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Reward Gateway vs Peakon by Workday
Peakon by Workday
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Turn employee feedback into business success
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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; Peakon by Workday pricing is not published; sold by quote through a sales process
- They diverge on capability: Reward Gateway covers Benefits administration, Peakon by Workday covers Continuous listening.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Reward Gateway and Peakon by Workday actually diverge.
| Attribute | Reward Gateway | Peakon by Workday |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Founded | 1997 | 2014 |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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
- Engagement tools
- Rewards catalog
- Analytics dashboard
- Mobile app
- Reporting
- Integrations
Only in Peakon by Workday
- Continuous listening
- Pulse surveys
- AI-powered insights
- Real-time dashboards
- Benchmarking
- Action planning
- Manager enablement
- DEI analytics
Both cover
- Workday
- ADP
- 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 Peakon by Workday
- Employee discount and benefits marketplacenot Peakon by Workday
- Internal communications and pulse surveys for frontline workforcesnot Peakon by Workday
Peakon by Workday
- Employee engagement measurementnot Reward Gateway
- Real-time sentiment trackingnot Reward Gateway
- Turnover forecastingnot Reward Gateway
- Leadership developmentnot 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
Peakon by Workday
- Pricing is not published; sold by quote through a sales process
Pricing, plan by plan
Reward Gateway
On request- Reward Gateway Suite$undefined/month
- Benefits platform
- Recognition
- Engagement programs
Peakon by Workday
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Peakon by Workday review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Reward Gateway if
- You need benefits administration.
- You also want recognition programs.
Choose Peakon by Workday if
- You need continuous listening.
- You also want pulse surveys.
Questions people ask
- Is Reward Gateway or Peakon by Workday better?
- Neither clearly leads. Reward Gateway starts at On request 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, Reward Gateway or Peakon by Workday?
- Reward Gateway starts at On request and Peakon by Workday at On request.
- Does Reward Gateway or Peakon by Workday 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 Peakon by Workday is typically brought in for.
- What can Reward Gateway do that Peakon by Workday cannot?
- Reward Gateway covers Benefits administration, Recognition programs, Engagement tools, Rewards catalog. Peakon by Workday covers Continuous listening, Pulse surveys, AI-powered insights, Real-time dashboards. Both handle Workday, ADP, SAP SuccessFactors.