WorkTango
Reward Gateway
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.
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
WorkTango
- Powerful performance management and survey toolsets
- Flexible rewards catalog with good availability
- Good admin dashboard effective at keeping you on track
Reward Gateway
- 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
WorkTango
- Minimum annual agreement of $5k and term length of 2 years
- Few help center articles
- Buggy, inconsistent mobile app
Reward Gateway
- 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
WorkTango
Starts at $4.25 per month per employee, depending on the number of employees.
Reward Gateway
Custom quotes, no public pricing
Setup & Onboarding
WorkTango
They require the purchase of an onboarding package, which grants a custom-tailored onboarding experience and a smooth launch.
Reward Gateway
Implementation specialist guides you through onboarding and launch, then handed over to Client Success Manager.
UI & UX
WorkTango
Attractive interface that avoids feeling overwhelming despite the many features across its suite of projects.
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
WorkTango
Gift cards, physical products, charity donations, tickets to events, local experiences.
Reward Gateway
Gift cards, Amazon products, charitable donations.
Integrations
HRIS
WorkTango
BambooHR, Workday, Namely, ADP, custom HRIS integrations via SFTP
Reward Gateway
BambooHR, Workday, Namely, custom HRIS integrations via SFTP
SSO
WorkTango
Okta, custom SSO integrations
Reward Gateway
Okta, Azure, OneLogin, custom SSO integrations
Common Tool Integrations
WorkTango
Microsoft Teams, Slack, Outlook
Reward Gateway
Microsoft Teams, Slack
Additional Integrations
WorkTango
Speakap, Yammer, SAP, open API
Reward Gateway
Yapster, Yammer, Google Analytics
Analytics & Reports
WorkTango
Basic reporting features that don't provide deep dive into data.
Reward Gateway
Strong data reporting with a variety of graphs, filters, and export options.
Support
WorkTango
Primarily email and phone support, scant selection of help center articles.
Reward Gateway
Chat, phone, and email. Two separate support teams for admins and non-admins. Very informative help center, but admin-centric.
Extra Features
WorkTango
Performance management toolset to set and manage goals, powerful survey platform, 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
WorkTango
Decent peer-to-peer recognition program, but it’s true strengths lie in it’s performance management and survey features.
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.
WorkTango
