Employee Engagement · head to head
Engagedly vs Simpplr
Engagedly
Employee Engagement
Cloud-based employee engagement and performance management
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
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Simpplr
Employee Engagement
AI-powered employee experience intranet
- From
- $8/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Engagedly has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Engagedly there is a minimum spend of $7,500 per year regardless of headcount; Simpplr no price, plan tier or per-employee rate is published; the pricing page is a quote request form
- They diverge on capability: Engagedly covers Performance management, Simpplr covers AI-powered search.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Engagedly and Simpplr actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Engagedly
- Performance management
- Goal tracking
- Feedback tools
- Recognition
- Analytics dashboard
- Manager resources
- Development plans
- Microsoft Teams
Only in Simpplr
- AI-powered search
- Personalized content
- News and updates
- Employee directory
- Analytics
- Surveys
- Integrations
- Microsoft 365
Both cover
- Mobile app
- Slack
- Workday
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Engagedly
- Performance reviews, goals and continuous feedbacknot Simpplr
- Employee engagement and pulse surveysnot Simpplr
- Peer recognition with badges and a rewards storefrontnot Simpplr
Simpplr
- AI-powered employee intranet and digital HQnot Engagedly
- Internal communications and newsletters targeted by audiencenot Engagedly
- Employee recognition, surveys and onboarding journeysnot Engagedly
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Engagedly
- There is a minimum spend of $7,500 per year regardless of headcount
- All published per-user rates are billed annually rather than monthly
- The platform is sold as separate modules, so performance, learning, survey and recognition capabilities are priced individually and stack up
- Per-user rates are quoted as ranges such as $5 to $8 for performance and $3 to $5 for learning, with the actual figure varying by employee count and bundling
- Recognition and rewards is a further $2 per user per month on top of the other modules
- Every plan routes through Book a Demo rather than self-serve checkout
Simpplr
- No price, plan tier or per-employee rate is published; the pricing page is a quote request form
- The vendor states quotes are tailored to organisation size, complexity and level of ongoing support
- Volume discounts are only offered to organisations with 500 employees or more
- Migration services are charged at different levels depending on organisation size and complexity
- Enhanced customer success and global support are described as value-add options rather than included
- Getting any figure requires submitting name, company, business email, phone number and country
Pricing, plan by plan
Engagedly
Free- FreeFree
- Basic performance management
- Goals
- Feedback
- Pro$undefined/month
- Advanced performance management
- Recognition
- Analytics
Simpplr
$8/month- Essentials$8/month
- Intranet pages
- News feed
- Search
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- AI recommendations
- Advanced analytics
- Custom integrations
Which should you pick?
Choose Engagedly if
- You need performance management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want goal tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Engagedly or Simpplr better?
- Neither clearly leads. Engagedly starts at Free and Simpplr at $8/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Engagedly or Simpplr?
- Engagedly has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Engagedly and $8/month for Simpplr.
- Does Engagedly or Simpplr run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Engagedly for free?
- Yes. Engagedly has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Simpplr starts at $8/month.
- What is Engagedly best used for?
- Engagedly is most often used for performance reviews, goals and continuous feedback, employee engagement and pulse surveys, peer recognition with badges and a rewards storefront. Of those, performance reviews, goals and continuous feedback and employee engagement and pulse surveys are not what Simpplr is typically brought in for.
- What can Engagedly do that Simpplr cannot?
- Engagedly covers Performance management, Goal tracking, Feedback tools, Recognition. Simpplr covers AI-powered search, Personalized content, News and updates, Employee directory. Both handle Mobile app, Slack, Workday.