Awardco review

Awardco structures its plans around five recognition types. Automated recognition fires on anniversaries, birthdays and onboarding dates. Spot recognition lets any peer or manager recognize someone instantly, with no approval step. Nominations route through an approval path or committee for programs such as Employee of the Month. Earn ties recognition to goals, covering sales contests, safety challenges and wellness programs. External recognition lets clients, patients or partners recognize staff without an account. The Select plan includes any two types, Advanced three, Premier four and Enterprise all five, each with unlimited programs per type and premium add-ons. There is also a service awards plan and an Automated Plus plan. Awardco Engage, sold alone or bundled, adds engagement surveys, eNPS and key driver analysis. Pricing is not published per user; Awardco says starter packages for companies with 100 employees or less start at $3,000, so we mark the price as pending until a quote is in hand.

Who it is for

Midsize and large companies that run several formal programs, such as service awards, nominations and sales contests, at once.

Price

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Key features

• Automated recognition for anniversaries, birthdays and onboarding
• Spot recognition from peers and managers with no approval step
• Nomination programs with approval routing
• Earn programs for sales contests, safety challenges and wellness
• External recognition from clients or patients without an account

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Unlimited program counts for each recognition type
• Strength: Plans scale by the number of recognition types you need
• Strength: Separate service awards plan for teams that want only that
• Weakness: No public per-user pricing
• Weakness: Small business packages start at $3,000 through sales
• Weakness: Engagement surveys are a separate product

Key facts

• Plans: Select, Advanced, Premier, Enterprise
• Small business: Packages from $3,000 for 100 employees or less
• Recognition types: Automated, Spot, Nominations, Earn, External
• Survey product: Awardco Engage, sold separately or bundled

Where it ranks

Awardco is No. 7 in our Best Employee Recognition Software verdict.