Effortbox vs OKRgen

Effortbox is a free web-based OKR and strategy platform for modern remote and growing SMB teams. Users can run quarterly, half-year, or custom OKR cycles, then create objectives with measurable key results, owners, and timelines. Objectives can be grouped under strategic focus areas to connect team work with company priorities. Async check-ins capture progress percentage, confidence, and a note for a key result; those updates feed OKR status and dashboards. Dashboards display progress, recent check-ins, and team activity, with filters for team, owner, or planning cycle. Team pages list members, active objectives, status, and recent activity. The Free plan currently allows unlimited users without feature restrictions. Effortbox runs on Microsoft Azure in US data centers, uses TLS 1.2 or higher in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest, and states GDPR compliance.

OKRgen is web-based guided OKR software that coaches teams while they write objectives and key results, then supports weekly check-ins during a cycle. Its coach flags vague key results and suggests rewrites for objectives. Users can set quarterly or annual cycles and select up to three strategic focus areas. The Free plan includes one seat, one cycle, three objectives, live validation, basic coaching tips and PDF export. Pro adds unlimited cycles, full AI coaching, a health score and strategy import for $19 a month. Team costs $49 a month for the whole team and adds workspaces and roles, shared tracking and an alignment view. Health scoring covers focus, clarity, measurability and alignment. Gold is marked “Coming soon” with a contribution ledger, quarterly snapshots and HR review packs. Users can start free without a credit card.