Employee Engagement · head to head
Limeade vs Assembly
Limeade
Employee Engagement
Employee well-being and engagement platform
- From
- $3/month
- Rated
- -
Assembly
Employee Engagement
Employee recognition platform for distributed teams
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Assembly has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Limeade the limeade.com domain now redirects to webmdhealthservices.com, so Limeade is no longer sold as a standalone product; Assembly client counts are capped by tier, at 50 on Starter and 500 on Professional
- They diverge on capability: Limeade covers Well-being activities, Assembly covers Social recognition.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Limeade and Assembly actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web), 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 Limeade
- Well-being activities
- Health challenges
- Engagement surveys
- Recognition
- Listening tools
- Rewards
- Workday
- ADP
Only in Assembly
- Social recognition
- Rewards catalog
- Points system
- Manager tools
- Customizable workflow
- Reporting
- Google Workspace
Both cover
- Analytics
- Mobile app
- Microsoft Teams
- Slack
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Limeade
- Employee wellbeing and wellness program administrationnot Assembly
- Wellbeing challenges and incentive tracking for a workforcenot Assembly
- Measuring employee wellbeing alongside engagementnot Assembly
Assembly
No use cases recorded yet. See the Assembly review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Assembly
- Client counts are capped by tier, at 50 on Starter and 500 on Professional
- Automation tasks are metered, at 100 a month on Starter and 1,000 on Professional
- Extra internal users cost $29 each on Professional and $59 on Advanced, on top of the plan
- Full white-labelling requires Advanced at $499 a month and SSO is Enterprise only at $2,000
- The workspace locks when a trial lapses and the account may be deleted after 30 days
Pricing, plan by plan
Limeade
$3/month- Well-Being$3/month
- Wellness activities
- Challenges
- Mobile app
- Total$undefined/month
- Engagement surveys
- Recognition
- Advanced analytics
Assembly
Free- FreeFree
- Basic recognition
- Points system
- Mobile app
- Pro$undefined/month
- Advanced recognition
- Rewards
- Analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Assembly if
- You need social recognition.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want rewards catalog.
Questions people ask
- Is Limeade or Assembly better?
- Neither clearly leads. Limeade starts at $3/month and Assembly at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Limeade or Assembly?
- Assembly has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $3/month for Limeade and Free for Assembly.
- Does Limeade or Assembly run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Assembly for free?
- Yes. Assembly has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Limeade starts at $3/month.
- What is Limeade best used for?
- Limeade is most often used for employee wellbeing and wellness program administration, wellbeing challenges and incentive tracking for a workforce, measuring employee wellbeing alongside engagement. Of those, employee wellbeing and wellness program administration and wellbeing challenges and incentive tracking for a workforce are not what Assembly is typically brought in for.
- What can Limeade do that Assembly cannot?
- Limeade covers Well-being activities, Health challenges, Engagement surveys, Recognition. Assembly covers Social recognition, Rewards catalog, Points system, Manager tools. Both handle Analytics, Mobile app, Microsoft Teams, Slack.