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Kazoo vs Peakon by Workday

Kazoo logo

Kazoo

Employee Engagement

Employee engagement and recognition platform

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Peakon by Workday logo

Peakon by Workday

Employee Engagement

Turn employee feedback into business success

From
On request
Rated
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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; Peakon by Workday pricing is not published; sold by quote through a sales process
  • They diverge on capability: Kazoo covers Social recognition, Peakon by Workday covers Continuous listening.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Kazoo and Peakon by Workday actually diverge.

Attributes where Kazoo and Peakon by Workday differ
AttributeKazooPeakon by Workday
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote

Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Employee Engagement), founded (2014).

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
  • Engagement surveys
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Mobile app
  • Customizable workflows

Only in Peakon by Workday

  • Continuous listening
  • Pulse surveys
  • AI-powered insights
  • Real-time dashboards
  • Benchmarking
  • Action planning
  • Manager enablement
  • DEI analytics

Both cover

  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Workday
  • SAP SuccessFactors

What people use each for

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

Kazoo

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

Peakon by Workday

  • Employee engagement measurementnot Kazoo
  • Real-time sentiment trackingnot Kazoo
  • Turnover forecastingnot Kazoo
  • Leadership developmentnot 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

Peakon by Workday

  • Pricing is not published; sold by quote through a sales process

Pricing, plan by plan

Kazoo

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

Peakon by Workday

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Peakon by Workday review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Kazoo if

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

Choose Peakon by Workday if

  • You need continuous listening.
  • You also want pulse surveys.
Peakon by Workday review

Questions people ask

Is Kazoo or Peakon by Workday better?
Neither clearly leads. Kazoo starts at On request and Peakon by Workday at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Kazoo or Peakon by Workday?
Kazoo starts at On request and Peakon by Workday at On request.
Does Kazoo or Peakon by Workday 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 Peakon by Workday is typically brought in for.
What can Kazoo do that Peakon by Workday cannot?
Kazoo covers Social recognition, Performance management, Goal setting, Learning management. Peakon by Workday covers Continuous listening, Pulse surveys, AI-powered insights, Real-time dashboards. Both handle Slack, Microsoft Teams, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors.
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