Employee Engagement · head to head
Staffbase vs Betterworks
Staffbase
Employee Engagement
Employee communications platform for all workers
- From
- €3/month
- Rated
- -
Betterworks
Employee Engagement
Align, develop, and inspire your workforce
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Staffbase staffbase publishes no price list at all and states directly that it does not publish prices; Betterworks the $1 and $2 promotional rates require a three year agreement and expire on 31 August 2026; the standing prices are $8 and $9 per user per month
- They diverge on capability: Staffbase covers Employee app, Betterworks covers OKR & goal management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Staffbase and Betterworks actually diverge.
| Attribute | Staffbase | Betterworks |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | €3/month | On request |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Ios, Android, Api |
| Founded | 2014 | 2013 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Staffbase
- Employee app
- Intranet
- Email campaigns
- Digital signage
- News channels
- Chat
- Surveys
- Analytics
Only in Betterworks
- OKR & goal management
- Performance reviews
- Continuous feedback
- 1-on-1 meetings
- Goal alignment
- Calibration tools
- Analytics & reporting
- Mobile app
Both cover
- Workday
- Slack
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Staffbase
- Internal communications reaching frontline workers without a corporate desktopnot Betterworks
- Branded employee app and intranet in one platformnot Betterworks
- Targeted internal email campaigns measured alongside app contentnot Betterworks
Betterworks
- Goals and OKR tracking across an organisationnot Staffbase
- Performance reviews, 1:1s and continuous feedbacknot Staffbase
- Calibration and succession planning on the higher tiernot Staffbase
- Skills mapping and development plansnot Staffbase
- Engagement surveys on the Enterprise tiernot Staffbase
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Staffbase
- Staffbase publishes no price list at all and states directly that it does not publish prices
- Every route to a number is a sales conversation; the vendor says most customers receive a tailored proposal 3 to 5 business days after a first call
- Pricing is shaped by workforce composition, so the desk-worker to frontline mix determines the rate rather than a published per-seat figure
- Frontline employees are licensed on a separate reduced tier with a narrower capability set than desk workers
- Multi-brand and multi-region enterprise configurations are scoped and priced individually
- The vendor cites a typical 90 days from signed contract to a fully branded launch
- Intranet, email and digital signage are separate channels added on top of the employee app rather than one bundled product
Betterworks
- The $1 and $2 promotional rates require a three year agreement and expire on 31 August 2026; the standing prices are $8 and $9 per user per month
- Implementation is charged on top of the per-user price
- Calibration, succession planning and skills intelligence need the Talent Intelligence tier
- Engagement surveys and change management services are Enterprise only
- The vendor states it adds most value above 500 employees, so smaller companies are not the target
Pricing, plan by plan
Staffbase
€3/month- Starter$3/month
- Employee app
- News channels
- Chat
- Business$undefined/month
- Intranet
- Multi-channel
- Advanced analytics
Betterworks
On request- Goals$undefined/month
- OKR management
- Goal alignment
- Progress tracking
- Performance$undefined/month
- Everything in Goals
- Performance reviews
- Continuous feedback
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Everything in Performance
- Advanced analytics
- Custom workflows
Which should you pick?
Choose Betterworks if
- You need okr & goal management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want performance reviews.
Questions people ask
- Is Staffbase or Betterworks better?
- Neither clearly leads. Staffbase starts at €3/month and Betterworks at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Staffbase or Betterworks?
- Staffbase starts at €3/month and Betterworks at On request.
- Does Staffbase or Betterworks run on more platforms?
- Staffbase runs on Web. Betterworks runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- What is Staffbase best used for?
- Staffbase is most often used for internal communications reaching frontline workers without a corporate desktop, branded employee app and intranet in one platform, targeted internal email campaigns measured alongside app content. Of those, internal communications reaching frontline workers without a corporate desktop and branded employee app and intranet in one platform are not what Betterworks is typically brought in for.
- What can Staffbase do that Betterworks cannot?
- Staffbase covers Employee app, Intranet, Email campaigns, Digital signage. Betterworks covers OKR & goal management, Performance reviews, Continuous feedback, 1-on-1 meetings. Both handle Workday, Slack.