Employee Engagement · head to head
Fond vs Awardco
Fond
Employee Engagement
Employee experience platform for modern teams
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Awardco
Employee Engagement
Employee recognition powered by Amazon Business
- From
- $2.5/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Fond acquired by Reward Gateway and now sold as part of their employee engagement suite rather than independently; Awardco tiers are defined by how many recognition programme types you may run, two on Standard and four on Scale, rather than by features or headcount
- They diverge on capability: Fond covers Social recognition, Awardco covers Peer recognition.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Fond and Awardco actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Fond
- Social recognition
- Engagement tools
- Culture programs
- Analytics dashboard
- Manager resources
- Customizable workflows
- Reporting
Only in Awardco
- Peer recognition
- Amazon reward catalog
- Service milestones
- Incentive programs
- Analytics
- Social recognition wall
- Manager tools
- ADP
Both cover
- Mobile app
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Workday
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Fond
- Peer-to-peer recognition with points employees send each othernot Awardco
- Redeeming points against a rewards cataloguenot Awardco
- Corporate perks and discounts for staffnot Awardco
- Running a recognition programme across international officesnot Awardco
Awardco
- Service award and milestone recognitionnot Fond
- Spot recognition and peer awardsnot Fond
- Rewards redeemable against a large cataloguenot Fond
- Running several recognition programmes under one systemnot Fond
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Fond
- Acquired by Reward Gateway and now sold as part of their employee engagement suite rather than independently
Awardco
- Tiers are defined by how many recognition programme types you may run, two on Standard and four on Scale, rather than by features or headcount
- Small organisations under 100 employees start at $3,000, so there is a floor regardless of size
- The A-Pay card, Company Store and Awardco Engage are premium add-ons
- No per-employee price is published; larger organisations must go through sales
Pricing, plan by plan
Fond
On request- Fond Platform$undefined/month
- Recognition
- Engagement tools
- Culture building
Awardco
$2.5/month- Core$2.5/month
- Recognition platform
- Amazon rewards
- Milestones
- Pro$undefined/month
- Advanced analytics
- Custom integrations
- Dedicated support
Which should you pick?
Questions people ask
- Is Fond or Awardco better?
- Neither clearly leads. Fond starts at On request and Awardco at $2.5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Fond or Awardco?
- Fond starts at On request and Awardco at $2.5/month.
- Does Fond or Awardco run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Fond best used for?
- Fond is most often used for peer-to-peer recognition with points employees send each other, redeeming points against a rewards catalogue, corporate perks and discounts for staff, running a recognition programme across international offices. Of those, peer-to-peer recognition with points employees send each other and redeeming points against a rewards catalogue are not what Awardco is typically brought in for.
- What can Fond do that Awardco cannot?
- Fond covers Social recognition, Engagement tools, Culture programs, Analytics dashboard. Awardco covers Peer recognition, Amazon reward catalog, Service milestones, Incentive programs. Both handle Mobile app, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Workday.