Employee Engagement · head to head
Engagedly vs Staffbase
Engagedly
Employee Engagement
Cloud-based employee engagement and performance management
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Staffbase
Employee Engagement
Employee communications platform for all workers
- From
- €3/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; Staffbase staffbase publishes no price list at all and states directly that it does not publish prices
- They diverge on capability: Engagedly covers Performance management, Staffbase covers Employee app.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Engagedly and Staffbase 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
- Mobile app
- Manager resources
- Development plans
Only in Staffbase
- Employee app
- Intranet
- Email campaigns
- Digital signage
- News channels
- Chat
- Surveys
- Analytics
Both cover
- 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 Staffbase
- Employee engagement and pulse surveysnot Staffbase
- Peer recognition with badges and a rewards storefrontnot Staffbase
Staffbase
- Internal communications reaching frontline workers without a corporate desktopnot Engagedly
- Branded employee app and intranet in one platformnot Engagedly
- Targeted internal email campaigns measured alongside app contentnot 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 $2 per user per month on top of the other modules
- Every plan routes through Book a Demo rather than self-serve checkout
Staffbase
- Staffbase publishes no price list at all and states directly that it does not publish prices
- Every route to a number is a sales conversation; the vendor says most customers receive a tailored proposal 3 to 5 business days after a first call
- Pricing is shaped by workforce composition, so the desk-worker to frontline mix determines the rate rather than a published per-seat figure
- Frontline employees are licensed on a separate reduced tier with a narrower capability set than desk workers
- Multi-brand and multi-region enterprise configurations are scoped and priced individually
- The vendor cites a typical 90 days from signed contract to a fully branded launch
- Intranet, email and digital signage are separate channels added on top of the employee app rather than one bundled product
Pricing, plan by plan
Engagedly
Free- FreeFree
- Basic performance management
- Goals
- Feedback
- Pro$undefined/month
- Advanced performance management
- Recognition
- Analytics
Staffbase
€3/month- Starter$3/month
- Employee app
- News channels
- Chat
- Business$undefined/month
- Intranet
- Multi-channel
- Advanced analytics
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 Staffbase better?
- Neither clearly leads. Engagedly starts at Free and Staffbase at €3/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Engagedly or Staffbase?
- Engagedly has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Engagedly and €3/month for Staffbase.
- Does Engagedly or Staffbase 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. Staffbase starts at €3/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 Staffbase is typically brought in for.
- What can Engagedly do that Staffbase cannot?
- Engagedly covers Performance management, Goal tracking, Feedback tools, Recognition. Staffbase covers Employee app, Intranet, Email campaigns, Digital signage. Both handle Slack, Workday.