Compare/Head to head

Boon vs EmployeeReferrals.com

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Boon

Sales-quoted

Employee referral programme software, sold on a sales quote rather than a published price.

Where Boon fits

  • TA teams rebuilding a referral programme
  • Companies that want no-login referral links
  • Enterprises comparing Teamable
  • Buyers who will take a quote

EmployeeReferrals.com is a classic employee-referral portal with gamification, leaderboards, and automated social sharing. Pricing is quoted. A mobile progressive web app mirrors the desktop portal.

Where EmployeeReferrals.com fits

  • Corporate TA teams that want a branded referral site employees will actually open
  • Program owners running competitions, leaderboards, and social advocacy
  • HR teams that need bonus timing, points, and gift cards in one rewards engine
  • Employers whose workforce lives on email and LinkedIn rather than SMS

At a glance

DetailBoonEmployeeReferrals.com
Starting priceSales-quotedSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underEmployee referrals, CRMEmployee referrals
CapterraNot enough reviews4.6 from 74 reviews

Where they pull apart

Boon

Stands out: Referral automation with no-login employee asks: the programme TA actually wants employees to use.

Watch out: Pricing is sales-quoted. Budget from a quote.

Not the right fit for

  • SMBs hunting a $99 widget
  • Teams that already get referrals from the ATS
  • Buyers who need a published price today

EmployeeReferrals.com

Stands out: Auto Share schedules posts on social networks and tracks credit. Rewards mix cash, points, gift cards, raffles, and micro-rewards for referrals, applications, and hires.

Watch out: This is a portal-and-leaderboard product. Deskless teams that will not log in should look at SMS-first tools. ATS, HRIS, and payroll automation are part of the quoted implementation.

Not the right fit for

  • Hourly frontline groups that will only refer by text (see ERIN or Hellora)
  • Staffing agencies that need a Bullhorn-native talent-referral SKU

Pros and cons

Boon

  • Referral automation aimed at adoption, not a dusty form
  • No-login employee experience in the product story
  • Sensible bake-off against Teamable
  • No published pricing, so every budget starts with a sales call
  • Referrals only, not an ATS
  • Value depends on employee participation rates

EmployeeReferrals.com

  • Portal plus PWA with leaderboards and social Auto Share
  • Rewards engine for cash, points, gift cards, raffles, and micro-rewards
  • Capterra 4.6 from 74 reviews on the matching EmployeeReferrals product
  • Quoted only. No public per-employee rate
  • Portal login is a weaker fit for deskless SMS-first workforces
  • ATS names are described generically on the homepage, not as a logo wall

What each one costs

Boon

Sales-quoted

Quote-based. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

EmployeeReferrals.com

Sales-quoted

EmployeeReferrals.com quotes after a demo. The vendor does not publish a per-employee or per-hire table. The portal, mobile PWA, Auto Share, gamification, and rewards engine are sold as a branded referral program. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try Boon or EmployeeReferrals.com for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?