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Mentessa
What Mentessa is
Mentessa is a web-based platform for organizing mentoring programmes, with AI-powered matching and several ways to pair participants. Organizers can use self matching, participant recommendations, reviewed matching, or autonomous matching. Programme leads can review and approve proposed matches before they go live, and participants sign a mentoring agreement before a match takes effect. Participant tools include calendar integration, appointment booking, journals, and guided reminders. Supported formats include classic and reverse mentoring, cross mentoring, peer learning, ERGs, and masterminds. Analytics cover registration status, match acceptance, engagement, and journals, with closure reports and exports. Lead includes HR integrations such as Personio and SAP SuccessFactors, along with SSO and MS Teams and Outlook integration. Mentessa says data covered by its Data Processing Agreement is processed exclusively within the EU/EEA, and describes role-based access, tenant separation, pseudonymization, access logging, account lockouts, session timeouts, and regular backups. Plans support up to 100 active participants, with larger teams on request. Connect costs €292 a month, Grow €550 a month, and Lead €1,050 a month.
Who it suits
Mentessa suits organizations running mentoring, peer-learning, or employee resource group programmes. Its stated use cases also include new-hire buddies, student-to-industry mentoring, and association mentoring.
What it does well
- Four modes for matching participants
- Supports multiple mentoring and learning formats
- Analytics include match acceptance and engagement
- Free trial available
What to know first
- No free plan
- Plans cover up to 100 active participants
- Connect does not include mentoring programmes
Limits
Connect supports up to 100 active participants and does not include mentoring programmes. All plans support up to 100 active participants; larger teams can request pricing.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Lead — Enterprise talent development | Monthly billing; up to 100 active participants. Annual payment: -15 %. Larger teams on request. · Includes Grow features · skills assessment and learning paths · HR integrations · SSO · MS Teams and Outlook integration · dedicated Customer Success Manager | €1,050 a month |
| Lead | Monthly billing for up to 100 active participants; annual payment -15%; larger teams on request · Everything in Grow · skills assessment · learning paths · job matching · internal mobility · skills matrix · HR integrations · SSO · Teams/Outlook · dedicated customer success manager | €1,050 a month |
| Connect — Standard talent development | Monthly billing; up to 100 active participants. Annual payment: -15 %. Larger teams on request. · Community and networking · custom branding and domain · reporting and analytics · no mentoring programmes | €292 a month |
| Connect | Monthly billing for up to 100 active participants; annual payment -15%; calculator estimate €250/month excl. VAT or €3,000/year excl. VAT · Directory · chat · virtual coffee · events · booking · profiles · branding · custom domain · analytics · GDPR · technical support | €292 a month |
| Grow — Professional talent development | Monthly billing; up to 100 active participants. Annual payment: -15 %. Larger teams on request. · Includes Connect features · mentoring programmes · AI matching · automated workflows · multiple programmes | €550 a month |
| Grow | Monthly billing for up to 100 active participants; annual payment -15%; larger teams on request · Everything in Connect · mentoring programs · AI matching · questionnaires · automated workflows · multiple programs · templates · end-user support | €550 a month |
As mentessa.com lists them, read 4 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Visit https://www.mentessa.com/mentoring/.
- Start the free trial from the pricing page.
- Choose Connect, Grow or Lead based on the programme features required.
- Invite participants and select a matching mode.
- Set up a programme format and use participant tools and analytics.
Verdict
Mentessa combines participant matching, programme tools, and analytics, with different capabilities across its three paid plans. Check plan details against your programme needs and participant count before choosing.
Questions
How much does Mentessa cost?
Monthly prices are 292.00 EUR for Connect, 550.00 EUR for Grow and 1050.00 EUR for Lead. Annual payment is listed at 15% off.
What platforms does Mentessa support?
Mentessa is listed as a web platform, including for mobile access.
Which plan includes mentoring programmes?
Grow and Lead include mentoring programmes. Connect covers community and networking but does not include mentoring programmes.
Which integrations are available?
Lead lists Personio and SAP SuccessFactors HR integrations, SSO, and MS Teams and Outlook integration.
How many participants can a plan support?
Each plan supports up to 100 active participants. Larger teams can request pricing.
Facts from Mentessa's own pages
- Additional integrations
- The integrations page lists Slack and Teams notifications, Discord, Google Calendar, LinkedIn login, Google login and company SSO. · mentessa.com, 15 Oct 2026
- AI matching
- Its matching combines AI suggestions with human review and configurable acceptance rules. · mentessa.com, 15 Oct 2026
- AI privacy
- Mentessa says it does not train AI models on customer data and that people can review or change matching suggestions. · mentessa.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- Administrators can view registration, match acceptance, engagement and journal metrics, closure reports and exports. · mentessa.com, 15 Oct 2026
- API and SDKs
- The official integration documentation describes CSV, SSO and just-in-time provisioning but does not present API or SDK references. · mentessa.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Backers
- The company says it has backing from Founder Institute, Eleven Ventures and EIT Digital. · mentessa.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company footprint
- Mentessa says it operates across three continents and has customers in nine countries. · mentessa.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company founding
- Mentessa was founded in Munich in 2019 by Dr Tina Ruseva. · mentessa.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal identity
- The operator is Mentessa GmbH, registered with Munich District Court under HRB 247361 and based at Limesstrasse 24, Munich. · mentessa.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Mentessa as a privately held software-development company with 11–50 employees and Munich headquarters. · linkedin.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Compliance status
- GDPR compliance is implemented, while Mentessa says its own ISO 27001 certification is planned for the fourth quarter of 2027 and SOC 2 is not planned. · mentessa.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Data protection
- Mentessa says data under its Data Processing Agreement is processed exclusively within the EU/EEA and describes role-based access, tenant separation and pseudonymization measures. · mentessa.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The help center is FAQ-style documentation covering onboarding, sessions, roles, matching, integrations, account issues and calendar files. · mentessa.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2019 · mentessa.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Funding
- Mentessa announced a €1 million seed round led by Eleven Ventures in February 2022. · mentessa.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Munich, Germany · mentessa.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Human oversight
- Program leads can review and approve matches before they go live, and participants sign a mentoring agreement before it takes effect. · mentessa.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Official integration options include CSV import, SSO and just-in-time provisioning. · mentessa.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The mentoring page describes use cases for new-hire buddies, peer circles, student-to-industry mentoring and association mentoring. · mentessa.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Limit: customization
- A reviewer wanted the ability to reorder interface tabs and improve goal-setting and task delegation. · capterra.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: matching clarity
- A review identifies unclear explanations for why particular matches were recommended. · capterra.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: onboarding
- Reviewers report that some registration questions feel unnecessary and that new processes may require leadership warm-up. · softwareadvice.com, 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: scheduling
- A GetApp reviewer says coordinating schedules after matching can be difficult. · getapp.sg, 15 Oct 2026
- Matching
- The platform offers self matching, participant recommendations, reviewed matching and autonomous matching modes. · mentessa.com, 4 Oct 2026
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