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Achievers vs Humaans

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Achievers

HR

Recognize and reward employee success

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Humaans

HR

API-first HRIS for fast-growing companies that treat employee data as a system of record other tools read from

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Achievers pricing is not published and requires a demo; Humaans there is no payroll engine anywhere in the product, so every country you employ in still needs its own payroll vendor and a synchronisation that someone owns when it breaks.
  • They diverge on capability: Achievers covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Humaans covers Employee records.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Achievers and Humaans actually diverge.

Attributes where Achievers and Humaans differ
AttributeAchieversHumaans
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb
Founded2002Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (HR).

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 Achievers

  • Peer-to-peer recognition
  • Manager recognition
  • Points-based rewards
  • Marketplace rewards
  • Pulse surveys
  • Employee connections
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Values alignment

Only in Humaans

  • Employee records
  • Workflows
  • Time off
  • Open API and webhooks
  • Onboarding
  • Reporting
  • App directory
  • Self service

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Achievers

  • Employee recognitionnot Humaans
  • Rewards programnot Humaans
  • Engagement measurementnot Humaans
  • Culture buildingnot Humaans
  • Retention improvementnot Humaans

Humaans

  • A 150 person technology company that wants employee data clean enough to drive access provisioning automaticallynot Achievers
  • An operations team that will build against an API rather than wait for a vendor integrationnot Achievers
  • A company replacing spreadsheets and Google Drive folders in weeks rather than running a six month HRIS projectnot Achievers
  • A multi-country employer that already has payroll handled per country and needs one consolidated employee recordnot Achievers

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Achievers

  • Pricing is not published and requires a demo
  • Aimed at mid-market and enterprise organisations rather than small teams
  • Sold as separate named modules, Recognize, Reward and Celebrate, so a full programme means more than one line on the quote

Humaans

  • There is no payroll engine anywhere in the product, so every country you employ in still needs its own payroll vendor and a synchronisation that someone owns when it breaks.
  • Applicant tracking, learning and benefits administration are absent, meaning a company wanting a single supplier will buy three or four contracts to match what a suite sells as one.
  • Acquisition by Employment Hero in 2024 puts an independent, integration-first product inside a vendor that sells a bundled employment platform, and buyers should ask directly how long the standalone product will be sold on its own terms.
  • Per employee per month pricing with tiered features means the cost rises with headcount growth at exactly the point a scale-up is least willing to renegotiate, and useful features such as workflows sit above the entry tier.
  • Country-specific compliance depth is limited, so statutory leave rules, local document requirements and reporting obligations often need configuring by hand rather than arriving as a maintained country pack.

Pricing, plan by plan

Achievers

On request
  • Recognize$undefined/month
    • Peer-to-peer recognition
    • Manager recognition
    • Points & rewards
  • Listen$undefined/month
    • Engagement surveys
    • Pulse surveys
    • Analytics
  • Connect$undefined/month
    • Employee connections
    • Interest groups
    • Events

Humaans

On request
  • Humaans$undefined/year
    • Priced per employee per month with tiered feature sets
    • Employee records, time off and documents
    • Workflows and reporting on higher tiers

Which should you pick?

Choose Achievers if

  • You need peer-to-peer recognition.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want manager recognition.
Achievers review

Choose Humaans if

  • You need employee records.
  • You also want workflows.
Humaans review

Questions people ask

Is Achievers or Humaans better?
Neither clearly leads. Achievers starts at On request and Humaans at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Achievers or Humaans?
Achievers starts at On request and Humaans at On request.
Does Achievers or Humaans run on more platforms?
Achievers runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Humaans runs on Web.
What is Achievers best used for?
Achievers is most often used for employee recognition, rewards program, engagement measurement, culture building. Of those, employee recognition and rewards program are not what Humaans is typically brought in for.
What can Achievers do that Humaans cannot?
Achievers covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Manager recognition, Points-based rewards, Marketplace rewards. Humaans covers Employee records, Workflows, Time off, Open API and webhooks.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Achievers: How much does Achievers cost?

Achievers uses custom pricing tailored to team size, priorities, and goals. The company states it provides clear, upfront pricing with no hidden fees, no shipping charges, and no surprise markups, but specific rates are not published and require requesting a quote.

Source
Humaans: Does Humaans run payroll?

No. It holds the employee record and pushes data to payroll providers. You buy payroll separately in each country.

Achievers: Does Achievers charge annual commitment or points?

Achievers explicitly states no annual points commitment is required. Fixed costs and financial reports show where budget goes, indicating predictable monthly or annual billing without variable point-based charges.

Source
Humaans: Who owns it now?

Employment Hero acquired Humaans in 2024. It continues to be sold, but the parent company also sells a bundled employment platform.

Achievers: What features are included in Achievers subscription?

Every Achievers subscription includes custom-branded platform, mobile access, AI-powered newsfeed, 24/7 multilingual support, campaign templates, analytics, enterprise integrations, and SSO compatibility. Separate products available for Recognition and Reward Platform and Years of Service tracking.

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Humaans: Is the API genuinely complete?

Yes. It is the design centre of the product rather than an afterthought, with documented REST endpoints and webhooks across the core objects.

Humaans: How long does implementation take?

Typically weeks. There is no configuration consultancy requirement, which is a large part of why teams choose it over a mid-market suite.

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