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About Kudos® is an employee recognition and engagement platform that helps organizations build a culture of appreciation. It combines recognition, celebrations, communication, programs, and analytics in one solution. Employees and managers can send recognition tied to company values, choose points, and add images or GIFs. Gamified goals and peer prompts encourage regular participation so recognition is shared broadly. Milestone celebrations for birthdays, anniversaries, and onboarding are automated, while targeted announcements ensure important updates are seen and tracked. Awards, Nominations, and Incentives make it easy to celebrate achievements and drive participation. Analytics reveal trends and cultural impact, enabling leaders to refine programs. Kudos supports Arabic, Chinese, Czech, English, French, Greek, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, and Spanish.	About Xoxoday powers rewards, incentives, and loyalty programs for 5,000+ companies worldwide, including Freshworks, Infosys, Capgemini, AT&T, H&M, and more, that help them engage and retain their employees, customers, and partners. With $1B+ annual GMV and 250+ integrations (MS Teams, Slack, Salesforce, HubSpot, SAP, and more), we make it simple for teams across HR, sales, marketing, and CX to drive measurable impact - boosting engagement, conversion, and retention. Headquartered across 12 global offices, including the US, Xoxoday delivers secure, scalable, global and flexible solutions. Our product suite: 1. Empuls - An all-in-one employee engagement tool with recognition, rewards, surveys & incentives 2. Plum - A global rewards marketplace including gift cards experiences, travel, merchandise, digital subscriptions, wellness, and charity donations 3. Loyalife - An enterprise-grade loyalty solution for customers, channel partners, banks, payment providers and reward platform.
Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook	Platforms Supported Windows Mac Linux Cloud On-Premises iPhone iPad Android Chromebook
Audience Kudos partners with mid-sized and enterprise clients worldwide across a wide variety of industries.	Audience Enterprises looking to implement and automate reward programs at scale who want to acquire, retain, and engage customers, partners, employees, and sales teams.
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Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.8 / 5 ease 4.8 / 5 features 4.6 / 5 design 4.6 / 5 support 4.6 / 5 Read all reviews	Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.5 / 5 ease 4.5 / 5 features 4.8 / 5 design 4.5 / 5 support 4.6 / 5 Read all reviews
Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person	Training Documentation Webinars Live Online In Person
Company Information Kudos® Founded: 2010 Canada www.kudos.com/software/employee-recognition	Company Information Xoxoday Founded: 2012 United States www.xoxoday.com
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Categories Company Culture Employee Engagement Employee Feedback Employee Recognition Employee Survey Human Resources Marketing Rewards and Incentives	Categories Channel Incentives Management (CIM) Commission Company Culture Compensation Management Customer Loyalty Employee Engagement Employee Recognition Rewards and Incentives Sales Compensation Sales Gamification Sales Performance Management
Employee Engagement Features Benchmarking Cultural Alignment Employee Awards Employee Guides Employee Recognition Feedback Management Goal Management Health & Wellness Programs Performance Management Pulse Surveys Employee Recognition Features eCards Goals Leaderboards / Activity Tracking Manager-to-Peer Recognition Mention Management Nominations Peer-to-Peer Recognition Performance Management Rewards Catalog Rewards Points Social Recognition Show More Features Human Resources Features 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 Features eCards Goals Leaderboards / Activity Tracking Manager-to-Peer Recognition Mention Management Nominations Peer-to-Peer Recognition Performance Management Rewards Catalog Rewards Points Social Recognition
Integrations BambooHR Microsoft Teams Okta OneLogin Paylocity Ping Identity Slack Workday HCM 100Hires Forsta Greenhouse Hirebook Paperform Quickwork Square Payroll UKG Pro Workplace from Meta Zoho CRM Zoho People Show More Integrations View All 21 Integrations	Integrations BambooHR Microsoft Teams Okta OneLogin Paylocity Ping Identity Slack Workday HCM 100Hires Forsta Greenhouse Hirebook Paperform Quickwork Square Payroll UKG Pro Workplace from Meta Zoho CRM Zoho People Show More Integrations View All 129 Integrations
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