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out of 5"The ease of use and setup of Ally has been great. Being able to connect to both Salesforce and Tableau has been one of the biggest benefits along with checking in through Slack."
"Seamless integration with all of the systems we already use like Salesforce, Slack, Asana, Google Sheets, Hub Spot and many others."
"We like the ease of use and the fact that the team is receptive to our input and constantly improving the product."
"The delegation to fill up some OKR for other is not so user-friendly and you can be stuck when you want to update the objective for someone else."
"Weird UI, I am constantly struggling with it. It needs to be significantly easier to setup and manage OKRs, users and team branches in the tool."
"The pricing is on a higher side, it could have been lowered, as at this price, we might not be able to get it adopted for whole org."
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Mariel
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Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Logistics and Supply Chain
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
March 2021
Managing OKRs through Ally
Ally supports our business strategy.
Pros
Seamless integrations and more are constantly becoming available.
Cons
Reports and dashboards are good. The mobile app is excellent.

Response from Ally.io
Hi Mariel, Thank you for your feedback, we really appreciate it! We're so glad you've found success with using Ally.io to support your business strategy! Thanks again, Marilyn at Ally.io
Replied March 2021
Siddharth
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Industry: Health, Wellness and Fitness
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
April 2020
Best tool to track OKRs
Pros
%age tracking on task level and overall picture on where we are, is what I like the most.
Cons
The pricing is on a higher side, it could have been lowered, as at this price, we might not be able to get it adopted for whole org.
Reasons for choosing Ally
the UX and the view of ally was simpler yet offering better solution than most of it's competitor.
Reasons for switching to Ally
Tracking on ally was way easier compared to sheets, on org level, team level and individual level

Response from Ally.io
Hi Siddharth, Thank you for your feedback, we really appreciate it! We're glad you're finding Ally.io helpful. Thanks again, Marilyn at Ally.io
Replied July 2020
Simone
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Packaging and Containers
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
July 2021
Very good OKR Software
Pros
Easy to understand and easy to use. Gives great overviews and transparency.
Cons
Would be nice to have reminders for set deadlines on task level
Bruce
Company size: 201-500 employees
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
March 2020
Weird UI
We are supposed to be tracking our entire company OKRs with this tool. I find that I hate the UI so much and am so mystified by it that I start avoiding the weekly update OKR task
Pros
I like having a tool to manage the OKR process. I like the check-ins, teams, sub-teams, individual and team OKRs
Cons
Weird UI, I am constantly struggling with it. It needs to be significantly easier to setup and manage OKRs, users and team branches in the tool

Response from Ally.io
Hi Bruce, Thank you for your feedback, we really appreciate it. We'll pass along your input regarding the UI to our product team and work on improving this! Thanks again, Marilyn at Ally.io
Replied July 2020
Taylor
Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
March 2020
Ally overall has been great with just minor dislikes
Pros
The ease of use and setup of Ally has been great. Being able to connect to both Salesforce and Tableau has been one of the biggest benefits along with checking in through Slack. The customer service team is very responsive and helpful with questions and have been a pleasure to work with so far.
Cons
The software we were using had a better dashboard display to easily show the top company Objectives. This was beneficial for company meetings. Our CEO struggles with this part of Ally but it is really the only issue we have had.
Reasons for switching to Ally
They were bought and not going to be using the same format.
Prathyusha
Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Market Research
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
May 2021
Review on using Ally
Pros
OKR's can help track the work done. We've been set goals that are to be achieved by an individual and as a team each quarter, that's a good feature to keep track of things.
Cons
There're no cons that I know of to mention as of now.
Colm
Company size: 201-500 employees
Industry: Human Resources
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
July 2019
Provides Great Visibility into the Work that Matters
Pros
Provides great visibility into the work that matters. Before, we were using Google sheets to plan and track our strategic priorities, which made it difficult for the organization to know where we stood at any point in time. Now it is easy to see in real time how we are doing. Super easy to learn and use. If you can navigate a web site, you can easily use this product. That is important when we are inviting in additional users. We don't have a large support function within our company, so any users questions come to me. Fortunately, given the simplicity of the UI, that has been very manageable so far. Seamless integration with all of the systems we already use like Salesforce, Slack, Asana, Google Sheets, Hub Spot and many others. Connecting these systems to Ally requires no IT support and takes less than a minute. This means users can continue to do their work wherever they are most comfortable. Ally just brings it all together so there is one place where we can see how we are doing. Tremendous customer support. Every time an issue does come up, the company has been extremely quick to respond. I wish all my vendors were this easy to work with.
Cons
We have been using the product for about 2 months so far and don't have any major complaints. The product does not have every feature we would like, but the company seeks our input and is working aggressively to implement the ones that make sense, which is all you can ask for. They have already addressed two features we asked for, both of which were rolled out in less than two weeks from the time we asked for them.

Response from Ally.io
Hi Colm, Thank you for your feedback, we really appreciate it! We're glad you're finding Ally.io helpful. Thanks again, Marilyn at Ally.io
Replied July 2020
Ronald
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Marketing and Advertising
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
March 2021
OKRs Are Goal Setting and Ally is the Organizer
The hardest part about OKRs is the leadership needs to be bought in and make it a priority. The second hardest thing is organizing the goals (i.e . quantifying, alignment, etc) and creating transparency. Ally does a near perfect job of the organizing part.
Pros
We like the ease of use and the fact that the team is receptive to our input and constantly improving the product.
Cons
We would like them to build in an employee performance component based on the difficulty of the OKRs, and they are evaluating that idea.
Nicole
Company size: 201-500 employees
Industry: Marketing and Advertising
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
July 2020
Helping Accomplish My Goals
Pros
I honestly like how simple and easy it is to use and function! I have only used one other program for OKRs and it was complex but Ally makes their website simple and functional. It it easy to check-in and put if you are on track or behind and even add notes. I enjoy that you can add notes! I try to add a small goal that I will accomplish during the week and then in my next note say I accomplished this and this week I am working on finishing this project. I believe Ally keeps you motivated to stay on-top of your work because you have your weekly check-ins.
Cons
I don't like how what I thought was an objective Ally says that it is not aligned to any objectives but I thought it was an objective on its own and that I was allowed to have another objective on its own.
Reasons for switching to Ally
Our company was not a fan of the other product and found Ally and realized that they fit our company much better.

Response from Ally.io
Hi Nicole, Thank you for your feedback, we really appreciate it! We're so glad you're finding Ally.io easy to use. Thanks again, Marilyn at Ally.io
Replied August 2020
Anonymous
Company size: 2-10 employees
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
July 2021
My Ally Review
Pros
Easy and safe to use. It’s always updating its software, making it safe to use
Cons
I don’t have any problems with Ally. They have great customer service
Eva
Company size: 501-1,000 employees
Industry: Telecommunications
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
September 2021
amazing
all good.
Pros
The interface of the tool is pretty simple and it is easy to get used to it. Adding tasks below the objectives and addressing those tasks to anyone you want and changing them easily impressed me a lot. Also there is one option that cant be find in any other tools - which is auto update of okr goals through excel documents. Schematic view, feedback system are pretty impressive. I highly recommend this tool to those who focus on OKR goal systems. The technical team is very responsive and friendly
Cons
everything is very professional with this tool
Dusty
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Education Management
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
March 2020
Really intuitive and easy to use
Overall, it's a great way to develop personal accountability and to understand how to prioritize progression in OKRs. I've also really appreciated the small updates and the easy of navigation.
Pros
The aesthetics are nice and makes it more fun to use. I'm a big fan of the progress bars, which are motivational and easy to understand. I like that changing the targets are so easy, too. Big fan of the ease of navigating between company vs personal OKRs.
Cons
The small "open full view" button isn't intuitive and can be confusing. I'd like to be able to simply click the whole objective to open in "full view."

Response from Ally.io
Hi Dusty, Thank you for your feedback, we really appreciate it! We're glad you're finding Ally.io helpful. We'll make sure to pass along your feedback regarding the "full view" button. Thanks again, Marilyn at Ally.io
Replied July 2020
Anonymous
Company size: 10,000+ employees
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
April 2020
Clarity & Feedback with Ally
Ally allowed me to document my work, keep my manager informed, and set me up for success when it came time for my OKR review. I was able to point to each OKR and discuss my process. I would never have been able to do this before.
Pros
I like the check-ins and the Slack integration. It makes it easier to do your record keeping.
Cons
Users have to rely on Administrators to set up the projects. I would prefer to create a project for my overall work to be aligned to, rather than individually listed. It doesn't connect the individual's OKRs with the team if the Admin doesn't set it up to do so.

Response from Ally.io
Hi there, Thank you for your feedback, we really appreciate it! We'll pass along your suggestion regarding setting up projects. We're glad you're finding Ally.io helpful. Thanks again, Marilyn at Ally.io
Replied July 2020
Kateen
Company size: 201-500 employees
Industry: Retail
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
March 2020
Easy
Great to have the software not be the blocker when implementing OKRs!
Pros
Getting rolling quick was the first thing we liked about this software. Intuitive infrastructure. Easy to add users, teams.
Cons
Reporting. Having a consolidated view of status on all company OKRs would be incredible! Some stakeholders don't want to have to log in and poke into each OKR to see details.
Reasons for choosing Ally
Cost & ease of implementation
Madeleine
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Management Consulting
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
March 2020
Ally for sales teams
Great customer service and helpful integration with other platforms.
Pros
Ally is fantastic for managing sales teams. It helps people focus relentlessly on what matters. It’s the basis for all my team 121s and learning plans.
Cons
The synchronisation loses connection with google sheets when cells change. Fixing the connections to prevent this would be great.
Michael
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
March 2020
Great, simple, and effective OKR goalsetting software
Ally has overall been a great platform that our organization uses weekly or sometimes even daily to track our goals, update our progress, and stay honest with trying to meet our personal or organizational aspirations.
Pros
The product is very simple to understand, setup, and implement. The website keeps the interface simple without the confusion that a lot of platforms bring. It also allows for users to easily create a "ladder-up" structure of OKRs so that people can create their own goals under larger team or organizational goals. It's very easy to update, view, and filter my OKRs or my team's OKRs.
Cons
The software can be quite slow sometimes, especially when multiple people are adding, editing, or updating OKRs at the same time. I wish there was also a faster way to bulk upload our team's quarterly OKRs as adding them one-by-one can be tedious and slow.
Nicolette
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Construction
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
March 2020
Ally is a great business resource
Pros
Ally has brought our entire company together allowing us to be focused on and transparent about our goals and the progress we are making toward them.
Cons
More flexibility on the way you can view company/ team/ and individual goals is needed for our company.
Brian
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Consumer Goods
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
March 2020
Easy-to-use tool for integrating OKR's
Thus far, very positive first 2 months with it.
Pros
The tool's UX is very friendly and easy to navigate. Has enough 'robustness' to get the job done across multiple users, but isn't too detailed to get lost in it.
Cons
Overall, great tool. Some of the User vs. Team roles and assignments are a bit tricky, but rather minor point.
Reasons for choosing Ally
Ease of use and UX.

Response from Ally.io
Hi Brian, Thank you for your feedback, we really appreciate it! We're glad you're finding Ally.io helpful. Thanks again, Marilyn at Ally.io
Replied July 2020
Manuel
Company size: 201-500 employees
Industry: Gambling & Casinos
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
June 2020
good tool
so far so good
Pros
The possibility for the entire company to share okrs
Cons
don't know yet. I can say I should keep on using it.

Response from Ally.io
Thank you for your feedback, we really appreciate it! We're glad you're finding Ally.io useful. Our team is always here to help and answer any questions you may have about Ally.io and OKRs. Feel free to reach out at any time if there's anything you need.
Replied June 2020
Nick
Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Human Resources
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
March 2020
Easy to use OKR tracker
Pros
I love the visibility. We have it structured so you can see the OKRs of anyone in the company. You can see where people are focused and find ideas for bettering your own OKRs.
Cons
I wish it did... more. It seems like you could combine an OKR software with other task tracking softwares pretty easily.
Kris
Company size: 11-50 employees
Industry: Financial Services
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
March 2021
Quick to get up to speed
It was useful to get everyone on the same page as far as the company's goals are concerned. We have done away with Excel spreadsheets we used to track all of this.
Pros
The UI is easy to grasp and intuitive for someone with some technical savvy.
Cons
Teaching everyone else in the company the nuances of the UI and the OKR workflow took some time.
Sankar Ganesh
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
August 2020
Useful Tool
Pros
A best tool that I know to define your objectives and track progress
Cons
Probably it can help optimise the organisation hierarchy and help us notify and provide recommendation when OKRs are created. That way it's easy to collaborate and create our own OKRs based on the organisation hierarchy levels
Anonymous
Company size: 501-1,000 employees
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
March 2020
Great for what it is
Pros
Easy of updating my OKRs and Metrics. Navigating the software isn't very hard at all.
Cons
The Chat features that keeps popping up when working with Ally. Let it just be in the background and not give updates every time I log in. I should be able to update my teams OKRs for them and from what I can tell I can't do that.
Anonymous
Company size: 501-1,000 employees
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
August 2020
Easy to use & well-integrated with Slack
Pros
The dashboard vision is pretty clear and you can see where you stand on the progress of your objectives. The OKR framework is really integrated and you have ton of features and integration with Slack. The Slack bot is very useful to keep track and make sure you are updated.
Cons
The delegation to fill up some OKR for other is not so user-friendly and you can be stuck when you want to update the objective for someone else.

Response from Ally.io
Hi there, Thank you for your feedback, we really appreciate it! We'll make sure to pass on your input regarding updating objectives to our product team. We're so glad you're finding Ally.io helpful. Thanks again, Marilyn at Ally.io
Replied August 2020
Todd
Company size: 51-200 employees
Industry: Insurance
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
August 2020
Great Product and Support Team
Our team is excited to final have clear OKR's by teams that are all focused on meeting the company's main objectives each quarter
Pros
Easy to use and understand and lots of great features
Cons
We initially had some issues with aligning OKR's, but the support team quickly customized a solution that met our needs
Reasons for choosing Ally
We liked and trusted the team at Ally

Response from Ally.io
Hi Todd, Thank you for your feedback, we really appreciate it! We're so glad you're finding Ally.io easy to use. Thanks again, Marilyn at Ally.io
Replied August 2020
