Best Collaboration & Productivity Product 2024

Discover why Empuls outperforms other platforms

Empuls is built on the first principles of building a culture of appreciation at the workplace. The platform has evolved over the years by solving the real problems of over 1000 customers across the globe.

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Empuls versus other platforms

There are plenty of employee engagement solutions out there but only Empuls takes a deep dive into the world of engagement, giving users a white-glove experience that goes far beyond your regular platform. We made it easy for you to evaluate, compare, and pick the platform that's right for you.

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Reward Types

Employee lifecycle rewards (Onboarding to Retirement)
Peer-to-peer rewards
Spot rewards
Performance-based rewards
Leadership rewards
Nomination-based rewards
Long service rewards
Milestone rewards

Empuls is a full suite covering all features for managing employee rewards at scale

Most of the products in the market cover only a few of these features.

Recognition

Leaderboard
Appreciation feed
Value badges
Award certificates
Private recognition

Empuls provides holistic features for employee recognition

Competitors lack features like certificates and private recognition

Rewards Catalog

Global Reward Marketplace
Gift cards
Experiences
Amazon store
Travel & hotels
Swag
Prepaid cards
Charity & donations

Empuls gives the largest catalog in the world across categories

Most competitors have a very small catalog coverage in few geographies and few categories

Reward Management

Reward budgets management
Leaderboard settings
Multi-currency redemption
Cost of living factor
Custom-branded catalog
Reward cycle management
Reward automation
Exit employee reward management
Bulk rewards management

Empuls gives highly flexible reward management features like multiple currencies, currency differences, reward program management and custom catalogs

Most competitors don’t have features to manage rewards across various countries and cost of living index

Advance Reports & Analytics

Reward reports
Budget reports
Redemption reports
Appreciation report
Engagement initiatives report
Content engagement metrics
Recommended action plans
Real-time survey reporting
Industry benchmarking
Sentiment analysis
Data visualization & heatmaps
Qualitative feedback
Detailed actionable insights

Empuls reports are built for managers, HR & leadership. One can do dissections across multiple attributes and do a drill down analysis

Reports are not so detailed and graphically present

Launch Time

From onboarding to implementation

Empuls has self-serve capabilities. SMB can go live within a week and larger companies typically take one month to go live. Our teams work very closely to go above and beyond to help you at every step of the implementation phase

Most competitors have larger implementation cycles ranging from 1 to 3 months

Multi-currency & Language Options

Includes more than 30 languages and 70+ currency options

Best suited for global teams

Many competitors don’t have features for global teams

Feedback & Survey Types

Feedback & Survey Typese
NPS survey
Employee pulse survey
Employee lifecycle surveys (Onboarding to Retirement)
Onboarding feedback
Training feedback
Performance review feedback
Manager effectiveness survey
Exit interview survey
360-degree feedback surveys
Build your own survey

Empuls gives a holistic employee survey feedback and listening capability to run various types of employee surveys

Most of the competitors just offer rewards & recognition features. They are point solutions for RnR only

Survey Management

Automated survey scheduling
Automated reminders
Response gamification
Role-based access
Multiple languages
Mobile optimized surveys

Empuls survey modules are very flexible

Very few competitors have survey features and the survey features are very rudimentary

Employee Communication

Org announcements
Videos, Newsletters & Articles
Employee surveys
Personalization as per team, geography, roles, etc.
Social content feed & user-generated content
Feedback & suggestion box

Empuls provides holistic social intranet and employee communication module

Most of the competitors don’t provide social intranet or employee communication features

Employee Engagement

Welcoming new employees
Gamification with leaderboards, points & wall of fame
Likes, comments & shares
Birthdays, work anniversary & events wishboard
LinkedIn integration
Employee story book
Polls, quizzes & contests

Empuls is a holistic employee engagement tool covering rewards, recognition, surveys, communication & benefits. Thus you can just use Empuls for entire employee experience

Most competitors are point solutions doing just one module. You ll have to use multiple products to address employee engagement

Community Groups

Community discussions
Create & manage employee groups
Content moderation

With Empuls you can create employee groups and communities

Such features don’t exist with other products in market

Employee Directory

Org structure
Employee profiles

Yes

Some products provide this feature

Social Intranet Management

Personalization & branding
Multi-lingual
Access controls

Empuls gives full control of your social intranet

Such features don’t exist with other products in market

Knowledge Management

Share information & manage documents
Enterprise search for information & docs
Quick links

Empuls can help you with basic knowledge mgmt and document mgmt

Such features don’t exist with other products in market

Perks & Discounts

Exclusive brand discounts and deals
Discount recommendations
Customizable perks catalog
Corporate offers
Cashbacks
Employee savings report
Salary advance & payday loans

Empuls has very rich employee perks and discounts module

Very few competitors have perks and benefits module

Tax-saving Benefits

Multi-benefits wallet
Meal, Fuel & Utility allowance
Physical & mental wellness allowance
Wallet administration
Tax-savings benefits reports

Empuls manages employee benefits for certain countries

Other products in market don’t have tax benefits modules

Corporate Wellness Program

Doctor consultations
Eye & dental consultation
Mental Wellness
Health & Body checkups

Empuls manages wellness programs for certain countries

Other products in market don’t have corporate wellness modules

Lifestyle Spending Account & Flexi Benefits

Lifestyle spending account (LSA)
Learning, books & skills allowance
Home office stipends
Family planning & childcare spends
Pet care allowance
Commuter benefits
Medicine discounts
Fitness & Wellness events & challenges

Empuls provides flexi and lifestyle benefits management

Such features don’t exist with other products in market

Gifting Management

Gift automation
Gift certificates
Bulk gifting
Gift budget management
Wishboard & Memory Book
Gift Reports & Analytics
Integration with HRMS, Slack & MS Teams

Empuls gives very rich features to manage employee gifting, swags, customization and automation

Very few competitors have gifting management

Employee Gifting

Onboarding & welcome gifts
Birthday gifts
Wedding & baby shower gifts
Festive gifts for Christmas, Diwali, and more
Work anniversary gifts
Service awards gifts
Digital display boards
Retirement & farewell gifts

Empuls gives a very vast catalog across multiple countries for gifting

Competitors have such features limited to few countries and few categories

G2 2024 Rating

See users’ review on the product

4.6 and above

4.4

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Power an enterprise-wide employee engagement strategy

Tailored solution curated for mid-size and enterprise organizations: fostering productivity, collaboration and motivation.

Customization

Configure the platform in the language and currency of your choice for your global teams.

Compliance

The platform adheres to all global standards, including WCAG, SOC II, ISO 27001, CCPA, HIPPA, and GDPR.

Security & Privacy

VAPT, Code reviews, BCP. Firewalls, IDS, logging, monitoring, MFA, data encryption and code audits.

Worldwide Deployment

Global cloud infrastructure gives the flexibility to choose how and where to run and store data.

Global Rewards

A global reward store for offers limitless choices for your global teams, across international and local brands.

White-labeled

The platform can be white-labeled with branding, logos, colors, time zones, and languages to more.

Impact of Empuls

Run a results-driven* employee recognition program with Empuls

67%

Improvement in overall eNPS score

90%

Employees feel more valued & recognised

1.5x

Growth in company revenue

30%

Higher customer satisfaction scores

*These results are based on Empuls customer reports.

Our customers love us

“Truly elevated our employee recognition program”

The success of our first Star of the Quarter cycle on Empuls was made possible by your team's proactive contributions to system readiness. Your support has truly elevated our employee recognition program. Thank you for making Empuls an invaluable asset for us.

Sumana Ananth

People Analytics Manager

“Exceptionally smooth launch process”

Empuls is now live as Angelverse. The launch has been an exceptionally smooth process. We're delighted to have discovered Empuls. Anticipating a continued journey of success, we extend our gratitude for making Angelverse a reality!

Ashveen Kaur

People Analytics Manager

“Game-changer in fostering a positive work culture”

Empuls has not only provided an excellent platform for employee rewards but has also proven to be a game-changer in fostering a positive work culture. The product's innovative features have significantly contributed to enhancing our employee engagement and recognition initiatives.

Saloni Rakyan

Employee Experience Executive

“Truly a value add to employee reward initiatives”

Reflecting on our journey with Empuls, the support and guidance from the Empuls, starting at ground zero, has been invaluable. Having the Empuls team at every step of this journey made all the difference. Empuls has been truly a value add to Thryve’s employee reward initiatives!

Leena Pujari

Associate Director - People

“Wonderful tool to appreciate and strengthen team bonds”

The Empuls portal has proven to be a wonderful tool to appreciate and strengthen team bonds across our organization, particularly in the hybrid work model. The ease of peer-to-peer and manager appreciation has made recognition remarkably convenient. Empuls has become an integral part of our R&R program.

Bindhu John

Chief Happiness Officer & Founder's Office

“An engaging experience”

At Techwave, Empuls proved to be more than just a platform; it’s an engaging experience. The transition from a manual process to an automated program with Empuls was a lot smoother than most well-known service companies. Overall, it’s a 5-star rating from Techwave!

Angela Paulmony

Human Resources

“Empuls gives you more than just an HR tech tool”

We launched our “I Rewards” platform via Empuls - a critical project for ITC Infotech. The insights and guidance from the team ensured the set up of a meaningful reward and recognition tool that resonates with our workforce. Overall, Empuls gives you more than just an HR tech tool – their team is a proactive part of the entire initiative.

Neeraj CM

Business HR - ADM

“Kudos to the team’s remarkable adaptability”

The platform's capabilities were exactly what we needed to boost our employee rewards and engagement. Plus, it could be customized based on our requests which was a great relief! Kudos to the team’s remarkable adaptability, swift response times, and meticulous attention to our queries.

Akhila Kumar

Senior Executive Human Resources

“So easy to launch surveys and get feedback from our employees”

Rishab's unwavering support, responsiveness and willingness to go the extra mile has made working with Empuls a pleasure. Launching Empuls has made it so easy to launch surveys and get feedback from our employees. I would definitely recommend it.

Arya Pillai

Business HR

“Empuls UI and interface are amazing and user-friendly”

The Empuls UI and interface are amazing and user-friendly, and the team has been incredibly helpful in seamlessly launching and customizing the entire process for TaskUs. From research to reports, it's all Empuls.

Apurv Khatri

People First Advocate

“Empuls has a solid foundation with all the features”

I appreciated the availability of helpful contacts, guides, and real-time support from the Empuls team. Overall, Empuls has a solid foundation with all the features and resources you’ll need to kick-start employee engagement at your company.

Danamaisie Carmona

“Guidance at every step of the process was invaluable”

We integrated Empuls to digitize our reward and recognition program. The team’s guidance at every step of the process was invaluable and ensured a seamless and productive transition for us at ACKO. The transition to Empuls is recent, but we’ve already gotten great feedback, and our expectation is high!

Anish Choudhary

Manager - Culture & Communication

“Empuls to create a good user experience for our caregivers”

We enjoyed collaborating and identifying the best possible solutions using Empuls to create a good user experience for our caregivers. I look forward to our partnership as we work towards going live with other features that enhance the user experience.

Aparna Madireddi

Employee Experience Leader

“Noticeable positive impact on morale, motivation and culture”

The important thing for us was to listen to our employees, to strengthen the relationship, create a culture of recognition, and optimize the employee engagement space to retain our top local talents. With Empuls, there’s a noticeable positive impact on morale, motivation, engagement, and culture.

Georges Chalouhi

Executive Manager

Integrations

Works with your everyday work tools

Your employees are already navigating multiple tools at work. We made it easy for them by integrating Empuls with your everyday collaboration, HRIS/HRMS/HCM, and single sign-on tools.

Microsoft Teams

Allow employees to recognize, reward, share feedback, and engage within Teams.

Slack

Integrate with Empuls to deliver recognition, rewards, and surveys in the flow of work from within Slack.

UKG

Keep employee data fresh and automate milestone celebrations with this integration.

SAP SuccessFactors

Automate employee inclusion in engagement initiatives and never miss any milestone celebrations.

Google Workspace SSO

Involve every employee in your engagement initiatives with secure, single sign-on access to Empuls.

Azure AD

Provide employees secure access to Empuls with single sign-on and multi-factor authentication.

BambooHR

Seamlessly sync employee data from BambooHR to engage every employee every day on Empuls.

Freshteam

Keep employee data up-to-date in Empuls to involve your entire workforce in engagement programs.

Keka

This integration ensures that employee data in Empuls is up-to-date for continuous engagement.

Industry-leading Engagement & Recognition Platform

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Everest Group R&R Solutions PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2023