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Employee Recognition Software and Rewards Platform
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Features
39 features across 19 categories
Access(1)
Access recognition and rewards through mobile application
Administration(1)
Empower managers with budgets and control spending limits across departments
Analytics(2)
Provide managers with real-time insights and nudges on team engagement
Access reports and analytics on recognition programs and engagement
Automation(3)
Automatically set claim periods for recognition rewards
Automate recognition for milestones and birthdays
Schedule recognition and rewards to be sent at future dates
Budget Management(2)
Cancel unclaimed gifts and receive credit back to budget
Advanced budget management with multiple programs and cost center controls
Communication(4)
Print recognition cards for offline distribution
Send and receive recognition through QR codes
Send recognition via SMS messaging
Display recognition on TV screens and kiosk displays
Core(2)
Send recognition and rewards to employees via multiple channels
Specialized support for frontline and hourly workers
Customization(2)
Customize the platform with company branding
Create custom data fields for tracking and segmentation
Delivery(2)
Send rewards directly to employees without requiring login
Route rewards to managers for in-person handoff to employees
Engagement(4)
Automate random draws for recognition contests
Display leaderboards of top recognizers and recipients
Enable full peer-to-peer recognition programs where employees can recognize each other
Display recognition in real-time social feeds
Integration(2)
Access to API for custom integrations and automations
Integrate with HRIS systems for employee data synchronization
Localization(1)
Support for multiple language options
Recognition(1)
Send recognition without monetary rewards, such as shoutouts and badges
Reporting(1)
Create and automate custom reports
Rewards(7)
Redeem rewards directly for Amazon gift cards
Allow employees to donate their rewards to charitable causes
Create fully custom reward options
Support for gift cards and rewards from merchants around the world
Redeem for gift cards from 100+ merchants, branded company swag, charity donations, and custom rewards
Redeem rewards using prepaid Mastercard
Manage branded company swag as a reward option
Security(1)
Enable single sign-on authentication
Sending(1)
Send recognition and rewards in bulk to multiple recipients
Support(1)
Access to dedicated account manager support
Pricing
Free
- ✓Send Rewards (Email, SMS)
- ✓Offline Print and QR Codes
- ✓100+ Merchant Options
- ✓Multiple Languages
- ✓Cancel Unclaimed Rewards
- ✓Non-Monetary Recognition
Lite
- ✓1 Full Seat and 250 Member Seats
- ✓Send Rewards (Email, SMS)
- ✓Offline Print and QR Codes
- ✓100+ Merchant Options
- ✓Mobile App
- ✓Multiple Languages
- ✓Automate Milestones and Birthdays
- ✓Bulk Rewards
- ✓Schedule Rewards
- ✓Prepaid Mastercard
- ✓Cancel Unclaimed Rewards
- ✓Automate Claim Periods
- ✓Custom Branding
- ✓Reports and Analytics
- ✓Non-Monetary Recognition
- ✓Amazon Gift Cards
- ✓Up to 5 Workspaces
Essential
Popular- ✓Sender Seat $6.72/mo
- ✓Recipient Seat $0.70/mo
- ✓Minimum contract $200/mo
- ✓Send Rewards (Email, SMS)
- ✓Offline Print and QR Codes
- ✓100+ Merchant Options
- ✓Mobile App
- ✓Multiple Languages
- ✓Automate Milestones and Birthdays
- ✓Bulk Rewards
- ✓Schedule Rewards
- ✓Prepaid Mastercard
- ✓Cancel Unclaimed Rewards
- ✓Automate Claim Periods
- ✓Custom Branding
- ✓Reports and Analytics
- ✓Non-Monetary Recognition
- ✓HRIS Integration
- ✓Real-Time Social Feeds
- ✓Leaderboards
- ✓Automate Random Draws
- ✓Route to Manager for Delivery
- ✓Charity Donation
- ✓Manager Insights - Direct
- ✓Amazon Gift Cards
- ✓Unlimited Workspaces
- ✓SSO
- ✓Microsoft Teams Integration
- ✓Sharepoint Integration
- ✓Outlook Integration
- ✓Budget Automation
Premium
- ✓Sender Seat $5.00/mo
- ✓Recipient Seat $1.00/mo
- ✓Minimum contract $500/mo
- ✓Send Rewards (Email, SMS)
- ✓Offline Print and QR Codes
- ✓100+ Merchant Options
- ✓Mobile App
- ✓Multiple Languages
- ✓Automate Milestones and Birthdays
- ✓Bulk Rewards
- ✓Schedule Rewards
- ✓Prepaid Mastercard
- ✓Cancel Unclaimed Rewards
- ✓Automate Claim Periods
- ✓Custom Branding
- ✓Reports and Analytics
- ✓Non-Monetary Recognition
- ✓HRIS Integration
- ✓Real-Time Social Feeds
- ✓Leaderboards
- ✓Automate Random Draws
- ✓Route to Manager for Delivery
- ✓Charity Donation
- ✓Manager Insights - Direct
- ✓Amazon Gift Cards
- ✓Unlimited Workspaces
- ✓SSO
- ✓Microsoft Teams Integration
- ✓Sharepoint Integration
- ✓Outlook Integration
- ✓Budget Automation
- ✓Approvals
- ✓Manager Insights - Indirect
- ✓Custom Data Fields
- ✓TV / Kiosk Display
- ✓Global Rewards
- ✓Custom Rewards
- ✓Swag Program
- ✓Custom Report Automation
- ✓Enhanced Budget Controls
- ✓Dedicated Account Manager
- ✓API
Enterprise
- ✓Enterprise-grade recognition solution
- ✓Customize, automate, and integrate with all systems
- ✓All Premium features plus custom configurations
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Integrations
5 known integrations