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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

    Sendoso

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ASendoso is a gift sending platform designed to support B2B sales and ABM, and provide a sales accelerant.N/A
    Pricing
    Kudos®Sendoso
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Kudos®Sendoso
    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®Sendoso
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    Kudos®
    No answer on this topic
    Sendoso
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    181 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    144 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    180 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    122 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    107 Answers
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    Kudos®Sendoso
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    Bonusly
    Score9.6 out of 10
    PFL Direct Mail Platform
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Achievers
    Score9.8 out of 10
    PFL Direct Mail Platform
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Kudos®Sendoso
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (13 ratings)
    8.3
    (187 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (21 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Kudos®Sendoso
    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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    Sendoso
    I've used all the sending platforms (Sendoso, Reachdesk, Loop & Tie, Alyce, and Surgar Wish). I've had the most success with Alyce. We're a global SaaS platform with presence in NAM, EMEA and APAC. We're valued at $2B and drive around $2.5M in sales. As a demand gen team we have about ~$12M in program spend, so I'd say the tool is suitable for a scaling mid-market/enterprise brand that's focused on ROI, efficiency and scaling. I'm not sure who Alyce is not suitable for to be honest, I can only speak from my experience using it in my current role. I imagine it's not suitable for a company whose tech stack cannot integrate with Alyce.
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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.
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    Sendoso
    • The Custom Brand Shop has been a real game-changer.
    • Easy to place curation requests and quick responses.
    • The ability to send items through Amazon but also include inventoried items is great for higher value gift bundles and lets you avoid having to source items that you may not be 100% sure about the quantity needed.
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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.
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    Sendoso
    • Elements of the interface to setup Touches could be improved so there is not so much scrolling on pages
    • It would be nice to have a reporting options that shows all "status" EXCEPT delivered; so you can review all of them (in the Analytics area)
    • Allowing users to edit all inventory (even those setup by Sendoso on client's behalf)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    Sendoso
    We're very sticky with Sendoso and would prefer to not train the entire sales org on a new platform! That and we've already sent up a plethora of gifts the team can send out (eGifts, physical branded items, treats, plants, etc.).
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    Usability
    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    Sendoso
    I log in to the Sendoso website each time to use it, I'm not sure if there's an easier way. There may actually be a chrome extension that I'm just not using for whatever reason. I bet there is. But the website works well enough. Doesn't blow my mind, but it's all I need
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    Reliability and Availability
    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    Sendoso
    Sendoso occasionally has downtime, but it's usually isolated to a single feature and doesn't effect the entire platform. They are responsive when it comes to intaking these outages and are quick to work to resolve them
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    Performance
    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    Sendoso
    Their platform doesn't take a long time to load, and it typically isn't too buggy once a new feature has been out for a while. Reports are pretty quick to generate and are emailed to the user on file for use typically within ten minutes or so. I have not noticed Sendoso slowing down any of the software it integrates with at all
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    Support Rating
    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    Sendoso
    They listened to the problem with delivery times but did not present a reasonable solution. Again, the shipping costs consumed too much budget. On one bulk send their support team agreed to take over a project for a few of the reps which is encouraging to see.
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    In-Person Training
    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    Sendoso
    Our in person trainings were on zoom, but they are not recordings which is why I listed them as in person. You get a live person to walk you through integrations, how to use the platform, sendings best practices, setting up other users, etc. The customer success team will help you training staff users too. Ours even ran a contest for them to encourage them to send to prospects and they provided the prize!
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    Sendoso
    These were CSM and Onboarding team zoom meetings where they hand-hold you, which is nice especially compared to other company onboardings. After that they have Zen desk articles and regular check-ins where you can get the training you need. I also am on a slack channel with Sendoso staff where I can ask additional questions or look for best practices.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    Sendoso
    Get Sales and Marketing both involved in the implementation so you can strategize on how you'd want to use it across your organization. This will help your CSM roll it out the way you want instead of trying to piecemeal it after you've finished the onboarding process. Also I would recommend using a mix of Sendoso Direct, Inventory and eGift sends. Relying all on one or the other will not serve you well
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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.
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    Sendoso
    Local vendors, including print & mail houses, are the only thing I can compare to Sendoso for similar services. Local vendors are good for ordering a bunch of swag to have at the office or [giving] away at conferences but if you are looking to send items to clients/prospects on-demand then a tool like Sendoso is a must.
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    Scalability
    Kudos®
    No answers on this topic
    Sendoso
    Sendoso has really improved here. Along with helping you train your staff, you can now clone gift touches, sync them with salesforce from the platform directly, and send out address confirmations using your own or their email sending platform - they also just released an option for you to white-label your own domain. helping you save time and get a lot off the ground quickly
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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.
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    Sendoso
    • Hard to track ROI from gift giving and the true influence it had.
    • Same feedback for current customers and tracking ROI from those who decided to not churn and if this product aided.
    • Overall, folks are happy with receiving packages like the ones from Sendoso, but tough to say from an ROAS perspective whether this is worth it.
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    Sendoso Screenshots

    Screenshot of Sendoso Platform: Inspire action and drive revenue in every phase of the customer journey by sending personalized gifts, eGift cards, food and wine, and other Physical Impressions™ at scale.Screenshot of Cameo Videos: Make connections with key buyers that you didn’t think were possible. Send personalized Cameos recorded by popular celebrities.Screenshot of Address Confirmation: Feel confident packages will land in the hands of your recipients because you can request that they confirm or change the address of wherever they’re currently working.Screenshot of Send Tracker: Get a high-level, visual summary of where your eGifts or packages are in the process of sending and delivery with Send Tracker to time your outreach and follow-up at exactly the right moment.Screenshot of Analytics Dashboard: Know exactly how Sendoso is impacting open and closed-won opportunities. Filter by top 5 to see your best performing campaigns or recent 5 to see results for your latest campaigns. Plus, drill into individual campaign ROI to see how your costs stack up against closed-won opportunities.Screenshot of Sendoso Integrations: Create, click, and connect from wherever you already work. Sales, SDR, and CX teams can execute one-to-one sends from Salesforce and Outreach, while Marketing teams can automate sends to larger audiences from Marketo.