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Kudos Inc

Kudos

Composite Score

8.8 /10

CX Score

9.0 /10

108 Reviews Write a Review

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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2026 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2026

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

Product Impact

2025

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

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

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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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.

+92 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?

0% Negative

5% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Fair
Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Employee Portal

Peer to Peer Recognition

Social Recognition

Leaderboards

Surveys Feedback

Automatic Notifications

Metrics and Analytics

Goal Setting

Mobile Functionality

Gamification

3rd Party Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Kudos Reviews

Ella B.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

East and motivational

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Kudos from other similar products?

I cant really answer since Ive not used others much.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Being able to recognize others for their work showing that it doesnt go un noticed

What do you dislike most about this product?

How expensive the rewards are

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Its a great tool!

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Cons

Less Effective Service

Laurelle W.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Easy to use, works well

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Kudos from other similar products?

It works well

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Leaving notes

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing at all

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Nothing at all

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Rachel l.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Not for Profit
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Kudos from other similar products?

Nothing at all

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The money I get

What do you dislike most about this product?

I can’t say

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Worth modt

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

How We Deliver

Events

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

Kudos Ratings

90 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 Videos

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Kudos Reviews

Ella B.

East and motivational

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Laurelle W.

Easy to use, works well

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rachel l.

Easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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