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Engagedly vs Loop & Tie

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Engagedly

Employee Engagement

Cloud-based employee engagement and performance management

From
$2/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Loop & Tie

Employee Engagement

Choice-based gifting on a flat annual subscription with a marketplace weighted toward small and independent makers

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Loop & Tie has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Engagedly there is a minimum spend of $7,500 per year regardless of headcount; Loop & Tie the tier structure gates users tightly, so needing a fourth user pushes an organisation from five hundred to five thousand dollars a year, a tenfold platform cost increase for one seat.
  • They diverge on capability: Engagedly covers Performance management, Loop & Tie covers Choice-based collections.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 2 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Engagedly and Loop & Tie actually diverge.

Attributes where Engagedly and Loop & Tie differ
AttributeEngagedlyLoop & Tie
Starting price$2/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer year subscription plus gift spend
Free tierNoYes
Founded2013Unknown

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Employee Engagement).

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 Engagedly

  • Performance management
  • Goal tracking
  • Feedback tools
  • Recognition
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Mobile app
  • Manager resources
  • Development plans

Only in Loop & Tie

  • Choice-based collections
  • Curated marketplace
  • Flat rate or free shipping
  • Redemption analytics
  • Post-redemption scheduling
  • Branded merchandise and swag
  • Salesforce and HRIS integrations
  • Global warehousing

What people use each for

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

Engagedly

  • Performance reviews, goals and continuous feedbacknot Loop & Tie
  • Employee engagement and pulse surveysnot Loop & Tie
  • Peer recognition with badges and a rewards storefrontnot Loop & Tie

Loop & Tie

  • A marketing team that wants gifting spend to go to small and independent makers rather than mass-produced branded drinkwarenot Engagedly
  • A customer success team sending moderate volumes of thank you gifts and needing a meeting booked immediately after redemptionnot Engagedly
  • A property management company sending resident perks where a curated local-feeling catalogue matters more than catalogue sizenot Engagedly
  • A small business that wants to run gifting properly on a published five hundred dollar a year subscription rather than negotiating an enterprise contractnot Engagedly

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

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

Loop & Tie

  • The tier structure gates users tightly, so needing a fourth user pushes an organisation from five hundred to five thousand dollars a year, a tenfold platform cost increase for one seat.
  • The curated marketplace is deliberately smaller than mass catalogues, so recipients who want a specific well known product will not find it and some will treat the choice as limited.
  • Global warehousing and international fulfilment only appear on the Premium tier, so any organisation gifting outside its home market is effectively on the five thousand dollar plan whatever its volume.
  • Native Salesforce and HRIS integration is a Premium feature or an Essentials add-on, so the automation that makes gifting scalable is not in the price most buyers first see.
  • Free shipping starts at Essentials, meaning free plan users pay five dollars per gift in shipping, which on any real volume is more than the Essentials subscription would have cost.

Pricing, plan by plan

Engagedly

$2/month
  • Manage Performance$undefined/month
    • Performance reviews
    • Goals and OKRs
    • Real-time feedback
  • Learn & Grow$undefined/month
    • Learning platform
    • IDPs
    • Skill library
  • Recognize & Reward$2/month
    • Gamification
    • Badges
    • Reward storefront
  • Engage & Listen$2/month
    • Engagement surveys
    • Team pulse
    • Employee social

Loop & Tie

Free
  • FreeFree
    • One user
    • Full marketplace access
    • Send gifts by email
  • Essentials$500/year
    • Three users and three teams
    • Custom gift collections
    • Free shipping
  • Premium$5000/year
    • Unlimited users and five teams
    • Gift cards, print on demand and branded merchandise
    • Global warehousing and fulfilment
  • Build Your Own$undefined/year
    • Custom team structures and permissions
    • Exclusive inventory or private-label collections
    • Custom logistics and compliance-driven fulfilment

Which should you pick?

Choose Engagedly if

  • You need performance management.
  • You also want goal tracking.
Engagedly review

Choose Loop & Tie if

  • You need choice-based collections.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want curated marketplace.
Loop & Tie review

Questions people ask

Is Engagedly or Loop & Tie better?
Neither clearly leads. Engagedly starts at $2/month and Loop & Tie at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Engagedly or Loop & Tie?
Loop & Tie has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $2/month for Engagedly and Free for Loop & Tie.
Does Engagedly or Loop & Tie run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Loop & Tie for free?
Yes. Loop & Tie has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Engagedly starts at $2/month.
What is Engagedly best used for?
Engagedly is most often used for performance reviews, goals and continuous feedback, employee engagement and pulse surveys, peer recognition with badges and a rewards storefront. Of those, performance reviews, goals and continuous feedback and employee engagement and pulse surveys are not what Loop & Tie is typically brought in for.
What can Engagedly do that Loop & Tie cannot?
Engagedly covers Performance management, Goal tracking, Feedback tools, Recognition. Loop & Tie covers Choice-based collections, Curated marketplace, Flat rate or free shipping, Redemption analytics.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Engagedly: What is Engagedly's pricing model?

Engagedly uses a modular per-user-per-month subscription model billed annually, with a minimum annual commitment of $7,500. Users select individual HR suites based on needs, with prices ranging from $2 to $10 per user per month.

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Loop & Tie: How much does the platform cost?

Free for one user, five hundred dollars a year for Essentials with three users, five thousand dollars a year for Premium with unlimited users, plus a quoted enterprise tier. Gift spend is separate.

Engagedly: What is included in Engagedly's Manage Performance suite?

The Manage Performance suite costs $5-$8 per user per month and includes performance reviews, goals and OKRs, meetings, real-time feedback, check-ins, and competency models.

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Loop & Tie: What is different about the catalogue?

It is curated toward small, independent, sustainable and diverse-owned brands rather than mass market products, which is the usual reason buyers choose it over larger competitors.

Engagedly: Does Engagedly offer a Mentoring suite?

Yes, the Mentoring Suite is available as a premium add-on at $8 per user per month, in addition to the core HR suites.

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Loop & Tie: Do recipients choose their gift?

Yes, the sender sets a collection and price band and the recipient picks one item.

Loop & Tie: Can I gift internationally on the cheaper plans?

Not properly. Global warehousing and fulfilment are Premium features.

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