Guusto vs Hoppier

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.

Hoppier lets organizations send digital gift cards, prepaid Visa cards, meal credits, and stipends to recipients in more than 60 countries. Recipients can choose gift cards, prepaid Visa cards, charitable donations, or direct bank transfers. Admins can set per-person allowances, restrict vendors, set campaign time limits, and cap spending. Cards arrive by email or link, and recipients need neither an account nor an app to claim them. Hoppier Lite sends digital gift cards only; prepaid Visa and ACH or wire payouts are available on Plus and Unlimited. Lite is free to start, with a 5% fee only when funds are sent. Unlimited is $5.00 per user per month, while Plus Packages cost $5.90 per card. Plus and Unlimited return unspent funds to the sender’s balance; Lite does not. Hoppier lists Salesforce and an MCP connection for Claude and ChatGPT, with other CRM and HRIS integrations marked as coming soon. Its gift card REST API is in closed beta. The service is available on web, Android, iOS, and through an API.