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Employee Engagement · head to head

Kazoo vs Fond

Kazoo logo

Kazoo

Employee Engagement

Employee engagement and recognition platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Fond logo

Fond

Employee Engagement

Employee experience platform for modern teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Kazoo the kazoohr.com domain now redirects to worktango.com, so Kazoo is no longer sold under that name; Fond acquired by Reward Gateway and now sold as part of their employee engagement suite rather than independently
  • They diverge on capability: Kazoo covers Performance management, Fond covers Engagement tools.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Kazoo and Fond actually diverge.

Attributes where Kazoo and Fond differ
AttributeKazooFond
Founded20142013

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 Kazoo

  • Performance management
  • Goal setting
  • Learning management
  • Engagement surveys
  • SAP SuccessFactors
  • BambooHR

Only in Fond

  • Engagement tools
  • Culture programs
  • Manager resources
  • Reporting

Both cover

  • Social recognition
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Mobile app
  • Customizable workflows
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Workday

What people use each for

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

Kazoo

  • Employee recognition and reward point programsnot Fond
  • Performance conversations and goal trackingnot Fond
  • Employee engagement surveys tied to recognition datanot Fond

Fond

  • Peer-to-peer recognition with points employees send each othernot Kazoo
  • Redeeming points against a rewards cataloguenot Kazoo
  • Corporate perks and discounts for staffnot Kazoo
  • Running a recognition programme across international officesnot Kazoo

Where each one falls short

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

Kazoo

  • The kazoohr.com domain now redirects to worktango.com, so Kazoo is no longer sold under that name
  • No Kazoo-branded pricing, plan or per-employee rate remains published at the original domain

Fond

  • Acquired by Reward Gateway and now sold as part of their employee engagement suite rather than independently

Pricing, plan by plan

Kazoo

On request
  • Kazoo Platform$undefined/month
    • Recognition programs
    • Performance management
    • Learning paths

Fond

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Kazoo if

  • You need performance management.
  • You also want goal setting.
Kazoo review

Choose Fond if

  • You need engagement tools.
  • You also want culture programs.
Fond review

Questions people ask

Is Kazoo or Fond better?
Neither clearly leads. Kazoo starts at On request and Fond at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Kazoo or Fond?
Kazoo starts at On request and Fond at On request.
Does Kazoo or Fond run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Kazoo best used for?
Kazoo is most often used for employee recognition and reward point programs, performance conversations and goal tracking, employee engagement surveys tied to recognition data. Of those, employee recognition and reward point programs and performance conversations and goal tracking are not what Fond is typically brought in for.
What can Kazoo do that Fond cannot?
Kazoo covers Performance management, Goal setting, Learning management, Engagement surveys. Fond covers Engagement tools, Culture programs, Manager resources, Reporting. Both handle Social recognition, Analytics dashboard, Mobile app, Customizable workflows.
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