Cooleaf
WorkTango
How It Works
Cooleaf
All users can give recognition, but only admins and managers can award points. Challenges and performance goals let users earn more points. Points can be exchanged for digital gift cards, swag, or other physical products. Monthly budget determines how many rewards can be redeemed.
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
Cooleaf
- Huge number of integrations and automations
- Good set of default reports
WorkTango
- Powerful performance management and survey toolsets
- Flexible rewards catalog with good availability
- Good admin dashboard effective at keeping you on track
The Bad
Cooleaf
- Peer-to-peer recognition is non-monetary
- No public API
- Primarily email support
WorkTango
- Minimum annual agreement of $5k and term length of 2 years
- Few help center articles
- Buggy, inconsistent mobile app
Pricing
Cooleaf
Custom quotes and no public pricing.
WorkTango
Starts at $4.25 per month per employee, depending on the number of employees.
Setup & Onboarding
Cooleaf
They setup your account based on your company’s goals, then train you on the platform and prepare you for launch.
WorkTango
They require the purchase of an onboarding package, which grants a custom-tailored onboarding experience and a smooth launch.
UI & UX
Cooleaf
Fairly modern, though some areas of the platform feel dated. Navigation is simple for normal users and intuitive for admins.
WorkTango
Attractive interface that avoids feeling overwhelming despite the many features across its suite of projects.
Reward Catalog
Cooleaf
Gift cards, physical products, company swag.
WorkTango
Gift cards, physical products, charity donations, tickets to events, local experiences.
Integrations
HRIS
Cooleaf
Workday, BambooHR, ADP, Namely
WorkTango
BambooHR, Workday, Namely, ADP, custom HRIS integrations via SFTP
SSO
Cooleaf
Okta, Onelogin
WorkTango
Okta, custom SSO integrations
Common Tool Integrations
Cooleaf
Microsoft Teams, Slack, Facebook Workplace
WorkTango
Microsoft Teams, Slack, Outlook
Additional Integrations
Cooleaf
Linkedin Learning, Lessonly, Salesforce, Zendesk, Salesloft, Lattice, and more.
WorkTango
Speakap, Yammer, SAP, open API
Analytics & Reports
Cooleaf
Decent set of graphs with a good range of filters. More than a dozen default reports that cover a variety of metrics.
WorkTango
Basic reporting features that don't provide deep dive into data.
Support
Cooleaf
Primary support channel is email. The help center features articles that thoroughly cover the basics, but doesn't cover more advanced topics.
WorkTango
Primarily email and phone support, scant selection of help center articles.
Extra Features
Cooleaf
Pulse surveys, incentivized in-person or virtual events with in-app registrations and check in, and Android and Apple mobile apps.
WorkTango
Performance management toolset to set and manage goals, powerful survey platform, Android & Apple mobile apps.
The Bottom Line
Cooleaf
The top-down recognition and earning points through challenges and KPIs makes it good for incentivizing performance, but not for those wanting peer-led recognition programs.
WorkTango
Decent peer-to-peer recognition program, but it’s true strengths lie in it’s performance management and survey features.
Cooleaf
