Bonusly vs Motivosity (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Bonusly grades higher than Motivosity: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Bonusly grades higher on the free plan. Motivosity grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, 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 Bonusly if
- Fits if your team lives in Slack or Teams and wants a points-for-rewards system
- Works for companies that want recognition tied to milestones
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want wider HR such as payroll or time off, as it only does recognition
- Watch out: rewards are billed at face value when employees redeem them, on top of the subscription
- Watch out: the pricing page shows monthly billing, but its FAQ says all plans are billed annually
- Tight if you need nominations, spot bonuses or SSO, which are Organization-plan features sold through sales
- Watch out: listed prices apply to new customers only
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
| 2.2GPABonuslyFair | 2.0GPAMotivosityFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$5 a user a month billed monthly ($50 a year) with Bizy, or $3 without, against a middle of $5 for HR tools. Rewards are billed separately at face value. | 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 | CA 30-day free trial of the Team or Organization plan, and no payment information is needed. There's no free plan. | FNo free plan and no trial is listed. You start with a demo request. |
| Features | CPeer recognition, a rewards catalog, milestones and check-ins. That's one smaller job within HR, and nominations, spot bonuses and SSO are Organization-plan features. | 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 rating on record. You connect Slack or Teams and set up points budgets and rewards. | 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, iPhone and Android, plus Slack, Teams and HRIS links. No desktop app. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with six listed integrations. No desktop app, so no A. |
| Best for | peer-to-peer employee recognition | 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: Bonusly and Motivosity. How we grade
Where they differ
- Bonusly also covers community.
- Motivosity also covers surveys and dashboards.
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At a glance
| Bonusly | Motivosity | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $5 per user / month with Bizy, billed monthly ($50 per user / year billed annually) | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial of the Team or Organization plan, no payment information needed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Bonusly | Motivosity |
| Price read from | bonusly.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Bonusly
- Rewards are billed separately at face value when employees redeem them, on top of the subscription.
- The pricing page shows monthly billing, but its FAQ says all plans are billed annually; confirm the term before buying.
- The Organization plan is quoted through sales.
- The listed prices apply to new customers only; existing customers are directed to their account manager.
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
Bonusly
- Peer recognition
- Employees give each other points with a message, with admins setting how much each person can give and receive.
- Rewards catalog
- Points are redeemed for items such as gift cards, with country-specific options. The company pays face value for rewards redeemed.
- Slack and Teams
- Recognition can be given from Slack and Microsoft Teams, and through iOS and Android apps.
- Milestone celebrations
- Birthdays and work anniversaries can be recognized automatically.
- Check-ins and growth tools
- Smart-agenda one-on-ones, performance recaps and manager alerts are part of the Team plan.
- Bizy assistant
- An AI assistant priced at $2 per user / month, included in the Team and Organization plans as listed. The Organization plan includes 1,000 MCP tool calls a month.
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
Bonusly
Team + Bizy$5
per user / month, billed monthly ($50 per user / year billed annually)
Peer recognition, Slack and Teams, mobile apps, milestone celebrations, HRIS integrations, 24/7 chat and Bizy. Without Bizy: $3 per user / month.
Organization + BizyCustom
Everything in Team plus announcements, nominations, spot bonuses, company analytics, SAML SSO and a dedicated customer success manager.
Motivosity
Pricing could not be confirmed. See motivosity.com.
Ways to pay less
Bonusly
- Annual discount
2 months free on annual billing
The pricing page offers two months free when switching from monthly to annual billing, with $50 per user a year against $5 a month.
Motivosity
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Bonusly or Motivosity?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Bonusly starts at $5 per user / month with Bizy, billed monthly ($50 per user / year billed annually), and Motivosity has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Bonusly or Motivosity?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Bonusly nor Motivosity has a free plan. Bonusly has a free trial.
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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.