Software · head to head
Limeade vs Engagedly
Engagedly
Software
Cloud-based employee engagement and performance management
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Engagedly 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; Engagedly there is a minimum spend of $7,500 per year regardless of headcount
- They diverge on capability: Limeade covers Well-being activities, Engagedly covers Performance management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Limeade and Engagedly actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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
- Listening tools
- Analytics
- Rewards
- ADP
- Virgin Pulse
Only in Engagedly
- Performance management
- Goal tracking
- Feedback tools
- Analytics dashboard
- Manager resources
- Development plans
- BambooHR
Both cover
- Recognition
- Mobile app
- Workday
- 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 Engagedly
- Wellbeing challenges and incentive tracking for a workforcenot Engagedly
- Measuring employee wellbeing alongside engagementnot Engagedly
Engagedly
- Performance reviews, goals and continuous feedbacknot Limeade
- Employee engagement and pulse surveysnot Limeade
- Peer recognition with badges and a rewards storefrontnot Limeade
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
Engagedly
- There is a minimum spend of $7,500 per year regardless of headcount
- All published per-user rates are billed annually rather than monthly
- The platform is sold as separate modules, so performance, learning, survey and recognition capabilities are priced individually and stack up
- Per-user rates are quoted as ranges such as $5 to $8 for performance and $3 to $5 for learning, with the actual figure varying by employee count and bundling
- Recognition and rewards is a further $2 per user per month on top of the other modules
- Every plan routes through Book a Demo rather than self-serve checkout
Pricing, plan by plan
Limeade
$3/month- Well-Being$3/month
- Wellness activities
- Challenges
- Mobile app
- Total$undefined/month
- Engagement surveys
- Recognition
- Advanced analytics
Engagedly
Free- FreeFree
- Basic performance management
- Goals
- Feedback
- Pro$undefined/month
- Advanced performance management
- Recognition
- Analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Engagedly if
- You need performance management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want goal tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Limeade or Engagedly better?
- Neither clearly leads. Limeade starts at $3/month and Engagedly at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Limeade or Engagedly?
- Engagedly has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $3/month for Limeade and Free for Engagedly.
- Does Limeade or Engagedly run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Engagedly for free?
- Yes. Engagedly 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 Engagedly is typically brought in for.
- What can Limeade do that Engagedly cannot?
- Limeade covers Well-being activities, Health challenges, Engagement surveys, Listening tools. Engagedly covers Performance management, Goal tracking, Feedback tools, Analytics dashboard. Both handle Recognition, Mobile app, Workday, Microsoft Teams.