AG5 alternatives
AG5 alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses
AG5: Quoted privately, with annual contracts and monthly payment options.
- check_circleYour data in a database you own
- check_circleOpen source, no lock-in
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What people compare AG5 with
AG5 quotes its current plans privately, so there is no public price to compare. Owners look for an alternative when the annual commitment, result capacity or plan features do not match how their business works.
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The open-source workforce competency register that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your AG5 data brought across.
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How to choose a AG5 alternative
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How the bill is calculated
AG5 groups capabilities into Core, Accelerate and Enterprise, with published bands based on recorded results. It describes annual contracts with monthly payment options. Compare the whole-year commitment and the functions your team actually uses, rather than looking only at a monthly payment.
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Who owns the records
AG5’s underlying employee and skill records are the starting point, and AG5 documents exports with custom field selection. With an owned option, your records sit in a database your business owns. Consider what you can export, what history is retained and how records can be reconciled after a move.
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Whether it fits your rules
Your roles, fields and approval arrangements may not match standard settings. AG5’s Accelerate plan includes custom fields, while an owned version can be built around your own fields and reports. Check that the rules you rely on can be represented clearly, including how assessments and approvals are handled.
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What switching involves
A move involves more than importing employee names. Mapped records can include roles, skills, requirements, assessments and planning. The headings and rating scale need checking, records need reconciling, and supporting evidence and important workflows need attention. Confirm access, backups and required workflows before cancelling AG5.
The option that fits
Make the system fit your business
For a business with its own competency rules, fields and approval arrangements, an owned version can be built around how you work. Enterprise DNA brings across mapped AG5 records and runs the system for you. Your records sit in a database you own, and you can work with it in plain language. The arrangement is one setup fee, then a monthly retainer. There is also a free version you can run yourself.
- check Your workforce records in a database you own
- check Built around your roles, fields and approval arrangements
- check Mapped AG5 records brought across and reconciled
Make it yours
Design your own AG5 replacement
Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from AG5. Try it here, and we build the real one.
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Questions
AG5 alternatives, answered
How can we move our records from AG5? expand_more
AG5 documents exports with custom field selection. The free version can import mapped employee, role, skill, requirement, assessment and planning records in one batch. Your actual headings and rating scale need checking, followed by record reconciliation and access arrangements for supporting evidence. Special rules and approval arrangements need their own mapping.
Does a current competency record approve someone for work? expand_more
No. A record check means the stored assessment meets the configured checks. A competent supervisor still needs to consider the work, its risks and the person. Training attendance does not automatically approve a skill, and a record check is not legal certification.
Can it fit our workflows and sign-in needs? expand_more
Enterprise DNA can build shared screens, mobile capture, identity controls and connections into a custom version. The scope needs to be agreed and tested before you rely on the replacement. A useful comparison starts with the workflows and sign-in arrangements your team already depends on.
How is the owned option charged? expand_more
Enterprise DNA charges one setup fee, then a monthly retainer for the agreed ongoing work. The free version has no software licence fee. Hosting and your chosen assistant have their own costs, so those should be considered separately.
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