Employee Rewards & Recognition

Empower your teams with recognition that matters

From employee engagement to performance and everything in between, Awardco is more than rewards and recognition. It’s your culture engine.

Trusted by 3,000+ organizations worldwide
Lineage Logistics
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
Zillow
ClickUp
America First Credit Union
Beckman Coulter
Cornell University
TaylorMade
Pinterest
Paramount
Visionworks
Hertz
Pacific Life
Texas Roadhouse
Vineyard Vines
Alera Group
Cinemark
Universal Orlando Resort
Fanatics
Aptive Environmental
Brooks Running, Inc.
Pilot Company
Southwest Gas Corporation
Citizens Business Bank
Quick Quack Car Wash
Crumbl
Children's Nebraska
Swire Coca-Cola
Bill.com
BPM
Chick-fil-a
Okta
Platform Features

The platform for recognition, results, and real flexibility

Return On Recognition

Better outcomes start with a culture of appreciation

Employee Performance
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22
%
improvement in productivity
22
%
improvement in productivity

When employees feel valued and supported, they bring more energy, drive, and passion to work. That translates into higher engagement, stronger performance, and a real impact on your bottom line. Investing in recognition isn’t just good for culture, it’s smart business.

Retention
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31
%
decrease in employee turnover
31
%
decrease in employee turnover

When employees leave, exit interviews often reveal a common theme: they didn’t feel seen or appreciated. Prioritizing recognition as part of your culture fosters deeper engagement, and can be the difference between retention and costly turnover

Satisfaction
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94
%
increase in job satisfaction
94
%
increase in job satisfaction

Employees report higher job satisfaction when they’re recognized regularly, and it’s no coincidence. Recognition triggers positive brain chemistry, strengthening connection, boosting productivity, and fostering a deeper sense of belonging.

Engagement
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78
%
decrease in absenteeism
78
%
decrease in absenteeism

Recognition does more than boost morale. It drives measurable results. Research shows that positive reinforcement, like recognition, leads to higher engagement and reduced absenteeism. When employees feel valued, they show up more, both physically and mentally and performance naturally improves.

Retention
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19
%
reduction in turnover
19
%
reduction in turnover

High turnover is costly, but it can be solved. Quick Quack Car Wash faced retention challenges in a fast-paced, high-turnover industry. By partnering with Awardco to create tailored recognition programs, Quick Quack strengthened culture and reduced turnover by over 19%.

Employee Performance
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147
%
better company performance vs competitors
147
%
better company performance vs competitors

Engaged employees don’t just contribute, they compete. Recognition fuels engagement, and engaged teams perform at a higher level, drive innovation, and push your business ahead of the pack. If you want to outperform the competition, don’t look outward, start from within by celebrating your people.

Administrative Efficiency
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93
%
decrease in administration time
93
%
decrease in administration time

Automated reporting, communication, and reward fulfillment simplify recognition management. HR leaders see a significant reduction in time spent on admin tasks, getting more value with less effort through smart automation and timely reporting and insights.

Manager Effectiveness
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18
%
boost to manager ratings
18
%
boost to manager ratings

ARUP saw manager ratings rise after implementing Awardco recognition programs, and it’s no surprise. When recognition is part of a manager’s toolkit, it builds trust, improves communication, and helps them lead more effectively. Recognition doesn’t just lift employees, it elevates managers too.

Performance
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121
%
YOY increase in performance
121
%
YOY increase in performance

WOW! mobile boutique partnered with Awardco to enhance their compensation program and build a culture where employees feel valued. The impact was clear: a 121% year-over-year increase in performance, a 49% boost in productivity, a 29% drop in attrition, and a 12% lift in engagement scores. Recognition made a measurable difference, and delivered real ROI.

Safety
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63
%
decrease in safety incidents
63
%
decrease in safety incidents

Recognizing and rewarding safety and quality performance has a powerful impact. Organizations that prioritize this approach have seen significant decreases in safety incidents, proving that appreciation leads to safer, higher-quality work.

Retention
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39
%
reduction in attrition
39
%
reduction in attrition

After rolling out recognition programs with Awardco, PMG saw a 39% drop in employee attrition. Why? Because when people feel appreciated, they stick around. They feel connected to their coworkers, their work, and the company.

Well-being
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48
%
reduction in burnout
48
%
reduction in burnout

Burnout often stems from stress, overwork, and feeling unsupported. But when employees feel genuinely appreciated, it triggers positive brain responses that build trust, reduce stress, and create a greater sense of balance and belonging. Recognition isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s a powerful tool to combat burnout and promote well-being.

Customer Stories

Trusted by top companies to reimagine recognition

Explore customer insights and start your rewards and recognition journey.

33
%
increase in recognition engagement

Pacific Life digitized recognition for 3,000+ employees, revolutionizing their service awards, competitions, and spot recognitions to save substantial administrative time and money. 

 
296
hours of work saved annually

In just a few days, AFCU shifted their entire bi-annual bonus program management to Awardco, decreasing administration time by 92.5% (37 days worth) thanks to the platform's automated workflows.

 
11.4
points above industry average recognition

After only 63% of employees felt recognized in 2023, Children’s Nebraska launched Awardco and saw a major increase in recognition scores by 2024.

 
12,000
+
program recognitions

Southwest Gas partnered with Awardco to custom-create a highly-effective incentive-based safety recognition program, filling it with courses and training opportunities that fit their employees’ needs and culture.

 
81
%
increase in offline recognitions

At its almost-fully offline Sunnyvale facility, Lineage Logistics boosted recognitions by 133%, achieving 100% recognition engagement through initiatives like raffles, lunch-and-learns, and onboarding programs.

 
customer Reviews

The top-rated employee recognition platform

HR Generalist
Enterprise

"Super easy to recognize employees, and I love the ability to redeem points in multiple different ways, especially the new A-Pay card."

Ashley T, Sr. Account Mgr
Enterprise
G2

“Awardco provides not only fantastic service, but also an incredible range of reward options."

Jose M.
Mid-Market
Microsoft

"Awardco is a great option for retention and belonging. Very user friendly, easy to recognize others."

Kimberley R.
Small Business

"We chose Awardco mostly for the simplicity of the setup and how easy it is to add additional programs."

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Global Capabilities

Reward teams in any location

135
supported global currencies
163
countries where Awardco fulfills and ships
300
million available rewards options

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Testimonials

What our customers say

Awardco brought our recognition programs into the 21st century.
Jeff Jensen
Director of HR, Hunt Brothers Pizza
Hunt Brothers Pizza
Recognizing your team members...it's a great way to build moral. To to get those team members to do that extra truck. There's a saying, take care of the people and they'll take care of you. And by taking care of you, it's making sure that every truck is turned in on time and every pallet is pushed through the warehouse.
Rafael Becerra
Manager, Automation Operations
Lineage Logistics
Awardco enables us to celebrate not just big wins, but the small moments that make a difference every day.
Pam Buyers
Head of Culture
PMG
From a reporting standpoint, Awardco excels by allowing users to access desired reports quickly through easily accessible links, eliminating the need to navigate through multiple pages as was the case with previous platforms. The platform has garnered significant positive feedback for its user-friendly nature and seamless navigation.
Kerie Rogers
HR Operations Leader
Beckman Coulter
When you have employees working hard from home juggling family responsibilities, and yet still being physically separate from their team, a simple birthday message and gift they get to pick out creates a meaningful touchpoint, and allows them to take a moment for themselves.
Rosie Scannell
Global HR
TaylorMade
Recognition truly is a cornerstone of PMG’s culture because it fuels engagement, strengthens relationships, and reinforces the behaviors that drive our success. It allows you to immediately recognize big and small wins where that impact is immediately felt.
Mary O’Brien
Head of Programmatic
PMG
Colleagues have to choose a value from The Collaborative Way when they recognize, making our recognition feed daily proof of why our values are so important. It’s such a powerfully positive place. Leaders are really taking notice—they want to see their teams at the top of the adoption leaderboard because they know the impact our values have on employee performance and retention.
Pam Johnson
VP of HR
Alera Group
With Awardco we now have more visibility into our incentive budgets than ever, and can be more judicious about our incentive spend.
Lacy Andersen
Project Manager
Aptive Environmental
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