Awardco
Bucketlist
How It Works
Awardco
The types of recognition that can be given by users are divided into "recognition programs", each with its own set of rules, users, rewards, and budget. In monetary programs, earned points can be exchanged for rewards.
Bucketlist
Recognition can be peer-to-peer or manager-to-peer and monetary or non-monetary. Users get a number of points to give away every week, month, quarter, or year. Earned points can be exchanged for gift cards, charity donations, and local experiences.
The Good
Awardco
- Very flexible and almost fully customizable
- Truly massive rewards catalog
- Extensive, thoroughly detailed hep center articles
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- 14-day free trial (requires initial meeting)
- Easy to use
- Hands-on guidance through implementation and launch
The Bad
Awardco
- Daunting amount of settings, options, and configurations
- Many configurations require the involvement of your Client Success Manager
- Limited pre-made integrations for HRIS and other tools
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- Limited configuration options
- Help center lacks breadth and depth
- Very limited reporting
Pricing
Awardco
Custom quotes and no public pricing, but we’ve seen quotes in the range of ~3.50 per user per month.
Bucketlist
Custom quotes and no public pricing, but we’ve seen quotes in the range of $1-$4 per user per month.
Setup & Onboarding
Awardco
Extensive implementation process with an assigned Implementation Consultant makes launching this complex platform a smooth experience.
Bucketlist
Requesting a demo or the free trial both require setting up an initial sales meeting. Regardless of choice, they remain hands-on up through launch to ensure rollout goes smoothly.
UI & UX
Awardco
Nice, modern look with some minor clunkiness. Navigation for admins can be overwhelming due to the sheer amount of features.
Bucketlist
Standard, somewhat bland look, but quite easy to navigate.
Reward Catalog
Awardco
Near-endless reward catalog with options for Amazon products, Priceline hotels, concert tickets, Awardco's built-in swag store, hundreds of gift cards, and charitable donations.
Bucketlist
Gift cards, charity donations, and local experiences like helicopter tours.
Integrations
HRIS
Awardco
BambooHR, Workday, custom HRIS integrations via SFTP
Bucketlist
Workday, BambooHR, ADP, UKG, custom HRIS integrations via SFTP
SSO
Awardco
Custom SSO integrations
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Okta, Azure, custom SSO integrations
Common Tool Integrations
Awardco
Slack, Microsoft Teams
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Slack, Microsoft Teams, Gmail, Outlook
Additional Integrations
Awardco
open API
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Beekeeper
Analytics & Reports
Awardco
Reporting dashboard offers a variety of filters to apply, but not many graphs. There are about 20 default reports that can be exported as CSV files.
Bucketlist
Other than some minimal default reports, doesn't provide much data to dig into.
Support
Awardco
Offers chat, email, and phone support with a thoroughly extensive help center. They have five different lines for international callers and all support options are available 24 hours a day Monday through Friday.
Bucketlist
Email and phone support during standard business hours with a basic help center.
Extra Features
Awardco
Has a progressive web app instead of a mobile app, which is a custom web experience for mobile devices based on the standard desktop experience.
Bucketlist
Has mobile apps for Apple and Android. Can display the recognition feed externally via an iframe.
The Bottom Line
Awardco
An incredibly flexible platform with a massive amount of reward options, but a daunting number of settings and configurations.
Bucketlist
Solid fundamentals with hands-on support through setup and launch, but lacks the feature set to support more demanding use cases.
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