What are the main alternatives to Empuls?

22 other employee engagement tools are listed in this directory, led by Bonusly, Kudos, Workhuman, Guusto. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.

What is the best free alternative to Empuls?

3 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Guusto, Engagedly, Assembly.

Is there a cheaper alternative to Empuls?

Yes. 2 of the alternatives below start under Empuls's $1/month per employee: Engagedly at Free, Assembly at Free.

Why do people look for an alternative to Empuls?

On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.

What would I give up by switching from Empuls?

Empuls is most often brought in for employee recognition, team engagement, pulse surveys, rewards programs. 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 Empuls?

None of the employee engagement 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 Empuls alternatives chosen?

They are the tools filed in the same category, Employee Engagement, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.

Where can I compare Empuls against one of these directly?

Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Empuls 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 employee engagement tool?

No. It covers what this directory holds in the Employee Engagement category, 22 tools beside Empuls. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.

Employee Engagement · alternatives

Alternatives to Empuls

22 employee engagement tools sit alongside Empuls in this directory. Below is what separates each from Empuls on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.

Alternatives listed: 22
With a free tier: 3
Cheaper to start: 2
Empuls starts at: $1/month per employee

Why people look past Empuls

Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Empuls entry measured against the tools listed beside it.

There is no free tier

The record for Empuls carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 3 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.

Cost climbs steeply across the tiers

Empuls publishes 5 tiers, from $1/month per employee up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Empuls 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.

Bonusly

$3/month

Employee recognition that builds culture

Starts $2 a month dearer, at $3/month.
3 tiers to Empuls's 5.

Empuls vs Bonusly Bonusly review

Kudos

$5/month

Employee recognition that drives performance

Starts $4 a month dearer, at $5/month.
2 tiers to Empuls's 5.

Empuls vs Kudos Kudos review

Workhuman

On request

Bring more humanity to the workplace

3 tiers to Empuls's 5.

Empuls vs Workhuman Workhuman review

Guusto

Free, then $200/month

Gift-based employee recognition platform

Can be used without paying; Empuls cannot.
Starts $199 a month dearer, at $200/month.

Empuls vs Guusto Guusto review

Engagedly

Free

Cloud-based employee engagement and performance management

Can be used without paying; Empuls cannot.
Starts $1 a month cheaper, at Free.
2 tiers to Empuls's 5.

Empuls vs Engagedly Engagedly review

Assembly

Free

Employee recognition platform for distributed teams

Can be used without paying; Empuls cannot.
Starts $1 a month cheaper, at Free.
2 tiers to Empuls's 5.

Empuls vs Assembly Assembly review

Every Empuls alternative at a glance

A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.

Employee Engagement alternatives to Empuls
Tool	Entry price	Model	Tiers	Head to head
Empuls (this page)	$1/month per employee	-	5
BonuslyRecognition and rewards platform with peer recognition, cash bonuses, and integration with Slack	$3/month	Subscription	3	vs Empuls
KudosPeer recognition and employee engagement platform with social intranet and culture building features	$5/month	Subscription	2	vs Empuls
WorkhumanEnterprise employee engagement and recognition solution with similar rewards and recognition capabilities	On request	Quote	3	vs Empuls
Guusto	Free, then $200/month	-	-	vs Empuls
Engagedly	Free	Subscription	2	vs Empuls
Assembly	Free	Subscription	2	vs Empuls
Peakon by Workday	On request	Quote	-	vs Empuls
Glint	On request	Subscription	1	vs Empuls
Blink	$3.4/month	Subscription	2	vs Empuls
Mo	On request	Subscription	1	vs Empuls
Humu	On request	Subscription	1	vs Empuls
Firstup	On request	Quote	1	vs Empuls
Perceptyx	On request	Subscription	1	vs Empuls
Awardco	$2.5/month	Subscription	2	vs Empuls
Cooleaf	$4/month	Subscription	2	vs Empuls
Limeade	$3/month	Subscription	2	vs Empuls
Kazoo	On request	Subscription	1	vs Empuls
O.C. Tanner	On request	Subscription	1	vs Empuls
Betterworks	On request	Subscription	3	vs Empuls
Fond	On request	Subscription	1	vs Empuls
BetterUp	On request	Subscription	3	vs Empuls
Leapsome	$8/month	Subscription	3	vs Empuls

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 Empuls badges page.

Cheaper ways to solve the same problem

Free to start (3)

These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.

Guusto , Free, then $200/month
Engagedly , Free
Assembly , Free

Cheaper than Empuls (2)

Entry price under Empuls's $1/month per employee. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.

Engagedly , Free
Assembly , Free

What you would be giving up

Empuls is most often brought in for employee recognition, team engagement, pulse surveys, rewards programs. 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 Empuls is broadly right and the question is cost, the Empuls pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Employee Engagement category lists everything the directory holds, and best employee engagement tools ranks them.

Empuls runs on web, mobile, slack. 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 Empuls alternatives

What are the main alternatives to Empuls?: 22 other employee engagement tools are listed in this directory, led by Bonusly, Kudos, Workhuman, Guusto. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
What is the best free alternative to Empuls?: 3 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Guusto, Engagedly, Assembly.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Empuls?: Yes. 2 of the alternatives below start under Empuls's $1/month per employee: Engagedly at Free, Assembly at Free.
Why do people look for an alternative to Empuls?: On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
What would I give up by switching from Empuls?: Empuls is most often brought in for employee recognition, team engagement, pulse surveys, rewards programs. 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 Empuls?: None of the employee engagement 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 Empuls alternatives chosen?: They are the tools filed in the same category, Employee Engagement, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
Where can I compare Empuls against one of these directly?: Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Empuls 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 employee engagement tool?: No. It covers what this directory holds in the Employee Engagement category, 22 tools beside Empuls. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.