Push-Button Employee Recognition Program
December 23, 2020
Push-Button Employee Recognition Program
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Bonusly
We leverage Bonusly as an employee-to-employee recognition platform. Anyone in the organization has a monthly pool of points which translates to real money/gifts. The product helps re-enforce our values as employees are encouraged to 'bonus' each other for perceived events. And everything is handled inside the app with VERY little administrative/HR overhead needed.
Pros
- Prize selection, a wide variety of gift card, charity, and even PayPal cash payout options.
- Prize reclamation/flow of money in, and points out. Most other systems are not nearly as hands-free as this. People are able to claim everything with zero approval/foot-work from your HR/Admin team. No prize book to maintain, no trips to the gas station to buy gift cards. It's just smooth.
- Freedom to post however/whatever you like in the open-ended timeline/social media-esk posting feature.
Cons
- 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.
- Employees are encouraged to "live the values" as other members see and recognize their achievements monetarily.
- This spreads a load of recognition from just leadership/managers across the entire organization, potentially eliminating/reducing a recurring existing task your company is currently doing.
- Features/freedom of posting in a 'social media' style environment encourages light-hearted comradery between employees.
The "big name" to me has always been CrewHu. Not sure why they aren't in the listing at the time of this writing but they are far and away the big name from my perspective. This is the main other tool we've seriously considered and I think it highlights the opposite points I've made in the rest of this review. It is much larger in scope involving allowing your clients to participate, among many other smaller tools/features that Bonusly does not have. Conversely, it's a beast; the tool needs regular attention and engagement to leverage fully and make the investment cost worthwhile.
Bonusly shines through as the simple and straightforward option on the market. There may come a time where we want more and change tools entierly to better fit new business needs. But I can see Bonusly benefiting just about any team, where other tools really require certain scenerios.
Bonusly shines through as the simple and straightforward option on the market. There may come a time where we want more and change tools entierly to better fit new business needs. But I can see Bonusly benefiting just about any team, where other tools really require certain scenerios.
Do you think Bonusly delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Bonusly's feature set?
Yes
Did Bonusly live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Bonusly go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Bonusly again?
Yes
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