Skills2Talent Essential
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Performance and talent for growing SMEs.

Skills2Talent Essential is our platform for SMEs. Start with Essential PMS, a complete all-inclusive PMS from ₹9 a seat ($0.50 per user outside India), and add more tools as you grow. From the performance management specialist since 2013.

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Essential PMS

A complete performance management suite at SME pricing for growing organisations in India and abroad, from USR, the performance management specialist since 2013.

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₹9 to ₹12per seat a month, all-inclusive

Plus a one-time implementation fee, one month per active user (minimum 25 users) · Seat packs up to 3,000 · Monthly postpaid, quarterly, half-yearly or annual prepaid · Taxes extra · Standard setup

For organisations with up to 3,000 employees, in India and abroad: new customers and teams switching from another PMS.

Seat packs from 25 to 3,000 seats: ₹12 a seat up to 50, ₹10 up to 150, ₹9 up to 3,000, quarterly. Monthly postpaid is ₹1 a seat more; half-yearly and annual prepaid save 8.33% and 16.66%. Price your team ↓

Referred by a USR customer? Your implementation fee is waived. How referrals work →

On the Essential PMS roadmapAdvanced dashboards and analyticsAI integrationIn-app guides (DAP)Included in your Essential plan as each one is released, at no extra cost.

Essential PMS is a standard product: standard templates and workflows, no custom configuration and no change requests, so you go live quickly. For custom processes, calibration and change requests, OKR Stars and aim performance are the right fit.

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What Essential PMS costs for your organisation

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Skills2Talent Essential · Essential PMS price estimate
How can Essential PMS cost so much less?

Because it’s built on our proven PMS platform, used since 2013, and sold as a standard product with ready-made templates. With no customisation or change requests, there are no consulting costs to pass on. USR is also bootstrapped, profitable and debt-free, so there’s no investor spending built into our price. You get the same ISO 27001 and ISO 42001 certified security as our enterprise plans, your data stays yours, and you can move up to OKR Stars or aim performance any time with all your history.

  • Proven since 2013Built on the platform behind USR PMS, trusted by 1000+ organisations in 25+ countries.
  • Standard by designReady-made templates and quick setup, with no consulting costs added to your bill.
  • Same security as enterpriseISO 27001 and ISO 42001 certified, like OKR Stars and aim performance.
  • No lock-inExport your data any time, and move up a plan with your full history.
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Taxes extra. Implementation is one-time: one month of the subscription price you pay, per active user, with a minimum of 25 users in India and 50 outside India, and again once for each new user who joins. In India you pay for the full seat pack and can move up a pack any time; outside India you pay per user, minimum 50. Above 3,000 employees, talk to us.

Everything included in Essential PMS

Goals and OKRs
  • SMART goals and OKRs
  • Ready-made goal library
  • Automatic check-in reminders
  • Bulk upload of goals
Reviews and assessments
  • Goal and competency assessments
  • Review questionnaire library
  • Ongoing conversations, feedback and recognition (CFR)
  • Bulk upload of review questions
360° feedback
  • 360° feedback cycles
  • 360° question library
  • 360° feedback reports
  • Bulk upload of 360° questions
Talent decisions
  • 9-box talent grid
  • PIP, IDP and CDP with recommendations
  • Rating normalisation on a bell curve
Analytics and reports
  • Performance analytics
  • Query builder and MIS reports
HR, integrations and access
  • Built-in HRIS: employee and employment lifecycle
  • HRMS and payroll service provider platform integration
  • Single sign-on (SSO)
  • USR Apps integration: Timesheets, Exit, Learning and more under one login
On the roadmap
  • Advanced dashboards and analytics Roadmap
  • AI integration Roadmap
  • Digital adoption (DAP) tools: in-app guides and walkthroughs Roadmap
See it in a 30-minute demo

Our team walks you through goals, reviews, 360° and talent decisions with your own examples.

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See Essential PMS in action

Everything your HR team runs, on one screen at a time

A quick look at the main screens your employees, managers and HR team use in Essential PMS.

Skills2Talent Essential

My goals

Priya Nair · Sales Executive

Review cycleFY 2026-27PeriodH1Goal planSales goals+ Add goal
Total goals4
Overall completion46%
Total weight100%
Current stepSelf-assessment
All 4On track 2Behind 1Not started 1Completed 0
GoalCategoryWeightProgressStatus
Grow new-client revenue by 20%Metric: new-client revenueFinancial35%
62%
On trackCheck-in
Improve customer satisfaction to 4.5Metric: CSAT scoreCustomer25%
55%
On trackCheck-in
Reduce quote turnaround to 2 daysMetric: average turnaroundInternal25%
30%
BehindCheck-in
Complete negotiation skills courseMetric: course completionLearning15%
0%
Not startedCheck-in

Performance review

Priya Nair · reviewed by Rahul Mehta

SectionGoals (80%)StageManager assessment
Grow new-client revenue by 20%On track Weight 35% · 62% complete
Employee rating

★★★★

Exceeds expectationsClosed 6 new accounts this half.
Manager rating

★★★★

Exceeds expectationsStrong pipeline; keep deal quality high.
Reduce quote turnaround to 2 daysBehind Weight 25% · 30% complete
Employee rating

★★★★★

Meets expectationsWaiting on pricing approvals.
Manager rating

★★★★★

Needs improvementLet’s fix the approval step together.

Competencies and core values

Section weight 20% · rated by employee and manager

CompetencyEmployee ratingManager ratingProficiency
Customer focusUnderstands and serves customer needs★★★★★★★★★Level 4 · Very good
OwnershipTakes responsibility for outcomes★★★★★★★★Level 4 · Very good
CollaborationWorks well across teams★★★★★★★★★Level 3 · Good
CommunicationClear, timely and respectful★★★★★★★★★★Level 5 · Excellent
Computed employee rating ★★★★ 4.5Computed manager rating ★★★★ 4.0

360° feedback

Priya Nair · 6 of 7 reviewers responded

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Average by group
Manager
4.0
Peers (3)
4.3
Direct reports (2)
4.5
Self
4.4
Reviewers

Rahul MehtaManagerSubmitted

Kavya IyerPeerSubmitted

Arjun DasPeerSubmitted

Neha JoshiPeerPending

Vikram RaoDirect reportSubmitted

Overall scorecard

Priya Nair · FY 2026-27

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Total score78.4 / 100

Combined rating 3.9 / 5

Very good
Goals (80%)
61.6
Competencies (20%)
16.8
9-box talent grid
Potential gemHigh potentialStarPNInconsistentCore playerHigh performerRiskEffectiveTrusted pro

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Review workflow and approvals

FY 2026-27 · Sales team

Approve selectedReject
Process startedSelf-assessmentManager assessmentReviewer approval1:1 meetingDigital sign-off
EmployeeStageSelf ratingManager ratingScore
Priya NairSales ExecutiveReviewer approval4.43.978.4Open
Karan ShahSales ExecutiveManager assessment4.0Open
Meera PillaiAccount ManagerSigned off4.24.182.0Open

Illustrative screens with sample data. Your layout and wording follow your own review process.

Performance management plans

Find the right PMS for your stage

Start with Essential PMS and grow into our advanced platforms as your organisation and needs grow. Compare all plans → Price your team →

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Essential PMS

Up to 3,000 employees, India and abroad

  • Goals, OKRs and goal library
  • Reviews, competencies and CFR
  • 360° feedback with reports
  • 9-box, PIP, IDP and CDP
  • Bell-curve rating normalisation
  • Built-in HRIS, HRMS, payroll and SSO integration
  • USR Apps integration
  • Dashboards, AI integration and DAP tools coming
  • Standard setup
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Grow

OKR Stars

Growing mid-market teams, Gen AI PMS

  • Everything in Essential, plus:
  • Gen AI goal and content assistance
  • Multi-collar goals, KPIs and competencies
  • 300+ built-in KPIs, OKR roll-up and gamified alignment
  • Salary increase and promotion recommendations
  • Projects and task management
  • Managed PMS included
  • Multilingual, mobile apps and collaboration integrations (Teams, Slack, Jira, Google Sheets)
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Lead

aim performance

Enterprises, native AI PMS

  • Everything in OKR Stars, plus:
  • 9 agentic AI agents built in
  • Custom use cases and change requests
  • Migration services and proof of concept
  • Premium support and dedicated ticket management
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Earning the trust of SMEs and the mid-market

  • Your data stays protected

    Essential PMS runs under our ISO 27001 information-security and ISO 42001 responsible-AI certifications.

  • A team that answers first

    Our support team answers first, and our PMS specialists have run performance cycles with customers since 2013.

  • No surprises

    Standard templates, one clear implementation fee and quarterly billing you can plan for. No hidden add-ons.

  • Fair, simple pricing

    Priced for SMEs and the mid-market: ₹9 to ₹12 a seat in India, or $0.50 to $0.65 per user outside India, all-inclusive, with every feature in one plan.

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Information Security Management SystemISO/IEC 42001:2023 Artificial Intelligence Management System
USR INFOTECH since 2013

1000+ organisations in 25+ countrieshave used USR platforms since 2013. Built in Bengaluru, India.

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Tell us your team size and your current PMS, and we will show you exactly how Essential PMS fits, with a 30-minute demo on your own examples.

Prefer to talk? Write or call our PMS team.

Essential PMS is part of Skills2Talent Essential by USR INFOTECH. ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO/IEC 42001:2023. INR prices are for organisations in India; USD prices apply outside India. Taxes extra.

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