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Alternatives to Bonusly
23 hr tools sit alongside Bonusly in this directory. Below is what separates each from Bonusly on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 23
- With a free tier
- 2
- Cheaper to start
- 2
- Bonusly starts at
- Free, then $5/month
Why people look past Bonusly
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Bonusly entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Bonusly publishes 7 tiers, from Free up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Bonusly pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
HR software with heart
- No free tier, where Bonusly has one.
- Starts $5 a month per employee dearer, at $10/month per employee.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
Enterprise cloud applications for finance and HR
- No free tier, where Bonusly has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than freemium.
- 3 tiers to Bonusly's 7.
Build a better workplace with employee experience data
- No free tier, where Bonusly has one.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
- 3 tiers to Bonusly's 7.
Smart HR software for growing businesses
- Starts $5 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
- 3 tiers to Bonusly's 7.
Australian HR, payroll and recruitment platform for employment management
- Starts $194 a month dearer, at 199/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
- 5 tiers to Bonusly's 7.
Employer and payer channel for Talkspace therapy, sold as an in-network benefit rather than a session block
- No free tier, where Bonusly has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than freemium.
- 1 tier to Bonusly's 7.
Every Bonusly alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonusly (this page) | Free, then $5/month | Freemium | 7 | |
| BambooHRHR software with heart | $10/month per employee | Subscription | - | vs Bonusly |
| WorkdayEnterprise cloud applications for finance and HR | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Bonusly |
| Culture AmpBuild a better workplace with employee experience data | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Bonusly |
| FreshteamSmart HR software for growing businesses | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs Bonusly |
| Employment Hero | Free, then 199/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Bonusly |
| Talkspace for Business | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bonusly |
| Spring Health | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bonusly |
| Unmind | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bonusly |
| Guild | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bonusly |
| Humaans | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bonusly |
| Sesame HR | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bonusly |
| Cezanne HR | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Bonusly |
| Insperity | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Bonusly |
| Multiplier | $40/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Bonusly |
| Officevibe | $4999/year | Subscription | 3 | vs Bonusly |
| Motivosity | $3000/year | Quote | 3 | vs Bonusly |
| Darwinbox | On request | Quote | - | vs Bonusly |
| Nectar | $2.75/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Bonusly |
| Oyster HR | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Bonusly |
| Achievers | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Bonusly |
| Breathe HR | £13/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Bonusly |
| greytHR | 2495/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Bonusly |
| HiBob | On request | Subscription | 1 | vs Bonusly |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Bonusly badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (2)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Freshteam , Free
- Employment Hero , Free, then 199/month
What you would be giving up
Bonusly is most often brought in for peer-to-peer recognition with points employees give each other, redeeming points for gift cards and rewards, recognition inside slack or microsoft teams, tracking recognition patterns across teams, company-wide awards programmes on the top tier. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Bonusly is broadly right and the question is cost, the Bonusly pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the HR category lists everything the directory holds, and best hr tools ranks them.
Bonusly runs on web, ios, android, api. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Bonusly alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Bonusly?
- 23 other hr tools are listed in this directory, led by BambooHR, Workday, Culture Amp, Freshteam. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Bonusly?
- 2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Freshteam, Employment Hero.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Bonusly?
- Yes. 2 of the alternatives below start under Bonusly's $5/month: Freshteam at Free, Nectar at $2.75/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Bonusly?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Bonusly?
- Bonusly is most often brought in for peer-to-peer recognition with points employees give each other, redeeming points for gift cards and rewards, recognition inside slack or microsoft teams, tracking recognition patterns across teams, company-wide awards programmes on the top tier. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Bonusly?
- None of the hr tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Bonusly alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, HR, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Bonusly against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Bonusly covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every hr tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the HR category, 23 tools beside Bonusly. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.