Nectar review

Nectar has grown from a peer recognition tool into a suite. Nectar Recognize covers peer-to-peer shoutouts, employee milestones, challenges, a swag store and an employee nomination program. Nectar Engage adds engagement and eNPS surveys and custom surveys, Nectar Comms adds a drag-and-drop email builder, multi-channel delivery and texting, and Nectar Flows automates messages and recognition around onboarding and anniversaries. The Nectar One bundle combines Recognize, Engage and Comms with 24/7 support. The pricing page groups features into bundles for healthcare, manufacturing, remote teams and frontline workforces, with options such as kiosk mode, SMS notifications, reward cards and multi-language support, which makes Nectar a good fit for staff who do not sit at a computer. Nectar says more than 3,000 companies use it. The drawback is that the pricing page lists no prices, so budgets have to come from a demo, and the more products you add the harder it is to compare with single-product tools.

Who it is for

Companies with frontline or multi-location staff that want recognition, surveys and comms from one vendor.

Price

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Key features

• Peer-to-peer shoutouts, milestones and challenges
• Swag store, reward cards and a global reward marketplace
• Employee nomination program
• Kiosk mode and SMS notifications for frontline staff
• Engagement and eNPS surveys plus an internal email builder in add-on products

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Bundles for healthcare, manufacturing and deskless workforces
• Strength: Slack and Microsoft Teams integrations
• Strength: Recognition, listening and comms available from one vendor
• Weakness: Prices are not published on the pricing page
• Weakness: Surveys and communications are separate products
• Weakness: Bundles make it harder to compare like for like

Key facts

• Customers: 3,000+ companies, per Nectar
• Products: Recognize, Engage, Comms, Flows
• Frontline tools: Kiosk mode, texting, reward cards
• Pricing: By demo

Where it ranks

Nectar is No. 6 in our Best Employee Recognition Software verdict.