Awardco vs Motivosity (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Motivosity grades higher than Awardco: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Motivosity grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Motivosity
Employee recognition and rewards platform with a social feed
Paid
Which one is for you
Pick Awardco if
- Fits if you want recognition and rewards in one quote
- Works for companies of 100 or fewer looking at the starter packages
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to compare tiers by price: the plans page tiers by recognition types, not dollars
- Pricey if you need A-Pay, the store, a technical account manager or HRIS sync, all add-ons
- Watch out: the $3,000 starter figure has no billing period stated
- Watch out: no free plan and no trial
Pick Motivosity if
- Fits if you want recognition on phones as well as the web
- Works for companies of 250 or more who can live with a quote-only price
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a published price, since the page says pricing is 100% custom
- Tight if you're under 250 people: the vendor shows a $3,000 minimum spend on its small bundle
- Pricey if you want the Visa card and no gift fees, which start at the Building Culture bundle
- Watch out: no free plan and no trial on record
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAAwardcoWeak | 2.0GPAMotivosityFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo list prices. Small companies are quoted packages from $3,000 with no period given, so it's an ordinary C. | CThe pricing page shows three bundles and no figures, and a $3,000 minimum for companies under 250 people. That's a floor of roughly $12 a head at 250 staff, but the real price is a quote, so C. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan and no trial is listed. You start with a demo request. | FNo free plan and no trial is listed. You start with a demo request. |
| Features | CRecognition, rewards and surveys, but the listing says A-Pay, the company store, a technical account manager and HRIS sync are paid add-ons. | BRecognition, rewards, a social feed and bundles up to a global program. The listing names no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record, and you'd set it up with your own people data first, so it's an ordinary C. | CNo store rating on record, and you'd set it up with your own people data first, so it's an ordinary C. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with four named integrations. No desktop app. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with six listed integrations. No desktop app, so no A. |
| Best for | recognition and rewards, sold by quote | recognition with a mobile app and a social feed |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Awardco and Motivosity. How we grade
Where they differ
- Motivosity also covers dashboards.
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At a glance
| Awardco | Motivosity | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Awardco | Motivosity |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Awardco
- No list prices are published; the plans page sends buyers to sales for a quote.
- Small companies with 100 employees or fewer are pointed to starter packages from $3,000, with no billing period stated.
- Plans are tiered by how many recognition types a company can choose (2, 3, 4 or all), not by price tiers shown on the page.
- A-Pay, company store, a technical account manager and HRIS sync are paid add-ons.
Motivosity
- No prices are published: the pricing page says pricing is 100% custom and sends buyers to a quote form.
- The vendor shows a $3,000 minimum spend on its small-business bundle (companies under 250 employees).
- The pricing page shows three bundles (Celebrating People, Building Culture, Scaling Globally) with no figures.
- The ThanksMatters Visa card and no service fees on gifts are listed from the Building Culture bundle up.
Key features
Awardco
- Five recognition types
- Automated milestones, spot recognition, nominations with approval paths, earn programs tied to goals, and external recognition.
- Rewards network
- Points redeem for gift cards, Amazon Business items and other rewards, with global options and an A-Pay payment card add-on.
- AwardCodes for offline staff
- Customizable points cards that frontline employees scan or enter to redeem points without a company login.
- Awardco Engage surveys
- Engagement and pulse surveys with eNPS scoring and key driver analysis, sold alone or bundled with Recognize.
- Integrations and open API
- Connects to HRIS and payroll, Slack, Teams and Outlook, with SSO and an open API; custom integrations are an add-on.
Motivosity
- Social recognition feed
- Peer-to-peer and manager-to-employee thanks appear in a company feed with profiles, an org chart and announcements.
- Milestone celebrations
- Service anniversaries, birthdays and onboarding moments are triggered automatically from HRIS data.
- Spot bonuses and nominations
- Managers can fund spot bonus pools with approvals, and companies can run nomination-based awards.
- Rewards marketplace
- Employees redeem recognition for gift cards and Amazon items, with a ThanksMatters Visa card and swag store as options.
- Pulse surveys and reporting
- eNPS-style pulse surveys and dashboards covering retention, adoption and spend.
- Chat and HRIS integrations
- Recognition can be given in Slack, Microsoft Teams and Google Chat; HRIS data and single sign-on are synced.
Plans
Awardco
Pricing could not be confirmed. See awardco.com.
Motivosity
Pricing could not be confirmed. See motivosity.com.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Awardco or Motivosity?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Awardco has no price we could confirm, and Motivosity has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Awardco or Motivosity?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Awardco nor Motivosity has a free plan.
Which platforms do Awardco and Motivosity run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Motivosity lists iOS and Android apps. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.