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Achievers vs Clay

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Achievers

Software

Recognize and reward employee success

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Clay

Software

Data platform for sales teams

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Achievers pricing is not published and requires a demo; Clay two separate meters run at once, actions and data credits, and a plan can exhaust either independently
  • They diverge on capability: Achievers covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Clay covers Data enrichment.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Achievers and Clay actually diverge.

Attributes where Achievers and Clay differ
AttributeAchieversClay
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb
Founded20022021

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Clay

  • Data enrichment
  • Contact management
  • Workflow automation
  • Integration
  • API access
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Zapier

Both cover

  • Slack
  • GDPR

What people use each for

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

Achievers

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

Clay

  • Enriching prospect lists from multiple data providers in one tablenot Achievers
  • Building automated outbound research and outreach workflowsnot 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

Clay

  • Two separate meters run at once, actions and data credits, and a plan can exhaust either independently
  • Data credit overage is sold at a 30% premium over the plan rate, so exceeding the allowance costs more per unit than planning for it
  • The free plan allows 500 actions, 100 data credits and 200 rows per table
  • The entry paid plan starts at $167 a month, and both paid prices are starting figures rather than fixed
  • The free plan cannot buy overage at all, so hitting the limit stops work rather than billing for it

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

Clay

On request
  • Pricing upon request$undefined/month
    • Data enrichment
    • Integration
    • Support

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 Clay if

  • You need data enrichment.
  • You also want contact management.
Clay review

Questions people ask

Is Achievers or Clay better?
Neither clearly leads. Achievers starts at On request and Clay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Achievers or Clay?
Achievers starts at On request and Clay at On request.
Does Achievers or Clay run on more platforms?
Achievers runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Clay runs on Web.
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 Clay is typically brought in for.
What can Achievers do that Clay cannot?
Achievers covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Manager recognition, Points-based rewards, Marketplace rewards. Clay covers Data enrichment, Contact management, Workflow automation, Integration. Both handle Slack, GDPR.
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