HR & Recruiting · head to head
Kudos vs Motivosity
Kudos
HR & Recruiting
Employee recognition that drives performance
- From
- $5/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Kudos kudos publishes no price for any of its three tiers (Basic, Plus, Enterprise); the entire plans page gates every tier behind "Request a Demo" or "Request a Trial" with only a discount for not-for-profit organizations over 100 employees mentioned, no figures given (archived plans page, 22 February 2021); Motivosity pricing is custom, with no published per-employee rate
- They diverge on capability: Kudos covers Manager recognition, Motivosity covers Spot bonuses.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Kudos and Motivosity actually diverge.
| Attribute | Kudos | Motivosity |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $5/month | $4/month |
| Founded | 2010 | 2013 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Api), user rating (Not yet rated), category (HR & Recruiting).
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 Kudos
- Manager recognition
- Social recognition wall
- Points & rewards
- Awards & nominations
- Anniversary celebrations
- Analytics dashboard
- SAP SuccessFactors
- Oracle HCM
Only in Motivosity
- Spot bonuses
- Social recognition feed
- Manager insights
- 1-on-1 meetings
- Pulse surveys
- Rewards marketplace
- BambooHR
- Gusto
Both cover
- Peer-to-peer recognition
- Company values alignment
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Workday
- ADP
- HRIS systems
- SOC2
- GDPR
- Data encryption
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Kudos
- Employee recognitionnot Motivosity
- Culture buildingnot Motivosity
- Employee engagementnot Motivosity
- Retention improvementnot Motivosity
- Values reinforcementnot Motivosity
Motivosity
- Peer-to-peer recognition and spot bonusesnot Kudos
- Service milestones and work anniversariesnot Kudos
- Pulse surveys on employee sentimentnot Kudos
- Rewards and lifestyle spending accountsnot Kudos
- Nominations and awards programmesnot Kudos
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Kudos
- Kudos publishes no price for any of its three tiers (Basic, Plus, Enterprise); the entire plans page gates every tier behind "Request a Demo" or "Request a Trial" with only a discount for not-for-profit organizations over 100 employees mentioned, no figures given (archived plans page, 22 February 2021)
Motivosity
- Pricing is custom, with no published per-employee rate
- Small business plans carry a minimum spend of $3,000 a year, so a small team pays that floor whatever its headcount
- Sold as eleven separate modules, so recognition, wellness, surveys and rewards are each priced on top of the platform
Pricing, plan by plan
Kudos
$5/month- Plus$5/month
- Peer recognition
- Social recognition wall
- Points system
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Everything in Plus
- Awards & nominations
- Advanced analytics
Motivosity
$4/month- Recognize$4/month
- Peer recognition
- Spot bonuses
- Social feed
- Lead$5/month
- Everything in Recognize
- Manager insights
- 1-on-1 tools
- Listen$2/month
- Pulse surveys
- eNPS tracking
- Engagement metrics
Which should you pick?
Choose Kudos if
- You need manager recognition.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want social recognition wall.
Choose Motivosity if
- You need spot bonuses.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want social recognition feed.
Questions people ask
- Is Kudos or Motivosity better?
- Neither clearly leads. Kudos starts at $5/month and Motivosity at $4/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Kudos or Motivosity?
- Kudos starts at $5/month and Motivosity at $4/month.
- Does Kudos or Motivosity run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Kudos best used for?
- Kudos is most often used for employee recognition, culture building, employee engagement, retention improvement. Of those, employee recognition and culture building are not what Motivosity is typically brought in for.
- What can Kudos do that Motivosity cannot?
- Kudos covers Manager recognition, Social recognition wall, Points & rewards, Awards & nominations. Motivosity covers Spot bonuses, Social recognition feed, Manager insights, 1-on-1 meetings. Both handle Peer-to-peer recognition, Company values alignment, Slack, Microsoft Teams.