Kudos Inc

Kudos

Composite Score

8.8 /10

CX Score

8.9 /10

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What is Kudos?

As a communication tool, Kudos enables team members, managers and leadership to stay connected, collaborate and coach. It promotes the entire team to share important information, from personal status updates to the organizational vision and goals.

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Awards & Recognition

Kudos won the following awards in the Employee Rewards and Recognition category

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2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2025

Product Impact

Latest Award, 2025

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024

0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2022

Kudos Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Product Experience

Negotiation and Contract

Conflict Resolution

Strategy & Innovation

Service Experience

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:: 94%
Negotiation and Contract:: 88%
Conflict Resolution:: 93%
Strategy & Innovation:: 88%
Service Experience:: 95%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Kudos?

1% Negative

6% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Efficient Service
Fair
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Peer to Peer Recognition

Employee Portal

Social Recognition

Leaderboards

Surveys Feedback

Automatic Notifications

Goal Setting

Metrics and Analytics

Mobile Functionality

Gamification

3rd Party Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Employee Engagement

Score 8.5

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Oratile H.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

I totally enjoy this product

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Kudos from other similar products?

I haven't had the opportunity to work with other products, but I would easily recommend Kudos

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The Employee recognition and ease of the integration is fantastic

What do you dislike most about this product?

There is nothing to immediately call out when using the product, I totally love it.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

They should just for it.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Deepika T.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Kudos from other similar products?

performance, ease of use, pricing, customer support, integration capabilities, and specific features tailored to address user needs.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

easy in use

What do you dislike most about this product?

not as of now

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

cost effective

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

John S.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Entertainment
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2023

Great recognition and encouragement platform

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Kudos from other similar products?

If I want to send a virtual high five, fist bump, or thank you shout out to a coworker or someone else at work, this is the finest tool I've used so far. It's wonderful and simple to use, and you can accumulate points toward incentives. Well, it's incredible that there are actually monetary prizes involved. It's not a lot, but it all adds up.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Variety in available choices is a plus. Like being able to publicly applaud my fellow social media users. Kudos is a great tool for executives and coworkers to publicly show appreciation for employees. Staff members can redeem their Kudos points for any gift card of their choosing. You can pick from a wide variety of possibilities.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One set of employees left nearly useless comments to increase their ratings and win prizes, demonstrating how quickly it devolved into a popularity game.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

From the perspective of upper management, a simple token of appreciation accompanied by some encouraging words will always stimulate workers to increase their output and make them feel valued. Individuals are often hesitant to publicly convey their gratitude, so Kudos is an excellent alternative.

Pros

Reliable
Effective Service
Saves Time
Fair

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Kudos Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Kudos?

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Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Peer to Peer Recognition Allows peers to recognize each other, not just top-down​

Employee Portal Includes discussion and chat, information sharing, and employee engagement.

Social Recognition Ways for people to see recognition and share it – badges, newsfeed, etc​.

Leaderboards Provides the ability to obtain a sense of how members are interacting within the community by ranking members according to points, badges, awards earned

Surveys Feedback Enables surveys/feedback forms to be sent to customers​

Automatic Notifications Push notifications/reminders to employees via email, mobile, etc.

Goal Setting The process of identifying something that you want to accomplish and establishing measurable goals and timeframes

Metrics and Analytics Ability to track and measure different aspects of recognition, dashboards, reference checking, and reporting

Mobile Functionality Can be used on mobile devices​

Gamification Offers Learning Tracks with Badges/Certificates or other gamification elements to keep learners engaged.

3rd Party Integration The system integrates with other 3rd party applications.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

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Oratile H.

I totally enjoy this product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Deepika T.

easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

John S.

Great recognition and encouragement platform

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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