WorkTango
Qarrot
How It Works
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.
Qarrot
Recognition can be peer-to-peer or manager-to-employee and monetary or non-monetary. Giving points reset weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly. Earned points can be redeemed for gift cards.
The Good
WorkTango
- Powerful performance management and survey toolsets
- Flexible rewards catalog with good availability
- Good admin dashboard effective at keeping you on track
Qarrot
- Simple software
- Quick to implement
- Very low maintenance
The Bad
WorkTango
- Minimum annual agreement of $5k and term length of 2 years
- Few help center articles
- Buggy, inconsistent mobile app
Qarrot
- Limited settings and configuration options
- Very few HRIS integrations and custom integrations require the Enterprise plan
- Single sign on options require the Enterprise plan
Pricing
WorkTango
Starts at $4.25 per month per employee, depending on the number of employees.
Qarrot
Basic plan for $59 flat fee. $3 per user per month for premium.
Setup & Onboarding
WorkTango
They require the purchase of an onboarding package, which grants a custom-tailored onboarding experience and a smooth launch.
Qarrot
Simplicity makes it easy to quickly implement. Can schedule a quick 1-hour onboarding session with Qarrot and be ready to go.
UI & UX
WorkTango
Attractive interface that avoids feeling overwhelming despite the many features across its suite of projects.
Qarrot
Basic interface, but not unappealing. Pain-free navigation thanks to minimal options and settings.
Reward Catalog
WorkTango
Gift cards, physical products, charity donations, tickets to events, local experiences.
Qarrot
Gift cards, charity donations
Integrations
HRIS
WorkTango
BambooHR, Workday, Namely, ADP, custom HRIS integrations via SFTP
Qarrot
BambooHR, custom HRIS integrations via SFTP
SSO
WorkTango
Okta, custom SSO integrations
Qarrot
Custom SSO integrations
Common Tool Integrations
WorkTango
Microsoft Teams, Slack, Outlook
Qarrot
Slack, Mircosoft Teams
Additional Integrations
WorkTango
Speakap, Yammer, SAP, open API
Qarrot
N/A
Analytics & Reports
WorkTango
Basic reporting features that don't provide deep dive into data.
Qarrot
Very basic reporting.
Support
WorkTango
Primarily email and phone support, scant selection of help center articles.
Qarrot
Chat, email and basic help center articles.
Extra Features
WorkTango
Performance management toolset to set and manage goals, powerful survey platform, Android & Apple mobile apps.
Qarrot
Can create “campaigns” around any measurable objective and award points to anyone who reaches the set goal(s).
The Bottom Line
WorkTango
Decent peer-to-peer recognition program, but it’s true strengths lie in it’s performance management and survey features.
Qarrot
Employee recognition software that focuses on the fundamentals, which makes it easy to implement and use, but also very limiting.
WorkTango
