Best Employee Rewards & Recognition Platforms - Updated December 2025
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Best for generous free plan covering rewards, time off, and training
Best for generous free plan covering rewards, time off, and training
Best for teams with frontline workers, free plan available
Best for teams with frontline workers, free plan available
Best for white-glove customer support
Best for white-glove customer support
Bonusly’s specialty lies in its global rewards catalog and its ability to connect recognition with rewards to drive employee performance. The platform packs over a thousand gift cards and curated physical gifts. Teams of 50–5,000 can roll out Bonusly quickly, and nonprofits especially benefit from its discounted pricing.
We chose Achievers because its international reward system performed more smoothly than most we’ve tested. Local vendor partnerships across 200-plus countries reduced friction for employees receiving rewards, and the platform’s real-time budgeting features kept things predictable at scale.
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