# Totem Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra

> With the help of Capterra, learn about Totem Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Employee Engagement products and more.

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 Totem Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons

Last updated on March 13, 2026

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Totem

## What is Totem?

Totem is the mobile-first employee engagement platform that uses gamification to create stronger workplace cultures. Built by ex-game teams from Fifa and The Sims, Totem builds authentic engagement through meaningful connections, data that motivates improvement and a culture of real-time recognition. Communicate to your teams, run surveys with advanced analytics, drive performance, create a sense of belonging - all in a way that doesn't feel like work and direct to employees' devices.

## What is Totem used for?

[Employee Engagement](https://www.capterra.com/employee-engagement-software/)

Overall rating

Based on 16 user reviews

Reviews sentiment

Positive

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Neutral

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Negative

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Starting price

£0.99

Flat Rate, Per Month

Free trial  
available

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## Compare with a popular alternative

Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status.

### Totem

4.8 (16)

VS.

[### RandomCoffee](https://www.capterra.com/p/10007860/RandomCoffee/)

[5.0 (1)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10007860/RandomCoffee/#reviews)

Starting Price

£0.99

Flat Rate, Per Month

Starting Price

$23

Flat Rate, Per Month

Free Trial

Free Version

Pricing Options

Free Trial

Free Version

Ease Of Use

4.8 (16)

Ease Of Use

5.0 (1)

Value For Money

4.8 (15)

Value For Money

0.0 (0)

Customer Service

4.7 (15)

Customer Service

5.0 (1)

## Totem alternatives

[Benifex](https://www.capterra.com/p/149143/Benify/)

[4.3 (3)](https://www.capterra.com/p/149143/Benify/#reviews)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/149143/Benify/)

[CultureIQ](https://www.capterra.com/p/145675/CultureIQ/)

[4.7 (12)](https://www.capterra.com/p/145675/CultureIQ/#reviews)

Starting price

$19800.00

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/145675/CultureIQ/)

[Afino](https://www.capterra.com/p/228965/Doodle/)

[4.7 (6)](https://www.capterra.com/p/228965/Doodle/#reviews)

Starting price

Contact vendor for pricing

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/228965/Doodle/)

[Attuned](https://www.capterra.com/p/175804/Attuned/)

[4.0 (2)](https://www.capterra.com/p/175804/Attuned/#reviews)

Starting price

$99.00

Per User, Per Month

[Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/175804/Attuned/)

[View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/172851/Totem/alternatives/)

## Features

Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically.

Benchmarking

Compare key metrics for the business against prominent players in the industry

Employee Recognition

Acknowledge and reward employees for reaching specific goals and/or for exemplary performance

Gamification

Games or game-like elements to track progress and reward accomplishments

Goal Management

Allows employees to set and manage work or career related goals

Negative Feedback Management

Identify, track, and respond to negative feedback

Performance Management

Organize and manage the accomplishments and development of employees or performance of applications or systems

Totem 7 features

Compare key metrics for the business against prominent players in the industry

Acknowledge and reward employees for reaching specific goals and/or for exemplary performance

Games or game-like elements to track progress and reward accomplishments

Allows employees to set and manage work or career related goals

Identify, track, and respond to negative feedback

Organize and manage the accomplishments and development of employees or performance of applications or systems

Short, frequent surveys designed to quickly gauge the ongoing attitudes or feelings of a specific group

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Features

4.2 (16)

4.2

Based on 16 reviews

## Pricing

Value for money

4.8 (15)

Free Trial

Basic

£0.99

Flat Rate,Per Month

Value for money

4.8 (15)

4.8

Based on 15 reviews

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## Support, customer service and training options

Customer Service

4.7 (15)

Support

-   Email/Help Desk
-   FAQs/Forum
-   Knowledge Base
-   Phone Support
-   24/7 (Live rep)
-   Chat

Training

-   In Person
-   Live Online
-   Webinars
-   Documentation
-   Videos

Deployment

-   Web
-   Android
-   iPhone/iPad

Typical users

-   Freelancers
-   Small businesses
-   Mid size businesses
-   Enterprises

Customer Service

4.7 (15)

4.7

Based on 15 reviews

## User reviews

Overall rating

4.8

Based on 16 reviews

Filter by rating

5(12)

4(4)

3(0)

2(0)

1(0)

Mentioned topic

Sorted by most recent

SC

Sam C.

Mananger, FS Management Consulting

Management Consulting

### "Totem success!"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

August 21, 2018

Our team had a fairly low engagement score before we started using Totem. I have no doubt that we will see an improvement in this score next time the people survey comes around.

Pros

I love the fact that it has brought a team together that is dispersed work in different locations all round the world. The nature of our work is that one can feel quite lonely when working on a client job on their own. Totem has helped us support each other, ask questions, communicate and have some fun.

Cons

Something I would love to see in the future is an ability to add a little more detail to events.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

Clare P.

Employee Engagement Consultant

Financial Services

### "Totem"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

August 10, 2018

Since launching Totem over 18 month ago we just love it, so do our colleagues.

Pros

Totem looks great and is intuitive to use.

Cons

I think there is opportunity to further develop the team challenges section.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AC

Alice C.

Social Media Manager

### "a really fun way for the team to bond and share stories"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

8/10

June 29, 2018

Pros

The photo sharing feature and timeline, the team has loved seeing what everyone is up to in our global offices.

Cons

Not overly natural to pathway to give Kudos i.e. you can't give them from the news page, this could be easier.

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

RL

Russell L.

Partner

Management Consulting

### "Easy to use and understand. Good all round ux "

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

April 11, 2018

Teams really enjoyed networking as we are international and it broke down barriers and gave a fun approach to sharing. Would be interesting to see what features are coming out next.

Pros

design is great ease of use simple set up creates great connection with team

Review source

Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

David W.

Delivery Support Manager

### "Great App"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

April 3, 2018

Pros

The software is great to be able to keep in touch with a remote team, and using this helps to monitor what is happening in the working week without having to be together, Our team also uses this for personal updates on what we have done over weekends and holidays, another great way to keep up with what the team do to relax as well

Cons

The Kudos and Badges, they seem to drive a specific behaviour and for a non-retail team this doesn't really work but I can see that this would work in a retail environment or where targets are set. My only frustration is when you set a challenge you cannot update this via the app you have to do it on CMS.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

SW

Sean W.

Retail Store Manager

Retail

### "Easy to use, great platform for people to celebrate success"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

9/10

April 3, 2018

Networking

Pros

A place for people to collab and share ideas/frustrations. A place for people with non-urgent queries to get support from other parts of the business or people who have more knowledge on situations

Cons

Posts need catagories, news/tech/merch/compliments etc, things get missed because there can be to much to quickly look through

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

FP

Fran P.

Senior Consultant

Telecommunications

### "Great interactive app for teams who are remote"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

3.0

3.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

April 2, 2018

easy interaction with a remote team

Pros

The way we can keep connected and get short asks to each other quickly. The polls are a great tool to get feedback etc. Kudos is a great idea however would be good if it was by a like button

Cons

Sometimes can be slow. Would be good to have indefinite polls ie so we can use for training feedback.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

HP

Hilary P.

Senior Diabetes Education Nurse Facilitator

Pharmaceuticals

### "I love it. It is very easy to use and keeps me updated and informed of what my colleagues are doing"

5.0

Overall Rating

5.0

5.0

Ease of Use

5.0

5.0

Features

5.0

5.0

Customer Service

5.0

5.0

Likelihood to Recommend

10/10

March 31, 2018

Pros

I like having up to date info from my colleagues, especially the sharing of success stories and ideas. I also like the Kudos as it is a way of thanking my colleagues for what they have done

Cons

I really don't think there is anything I do not like. I enjoy using it and have not been on Facebook since.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

MN

Michael N.

VP Operations UK & Europe

Hospitality

### "I am relatively new to Totem, but enjoy the interactivity with team"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

4.0

4.0

Likelihood to Recommend

7/10

March 30, 2018

Employee engagement and reach

Pros

small and large networks, however you set it out, various groups across the units, alumni organization, etc

Cons

still has lots to learn, we are working with the team to drive engagement and ease of use, am reasonably confident that we'll get there.

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

AU

Anonymous User

Solution Designer, The Difference

Accounting

### "Worked well for what we needed"

4.0

Overall Rating

4.0

4.0

Ease of Use

4.0

4.0

Features

4.0

4.0

Customer Service

0.0

0.0

Likelihood to Recommend

0/10

March 29, 2018

Pros

Informal look and feel yet very functional. Our staff enjoyed using it to get to know each other better.

Cons

Would be good if we could add a voting software and better search function - we used the software for an event which I appreciate is not its purpose!

Review source

Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication.

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