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Workvivo vs Awardco

Workvivo logo

Workvivo

Employee Engagement

Employee experience platform for connected workplaces

From
$4/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Awardco logo

Awardco

Employee Engagement

Employee recognition powered by Amazon Business

From
$2.5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Workvivo the pricing page publishes no price, no minimum and no per-licence rate; the vendor states cost depends on licence count and organisation needs and requires a custom quote; Awardco tiers are defined by how many recognition programme types you may run, two on Standard and four on Scale, rather than by features or headcount
  • They diverge on capability: Workvivo covers Social activity feed, Awardco covers Peer recognition.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Workvivo and Awardco actually diverge.

Attributes where Workvivo and Awardco differ
AttributeWorkvivoAwardco
Starting price$4/month$2.5/month
CategoryEmployee EngagementUnknown
Founded20172015

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Workvivo

  • Social activity feed
  • Employee recognition
  • Internal communications
  • Podcasts and video
  • Surveys
  • Integrations
  • Zoom

Only in Awardco

  • Peer recognition
  • Amazon reward catalog
  • Service milestones
  • Incentive programs
  • Social recognition wall
  • Manager tools
  • ADP

Both cover

  • Mobile app
  • Analytics
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Slack
  • Workday
  • BambooHR

What people use each for

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

Workvivo

  • Company-wide internal communications and news for desk and frontline staffnot Awardco
  • Employee recognition, badges and awards inside a social activity feednot Awardco
  • Livestreamed all-hands broadcasts with multi-language auto-translationnot Awardco

Awardco

  • Service award and milestone recognitionnot Workvivo
  • Spot recognition and peer awardsnot Workvivo
  • Rewards redeemable against a large cataloguenot Workvivo
  • Running several recognition programmes under one systemnot Workvivo

Where each one falls short

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

Workvivo

  • The pricing page publishes no price, no minimum and no per-licence rate; the vendor states cost depends on licence count and organisation needs and requires a custom quote
  • There is no free trial; the vendor offers only a demo
  • Real-time chat with voice and video is a paid add-on rather than part of the core platform
  • Agentic search across connected systems is sold separately as the HQ Agent add-on tier
  • Employee listening and engagement surveys sit in the separate Seer product, added on or bought standalone
  • Digital signage through Workvivo TV is another paid add-on
  • Plan and add-on changes go through a Workvivo CX Manager rather than self-serve

Awardco

  • Tiers are defined by how many recognition programme types you may run, two on Standard and four on Scale, rather than by features or headcount
  • Small organisations under 100 employees start at $3,000, so there is a floor regardless of size
  • The A-Pay card, Company Store and Awardco Engage are premium add-ons
  • No per-employee price is published; larger organisations must go through sales

Pricing, plan by plan

Workvivo

$4/month
  • Business$4/month
    • Social feed
    • Recognition
    • Mobile app
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Advanced analytics
    • Custom integrations
    • Dedicated support

Awardco

$2.5/month
  • Core$2.5/month
    • Recognition platform
    • Amazon rewards
    • Milestones
  • Pro$undefined/month
    • Advanced analytics
    • Custom integrations
    • Dedicated support

Which should you pick?

Choose Workvivo if

  • You need social activity feed.
  • You also want employee recognition.
Workvivo review

Choose Awardco if

  • You need peer recognition.
  • You also want amazon reward catalog.
Awardco review

Questions people ask

Is Workvivo or Awardco better?
Neither clearly leads. Workvivo starts at $4/month and Awardco at $2.5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Workvivo or Awardco?
Workvivo starts at $4/month and Awardco at $2.5/month.
Does Workvivo or Awardco run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Workvivo best used for?
Workvivo is most often used for company-wide internal communications and news for desk and frontline staff, employee recognition, badges and awards inside a social activity feed, livestreamed all-hands broadcasts with multi-language auto-translation. Of those, company-wide internal communications and news for desk and frontline staff and employee recognition, badges and awards inside a social activity feed are not what Awardco is typically brought in for.
What can Workvivo do that Awardco cannot?
Workvivo covers Social activity feed, Employee recognition, Internal communications, Podcasts and video. Awardco covers Peer recognition, Amazon reward catalog, Service milestones, Incentive programs. Both handle Mobile app, Analytics, Microsoft Teams, Slack.
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