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Employee Engagement · head to head

Kazoo vs Limeade

Kazoo logo

Kazoo

Employee Engagement

Employee engagement and recognition platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Limeade logo

Limeade

Employee Engagement

Employee well-being and engagement platform

From
$3/month
Rated
-

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; Limeade the limeade.com domain now redirects to webmdhealthservices.com, so Limeade is no longer sold as a standalone product
  • They diverge on capability: Kazoo covers Social recognition, Limeade covers Well-being activities.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Kazoo and Limeade actually diverge.

Attributes where Kazoo and Limeade differ
AttributeKazooLimeade
Starting priceOn request$3/month
Founded20142006

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 Kazoo

  • Social recognition
  • Performance management
  • Goal setting
  • Learning management
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Customizable workflows
  • SAP SuccessFactors
  • BambooHR

Only in Limeade

  • Well-being activities
  • Health challenges
  • Recognition
  • Listening tools
  • Analytics
  • Rewards
  • ADP
  • Virgin Pulse

Both cover

  • Engagement surveys
  • Mobile app
  • 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 Limeade
  • Performance conversations and goal trackingnot Limeade
  • Employee engagement surveys tied to recognition datanot Limeade

Limeade

  • Employee wellbeing and wellness program administrationnot Kazoo
  • Wellbeing challenges and incentive tracking for a workforcenot Kazoo
  • Measuring employee wellbeing alongside engagementnot 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

Limeade

  • The limeade.com domain now redirects to webmdhealthservices.com, so Limeade is no longer sold as a standalone product
  • No Limeade-branded pricing, plan or per-employee rate remains published at the original domain

Pricing, plan by plan

Kazoo

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

Limeade

$3/month
  • Well-Being$3/month
    • Wellness activities
    • Challenges
    • Mobile app
  • Total$undefined/month
    • Engagement surveys
    • Recognition
    • Advanced analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Kazoo if

  • You need social recognition.
  • You also want performance management.

Choose Limeade if

  • You need well-being activities.
  • You also want health challenges.

Questions people ask

Is Kazoo or Limeade better?
Neither clearly leads. Kazoo starts at On request and Limeade at $3/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Kazoo or Limeade?
Kazoo starts at On request and Limeade at $3/month.
Does Kazoo or Limeade 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 Limeade is typically brought in for.
What can Kazoo do that Limeade cannot?
Kazoo covers Social recognition, Performance management, Goal setting, Learning management. Limeade covers Well-being activities, Health challenges, Recognition, Listening tools. Both handle Engagement surveys, Mobile app, Slack, Microsoft Teams.

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