Compare/Head to head

Reward Gateway vs Workhuman

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

Starting price

Reward Gateway

£6/employee/mo

Reward Gateway (Edenred) is an employee engagement platform for recognition, rewards, discounts, and wellbeing. No USD rate card. UK small-business plans start at 6 pounds per employee per month on annual subscription billed monthly, or 8 pounds on month-to-month.

Where Reward Gateway fits

  • UK SMBs under 100 employees that want discounts plus recognition at 6 pounds per employee per month
  • People teams that will add the 1 pound EAP
  • Employers that want a branded SmartHub for perks, not only peer kudos
  • Companies already in Edenred's benefits network

Workhuman

Sales-quoted

Enterprise social recognition, milestones, and rewards. Workhuman prices programs on a demo, not a public per-user grid.

Where Workhuman fits

  • Global enterprises that want peer recognition tied to life and service milestones
  • People analytics teams that will actually use Workhuman IQ
  • DEI leaders who want Inclusion Advisor on recognition text
  • Companies already in Workday, Slack, Teams, or Outlook that need those hooks

At a glance

DetailReward GatewayWorkhuman
Starting price£6/employee/moSales-quoted
Free tier–No–No
MCP server–No–No
Public API–No–No
Listed underRecognition & rewards, WellbeingRecognition & rewards
Capterra4.5 from 351 reviews4.8 from 2,162 reviews

Where they pull apart

Reward Gateway

Stands out: The UK SMB SKU bundles discounts from 900-plus retailers, a reward and recognition suite, a wellbeing centre, 24/7 support, and the SmartSpending mobile app. An employee assistance programme is an optional plus-1 pound add-on.

Watch out: The printed pounds price is for organisations under 100 employees in the UK. More than 100 employees, or US and multi-country programmes, go to a tailored Edenred quote. Annual is a one-year subscription even though it is billed monthly.

Not the right fit for

  • US buyers who need a dollar PEPM before a call
  • Global enterprises that need a multi-country quote rather than the UK SMB card

Workhuman

Stands out: Workhuman IQ turns recognition data into HR insights, and Inclusion Advisor uses natural language processing to surface biased language in recognition.

Watch out: You are buying a program, not a $5/user app. Software, rewards budget, global catalog, and implementation are scoped together, so the quote is larger than a mid-market points tool.

Not the right fit for

  • Startups that need a free Slack kudos plan this week
  • Buyers who refuse to put a rewards budget on top of software

Pros and cons

Reward Gateway

  • Printed UK SMB floor of 6 pounds per employee per month on annual billing
  • Discounts, recognition, and wellbeing in one hub rather than a kudos-only app
  • Capterra 4.5 from 351 matching Reward Gateway reviews
  • No USD rate card. US deals are quoted
  • The 6 pound price is UK SMB under 100 employees, not the enterprise SKU
  • Annual is a one-year commitment even though invoices are monthly

Workhuman

  • Workhuman IQ and Inclusion Advisor are named, live products, not roadmap slides
  • Deep Capterra base: 4.8 from 2,162 reviews
  • Global rewards and milestone programs in the same platform
  • No public per-user rate. Every program is demo-priced
  • Catalog item prices are a frequent reviewer complaint versus retail
  • No free plan. Mid-market teams may overbuy relative to Matter or Nectar

What each one costs

Reward Gateway

£6/employee/mo

No USD rate card. UK small-business plans are from 6 pounds per employee per month on annual subscription billed monthly, or 8 pounds per employee per month on monthly billing. An employee assistance programme is an optional plus-1 pound add-on. Organisations with more than 100 employees, and US or multi-country programmes, are quoted as a tailored Reward Gateway Edenred platform. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Workhuman

Sales-quoted

Workhuman does not publish per-user software prices. Programs are quoted from company size, modules (social recognition, milestones, Conversations, Workhuman IQ), rewards budget, and implementation. Capterra lists a single custom-quote plan. No public trial day count is stated. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Can you try Reward Gateway or Workhuman 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?