What should a mid-size company compare?
- Who runs it. Can one program owner operate it, or does it assume a services team?
- Matching. Does it match on the criteria your program uses?
- Follow-up. Can you see quiet pairs and act on them?
- Reporting. What can you show a sponsor, and on which plan?
- Price at your size. Is the price public, and how does it grow with participants?
- Sign-in and integrations. Does it work with your identity provider and calendar?
How do the main options compare?
| Option | Strength | Published pricing | Consider it when |
|---|---|---|---|
| MentorStack | Built for a lean team scaling one active program. Matching, goals, meetings, messaging and reporting in one product. | $12 or $20 per participant per month. $10.20 or $17 billed annually. Free Pilot to 10. | Your pilot has demand and one owner is reaching capacity. |
| MentorcliQ | Enterprise mentoring with guided support. | CliQ Start from $9,900 a year for 100 employees. | You want a guided, enterprise rollout. |
| Together | Customizable matching, with onboarding and admin support described on its site. | Custom quote. | You want a vendor-led program with support included. |
| Mentornity | Flat monthly bands, a free tier to 10 users, and use across companies, universities and communities. | From $289 a month for 50 active users. | You want a flat fee at larger sizes, or you run an education program. |
| Mentorloop | Mentoring specialist with a self-service entry plan. | Pro from $299 a month. Enterprise on request. | You want a flat monthly plan and a mentoring specialist. |
Pricing was checked on 2026-10-02 and 2026-10-03 from each vendor's pricing page. See the cost guide for sources. Chronus and Qooper also appear on many shortlists. Read MentorStack vs Chronus and MentorStack vs Qooper.
Why is MentorStack built for this buyer?
The target is a lean L&D or Talent owner at a company of 200 to 2,000 employees with an active manual program. Each new cohort adds matching, follow-up and reporting work. MentorStack applies matching criteria across skills, goals, seniority and availability, flags inactive matches for a one-click nudge, and gives admins a program health dashboard. Report generation and export start on Starter.
When is MentorStack not the right fit?
- You need SCIM provisioning. MentorStack supports SAML and OAuth sign-in, and not SCIM.
- You want a vendor-led rollout with extensive services. A guided vendor may suit you better.
- You expect a very large program and want a flat fee. A banded plan may cost less at that size.
- You run a university or school program. Mentornity publishes a half-price rate for education.
What is a sensible way to decide?
Shortlist two or three vendors. Run the same 10-person pilot where a free tier exists, see free mentoring software, then compare at your 12-month participant count. Read how to scale a mentoring pilot for the steps that follow.
Common questions
- How should a mid-size company choose mentoring software?
- Choose the software your program owner can run without a services team. Compare matching, engagement follow-up, reporting and price at your own participant count, and check sign-in and calendar fit. A lean team gains most from a tool it can set up and run itself, with public pricing.
- Who is MentorStack built for?
- MentorStack is built for lean L&D and Talent teams at companies of 200 to 2,000 employees whose mentoring pilot is outgrowing a spreadsheet. It focuses on matching, engagement signals, program structure and reporting, so a small team can serve more participants without adding coordination work.
- Which MentorStack plan includes reporting?
- Report generation and export start on the Starter plan, and scheduled reports start on Growth. The Free Pilot includes a basic dashboard but cannot generate or export reports. Growth also adds SSO and SAML, HRIS integration, diversity metrics and custom report branding for larger programs.
- Can a mid-size team try MentorStack before buying?
- A team can run a real program on the Free Pilot with up to 10 participants, with no time limit and no credit card. That is enough to test matching, goals and messaging with one cohort before committing budget. Paid plans are self-serve, so no sales call is needed to upgrade.