Awardco
WorkTango
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.
WorkTango
Monetary peer-to-peer recognition with points that expire and refresh on a cadence of your choosing. Earned points can be redeemed for gift cards, physical products, charities, and events/experiences.
The Good
Awardco
- Very flexible and almost fully customizable
- Truly massive rewards catalog
- Extensive, thoroughly detailed hep center articles
WorkTango
- Powerful performance management and survey toolsets
- Flexible rewards catalog with good availability
- Good admin dashboard effective at keeping you on track
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
WorkTango
- Minimum annual agreement of $5k and term length of 2 years
- Few help center articles
- Buggy, inconsistent mobile app
Pricing
Awardco
Custom quotes and no public pricing, but we’ve seen quotes in the range of ~3.50 per user per month.
WorkTango
Starts at $4.25 per month per employee, depending on the number of employees.
Setup & Onboarding
Awardco
Extensive implementation process with an assigned Implementation Consultant makes launching this complex platform a smooth experience.
WorkTango
They require the purchase of an onboarding package, which grants a custom-tailored onboarding experience and a smooth launch.
UI & UX
Awardco
Nice, modern look with some minor clunkiness. Navigation for admins can be overwhelming due to the sheer amount of features.
WorkTango
Attractive interface that avoids feeling overwhelming despite the many features across its suite of projects.
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.
WorkTango
Gift cards, physical products, charity donations, tickets to events, local experiences.
Integrations
HRIS
Awardco
BambooHR, Workday, custom HRIS integrations via SFTP
WorkTango
BambooHR, Workday, Namely, ADP, custom HRIS integrations via SFTP
SSO
Awardco
Custom SSO integrations
WorkTango
Okta, custom SSO integrations
Common Tool Integrations
Awardco
Slack, Microsoft Teams
WorkTango
Microsoft Teams, Slack, Outlook
Additional Integrations
Awardco
open API
WorkTango
Speakap, Yammer, SAP, open API
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.
WorkTango
Basic reporting features that don't provide deep dive into data.
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.
WorkTango
Primarily email and phone support, scant selection of help center articles.
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.
WorkTango
Performance management toolset to set and manage goals, powerful survey platform, Android & Apple mobile apps.
The Bottom Line
Awardco
An incredibly flexible platform with a massive amount of reward options, but a daunting number of settings and configurations.
WorkTango
Decent peer-to-peer recognition program, but it’s true strengths lie in it’s performance management and survey features.
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