For UK teams
Annual Appraisal Software
Set up an annual appraisal cycle, send the same forms to employees and managers, track completion and keep a review record you can find again.
What is annual appraisal software?
Annual appraisal software is a place to run the yearly review, rather than a folder of Word documents and a spreadsheet of names. You create a cycle, choose the form, add employees and managers, then collect responses until the cycle is closed.
Appraisal Software is built for that job. It is simple annual appraisal software for UK teams — not a full HR system and not a wide performance platform. If you already know you need annual reviews, this is the process around them.
Why annual appraisals break down in spreadsheets
The review itself is usually fine. The admin around it is not. Forms live in email. The tracker is a spreadsheet someone last updated in March. Last year’s comments are in a shared drive, or they are not.
- Each manager writes slightly different questions.
- You cannot see, in one place, who still owes a response.
- Reminders become personal chase emails.
- When someone asks for last year’s appraisal, it takes a hunt to find it.
If you want a starting form, use the annual appraisal template and the appraisal questions list, then run the same structure as a cycle.
How Appraisal Software helps
Create the cycle once. Everyone in it gets the same form. Employee and manager responses sit on the same record. Completion is visible, so you are not guessing who is left.
That is the whole point: run annual appraisals, employee reviews and 360° feedback without spreadsheets, Word forms or email chasing. Employee appraisal software covers the broader review process if you also run probation or mid-year reviews in the same way.
Annual appraisal cycle workflow
- Create the cycle. Name it, set the review period and choose the form.
- Add employees and managers. Each person has a reviewer and a form to complete.
- Send the forms. Include 360° feedback only where you want extra input from peers or direct reports.
- Track and close. Remind people who have not responded, then keep the finished appraisal as the record for that year.
Features for annual reviews
- Reusable appraisal forms so next year starts from last year’s questions.
- Manager and employee responses on one record.
- Completion tracking across the cycle.
- Email reminders for outstanding forms.
- Reporting and export when you need a copy of the cycle.
- Secure storage of the review, instead of a shared inbox.
- Optional anonymous 360° feedback where it is appropriate.
FAQs
- What is annual appraisal software?
- It is software for running a yearly review cycle: the same forms, the right people, a way to see who has finished, and a record you can find again next year.
- Can we run annual appraisals without a full HR system?
- Yes. Appraisal Software is built for that. It does not replace payroll, holidays or recruitment. It runs the appraisal cycle.
- Can we reuse last year’s appraisal form?
- Yes. Save the questions as a reusable form and use them again, with small changes if your objectives or competencies have moved on.
- How do we know who has completed their appraisal?
- Each cycle shows who has finished, who has started and who has not responded. You can send a reminder for outstanding forms instead of chasing by email.
- Can 360° feedback sit inside the annual cycle?
- Yes, if you want it. Most teams run a manager and employee form first. Add peer or direct-report feedback where it is useful, not as the default for every role.
Create your appraisal cycle
Request early access and we will help you set up the first annual cycle for your team.