Fond vs WorkTango

Fond

The Bottom Line

Plenty of rewards, discounts, customizations, and integrations might make it too much for some.

WorkTango

The Bottom Line

Decent peer-to-peer recognition program, but it's true strengths lie in it's performance management and survey features.

How It Works

Fond

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.

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

Fond

  • Good range of reports and analytics
  • Strong suite of integrations
  • Good phone support availability

WorkTango

  • Powerful performance management and survey toolsets
  • Flexible rewards catalog with good availability
  • Good admin dashboard effective at keeping you on track

The Bad

Fond

  • Some countries have few reward options
  • Almost no help center documentation for integrations
  • Can’t grant different levels of admin access

WorkTango

  • Minimum annual agreement of $5k and term length of 2 years
  • Few help center articles
  • Buggy, inconsistent mobile app

Pricing

Fond

Custom quotes and no public pricing.

WorkTango

Starts at $4.25 per month per employee, depending on the number of employees.

Setup & Onboarding

Fond

Direct guidance and implementation assistance but limited onboarding documentation.

WorkTango

They require the purchase of an onboarding package, which grants a custom-tailored onboarding experience and a smooth launch.

UI & UX

Fond

Fond admin page

Standard, boilerplate interface. Navigation can be tricky for admin-level users.

WorkTango

WorkTango homepage

Attractive interface that avoids feeling overwhelming despite the many features across its suite of projects.

Reward Catalog

Fond

Gift cards and physical products.

WorkTango

Gift cards, physical products, charity donations, tickets to events, local experiences.

Integrations

HRIS

Fond

Workday, BambooHR, Namely, ADP

WorkTango

BambooHR, Workday, Namely, ADP, custom HRIS integrations via SFTP

SSO

Fond

Okta, Onelogin, Google, custom SSO integrations

WorkTango

Okta, custom SSO integrations

Common Tool Integrations

Fond

Slack, Outlook, Gmail

WorkTango

Microsoft Teams, Slack, Outlook

Additional Integrations

Fond

N/A

WorkTango

Speakap, Yammer, SAP, open API

Analytics & Reports

Fond

Diverse range of downloadable default reports, but few graphs to view data inside platform.

WorkTango

Basic reporting features that don't provide deep dive into data.

Support

Fond

Email support and international phone support with 24 hour availability four days a week.

WorkTango

Primarily email and phone support, scant selection of help center articles.

Extra Features

Fond

Corporate discounts program, Chrome extension that identifies nearby corporate discounts, employee expense reimbursement program, Android and Apple mobile apps.

WorkTango

Performance management toolset to set and manage goals, powerful survey platform, Android & Apple mobile apps.

The Bottom Line

Fond

Plenty of rewards, discounts, customizations, and integrations might make it too much for some.

WorkTango

Decent peer-to-peer recognition program, but it’s true strengths lie in it’s performance management and survey features.