Guusto vs Rewardian

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.

Rewardian provides employee recognition, rewards, engagement programs, and sales incentive programs for organizations. Recognition experiences can be shaped around an organization’s goals and culture, while engagement features include badges, bingo, leaderboards, polls, and surveys. Reward choices include merchandise, travel and experiences, gift cards, branded swag, and concierge help with redemption requests. Employees can use the mobile app to recognize colleagues, follow team activity, browse rewards, and track reward orders. Workplace integrations include Microsoft Teams, Slack, and Beekeeper. The platform also connects with HRIS systems such as SAP, PeopleSoft, ADP, and Workday, and can accept data from internal systems or spreadsheets. Its REST-based Open API supports sending recognitions, providing point balances, and showing activity and celebration feeds. Rewardian lists PCI certification, SOC 2 Type 2, and GDPR compliance. The company says implementation averages four to six weeks and describes support with strategy, implementation, and ongoing programs. Listed packages start at $3 a month per employee, with a USD 2500.00 setup fee and a minimum one-year contract. Pricing for organizations over 1,000 employees is by request.