Bonusly vs Guusto

Bonusly provides peer recognition, rewards, and employee engagement tools for workplace culture. Employees can recognize colleagues publicly in connection with company core values and redeem points for rewards. The catalog includes gift cards, physical gifts, cash and prepaid cards, charitable giving, branded swag, and custom rewards. The platform can mark birthdays, work anniversaries, new hires, and other milestones automatically. Team features include enhanced one-to-ones, performance recaps, pulse check analytics, and automated manager alerts. Bonusly lists Slack and Microsoft Teams integrations, more than 30 HRIS platforms, SAML single sign-on, and an API. Its Bizy assistant can use connected tools such as Slack and Granola to recommend recognition, help prepare for one-to-ones, and summarize team activity; desktop apps are available for Mac and Windows. The free plan is for up to eight users and includes peer recognition, guidance, Slack and Teams integrations, and iOS and Android apps. Paid plans start at $3/user/mo. A 30-day trial for Team or Organization plans does not require payment information. Bonusly states that it is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant.

Guusto provides employee recognition and rewards software intended for both frontline and office workers. Programs can cover milestones, anniversaries, birthdays, peer recognition, manager awards, nominations, performance awards, safety incentives, and learning incentives. Rewards can be sent by email or SMS, printed, displayed as QR codes, or routed to a manager for in-person delivery. Recipients can redeem Guusto cards for gift cards, company swag, charity donations, or custom rewards. Program managers get workspaces with separate budgets and admins, approval workflows, cost-center pools, real-time reporting, and taxable-benefit reporting. Integrations include HRIS, single sign-on, and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, and UKG Pro; the API supports recognition and reporting connections. The service is available on Android, iOS, web, and API. A free plan is listed, and the pricing note includes a 30-day trial. Essential costs $4 a month per sender seat and $0.70 a month per recipient seat, with a $200 monthly minimum and annual billing. Premium costs $5 a month per sender seat and $1 a month per recipient seat, with a $500 monthly minimum and annual billing.