Bucketlist
Vantage Circle
How It Works
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.
Vantage Circle
Users give monetary or non-monetary recognition using predefined awards, each with their own point values, approvers, and eligible givers/receivers. Giving balances are manually allocated by admins and earned points can be redeemed for gift cards, physical products, experiences and events.
The Good
Bucketlist
- 14-day free trial (requires initial meeting)
- Easy to use
- Hands-on guidance through implementation and launch
Vantage Circle
- Robust corporate wellness program
- Ability to earn points as a percentage of what you spend using corporate discounts
- Good international reward options
The Bad
Bucketlist
- Limited configuration options
- Help center lacks breadth and depth
- Very limited reporting
Vantage Circle
- No public API
- Limited reporting and data exporting
Pricing
Bucketlist
Custom quotes and no public pricing, but we’ve seen quotes in the range of $1-$4 per user per month.
Vantage Circle
$3.60 or $4 per user per month depending of if monthly or annual.
Setup & Onboarding
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.
Vantage Circle
You begin by requesting a free demo they setup for you. After initial setup, you’ll be assigned a dedicated account manager to assist with launch setup.
UI & UX
Bucketlist
Standard, somewhat bland look, but quite easy to navigate.
Vantage Circle
Clean, polished, and modern look with fairly intuitive navigation.
Reward Catalog
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Gift cards, charity donations, and local experiences like helicopter tours.
Vantage Circle
Gift cards, physical products, local experiences, and event tickets.
Integrations
HRIS
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Workday, BambooHR, ADP, UKG, custom HRIS integrations via SFTP
Vantage Circle
Zoho People, Freshteam, SAP, custom HRIS integrations via SFTP
SSO
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Okta, Azure, custom SSO integrations
Vantage Circle
Okta, Azure
Common Tool Integrations
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Slack, Microsoft Teams, Gmail, Outlook
Vantage Circle
Slack, Microsoft Teams, Facebook Workplace
Additional Integrations
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Beekeeper
Vantage Circle
Yammer
Analytics & Reports
Bucketlist
Other than some minimal default reports, doesn't provide much data to dig into.
Vantage Circle
Basic reporting dashboard and graphs but limited export options and default exportable reports.
Support
Bucketlist
Email and phone support during standard business hours with a basic help center.
Vantage Circle
Email and chat are primary support channels, help center articles lack depth and breadth.
Extra Features
Bucketlist
Has mobile apps for Apple and Android. Can display the recognition feed externally via an iframe.
Vantage Circle
Corporate discounts and cashback options for national retailers, pulse surveys, corporate wellness program with challenges and leaderboards, Android and Apple mobile apps.
The Bottom Line
Bucketlist
Solid fundamentals with hands-on support through setup and launch, but lacks the feature set to support more demanding use cases.
Vantage Circle
A fairly standard core recognition program with additional products that can add many other features, depending on how far beyond standard you want to go.
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