Programs, not PDFs
Build a repeatable onboarding path once. Each new hire moves through the same guided milestones, so quality does not depend on who happened to have time that week.
Cohort-based onboarding
Turn new hires into contributors in weeks, not quarters.
Cohort Labs runs structured onboarding programs that move your new hires through guided milestones together. Less time lost to scattered docs and silent first weeks, more time shipping.
- 41% faster time-to-first-contribution
- 3.2× more 90-day retention vs. ad-hoc onboarding
- 12k+ new hires onboarded through cohorts
Why teams switch to Cohort Labs
Onboarding that actually compounds.
Most onboarding is a doc dump and a calendar full of intro calls. Cohort Labs makes it a measurable program you improve every quarter.
Cohorts beat solo ramps
New hires start in small groups and progress together. Shared checkpoints and peer accountability cut the silent, stuck first weeks that quietly burn goodwill.
Managers see the ramp
A live view of every cohort: who is on track, where people stall, and which steps need a rewrite. Spot a struggling hire in week two, not at the 90-day review.
How it works
From scattered to structured in four steps.
- 01
Design the path
Map your real ramp into milestones with our templates, or import an existing checklist.
- 02
Launch a cohort
Group incoming hires, assign mentors, and kick off with a shared start date.
- 03
Guide and measure
Automated nudges keep people moving; dashboards show managers where to step in.
- 04
Iterate quarterly
Outcome data tells you which steps to cut, expand, or rewrite for the next cohort.
Trusted by people and enablement teams at
NorthwindBrightloomParallelHearth & Co.Vantage SixLumen Bank
“We were re-explaining the same first-week setup to every hire. Cohort Labs turned that chaos into one program our managers actually trust. New engineers ship a real change by week two now.”
“The cohort model is the unlock. People ramp better when they ramp together, and we finally have data on where the ramp breaks instead of guessing.”
Pricing
Pay for hires you ramp, not seats you don't.
Starter
$0 to pilot
Run one cohort and prove the model with your next batch of hires.
- 1 active cohort
- Milestone templates
- Manager dashboard
- Email support
Growth
$6 per hire / month
For teams onboarding continuously across functions.
- Unlimited cohorts
- Custom milestone paths
- Outcome analytics + exports
- Slack & HRIS integrations
- Priority support
Scale
Custom annual
For large orgs with security, SSO, and rollout needs.
- Everything in Growth
- SSO / SAML
- Dedicated success manager
- Onboarding program design
Get the playbook
The 2026 cohort onboarding playbook.
Our field guide to designing onboarding cohorts: milestone templates, the metrics that predict 90-day retention, and the manager rituals that make it stick. We will email it over and follow up to set up a walkthrough if you want one.
- 30-page playbook, no fluff
- Milestone + checkpoint templates you can copy
- Optional 25-minute walkthrough of Cohort Labs
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Check your inbox — the playbook is on its way. We'll reach out shortly to see if a walkthrough would help.