Bonusly vs. Kudos®

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bonusly
Score 9.5 out of 10
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Bonusly helps teams improve engagement and adopt the behaviors that set them, and their organization, up for long-term success. It is used to make recognition meaningful and habitual, and to help organizations build cultures where people want to stay and grow together. The vendor states that more than 3,400 global organizations, including DoorDash, Toast, Seat Geek, and Magna-Tiles, use Bonusly’s recognition to see what recognition done right can achieve.N/A
Kudos®
Score 6.3 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Kudos® is an employee engagement and recognition platform, that harnesses peer-to-peer recognition, casual rewards, values reinforcement, and open communication to help organizations boost employee engagement, reduce turnover, improve culture, and drive productivity and performance.N/A
Pricing
BonuslyKudos®
Editions & Modules
Appreciate
Custom
per year per seat
Connect
Custom
per year per seat
Achieve
Custom
per year per seat
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BonuslyKudos®
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsCustom enterprise pricing includes every Core & Pro feature, plus: - 99% guaranteed uptime SLA - Dedicated support and consultation team - Launch strategy and rollout support - Manager resources and trainingKudos® pricing is based on the number of users and the length of the contract.
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Community Pulse
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User Ratings
BonuslyKudos®
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
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9.1
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Support Rating
10.0
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User Testimonials
BonuslyKudos®
Likelihood to Recommend
Bonusly has provided us a formal space to post recognition. While face to face recognition still occurs, this is a place where staff can post publicly or privately, but a majority choose public. It has been incredibly popular since our implementation. Staff love the ability to earn time off through recognition. That customized redemption is our most popular reward.
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It would be very appropriate to use some of its functionalities when an employee has finished his work and has reported it correctly. In this case, we proceed to rate and mark your work on the platform and then reward him.
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Pros
  • Great platform design - easy to navigate and fun to use
  • Great job connecting teams to communicate and celebrate hard work
  • Aces it on employee recognition and peer to peer feedback
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  • Encourages employees to go above and beyond!
  • Encourages our staff to make an effort to support our employees by handing out KUDOS for good deeds or for bright ideas that help innovate the company.
  • Helps our leaders make informed decisions on good staff by viewing the distribution of KUDOS to our employees and helps maintain a level of professionalism between the employees.
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Cons
  • There should be more option to redeem points like custom rewards.
  • Then, more digital gift cards are popular for that specific country. We have a global workforce and there are different countries involved.
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  • I think Kudos could use some UI enhancements as it can be a bit much info at one time
  • I believe Kudos could probably do a better job guiding administrators in setting up their organization kudos page/system to maximize its appearance and layout
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Usability
Bonusly is easy to use and intuitive for anyone familiar with technology and using websites. There is a page where posts are made, and a page where rewards are redeemed. It is very straightforward.
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Support Rating
I never had any issues with support. It's especially nice to be able to add location-specific rewards.
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Alternatives Considered
I haven’t found any other platform that I would consider in a similar product to Bonusly. When we got involved with the platform, it was the only one of it’s type and we’ve been blown away with it since then.
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Generally, Kudos is super user friendly and anyone can use it even with little or no knowledge of computers. The user interface is fun, interesting with lots of emojis that can be customized to a user's emotions at a time. The redeeming of kudos and the various gifts and reward schemes all bring about lots of interest and fascination to working, especially when it's remote working.
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Return on Investment
  • Employees are encouraged to "live the values" as other members see and recognize their achievements monetarily.
  • This spreads a load of recognition from just leadership/managers across the entire organization, potentially eliminating/reducing a recurring existing task your company is currently doing.
  • Features/freedom of posting in a 'social media' style environment encourages light-hearted comradery between employees.
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  • It creates excitement and positive engagement within the staff creating a lively environment.
  • It's easy to track the highest receivers and at the end of the year, these receivers are sieved and awarded accordingly.
  • Some employees might abuse the system and reward just for the sake of rewarding to get points.
  • Reward redemptions are not instant which creates a little demotivation to shine on the spot all the time.
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ScreenShots

Bonusly Screenshots

Screenshot of Bonusly's interface, which puts peer-to-peer recognition front and center. Giving recognition is a natural, social interaction, not a stuffy form! GIFs, videos, images, links, and emojis help make recognition posts and the live feed engaging and personal.Screenshot of Bonusly's international Reward Catalog, which offers instantly-available digital gift cards from the world's most popular brands, quick cash-out options, and nonprofit donations. With everything in one place, viewers can track and control your rewards spend, or offer employees a wide variety of rewards with no markup and instant fulfillment. Bonusly can be integrated with a swag provider so employees can put their Bonusly points towards branded gear.Screenshot of how integrating Bonusly with chat tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams (pictured) boosts employee participation. Employees can give recognition and see others being recognized in the channels they're already actively using.Screenshot of Bonusly's Team Activity Page, which offers complete visibility into team recognition data. Filter by time frame and export to a .csv file to make data-driven performance reviews a breeze. Viewers can evaluate all direct reports' contributions, not just the most recent ones.

Kudos® Screenshots

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