Software · head to head
Awardco vs Cooleaf
Awardco
Software
Employee recognition powered by Amazon Business
- From
- $2.5/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Awardco tiers are defined by how many recognition programme types you may run, two on Standard and four on Scale, rather than by features or headcount; Cooleaf cooleaf's archived 2013 employer pricing (under its original wellness-marketplace business model, before its pivot to employee engagement) shows tiered per-employee-count fees rather than flat per-seat pricing: the mid Healthy Partnership tier had a $1,000 setup fee and monthly fees ranging from $150 for 1-100 employees up to $250 for 201-500 employees, with 500+ employees requiring a custom quote (archived pricing page, 31 August 2013)
- They diverge on capability: Awardco covers Amazon reward catalog, Cooleaf covers Rewards marketplace.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Awardco and Cooleaf actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), 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 Awardco
- Amazon reward catalog
- Service milestones
- Incentive programs
- Social recognition wall
- Manager tools
Only in Cooleaf
- Rewards marketplace
- Wellness challenges
- Team activities
- Gamification
- Social feed
Both cover
- Peer recognition
- Analytics
- Mobile app
- Workday
- ADP
- Microsoft Teams
- Slack
- BambooHR
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Awardco
- Service award and milestone recognitionnot Cooleaf
- Spot recognition and peer awardsnot Cooleaf
- Rewards redeemable against a large cataloguenot Cooleaf
- Running several recognition programmes under one systemnot Cooleaf
Cooleaf
- Employee recognitionnot Awardco
- Wellness programsnot Awardco
- Team buildingnot Awardco
- Culture improvementnot Awardco
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Awardco
- Tiers are defined by how many recognition programme types you may run, two on Standard and four on Scale, rather than by features or headcount
- Small organisations under 100 employees start at $3,000, so there is a floor regardless of size
- The A-Pay card, Company Store and Awardco Engage are premium add-ons
- No per-employee price is published; larger organisations must go through sales
Cooleaf
- Cooleaf's archived 2013 employer pricing (under its original wellness-marketplace business model, before its pivot to employee engagement) shows tiered per-employee-count fees rather than flat per-seat pricing: the mid Healthy Partnership tier had a $1,000 setup fee and monthly fees ranging from $150 for 1-100 employees up to $250 for 201-500 employees, with 500+ employees requiring a custom quote (archived pricing page, 31 August 2013)
Pricing, plan by plan
Awardco
$2.5/month- Core$2.5/month
- Recognition platform
- Amazon rewards
- Milestones
- Pro$undefined/month
- Advanced analytics
- Custom integrations
- Dedicated support
Cooleaf
$4/month- Essentials$4/month
- Recognition
- Rewards catalog
- Mobile app
- Premium$undefined/month
- Wellness challenges
- Advanced gamification
- Custom integrations
Which should you pick?
Questions people ask
- Is Awardco or Cooleaf better?
- Neither clearly leads. Awardco starts at $2.5/month and Cooleaf at $4/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Awardco or Cooleaf?
- Awardco starts at $2.5/month and Cooleaf at $4/month.
- Does Awardco or Cooleaf run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Awardco best used for?
- Awardco is most often used for service award and milestone recognition, spot recognition and peer awards, rewards redeemable against a large catalogue, running several recognition programmes under one system. Of those, service award and milestone recognition and spot recognition and peer awards are not what Cooleaf is typically brought in for.
- What can Awardco do that Cooleaf cannot?
- Awardco covers Amazon reward catalog, Service milestones, Incentive programs, Social recognition wall. Cooleaf covers Rewards marketplace, Wellness challenges, Team activities, Gamification. Both handle Peer recognition, Analytics, Mobile app, Workday.