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Limeade vs Reward Gateway

Limeade logo

Limeade

Software

Employee well-being and engagement platform

From
$3/month
Rated
-
Reward Gateway logo

Reward Gateway

Software

Total rewards and engagement platform

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • 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; Reward Gateway the pricing URL resolves to a contact and demo request page with no plan, no per-employee rate and no minimum published
  • They diverge on capability: Limeade covers Well-being activities, Reward Gateway covers Benefits administration.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Limeade and Reward Gateway actually diverge.

Attributes where Limeade and Reward Gateway differ
AttributeLimeadeReward Gateway
Starting price$3/monthOn request
Founded20061997

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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
  • Recognition
  • Listening tools
  • Analytics
  • Rewards
  • Microsoft Teams

Only in Reward Gateway

  • Benefits administration
  • Recognition programs
  • Engagement tools
  • Rewards catalog
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Reporting
  • Integrations
  • BambooHR

Both cover

  • Mobile app
  • Workday
  • ADP

What people use each for

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

Limeade

  • Employee wellbeing and wellness program administrationnot Reward Gateway
  • Wellbeing challenges and incentive tracking for a workforcenot Reward Gateway
  • Measuring employee wellbeing alongside engagementnot Reward Gateway

Reward Gateway

  • Employee recognition and reward programs with a points based currencynot Limeade
  • Employee discount and benefits marketplacenot Limeade
  • Internal communications and pulse surveys for frontline workforcesnot 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

Reward Gateway

  • The pricing URL resolves to a contact and demo request page with no plan, no per-employee rate and no minimum published
  • The only routes offered are a 30-minute demo request, a broker referral or a phone call
  • The platform is split into separately named products for recognition, wellbeing, commuter benefits and discounts, none of which carries a published price
  • The company now trades as Reward Gateway | Edenred following the Edenred acquisition

Pricing, plan by plan

Limeade

$3/month
  • Well-Being$3/month
    • Wellness activities
    • Challenges
    • Mobile app
  • Total$undefined/month
    • Engagement surveys
    • Recognition
    • Advanced analytics

Reward Gateway

On request
  • Reward Gateway Suite$undefined/month
    • Benefits platform
    • Recognition
    • Engagement programs

Which should you pick?

Choose Limeade if

  • You need well-being activities.
  • You also want health challenges.

Choose Reward Gateway if

  • You need benefits administration.
  • You also want recognition programs.

Questions people ask

Is Limeade or Reward Gateway better?
Neither clearly leads. Limeade starts at $3/month and Reward Gateway at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Limeade or Reward Gateway?
Limeade starts at $3/month and Reward Gateway at On request.
Does Limeade or Reward Gateway run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Reward Gateway is typically brought in for.
What can Limeade do that Reward Gateway cannot?
Limeade covers Well-being activities, Health challenges, Engagement surveys, Recognition. Reward Gateway covers Benefits administration, Recognition programs, Engagement tools, Rewards catalog. Both handle Mobile app, Workday, ADP.

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