Perdoo Alternative

Where Perdoo stops

Good OKR hygiene, still fed by hand.

Perdoo is one of the tidier OKR products: a clear split between objectives, key results and initiatives, a readable strategy map, and pricing that mid-size teams can plan around. The model stops at the initiative, so a KPI moves when its owner moves it and not when the work does.

Perdoo's strategy map is its standout feature. It gives teams a visual line from day-to-day OKRs up to company-level strategic pillars, and the separation of ambitions from results adds a clarity most OKR tools skip. For a team adopting OKRs and wanting to see how their goals fit, that structure is genuinely helpful.

The gap is one layer down. The strategy map shows that a goal exists under a pillar, but it does not show whether the operational work that is supposed to move that goal is actually happening. The tasks live in Jira, Asana, Planner, or HubSpot, and Perdoo never reads them. The owner types a progress update, and the map colors reflect that typed number, not verified delivery.

The structural gap

In Perdoo, a goal's status is a manual update inside a strategy map. The map gives context - you can see where the goal sits - but the number in it is still what someone typed in. When updates lag, the strategy view stops reflecting the operational reality, and nobody can tell from the map alone.

How it broke, every quarter

Update day arrives

Owners retype what Jira and Asana already know.

The update slips

A ritual that adds no new information gets dropped.

The dashboard stays green

The last reported number is the only number there is.

The quarter misses

The stall was visible in the work weeks earlier.

What teams consistently praised

Clean separation of objectives, key results and initiatives.
Readable strategy map that teams keep current.
Good OKR coaching material and onboarding.
Straightforward pricing for mid-size teams.

Where teams hit the limit

Numbers move when a person updates them.
Initiatives are listed, not read from the work tools.
Risk depends on someone noticing and flagging it.
Reporting reflects update discipline more than delivery.

Two models compared

Tidy OKR structure on the same manual input.

Goal-layer modelPerdoo and most of the category

Goals live in one system. Work lives in another.
Teams update goals as a reporting exercise.
Initiatives are listed rather than read from the work tools.
Dashboards show what teams reported, which is not what happened.
Risk depends on a person noticing first.

Work Graph modelVindaris

The strategy map connects down to tasks, not just down to OKRs.
Progress on a pillar is derived from work rather than rolled up from check-ins.
KPIs and OKRs share one structure instead of sitting in parallel.
Risk is flagged from stalled work, before the quarterly roll-up.
EOS Rocks and OGSM run alongside, not as an OKR workaround.

Perdoo models the initiative. It does not read it.

Perdoo does something most OKR tools skip: it models the layer above the objectives, with pillars and a strategy map that give the OKRs a reason to exist. The model is well judged. It simply has no layer below the objectives.

Object	Perdoo	Vindaris
Top of the model	Pillars and the strategy map	Strategy, and the same map
Middle	Objectives, key results, KPIs	Goals and KPIs in one structure
Bottom	Nothing. Delivery is outside the product	Projects and tasks, synced bidirectionally
Progress source	Check-ins against key results	Task state in the connected tools
KPIs and OKRs	Parallel structures that reference each other	One goal structure, two syntaxes over it

Perdoo users tend to arrive at the same place: the strategy map is genuinely useful right up to the point where someone asks what is actually being done about a pillar that is behind. The answer lives in Jira and Asana, which the map does not reach. Vindaris extends the same map one layer down, so a pillar can name the tasks moving it.

What changes in practice

Five views that keep strategy and execution in sync.

See every goal connected to the work moving it.

Drag and drop your alignment structure. Roll up work progress, KPIs and goals without enforcing any framework syntax.

Alignment Canvas →

Spot risk while there is still time to fix it.

Run heatmaps across teams, goals, KPIs and projects. Save views and get notified when risk levels change, from task movement rather than a reported number.

Vindaris risk heatmap across teams and goals

Combine tasks and projects across your systems.

Sync HubSpot, MS Planner, Google Tasks, Asana and more into one view. Bidirectional sync keeps everything current while teams stay in their own tools.

All integrations →

Everyone knows exactly what matters most.

A clear view of each person's goals, KPIs, projects and tasks. Start the week focused on what is due.

Run reports the way management needs them.

Rank teams, spot risks, compare KPIs to work. AI summaries push updates to Slack, Teams and email.

Moving off Perdoo

Keep the structure. Change where the numbers come from.

The pillar structure is the part worth preserving, and it imports directly. What gets added is the layer underneath it.

Export pillars, OKRs and KPIs from Perdoo

Perdoo exports the full hierarchy including pillars, objectives, key results and KPIs, with owners and current values. The strategy map structure carries over rather than needing to be rebuilt.

Bring KPIs and OKRs into one structure

In Perdoo these are parallel objects that reference each other. In Vindaris they are two syntaxes over one goal structure, so the import usually collapses some duplication that had accumulated between them.

Connect the delivery tools

Connect Jira, Asana, Planner, HubSpot or Google. This is the layer Perdoo does not have, and it is what turns the strategy map from a diagram into something with live state.

Extend the map downward

Confirm which projects and tasks feed which objectives. The pillar view now shows not just which objectives are behind but which work under them stopped moving, which is the question the map previously raised without answering.

Feature comparison

Vindaris vs Perdoo, feature by feature.

Perdoo wins on OKR hygiene. This table compares what each product knows about the work beneath the key result.

Feature	Vindaris	Perdoo
How progress is measured	Read from task-level work and Slack context in the tools your team already uses.	Manual updates by goal owners with confidence levels.
Goal frameworks supported	Framework-agnostic: OKR, KPI, EOS Rocks, OGSM, SMART, Balanced Scorecard, or hybrid.	OKRs and KPIs linked to longer-term strategic pillars.
Connection to real work	Native work layer with bidirectional sync to HubSpot, Planner, Google, Jira, Asana.	No native work layer; operational tasks live in external tools.
Risk detection	Automatic execution-risk flags from task movement, focus and pace against plan.	Depends on owners updating confidence; no automatic work-based detection.
Status reporting	Live views and AI risk summaries pushed to Slack, Teams, and email.	Strategy maps and OKR dashboards with roll-up views.
Capacity and bandwidth	Built-in bandwidth and capacity planning.	Not covered.
Ownership model	Single-owner accountability enforced structurally.	Owner per objective and key result.
Free plan	Free forever, including 2 integrations and up to 5 people.	Free tier for small teams, then per-user paid plans.
Best fit	Teams that need goals connected to the work that delivers them.	Teams that want to link OKRs visually to a longer-term strategy map.

The category as a whole is compared in the best strategy execution software guide, and the argument underneath it is set out in the strategy execution gap whitepaper.

What it costs

Strategy mapping per seat, or the map plus the work layer.

Perdoo prices per user with published tiers and a free band for small teams, which makes it easy to evaluate.

Plan	Perdoo	Vindaris
Free tier	Free tier for a small number of users with limited features.	Free forever. Up to 5 people, 2 integrations, all core features.
Entry paid plan	Per-user monthly pricing, published, by tier.	Connect, EUR 10 per user per month. All integrations, unlimited sync.
Upper plan	Higher tiers add strategy-map depth, KPI features and support.	Pro, EUR 20 per user per month. Unlimited users in one organization.
Published pricing	Yes, published on the website.	Yes, on the website. No quote required to evaluate.
Minimum commitment	Monthly or annual.	None. No seat minimum, no annual term, no setup fee.

Vindaris is free forever for up to 5 people with 2 integrations, then EUR 10 per user per month. The work layer is included at every tier rather than being the thing you upgrade for.

Free

€0/forever

Best for individual contributors, small teams or startups. No credit card required.

All features (incl. Alignment Canvas, My Priorities, Heatmap, Data Studio & Task Board)
Set up 2 integrations of your choice
Invite up to 4 additional members
5 ad-hoc AI risk summaries per month

Common questions, answered

What is the difference between Perdoo and Vindaris?

Perdoo links OKRs and KPIs to strategic pillars through a visual strategy map. Vindaris connects goals to the operational work that moves them and derives status from that work. Perdoo tells you where a goal sits in the strategy; Vindaris tells you whether the work behind it is moving.

Does Vindaris have a strategy map like Perdoo?

Vindaris shows goal alignment and cross-team dependencies, but its core value is the connection to work, not a visual strategy map. Teams that want to see how OKRs ladder to company priorities can do that; the difference is that each goal's status is derived from connected tasks, not manually entered.

Why is Perdoo's strategy map not enough for execution?

Because the map shows the structural relationship between goals and strategy, but the progress numbers inside it are manually entered. The operational work that actually moves a goal lives in Jira, Asana, or Planner, and the map never reads it. Vindaris connects to those tools so status is derived, not declared.

Can I migrate from Perdoo to Vindaris?

Yes. Export your OKRs and KPIs from Perdoo and bring them into Vindaris as-is. Vindaris supports OKRs, KPIs, EOS Rocks, OGSM, and hybrid structures. Your team keeps using their existing work tools - Vindaris connects to them via bidirectional sync. See vindaris.com/pricing for details.

In Perdoo, the number moves when a person moves it. Not when the work does.