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Kudos Inc

Kudos

Composite Score

8.8 /10

CX Score

9.0 /10

112 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

82 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.

+93 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

Peer to Peer Recognition

Employee Portal

Social Recognition

Leaderboards

Automatic Notifications

Surveys Feedback

Goal Setting

Metrics and Analytics

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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Employee Engagement

Score 8.9

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Kevin C.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Not for Profit
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Easy to use, great team morale building tool!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Kudos from other similar products?

not sure honestly

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

the rewards and employee morale building tools

What do you dislike most about this product?

not sure honestly

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

ask about the price but its great for your team!

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Government
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2024

Easy efficient to involve all staff in recognition

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Fair
Trustworthy
Efficient Service
Effective Service

Mohamed M.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2026

Really Quick and easy options to use

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Kudos from other similar products?

Kudos design is very catchy and easy to use. Rewarding team members is really easy in Kudos.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Best sevices and multiple options to select from the list

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing much, till date it's a great product to use from my opinion.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Go ahead without any second thoughts. Really a good product

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

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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

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+93 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.

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.

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

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

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

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 Reviews

Kevin C.

Easy to use, great team morale building tool!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Easy efficient to involve all staff in recognition

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Mohamed M.

Really Quick and easy options to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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