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Reward Gateway
How It Works
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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.
Reward Gateway
Recognition on the platform is monetary when given by managers and non-monetary for normal users. Points can be redeemed for gift cards, products on Amazon, or donated to a charity via the GlobalGiving platform.
The Good
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- Has a free plan
- Easy and intuitive interface
- Many physical product rewards available through Amazon
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- Provides several unique flexible benefit offerings to employees
- Fully customizable and brandable platform experience personalized for specific groups
- Customized blogs, content pages, and file libraries that can be restricted to specific users
The Bad
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- Amazon and corporate discounts only available in US
- Lacking pre-made HRIS integrations
- No publicly accessible API
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- Several features only eligible for UK, and to a lesser extent, US and AU
- Steep learning curve to make the most of the platform
- No monetary recognition or reward options for users that live outside ~50 supported countries
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.
Reward Gateway
Custom quotes, no public pricing
Setup & Onboarding
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Free plan has a good setup guide. Paid plans benefit from a dedicated account manager and hands-on implementation help.
Reward Gateway
Implementation specialist guides you through onboarding and launch, then handed over to Client Success Manager.
UI & UX
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Clean, modern look with a very intuitive interface. Navigation is smooth and hassle-free.
Reward Gateway
Platform isn’t particularly attractive, but has a clean, modern aesthetic. There is a learning curve for admins to comfortably navigate the platform.
Reward Catalog
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Gift cards, Amazon products
Reward Gateway
Gift cards, Amazon products, charitable donations.
Integrations
HRIS
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Custom HRIS integrations via SFTP
Reward Gateway
BambooHR, Workday, Namely, custom HRIS integrations via SFTP
SSO
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Custom SSO integrations
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Okta, Azure, OneLogin, custom SSO integrations
Common Tool Integrations
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Microsoft Teams, Slack
Reward Gateway
Microsoft Teams, Slack
Additional Integrations
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AXOMO
Reward Gateway
Yapster, Yammer, Google Analytics
Analytics & Reports
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Lacks diverse range of metrics, stats, and filters to drill into and has limited data export options.
Reward Gateway
Strong data reporting with a variety of graphs, filters, and export options.
Support
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Chat is the primary support channel, email support also available, phone support if you have a dedicated account manager.
Reward Gateway
Chat, phone, and email. Two separate support teams for admins and non-admins. Very informative help center, but admin-centric.
Extra Features
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Access to corporate discounts, digital signage connection to show feed on external displays, Android & Apple mobile apps.
Reward Gateway
Corporate discounts, Wellbeing Center with resources from wellness experts, Surveys, 0% interest payment plans for tech items, vacation trade-in, car purchase benefit for fixed monthly amount and no deposit or credit check, Android & Apple mobile apps.
The Bottom Line
Nectar
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.
Reward Gateway
So robust that it resembles a full-blown HR platform, but its complexity and UK-centric feature set makes it ideal only for some.
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