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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bonusly

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/ABonusly is an employee recognition and rewards platform designed to make peer recognition easy and fun, giving employees and managers real-time visibility into the everyday wins that often go overlooked. Core Capabilities Peer Recognition & Rewards: Value-tagged shout-outs with points redeemable for global gift cards, curated physical items, and nonprofit donations An AI agent named Bizy: an AI agent that helps everyone on a team show up better for each other, every…

    $0

    per month (up to 8 users)

    SurveyMonkey

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ASurveyMonkey provides free, customizable surveys, and a suite of paid, back-end programs that include data analysis, sample selection, bias elimination, and data representation tools. SurveyMonkey also offers large-scale, enterprise options for companies interested in data analysis, brand management, and consumer focused marketing.

    $99

    per month

    Pricing
    BonuslySurveyMonkey
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    per month for up to 8 users
    Team
    $5
    per month per seat
    Organization
    Custom Pricing
    per month per seat
    Team Advantage
    $25
    per month (billed annually) per user (starting at 3 users)
    Team Premier
    $75
    per month (billed annually) per user (starting at 3 users)
    Standard Monthly
    $99
    per month
    Individual Plan - Advantage Annual
    $468
    per year
    Individual Plan - Premier Annual
    $1,428
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BonuslySurveyMonkey
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsBonusly offers three tiers: Free (free forever): Supports core rituals like peer recognition and structured 1:1s. Team: $5 per seat/month (or $30 per seat/year with annual billing). Built for managers and teams who want to stay connected, build trust, and improve every day. Unlocks habit-building features across recognition, guidance, 1:1s, and check-ins. Organization: Custom pricing upon request. Designed for companies that need scale, security, and analytics. Connect everyday culture to performance and engagement patterns, surface organizational insights, and prove impact with advanced reporting. A free trial is available for eligible tiers.
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    Community Pulse
    BonuslySurveyMonkey
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    Bonusly
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
    79%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    81%
    Delivers good value for the price
    30 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
    84%
    Happy with the feature set
    36 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    28 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    31 Answers
    Features
    BonuslySurveyMonkey
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of Bonusly and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Bonusly
    -
    Ratings
    SurveyMonkey
    7.2
    76 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Survey templates00 Ratings8.075 Ratings
    Themes00 Ratings7.367 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding00 Ratings6.367 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of Bonusly and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Bonusly
    -
    Ratings
    SurveyMonkey
    7.6
    78 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Changes to live survey00 Ratings7.062 Ratings
    Question design help00 Ratings6.872 Ratings
    Multiple question types00 Ratings9.078 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of Bonusly and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Bonusly
    -
    Ratings
    SurveyMonkey
    7.3
    72 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings7.372 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of Bonusly and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Bonusly
    -
    Ratings
    SurveyMonkey
    7.1
    78 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Response tracking00 Ratings7.577 Ratings
    Data export00 Ratings6.374 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.077 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.864 Ratings
    Analytics00 Ratings7.065 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of Bonusly and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Bonusly
    -
    Ratings
    SurveyMonkey
    8.3
    67 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Access controls00 Ratings8.067 Ratings
    Compliance00 Ratings8.558 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of Bonusly and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    Bonusly
    -
    Ratings
    SurveyMonkey
    7.5
    48 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing00 Ratings7.332 Ratings
    Respondent restrictions00 Ratings7.846 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    BonuslySurveyMonkey
    Small Businesses
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    Jotform
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Qualaroo
    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Achievers
    Score9.8 out of 10
    QuestionPro
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BonuslySurveyMonkey
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (10 ratings)
    8.7
    (111 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (26 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (41 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.4
    (35 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BonuslySurveyMonkey
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bonusly
    Bonusly has provided us a formal space to post recognition. While face to face recognition still occurs, this is a place where staff can post publicly or privately, but a majority choose public. It has been incredibly popular since our implementation. Staff love the ability to earn time off through recognition. That customized redemption is our most popular reward.
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    SurveyMonkey is well suited for external, professional, client-facing forms and complex question types. I've tried generating forms on HubSpot, and it's not nearly as intuitive or clean-looking, and not all question types are supported (e.g. Likert scales). For quick, internal forms that don't need to be as pretty or professional, I find that Google Forms is the quickest and easiest to pull together, especially since it has a single, universal respondent link. If I wanted to embed a link in a mass email, SurveyMonkey doesn't allow multiple respondents to use the same link on my plan.
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    Pros
    Bonusly
    • Fosters a culture of appreciation for one another
    • Allows for each staff to select reinforcers of meaning to them specifically
    • Can help tomato sure celebratory dates aren’t forgotten (birthdays, work anniversaries)
    • Increases employee engagement
    • Connects distance employees and employees who don’t have a department team around them to remain engaged and connected to others
    • Allows for specific hashtags that can be tied into company values, to reiterate core values of the organization.
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    • Keeps identifiable information anonymous.
    • Being able to close the survey at a set time without having to remember to do so.
    • Takes the guess work out of response collecting.
    • Makes it easy to categorize responses within the same survey. Being able to add tags to open-ended questions makes it easy for us to identify patterns in responses.
    • An array of survey options and questions.
    • An all around great product that meets multiple needs.
    • Can have multiple collectors for the same survey to included manual input.
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    Cons
    Bonusly
    • Moderation. The freedom to post anything for recognition can get out of hand depending on your tolerance/company culture. There are very little to no tools around better this.
    • Bonusly has not done much in the way of adding features. Hard to call it a con but other similar platforms have extended into allowing more directed involvement from the organization. In other words: Bonusly is a little TOO hands-off in some ways.
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    • I would like to have more customizable options for branding it to our hospital colors. Some survey options allow you to enter html color codes. SurveyMonkey allows you to change colors and you have to pick from selected options.
    • Embedding the surveys into a webpage, like WordPress is not as seamless as other services.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Bonusly
    No answers on this topic
    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    Compared to other competitors in the market (including a few I've used internally), if you're looking for a survey application, this one does the job and it's quite inexpensive too. Considering the fact that it comes with a handy mobile application too (on iOS and Android), you also get flexibility thrown in the deal too.
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    Usability
    Bonusly
    Bonusly is easy to use and intuitive for anyone familiar with technology and using websites. There is a page where posts are made, and a page where rewards are redeemed. It is very straightforward.
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    It does everything a survey software should do, and it does it very well. I can't speak for how well it would work for a business that was surveying tens of thousands of people - but for a small business of 50 employees with a couple of thousand clients, it does everything it needs to do.
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    Performance
    Bonusly
    No answers on this topic
    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    still to many limitations for more complex surveys --skips, filtered questions, etc.
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    Support Rating
    Bonusly
    I never had any issues with support. It's especially nice to be able to add location-specific rewards.
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    I've never had to contact the SurveyMonkey customer care team directly, but they have a pretty good library of help articles on their website. Everything from designing and executing your survey to account and billing questions. I never had a need for further support from Survey Monkey.
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    Implementation Rating
    Bonusly
    No answers on this topic
    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    Implementation not required.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Bonusly
    the cost was [the] main factor for us. I think the platforms are very similar. Bonusly is one focused on just employee recognition which is great and concise. BlueBoard offers a lot more by way of experiences and gift-giving for recognition but on the pricier side.
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    SurveyMonkey is easier to customize and provides much more in depth analytics. SurveyMonkey also provides better templates providing us with a better presentation to our employees. SurveyMonkey also comes with a more trustworthy platform that ensures confidentiality, which is incredibly important to our employees and means we're getting more reliable results from the surveys.
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    Return on Investment
    Bonusly
    • Employees put forth extra effort and take on additional responsibility.
    • More creative ideas from employees to improve business processes and solve problems.
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    • The speed at which we can develop, program, execute and generate actual usable results provides significant value, particularly when we need fresh numbers to illustrate a point.
    • The fact that we can execute a research project so quickly means that new research is always a primary option when we're developing campaigns. That's a huge value proposition.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Bonusly Screenshots

    Screenshot of Bonusly’s home screen, which brings recognition to life with a social, real-time feed. Employees celebrate contributions with value-tagged messages, images, and emojis, while points accumulate toward meaningful rewards. This hub makes appreciation easier, and keeps the habits that drive culture right in front of everyone.Screenshot of Bonusly’s rewards experience, that gives employees access to a global catalog of gift cards, curated physical products, and nonprofit donations—all with instant fulfillment. Its categories and clear point ranges help people find rewards. With no markups and full visibility into spend, teams get a richer rewards experience without added admin work.Screenshot of Bonusly’s insights dashboard, which helps managers understand team health at a glance. Recognition trends, participation patterns, and value alignment reveal where the team excels and where support might be needed. With simple filters and export options, leaders can make data-driven decisions and run more informed performance reviews.Screenshot of Bonusly’s 1:1 workspace, which brings structure, shared notes, discussion topics, and past highlights into a collaborative view. Managers and employees stay aligned on priorities, celebrate wins, and address blockers early, with context from recognition and feedback woven in.Screenshot of where Bonusly automatically pulls together recognition, feedback, and work highlights into an organized performance recap. Managers get a clear storyline of contributions across months, and employees see their impact reflected accurately. This supports more fair, consistent, and insightful performance conversations.Screenshot of how Bonusly integrates natively with both Slack and Microsoft Teams so recognition happens in the flow of work. Employees can give, receive, and react to recognition directly in their chat channels, boosting participation and making appreciation feel immediate and natural. With updates and celebrations surfacing where conversations already happen, recognition becomes a daily habit—not another tool to remember.