The short answer
Lattice and FieldCon are built for two different kinds of company. Lattice is a broad people-management platform for office and hybrid teams: performance reviews, goals and OKRs, engagement surveys, 1:1s, and career frameworks, all in one place. It is a good fit when your people already work in software all day.
FieldCon is built for field service and trades businesses, where the manager is a foreman or superintendent and the employee is on a job site, not at a desk. The whole workflow is designed around that reality: managers talk instead of type, and employees self-assess on their phone with no app and no login.
FieldCon vs Lattice at a glance
| FieldCon | Lattice | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Field service, trades, deskless crews | Office and hybrid knowledge teams |
| Manager completes a review by | Talking (voice-first, transcribed) | Typing into forms |
| Employee participation | Phone link, no app, no login | Account and login |
| Review questions | Role templates from a workforce methodology | Configurable templates you build |
| Languages | English and Spanish today, more coming | English-first |
| Review timing | Admin starts cycles when the work makes sense | Scheduled review cycles |
| Pricing | One flat rate per plan, no individual seat charges | Per seat, with add-on modules |
| Best for | Crews who will not sit and type | Teams that live in software |
When Lattice is the better choice
Lattice is the stronger pick if your team is office-based and you want one platform for the full talent-management picture: OKRs, engagement analytics, compensation reviews, career ladders, and a lot of configuration. Companies with an HR team to run it and employees who are comfortable logging into another tool get real value from that depth.
When FieldCon is the better choice
FieldCon wins when the people doing the reviews are in the field. A desk-first tool asks a foreman to type paragraphs into a form, so the review either does not happen or it gets rushed. FieldCon removes that friction:
- The manager talks. They record their answers out loud and FieldCon transcribes and cleans them up. No blank text boxes.
- The employee self-assesses on their phone. A text or email link, no app, no password.
- The questions are role-specific out of the box, built from a methodology tested across hundreds of trades companies, so you are not configuring templates from scratch.
- Reviews run on your schedule, started by an admin when the timing fits the business, not locked to a calendar.
The bottom line
If your team sits at desks and you want a deep, configurable talent platform, Lattice is a solid choice. If your managers run crews and your people work in the field, FieldCon is built for exactly that, and it is the difference between reviews that get done and reviews that get skipped.