Cairn keeps 1:1s, bi-weekly updates, goals and feedback in one place, so when review season comes the evidence is already there.
New workspaces start with a 30-day trial for up to 25 people.
Most of a review gets written in small pieces, long before anyone opens a review form.
Every quarter
Manager and report meet with a shared agenda, so both come with something to talk about.
Every two weeks
A few short answers about the last fortnight, and how it felt.
Through the year
Progress and status are recorded as they happen, not reconstructed in December.
Once a year
A self review, peer reviews and a manager review, with the year's record already in Cairn.
When it's ready
The person reads their review, acknowledges it and can add a comment. Done.
Each part works on its own. Together, they're the record a review is written from.
Both of you add to a shared agenda before you meet. Action items get an owner, and talking points you didn't reach carry into the next meeting.
Private notes are readable only by the person who wrote them.
People answer up to five questions their manager chooses, plus how the fortnight felt. Managers read each one and reply.
Each check-in records progress and a status: on track, at risk or off track. Every goal is visible to just you, you and your manager, or everyone.
Run annual, quarterly or 90-day cycles from templates. Everyone gets a self review, peer reviews and a manager review, and managers pick 5 to 9 peers for each person.
Thank someone on a praise wall the whole team can see.
Private feedback is seen only by the person it's for, and optionally by their manager.
When someone needs an improvement plan, its goals, approval, weekly check-ins and outcome are kept together, not spread across documents and inboxes.
Performance records are some of the most sensitive things a company keeps. Here's how Cairn handles them, and exactly who can read what.
Sign in with a link or a six-digit code sent to your work email. There are no passwords to steal or reuse.
Reviews, 1:1 notes, updates, feedback and plans are encrypted with AES-256-GCM before they're stored, on top of Cloudflare's encryption at rest.
Nobody can see who wrote anonymous peer feedback, managers and admins included. It only appears once enough peers have answered that it can't be traced.
Admins manage cycles, templates and people, but can't read anyone's 1:1s or updates. Private 1:1 notes are visible only to the person who wrote them.
Sensitive actions are recorded in an audit log.
Cairn runs entirely on Cloudflare: Workers, D1 and Email Service. No trackers, no analytics, no third-party fonts or scripts, on this page or in the app.
| The person | Their manager | Admins | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1:1 shared agenda and notes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Private 1:1 notes | Only their own | Only their own | No |
| Updates | Yes | Yes | No |
| Goals | Whoever the owner picks: just them, them and their manager, or everyone | ||
| Peer feedback | Only if the cycle shares it | Yes, without names | Completion counts only |
| Manager review and score | Once it's shared | Yes | Yes |
| Pay and promotion recommendations | No | Yes | Yes |
Workspaces are set up by request. A new workspace starts with a 30-day trial for up to 25 people.
Tell us a little about your team and we'll email you within a couple of working days.
Yes. A new workspace starts with a 30-day trial for up to 25 people. Workspaces are set up on request, so fill in the request form and we'll get back to you.
In one Cloudflare D1 database. The text people write, like reviews, 1:1 notes, updates, feedback and plans, is encrypted before it's stored.
Yes. Paste a CSV with each person's name, email, title, manager, department and start date.
No. Everyone signs in with a link or a six-digit code sent to their work email.
No. Admins run cycles, templates and people, but they can't read anyone's 1:1s or updates.
Go to Sign in and enter your work email. Then click the link we send you, or type the six-digit code.