Bonusly vs HuddleCard

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.

HuddleCard is a web service for shared team greeting cards. Cards can combine video, voice notes, photos, threaded comments, private messages, likes, and replies. They can travel from a team to one person, from one person to a team, between teams, or back to the same team, with delivery through email, Slack, or Microsoft Teams. Birthday and work-anniversary cards can be automated with a Monday digest and scheduled delivery. Rosters can be synced through Slack or Microsoft Teams, or imported from CSV or Excel; only one chat platform can connect at a time. The free plan costs nothing forever and supports up to 10 people with unlimited cards. Pro starts at $2.50 user per month, billed monthly, and Lite costs $5, paid once prepaid card credit. Self-serve tiers support up to 500 active participants.