Polinode vs. Confirm

Polinode helps enterprises see how work actually flows through their organization. Since 2014, we've been the category-defining platform for Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) — and today we deliver it with the most advanced AI capabilities on the market. Most ONA tools force a choice: either run surveys to capture how employees experience collaboration, or pull metadata from communication tools to measure it passively. Polinode is the only platform that does both natively, in one place. On the survey side, six flexible question types and advanced piping logic let you design rigorous studies that capture advice networks, mentorship, decision-making influence, or any custom relationship type you care about. On the passive side, plug-and-play integrations with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Microsoft Teams, and Slack stream communication data into Polinode automatically — no engineering required, no survey fatigue. Once your data is in, Polinode handles networks of 50,000 nodes and 250,000 edges with fluid interactive graphs, configurable layouts, and over 30 network metrics built in: centrality, betweenness, brokerage, community detection, and more. No coding, no R, no Python required. The AI Networks Chat is where things get interesting. Ask a question in plain English — "who are the bridges between Engineering and Sales?" or "find isolates at risk of disengagement" — and our agentic AI runs the metrics, traces the paths, and explains what it found. Typical applications include surfacing hidden influencers, accelerating change management and post-merger integration, improving onboarding speed, redesigning teams, spotting burnout risk, and measuring inclusion in real terms. SOC 2 certified, AES-256 encrypted, MFA-protected, GDPR-compliant, fully browser-based, and white-labelable. Used by Fortune 500s, top consultancies, leading universities, and global non-profits.

Confirm is an AI-powered performance management platform that eliminates bias by grounding every review in how work actually happens — not how visible or political someone is. BUILT ON ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORK ANALYSIS (ONA) ONA is the same methodology organizational researchers have used for decades to understand how work flows through companies. Confirm makes it practical: by analyzing collaboration patterns across Slack, Jira, email, and calendar, it maps real relationships, influence, and contribution — invisibly, without surveys. THE RESULT: REVIEWS THAT ARE ACTUALLY FAIR Most performance management tools ask managers to fill in a form. Confirm gives them evidence. AI drafts performance review language grounded in real work data, so calibration sessions run faster and decisions are easier to defend. KEY FEATURES → ONA Network Visualization — see your organization's real structure, not the org chart → AI-Drafted Reviews — evidence-based language generated from actual collaboration data → Flight Risk & Talent Detection — identify who you can't afford to lose before they resign → Continuous Feedback — capture performance moments throughout the year → Goal Alignment — connect individual work to team and company objectives → Calibration Tools — run fairer calibration sessions with shared data → HRIS Integrations — API-first, connects to your existing stack WHO IT'S FOR HR leaders, VPs of People, and CHROs at companies with 50–5,000 employees who are done with reviews that reward politics. Especially powerful during performance cycles, headcount planning, and organizational change. PRICING & TRIAL SaaS subscription. 14-day free trial, no credit card required.