Is Kudos or Zapier better?

Neither clearly leads. Kudos starts at $5/month and Zapier at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Kudos or Zapier?

Zapier has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $5/month for Kudos and Free for Zapier.

Does Kudos or Zapier run on more platforms?

Kudos runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Zapier runs on Web, Api.

Can I use Zapier for free?

Yes. Zapier has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Kudos starts at $5/month.

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 Zapier is typically brought in for.

What can Kudos do that Zapier cannot?

Kudos covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Manager recognition, Social recognition wall, Points & rewards. Zapier covers App integrations, Workflow automation, Trigger-based actions, Multi-step Zaps. Both handle Slack, SOC2, GDPR, Data encryption.

HR & Recruiting · head to head

Kudos vs Zapier

Kudos

HR & Recruiting

Employee recognition that drives performance

From: $5/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

Zapier

All industries

Automate your work across 7,000+ app integrations

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Zapier has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
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); Zapier the free plan allows 100 tasks per month and only two-step Zaps, one trigger and one action
They diverge on capability: Kudos covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Zapier covers App integrations.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Kudos and Zapier actually diverge.

Attributes where Kudos and Zapier differ
Attribute	Kudos	Zapier
Starting price	$5/month	Free
Pricing model	subscription	usage-based
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Web, Ios, Android, Api	Web, Api
Category	HR & Recruiting	All industries
Founded	2010	2011

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

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

Peer-to-peer recognition
Manager recognition
Social recognition wall
Points & rewards
Awards & nominations
Anniversary celebrations
Analytics dashboard
Company values alignment

Only in Zapier

App integrations
Workflow automation
Trigger-based actions
Multi-step Zaps
Data formatting
Conditional logic
Error handling
Team collaboration

Both cover

Slack
SOC2
GDPR
Data encryption

What people use each for

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

Kudos

Employee recognitionnot Zapier
Culture buildingnot Zapier
Employee engagementnot Zapier
Retention improvementnot Zapier
Values reinforcementnot Zapier

Zapier

Lead managementnot Kudos
Data synchronizationnot Kudos
Email automationnot Kudos
Social media postingnot Kudos
Customer onboardingnot 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)

Zapier

The free plan allows 100 tasks per month and only two-step Zaps, one trigger and one action
Multi-step Zaps, filters, paths, webhooks and the formatter all require a paid plan
Premium app connectors are withheld from the free plan
Free Zaps poll for new data every 15 minutes against 2 minutes on Professional and 1 minute on Team
Paying monthly rather than annually costs 50 percent more, so the 2,000-task Professional plan is $73.50 a month instead of $49

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

Zapier

Free

FreeFree
- 100 tasks/month
- 5 Zaps
- Two-step Zaps
Starter$19.99/month
- 750 tasks/month
- 20 Zaps
- Multi-step Zaps
Professional$49/month
- 2,000 tasks/month
- Unlimited Zaps
- Custom logic

Which should you pick?

Choose Kudos if

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

Kudos review

Choose Zapier if

You need app integrations.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Api.
You also want workflow automation.

Zapier review

Questions people ask

Is Kudos or Zapier better?: Neither clearly leads. Kudos starts at $5/month and Zapier at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Kudos or Zapier?: Zapier has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $5/month for Kudos and Free for Zapier.
Does Kudos or Zapier run on more platforms?: Kudos runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Zapier runs on Web, Api.
Can I use Zapier for free?: Yes. Zapier has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Kudos starts at $5/month.
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 Zapier is typically brought in for.
What can Kudos do that Zapier cannot?: Kudos covers Peer-to-peer recognition, Manager recognition, Social recognition wall, Points & rewards. Zapier covers App integrations, Workflow automation, Trigger-based actions, Multi-step Zaps. Both handle Slack, SOC2, GDPR, Data encryption.

Kudos vs Zapier

Kudos

Zapier

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Kudos

Only in Zapier

Both cover

What people use each for

Kudos

Zapier

Where each one falls short

Kudos

Zapier

Pricing, plan by plan

Kudos

Zapier

Which should you pick?

Choose Kudos if

Choose Zapier if

Questions people ask

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