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How It Works
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Create pre-defined pieces of recognition that users can distribute, each with its own specific givers, recipients, approvers, point value, and budget. Points from awards can be used to purchase gift cards.
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Fund your account upfront with points, which are distributed to users to give away every month or quarter. Recognition can be peer-to-peer or top-down and monetary or non-monetary. Earned points can be used to purchase gift cards or physical products.
The Good
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- 30-day free trial
- Configuration options give complete control over your recognition program
- Very good international rewards options
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- Good range of reports and analytics
- Strong suite of integrations
- Good phone support availability
The Bad
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- Has a learning curve that makes it easy to misconfigure something
- Limited support options
- Gift cards are the only reward option
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- Some countries have few reward options
- Almost no help center documentation for integrations
- Can’t grant different levels of admin access
Pricing
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$2-$4 per user per month, depending on the the plan and if paying monthly or annually.
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Custom quotes and no public pricing.
Setup & Onboarding
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Free trial makes it easy to get started, but the complexity of budgets and awards makes going through their sales and onboarding process more appealing.
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Direct guidance and implementation assistance but limited onboarding documentation.
UI & UX
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Modern, if unremarkable look. Navigation is mostly easy and users have personalized homepages.
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Standard, boilerplate interface. Navigation can be tricky for admin-level users.
Reward Catalog
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Hundreds of gift cards with plenty of international options.
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Gift cards and physical products.
Integrations
HRIS
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Gusto, Zoho People, Freshteam, Keka, custom HRIS integrations via SFTP
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Workday, BambooHR, Namely, ADP
SSO
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OneLogin, Okta, Azure, custom SSO integrations
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Okta, Onelogin, Google, custom SSO integrations
Common Tool Integrations
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Microsoft Teams, Slack, Facebook Workplace
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Slack, Outlook, Gmail
Additional Integrations
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N/A
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N/A
Analytics & Reports
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Good data visualizations with filters and pivot points to adjust the data, but overall very basic.
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Diverse range of downloadable default reports, but few graphs to view data inside platform.
Support
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Primary support channel is email. Help center covers entire platform, but lacks depth.
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Email support and international phone support with 24 hour availability four days a week.
Extra Features
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Any user can send feedback survey requests. Admins can send company-wide surveys. Mobile apps for Android and Apple.
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Corporate discounts program, Chrome extension that identifies nearby corporate discounts, employee expense reimbursement program, Android and Apple mobile apps.
The Bottom Line
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Tons of control over how your recognition program is setup, but excessive for those who need something simple.
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Plenty of rewards, discounts, customizations, and integrations might make it too much for some.
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