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Workvivo vs Fond

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Workvivo

Employee Engagement

Employee experience platform for connected workplaces

From
$4/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Fond logo

Fond

Employee Engagement

Employee experience platform for modern teams

From
On request
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; Fond acquired by Reward Gateway and now sold as part of their employee engagement suite rather than independently
  • They diverge on capability: Workvivo covers Social activity feed, Fond covers Social recognition.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Workvivo and Fond actually diverge.

Attributes where Workvivo and Fond differ
AttributeWorkvivoFond
Starting price$4/monthOn request
Founded20172013

Identical on both: 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 Workvivo

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

Only in Fond

  • Social recognition
  • Engagement tools
  • Culture programs
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Manager resources
  • Customizable workflows
  • Reporting

Both cover

  • Mobile app
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Slack
  • Workday

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 Fond
  • Employee recognition, badges and awards inside a social activity feednot Fond
  • Livestreamed all-hands broadcasts with multi-language auto-translationnot Fond

Fond

  • Peer-to-peer recognition with points employees send each othernot Workvivo
  • Redeeming points against a rewards cataloguenot Workvivo
  • Corporate perks and discounts for staffnot Workvivo
  • Running a recognition programme across international officesnot 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

Fond

  • Acquired by Reward Gateway and now sold as part of their employee engagement suite rather than independently

Pricing, plan by plan

Workvivo

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

Fond

On request
  • Fond Platform$undefined/month
    • Recognition
    • Engagement tools
    • Culture building

Which should you pick?

Choose Workvivo if

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

Choose Fond if

  • You need social recognition.
  • You also want engagement tools.
Fond review

Questions people ask

Is Workvivo or Fond better?
Neither clearly leads. Workvivo starts at $4/month and Fond at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Workvivo or Fond?
Workvivo starts at $4/month and Fond at On request.
Does Workvivo or Fond 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 Fond is typically brought in for.
What can Workvivo do that Fond cannot?
Workvivo covers Social activity feed, Employee recognition, Internal communications, Podcasts and video. Fond covers Social recognition, Engagement tools, Culture programs, Analytics dashboard. Both handle Mobile app, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Workday.
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