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Loop & Tie vs Peakon by Workday

Loop & Tie logo

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
Peakon by Workday logo

Peakon by Workday

Employee Engagement

Turn employee feedback into business success

From
On request
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: 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.; Peakon by Workday pricing is not published; sold by quote through a sales process
  • They diverge on capability: Loop & Tie covers Choice-based collections, Peakon by Workday covers Continuous listening.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Loop & Tie and Peakon by Workday actually diverge.

Attributes where Loop & Tie and Peakon by Workday differ
AttributeLoop & TiePeakon by Workday
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelPer year subscription plus gift spendquote
Free tierYesNo
FoundedUnknown2014

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 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

Only in Peakon by Workday

  • Continuous listening
  • Pulse surveys
  • AI-powered insights
  • Real-time dashboards
  • Benchmarking
  • Action planning
  • Manager enablement
  • DEI analytics

What people use each for

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

Loop & Tie

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

Peakon by Workday

  • Employee engagement measurementnot Loop & Tie
  • Real-time sentiment trackingnot Loop & Tie
  • Turnover forecastingnot Loop & Tie
  • Leadership developmentnot Loop & Tie

Where each one falls short

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

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.

Peakon by Workday

  • Pricing is not published; sold by quote through a sales process

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Peakon by Workday

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Peakon by Workday review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Loop & Tie if

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

Choose Peakon by Workday if

  • You need continuous listening.
  • You also want pulse surveys.
Peakon by Workday review

Questions people ask

Is Loop & Tie or Peakon by Workday better?
Neither clearly leads. Loop & Tie starts at Free and Peakon by Workday at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Loop & Tie or Peakon by Workday?
Loop & Tie has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Loop & Tie and On request for Peakon by Workday.
Does Loop & Tie or Peakon by Workday 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. Peakon by Workday starts at On request.
What is Loop & Tie best used for?
Loop & Tie is most often used for a marketing team that wants gifting spend to go to small and independent makers rather than mass-produced branded drinkware, a customer success team sending moderate volumes of thank you gifts and needing a meeting booked immediately after redemption, a property management company sending resident perks where a curated local-feeling catalogue matters more than catalogue size, a small business that wants to run gifting properly on a published five hundred dollar a year subscription rather than negotiating an enterprise contract. Of those, a marketing team that wants gifting spend to go to small and independent makers rather than mass-produced branded drinkware and a customer success team sending moderate volumes of thank you gifts and needing a meeting booked immediately after redemption are not what Peakon by Workday is typically brought in for.
What can Loop & Tie do that Peakon by Workday cannot?
Loop & Tie covers Choice-based collections, Curated marketplace, Flat rate or free shipping, Redemption analytics. Peakon by Workday covers Continuous listening, Pulse surveys, AI-powered insights, Real-time dashboards.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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.

Peakon by Workday: Is Peakon still available as a standalone product?

Peakon is now part of Workday as Workday Peakon Employee Voice, integrated into Workday's HR solutions suite.

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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.

Peakon by Workday: Does Workday publish pricing for Peakon Employee Voice?

No specific pricing is disclosed on the product page. Interested customers are directed to request a demo or contact Workday's sales team.

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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.

Peakon by Workday: Can I get a demo of Peakon Employee Voice without talking to sales?

The product page offers both an agent-led demo option and a play-along demo video, so you can see the product in action without a direct sales conversation.

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

Not properly. Global warehousing and fulfilment are Premium features.

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