Eloops

#1 Bonusly Alternative

Bonusly alternative:
Eloops vs. Bonusly

Eloops vs. Bonusly employee recognition platform

What is Bonusly?

Bonusly is an employee recognition platform that provides a simple way recognize colleagues publicly through a web or mobile app. Though it includes some surveys, it lacks features that are essential to boosting employee engagement such as gamification, challenges, automation, and HR-initiative promotion.

Bonusly alternative woman enjoying social feed

What users like about Bonusly

  • It makes recognition simple
  • Accumulating points for gifts
  • The ability to attach a reward to verbal praise
  • The ability to redeem points for charity donations

What users dislike about Bonusly

  • The fact that all recognition is public 
  • Automatic posting of stats such as who received the most recognition can be counterproductive
  • Limited reporting options and analytics
Bonusly alternative - coworkers discussing social feed

Feature Overview
(Why Eloops is the #1 Bonusly alternative)

Engagement

Eloops

Bonusly

Surveys 

Marketplace of pre-made content & activities

Custom Forms

Quizzes

Challenges 

Polls

Announcements

Engagement experts to help create custom content/advance programs

Recognition

Eloops

Bonusly

Private recognition

Public recognition

Peer-to-peer recognition messages

Peer-to-peer recognition coin/point transfer

Manager recognition messages

Manager recognition coin/point transfer

Built-in company values

Company “manual” awards

Gamification & Incentives

Eloops

Bonusly

Virtual company coin/points

Surveys with built-in incentives

Challenges with built-in incentives

Forms with built-in incentives

Quizzes with built-in incentives

Leaderboards

Timers

Customizable reward store

Employee gift cards

Gifting budget

Communication & Automation

Eloops

Bonusly

Integration with Microsoft Teams

Integration with Slack

Segmentation

Multichannel communication (send a single item via multiple channels with 1 click)

Trigger-based communication

General social feed with user-generated content

HR-initiative promotion (health, wellness, safety, DEI)

Automated celebrations of employees’ special moments

Automated invitations to add greeting to virtual group card

Analytics

Eloops

Bonusly

In-app engagement analytics

Custom reports

Survey result analytics

Recognition analytics

Access & Security

Eloops

Bonusly

Single Sign On (SSO)

GDRP compliant

ISO 27001 compliant

Engagement 

Eloops

Bonusly

Surveys

Marketplace of pre-made content & activities

Custom Forms

Quizzes

Challenges

Polls

Updates

Engagement experts to help plan & create content

Recognition 

Eloops

Bonusly

Private recognition

Public recognition

Peer-to-peer recognition messages

Peer-to-peer recognition coin/point transfer

Manager recognition messages

Manager recognition coin/point transfer

Built-in company values

Company “manual” awards

Gamification & Incentives

Eloops

Bonusly

Virtual company coin/points

Surveys with built-in incentives

Challenges with built-in incentives

Forms with built-in incentives

Quizzes with built-in incentives

Leaderboards

Timers

Customizable reward store

Employee gift cards

Gifting budget

Communication & Automation

Eloops

Bonusly

Integration with Microsoft Teams

Integration with Slack

Employee segments

Multichannel comms

Trigger-based comms

General social feed with user-generated content

Automated celebrations of employees’ special moments

Automated invitations to add greeting to virtual group card

Analytics

Eloops

Bonusly

In-app engagement analytics

Custom reports

Survey result analytics

Recognition analytics

Access & Security

Eloops

Bonusly

Single Sign On (SSO)

GDRP compliant

ISO 27001 compliant

Eloops - employee engagement mobile app

What you can do with Eloops
(but not with Bonusly)

Save Time
With Pre-Made Content

Eloops has a vast and always-expanding selection of pre-made templates to suit all your communication needs.

Boost Engagement
Through Gamification

Reward employee interactions with your own company coin. Use gamified quizzes, surveys, challenges, & more.

Spread Good Vibes
With Automated Celebrations

Automatically send a personalized group greeting and gift from the company to each employee on their special day.

Eloops employee engagement platform - company social feed example

Frequently Asked Questions

While Bonusly’s platform makes it easy to publicly recognize employees, Eloops is an all-in-one solution combining the best features to boost engagement, build recognition, and facilitate employee communication. 

Eloops was built to help leaders and managers communicate with and engage all their employees, no matter where they are. 

Eloops customers use its pre-made content marketplace, gamification tools, employee recognition features, and multichannel delivery to maximize engagement at their organizations.

The best way to explore Eloops is to sign up for a 14-day free trial. 

Employees can, but need not, download an App to their phones to use Eloops. 

Eloops supports many different communication channels such as email, SMS, Microsoft Teams and Slack. It is also available as a web app that employees can log in to on their computers. 

Yes. Read our privacy policy here.

Eloops is compliant with ISO 27001, 27017 and 27018.

Yes, we do, and our customers can always reach out and consult with our engagement experts by phone, email or live chat. 

Additional resources can be found in our Help Center.

Our Enterprise package includes a dedicated account manager who provides guidance and technical support. 

Absolutely. You can customize any of our pre-made content templates or easily create an item on your own. 

Yes, we offer a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. 

We believe a free trial is the best way to explore Eloops and see if it’s a good fit for you. Get started here.

There is no limit to the number of content items you can use. Our customers can use all the items in our vast content marketplace.

Yes, we do, as part of our Enterprise package. 

Of course! Personalized rewards are most powerful. You can add any reward you wish to your virtual reward store in Eloops.

You can also choose a gift from the wide range of vendors we work with, or opt for an Eloops gift card, redeemable at Amazon, Sephora, Nike, Starbucks, and more!

Not at all!

Eloops was built to be simple and user-friendly. Our admin dashboard is easy to use for anyone and does not required any technical skills. 

We offer walkthroughs and guides on every feature, along with tutorials on how to make the most of Eloops.

Connect, engage, and recognize your people

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