--- title: "Bonusly Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra" description: "Is Bonusly the right Employee Recognition solution for you? Explore 1611 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/167338/Bonusly/reviews/" page_type: "reviews" language: "en" publication_date: "2026-10-19" --- Bonusly 4.8 (1608) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated October 19th, 2026 # Reviews of Bonusly Ease of use 4.8 Customer Service 4.7 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews AS Arun S Project ManagerBiotechnology, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Employees can quickly give recognition to coworkers and attach points that can later be redeemed for rewards.“ June 7, 2026 AS Arun S Project ManagerBiotechnology, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “If employees aren't engaged the recognition can start to feel repetitive or less meaningful.“ June 7, 2026 Pragya K HR OperationsLogistics and Supply Chain, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “It makes recognizing teammates fun and meaningful, boosts morale, and fits seamlessly into daily workflows through Slack integration.“ February 2, 2026 LM Laure M Director of ProductInformation Technology and Services, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “While there are a few partner choice, there are still some big brands missing in a few big categories like grocery or travel.“ June 27, 2025 SN Soumya N Software EngineerFinancial Services, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “I have been using Bonusly for over an year now, and it is one of best tools I have used in my professional experience for rewarding my colleagues.“ August 2, 2026 MM Micaela M CEOVeterinary, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “It was hard to keep engagement flowing with a high turnover industry as well.“ May 26, 2025 OP Oliver P CFOPharmaceuticals, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “With Bonusly, I can quickly and easily find employee benefits all in one place.“ July 27, 2026 ED Emily D OwnerRecreational Facilities and Services, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “After having my account deactivated (for suspicious activity, I was told?), I reached out to them - then, after waiting almost two weeks for a response, I finally messaged the email listed in their google reviews.“ April 9, 2024 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 1608 available reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use VR Verified Reviewer Administrative Assistant Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Useful for organization culture" August 12, 2026 4.0 Overall, its a good tool, I like receiving recognition and having some points to utilize as needed for gift cards or donating. Pros Its nice to have a place where people can give and recieve recognition. In a big nonprofit where you dont know everyone, it is nice to see that there are nice things happening you just dont see yourself! Cons I wish there was an option to select more local nonprofits to give my points to. I would like to give to nonprofits that impact my local community. Review Source R Reviewer Software Engineer Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Best option for rewarding a Colleague " August 2, 2026 5.0 Pros I have been using Bonusly for over an year now, and it is one of best tools I have used in my professional experience for rewarding my colleagues. It makes the rewarding so easy and redemption of points does not have to go through any complications. The gift cards delivery is never delayed as well. Cons The only thing I do not like about this is the about of emails and notifications spamming my inbox. It is sometimes good that I could remember a colleague that helped me, but also a little annoying sometimes Review Source R Reviewer CFO Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "A simple and flexible way for employees to receive additional benefits." July 28, 2026 5.0 With Bonusly, I can quickly and easily find employee benefits all in one place. The platform saves time searching for offers and discounts. It also simplifies the use and management of benefits, ensuring that attractive perks aren't overlooked. Pros Uploading receipts is very fast, and so far I haven't had any major problems with the program recognizing them, even with small amounts. The coupons can be changed monthly and the selection of the coupons is constantly growing, so it's not limited to a small selection. Cons Some functions are not immediately obvious and require several clicks. Furthermore, more customization options and faster loading times in certain areas would be desirable. Review Source Antawn E. Client Operations Intern Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Employee Recognition Program that Holds Steady." July 6, 2026 4.0 Pros Bonusly remains a fun and interactive way for employees to reward each other each month without feeling forced to participate! Cons There are plenty of new employee reward/giving programs now, so it’s hard to see what makes Bonusly stand out. I think if there were more unique features I’d like it more. Review Source R Reviewer Project Manager Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Simple and effective employee recognition platform that boosts engagement" June 8, 2026 3.0 It’s a simple and effective tool for improving employee engagement and recognition. The platform is easy to use, and it helps make appreciation a regular part of company culture rather than something that only happens during annual reviews. While there are a few limitations, it does a good job of boosting morale and encouraging peer-to-peer recognition across the organization Pros Employees can quickly give recognition to coworkers and attach points that can later be redeemed for rewards. Its helps create a more positive work environment and encourages appreciation across teams not just from managers. I als liked that recognition is visible to others, which helps celebrate achievements and contributions. Cons If employees aren't engaged the recognition can start to feel repetitive or less meaningful. I also felt that some reward options could be expanded and the notification volume can sometimes be a bit overwhelming if your company uses the platform heavily. Review Source R Reviewer Intake Specialist Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Boosts Team Morale and watch what happens!" April 21, 2026 5.0 Overall, Bonusly is a brilliant way to spread positivity and show appreciation. It makes recognizing others feel personal and easy, even when you're not in the same place. Pros It's great to see co-workers recognize each other and their contribution to the team as a whole unit! Cons The customization options are a bit limited It would be nice to have more flexibility in rewards and reporting features. Review Source R Reviewer Employee Experience Manager Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "My experience with Bonusly as an employee experience manager." March 30, 2026 4.0 Bonusly is a good software for employee recognition. The software supports pulse surveys and real-time employees activity tracking. Introduction of the product in our organisation has increased productivity by keeping employees motivated and offering them rewards and incentives after the set sales goals are met. Pros Bonusly has automated employee recognition in our organisation. It has made our employees to fill valued through recognition programmes and giving of incentives to show appreciation. The product has enhanced feedback management and general employee performance management. Bonusly has a smooth implementation process and integrates perfectly with Zapier,Namely and Okta software amongst many other tools. Availability of a simple and flexible plan makes the software affordable to all sizes of businesses and organisations. Cons We have not had even minor issues with Bonusly. The soft has worked for us and enhanced peer to peer recognition. Review Source R Reviewer Customer relationships manager Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "A Recognition software." March 30, 2026 4.0 My overall experience with Bonusly i can say has been great as it has great potential features like peer, employee recognition and rewards. Pros Peer to peer recognition aspects which bosts collaboration. Very customised redemption. Gift cards and donations. Cons Bonusly is a great platform but there is few challenges of Point redemption have limited options. Remender/ notifications need some improvement. Review Source Verified Reviewer HR Operations Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Boosts Team Morale with Seamless Recognition" February 12, 2026 4.0 My experience with Bonusly has been excellent. It makes recognizing teammates fun and meaningful, boosts morale, and fits seamlessly into daily workflows through Slack integration. The rewards and redemption process are smooth and motivating. Pros Bonusly makes it easy and fun to recognise teammates. The platform is intuitive, integrates well with Slack, and offers a good variety of gift cards with quick redemption. It’s great for boosting team morale. Cons While Bonusly works well overall, the customization options are somewhat limited. It would be nice to have more flexibility in rewards and reporting features. Review Source Lashelle F. HR Generalist Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Great platform for small orgs" February 10, 2026 5.0 Overall the experience has been great. The platform is user friendly, the options to use memes and pictures, and the cost is very reasonable Pros It;s very user friendly, our employees love it so the engagement is very high and there's a wide selection of redemptions options. It also integrates with our HRIS. Cons We don't have a designated support manager that reaches out to tell us updates or informs of any changes on our account. Review Source John G. CTO & Founder Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Peer Recognition...on Autopilot " October 31, 2018 5.0 Great! Pros Can't say enough good things about Bonus.ly. Their awesome integrations are top notch (Single Sign-On with Office 365/Azure AD, Syncs with our HR system Zenefits, Bots for MS Teams/Slack). Also, when we've had hiccups, the Support team has always been extremely responsive. We spend hundreds of dollars on SaaS apps per user. Adding $25 to allow employees to reward each others hard work and dedication with a coffee or beer (or Amazon gift card)...is no brainer. Supporting and securing modern cloud mesh applications is stressful work for our hard working engineers and support team members. Bonus.ly provides some additional ways to reward inter and intra team comradery. Lastly, the integration with our culture and values by requiring each bonus be hashtagged with one or more company values gives us great analytics to our top performers and alignment. It's tangible data that highlights the team members accomplishments through the year. helping at performance reviews. PS - Did I mention it pretty much runs itself (users auto created/deleted based on HR status + Single Sign-On for Office 365 or Google means no extra passwords to remember)? Cons That we didn't implement it sooner at our organization. Review Source R Reviewer Human resource Manager Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Helps Boost Workplace Culture " December 17, 2024 5.0 Pros Keeping your employee motivated through rewards and recognition helps in boasting the workplace culture and morale. Its an easy to use tool that supports a number of capabilities. Employees are able to engage and send a word of encouragement to one another. Cons I have found the tool to have minimal faults and downtime. Review Source R Reviewer Implementation Consultant Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Great concept but lacks in deliverance options " March 10, 2022 3.0 It’s ok Pros I like the plethora of non profits users can donate points to, especially for Ukrainian efforts Cons There is no way to give shout outs, kudos or thanks without adding allowances. Meaning, you have to buy more than your monthly allotment to tell someone about a job well done. Seems counter productive and takes away the chance for others to give proper appreciation Review Source Verified Reviewer Senior Software Engineer Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Employee Happiness Meter redefined" September 23, 2022 5.0 Employee recognition. We use bonusly with over 90% usage across the year. Have been using it employee recognition and also award employees across the year for fun friday activities, monthly quarterly and yearly awards. Birthday, Annual company recognition and gifting and so much, Pros Easy integration with existing tools, we used slack to integrate. Easy setup and get started in no time. Simple and clean onboarding process. Amazing and very extensivereward catalogs, across the world,including charity and donations. Amazing dashboarding and analytics. Cons it will be better to have more customization like rebranding it based on company design. Custom domain. Review Source Yasser F. VP of Engineering Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "A must have in any company" May 30, 2019 4.0 Bonusly accomplishes what I need which is real-time peer to peer recognition. Often times, only big heroic accomplishments are recognized and rewarded, when in fact it's all the little things everyone does every day to help their peers is what makes a company great. Bonusly was flexible enough to accommodate our small startup when we were only 12 people, whereas YouEarnedIt arrogantly stated that they don't take on companies smaller than a 100 employees. Well, we're going to be 100 strong soon, and we're going to be using Bonusly. Pros \- Easy to set up and use - Slack integration - Statistics and reports - GIFs - Does the job I need - Priced well - Lots of rewards - Custom rewards Cons \- Weak rewards dashboard - Manual fulfillment of custom rewards Review Source R Reviewer CEO Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Great team boot!" May 28, 2025 5.0 As the leader of the company I loved this tool. It automated yet personalized recognition. Every time someone logged in for the first time it was neat to see their excitement and engagement. I love the concept of the app and that we could allow team members to send rewards to other team members. Pros Loved that my team could hand out recognition to other team members. The engagement from the team sending congratulations and supportive messages was amazing to see as a company leader. We also enjoyed that it integrated with our HR program and didn't require hours of set up and maintenance. Cons It is pricy for a small team. We have a team of 15-18 and the cost was high for a business of our size. Additionally, at first we saw a lot of engagement from the whole team then engagement dwindled down to a few team members after a few months. It was hard to keep engagement flowing with a high turnover industry as well. Review Source Michael T. IT Director Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Wonderful Way to Recognize Achievements " November 27, 2025 5.0 It has be fun to use the sytem to recognize others. I can piggy back onto other recognitions too. It is great. Pros It is a great way to show appreciation. The gifs we sharearw priceless. It also has people thinking about each other accomplishments. Cons Every month you lose any points that are left over. I'm not sure if it is a setup issue or not. I would like to roll over the extra. Review Source Laure M. Director of Product Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Easy recognition tool to use without moderation!" June 30, 2025 5.0 Pros Love the ease to rewards coworkers in a fun way but also with points that they can use as they wish. Such a neighborly context that ties perfectly with our company mindset. Also love the donation section where you can give away your points to a non profit Cons While there are a few partner choice, there are still some big brands missing in a few big categories like grocery or travel. Review Source Emily B. AR Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Great all-around: Everyone wins!" March 6, 2025 5.0 This program is user-friendly, resembles many of the most popular social media platforms making it easy for everyone in our team to use. It promotes inter-office cooperation and gives constant mini-bumps to our office's overall comraderie and general work happiness. Pros This program is easy to use, it's easy for our coworkers to use, and it saves time on deciding what and how to reward our team. Cons Many of the rewards locations are not available in our area. Review Source Stephanie W. Kids Director Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "Bonusly Review" March 10, 2025 5.0 Words of encouragement come naturally for me, but I've loved watching other co-works engage with each other in celebrating what they see in each other! Pros Bonusly has increased employment engagement with celebration and encouragement! I love the variety in gift card options for cash-out. Cons I wish you could choose your own bonusly amounts outside of the pre-selected amounts. Review Source Dave A. Account Executive Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Bonusly is great!" December 17, 2024 4.0 Great experience to get all your colleagues involved and highlight their hard work during that specific week or month! Pros I loved that you could give points to coworkers and also choose donations as rewards. Cons My company did not always keep the stock up to date so sometimes we would choose rewards and find out weeks later that they were not available Review Source Verified Reviewer Support Engineer Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "Great way to make your colleagues feel appreciated " January 16, 2023 5.0 I've only had good experiences with Bonusly. It does what it says on the tin, so to say. Pros Our company uses Bonusly and I think it's a great software. I have used similar solutions at other companies and none of them has worked as well and is as inituitive as Bonusly. It definitely boosts morality in the company when you are given points by your colleagues that you can exchange for gift card. Cons None that I can think of. It's a simple piece of software, and for good reasons. It really doesn't need to be more advanced than it is. Review Source Darrik M. Technology Consultant Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "A new way to encourage and capture positive feedback" July 13, 2022 5.0 Bonusly has been a game changer for the org in terms of giving and receiving feedback. We have become more feedback-oriented and have a lot more tangible data to work with. I have anecdotally seen employee engagement increase as they get recognized from their peers. Pros I love that we can formalize the feedback process, whereas before it was not incentivized and didn't hold much tangible weight. Giving/receiving points now has meaning and can be converted into real rewards. It's particularly encouraged a lot of peer-to-peer recognition whereas before we used Bonusly, this was spotty at best. Performance reviews benefit greatly from this tool as well. I can go in and grab all feedback I've received and put it into my packet. I can do the same for those that I manage. Cons We have to use hashtags in our posts and the options are pretty limited. Not a big issue, but having to use a hashtag diminishes the point and power of those specific hashtags. Review Source Kyle M. Art Director Used the software for: 1-3 years ### "The Easiest Way to Give Recognition — Especially in a Remote Work Culture" March 24, 2022 5.0 Overall, Bonusly has helped the entire company to feel more connected in a distributed remote work culture. It gives everyone in the company a reason to give others recognition that might otherwise never be communicated. Pros I love how organic this product works. It is easy to learn, and even easier to use. Our entire company adopted it very quickly and uses it on a daily basis to give quick "thank yous" and shout outs to colleagues across all departments. It is fun and encouraging to see so many people spreading bonusly love to all of their peers and teammates. Plus, the Slack integration is a game changer -- making it as easy as one click to add points to any given team member's recognition. It incorporates our company values as options into the recognition given, and allows for fun animated gifs to be added as well, making posts entertaining to read. I also love the ability to track how much recognition my direct reports are giving and receiving from others in the company. As a manager, it is a good way to get a quick pulse on teamwork and morale, two things that are difficult to have visibility into in our remote work culture. Cons It's hard to think of anything that I don't like. I do wish that it was more obvious when someone on my team was not receiving any recognition, or a low amount of recognition compared to others. An email alert to me would be ideal. With this information, I could look into why this is occurring, and look into ways to boost morale or encourage that individual if needed. Review Source Molly L. Hospital Administrator Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Critical to the engagement of our team!" June 20, 2023 5.0 It has been great working with this team. They are a positive group and were very organized during implementation. Pros Love the ease of implementation and how quickly our employees embraced it, instantly increasing team morale! Cons They took away the chat feature for online help and assistance. Review Source ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox. Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.