HR & Recruiting · head to head
Motivosity vs Nectar
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Motivosity pricing is custom, with no published per-employee rate; Nectar no price is published for any tier, and no minimum user count or reward point cost is stated on the pricing page
- They diverge on capability: Motivosity covers Spot bonuses, Nectar covers Points-based rewards.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Motivosity and Nectar actually diverge.
| Attribute | Motivosity | Nectar |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $4/month | $2.75/month |
| Founded | 2013 | 2015 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Api), user rating (Not yet rated), category (HR & Recruiting).
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 Motivosity
- Spot bonuses
- Social recognition feed
- Manager insights
- 1-on-1 meetings
- Pulse surveys
- Rewards marketplace
- Company values alignment
- Workday
Only in Nectar
- Points-based rewards
- Custom company rewards
- Amazon reward catalog
- Wellness challenges
- Birthday celebrations
- Anniversary milestones
- Recognition feed
- Rippling
Both cover
- Peer-to-peer recognition
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- BambooHR
- Gusto
- HRIS systems
- SSO
- SOC2
- GDPR
- Data encryption
- SSO
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Motivosity
- Peer-to-peer recognition and spot bonusesnot Nectar
- Service milestones and work anniversariesnot Nectar
- Pulse surveys on employee sentimentnot Nectar
- Rewards and lifestyle spending accountsnot Nectar
- Nominations and awards programmesnot Nectar
Nectar
- Peer recognition and rewards programmes for employeesnot Motivosity
- Internal communications and engagement surveys alongside recognitionnot Motivosity
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Motivosity
- Pricing is custom, with no published per-employee rate
- Small business plans carry a minimum spend of $3,000 a year, so a small team pays that floor whatever its headcount
- Sold as eleven separate modules, so recognition, wellness, surveys and rewards are each priced on top of the platform
Nectar
- No price is published for any tier, and no minimum user count or reward point cost is stated on the pricing page
- The product is split into Recognize, Engage and Comms which are sold in combinations rather than as one platform
- Every route to a figure goes through a demo or a separate get pricing page
Pricing, plan by plan
Motivosity
$4/month- Recognize$4/month
- Peer recognition
- Spot bonuses
- Social feed
- Lead$5/month
- Everything in Recognize
- Manager insights
- 1-on-1 tools
- Listen$2/month
- Pulse surveys
- eNPS tracking
- Engagement metrics
Nectar
$2.75/month- Standard$2.75/month
- Peer-to-peer recognition
- Points & rewards
- Custom rewards
- Plus$4/month
- Everything in Standard
- Wellness challenges
- Anniversary celebrations
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Everything in Plus
- Advanced analytics
- API access
Which should you pick?
Choose Motivosity if
- You need spot bonuses.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want social recognition feed.
Choose Nectar if
- You need points-based rewards.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want custom company rewards.
Questions people ask
- Is Motivosity or Nectar better?
- Neither clearly leads. Motivosity starts at $4/month and Nectar at $2.75/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Motivosity or Nectar?
- Motivosity starts at $4/month and Nectar at $2.75/month.
- Does Motivosity or Nectar run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Motivosity best used for?
- Motivosity is most often used for peer-to-peer recognition and spot bonuses, service milestones and work anniversaries, pulse surveys on employee sentiment, rewards and lifestyle spending accounts. Of those, peer-to-peer recognition and spot bonuses and service milestones and work anniversaries are not what Nectar is typically brought in for.
- What can Motivosity do that Nectar cannot?
- Motivosity covers Spot bonuses, Social recognition feed, Manager insights, 1-on-1 meetings. Nectar covers Points-based rewards, Custom company rewards, Amazon reward catalog, Wellness challenges. Both handle Peer-to-peer recognition, Slack, Microsoft Teams, BambooHR.