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Reward Gateway vs O.C. Tanner

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Reward Gateway

Employee Engagement

Total rewards and engagement platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
O.C. Tanner logo

O.C. Tanner

Employee Engagement

Culture and engagement solution for purpose-driven organizations

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; O.C. Tanner pricing is not published and requires a demo
  • They diverge on capability: Reward Gateway covers Benefits administration, O.C. Tanner covers Reward fulfillment.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Reward Gateway and O.C. Tanner actually diverge.

Attributes where Reward Gateway and O.C. Tanner differ
AttributeReward GatewayO.C. Tanner
Founded19971927

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
  • Engagement tools
  • Rewards catalog
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Reporting
  • Integrations

Only in O.C. Tanner

  • Reward fulfillment
  • Manager coaching
  • Analytics and insights
  • Customizable workflows
  • Integration hub
  • Training & support
  • Slack

Both cover

  • Recognition programs
  • Mobile app
  • Workday
  • ADP
  • BambooHR
  • SAP SuccessFactors

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 O.C. Tanner
  • Employee discount and benefits marketplacenot O.C. Tanner
  • Internal communications and pulse surveys for frontline workforcesnot O.C. Tanner

O.C. Tanner

  • Service award and milestone recognition programmesnot Reward Gateway
  • Peer-to-peer recognition across a large workforcenot Reward Gateway
  • Physical and collectible awards alongside digital recognitionnot Reward Gateway
  • Lifestyle spending accounts as an employee benefitnot Reward Gateway
  • Culture and engagement measurement at enterprise scalenot 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

O.C. Tanner

  • Pricing is not published and requires a demo
  • Aimed at large enterprises rather than small or mid-sized employers
  • Sold as several named pieces, Culture Cloud, Say Thanks, Careerscape and lifestyle spending accounts, rather than one subscription

Pricing, plan by plan

Reward Gateway

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

O.C. Tanner

On request
  • O.C. Tanner Platform$undefined/month
    • Recognition programs
    • Reward fulfillment
    • Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Reward Gateway if

  • You need benefits administration.
  • You also want engagement tools.
Reward Gateway review

Choose O.C. Tanner if

  • You need reward fulfillment.
  • You also want manager coaching.
O.C. Tanner review

Questions people ask

Is Reward Gateway or O.C. Tanner better?
Neither clearly leads. Reward Gateway starts at On request and O.C. Tanner at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Reward Gateway or O.C. Tanner?
Reward Gateway starts at On request and O.C. Tanner at On request.
Does Reward Gateway or O.C. Tanner 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 O.C. Tanner is typically brought in for.
What can Reward Gateway do that O.C. Tanner cannot?
Reward Gateway covers Benefits administration, Engagement tools, Rewards catalog, Analytics dashboard. O.C. Tanner covers Reward fulfillment, Manager coaching, Analytics and insights, Customizable workflows. Both handle Recognition programs, Mobile app, Workday, ADP.
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