Kudos

4.8 (1,051)
Build a Thriving Culture With Kudos®

Overall rating

4.8 /5
(1,051)
Value for Money
4.7/5
Features
4.7/5
Ease of Use
4.8/5
Customer Support
4.7/5

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Janelle
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Kudos for Kudos!

Reviewed on 07/03/2019

Kudos really helps to build team morale. I love seeing everyone call each other out for the great...

Kudos really helps to build team morale. I love seeing everyone call each other out for the great work their doing, and I think that kind of feedback makes people work harder. Sometimes teams can be a very segmented. With kudos, you can easily see what other teams are working on, fostering an atmosphere of engagement and communication.

Pros

Your hard work turns into cold, hard, cash!

I like that you can choose from kudos-branded or company-branded rewards!

I like that you can choose to send your kudos privately or publicly.

I like that you can endorse a kudos someone else has sent.

I like that you get kudos on your birthday!

I like that you can't send all your kudos to one person, forcing you to spread it out.

Cons

I wish unused kudos could roll over to the next month.

I wish adding giphs to a post was easier.

I wish that clicking the +K button actually added additional kudos.

I wish there were more Canadian-specific Kudos rewards.

I would like to get a reminder email towards the end of each month, reminding me to use up the last of my kudos.

Spencer
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  • Industry: Machinery
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
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  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Kudos Review

Reviewed on 05/09/2023

I love it. It feels great giving credit when and where its due. Also to receive that credit is nice

I love it. It feels great giving credit when and where its due. Also to receive that credit is nice

Pros

being able to give praise to fellow employees.

Cons

My wife uses Kudos at her work place but there is no way for me to send her messages or awards. I know its only for in-company use.

Nabi
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  • Industry: Consumer Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Kudus encourages me

Reviewed on 08/10/2019

Naturally, every human beings need for some sort of encouragement in life carrier. One of the best...

Naturally, every human beings need for some sort of encouragement in life carrier. One of the best software which motivate us beyond extra miles, I've ever seen is Kudos. My specific experience; I got an exceptional vote from our CEO for attending a hard meeting with governor while all telecom operators were switched off due to security situation. As a result of my long discussion with governor, MTN was the first operator which restored and I was motivated by our CEO.

Pros

It is well designed in 4 categories with clear explanations and easy use

Cons

To be frank nothing is least likely in this software

Lauren
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  • Industry: Medical Practice
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10

Application is easy to use

Reviewed on 09/08/2023

I am very satisfied with this program as a Manager, mainly for sending recognition to my team...

I am very satisfied with this program as a Manager, mainly for sending recognition to my team members and peers.

Pros

I like how quickly and easily I can generate kudos to send recognition for good performance

Cons

The application is a little slow when scrolling down to review older kudos posts

Sarah
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  • Industry: Plastics
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

What a morale booster!

Reviewed on 25/07/2023

Pros

Working for a manufacturing company this is a way that the admin, sales, customer service staff can recognise others from different departments that make sure a difference in our day and the way we do our jobs. We may not work closely in the same department or vicinity but we can still acknowledge the efforts of anyone within the business and this is a great way of bringing the departments together.

Cons

I love everything about it - it's a great morale booster and bridges the gap between production and sales / customer service.

Ina Fairruzana
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  • Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Kudos Is The Best

Reviewed on 27/07/2023

I am loving this Kudos! I am happy when receive a Kudos.

I am loving this Kudos! I am happy when receive a Kudos.

Pros

Easy to redeem and cash out to my account. Easy to use the credit card for shopping.I feel that my superior and my clicks thanks me very much for all hard work I'm doing when receive a Kudos. I am appreciative and love the Kudos very much. You make my day Kudos!. Thank You.

Cons

I don't see any difficulties to use the Kudos so far.

Arthur
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  • Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Feel good with kudos

Reviewed on 09/08/2023

Very good

Very good

Pros

The ability to recognize and be recognized for achievements within the company and your closer team

Cons

Sometimes hard to see total points you have when first opening the page

Simon
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  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

The best

Reviewed on 25/07/2023

Pros

It's very easy to use. You can reward your colleagues in a few seconds, and simply bring happiness to their day. It makes you be more helpful because you can be rewarded for it.The greatest thing is my points value is doubled twice a year and it's fantastic.

Cons

The only downside is that claiming Kudos is a taxable event.

Garik
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  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great for Peer Recognition

Reviewed on 15/08/2023

My coworkers & I have enjoyed using Kudos to show appreciation to one another or to recognize each...

My coworkers & I have enjoyed using Kudos to show appreciation to one another or to recognize each other's birthdays.

Pros

Kudos has been a great way for peers in the office to recognize one another. It has helped the office become closer.

Cons

It would be nice to receive the gift card not only via e-mail but to have it recorded in the app or website as well.

Lazandria
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  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

My best "Thank App"

Reviewed on 16/08/2023

Easy to understand at first glance. Love seeing my Kudos emails come in alert me someone appreciates...

Easy to understand at first glance. Love seeing my Kudos emails come in alert me someone appreciates my help.

Pros

I love at there is a point tier to the level of appreciation. it take the guessing game out of how much you want to give person you are grateful for.

Cons

I feel that the value of the amount of Kudos could be a little more

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Great for Employee Engagement

Reviewed on 30/01/2020

Very positive. I'm very confident that this tool will help us build a more positive culture and a...

Very positive. I'm very confident that this tool will help us build a more positive culture and a new way to put focus on employee recognition.

Pros

It's structured like a social feed and very easy to use. Minimal training required and implementation and customization was very simple. Powerful tool for increasing employee engagement and building a culture of recognition.

Cons

I wish it supported GIF files and had a way to set up points activities that users could claim, but other than that it's great!

Alternatives Considered

Bonusly

Reasons for Switching to Kudos

Kudos was much more affordable and had virtually all of the same features. It also puts more emphasis on the core values and qualities that you want employees to demonstrate vs. the number of points sent from user to user.
Brooklyn
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  • Industry: Marketing & Advertising
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Kudos for Kudos!

Reviewed on 05/08/2019

Kudos support is on-the-ball! I am comfortable asking for the assistance I need as questions arise,...

Kudos support is on-the-ball! I am comfortable asking for the assistance I need as questions arise, and I know they will have a solution to offer promptly. Their reps are personable and convey warmth and friendliness via email and phone.

As a side note, our team LOVES Blobby. A handful of our top senders select a different Blobby for every post, adding color and personality to the timeline. It took me a bit to warm to Blobby, but having seen him fill our timeline, he has grown on me!

Pros

I love that it is customizable--our company uses a very trimmed-down, simple version of Kudos. We sometimes have trouble with folks being receptive to change, but adoption of the Kudos platform over our previous recognition platform has been better than we could've asked, thanks to Kudos being willing to adapt to our needs.

Cons

I wish the window to edit posts was indefinite, especially for administrators. As an administrator, I award our company's Kudos award badges, and I've made a few mistakes along the way, sometimes after the 24 hour edit window has closed, forcing me to archive the award and give it again, which messes up the date convention and exposes my goof to the masses ;) It would be nice if administrators had the ability to edit at any time.

Amos
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  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

KUDOS FOR KUDOS

Reviewed on 08/05/2019

Being a user of Kudos, the experience has generally been positive and exciting, kudos has totally...

Being a user of Kudos, the experience has generally been positive and exciting, kudos has totally changed the way people in my organization say thank you, appreciating you using kudos feels more different and feels more rewarding than when somebody just tells you thank you verbally, i feel like every month comes with a gift in form of kudos points.
One negative thing i would love to note is that kudos is loosing meaning because now for someone to send you kudos, you must equally be willing to send the same amount of kudos points to the back to the person who sent you their Kudos points, that makes it feel like its a batter trade not an appreciation. for example, one comes to you and tells you i have 50 Kudos points, if you also have 50 kudos points, lets exchange, To me that ceases to be an on spot appreciation or a way of saying thank you but it becomes a batter trade where you exchange something for something.

Pros

The software helps you recognize and appreciate a colleges good work on spot in a more rewarding way.
The Software equally acts as a chatting platform i.e after sending a college Kudos, someone has a provision of where to leave a comment thus creating a chatting platform where two or more people can leave or exchange congratulatory messages.
The software also has privacy features that is to say one can choose to send kudos but make the message private. you could be sending kudos to your girlfriend with the same company so the privacy feature helps make your conversation private.
The notification messages like the birthday notifications, how long you have been working in the company etc are also one feature i love.

Cons

1) Few rewards to redeem, sometimes you have the points but no rewards to redeem that is to say there are limited options of rewards to redeem
2)Some rewards don't make you feel the value of your hardly earned kudos points.
3)The colours on the site are a little too bright to a naked eye.

Matthew
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  • Industry: Insurance
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1-5 months
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  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Put more into your morale program!

Reviewed on 30/07/2019

We run lean purposely, and allows for a larger share of the rewards when we exceed as an organizatio...

We run lean purposely, and allows for a larger share of the rewards when we exceed as an organization. However, we have to ask a lot of our folks as a result, and the workload is high. While a paycheck can keep someone coming into work each day, being proud of what you do and being recognized for the quality of your work makes them want to come to work each day. Kudos has already helped so much with this in the short time we have been using it, and see less people who just work here, and more that are a part of family we strive to create here.

Pros

Kudos offers such an ease of use that it makes staying active in recognizing my employees a breeze. Morale is such an important part of keeping your workforce productive and most importantly happy, and Kudos allows me to recognize my team quickly, which can make all the difference in the world with as busy as we all get. Acknowledging the good people do should NOT be work, but programs I have used in the past have done just that, and as a result eventually fall to the wayside and do not get used as they should - this is even worse morale wise than not having a program at all. Kudos makes this an afterthought, and takes only seconds to make sure I point when someone has done something exceptional. People should be proud of what they do, and Kudos let's me point them out so others in the organization can be proud of them too! Kudos to Kudos!

Cons

I do not yet have any negatives about the Kudos platform.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Investment Management
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Company culture

Reviewed on 01/11/2018

Kudos has become a part of our company culture- ways to recognize employees on a regular basis,...

Kudos has become a part of our company culture- ways to recognize employees on a regular basis, opportunities for others to see what is going on throughout the company and come together for fun events throughout the year.

Pros

The ease of use for employees, the ability to recognize employees from your desk or mobile phone!

Cons

There are some features that we would like to customize, but currently there isn't that flexibility. However, if you put in your request with Kudos, they are great about finding ways to make it happen!

Response from Kudos

Hello!

It's really great to hear that Kudos has become a part of your company culture! It's really rewarding to know that it's making a difference to your work day. :)

We're working on a ton of cool features and functionality that will give you more control over aspects of Kudos. Stay tuned and be sure to keep sending us any feedback you have on Kudos! We love hearing from you!

Sean
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  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

High Employee Engagement

Reviewed on 22/08/2022

Kudo's is a fantastic tool for our employees and will be a 100 in my book once we can establish a...

Kudo's is a fantastic tool for our employees and will be a 100 in my book once we can establish a secure API to automate our employee data sync.

Pros

The product is easy to use for our managers and employees alike. It affords first line managers and non-manager employees an avenue to provide recognition to the employees that deserve it. It has really helped boost moral and improve employee incentive.

Cons

We historically used an SFTP site to download the employee data set and this has presented some issues that we are hoping to resolve by establishing API's. However the security requirements of the healthcare industry has made this transition problematic. We are working through them.

Oluseye
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  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Kudos - Culture Changer

Reviewed on 18/02/2019

Poor Appreciation Culture & declining employee engagement has been an identifed major problem which...

Poor Appreciation Culture & declining employee engagement has been an identifed major problem which are impacting the how employee treats customers (internal & External). Kudos is a postive culture changer. When Kudos was introduced, Managers & Colleagues got appreciated for achievements or a job well done, this increase the sense of being part of team and all your contributions are acknowledged towards the success of the team and the organisations

Pros

Kudos has contributed to the appreciation culture positively which indirectly drive employee's level of engagement, can-do attitude and the sense of being applauded when they have done a good job (& less of blaming games)

Cons

Limited number of Kudos points allocated, some well done job deserves to appreciated immediately and not till later date. Kudos can offer points on credits.

Michelle
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  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

A nimble and easy platform that has an immediate and lasting positive impact on our team.

Reviewed on 05/03/2018

A quick, transparent and effective means of communication amongst our team on performance.

A quick, transparent and effective means of communication amongst our team on performance.

Pros

The ease and transparency that Kudos provides in allowing us to recognise employees' effort and contribution, fits perfectly within our culture of recognition and reward in a timely manner. Allows all our members of our team to appreciate each other. We have now been using for three years and it hasn't lost its momentum. We use as a tool to send announcements, newsletters, share corporate event photos - which brings our team back to the site which reinvigorates further use. Our team use the app at lunch breaks to send and like each other Kudos.

Cons

As we use pages for newsletters some more options around graphics would be great.

Fatima
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  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Company size: 10,000+ Employees
  • Used Monthly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Exceptional Kudo's need to be given to the Kudo's team for this software!

Reviewed on 15/08/2019

I love the ability to recognise people immediately, to be recognised myself and to redeem rewards...

I love the ability to recognise people immediately, to be recognised myself and to redeem rewards that apply to me, as and when I need them.

Pros

Ever since I started using Kudos, I have been recommending it to everyone I know in HR at other companies, for very simple reasons- it makes recognition instant and easy, the value attached to the recognition in terms of rewards offered is employee centric, and it can be used on-the-go if you download the app. I am thoroughly impressed by the overall product and love that I can view not only my recognition, and the recognition I give others, but also the recognition received by others! It's an important tool in identifying those gems within the organization who go above and beyond, and it helps in understanding what the strengths of our people are- if we recognise people by including a category of recognition. We are also allowed to vet the kudo's given by someone to someone else. I love that I can still give recognition to others even if I have not been part of the reason for the recognition, but if I know that the receiver is a person who regularly behaves in the manner being recognised for!

Cons

In terms of the app- I think it can be made to be a bit more intuitive. I don't have a lot of criticism here as I truly do love the kudo's software- I just think the app could be spruced up a bit.

Austin
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  • Industry: Wholesale
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Kudos for Werner Electric Supply

Reviewed on 25/07/2019

Great!

Great!

Pros

Great customer service, fairly easy to use, metrics are available, some flexibility with how the site looks, the App is awesome,

Cons

Just some suggestions.
1) An easier way for users to provide feedback about Kudos or our Excellence Award that is ran through Kudos.
2) Provide Administrators the ability to generate quick generic email communication for our organization (emails could be edited). Admin generated emails could offer information/statistics about giving people recognition and/or use links to landing pages on the Kudos website to drive users to known functionality.
3) Integrate personality tests into the site to help the users better understand what they are looking for in communication and how they communicate with others.
4) Provide a Company Employee Suggestion function.

Jordan
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  • Industry: Retail
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10

Kudos for Kudos

Reviewed on 03/03/2019

Kudos is an amazing tool that helps with morale and growth at a subconscious level. It's truly an...

Kudos is an amazing tool that helps with morale and growth at a subconscious level. It's truly an amazing program that allows so much interaction which otherwise may not ever happen.

Pros

This software encourages employee engagement to the next level and does so in the most positive manner. Recognizing peers for accomplishments as well as thanking them for assistance is really neat!

Cons

I feel like that Kudos could improve with some of the UI. It can be difficult to search for specific people sometimes when giving Kudos.

Another thing is when attaching a photo to an award and then changing the amount removes the photograph. Very minor inconvenience -

Breland
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  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 1+ year
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
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  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

KUDOS for the win!

Reviewed on 13/10/2019

Pros

What I love about Kudos the most is that there are so many options to cash in for your gift card. You name a place, and there's a gift card for it on there. I love it. It is fast and friendly! Its a great way for employees to interact with other employees. Money is one of the best incentives a company can give and with Kudos you're able to spend it however you like. When I have my own business I will be sure to use Kudos and nothing else!

Cons

I don't like how you can't see what everyone says about a person unless you see it scrolling. I'd like it even better if we were given the option to click on someones name and then you could see all of the Kudos posted.

Tiffany
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  • Industry: Legal Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Very Pleased Kudos User

Reviewed on 25/03/2019

I really enjoy Kudos. I enjoy receiving Kudos as well as rewarding hard working coworkers with...

I really enjoy Kudos. I enjoy receiving Kudos as well as rewarding hard working coworkers with Kudos points. Recently, there was an issue with my Kudos e-gift card not being sent to me electronically. I reached out to Kudos support team, and the issue was resolved in less than 24 hours. That is 5 star customer service. I would recommend Kudos to every business, company, and friend.

Pros

I like the software because it is easy to use. The idea behind Kudos is also original and it makes work a little more exciting to be rewarded for hard work.

Cons

I cannot think of a single con with the Kudos software.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10

Facts about Kudos

Reviewed on 26/01/2022

I have had great experience using kudos. Thank you Kudos team. Keep up the good works.

I have had great experience using kudos. Thank you Kudos team. Keep up the good works.

Pros

I have been using kudos app for a while now and must say its one the best apps for employee recognition and rewards. It has beautiful interface with nice colour combinations. User dashboard is very simple and easy to navigate. You can recognise your colleagues anywhere at anytime at your own convenience. Has a lot of emojis to make your recognition more interesting. Great security features as well. Thank you

Cons

Sometimes srolling down to view previous comments from individual colleagues is very cumbersome. Especially when you have received a lot of general messages. I think separating the group messages from the individual ones will be of great help. Aside that I think the app is simple and easy to use.

Verified Reviewer
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  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 2+ years
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  • Value for Money
  • Ease of Use
  • Customer Support
  • Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10

Appreciation

Reviewed on 07/04/2019

i have many experienced with startup and im expert in analyzing systems , Kudos have some problem...

i have many experienced with startup and im expert in analyzing systems , Kudos have some problem such as ; exemple you can send Kudos without points (its problem) , another thing is you must have a sharing totally kudos to anothre person, another things is for birthday colleagues we can mention some Kudos . another item is the day of colleague come to company ,

IF you need more details make appointement or time so i can present to you.
thank you

Pros

for appreciation to colleagues and give reward to them.

Cons

the least is say thank you to colleague is a minimum appreciation