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Value for Money
4.9
Features
4.9
Ease of Use
4.9
Customer Support
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Cesar
  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 12/7/2020

Hands down the BEST rewards platform !

Before Guusto, I was having to run out to the store all the time to buy gift cards for my colleagues and clients. It was also way less impactful since I had to put them in the mail and they didn't arrive for a few days from the event that triggered me wanting to send a gift. Guusto has been an amazing tool to help me build my career.

Pros

Guusto is so easy to use! I love being able to recognize my colleagues whenever they help me out. It saves me so much time, and is super effective since they get to pick where they want to redeem it. I also like using it to thank my clients for their business. It has helped to strengthen my relationship with them.

Cons

There's nothing to not like! The app is really smooth. I've never had an issue, and everyone I've given Guusto gifts has been really appreciative.

Response from Guusto

Hi Cesar,

Thank you for posting a review! We're so glad to hear that you love using Guusto to recognize your colleagues. Feel free to reach out to us if you need anything :) Thanks for being an awesome Guusto member!

Muucho Guusto,

Emma

Replied 21/7/2020
David
  • Industry: Law Practice
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 15/5/2023

Employee appreciation program review

I have had a very pleasurable experience thus far.

Pros

I enjoy the variety of merchants, and the ease of redemption of funds.

Cons

I have not had any unpleasant experiences with Guusto thus far. However, I do look forward to even greater variety in merchants moving forward.

Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1-5 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
1
Features
1
Ease of Use
1
Customer Support
1

1
Reviewed on 15/8/2022

Software is obsolete

I don’t recommend.

Pros

Nothing.. horrible experience. I tried to buy one gift card when I needed and the system was down.

Cons

If the platform is not working you will be loosing your time.

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Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Information Technology & Services
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 4/2/2023

Guusto: Employee Recognition Software

Guusto remains an useful tool.

Pros

Some of the substances of Guusto contain:- Guusto admits associations to forge and tailor-make their member acknowledgment and rewards programs to meet their specific needs and aims.- Guusto's floor supports peer-to-peer acknowledgment, that can help to foster a certain guest education and develop clerk date.- Guusto is designed expected natural and instinctive, making it smooth for associations to implement and manage their attendant acknowledgment programs.- Guusto supports real-period pursuing and newsgathering, making it smooth for guests to monitor the progress of their recognition program and form adaptations as wanted.- Guusto integrates accompanying a sort of additional forms and manifestos, making it smooth for companies to merge their acknowledgment program into their existent arrangements.- Guusto offers a economical solution for parties revere implement and accomplish an worker acknowledgment and rewards program.- Guusto is adaptable, allowing associations to extend their acknowledgment program as their trade evolves.- Guusto offers a wide range of rewards alternatives, containing tangible and mathematical talent cards, that can help to instigate and engage representatives.

Cons

Some recognition platforms may not have a mobile app, which can be limiting for employees who prefer to use their mobile devices to access their rewards and recognition programs.

Jensen
  • Industry: Accounting
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 15/5/2023

"Wonderful company with great options for gift card redemption"

Pros

I like all of the different company options that I can choose from to use up my gift

Cons

Having the gift cards only online would be a road block for some, but other than that I can't think of anything else :)

Sinisha
  • Industry: Insurance
  • Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 3/4/2023

Guusto is very User Friendly

Amazing and easy to use. Great way to recognize employees for their had work

Pros

Very Easy and user friendly, Availability to select a vendor for gift cards,

Cons

Maybe possibly adding more vendors to select from

Martine
  • Industry: Government Administration
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 6/4/2023

Excellent reward program for employees and peers

Pros

I find it very user friendly. It is simple to recognize employees and reward them for their efforts.

Cons

There really isn't much I dislike about Guusto.

Michelle
  • Industry: Hospital & Health Care
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 22/5/2023

Great Discovery

I enjoy it !

Pros

I like the wide variety of vendors to choose from .

Cons

That you can't transfer any of your Gusto over to your bank account.

Anthony
  • Industry: Pharmaceuticals
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for Free Trial
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 16/4/2023

My Review

Pros

I didn't have any difficulty accessing any features on the Guusto platform.It supports different merchant and gives room for different currencies too.An excellent avenue to recognize customers.

Cons

Having to manually change the currency probably I will get use to that.

Kristian
  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 6/5/2023

Never guy a gift card again

So easy to use, I wish I would have known about them years ago!

Pros

Over one hundred merchants to choose from

Cons

It's so good, my only complaint is that I can't believe more people don't know about this

Jhonjerlyn
  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Features
4
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 4/7/2022

Greater work experience thanks to the award system.

My general experience with Guusto has been really good, I was able to quickly adapt to the platform thanks to the free trial that I was able to enjoy for a week, I was able to adapt to the platform and understand exactly how I should carry out the process of sending awards and gift cards. I'm satisfied with the general functionality of this platform, as I mentioned beofre, a few features still need to be added, such as the awards status check system, but the rest of the platform works great, I love being able to send awards to my employees without any limit. I must emphasize that this platform has allowed our employees without any limit. I must emphasize that this platform has allowed our employees to be more enthusiastic about fulfilling their tasks, since they work harder to obtain awards from us, without a doubt this platform has been perfect for my company and to obtain greater work performance.

Pros

One of the main things that I like about Guusto is the wide variety of awards that exist, I can send gift cards to my employees, cash prizes or a check as thanks for the work days. I also like the Leaderboard system that it has, it allows me to know exactly which employee has had the best work performance, and in this way I can make the corresponding awards, it is quite easy. Finally, I must mention that I love Guusto's free trial, I used it for about 1 week before buying a paid plan, this free trial was complete, it allowed me to send unlimited rewards to my employees and it helped me understand how the platform works.

Cons

One of the things that should be improved is that a monitoring system has to be added which allows to know the status of the award sent. On several occasions I have sent awards to my employees but I cannot know exactly when they open that award or if it is still waiting to be opened, I would love there to be a system that allows me to see if the employee has already exchanged an award, to send him some reminder. I would also like to see more variety in the recognition plaques, currently I can send plaques with personalized designs to our employees to reward them for their work, however, there is very little variety of designs.

Sarah
  • Industry: Hospitality
  • Company size: 51–200 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 10/6/2020

Awesome!!

We love Guusto at our company. We have seen how happy people get when they see the gift in their inbox. It makes them feel appreciated. It was a very smooth transition into using this reward system.

Pros

Using this product is very easy. As an administrator, I was able to teach all of our managers how to use GUUSTO with little confusion or push back. I love how you can pick a specific gift for someone or let them choose where they want to spend their money. I also like how you can write a personal note to them to make them feel appreciated. The customer service at GUUSTO is great. [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] helps us very quickly and solves all our problems day of.

Cons

Sometimes employees have trouble accessing their gifts or I have had someone not be able to find his gift in his email. It was like it went away before he was able to claim the gift. Other than that, no problems.

Response from Guusto

Hi Sarah, thanks so much for leaving an awesome review! We are so glad to hear that you love using Guusto to send personalized gifts, and that you are happy with the support we provide! Very occasionally, gift emails land in the recipient's spam mail box, which is also why we provide many ways to deliver the gift: email, text, link, or print! In addition, our gift cards will never expire unless if an expiration date is set by the sender. Please don't hesitate to reach out to our customer support if you need anything. Thanks for being an awesome Guusto member! Muucho Guusto :)

Replied 16/6/2020
Vito
  • Industry: Individual & Family Services
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 30/6/2020

Great cost effective product

The experience has been great. Their team has made it really simple to roll out. Customer support is quick to respond to any questions.

Pros

It allows our HR team to work on core functions because Guusto manages our employees recognition program which otherwise would be time consuming. Rewards are very flexibility that staff really like. It has allowed us to modernize, attract and retain staff.

Cons

Cant really identify any weaknesses. It has been great.

Response from Guusto

Hi Vito,

Thank you for taking the time to provide a review! We look forward to continuing to power your recognition programs. Reach out anytime if we can be any help or would like to see anything added to our product roadmap.

Muucho Guusto,

Emma

Replied 11/7/2020
Denise
  • Industry: Hospitality
  • Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
  • Used for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
N/A
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
N/A

5
Reviewed on 19/6/2020

Ease of use and well received

Very easy to use and our employees love receiving money to spend any way they choose.

Pros

Easy to use
Easy to navigate through
Can do on my phone

Cons

N/A There isn’t anything I didn’t like
Very easy

Alternatives Considered

Culture Cloud

Reasons for Switching to Guusto

Employees have more options

Response from Guusto

Hi Denise,

Thanks so much for your awesome review! We are so glad that Guusto has helped make employee recognition at your company a simple and positive experience, and that your employees are enjoying the wide range of merchant options that we provide!

Please feel free to reach out to our support team if you need anything in the future. Thanks for being an awesome Guusto member :)

Replied 23/6/2020
Jessica
  • Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

4
Reviewed on 7/12/2021

Freedom to choose your own gift !!

easy access to gifts

Pros

I appreciated receiving this by email ( as we are all working remote) this makes it super easy to send/receive.
I enjoyed also being able to divide the amount I have received at multiple vendors. I received a generous amount and was able to divide as I pleased and when I needed it on my phone while shopping which made my experience super user-friendly. I enjoyed having the personalized message from my team as well as my company logo

Cons

There is not much I can think of that I disliked. Everything worked well.

Christel
  • Industry: Logistics & Supply Chain
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 3/12/2019

We love Guusto... we really do!

The only thing I have to add is that I cannot get the Gusto cards out fast enough! Alot of our employees are constantly on the look-out for them. They really enjoy the options, regardless of where they live.

Pros

Very easy to learn how to use. Intuitive. The flexibility and options the software gives us. The ability to track redemptions. We hand out rewards for years of service, recognition between peers, event contests (Halloween, Christmas, etc.) and for welcoming additions to our employees' families. I love the fact that I can pre-build and save "reason" templates and corresponding personalized messages; makes it that much easier and quick to hand out.

Cons

I really can't think of anything for the moment.

Response from Guusto

Hi Christel, thank you for the amazing review! We're so glad to hear Guusto has made recognition a breeze for you, and that your people love Guusto gift cards- it's why we do what we do. Our success team is always happy to help, feel free to reach out at any time! Muucho Guusto :)

Replied 4/12/2019
Verified Reviewer
  • Industry: Computer Software
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
N/A
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
N/A

5
Reviewed on 1/10/2019

No more plastic cards, gifts are redeemable at any partner venue

Pros

My company uses Guusto to recognize employees for their great performance. It's really to receive little gift cards whenever I go the extra mile and deliver results.

It makes me feel like the effort is appreciated. And I love that Guusto gifts provide flexibility and I get to choose where to redeem it!

So much better than plastic cards!

Cons

Would be nice if it was available outside US and Canada as well. :)

Response from Guusto

Thank you for taking the time to share a review! We're glad to hear you're liking your company's Guusto program as a gift recipient. We recently added Prepaid Mastercards as a redemption option, which can be used in 160+ countries! Have your program administrator reach out to our customer success team so we can help them get it added to your company's program. Muucho Guusto :)

Replied 3/10/2019
William
  • Industry: Hospitality
  • Company size: 11–50 Employees
  • Used for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
N/A
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
N/A

5
Reviewed on 15/12/2020

Perfect Way to Recognize Employee Performance!

Guusto has helped me recognize employees through a very simple solution that works well in a work from home environment. The major benefit of using Guusto is the flexibility of being able to choose a vendor that suits each individual person's needs. There's no need to decide and limit to purchasing a gift card form a specific vendor.

Pros

Guusto is very intuitive. Immediately after signing up, I was able to figure out how to navigate, fund my account, and send gift cards almost instantly. I was able to send gifts to multiple users while still having the ability to customize each gift individually. Very simple and easy to use!

Cons

The only downside of Guusto is the limited options to fund the account without incurring additional fees, such as funding via a credit card payment. I did have to wait for my account to be verified before I was actually able to use it. However, the turnaround on this process happened within the same day.

Gaurav
  • Industry: Package/Freight Delivery
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
N/A
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 18/8/2020

"Amazing options to choose from. All the big players (merchants) under one roof."

I don't need to provide my colleagues/sub-ordinates with choosing from the limited gift cards as Guusto have lots of (almost all) merchants one can imagine. And I believe that would be the most important thing that I realized on this platform.

Pros

The website navigation tools are so easy to use and select and the excellent part is the options to choose from in terms of different merchants.

Cons

All good so far but would post my experience as time goes by.

Response from Guusto

Hi Gaurav,

Thanks for leaving us a review, we're so glad to hear that you love using Guusto! Reach out anytime if you have any questions, and thanks for being an awesome Guusto member :)

Muucho Guusto,

Emma

Replied 28/8/2020
Zoe
  • Industry: Hospitality
  • Company size: 201–500 Employees
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
4
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 23/1/2020

Great recognition system

The only negative is that there is no discount for buying an amount. For example if over $2000 was put into the account and a small percentage discount was given this would entice more companies.

Pros

Easy and quick to send a recognition to your associates

Cons

It's a great system - haven't found a negative yet

Response from Guusto

Hi Zoe, thank you so much for leaving us a review! We're glad Guusto has made recognition easy and quick for you. Regarding the discount, as we do not charge a markup on rewards sent (i.e. if you send a $25 gift, the recipient gets all $25 to redeem), we do not have any margin to offer discounts, despite a larger spend. Feel free to reach out to our support team if you'd like to chat about this further, and we'd be more than happy to help. Muucho Guusto! :)

Replied 24/1/2020
Daniele
  • Industry: Restaurants
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used Daily for 6-12 months
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 25/6/2022

Great platform to reward employees

The platform brought more interest to my business, both from employees and from customers.
The platform offers a tool capable of facilitating the day to day of companies. Tools and vocabulary very simple to understand.

Pros

1- It helped a lot to build a good environment within the company, due to the recognition given to each employee.
2- The possibility of rewarding my customers generated much more interest in my product
3- The HR software is very simple and easy to understand

Cons

Could have more images to make it even easier to understand. And have more scope in relation to rewards

Lisa
  • Industry: Real Estate
  • Company size: Self Employed
  • Used Weekly for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 6/12/2019

All is good

I just find people that receive it don't know what it is and they are hesitant to open it. Not sure that there is anything Guusto can do about that.

Pros

I like how quick and easy Guusto is to use.

Cons

There really isn't anything I can pinpoint

Response from Guusto

Hi Lisa, thank you kindly for leaving us a review. It's great to hear that Guusto has made recognition easy for you! While Guusto is extremely safe to use, we understand some people might be hesitant- I'd suggest adding your branding colours and logo for gift emails, or selecting "print or export" so you can send the gift link to the recipient yourself.
Feel free to reach out to our support team if you need help setting this up, and we'd be more than happy to help. Muucho Guusto :)

Replied 9/12/2019
Tanya
  • Industry: Financial Services
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 9/10/2019

Problem solved!

At my work we each have two email addresses I didn’t realize that I had redeemed one card under one email address and the other under the other one. I reached out to rep who was able to locate my missing gift card because I didn’t realize it was under my other email and was able to have someone else from her team transfer it over so that all of my gift cards were in one location. It happened very quickly, very easily and she was incredibly friendly. I would not hesitate to contact her again. I actually passed her email along to a colleague who as an inquiry about one of their gift cards.

Great job!

Pros

Very user friendly
Large selection of cards

Cons

I lost one of my gift cards but found out it was my fault and not the software.

Response from Guusto

Hi Tanya,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We're glad to hear you found our support team friendly and fast! We love helping customers, feel free to reach out to us anytime. Muucho Guusto :)

Replied 10/10/2019
lohit
  • Industry: Education Management
  • Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
  • Used Monthly for 1+ year
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
4
Ease of Use
4
Customer Support
4

5
Reviewed on 8/12/2021

Excellent payroll service for startups and small business.

Gusto enables us to pay our staff effectively and efficiently. It handles W-2s and a variety of other administrative and tax-related tasks. It withholds funds for health, vision, dental, and 401(k) plans.

Pros

Gusto is often simple to use and inexpensive. Some of the HR edge cases (employee dismissal payroll, reimbursements, off cycle payroll, state unemployment, PTO) aren't always obvious, but with a little reading of the help articles, you can generally figure it out. Payroll, on the other hand, is quite simple to manage on a regular basis.

Cons

I wish Gusto's customer service was better and more responsive. And instead of needing me to go through the assistance subjects, it would be nice if they proactively took inquiries. They're also promoting supplementary services like automatic savings accounts. They even automatically registered us in one, which caused our staff to have queries and be confused, which was obviously not ideal. So it would be better if they focused on their main business and let employers add auxiliary services as needed.

Raymond
  • Industry: Human Resources
  • Company size: 2–10 Employees
  • Used for 2+ years
  • Review Source
Value for Money
5
Features
5
Ease of Use
5
Customer Support
5

5
Reviewed on 19/12/2019

Awesome idea

Pros

I have been a fan of this for many years. It allows a busy business person like myself send gifts to my friends and family without the worry of "what do they want"

Cons

More vendors is always the thing I look at.

Response from Guusto

Hi Raymond, thank you kindly for leaving us a review! It's great to hear that Guusto has made gifting simple and quick, and that your recipients love the flexibility of redeeming for what they like! Our merchant lists are always expanding so everyone can get something they value. Feel free to reach out to our support team with any questions, and they would be more than happy to help! Muucho Guusto :)

Replied 20/12/2019
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