Kudos® Reviews and Ratings

Rating: 6.3 out of 10

Score

6.3 out of 10

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Pros

User Profile Customization: Users have found it helpful that Kudos allows for saving the profile of each employee individually and tracking their activities. This feature has been mentioned by several reviewers, highlighting its usefulness in recognizing and acknowledging employees' efforts.

Badge Assignment: Reviewers appreciate the ability to assign badges to each employee based on their job performance. This feature has been positively mentioned by multiple users, emphasizing how it helps in acknowledging and rewarding employees' achievements.

Dedicated Employee Portal: The dedicated portal for employees has been well-received by users. They appreciate having a centralized platform to view their badges, recognitions, and awards, enhancing their engagement and motivation. Several reviewers have highlighted this as a valuable aspect of Kudos.

Reviews

13 Reviews

Kudos makes it easier to appreciate and recognize team members' efforts!

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

February 8, 2022

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As employees, we use the Kudos platform to recognize and show appreciation for fellow work mates for their hard work and achievements. The product is very powerful for team integration and cohesion by rewarding active team players, thus motivating them to keep performing with excellence. The app is also user friendly and allows for easy awarding of and redeeming of kudos thus increasing productivity in our company due to motivated and well appreciated employees.

Pros

User friendly to most users with no need for specialised computer skills.
The variety of prizes that Kudos offers when redeeming points is something awesome and worth mentioning
This product has enabled us to have a way to bring everyone together and also to support our core values of the business, by also allowing me to feel appreciated by my peers for a job well done.

Cons

I have noticed that the kudos that are awarded expire if not used at the end of a month. If this can be looked at so they don't expire, that would be great.
I wish the kudos I am given every month to award to work team members are only limited to a certain amount. Would really wish they were more kudos so I can award more to cater for the various departmental workers that I work with. Thus, I have to choose carefully who I recognize each month.
I have realized that our company has reduced or cut down on the gift cards or rewards available when redeeming kudos. Would be great if more options could be added.

Likelihood to Recommend

Kudos is especially useful and helpful during project deployment where team members can be awarded kudos and appreciation and motivation for their team efforts in meeting milestones and targets. In some instances, the reward types or gifts may seem irrelevant to some departments in certain regions or my company' operations in other parts of the African continent.

Verified User

Engineer in Engineering (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

16 years of experience

Service to value and reward the work of employees

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

May 27, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We currently use this service to reward and recognize the work and effort of workers in all areas of our company, since, for us, it is important to promote the idea that a job well done is the key to success in any type of business. The first commercial problem that we are solving with the implementation of this service is that now our co-workers are fulfilling their assigned tasks in a more efficient and proactive way making it worth paying for this service in the long term.

Pros

I like the aspect of how the platform looks like it is something similar to Twitter or any other social network.
I also really like the idea that the platform has a portal where all members of the company can interact with our activities or news related to work.
And last but not least the reward system which allows us to award points according to the work performed by the employee or the activities performed there.

Cons

I would like you to implement an option in "kudos" that allows us to evaluate the performance of each employee and assign badges according to their level of performance.
I would also like to see an option that allows us to establish work objectives for employees who do not fulfill their assigned tasks in the correct way.

Likelihood to Recommend

The best scenario to use this service would be with the intention of rewarding a member of the company who correctly fulfilled the assigned tasks. And what better way to say thank you than with a gift card as an incentive. A wrong way to use this service would be to do it fraudulently and reward people who do not deserve it.

Tommy Parker

Management Consultant in Information Technology at Westinghouse Electric Company (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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The smartest and most ethical way to reward employees for their hard work

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

March 28, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

<div>•We currently use [Kudos] to reward the work efforts of our employees in all sectors of our company. Since for us it is important to have a place where employees feel satisfied and can always count on their work being appreciated and valued.</div><div>

</div><div>•Kudos is being used mainly only by the HR department as it is best suited for this type of work. However, implementation in other departments is being evaluated.</div><div>

</div><div>•One of the labor problems that this tool is offering us. It is that it allows us to have the profile of each of our employees saved in its data system. And in this way to be able to monitor each of their activities and reward them if necessary.</div>

Pros

One of the most useful aspects of this tool is that it allows you to save the profile of each of the employees individually and to be able to track their activities and give them the recognition they deserve.
Another useful feature of "kudos is that the system allows you to assign badges to each profile based on their job performance.
I also really like that the platform has a dedicated portal for employees. In which they can see their badges, recognitions and awards obtained for their efforts.

Cons

I would like this tool to have the functionality of being able to create surveys and polls. This allows us to better include employees and further understand what their complaints or needs are.
I would like you to have a broader E-gif card catalog as I don't think there is much variety.

Likelihood to Recommend

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.

Jack Mattheus

Human Resources Management in Human Resources at Siemens Energy (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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Kudos to Kudos!

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

January 9, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Kudos is used as a peer recognition platform across our entire organization. It allows us to publicly or privately recognize fellow colleagues by sending them Kudos points that can be accumulated and used for cash or gift cards. Kudos helps to increase employee retention, create a positive work environment and supportive culture, and spark positivity and happiness. It can also help to boost employee performance.

Pros

Your hard work turns into cold, hard, cash!
I like that you can choose from Kudos-branded or company-branded rewards!
I like that you can choose to send your Kudos privately or publicly.
I like that you can endorse a Kudos someone else has sent.
I like that you get kudos on your birthday!
I like that you can't send all your Kudos to one person, forcing you to spread it out.

Cons

I wish unused kudos could roll over to the next month.
I wish adding GIFs to a post was easier.
I wish that clicking the +K button actually added additional Kudos.
I wish there were more Canadian-specific Kudos rewards.
I would like to get a reminder email towards the end of each month, reminding me to use up the last of my Kudos.

Likelihood to Recommend

Kudos really helps to build team morale. I love seeing everyone call each other out for the great work their doing, and I think that kind of feedback makes people work harder. Sometimes teams can be very segmented. With Kudos, you can easily see what other teams are working on, fostering an atmosphere of engagement and communication.

Verified User

Project Manager in Marketing (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

Good enterprise recognition system

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

January 8, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We deployed Kudos across the whole organisation to enable employees with a platform to share their good experience with others in the organisation, recognising and rewarding them. This allows recognition across different business units, locations and all job families, allowing individuals and teams to be called out for their good work and aligning them to our values.

Pros

Easy to use, user friendly platform.
Ability to have different levels of recognition depending on the job recognised.
Ability to add on not only comments to kudos given, but also additional kudos points.

Cons

It provides with visibility of highest kudos points givers and receivers, but not at a team or business unit level.
Very straight forward, so much so that sometimes recognitions might miss their impact as there are only 4 levels of recognition.

Likelihood to Recommend

Kudos is best suited for organisations looking for a recognition program across all employee levels and groups. In my experience, it works well if it's encouraged by the organisation and most importantly its leaders, as it can be a tool used by teams and team members, both internal and external.

Verified User

Manager in Human Resources (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

Great Platform!

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

January 5, 2021

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Kudos is a platform that we use across all departments to show our appreciation for our remote team and everything they continue to do. It is absolutely wonderful and allows us to bake in our core values into the platform so that all our users see the impact they have made and continue to make. We love how it integrates with Slack and allows our team to stay even more up to date on team members that are being recognized for their hard work. I highly recommend this to anyone looking to make their remote team feel valued and appreciated!

Pros

Recognition
Integration
Rewards

Cons

System images could use updating
More custom reporting

Likelihood to Recommend

I love this platform and what it does for our team! It is a part of our everyday conversations and every team member is aware of the platform and how to use it to recognize others. Absolutely wonderful!

Verified User

Employee in Human Resources (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

Kudos to Kudos! Show your people you see what they're doing well and that you appreciate them!

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

December 31, 2020

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Kudos across our organization to recognize employees in all areas. It is our primary recognition system and allows immediate positive reinforcement of good behavior through company wide updates on Kudos, as well as the monitors we feed it directly too and run 24/7. It has been a Godsend and the familiar Facebook type format makes it very user friendly.

Pros

It allows for immediate positive recognition
Customized badges and awards
Ease of use

Cons

I am honestly so happy with Kudos that I don't have any suggestions to improve - love it!

Likelihood to Recommend

Having a larger staff of hourly employees it is difficult to always make them know they are being recognized for a job well done. Kudos makes it easy and most importantly fun. The GIF, etc. that can be added are awesome and keep morale up too! Some employees may not like the public attention as much, but have found even my team members that say that shine a little brighter when they see themselves on the board for something someone else pointed out they did well.

Matthew M. Morris

Sr. Manager - Vendor & Client Services in Professional Services at Safeware Inc. (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

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Kudos for reward and recognition

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

July 3, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is used in the entire organization where employees reward and recognize each other for the good work they do. It keeps up morale and motivation among the teams. They remain focused to do more and achieve overall company objectives.

It promotes a culture of togetherness among teams and individuals, as well as active collaboration.

Pros

Active collaboration.
Employee recognition and rewards based on honest feedback.
Boosts morale among individuals and teams.
Promotes a solid culture in the company for recognition.
Helps in retaining staff.
Members go the extra mile to deliver exceptional service to clients.

Cons

Some employees do not appreciate the rewards and recognition, especially the executives.
Inequitable employee rewards.
Employee entitlement.
It's improved security to access the portal by adding more security questions.

Likelihood to Recommend

Usually, after successful project implementation and success, one deserves to be rewarded by the team members. Kudos provides a high level of product execution and leadership spirithood.

In general though, one gives Kudos points as and when he desires, even when scenarios do not deserve to be rewarded. There is a need for checks and balances to establish who is worthy to receive Kudos.

Verified User

Team Lead in Social Media (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

Somebody needs a little Kudos

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

June 18, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

<div>Kudos is being used across the whole organization to shine and recognize our fellow colleagues for a good job done on spot. We conveniently shine fellow colleagues and give them kudos on the spot for what they have done and later redeem our points for rewards as allocated by the company. It's also used by the HR department for employee awarding an appointment. Kudos is mobile so it can be used from a mobile phone or even on a laptop giving us the ability to recognize colleagues at anytime.</div>Benefits:

<div>1. We do not have to wait for the end of the year for best employee recognition, this is done on the spot and rewarded about a month later. </div><div>2. It's easy to track the highest receivers and at the end of the year, these receivers are sieved and awarded accordingly.</div><div>3. It creates excitement and positive engagement within the staff creating a lively environment knowing that everyone at least is recognized. </div>

Pros

On the spot recognition, like, you get nominated on spot by a fellow teammate after helping them out.
Used as a tool for rewards and appointments within our company converting earned points into vouchers and other incentives.
Easy evaluation of an employee's input/qualities in terms of collaboration, engagement, accountability, model leader, and promoting integrity.
Gives us visibility of everyone profile in the company its more like a social site things like birthdays, highest point receivers and senders.

Cons

Rewards take a long time to be given out, but this I would put on the company's policy.
From my own perspective on a mobile phone, it's not so smooth like on desktop, like searching for a colleagues name sometimes is difficult.
Sometimes email notifications take too long to come, or they don't even come at all.

Likelihood to Recommend

When a colleague shows a "Get it Done" attitude where he/she identifies problems and/or risks and then proactively taking action to resolve or escalate them without waiting for someone else to notice them I give them a kudos. When a teammate shows best practice through experience and research, one’s ability to willingly share with others, the trends and knowledge that reflect the leading practices in a particular subject I give them a kudos. When a colleague demonstrates efficiency in improving speed, achieving savings, or simplifying processes or systems for the business I give them a kudos. When one conducts themselves to ensure that the company maintains a reputation for corporate integrity, sound professional principles, and values that promote the company's mission I give them a kudos.

Collin Seggane

Administrative Coordinator in Customer Service at MTN (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience

Kudos is a great tool to promote a positive working environment.

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

June 11, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Kudos is used as a social platform to acknowledge all the great people that work for Chewy.com throughout the entire company. We use it as a positive tool to raise people up and encourage our agents to be more customer focused. In our line of work, it doesn't address any business problems, it gives all employees an outlet to create a positive working environment and to encourage one another even if we haven't met.

Pros

Great social media platform. It allows all employees from all locations to become connected.
The wide range of rewards is nice.

Cons

When redeeming points for items, it would be nice to receive updates about the status of our order.

Likelihood to Recommend

Kudos is well suited for the industry I work in because it's all about positivity and lifting up your coworkers and acknowledging all the amazing things that happen that make our company so great. Kudos is a great tool for us because it brings all our locations into 1 place and connects all the employees from all across the country.

Allyson Lamar

Pharmacy Technician in Customer Service at Chewy, INC (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

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Somebody needs a little Kudos

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

June 18, 2019

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pros

On the spot recognition, like, you get nominated on spot by a fellow teammate after helping them out.
Used as a tool for rewards and appointments within our company converting earned points into vouchers and other incentives.
Easy evaluation of an employee's input/qualities in terms of collaboration, engagement, accountability, model leader, and promoting integrity.
Gives us visibility of everyone profile in the company its more like a social site things like birthdays, highest point receivers and senders.

Cons

Rewards take a long time to be given out, but this I would put on the company's policy.
From my own perspective on a mobile phone, it's not so smooth like on desktop, like searching for a colleagues name sometimes is difficult.
Sometimes email notifications take too long to come, or they don't even come at all.

Likelihood to Recommend

Collin Seggane

Administrative Coordinator in Customer Service at MTN (501-1000 employees)

Vetted Review

5 years of experience