Compare Bonusly vs. ThriveSparrow

Recognition should do more than reward good work—it should fuel it. Bonusly’s employee recognition platform helps your team improve engagement and adopt the behaviors that set them, and your organization, up for long-term success. Unlike conventional programs that offer surface-level appreciation and transactional rewards, Bonusly combines meaningful recognition with performance tools to create lasting behavioral change and measurable results. Bonusly makes recognition more effective and improves employee growth, performance, and retention—creating a win-win for employees and employers alike. On average, Bonusly users receive recognition five times each month, providing leaders with valuable data about collaboration, performance, and team dynamics. Most organizations stop at simple thank-yous. With Bonusly, managers gain actionable insights to inspire their teams, drive growth, and ensure every employee feels engaged and empowered. With more than 3,400 companies—including DoorDash, Toast, Seat Geek, and Magna-Tiles—seeing better team performance and improved retention, we're proving what effective recognition can achieve.

ThriveSparrow, an employee experience platform for HR professionals, is a solution that focuses on the employee's perspective. ThriveSparrow aims to transform the workplace into a thriving eco-system where employee experience meets organization growth. What makes ThriveSparrow unique is its seamless integration of user experience, actionable insight, and holistic employee-engagement features. The engagement surveys module is at the core of ThriveSparrow. It offers a wide variety of customizable surveys including wellness and pulse surveys. These tools enable HR professionals to monitor employee engagement and satisfaction effectively. Kudos, its peer recognition module is more than just an employee recognition platform. It is an integrated system which correlates with performance metrics and offers a 360° view of each employee’s contributions. The heatmap of employee engagement scores and the actionable analytics dashboard are two other features that stand out.