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With 5,000+ five-star reviews, recognition as a G2 Top 50 HR Product and Capterra Best Value \& Best Ease of Use winner, Guusto scales naturally, reaches people others can’t, and drives adoption long after launch without creating more admin for HR. Simple and Scalable: Start Where You Are, Grow When You’re Ready Most vendors charge for your entire workforce on day one, whether people give recognition or not. Guusto works differently. You pay for the employees who are actually sending recognition, and far less to include everyone else. Unclaimed rewards are credited back, with savings that can fully offset the cost of the program. Start with any core recognition or incentive program(s) and scale when you’re ready, with no big upfront rollout required. Reach People Others Can’t Most recognition platforms are built around email, which leaves out much of the workforce. Guusto delivers recognition to frontline, contingent, and offline workers without requiring email, an app, or contact details upfront. Reach employees via SMS, push notifications, QR codes, printed cards, intranet, TV displays, or integrations with existing frontline communication tools. No contact information on file? Route recognition to a manager for in-person handoff, so it reaches the people actually doing the work. Drive Adoption Without the Admin If a recognition program fails, it’s often because participation drops after the excitement of the launch. Guusto is designed to drive sustained participation. AI recognition scores help employees get better at recognition, while proactive nudges suggest people who are due for it. Manager insights and first-line approval workflows help leaders act without a central admin. Automated milestones ensure anniversaries, birthdays, and key moments are never missed. The program stays alive without creating more work. Programs We Power Guusto supports the recognition programs organizations actually need: - Milestones, Anniversaries, and Birthdays: Automated recognition for every personal achievement, so no moment is missed. - Manager-Led Recognition, Shoutouts, Nominations, and Peer-to-Peer: Equip leaders to recognize core values in real time. Build a culture of appreciation with company-wide shoutouts and visible social praise. - Performance and Incentive Awards: Reward high performance and incentivize key behaviors like safety streaks, attendance, learning milestones, and KPIs. Connects With the Systems You Already Use Guusto integrates with the HRIS platforms your team runs on, including Dayforce, UKG, Paycor, ADP, BambooHR, Workday, and 50+ more, so employee data, anniversaries, and milestones sync automatically. It also connects with Slack, Microsoft Outlook, and Microsoft Teams, and an open API supports custom integrations with any platform in your stack. Award-Winning Support, Every Step of the Way Guusto backs every implementation with Stevie Award-winning customer support, whether you’re launching a new program or scaling an existing one, to help you get it right and keep it running. Recognition Built for the Way Your Organization Actually Works Every recognition program your organization runs, brought together in a single system. One platform. Every program. Every employee. > > Verdict: Rated **4.9/5** by 3840 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.9/5** | 3840 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Guusto - **Location**: Vancouver, Canada - **Founded**: 2013 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$4.80 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Scalable Recognition: Crawl → Walk → Run Guusto is built to grow with you. Start small by empowering HR or managers to send recognition (Crawl), expand to peer-to-peer programs when your culture is ready (Walk), and scale company-wide for maximum impact (Run). Only pay full price for senders, so more money goes directly to your people. Anyone can be recognized without needing an account, including full-time, hourly, seasonal, contingent workers, and even customers. Learn more about our flexible, scalable pricing options on our pricing page. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English, French, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Canada, United States ## Features - AI/Machine Learning - API - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Awards Management - Budget Control - Chat/Messaging - Commenting/Notes - Customer Activity Tracking - Customer History - Customer Profiles - Customisable Branding - Customisable Dashboard - Customisable Reports - Customisable Templates - Employee Reward Programs - Gamification - Gift Card Management - Goal Management - Leaderboards ## Integrations (22 total) - ADP Next Gen HCM - AlexisHR - Dayforce HCM - Factorial - Gusto - HR Partner - HRIS - Microsoft 365 - Microsoft Azure - Microsoft Outlook - Microsoft SharePoint - Microsoft Teams - Namely - Okta - OneLogin ... and 7 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Chat ## Category - [Customer Loyalty Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4383/customer-loyalty/software) ## Related Categories - [Customer Loyalty Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4383/customer-loyalty/software) - [Employee Recognition Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/3780/employee-recognition/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Sending rewards is instant, and customer support continues to be highly responsive and helpful whenever we need assistance. > > **Cons**: I would still love to see more granular, filterable data and advanced analytics for peer-to-peer recognition to better track cultural impact across specific teams. > > Our overall experience remains excellent. It continues to be a highly effective, flexible, and modern solution for our employee recognition program. ----- ### "Awesome Website" — 5.0/5 > **JUSTIN** | *25 August 2026* | Warehousing | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The ease of navigating the website and simply the user interface all are things that I like about Guusto. > > **Cons**: Nothing, I am enjoying the experience so far and still implementing the website. I love Guusto and where they are headed. > > It’s been a great experience overall so far. I have no complaints and love that they have a good idea of employee recognition. ----- ### "Guusto Supremo" — 5.0/5 > **Brett** | *19 August 2026* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love how I can choose for thousands of retailers to choose my gift card. It is ready to use and quick to redeem. > > **Cons**: It sometimes won't work in certain browsers. Not sure why, but I have to use Microsoft Edge because chrome won't support it. > > Overall I love having this option to get rewarded for my hard work. And the name is catchy. We tell management often about workers that deserve guusto's ----- ### "Unifirst 841" — 4.0/5 > **Mark** | *22 June 2026* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The Guusto App and website are very easy to use and figure out. the response time when we send out point is instant > > **Cons**: on my app not all our employees come out so I have to come to a computer. that is a little inconvenient as i am working on the plant floor and would like to reward them on the spot > > over all the app and the website are very easy to use. i like that is work fast and i can have it on my phone ----- ### "Value for money" — 5.0/5 > **Gaurav** | *4 September 2026* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Gusto offers great value for money and provides a flexible and convenient shopping experience. One of its key advantages is the freedom to choose from multiple shopping platforms based on our individual preferences and requirements. Instead of limiting users to a specific platform, Gusto gives us more options to explore and select the products or services that best suit our needs. This flexibility makes the overall experience more convenient and user-friendly. It also allows us to compare available choices and make better purchasing decisions. Overall, Gusto is a valuable platform that combines flexibility, convenience, choice, and good value for money. > > **Cons**: Gusto provides good value for money and offers the flexibility to choose from various shopping platforms. However, a few popular shopping platforms are currently not available, which limits the overall range of choices for users. Adding more well-known and frequently used shopping platforms would make the experience more convenient and beneficial. It would give users greater flexibility to select products based on their preferences, compare prices, and make better purchasing decisions. Overall, Gusto is a useful and user-friendly platform, but expanding the number of available shopping platforms would further improve the experience and provide greater value to users. > > Guusto is easy to use, flexible, and offers good value with a convenient gifting and shopping experience. ----- Page: 1 / 155\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/105459/guusto?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/105459/guusto) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data