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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Kudos®

    Score8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Kudos® is an employee engagement and recognition platform, that harnesses peer-to-peer recognition, casual rewards, values reinforcement, and open communication to help organizations boost employee engagement, reduce turnover, improve culture, and drive productivity and performance.N/A

    PerformYard

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/APerformYard, headquartered in Arlington, VA, providesperformance management software aimed at providing features for HR and a simple employee experience. It offers HR teams tools to build out any performance management strategy so employees get a streamlined experience so they can focus on quality feedback and effective performance discussions.N/A
    Pricing
    Kudos®PerformYard
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Professional
    $5-$15
    per month (billed annually) per employee
    Enterprise
    Custom Quote
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Kudos®PerformYard
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsKudos® pricing is based on the number of users and the length of the contract.—
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    Community Pulse
    Kudos®PerformYard
    Considered Both Products
    Kudos®
    No answer on this topic
    PerformYard
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    37 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    32 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    38 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    Features
    Kudos®PerformYard
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Kudos® and PerformYard
    Feature
    Kudos®
    -
    Ratings
    PerformYard
    9.4
    30 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.819 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings8.620 Ratings
    Individual goal setting00 Ratings9.929 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.518 Ratings
    Performance tracking00 Ratings9.930 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Kudos® and PerformYard
    Feature
    Kudos®
    -
    Ratings
    PerformYard
    8.8
    30 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Performance plans00 Ratings9.927 Ratings
    Plan weighting00 Ratings8.618 Ratings
    Manager note taking00 Ratings9.027 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans00 Ratings8.820 Ratings
    Review status tracking00 Ratings9.629 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings7.515 Ratings
    Review reminders00 Ratings9.928 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions00 Ratings7.122 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency00 Ratings9.027 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings8.222 Ratings
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    Kudos®PerformYard
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    Score8 out of 10
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    Bonusly
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Reflektive
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Achievers
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Reflektive
    Score9.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Kudos®PerformYard
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (13 ratings)
    8.4
    (39 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Kudos®PerformYard
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Kudos®
    Kudos is especially useful and helpful during project deployment where team members can be awarded kudos and appreciation and motivation for their team efforts in meeting milestones and targets. In some instances, the reward types or gifts may seem irrelevant to some departments in certain regions or my company' operations in other parts of the African continent.
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    PerformYard
    Perform Yard is best suited for business managers to monitor the performance of their employees, set and review goals as well as implement performance improvement plans. It’s not so ideal for small groups. The precise questions asked of the employees makes it perfect for the responses to paint the overall picture of the progress and production of the employee, and helps supervisors really gauge the output from their employees. Overall, it is a great tool to utilize for monitoring employees progress, as well as evaluate the employee at your end to assist with setting goals for the new year.
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    Pros
    Kudos®
    • One of the most useful aspects of this tool is that it allows you to save the profile of each of the employees individually and to be able to track their activities and give them the recognition they deserve.
    • Another useful feature of "kudos is that the system allows you to assign badges to each profile based on their job performance.
    • I also really like that the platform has a dedicated portal for employees. In which they can see their badges, recognitions and awards obtained for their efforts.
    Incentivized
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    PerformYard
    • Customer Service! The service support is unmatched compared to other vendors! Our rep is nothing short of amazing with her timeliness, helpfulness, and ability to navigate the issues we encounter!
    • Streamlining automated reviews - Effortlessly send out a whole years reviews in one sitting!
    • Auto updating from our HRIS system - Automated SFTP integration with our HRIS system to auto update employee fields and keep the system up to date with less manual process!
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Kudos®
    • Rewards take a long time to be given out, but this I would put on the company's policy.
    • From my own perspective on a mobile phone, it's not so smooth like on desktop, like searching for a colleagues name sometimes is difficult.
    • Sometimes email notifications take too long to come, or they don't even come at all.
    Incentivized
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    PerformYard
    • Don't really need to have multiple team member selection options in the dashboard. Would be more efficient to drill down from the team member selected rather than have to scroll through the list amongst all other team members data files.
    • Would be nice if contributors could also opine as to the perceived level of performance for the person they are commenting on, i.e., unsat, sat, excellent.
    • Those are my only issues at this time.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    PerformYard
    It has been excellent among the employees. It is a great way to keep up with the tasks and goals throughout the year. Manager/employee communication can increase with this program. It is very easy to use and understand. Navigation can be a bit tricky but the overall ease of going through it is splendid.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    PerformYard
    Everything is very easy to understand except more training is needed on how to use the reporting feature. You are assigned an account manager who walks you through every step of the process when you sign on to use PerformYard.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    PerformYard
    The support from PerformYard is unmatched when compared to other systems I have worked with. Not to say that the support personnel always have an immediate answer, but they are so committed to solution and timeliness that it is not long before we are able to work through any issues. Emails are quickly returned for ease of access, and they never fail to offer to hop on a call and visually walk through something if that may help the issue!
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    PerformYard
    Training for PerformYard was fantastic and very easy to understand! I highly recommend this product to any company. It is super helpful for communicating with staff, for keeping track of your goals, tasks and reviews for the current (or past) year. Definitely get online training for implementation. You won't regret it!
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    PerformYard
    Our Human Resources department handled the implementation of PerformYard and they did a fantastic job. A tutorial was sent out via email to all employees with a requirement of viewing it. In additionto that, a ZOOM session was scheduled so that any questions or concerns could be answered after viewing the tutorial.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Kudos®
    I used to work at a company called Sparc that developed its own in-house platform called Teamphoria. It was great software that coupled a lot of the same features as workday but also with a recognition system. Essentially it allocated certain types of recognition levels per month, 1 platinum, 5 gold, 20 silvers, where each was worth a drawing ticket. At the end of the month, someone would be drawn from that pool based on their received recognition and then receive a gift card. However, some abused this system and devalued its purpose and inflated the meaning behind it. Kudos seems to do a good job by having a direct point/monetization system which isn't up for random chance. This can help even incentivize employees to go above and beyond, getting them to work harder since they are receiving recognition for it.
    Incentivized
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    PerformYard
    Well i cant really describe how PerformYard stacks up against them because there is no comparison here. PerformYard as blown these of the water no doubt about it. with everything from customer service to ease of use of the platforms. hands down PerformYard is the goto service for our company.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Kudos®
    • Incentivizes employee to work harder.
    • Helps with thanking our employees for jobs well done without having just a normal "Thank You."
    • Allows the employees to use kudos for company SWAG or items they may need in their lives and it's all possible to get thanks to KUDOS.
    Incentivized
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    PerformYard
    • It has encouraged me to actually complete goals rather than "almost" complete them because I want to be able to check off the box.
    • Sometimes it's difficult to track goals without clear metrics, however, this might be a positive thing because it encourages the user to create metric-based goals.
    • One positive impact is the impact this program has on extrinsically motivated employees.
    Incentivized
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