Employee Engagement · head to head
Blink vs Kazoo
Blink
Employee Engagement
Employee app for frontline and deskless workers
- From
- $3.4/month
- Rated
- -
Kazoo
Employee Engagement
Employee engagement and recognition platform
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Blink aPI access, advanced admin controls and compliance features are Enterprise only, with pricing on request; Kazoo the kazoohr.com domain now redirects to worktango.com, so Kazoo is no longer sold under that name
- They diverge on capability: Blink covers Mobile-first design, Kazoo covers Social recognition.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Blink and Kazoo actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Employee Engagement).
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 Blink
- Mobile-first design
- News and updates
- Chat messaging
- Recognition
- Forms and surveys
- Document hub
- Analytics
- Integrations
Only in Kazoo
- Social recognition
- Performance management
- Goal setting
- Learning management
- Engagement surveys
- Analytics dashboard
- Mobile app
- Customizable workflows
Both cover
- Workday
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Blink
- Employee communications app for frontline and deskless staffnot Kazoo
- Company news feed and targeted announcementsnot Kazoo
- Single sign-on hub to internal tools from a phonenot Kazoo
- Multi-language publishing for distributed workforces on Pronot Kazoo
Kazoo
- Employee recognition and reward point programsnot Blink
- Performance conversations and goal trackingnot Blink
- Employee engagement surveys tied to recognition datanot Blink
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Blink
- API access, advanced admin controls and compliance features are Enterprise only, with pricing on request
- Events management, multi-language publishing and the AI assistant require Pro at $5 per user per month
- Monthly billing costs about 40 percent more than annual, at $5.60 against $3.75 on Core
Kazoo
- The kazoohr.com domain now redirects to worktango.com, so Kazoo is no longer sold under that name
- No Kazoo-branded pricing, plan or per-employee rate remains published at the original domain
Pricing, plan by plan
Blink
$3.4/month- Essential$3.4/month
- News feed
- Chat
- Recognition
- Business$undefined/month
- Forms and surveys
- Analytics
- Integrations
Kazoo
On request- Kazoo Platform$undefined/month
- Recognition programs
- Performance management
- Learning paths
Which should you pick?
Questions people ask
- Is Blink or Kazoo better?
- Neither clearly leads. Blink starts at $3.4/month and Kazoo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Blink or Kazoo?
- Blink starts at $3.4/month and Kazoo at On request.
- Does Blink or Kazoo run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Blink best used for?
- Blink is most often used for employee communications app for frontline and deskless staff, company news feed and targeted announcements, single sign-on hub to internal tools from a phone, multi-language publishing for distributed workforces on pro. Of those, employee communications app for frontline and deskless staff and company news feed and targeted announcements are not what Kazoo is typically brought in for.
- What can Blink do that Kazoo cannot?
- Blink covers Mobile-first design, News and updates, Chat messaging, Recognition. Kazoo covers Social recognition, Performance management, Goal setting, Learning management. Both handle Workday.