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Burnalong vs Reward Gateway

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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
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Reward Gateway

Employee Engagement

Total rewards and engagement platform

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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.; Reward Gateway the pricing URL resolves to a contact and demo request page with no plan, no per-employee rate and no minimum published
  • They diverge on capability: Burnalong covers Social classes, Reward Gateway covers Benefits administration.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Burnalong and Reward Gateway actually diverge.

Attributes where Burnalong and Reward Gateway differ
AttributeBurnalongReward Gateway
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TVWeb
FoundedUnknown1997

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 Reward Gateway

  • Benefits administration
  • Recognition programs
  • Engagement tools
  • Rewards catalog
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Mobile app
  • Reporting
  • Integrations

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 Reward Gateway
  • A health plan or health system wanting a wellbeing library it can offer its own members under its own brandnot Reward Gateway
  • An employer whose population skews older or includes many people with limited mobility, where a general fitness library gets no usenot Reward Gateway
  • An HR team running a quarterly wellbeing challenge and needing structured multi week programmes rather than an unstructured content librarynot Reward Gateway

Reward Gateway

  • Employee recognition and reward programs with a points based currencynot Burnalong
  • Employee discount and benefits marketplacenot Burnalong
  • Internal communications and pulse surveys for frontline workforcesnot 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.

Reward Gateway

  • The pricing URL resolves to a contact and demo request page with no plan, no per-employee rate and no minimum published
  • The only routes offered are a 30-minute demo request, a broker referral or a phone call
  • The platform is split into separately named products for recognition, wellbeing, commuter benefits and discounts, none of which carries a published price
  • The company now trades as Reward Gateway | Edenred following the Edenred acquisition

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

Reward Gateway

On request
  • Reward Gateway Suite$undefined/month
    • Benefits platform
    • Recognition
    • Engagement programs

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 Reward Gateway if

  • You need benefits administration.
  • You also want recognition programs.
Reward Gateway review

Questions people ask

Is Burnalong or Reward Gateway better?
Neither clearly leads. Burnalong starts at On request and Reward Gateway at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Burnalong or Reward Gateway?
Burnalong starts at On request and Reward Gateway at On request.
Does Burnalong or Reward Gateway run on more platforms?
Burnalong runs on Web, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV. Reward Gateway 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 Reward Gateway is typically brought in for.
What can Burnalong do that Reward Gateway cannot?
Burnalong covers Social classes, Instructor marketplace, Specialist populations, Beyond fitness content. Reward Gateway covers Benefits administration, Recognition programs, Engagement tools, Rewards catalog.

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.

Reward Gateway: How much does Reward Gateway cost?

Reward Gateway does not publish pricing on its website. The company uses a custom pricing model determined through direct consultation with prospects, tailored to organizational size, feature requirements, and specific needs.

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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.

Reward Gateway: How do I get a price quote from Reward Gateway?

Interested organizations can request a 30-minute demo at https://www.rewardgateway.com or contact the sales team directly. This indicates Reward Gateway requires direct engagement with sales representatives to discuss pricing.

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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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