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Employee Engagement · head to head

Burnalong vs O.C. Tanner

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Burnalong

Employee Engagement

Employer wellness platform built around social classes and a wide instructor marketplace

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
O.C. Tanner logo

O.C. Tanner

Employee Engagement

Culture and engagement solution for purpose-driven organizations

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Burnalong nothing is published, so an employer cannot benchmark a Burnalong quote before entering a sales process, and third party estimates of a low single digit per employee per month rate are unconfirmed by the vendor.; O.C. Tanner pricing is not published and requires a demo
  • They diverge on capability: Burnalong covers Social classes, O.C. Tanner covers Recognition programs.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Burnalong and O.C. Tanner actually diverge.

Attributes where Burnalong and O.C. Tanner differ
AttributeBurnalongO.C. Tanner
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TVWeb
FoundedUnknown1927

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), 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 Burnalong

  • Social classes
  • Instructor marketplace
  • Specialist populations
  • Beyond fitness content
  • Connected television
  • Challenges and programmes
  • Employer reporting
  • Reseller deployment

Only in O.C. Tanner

  • Recognition programs
  • Reward fulfillment
  • Manager coaching
  • Analytics and insights
  • Mobile app
  • Customizable workflows
  • Integration hub
  • Training & support

What people use each for

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

Burnalong

  • An employer with a distributed or deskless workforce that cannot use an on site gym subsidy and needs something every employee can actually reachnot O.C. Tanner
  • A health plan or health system wanting a wellbeing library it can offer its own members under its own brandnot O.C. Tanner
  • An employer whose population skews older or includes many people with limited mobility, where a general fitness library gets no usenot O.C. Tanner
  • An HR team running a quarterly wellbeing challenge and needing structured multi week programmes rather than an unstructured content librarynot O.C. Tanner

O.C. Tanner

  • Service award and milestone recognition programmesnot Burnalong
  • Peer-to-peer recognition across a large workforcenot Burnalong
  • Physical and collectible awards alongside digital recognitionnot Burnalong
  • Lifestyle spending accounts as an employee benefitnot Burnalong
  • Culture and engagement measurement at enterprise scalenot Burnalong

Where each one falls short

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

Burnalong

  • Nothing is published, so an employer cannot benchmark a Burnalong quote before entering a sales process, and third party estimates of a low single digit per employee per month rate are unconfirmed by the vendor.
  • Content comes from a marketplace of independent instructors, so production quality and instructional rigour vary noticeably between classes and there is no consistent standard across the catalogue.
  • It is a wellbeing benefit rather than a clinical intervention, so it will not satisfy a plan looking for measurable clinical outcomes, and employers who buy it expecting claims reduction are buying the wrong category.
  • Per employee per month pricing across the whole population means an employer with typical wellbeing engagement is paying for the entire workforce to serve the minority who log in more than twice.
  • The social class feature only works if colleagues coordinate to attend at the same time, which requires organisational effort HR teams rarely sustain past the launch campaign, and without it the product is a video library like any other.

O.C. Tanner

  • Pricing is not published and requires a demo
  • Aimed at large enterprises rather than small or mid-sized employers
  • Sold as several named pieces, Culture Cloud, Say Thanks, Careerscape and lifestyle spending accounts, rather than one subscription

Pricing, plan by plan

Burnalong

On request
  • Burnalong$undefined/year
    • Per employee per month across the eligible population, quoted not published
    • Third party review sites estimate a low single digit dollar rate but Burnalong does not confirm it
    • Rate varies by headcount, dependant eligibility and whether it is resold through a plan

O.C. Tanner

On request
  • O.C. Tanner Platform$undefined/month
    • Recognition programs
    • Reward fulfillment
    • Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Burnalong if

  • You need social classes.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV.
  • You also want instructor marketplace.
Burnalong review

Choose O.C. Tanner if

  • You need recognition programs.
  • You also want reward fulfillment.
O.C. Tanner review

Questions people ask

Is Burnalong or O.C. Tanner better?
Neither clearly leads. Burnalong starts at On request and O.C. Tanner at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Burnalong or O.C. Tanner?
Burnalong starts at On request and O.C. Tanner at On request.
Does Burnalong or O.C. Tanner run on more platforms?
Burnalong runs on Web, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV. O.C. Tanner runs on Web.
What is Burnalong best used for?
Burnalong is most often used for an employer with a distributed or deskless workforce that cannot use an on site gym subsidy and needs something every employee can actually reach, a health plan or health system wanting a wellbeing library it can offer its own members under its own brand, an employer whose population skews older or includes many people with limited mobility, where a general fitness library gets no use, an hr team running a quarterly wellbeing challenge and needing structured multi week programmes rather than an unstructured content library. Of those, an employer with a distributed or deskless workforce that cannot use an on site gym subsidy and needs something every employee can actually reach and a health plan or health system wanting a wellbeing library it can offer its own members under its own brand are not what O.C. Tanner is typically brought in for.
What can Burnalong do that O.C. Tanner cannot?
Burnalong covers Social classes, Instructor marketplace, Specialist populations, Beyond fitness content. O.C. Tanner covers Recognition programs, Reward fulfillment, Manager coaching, Analytics and insights.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Burnalong: Does Burnalong publish pricing?

No. It is quoted per employee per month. Third party review sites cite a low single digit dollar rate, but the vendor does not confirm any figure publicly.

O.C. Tanner: How much does O.C. Tanner cost?

O.C. Tanner does not publish pricing tiers on its website. To obtain pricing information, organizations must request a demo at /contact-us/demo or contact customer support directly.

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Burnalong: Is it a clinical programme?

No. It is a wellbeing content platform. It has content covering chronic conditions, but nobody is warranting clinical appropriateness for a given member, and it should not be compared against clinical vendors.

O.C. Tanner: Does O.C. Tanner offer transparent pricing?

O.C. Tanner focuses on demonstrating ROI benefits and customer testimonials rather than displaying transparent pricing models; pricing is disclosed through individual demos and customer support contacts.

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Burnalong: What makes it different from a fitness app?

Two features: members can take a class together remotely, and the instructor marketplace covers niches such as adaptive, senior and cancer recovery that studio produced libraries do not.

Burnalong: Can health plans resell it?

Yes. Health plans and health systems are a significant channel and often deliver it under their own branding.

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