Nectar Recognize
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What it is
Nectar Recognize is an employee recognition platform for organizations that want to acknowledge work tied to company goals. Employees can post peer shoutouts in a public feed and connect them to company values; managers can give awards and teams can submit award nominations. Recognition points can be exchanged for more than 200 gift cards, Amazon items, swag, and custom perks. Organizations can run wellness, learning, or other challenges with redeemable completion points, while birthdays and work anniversaries can be recognized automatically. Administrators track budgets by department, location, cost center, or program and review recognition and values analytics. Nectar lists HRIS integrations including ADP, BambooHR, Gusto, Paycor, Paylocity, Rippling, and Workday, plus Okta and SAML SSO and Slack and Teams connections. It runs on Android, iOS, and web. Pricing is by quote per employee per month.
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Nectar Recognize helps organizations acknowledge, incentivize, and reward work aligned with company goals.Read 4 Oct 2026 · nectarhr.com
- Intended users
- Nectar describes Recognize as suitable for organizations seeking peer-to-peer and manager recognition, flexible rewards, automated milestones, and HRIS and SSO integrations.Read 4 Oct 2026 · nectarhr.com
- Integrations
- Nectar lists HRIS integrations including ADP, BambooHR, Gusto, Paycor, Paylocity, Rippling, and Workday; SSO options include Okta and SAML; chat integrations include Slack and Teams.Read 4 Oct 2026 · nectarhr.com
- Security
- Nectar says it has SOC 2 Type II status as of November 30, 2024, and supports GDPR and CCPA/CPRA as an unaudited processor and service provider.Read 4 Oct 2026 · nectarhr.com
- Support
- The pricing page lists 24/7 support as included with the Nectar One bundle.Read 4 Oct 2026 · nectarhr.com
- Headquarters
- Lehi, Utah, USARead 28 Sep 2026 · nectarhr.com
- Availability
- Nectar reports historical uptime of 99.95% and recovery time and recovery point objectives of 24 hours each.Read 4 Oct 2026 · nectarhr.com
- Budgets and analytics
- Admins can track recognition budgets by department, location, cost center, or program and review recognition activity and values analytics.Read 4 Oct 2026 · nectarhr.com
- Challenges
- Organizations can create challenges around wellness, learning, or other goals, with redeemable points for completion.Read 4 Oct 2026 · nectarhr.com
- Data limits
- Nectar says it does not store, transfer, or sell sensitive PII, payment card data, HIPAA data, FedRAMP data, or SOX data.Read 4 Oct 2026 · nectarhr.com
- Encryption
- Nectar says it uses TLS 1.2 or higher in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest on Google Cloud Platform.Read 4 Oct 2026 · nectarhr.com
- Milestones
- The platform can automatically recognize birthdays and work anniversaries.Read 4 Oct 2026 · nectarhr.com
- Mobile access
- Nectar describes mobile apps for iOS and Android for employees to use recognition away from the office.Read 4 Oct 2026 · nectarhr.com
- Recognition
- Employees can send peer-to-peer shoutouts in a public feed and link them to company values.Read 4 Oct 2026 · nectarhr.com
- Rewards
- Recognition points can be redeemed for over 200 gift cards, Amazon items, swag, and custom perks.Read 4 Oct 2026 · nectarhr.com
Plans and prices
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Peer shoutouts linked to company values
- More than 200 reward options
- Automated birthday and anniversary recognition
- Budget tracking by organizational dimensions
- Android, iOS, and web access
Limits
- Pricing requires a quote
- Pricing is per employee per month
- Sensitive data categories are excluded from storage and transfer
Who it suits
It suits organizations seeking peer and manager recognition, flexible rewards, milestone automation, and HRIS, SSO, and chat connections. Employees can use web or mobile access.
Verdict
Nectar Recognize combines social recognition, rewards, challenges, milestones, and administrative analytics. Its quote-based pricing and stated data exclusions are important considerations alongside the broad integration and mobile support.
Where Specifiction places it
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