Kudos Inc

Kudos

Composite Score

8.8 /10

CX Score

8.8 /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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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 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.

93 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

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 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

7% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Efficient Service
Fair
Saves Time
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Peer to Peer Recognition

Employee Portal

Surveys Feedback

Social Recognition

Automatic Notifications

Leaderboards

Metrics and Analytics

Goal Setting

Mobile Functionality

Gamification

3rd Party Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Employee Engagement

Score 8.3

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Kudos Reviews

Kyiah M.

Role: Operations
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: End User of Application

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Submitted Aug 2024

Love using Kudos! It's very easy to use!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Kudos from other similar products?

Kudos is very user friendly, especially on mobile which is how I use it 90% of the time. Easy to see not only your achievements, but everyone else's on the team.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Being able to cash out in not just gift cards for other companies, but actual cash on a prepaid visa.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Every now and then an error occurs when cashing out (whether gift card or prepaid visa) haven't had this from personal experience, but others around me have had this issue.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Take the time to look at everything. There's always something new when I log in to my account.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Grace O.

Role: Public Sector
Industry: Not for Profit
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Amazing product and easy to use!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Kudos from other similar products?

Ability to set goals and attributes for our team

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

How easy it is to use

What do you dislike most about this product?

The app is slightly hard to use

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend this to any healthcare professional. I would also say that there is a slight learning curve so a briefing on it beforehand is helpful.

Pros

Inspires Innovation
Client Friendly Policies
Altruistic
Helps Innovate

Cons

Slower Product Innovation

Nina T.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Not for Profit
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

fantastic product to show appreciation and thanks

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Kudos from other similar products?

the ability to get rewarded in actual money and gift cards

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

the ability to recognize anyone and everyone

What do you dislike most about this product?

kinda confusing app, it’s hard to get to your own profile and settings

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

change face of app and profile settings

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Cons

Charges for Enhancements

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What is Kudos?

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Kudos Ratings

93 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Kudos?

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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Kudos Reviews

Kyiah M.

Love using Kudos! It's very easy to use!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Grace O.

Amazing product and easy to use!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Nina T.

fantastic product to show appreciation and thanks

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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