Employee Engagement · head to head
Staffbase vs Engagedly
Staffbase
Employee Engagement
Employee communications platform for all workers
- From
- €3/month
- Rated
- -
Engagedly
Employee Engagement
Cloud-based employee engagement and performance management
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Engagedly has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Staffbase staffbase publishes no price list at all and states directly that it does not publish prices; Engagedly there is a minimum spend of $7,500 per year regardless of headcount
- They diverge on capability: Staffbase covers Employee app, Engagedly covers Performance management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Staffbase and Engagedly actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Staffbase
- Employee app
- Intranet
- Email campaigns
- Digital signage
- News channels
- Chat
- Surveys
- Analytics
Only in Engagedly
- Performance management
- Goal tracking
- Feedback tools
- Recognition
- Analytics dashboard
- Mobile app
- Manager resources
- Development plans
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 Engagedly
- Branded employee app and intranet in one platformnot Engagedly
- Targeted internal email campaigns measured alongside app contentnot Engagedly
Engagedly
- Performance reviews, goals and continuous feedbacknot Staffbase
- Employee engagement and pulse surveysnot Staffbase
- Peer recognition with badges and a rewards storefrontnot 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
Engagedly
- There is a minimum spend of $7,500 per year regardless of headcount
- All published per-user rates are billed annually rather than monthly
- The platform is sold as separate modules, so performance, learning, survey and recognition capabilities are priced individually and stack up
- Per-user rates are quoted as ranges such as $5 to $8 for performance and $3 to $5 for learning, with the actual figure varying by employee count and bundling
- Recognition and rewards is a further $2 per user per month on top of the other modules
- Every plan routes through Book a Demo rather than self-serve checkout
Pricing, plan by plan
Staffbase
€3/month- Starter$3/month
- Employee app
- News channels
- Chat
- Business$undefined/month
- Intranet
- Multi-channel
- Advanced analytics
Engagedly
Free- FreeFree
- Basic performance management
- Goals
- Feedback
- Pro$undefined/month
- Advanced performance management
- Recognition
- Analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Engagedly if
- You need performance management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want goal tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Staffbase or Engagedly better?
- Neither clearly leads. Staffbase starts at €3/month and Engagedly at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Staffbase or Engagedly?
- Engagedly has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at €3/month for Staffbase and Free for Engagedly.
- Does Staffbase or Engagedly run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Engagedly for free?
- Yes. Engagedly has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Staffbase starts at €3/month.
- 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 Engagedly is typically brought in for.
- What can Staffbase do that Engagedly cannot?
- Staffbase covers Employee app, Intranet, Email campaigns, Digital signage. Engagedly covers Performance management, Goal tracking, Feedback tools, Recognition. Both handle Workday, Slack.