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Fond vs Reward Gateway

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Fond

Employee Engagement

Employee experience platform for modern teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Reward Gateway logo

Reward Gateway

Employee Engagement

Total rewards and engagement platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; Reward Gateway the pricing URL resolves to a contact and demo request page with no plan, no per-employee rate and no minimum published
  • They diverge on capability: Fond covers Social recognition, Reward Gateway covers Benefits administration.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Fond and Reward Gateway actually diverge.

Attributes where Fond and Reward Gateway differ
AttributeFondReward Gateway
Founded20131997

Identical on both: starting price (On request), 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
  • Culture programs
  • Manager resources
  • Customizable workflows
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams

Only in Reward Gateway

  • Benefits administration
  • Recognition programs
  • Rewards catalog
  • Integrations
  • ADP
  • BambooHR
  • SAP SuccessFactors

Both cover

  • Engagement tools
  • Mobile app
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Reporting
  • 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 Reward Gateway
  • Redeeming points against a rewards cataloguenot Reward Gateway
  • Corporate perks and discounts for staffnot Reward Gateway
  • Running a recognition programme across international officesnot Reward Gateway

Reward Gateway

  • Employee recognition and reward programs with a points based currencynot Fond
  • Employee discount and benefits marketplacenot Fond
  • Internal communications and pulse surveys for frontline workforcesnot 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

Reward Gateway

  • The pricing URL resolves to a contact and demo request page with no plan, no per-employee rate and no minimum published
  • The only routes offered are a 30-minute demo request, a broker referral or a phone call
  • The platform is split into separately named products for recognition, wellbeing, commuter benefits and discounts, none of which carries a published price
  • The company now trades as Reward Gateway | Edenred following the Edenred acquisition

Pricing, plan by plan

Fond

On request
  • Fond Platform$undefined/month
    • Recognition
    • Engagement tools
    • Culture building

Reward Gateway

On request
  • Reward Gateway Suite$undefined/month
    • Benefits platform
    • Recognition
    • Engagement programs

Which should you pick?

Choose Fond if

  • You need social recognition.
  • You also want culture programs.
Fond review

Choose Reward Gateway if

  • You need benefits administration.
  • You also want recognition programs.
Reward Gateway review

Questions people ask

Is Fond or Reward Gateway better?
Neither clearly leads. Fond starts at On request and Reward Gateway at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Fond or Reward Gateway?
Fond starts at On request and Reward Gateway at On request.
Does Fond or Reward Gateway 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 Reward Gateway is typically brought in for.
What can Fond do that Reward Gateway cannot?
Fond covers Social recognition, Culture programs, Manager resources, Customizable workflows. Reward Gateway covers Benefits administration, Recognition programs, Rewards catalog, Integrations. Both handle Engagement tools, Mobile app, Analytics dashboard, Reporting.
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