Empuls
Empuls is Xoxoday's employee engagement platform.
Quote-based pricing
Bottom line
Empuls is still Xoxoday's employee engagement platform, sold under the Empuls name. Pricing is a per-employee, per-month SaaS model based on headcount and the modules you turn on. The vendor pricing page does not print a dollar rate.
Stands out for: You pick modules (recognition, surveys, perks, social intranet) instead of a forced bundle, and AI is described as built into every module. Slack and Microsoft Teams are named deployment surfaces.
Watch out for: Reward catalog spend is billed when employees redeem, on top of the platform fee. Minimum employee counts and contract lengths are handled in sales. Third-party $2/employee/month teaser copy is not on the pricing table.
Overview
Empuls sits in Xoxoday's suite beside Plum (rewards infrastructure) and Loyalife (customer loyalty). For HR it combines peer recognition, rewards, pulse and lifecycle surveys, perks, and a social intranet. Admins assemble a plan from those modules. AI is described as included in each module rather than a separate copilot SKU.
The Empuls pricing page uses a per-employee, per-month model and tells you to book a demo. No starter dollar amount is printed on that page. Capterra lists Xoxoday Empuls at 4.5 from 109 matching reviews.
Who it's for
Best for
- HR teams that want recognition, surveys, and a social intranet from one Xoxoday product
- Companies that will add perks later rather than buy the whole suite day one
- Global employers already looking at Xoxoday Plum for rewards catalogs
- Mid-market internal-comms leads who want a feed plus rewards, not only an intranet
Not ideal for
- Buyers who need a printed $99/mo checkout
- Teams that only need a free Slack kudos app
Key features
Recognition and milestones. Peer, manager, and milestone awards.
Rewards marketplace. Redemption in 150+ countries.
Surveys and eNPS. Pulse surveys with sentiment analysis.
Social intranet feed. Company feed for announcements and wins.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
|---|---|
| AI built into Empuls modules for recognition, surveys, and engagement workflows |
Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
Pricing
Empuls is priced per employee per month based on headcount and the modules you activate. Recognition, surveys, perks, and the social intranet can be mixed. Reward catalog spend is billed on redemption, separate from the platform fee. The vendor does not print a dollar rate. A demo produces a quote. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 19 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Empuls expensive?
Empuls does not publish a price. It is one of 15 quote-based tools among the 19 internal communications tools in our directory. 2 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $10 a month.
- 15 quote-based
- 2 free tier
- 5 public price
Worked out automatically from every internal communications listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Modular PEPM so you are not forced into a full culture suite
- Recognition, surveys, and a social intranet in one Xoxoday product still branded Empuls
- Capterra 4.5 from 109 matching Xoxoday Empuls reviews
Cons
- No public dollar table on the Empuls pricing page
- Reward redemptions bill separately from the platform fee
- Implementation is a sales-led rollout, not a credit-card signup
Integrations
Microsoft Teams Slack
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How Empuls compares
See all Empuls alternatives, with what each one does differently and a head to head for every pairing.
| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | – | |
| | ✓ | $150/mo | – | – | Compare |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | – | Compare |
| | ✓ | $3/user/mo | – | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | Sales-quoted | – | – | Compare |
$150/mo Free tier
Guusto has a free plan and Lite at $150/mo, a self-serve rewards alternative if you do not need Empuls' intranet and surveys.
Sales-quoted
Vantage Circle is a quote-led recognition, perks, wellness, and pulse suite, the closest all-in-one competitor.
$3/user/mo Free tier API
Bonusly is peer recognition from $3/user/mo with a free tier, lighter than Empuls' modular engagement platform.
Sales-quoted
Staffbase is an enterprise employee app and intranet, quote-led, if internal comms is the job and rewards are secondary.
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