Recognition for HR Teams

Make recognition easier to manage and easier to use

Run recognition in Awardco with less manual work, better program control, and an experience employees actually use.

Features for HR & People Ops

Why HR admins love Awardco

Save time and effort without sacrificing culture, capabilities, or impact.

 
Budgeting simplicity
 
Program design and flexibility
 
Integrations
 
Reporting and insights
 
Shipping and logistics
 
Company-wide benefits
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Our turnover definitely went down after implementing Awardco, especially compared to the previous year…Recognition, along with rewards, has had a big impact on retention.
Sonia Magdaleno
Talent & Engagement Specialist, Paramount

Premium features

Purpose-built and designed to scale

Custom features to expand your reach and build your programs.

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Corporate Spending Cards

Corporate Spending Cards

A-Pay™: nearly unlimited rewards

A physical or digital card connected directly to employees’ reward accounts, allowing them to spend their points almost anywhere.

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Physical Thank You Cards

Physical Thank You Cards

AwardCodes™: offline recognition

Custom physical cards to recognize and reward your offline, frontline, or deskless workforce and immediately highlight great work on the spot.

Testimonials

What our customers say

Before Awardco Nominations, we had to piece everything together manually. Now everything lives in one place, making the process much easier and more intuitive.
Brenda Betteridge
Business Development Manager
Utah Valley University
A big part of that retention jump was career progression. Employees want to be at Awardco. That's very clear in the way that they use our platform. They want to be able to build their career here and stay here.
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Amy Butler
VP of People Operations
Awardco
The app is very simple, very easy to use. I like the app a lot. I took the employee engagement survey on the phone, and it’s easy to go through. It’s pretty quick, like five or ten minutes.
Katie Feiden
Team Clean Specialist
It’s super easy to use and very intuitive.
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Mark Nelson
Senior Human Resources Business Partner
Hertz
The platform helps to put a spotlight on the good behaviors—on things that demonstrate people going above and beyond or outside their normal scope or taking initiative. As people see that in the feed, everybody else on the team can be like, ‘Oh, that’s the kind of stuff that people get shouted out and recognized for. The more you see the same thing, the more you’re like, ‘Okay, if I want the result, I’m going to do that thing.’
Andrew Goodman
Site Manager
Janitronics
After COVID hit we had over 1800 employees go remote. Our HQ campus became a ghost town. We couldn't do the high touch thing anymore, but still wanted to engage our workforce. Because of the nature of remote work, we didn't even know which employees were where, and there was no way we could use our old system of bi-annual distribution. We had gotten so much positive feedback with our service anniversary program that we reached out to Awardco to see if they could do something to help us with our bonus program.
Jodi Gonzales
HR Manager
America First Credit Union
We'd help them get through if they're not computer savvy and help them get their logins created and get set up.
Michael Burgess
Assistant GM
Lineage
We were looking for a simple yet effective platform with a user-friendly interface, and Awardco ticked all the boxes. Through Awardco, we’ve been able to integrate multiple recognition touchpoints into one platform.
Maha Salem
Senior Manager, Rewards & Recognition, Dubai Airports
Dubai Airports

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

How does Awardco automate employee data and HRIS integration?
 

Awardco can connect with an organization’s HRIS or employee data source to keep employee records up to date. Depending on the organization’s systems and requirements, data can be exchanged through a native HRIS integration, API, SFTP file feed, or another supported connection.

HR teams can typically define the data fields Awardco receives, the sync cadence, and how changes such as new hires, transfers, and departures are handled. This can reduce manual user-file maintenance and help keep eligibility, permissions, reporting, and automated programs aligned with the organization’s current employee data.

How granularly can HR admins control roles and permissions?
 

Awardco supports configurable roles and permissions so organizations can determine who can access specific administrative functions, programs, budgets, reports, and employee data.

For example, an organization may give a program administrator access to one program, provide a regional administrator access to one country or entity, or give finance and payroll teams broader reporting access. Visibility can also be structured around organizational metadata, such as region, department, or employee group.

This allows organizations to delegate day-to-day administration while maintaining appropriate control over sensitive data and platform settings.

Can Awardco automate onboarding, birthdays, anniversaries, and other employee lifecycle programs?
 

Yes. Awardco can use employee data and program rules to support automated moments such as onboarding, birthdays, work anniversaries, and service milestones.

Admins can configure the relevant eligibility rules, timing, award amounts, communications, and recipients. Once configured, these programs can run consistently without requiring HR teams to track every employee milestone manually.

How do Awardco approval workflows work?
 

Awardco can route awards and nominations through configurable approval workflows. Organizations can set rules based on factors such as award type, value, program, employee group, or organizational structure.

Workflows may include one or more approval levels and can direct requests to managers, program owners, budget owners, or other designated approvers. This helps HR teams create consistent review processes while reducing reliance on email-based approvals.

Can manager budgets be created and replenished automatically?
 

Yes. Organizations can configure manager budgets using rules such as headcount, direct reports, employee groups, programs, or other organizational data.

Budgets may be reloaded on a recurring schedule, such as weekly, monthly, or quarterly, and organizations can define rules for rollover, allocation, and access. This helps HR teams maintain consistent funding without manually calculating and assigning every manager’s budget.

Budget visibility and management can also be limited through roles, permissions, and program configuration.

Can HR teams manage global, regional, and entity-specific programs from one platform?
 

Yes. Awardco can support centrally governed programs with localized rules and experiences for different countries, regions, entities, or employee groups.

Depending on the organization’s configuration, administrators can use employee data such as country, location, entity, or department to determine eligibility, program access, available rewards, currencies, languages, and redemption options.

This allows global HR teams to maintain a consistent platform while adapting recognition and rewards programs to local organizational needs.

Employee recognition that truly rewards.

Easily celebrate every moment—big or small—that shapes the employee experience.