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What is Kudos?

Kudos® is a platform for creating and managing recognition and engagement programs. It simplifies administration, increases participation, and provides actionable insights.

Recognition is peer-to-peer or manager-led, with flexible points, multimedia, and values. Gamified targets and prompts encourage frequent use, while automated celebrations highlight key events.

Awards, Nominations, and Incentives offer structured ways to reward achievements, backed by point-bank budgeting. Announcements keep teams informed with targeting, tracking, and pinning options. Analytics monitor recognition activity, program ROI, and trends.

Kudos currently supports a variety of languages including English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Greek, Japanese, Polish, and Portuguese.

Pricing

Price Starts At:
$3.25
Price Overview:
Kudos® pricing is based on the number of users and the length of the contract.

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Free Version:
Free Version available.

Integrations

Offers API?:
Yes, Kudos provides an API

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Company Facts

Company Name:
Kudos®
Date Founded:
2010
Company Location:
Canada
Company Website:
www.kudos.com/software/employee-recognition
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Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Windows
Mac
Linux
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Online Training
Webinars
On-Site Training
Video Library
Support
Standard Support
24 Hour Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
1-10
11-50
51-200
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Small Business
Enterprise
Nonprofit
Government
Startup
Supported Languages
Arabic
Chinese (Simplified)
Czech
English
French
Greek
Japanese
Polish
Portuguese
Spanish

Kudos Categories and Features

Human Resources Software

360 Degree Feedback
Applicant Tracking
Attendance Management
Benefits Management
Career Development Planning
Compensation Management
Compliance Management
Employee Database
Employee Lifecycle Management
Onboarding
Payroll Management
Performance Management
Recruiting Management
Self Service Portal
Succession Planning
Time & Attendance Management
Time Off Management
Timesheets
Training Management

Employee Recognition Software

Goals
Leaderboards / Activity Tracking
Manager-to-Peer Recognition
Mention Management
Nominations
Peer-to-Peer Recognition
Performance Management
Rewards Catalog
Rewards Points
Social Recognition
eCards

Employee Engagement Software

Benchmarking
Cultural Alignment
Employee Awards
Employee Guides
Employee Recognition
Feedback Management
Goal Management
Health & Wellness Programs
Performance Management
Pulse Surveys

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Customer Project Manager
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Facilitates employee participation at all levels

    Date: Jun 16 2025
    Summary

    It integrates seamlessly with our internal workflows, offering a tool to encourage and assess our colleagues. It provides valuable insights into cognitive abilities and allows me to quickly create professional and personalized campaigns.

    Positive

    It's a very comprehensive tool, ideal for peer feedback, offering a wide range of options. The platform is easy to use and the reports are readily available. I love how easy it is to recognize and reward colleagues.

    Negative

    More customization options for branding or templates would be helpful; frequent alerts and notifications can be overwhelming.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Project Specialist
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    A lovely way to get people thinking about their colleagues from a new perspective

    Date: Apr 23 2025
    Summary

    It's a great way to boost morale and strengthen team culture. We've doubled our user base and continue to grow as our company grows. It allows us all to stay connected and share our successes.

    Positive

    The user interface is incredibly simple, and I love being able to praise my team and receive the same in return. We recognize each other in meaningful ways; I like the extensive reward catalog with various tags to choose from. This app tracks each employee's recognition.

    Negative

    It's a drawback that I have a limit on the points I can gift, so I'd like to inform the team so we can improve the availability of rewards. It would be great to have more types of rewards.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Sales Consultant
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    It works great and meets all your needs

    Date: Jun 19 2025
    Summary

    I find it very easy to share the link with my team members. It's very user-friendly, and you can schedule when and to whom to send it. It's been an incredible tool for our global team to recognize members.

    Positive

    Kudos offers a wide variety of categories to support all work situations. I love how modern the platform is, especially the multi-posting feature. It offers an excellent user experience with intuitive navigation.

    Negative

    I would love it if we could expand the longer cards so they don't take up so much space, it would be nice to have a larger library of background styles.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Technical Support Specialist
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Featured platform that really keeps us motivated at work

    Date: Jun 16 2025
    Summary

    It has made it much easier for our team to get to know and reward each other, saves us time, and ensures timely satisfaction for our customers. We've seen improved levels of employee engagement, and it has transformed the way we interact and connect.

    Positive

    I like that the platform integrates with so many different brands; it offers a platform for recognizing efforts. Their customer service team is extremely helpful and simplifies all issues. The best feature I could find in a single gifting platform is the ability to choose from multiple options.

    Negative

    The platform works perfectly and meets all our needs. I can't think of anything negative right now. I can't think of anything, as the platform includes everything that helps with employee engagement.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Senior Designer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Recognition and reward features contribute greatly to creating a positive work culture

    Date: Jun 17 2025
    Summary

    It really helps build a strong team culture. It's very easy to use and allows you to reach out to help whenever you need it. I've always had a positive experience with the platform; it offers users a wide range of ways to redeem their reward points.

    Positive

    It's simple, attractive, and easy to use, ensuring a seamless experience and offering a wide variety of great reward options. I love how easy it is to share gift codes with our team for any occasion—it's an incredible tool for truly appreciating people.

    Negative

    I've experienced delays with your incentive program. It can be a bit overwhelming at first due to the number of features. Sometimes I feel like there are too many emails.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Senior Manager
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Exceptional platform that truly recognizes and values ​​the effort and hard work of employees

    Date: Apr 24 2025
    Summary

    Recognition is essential for every organization to identify the contributions of its staff. It allows employees to easily navigate and redeem rewards. Customer service is also excellent. It's a fantastic tool for encouraging employee engagement.

    Positive

    The platform is intuitive, so you don't need to be a tech expert to navigate it. The rewards system is easy to understand and use. It has tons of offers and gift cards to choose from. I highly recommend it for HR teams.

    Negative

    It can be a bit cumbersome to browse through multiple coupons on the same website, so you should add more offers from brands that a consumer uses daily.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Deli General Manager
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Great tool available to our entire team to provide recognition on the spot in an easy and fun way

    Date: Sep 27 2024
    Summary

    It saves me money as I get rewards quite often, I think this is a great way to provide flexible rewards to your employees to make them feel more valued. It helps our company recognize our employees and everyone loves it, you can use this platform to recognize people in your organization and celebrate excellence.

    Positive

    I like being recognized for my hard work, it's a great tool that allows an organization to offer a simple interface. I like the speed of email responses, the system is feature rich, easy to implement and use frequently. I like that it encourages people to give feedback to others.

    Negative

    The only thing that would make it better would be if we could award even more points. I would love to see a credit card available so you can use points at any store.

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  • Reviewer Name: Tonny L.
    Position: Brokerage Operations Manager
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Excellent way to interact with co-workers quickly, easily and without complications

    Date: Aug 20 2024
    Summary

    This is useful if you want employees to use the credits for certain items. I use this platform every day and I'm always tracking the recognitions. It's a really fun tool to help people stay motivated. There is a large selection of gift cards available and navigating their system is very easy.

    Positive

    I enjoy how easy the platform is to use and the rewards are attractive to everyone, it is very attractive for peer recognition and achievements. I like the functionality of being able to easily run the platform as an administrator. It offers the ability to see the roadmap of what is coming with your product updates. What I like most about the platform is that it allows me to reward employees for tedious projects.

    Negative

    Customer service could be improved by offering practical guides for customers. I wish there was a way to award more than one badge when recognizing my teammates. It could improve the design of your website a little.

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  • Reviewer Name: Edward G.
    Position: Director of Strategic Communications
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Quick and effective way to provide real-time recognition to your colleagues

    Date: Aug 20 2024
    Summary

    It's a good way to thank them for their time and consideration. There are a wide variety of things you can spend points on, it's very easy to use and there are plenty of prompts available to help. It has been great to learn about the unique moments of recognition that occur throughout the organization. This tool helps with various categories of recognition. It is the best platform to recognize your teammates.

    Positive

    I love that it allows you to see previous recognitions very easily. Offer great incentives to our associates for the wonderful work they do every day. I love being able to show my appreciation to my colleagues who go the extra mile. It provides various types of recognition and allows you to upload images and multimedia files. I like that there are many recognition categories to choose from.

    Negative

    I would like to see the deadline extended for some items. It would be nice if there were more general options available for redeeming points. I wish there were fewer steps in the process.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: IT Specialist
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Ideal for promoting a positive reward culture

    Date: Aug 04 2024
    Summary

    It gives a social touch to all the colleagues on the current project. It makes it easy to recognize the people I work with. We have a lot of important group projects in my company. It is a great platform to recognize colleagues and team members.

    Positive

    I love the ability to recognize teammates. It provides motivation points that you can then use on a wide variety of websites. It has many categories that can be customized for different occasions. I like the ability to recognize good work.

    Negative

    Customer support is amazing and easy, so far I haven't experienced any issues. I haven't found anything I don't like about the platform yet.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Design Manager
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    It offers a fantastic and easy way to recognize your coworkers and receive recognition

    Date: Sep 26 2024
    Summary

    It's very convenient and there are many great vendors to choose from, the platform is very conducive to choosing a variety of items for rewards. There is a wide selection of products to suit all tastes and at all levels. It allows me to redeem my rewards in the way that benefits me the most!

    Positive

    I love the digital access to e-gift cards and options, it's a great recognition platform to reward employees. What I like most about the tool is the sheer amount of different items we can purchase through the site. I like that my company can top up my account at any time.

    Negative

    The tool is very good at its job. I wish there was an email list I could subscribe to so I could be notified about good deals.

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  • Reviewer Name: Sanjay M.
    Position: Human Resources Administrator
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    The ease of evaluation of the program is excellent, it has many options

    Date: Aug 21 2024
    Summary

    It is very easy to use and can be customized to suit your business, it makes it easy to purchase items for myself or others. I have been able to accumulate a good amount of reward points that I have been able to redeem for my products. The assigned point values ​​were well allocated with the prizes.

    Positive

    The advantage of using Kudos is that it is extremely easy to use, it is a great tool for recognizing our colleagues. I love how personal and intuitive Kudos is to communicate information about opportunities. What I like most is that everyone in the organization is included and can use the platform to recognize. It allows for many options when it comes to awarding points to individuals or groups.

    Negative

    Sometimes their interface can be confusing and make it difficult to select items. I would like to see a Kudos recognition report that is easily found. Sometimes implementation emails need to be re-sent.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Regional Sales Manager
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    A great way to get creative when recognizing various company activities

    Date: Sep 26 2024
    Summary

    This is a great option to give people versatility. They are available to help me and teach me how to use their software more effectively. It is a great option to recognize and create incentives for your team, their shopping experience is diverse and has a global reach better than other options.

    Positive

    The website was very user-friendly and the product selection exceeded my expectations. I love that there are so many options to choose from and redeem my rewards points, implementation was a breeze and it was very easy to navigate with our implementation partner. This user-friendly program fosters a positive and engaging work environment for everyone.

    Negative

    Information on how to make the refund could be made easier and the process could be simplified. I wish they offered bigger rewards, I would be willing to take larger surveys.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Client Manager
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 26 - 99
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    Great tool available to our entire team to provide recognition in the moment

    Date: Sep 27 2024
    Summary

    The platform itself has great features, there are many options to choose from and you can receive your reward straight away. It has become a great platform for our company, it is nice to see the flow of recognition across the organization in one dashboard. Recognition is a stance to praise both skills and feedback.

    Positive

    I loved visiting the site often to see what new awards had been added, the site is easy to use and you can get quality items. I love the way you can recognize other people in your company quickly and easily. I loved the large selection of items and gift cards.

    Negative

    I wish we could award more points over time than we do now. It would be great to have options to recognize groups and not just individuals.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: IT Project Manager
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
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    Program is extremely beneficial to recognize my colleagues

    Date: Aug 04 2024
    Summary

    Users can select from the built-in directory. This is a great way to give recognition to peers. We have found it to be very easy for all levels. Very nice tool to use as far as options go.

    Positive

    I like the ease of integration and the features they support. It has a very comprehensive dashboard, offers a wide variety of ways to redeem points. I love the fact that we are all connected in one channel.

    Negative

    It would be nice to have an estimate of the net value of the rewards. It would also be helpful to have the metrics appear in a new tab. There are times when the categories are not quite right.

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  • Reviewer Name: Prashant K.
    Position: Associate Partner
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Excellent guidance and tips for choosing the right reward.

    Date: Aug 19 2024
    Summary

    It helps employees recognize each other and the features are easy to use. The option to provide recognition in terms of monetary benefits. I have found this to be a useful tool to quickly recognize great work, it helps you improve relationships with other departments. It gives everyone the opportunity to recognize that person who goes above and beyond what is expected.

    Positive

    I like how easy and user friendly the website is to navigate, it is easy to use when you want to recognize your colleagues. They connect with a variety of useful points, the process to recognize coworkers is simple. I like it because it keeps morale high and helps me recognize what I don't know how to put into words. The system is set up in a way that it guides you through the different options.

    Negative

    Sometimes people expect too much from these awards. The employee search function could be a little better at times. I wish there were more designations for awarding. It would be nice if there were more general options available for redeeming points.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Marketing Manager
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Kudos is perfect for fostering positive relationships with coworkers

    Date: Aug 02 2024
    Summary

    We use Kudos because it has helped us create a more positive culture, it gives non-management staff members and front-line supervisors a way to recognize team members when they deserve it.

    Positive

    I like that we can access the platform from our computers via the Internet, phone, Outlook or teams. Thanks to its structure and ease of use, it has allowed me to easily recognize my colleagues, leaders and staff.

    Negative

    I have had really wonderful experiences working with Kudos. I have nothing negative to say here, on the contrary, I am very happy to have chosen this platform, they have done everything possible to meet the needs of the company.

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  • Reviewer Name: Ture C.
    Position: Marketing Manager
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Great way to ensure people feel valued

    Date: Aug 01 2024
    Summary

    It allows us to keep track of the awards received, it is great for recognizing team achievements. The platform helps us choose the award based on employee achievements. It helps me identify what level of reward I should give to someone.

    Positive

    I love that you have the option to share your stories with the entire company, it's a great way for employees to recognize each other. It's great for making people feel good at work.

    Negative

    It would be nice to have more characters for the award title. There should be more gift card options. There is a lack of a rewards history for a person to be displayed on their profile.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Administrative Assistant
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Great way to recognize others for their work

    Date: Sep 16 2024
    Summary

    They have a huge variety of merchandise, gift cards, and stuff to choose from, allowing you to reward your team with recognition and points. It recognizes employees and makes them feel valued as part of the team.

    Positive

    Gift cards are my favorite part, the ease of use along with the amount of features. It's a positive tool to recognize performance. I liked being able to get gifts from my own company.

    Negative

    I haven't found anything I didn't like, and so far I haven't had any issues that would discourage me from using the platform again.

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  • Reviewer Name: Aztunes M.
    Position: Analyst
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1 - 25
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    Simple and effective way to celebrate the achievements of colleagues

    Date: Aug 02 2024
    Summary

    It provides additional features to recognize a team. I have used it quite often to purchase products. It helps to be recognized and feel useful in the workplace. I enjoy the points system that ensures my rewards.

    Positive

    I like the different options that it has to recognize our colleagues. The amount of product on the portal is incredible. It offers great product options and gift cards. I like that there is a guide that can be used.

    Negative

    I've never had any issues, nothing to write home about. I've been using this for the last few years and everything is working fine.

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