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Reward Gateway vs Fond

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Reward Gateway

Employee Engagement

Total rewards and engagement platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Fond logo

Fond

Employee Engagement

Employee experience platform for modern teams

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Reward Gateway the pricing URL resolves to a contact and demo request page with no plan, no per-employee rate and no minimum published; Fond acquired by Reward Gateway and now sold as part of their employee engagement suite rather than independently
  • They diverge on capability: Reward Gateway covers Benefits administration, Fond covers Social recognition.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Reward Gateway and Fond differ
AttributeReward GatewayFond
Founded19972013

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Reward Gateway

  • Benefits administration
  • Recognition programs
  • Rewards catalog
  • Integrations
  • ADP
  • BambooHR
  • SAP SuccessFactors

Only in Fond

  • Social recognition
  • Culture programs
  • Manager resources
  • Customizable workflows
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams

Both cover

  • Engagement tools
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Mobile app
  • Reporting
  • Workday

What people use each for

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

Reward Gateway

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

Fond

  • Peer-to-peer recognition with points employees send each othernot Reward Gateway
  • Redeeming points against a rewards cataloguenot Reward Gateway
  • Corporate perks and discounts for staffnot Reward Gateway
  • Running a recognition programme across international officesnot Reward Gateway

Where each one falls short

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

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

Fond

  • Acquired by Reward Gateway and now sold as part of their employee engagement suite rather than independently

Pricing, plan by plan

Reward Gateway

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

Fond

On request
  • Fond Platform$undefined/month
    • Recognition
    • Engagement tools
    • Culture building

Which should you pick?

Choose Reward Gateway if

  • You need benefits administration.
  • You also want recognition programs.
Reward Gateway review

Choose Fond if

  • You need social recognition.
  • You also want culture programs.
Fond review

Questions people ask

Is Reward Gateway or Fond better?
Neither clearly leads. Reward Gateway starts at On request and Fond at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Reward Gateway or Fond?
Reward Gateway starts at On request and Fond at On request.
Does Reward Gateway or Fond run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Reward Gateway best used for?
Reward Gateway is most often used for employee recognition and reward programs with a points based currency, employee discount and benefits marketplace, internal communications and pulse surveys for frontline workforces. Of those, employee recognition and reward programs with a points based currency and employee discount and benefits marketplace are not what Fond is typically brought in for.
What can Reward Gateway do that Fond cannot?
Reward Gateway covers Benefits administration, Recognition programs, Rewards catalog, Integrations. Fond covers Social recognition, Culture programs, Manager resources, Customizable workflows. Both handle Engagement tools, Analytics dashboard, Mobile app, Reporting.
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