Kudos
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
What it is
Kudos is a cloud-based employee recognition platform and mobile application for organizations running recognition programs. It supports peer-to-peer, manager-led, nomination-based, and milestone recognition, including automatic celebrations for birthdays and work anniversaries. Organizations can set custom award types and budget controls, then offer merchandise, gift cards, experiences, and other global rewards. Catalog availability can be configured to business needs, and rewards are optional. Structured incentives and gamified challenges can encourage specific behaviors. Companies can post, pin, and schedule announcements and track readership. Reporting provides real-time views of recognition activity, engagement trends, rewards programs, and workplace culture, with leaderboards. Recognition messages can be sent and received through Microsoft Teams and Slack. HRIS integrations support user provisioning and include Paycor, ADP, UKG, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Paylocity, and BambooHR; a Kudos API is also available for HRIS integration. Kudos lists ISO 27001 certification, a SOC 2 Type II report, CSA STAR Level I assurance, and GDPR compliance. It is available on web, Android, and iOS. Pricing varies by client needs and is available on request.
For and against
For
- Supports peer, manager, nomination, and milestone recognition.
- Rewards catalog includes merchandise, gift cards, and experiences.
- Announcements can be scheduled and readership tracked.
- Recognition messages work through Slack and Microsoft Teams.
- Includes HRIS integrations and an API.
Against
- Pricing varies by client needs and is available on request.
- Rewards are optional, and catalog availability depends on business needs.
The verdict
Kudos combines recognition programs, optional rewards, announcements, and reporting across web and mobile. Organizations need to request pricing based on their needs.
Who it suits
Kudos suits organizations that want peer, manager, nomination, or milestone recognition alongside optional rewards. Its announcements and HRIS provisioning may also suit teams coordinating recognition with employee systems.
Plans and prices
Kudos employee recognition platform
Pricing varies by client needs; rewards optional
Read 8 Oct 2026 · kudos.com
On the record
- Announcements
- Organizations can post, pin, and schedule company announcements and track readership.kudos.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- API
- Kudos says it offers a Kudos API for integrating with HRIS systems.kudos.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Celebrations
- It can automatically celebrate employee milestones such as birthdays and work anniversaries.kudos.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Challenges
- It offers structured automated incentives and gamified challenges to encourage specific behaviors.kudos.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Communication integrations
- Recognition messages can be sent and received through Microsoft Teams and Slack.kudos.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Company
- Kudos says its commercial product began in 2007, its mission officially began in 2011, and it is based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.kudos.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Data protection
- Kudos describes its service as multi-tenant cloud SaaS with logically separated customer data and encryption at rest and in transit using TLS 1.2.kudos.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- HRIS examples
- Listed HRIS integrations include Paycor, ADP, UKG, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Paylocity, and BambooHR.kudos.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- HRIS integrations
- Kudos says it integrates with HRIS platforms for user provisioning and lists Paycor, ADP, UKG, Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Paylocity, and BambooHR as examples.kudos.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Recognition messages can be sent and received through Slack and Microsoft Teams, and the platform supports HRIS provisioning.kudos.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Pricing model
- Kudos says pricing varies according to client needs, with flat monthly per-user pricing its most popular model; rewards are optional and not marked up.kudos.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Kudos is a cloud-based employee recognition platform and mobile application.kudos.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Recognition
- It supports peer-to-peer, top-down, nomination-based, and milestone recognition programs.kudos.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- The platform provides real-time visibility into recognition activity, engagement trends, rewards programs, and workplace culture, with reporting and leaderboards.kudos.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Rewards
- Rewards include merchandise, gift cards, travel, experiences, mobile top-ups, charities, and custom rewards.kudos.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- Kudos lists ISO 27001 certification, SOC 2 Type II, CSA STAR Level I, and GDPR compliance.kudos.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Security certifications
- The Trust Assurance Center states Kudos has ISO 27001 certification, a SOC 2 Type II report, CSA STAR Level I assurance, and GDPR compliance.kudos.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- Kudos says its team provides direct support and best practices for integration and recognition program results.kudos.com · read 8 Oct 2026
