EchoSpan 360-Degree Feedback Tool vs Fond

Likelihood to Recommend

I can't imagine a scenario where it is less appropriate than any other 360 tool. It's easy to use, customizable, and inexpensive. Reports are easy to interpret. Great tool for anyone looking to implement a new 360.

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Ellen Spara

Sr. Director - Talent Management

LyondellBasellChemicals, 10,001+ employees

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Fond is a perfect rewards system to encourage employee involvement and provide vouchers/coupons/discounts that employees truly care about. This system replaced an old rewards system that was difficult to use and had limited offerings; Fond was a major upgrade. The interface is intuitive and makes it easy and more attractive for employees to utilize. I have seen a spike in voluntary activities from my coworkers, likely from this new system.

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Logan Brecklin

System Protection Engineer

American Transmission CompanyUtilities, 201-500 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

EchoSpan 360-Degree Feedback Tool

Fond

Corporate goal setting

Subordinate goal setting

Individual goal setting

Line-of sight-visibility

Performance tracking

EchoSpan 360-Degree Feedback Tool

Fond

Performance plans

Plan weighting

Performance improvement plans

Review status tracking

Rater nomination workflow

Review reminders

Workflow restrictions

Multiple review frequency

Reporting

Pros

EchoSpan was extremely supportive in the initial training portion and is extremely quick to offer support when required.
Filled our request for customization and were easy to work with.
Excellent on-line training videos

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Michelle Martfeld

Administrative Assistant

Cameco CorporationMining & Metals, 1001-5000 employees

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Fond had so many options to choose from when selecting what you wanted to receive, from gift cards to tech to even local getaways.
The site itself was very user friendly and easy to navigate. I didn't have any trouble finding or selecting exactly what I wanted.
From management's perspective, I heard that it was also very easy to award points to team members.

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Hayden Danielson

National Sales Support Representative

PaylocityHuman Resources, 201-500 employees

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Cons

EchoSpan's 360s are completely customizable, so content improvements are up to the user

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Ben Dattner

President

Dattner Consulting, LLCManagement Consulting, 1-10 employees

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Prices are higher than online for some items
Not enough gift card options

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Makid Ekam

Compliance Specialist

American Safety CouncilE-Learning, 51-200 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

EchoSpan 360-Degree Feedback Tool 9.6

Based on 2 answers

Customer support and the cost of the product would be my number one reasons. Customer support is fantastic!

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Michelle Martfeld

Administrative Assistant

Cameco CorporationMining & Metals, 1001-5000 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Performance

EchoSpan 360-Degree Feedback Tool 9.0

Based on 1 answer

The system is easy to use, the Echospan support is fantastic and the cost is very competitive.

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Michelle Martfeld

Administrative Assistant

Cameco CorporationMining & Metals, 1001-5000 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Alternatives Considered

Reporting, conciseness and detail.

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Verified User

Executive in Human Resources

Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees

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We used an internally developed rewards system.

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Logan Brecklin

System Protection Engineer

American Transmission CompanyUtilities, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

Improved awareness of employee strengths and weaknesses

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Ellen Spara

Sr. Director - Talent Management

LyondellBasellChemicals, 10,001+ employees

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It provided a good amount of competition within the organization to earn more Fond bucks as an extra reward on top of our sales commission.
Like I mentioned before, management wasn't having to spend an overwhelming amount of time trying to figure out rewards when we could use Fond instead.
The rewards we could redeem were adequate and encompassed a wide range of hobbies and wants.

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Hayden Danielson

National Sales Support Representative

PaylocityHuman Resources, 201-500 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

Rating Summary

EchoSpan 360-Degree Feedback Tool

Fond

EchoSpan 360-Degree Feedback Tool

Fond

EchoSpan 360-Degree Feedback Tool

Fond