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Achievers vs Adyen

Achievers logo

Achievers

HR & Recruiting

Recognize and reward employee success

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Adyen logo

Adyen

Accounting & Finance

The payments platform built for growth

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Achievers pricing is not published and requires a demo; Adyen there is a minimum monthly invoice, set by industry and business model and only disclosed through the sales team, so small volumes are not economic
  • They diverge on capability: Achievers covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Adyen covers Payment processing.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Achievers and Adyen actually diverge.

Attributes where Achievers and Adyen differ
AttributeAchieversAdyen
Starting priceOn request$29/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Api, Pos
CategoryHR & RecruitingAccounting & Finance
Founded20022006

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Achievers

  • Peer-to-peer recognition
  • Manager recognition
  • Points-based rewards
  • Marketplace rewards
  • Pulse surveys
  • Employee connections
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Values alignment

Only in Adyen

  • Payment processing
  • Risk management
  • Unified commerce
  • Issuing
  • Platform payments
  • SAP
  • Salesforce
  • Oracle

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Achievers

  • Employee recognitionnot Adyen
  • Rewards programnot Adyen
  • Engagement measurementnot Adyen
  • Culture buildingnot Adyen
  • Retention improvementnot Adyen

Adyen

  • Card acquiring with interchange plus pricing for larger merchantsnot Achievers
  • Accepting local payment methods across multiple countriesnot Achievers
  • Settling in several currencies through linked bank accountsnot Achievers
  • Unified online and in-person paymentsnot Achievers

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Achievers

  • Pricing is not published and requires a demo
  • Aimed at mid-market and enterprise organisations rather than small teams
  • Sold as separate named modules, Recognize, Reward and Celebrate, so a full programme means more than one line on the quote

Adyen

  • There is a minimum monthly invoice, set by industry and business model and only disclosed through the sales team, so small volumes are not economic
  • Published fees are indicative rather than a rate card, with real pricing negotiated
  • Interchange++ means the card cost varies per transaction rather than being a single predictable percentage
  • Alternative payment methods carry their own rates on top, such as 3.3 percent plus $0.10 for American Express in North America

Pricing, plan by plan

Achievers

On request
  • Recognize$undefined/month
    • Peer-to-peer recognition
    • Manager recognition
    • Points & rewards
  • Listen$undefined/month
    • Engagement surveys
    • Pulse surveys
    • Analytics
  • Connect$undefined/month
    • Employee connections
    • Interest groups
    • Events

Adyen

$29/month
  • CustomFree
    • Payment processing
    • Risk management
    • Unified commerce

Which should you pick?

Choose Achievers if

  • You need peer-to-peer recognition.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want manager recognition.
Achievers review

Choose Adyen if

  • You need payment processing.
  • You work on Web, Api, Pos.
  • You also want risk management.
Adyen review

Questions people ask

Is Achievers or Adyen better?
Neither clearly leads. Achievers starts at On request and Adyen at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Achievers or Adyen?
Achievers starts at On request and Adyen at $29/month.
Does Achievers or Adyen run on more platforms?
Achievers runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Adyen runs on Web, Api, Pos.
What is Achievers best used for?
Achievers is most often used for employee recognition, rewards program, engagement measurement, culture building. Of those, employee recognition and rewards program are not what Adyen is typically brought in for.
What can Achievers do that Adyen cannot?
Achievers covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Manager recognition, Points-based rewards, Marketplace rewards. Adyen covers Payment processing, Risk management, Unified commerce, Issuing.
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