Employee Engagement · head to head
Engagedly vs Workhuman

Engagedly
Employee Engagement
Cloud-based employee engagement and performance management
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -

Workhuman
Employee Engagement
Bring more humanity to the workplace
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Engagedly has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- They diverge on capability: Engagedly covers Performance management, Workhuman covers Social recognition.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Engagedly and Workhuman actually diverge.
Identical on both: 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 Workhuman
- Social recognition
- Service milestones
- Peer-to-peer awards
- Conversations (feedback)
- Life events celebration
- Community celebrations
- Rewards marketplace
- Workhuman IQ analytics
Both cover
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Workday
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Engagedly
- Performance reviews, goals and continuous feedbacknot Workhuman
- Employee engagement and pulse surveysnot Workhuman
- Peer recognition with badges and a rewards storefrontnot Workhuman
Workhuman
- Employee recognitionnot Engagedly
- Service anniversariesnot Engagedly
- Continuous feedbacknot Engagedly
- Culture transformationnot Engagedly
- Retention improvementnot 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 $2 per user per month on top of the other modules
- Every plan routes through Book a Demo rather than self-serve checkout
Workhuman
Nothing recorded yet. See the Workhuman review.
Pricing, plan by plan
Engagedly
Free- FreeFree
- Basic performance management
- Goals
- Feedback
- Pro$undefined/month
- Advanced performance management
- Recognition
- Analytics
Workhuman
On request- Social Recognition$undefined/month
- Peer-to-peer recognition
- Manager recognition
- Points & rewards
- Service Milestones$undefined/month
- Anniversary celebrations
- Career milestones
- Custom awards
- Full Suite$undefined/month
- All recognition products
- Conversations (feedback)
- Life events
Which should you pick?
Choose Engagedly if
- You need performance management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want goal tracking.
Choose Workhuman if
- You need social recognition.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want service milestones.
Questions people ask
- Is Engagedly or Workhuman better?
- Neither clearly leads. Engagedly starts at Free and Workhuman at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Engagedly or Workhuman?
- Engagedly has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Engagedly and On request for Workhuman.
- Does Engagedly or Workhuman run on more platforms?
- Engagedly runs on Web. Workhuman runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- Can I use Engagedly for free?
- Yes. Engagedly has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Workhuman starts at On request.
- 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 Workhuman is typically brought in for.
- What can Engagedly do that Workhuman cannot?
- Engagedly covers Performance management, Goal tracking, Feedback tools, Recognition. Workhuman covers Social recognition, Service milestones, Peer-to-peer awards, Conversations (feedback). Both handle Slack, Microsoft Teams, Workday.
