Certifications: ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, ISO 42001

Encryption: TLS in transit and AES-256 at rest

Pricing

Model
Subscription-based
Target Customer
Enterprise

About BetterUp

BetterUp is an American digital coaching and workforce development company that provides a human transformation platform for the AI era. It combines expert human coaching, science-backed AI coaching, and real-time intelligence to deliver impact across the entire workforce.

Founded: 2013 · Headquarters: Austin, Texas, United States · Employees: 501-1,000 · Private

Verified sources

Each of these facts was checked against the vendor page linked (2026-10-15).

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