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Recognize
What Recognize is
Recognize is a paid employee recognition and rewards platform for office, remote, and frontline teams. It supports peer recognition, manager awards, nominations, anniversaries, incentives, surveys, approval workflows, custom award types, and budget controls. Recognition works through web, mobile, and chat channels, with notifications delivered by email, SMS, desktop push, or mobile push, or disabled. Its rewards catalog includes gift cards, Amazon products, experiences, live events, swag, travel, and company-funded rewards. Android and iOS apps provide recognition feeds, sending recognition, and redeeming rewards. Integrations include Office 365, SharePoint, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Zapier, Slack, Yammer, and Workplace by Facebook. An OAuth-secured REST API handles recognitions, users, nominations, and redemptions, while webhooks provide real-time events. Employee records can sync through Azure AD, Workday, or sFTP. Pricing is available on request, billed annually, with a free trial but no free plan.
Who it suits
Recognize suits organizations running recognition programs for office, remote, or frontline employees. It also fits teams needing reward catalogs, directory synchronization, integrations, or API access.
What it does well
- Peer recognition, awards, nominations, and custom award types
- Rewards include gift cards, travel, events, and swag
- Integrates with Microsoft, Slack, Zapier, and Workplace
- Android and iOS apps support recognition and redemption
- REST API and webhooks support program integrations
What to know first
- Pricing is available only on request
- Subscriptions are billed annually
- No free plan is offered
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Start-Up | annually · social employee recognition · gift cards · Microsoft integrations · SAML SSO · reporting | On request |
| Enterprise | annually · all packages · international and frontline support · advanced permissions · multi-currency rewards · AI reporting | On request |
| Mid-Market | annually · Start-Up package · manager support · nominations · swag · automatic rewards | On request |
As recognizeapp.com lists them, read 30 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Recognize combines recognition programs, rewards, integrations, mobile apps, and developer access in one platform. Buyers should request pricing and review the annual billing model before choosing it.
Facts from Recognize's own pages
- Compliance
- Recognize states that it supports GDPR requirements and offers ISO-27001-related trust information. · recognizeapp.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Developer API
- Its OAuth-secured REST API can read and write recognitions, users, nominations, and redemptions, while webhooks provide real-time events. · ecs-production-assets-598a16de.recognizeapp.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Berkeley, California, United States · recognizeapp.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Recognize integrates with Office 365, SharePoint, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Zapier, Slack, Yammer, and Workplace by Facebook. · recognizeapp.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Mobile apps
- Recognize provides employee apps for Android and iOS with recognition feeds, sending recognition, and reward redemption. · recognizeapp.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Notifications
- Recognition notifications can be delivered by email, SMS, desktop push, mobile push, or disabled. · recognizeapp.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Pricing policy
- Recognize says subscriptions are charged annually, pricing is based on organization or active-user count, and customers can try the service before buying. · recognizeapp.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Product
- Recognize is an employee recognition and rewards platform for office, remote, and frontline teams. · recognizeapp.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Recognition programs
- The platform supports peer recognition, rewards, nominations, anniversaries, incentives, surveys, and approval workflows. · recognizeapp.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Rewards
- Recognize offers gift cards, Amazon products, experiences, live events, swag, travel, and company-funded rewards. · recognizeapp.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Security
- Recognize states that its servers run in Amazon Web Services data centers, connections use SSL/TLS, and it performs vulnerability scans and penetration tests. · recognizeapp.com, 30 Sept 2026
- Support
- Recognize provides email support and phone support from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time at (866) 288-0373. · recognizeapp.com, 30 Sept 2026
- User sync
- Recognize can dynamically add and remove employees using Azure AD, Workday, or sFTP data. · recognizeapp.com, 30 Sept 2026