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How It Works
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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.
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Users get a monthly allowance of points to give out that refresh every month. Earned points can be spent on gift cards or Amazon products.
The Good
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- Good range of reports and analytics
- Strong suite of integrations
- Good phone support availability
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- Has a free plan
- Easy and intuitive interface
- Many physical product rewards available through Amazon
The Bad
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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
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- Amazon and corporate discounts only available in US
- Lacking pre-made HRIS integrations
- No publicly accessible API
Pricing
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Custom quotes and no public pricing.
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Has a free plan. Paid plans are $2.50-$4.25 per user depending on the plan and if paying monthly or annually.
Setup & Onboarding
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Direct guidance and implementation assistance but limited onboarding documentation.
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Free plan has a good setup guide. Paid plans benefit from a dedicated account manager and hands-on implementation help.
UI & UX
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Standard, boilerplate interface. Navigation can be tricky for admin-level users.
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Clean, modern look with a very intuitive interface. Navigation is smooth and hassle-free.
Reward Catalog
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Gift cards and physical products.
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Gift cards, Amazon products
Integrations
HRIS
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Workday, BambooHR, Namely, ADP
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Custom HRIS integrations via SFTP
SSO
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Okta, Onelogin, Google, custom SSO integrations
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Custom SSO integrations
Common Tool Integrations
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Slack, Outlook, Gmail
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Microsoft Teams, Slack
Additional Integrations
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N/A
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AXOMO
Analytics & Reports
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Diverse range of downloadable default reports, but few graphs to view data inside platform.
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Lacks diverse range of metrics, stats, and filters to drill into and has limited data export options.
Support
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Email support and international phone support with 24 hour availability four days a week.
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Chat is the primary support channel, email support also available, phone support if you have a dedicated account manager.
Extra Features
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Corporate discounts program, Chrome extension that identifies nearby corporate discounts, employee expense reimbursement program, Android and Apple mobile apps.
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Access to corporate discounts, digital signage connection to show feed on external displays, Android & Apple mobile apps.
The Bottom Line
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Plenty of rewards, discounts, customizations, and integrations might make it too much for some.
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A simple employee recognition software that’s as easy to use as it is get started, but at the cost of advanced features and customization.
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