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Best Employee Rewards and Recognition Software in 2026
Employee rewards and recognition software helps organisations recognise work, give awards, and provide points or other rewards. This list is for people comparing tools for peer recognition, manager awards, and employee reward programmes.
- 22 apps
- Research read 28 Sept 2026
- How the order is worked out
- 1
Assembly
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWebAssembly brings recognition, rewards, celebrations, and culture insights into an HR platform with a broad listed integrations set.
- 2
Bonusly
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+3Bonusly combines peer recognition and rewards with milestone celebrations and team engagement tools. Teams should check user limits, paid plan details, and which users will have access to Bizy.
- 3
Guusto
Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1Guusto supports varied recognition programs, reward delivery methods, and budget controls. Its free tier has no minimum reward spend, while Essential and Premium require substantial minimum contracts.
- 4
ELEV8
Free plan AndroidiPhoneWebChoose ELEV8 if your organization wants employee recognition, rewards, and engagement tools across web and mobile, with plans that scale by employee count.
- 5
encorePeople
Free plan APISelf-hostedWebChoose encorePeople if your organisation wants peer recognition, campaigns, and reward catalogues that support a distributed workforce.
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Awardco Engage
Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1Awardco Engage combines survey programs, analysis, and recognition actions in an Awardco platform module. Organizations should account for its add-on packaging and request pricing to assess fit.
- 8
Recognize
Free trial AndroidAPIExtension+2Recognize 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.
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Bucketlist
Paid AndroidiPhoneWebBucketlist combines social recognition, automated awards, rewards, and reporting for organizational programs. Buyers should account for setup and annual fees as well as separately billed reward costs.
- 10
Qarrot
Free trial AndroidiPhoneWebQarrot brings recognition, incentive campaigns, rewards, and reporting together across web and mobile channels.
- 11
HiThrive
Free trial WebHiThrive combines recognition, automated celebrations, engagement campaigns, and a varied rewards catalog. Check the team-wide plan upgrade rule and annual starting price when evaluating fit.
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Motivosity
Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1Motivosity combines recognition programs, rewards and engagement features with broad integrations and mobile access.
- 13
Kudos
Paid AndroidiPhoneWebKudos combines recognition, rewards, announcements, and reporting with chat and HRIS integrations. Organizations need to request pricing to understand the cost for their needs.
- 14
Nectar Recognize
Paid AndroidiPhoneWebNectar Recognize combines recognition, rewards, challenges, and budget oversight in one platform. Organizations should confirm pricing and assess its stated data limits against their requirements.
- 15
Perkbox
Paid AndroidiPhoneWebPerkbox combines employee rewards, discounts, wellbeing support, and salary sacrifice benefits in one platform.
- 16
Terryberry Be Engaged
Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1Choose Be Engaged if your organization wants recognition, rewards, well-being, and listening in one employee engagement program. It also offers ADP data sync and web and mobile recognition channels.
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Xoxoday Empuls
Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1Choose Empuls if your organization wants recognition, rewards, surveys, benefits, and social intranet features together, with sales incentive tools and broad integrations.
- 18
Vantage Recognition
Paid AndroidiPhoneWebVantage Recognition combines recognition, rewards, controls, analytics, and workplace integrations in one product.
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AdvantageClub.ai Recognition
Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb - 21
HiFives
Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb - 22
#1Places #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 on this list can be bought by the makers of the software on it. See the price
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Questions
Do these tools have free plans?
A free plan is offered by tools on this list. Check the plan details, employee limit, and included reward features before relying on it.
Can I try a paid tool before buying?
Free trials are offered by tools on this list. Trial lengths include 30 days and 365 days; confirm the terms for the tool you are considering.
What do paid plans cost?
Listed starting prices include $0.25 per month, $1, $3, or $4 per user per month, and ₹20,000 per year. Some tools give pricing on request.
Which recognition features can I compare?
The comparison covers peer-to-peer recognition, manager awards, points-based rewards, gift card rewards, and custom reward types.
What platforms are available?
Platforms represented on the list include web, iOS, Android, API, self-hosted, and Windows. Check the product details for the platform you need.
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