Software · head to head
Cooleaf vs Limeade
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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); Limeade the limeade.com domain now redirects to webmdhealthservices.com, so Limeade is no longer sold as a standalone product
- They diverge on capability: Cooleaf covers Peer recognition, Limeade covers Well-being activities.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Cooleaf and Limeade 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 Cooleaf
- Peer recognition
- Rewards marketplace
- Wellness challenges
- Team activities
- Gamification
- Social feed
- BambooHR
Only in Limeade
- Well-being activities
- Health challenges
- Engagement surveys
- Recognition
- Listening tools
- Rewards
- Virgin Pulse
Both cover
- Analytics
- Mobile app
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Workday
- ADP
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Cooleaf
- Employee recognitionnot Limeade
- Wellness programsnot Limeade
- Team buildingnot Limeade
- Culture improvementnot Limeade
Limeade
- Employee wellbeing and wellness program administrationnot Cooleaf
- Wellbeing challenges and incentive tracking for a workforcenot Cooleaf
- Measuring employee wellbeing alongside engagementnot Cooleaf
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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)
Limeade
- The limeade.com domain now redirects to webmdhealthservices.com, so Limeade is no longer sold as a standalone product
- No Limeade-branded pricing, plan or per-employee rate remains published at the original domain
Pricing, plan by plan
Cooleaf
$4/month- Essentials$4/month
- Recognition
- Rewards catalog
- Mobile app
- Premium$undefined/month
- Wellness challenges
- Advanced gamification
- Custom integrations
Limeade
$3/month- Well-Being$3/month
- Wellness activities
- Challenges
- Mobile app
- Total$undefined/month
- Engagement surveys
- Recognition
- Advanced analytics
Which should you pick?
Questions people ask
- Is Cooleaf or Limeade better?
- Neither clearly leads. Cooleaf starts at $4/month and Limeade at $3/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Cooleaf or Limeade?
- Cooleaf starts at $4/month and Limeade at $3/month.
- Does Cooleaf or Limeade run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Cooleaf best used for?
- Cooleaf is most often used for employee recognition, wellness programs, team building, culture improvement. Of those, employee recognition and wellness programs are not what Limeade is typically brought in for.
- What can Cooleaf do that Limeade cannot?
- Cooleaf covers Peer recognition, Rewards marketplace, Wellness challenges, Team activities. Limeade covers Well-being activities, Health challenges, Engagement surveys, Recognition. Both handle Analytics, Mobile app, Slack, Microsoft Teams.