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Achievers vs Fond

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Achievers

Software

Recognize and reward employee success

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Fond logo

Fond

Software

Employee experience platform for modern teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Achievers pricing is not published and requires a demo; Fond acquired by Reward Gateway and now sold as part of their employee engagement suite rather than independently
  • They diverge on capability: Achievers covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Fond covers Social recognition.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Achievers and Fond actually diverge.

Attributes where Achievers and Fond differ
AttributeAchieversFond
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb
Founded20022013

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), 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
  • Values alignment
  • SAP SuccessFactors

Only in Fond

  • Social recognition
  • Engagement tools
  • Culture programs
  • Mobile app
  • Manager resources
  • Customizable workflows
  • Reporting

Both cover

  • Analytics dashboard
  • Workday
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Slack

What people use each for

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

Achievers

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

Fond

  • Peer-to-peer recognition with points employees send each othernot Achievers
  • Redeeming points against a rewards cataloguenot Achievers
  • Corporate perks and discounts for staffnot Achievers
  • Running a recognition programme across international officesnot 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

Fond

  • Acquired by Reward Gateway and now sold as part of their employee engagement suite rather than independently

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

Fond

On request
  • Fond Platform$undefined/month
    • Recognition
    • Engagement tools
    • Culture building

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 Fond if

  • You need social recognition.
  • You also want engagement tools.
Fond review

Questions people ask

Is Achievers or Fond better?
Neither clearly leads. Achievers starts at On request and Fond at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Achievers or Fond?
Achievers starts at On request and Fond at On request.
Does Achievers or Fond run on more platforms?
Achievers runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Fond 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 Fond is typically brought in for.
What can Achievers do that Fond cannot?
Achievers covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Manager recognition, Points-based rewards, Marketplace rewards. Fond covers Social recognition, Engagement tools, Culture programs, Mobile app. Both handle Analytics dashboard, Workday, Microsoft Teams, Slack.
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