Employee Rewards and Recognition Software

Employee Rewards and Recognition

What is Employee Rewards and Recognition Software?

Employee Rewards and Recognition Software is a digital platform designed to help organizations acknowledge, reward, and motivate employees for their performance, achievements, and contributions. These tools often include features like peer-to-peer recognition, feedback, and gamification to foster a positive and engaged workplace culture. These platforms can also integrate with existing HR and communication systems, making it easy to automate recognition workflows and measure their impact on employee engagement and retention.

Common Features

  • Employee Portal
  • Gamification
  • 3rd Party Integration
  • Mobile Functionality
  • Metrics and Analytics
  • Peer to Peer Recognition
  • Leaderboards
  • Social Recognition
  • Surveys Feedback
  • Automatic Notifications
  • Goal Setting
  • Core Recognition
  • Rewards Management
  • User Experience & Accessibility
  • AI-Based Suggestions
  • Configuration and Customization

Top Employee Rewards and Recognition Software

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Top Employee Rewards and Recognition Software 2025

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HALO Recognition helps organizations of all sizes worldwide deliver scalable recognition and incentive programs that put their workforces above the norm. Relying on a near 50-year history of service in the industry, our comprehensive programs put people first and are tailored to your needs to create meaningful, sustainable engagement that drives productivity, inspiration, and loyalty to the next level.

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Pros

  • Respectful
  • Generous Negotitation
  • Reliable
  • Efficient Service
Snappy

Snappy

Composite Score
6.7 /10
CX Score
7.0 /10

Snappy is an all-in-one enterprise gifting platform, using the power of experience to delight and connect people around the world. It is used to customize and automate gift campaigns for every initiative. Whether automating birthday gifts or standing out with current customers, Snappy makes organizing the complex process of gift giving as simple as possible. From automated service anniversaries, new hires, spot rewards, and corporate events—Snappy is a full solution to your employee recognition needs.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
Composite Score
6.5 /10
CX Score
6.5 /10

Inspired people are more productive, more loyal and more likely to help your brand stand out. That’s why Maritz Motivation designs programs that align with your business values to spark action.

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Pros

  • Security Protects
  • Enables Productivity
  • Caring
  • Acts with Integrity

Cons

  • Charges for Enhancements
Terryberry Co LLC

Terryberry

Composite Score
6.5 /10
CX Score
6.4 /10

We offer employee rewards and recognition products for any and every achievement – from small tokens of appreciation to high-end custom awards for major career achievements. Terryberry’s reward selection is carefully curated to meet the highest standards, with a wide selection for every budget requirement.

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Pros

  • Reliable
  • Trustworthy
  • Appreciates Incumbent Status
  • Security Protects
Incentco, LLC

Simply Incento

Composite Score
6.2 /10
CX Score
5.8 /10

Simply INCENTCO eliminates costly physical gift cards or predetermined product catalogs. Participants redeem rewards for whatever they want from the nation’s leading retailers – in seconds!

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy

Cons

  • Less Efficient Service
  • Under Delivered
  • Inhibits Innovation
Xoxoday

Empuls

Composite Score
5.8 /10
CX Score
4.7 /10

Empuls is an all-in-one employee engagement and motivation platform that offers Rewards & Recognition, Pulse Surveys, eNPS surveys, 1-on-1 Feedback, Social Intranet and People Analytics in one powerful solution. Trusted by 1000+ brands across the globe, Empuls helps organizations to build high-performing teams that are aligned to organizational culture and values. The platform seamlessly integrates with any of your existing software like Slack, Microsoft Teams, Facebook Workplace, BambooHR, SAP SuccessFactors, ZohoHR, PeopleStrong and more.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
Bucketlist

Bucketlist

Composite Score
5.8 /10
CX Score
5.3 /10

Bucketlist makes it easy and for employees and managers to recognize and reward one another for milestones and achievements. Unlike any other recognition program Bucketlist enables companies to reward employees the way they want resulting in a 97% product satisfaction score.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Enables Productivity
  • Unique Features
Thymometrics

Thymometrics

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Thymometrics is a ground-breaking employee survey platform that lets you continually understand employee mood and engagement.

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Viva Glint

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Microsoft's Viva Glint (formerly LinkedIn's Glint People Success Platform) gives you visibility into the health of your organization and guides effective action. The world's leading brands use Glint to increase employee engagement, develop their people, and improve business results.

Assembly

Assembly

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Assembly is a peer-to-peer employee recognition and engagement platform where co-workers can recognize each other with meaningful messages and rewards. Leaders can manage culture spend with a positive ROI and workforce analytics.