# Page 5 | Bonusly Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 5 - Is Bonusly the right Employee Recognition solution for you? Explore 1607 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/167338/Bonusly/reviews --- Bonusly 4.8 (1607) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Page 5 - Reviews of Bonusly ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 101-125 of 1607 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Karen G. Operations Manager Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy tool to build a culture of gratitude in your company" May 16, 2018 5.0 Pros There are a wide range of rewards that can be earned, including "cash" (transfer balance to Paypal or Amazon account), gift certificates, charitable contributions, and custom company swag. That's fantastic. BUT, what I think this program has done best for us is that it's helped build a culture around saying "thank you" and acknowledging coworkers (360 degrees!) for the ways they make our lives better. The monthly points expiration, which irked me at first, actually works as a reminder that positive acknowledgement should be part of your planned work, not something you only do rarely. The ability to pair Giphy or fun images with bonuses keeps the interactions fun, silly, personal, and engaging - exactly the way it should be. Integration with Slack means that praise is public (within our company), which prompts others to think about what they are also thankful for. Cons There's really not much I don't like about it, honestly. It's easy to use and straightforward in its interface. Review Source Response from Bonusly May 31, 2018 Thank you for your review, Karen! We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts about Bonusly! We're so glad to hear that Bonusly is helping your team build a culture of appreciation and gratitude! I love what you said about the monthly point allowance; that's an excellent description of it's intent. :) If there's ever anything we can do to improve your experience, please let us know at success@bonus.ly. VR Verified Reviewer Adjointe à la direction / Rédactrice technique Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Peers recognition made easy" May 8, 2018 5.0 Easy micro-bonuses to give to colleagues to show appreciation. Easy statistics regarding the flow of bonuses between team members. Pros Easy to use, easy to integrate with Slack, customization of the "currency" , rewards, tags to use to justify the bonuses, achievement etc. Cons I really haven't found any flaws using the software. Since we started using it, it's bee a pleasure to use and a good incentive to recruit new colleagues Review Source Response from Bonusly May 18, 2018 Thank you for your feedback! It's wonderful to hear that Bonusly is easy and a pleasure to use! It's also great to hear that Bonusly is notable enough to be an incentive to recruit new colleagues. If you think of anything else you'd like to share with us, please let us know! You can contact us at success@bonus.ly. We look forward to hearing from you! kB kartik B. RPA developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Best Rewarding Application" September 18, 2019 5.0 I would recommend using as it is a great application for giving rewards to the individuals and boosting their confidence. Pros should be a must used platform in every organization due to following reason: 1.)Rewards are provided to the employee if the employee completes its task, it's a great thing to give reward as it keeps the employee motivated. 2.)The organization can also put incentives based on quarterly, half or yearly performance of the individual. 3.)Peers can send rewards to each other on working together with a particular task, this helps in a team bonding and strengthing relationships among peers. Cons There is no as such con in the Bonsuly as they are constantly updating their app and website. But it is just a suggestion if they can remove leaderboard from their application as it gives a sense of competitiveness which is sometimes not healthy for an organization. Review Source Response from Bonusly September 30, 2019 Hi Kartik! Thanks for taking the time to leave us feedback about Bonusly. It's great to read that you like to use Bonusly to recognize your teammates! It's feedback like this that reminds us of our goals and vision so for this, we're extremely grateful. Ah, the leaderboards are a fun and healthy way of promoting top earners and highlighting achievements. We hear from our users that they love them because it helps add a bit of a game element to the mix, and helps foster some friendly competition, which in turn helps to boost participation with Bonusly! Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience with us. AG Aiden G. Systems Developer Banking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bonus.ly" June 5, 2023 5.0 Pros I love that it's so easy to use - some users can have difficulty integrating with a new platform, but never an issue with Bonus.ly. Cons \[My views do not reflect the view of the organization as a whole\] While the customer service is fast, it's usually pretty one-note and not very 1 to 1. I'd like to see more personalized outgoing communication. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Office Manager Biotechnology Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A great way to recognize peers in real-time! " May 8, 2018 4.0 Peer engagement across Canada and the USA - a great way for employees to give CHEER to their PEERS wherever they happen to be working that day. Staff receive the reward of their choice, rather than selected for them by management, which they find super valuable. Pros It's easy to control posts as an Admin, and to request that staff include certain words, hashtags or values into their posts. User Admin is very easy with a few options :) Cons I would like to see more filters for Admin reports: filter 'common words' by a date range so I can go back to my staff over a period, same thing for bonuses given and received, rather than just 'past 90 days'. Review Source Response from Bonusly May 17, 2018 Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts about Bonusly! We're so glad to hear that administering your account is effortless! And thank you for sharing how we can improve out Admin reports to provide a better experience. I'll make sure your feedback gets to our product team! Stephanie A. Business Development Specialist Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great reward system, easy to use, love it all around" November 5, 2018 5.0 Overall, is a great platform for providing and receiving feedback. I love how well it integrates with our existing systems and how easy it is to use and exchange points for gift cards. Wouldn't have it any other way or use any other reward-based system! Pros I like that I can easily reward my team members for their hard work and collaboration, and I can do it using text, gifs, emojis, and give them tangible feedback that they can exchange for something they like! I also love how it integrates with Slack so I can add on to someone else's feedback. Cons There's really nothing to dislike about , although sometimes I wish there were more reward options (although, there are already a ton), but wouldn't it be great to exchange points for Southwest gift cards ;) Really no complaints and I'm sure they'll come out with more reward options in the future. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Chief Operating Officer Accounting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Our team loves it! Super easy to use. " May 8, 2018 5.0 Pros Set it and forget it. The custom rewards are fun. The gifs are cool. I am excited to see what new features come out. Cons Ability to pay out internationally. I would like to have our partners from Europe participate. We currently employ workarounds. Review Source Response from Bonusly May 17, 2018 Thank you for your feedback! It's great to hear that Bonusly is working well for you and your team! The gifs is one of my favorite features as well! Do you mind expanding a bit further about international payouts? I would like to know more about what is inhibited for your international partners, and what workarounds are in place. We may have other companies that would benefit from your insight! You can reach us at success@bonus.ly. I look forward to hearing from you, and thank you for being a Bonusly customer! Pat C. People Operations & Talent Manager Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Amazing recognition and micro-bonus tool!" May 8, 2018 5.0 Pros Very easy to use and enables peer to peer recognition in a public and simple way. It is a massive hit with our team and fast become a critical part of our approach to recognition across the company. Cons There's nothing I don't like about - the team are always very responsive to questions or requests and we have no intentions to ever replace it :) Review Source Response from Bonusly May 17, 2018 Thank you for your feedback, Pat! We're so happy to hear that Bonusly is easy to use, and has become a massive hit with your team! It's wonderful to hear examples of how Bonusly is a game changer for recognition inside of companies. If there's ever anything we can do to improve your Bonusly experience, please let us know at success@bonus.ly! Thank you for being a Bonusly customer! AD Adoté D. Photographe Fine Art Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Best Team-wide Rewards" June 1, 2023 5.0 Pros It is a great platform for providing and receiving feedback and also i love how well it integrates with our existing systems and how easy it is to use and exchange points for gift cards. Cons I do not really found a bad side of Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Sr Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for Improving Company Culture" September 27, 2023 5.0 Super super fun and the fact that being rewarded for something nice you did like helping someone can be converted from points to something of value. Pros Colleagues can reward points to each other by acts of kindness or helping solving something which improves company morale & culture. Cons UI isn't very intuitive, it's fairly average and could definitely be worked on to be better. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer CTO & Co-founder Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Awesome way to support a culture that values collaboration and recognition" May 11, 2018 5.0 This provided an easy way to create/support our internal culture of recognizing individual contributions and rewarding each other. By setting up our own "currency", we are able to have a custom experience where our team members give each other what amounts to high-fives except they have the added benefit of being worth some amount. Every couple months almost everyone earns a gift card and they receive something tangible for being a good human in our organization. It's fun and inexpensive... you should try it with your employees. Pros \- dead simple to set up and use - makes for happier employees - great options for rewards - lots of options for customization Cons I can't say I have anything to complain about. Our employees love it and I've never had any problems. Review Source GH Greg H. Sr. Solution Consultant Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bonusly provides an easy way to recognize your co-workers" July 12, 2023 5.0 Easy to use, positive experience overall from the user perspective Pros We have integrated with slack which makes it very easy to use and see who is being recognized. Our HR leader has also tied this into our core value awards which makes it even more relevant. Cons Overall, it really is easy to use to recognize peers. The ability to pool awards and then distribute hose across a group of people easily would be a great feature to allow for teams to recognize other individuals and teams. Also, when giving award points to multiple people, that counts as one recognition event when it should count as multiple - multiple people recognized. Review Source MS Mohamed S. Social media manager Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Bonusly - Un outil de reconnaissance de qualité pour votre entreprise" February 17, 2023 5.0 est un excellent outil pour les entreprises souhaitant améliorer leur programme de reconnaissance des employés. Son interface utilisateur intuitive et ses nombreuses options de personnalisation le rendent facile à utiliser et adaptable aux besoins spécifiques de chaque entreprise. Les fonctionnalités de suivi des données d'utilisation aident les employeurs à évaluer l'impact de leur programme de reconnaissance, tandis que les intégrations avec des outils de communication tels que Slack en font un outil pratique pour les employés. Bien que son coût puisse être un peu élevé pour les petites entreprises, Bonusly est un excellent choix pour les entreprises de taille moyenne à grande cherchant à améliorer leur culture d'entreprise et à reconnaître les réalisations de leurs employés. Pros \- Interface utilisateur intuitive et conviviale- Large gamme de récompenses personnalisables pour les employés- Possibilité de suivre les données d'utilisation pour évaluer l'impact du programme de reconnaissance- Intégration avec des outils de communication tels que Slack et Microsoft Teams- Options de personnalisation pour s'adapter aux besoins spécifiques de l'entreprise Cons \- Peut être compensé pour les petites entreprises avec un nombre limité d'employés- Certaines fonctionnalités peuvent nécessiter une intégration supplémentaire avec d'autres outils de RH Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Director of Startup Marketing Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best employee reward software" September 23, 2018 5.0 Really genuinely love this software; it's great for morale! Pros It creates such a sense of teamwork within the office, and it also has endless rewards! Cons The system can be gamed by employees grouping together to give one another points. Review Source Response from Bonusly October 5, 2018 Hi there! Thanks for taking the time to leave us feedback about Bonusly. It's great to read that you like using Bonusly to make both you and your co-workers happier. We think recognizing your colleagues for their success brings teams closer and it looks like you'd agree! We have a Bonus Quality Bot to ensure users are bonusing properly to mitigate any gaming - feel free to reach out to us at support@bonus.ly or via our in-app messenger if you see anything we can help with! Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience with us. :) ZY Zach Y. Demand Generation Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A Fun Way to Recognize Your Team & Boost Morale" March 30, 2023 5.0 Overall experience with is extremely positive, I think every business should incorporate a tool like this to motivate, energize, and recognize their team(s). There's no better feeling than getting an email notification saying "someone has recognized you" and then reading your coworker's positive notes and recognition. It's a really great way to share good vibes and is a small token of appreciation that goes a very long way. Pros The product is extremely easy to use and integrates with our enterprise collaboration tool (Slack) very well. We have a Slack channel where team recognition is shared and colleagues celebrate each other's wins. It's a ton of fun watching people get deserved recognition and seeing everyone celebrate their efforts. I really enjoy giving to other teammates when they've gone above and beyond. When I receive Bonusly, I am immediately energized and thankful. I usually use my Bonusly to treat myself, which is something I don't do as often.If I want to share Bonusly with my spouse or donate the funds I always have to option to do so. It's very easy to use and redeeming your Bonusly is incredibly simple. Cons I don't have anything that I really dislike about . I think the system is very easy-to-use and straightforward. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Fellow Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great concept and great execution" November 7, 2018 5.0 Pros Transparent internal reward system. Very easy to use and a great motivator for our employees. With , no one can be criticized about favoritism for bonuses because it is completely peer-to-peer. Also their Zapier Integration with the Bubble machine is hilariously fun. Cons I wish there was some sort of fraud detection algorithm included to be able to detect when employees are not using it as a peer-to-peer system, but instead as pure quid pro quo. That's not the intention of the system and at the moment doesnt have any safeguards for that. Review Source Response from Bonusly November 9, 2018 Hi there! Thanks for taking the time to leave us feedback about Bonusly. It's great to read that you find using Bonusly easy to recognize your peers and to practice transparency with the team. We think recognizing your colleagues for their success help motivate teams and it looks like you'd agree! Our Bonus Quality Bot is our security measure to ensure that users are giving each other authentic bonuses - it detects and reports any bonus activity that might be suspicious. If there are a few bonuses that might match that description, please feel free to reach out to any of your admins or to us by emailing support@bonus.ly and we'll be happy to take a look! Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience with us. :) JK Jen K. Client Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent product for immediately rewarding excellent work" October 1, 2019 5.0 has created a real environment of collaboration and gratitude within our company. It also contributes to some good natured competition to see who can be the most #solutiondriven for the week or who will collect the most bonusly points for the month. It's a lot of fun. When you have enough points to cash out, there are plenty of options to choose from for your rewards points as well. Pros My company uses to encourage inter-departmental collaboration and to remind all employees that reward those who have gone above and beyond to be engaged with addressing a client's need, find an innovative solution, or even just to lend their help and expertise to an overwhelmed colleague. This allows everyone in the company, no matter what level to achieve some recognition for the little things. In return, it helps foster an environment where we want to collaborate and we are grateful for the resources that we have to use for projects and new deals (our coworkers). Cons Overall, there aren't any major cons for this project. As a user, I would like to have better emoji and GIF shortcuts to key in - adding them currently is a little tricky - but that is purely a fun, cosmetic con. Review Source Response from Bonusly October 9, 2019 Hi Jen! Thanks for taking the time to leave us feedback about Bonusly. It's great to read that you like to use Bonusly to recognize your teammates! It's feedback like this that reminds us of our goals and vision so for this, we're extremely grateful. Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience with us. MT Matt T. Senior UI Designer Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Celebrate and be celebrated " June 1, 2019 5.0 It’s a great way to celebrate and recognise those in the company who do so much but fly under the radar of upper management. It’s also a fun way to thank people, the use of gifs on has turned into an art form in our company. If you really want to thank someone you’ll put the effort in to find the perfect gif! Pros is a great way to recognise and celebrate hard work and passion. It’s simplicity is it’s strength allowing me to log on and recognise someone quickly. Cons It’s very easy to use incorrectly, people can and do use it to give each other points on a quid per quo basis or as a form of payment or incentive. I’ve also heard colleagues offer to do things in return for points, totally not the point! Review Source Response from Bonusly June 10, 2019 Hi Matt! Thanks for taking the time to leave us feedback about Bonusly. It's great to read that you find using Bonusly easy to recognize your peers and their successes. We think recognizing your colleagues for their success helps motivate teams and it looks like you'd agree! It's feedback like this that reminds us of our goals and vision so for this, we're extremely grateful. Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience with us. :) VR Verified Reviewer HR Administrator Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Happy" December 20, 2018 5.0 Pros We have all our staff using it reguarly and enjoying it. It clearly goes down well. It was an easy replacement for employee of the month rewards & we no longer get complaints. Analytics are fun too. Cons For basic extras (like birthday notifications) it's a disproportionate add-on cost for what you get. There are a few 404 page error bugs relatively regularly. Customer support feels condescending and over the top, and they usually don't read your report (ask you to do something you already did). Generally feels like customer support has a script they cannot deviate from, so it takes a few back and forths to actually get them to address the issue. Response is quick though, and we have never seen the website to be down. Review Source Response from Bonusly December 21, 2018 Hi there! Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with us! I really enjoyed reading that your team is finding Bonusly fun and helpful. We're always looking to improve any and every interaction for anything Bonusly-related so it's definitely helpful to hear that we may have felt short with our communication in resolving issues. That being said, I'd love to discuss your interactions with our support team more in-depth so we can make sure to improve upon them. If you'd like, please feel free to email me at chris.chun@bonus.ly so I can make sure to touch base with our team. Thanks again for taking the time to share your feedback with us! Looking forward to speaking with you. :) AD Asiri D. Senior Technical Support Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A Easy way to recognize co-workers" January 30, 2020 5.0 Pros Easy to use Defined points structure Good range of rewards for money (Amazon Gift cards etc) Good range of Charities to Donate Really good way to recognize good work in a company Really good social features (cool gifs and emojis) Cons Software wise, its a good product. But not a good alternative for a proper bonus structure or employee incentives. People tend to expect points, just to do their daily work routine or job responsibilities Employees feel like, they need to impress others to get points and introverts never receive any points. Popular employees tend to get more points compared to a employee who does work in his own (ex. A Product owner who give demos tend to get more points from others than a developer who works ina team) Tend to make team members launder points to get rewards. Review Source Response from Bonusly February 10, 2020 Hi Asiri! Thanks for taking the time to leave us feedback about Bonusly. It's great to read that you like to use Bonusly to recognize your teammates! It's feedback like this that reminds us of our goals and vision so for this, we're extremely grateful. Great point! We believe Bonusly is best when celebrating colleagues' successes - this can range from giving bonuses for exceptional performance but also anything that your colleague's deem recognition worthy. To that end, we find that a lot of our users really resonate with the autonomy of being able to reward their colleagues for anything they deem worthy of recognition. :) Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience with us. JC Jessica C. Staff Data Analyst Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great tool to promote employees recognizing employees" August 23, 2022 5.0 Pros is a quick and easy-to-use tool to thoughtfully recognize people who are providing value to initiatives I am involved in. It's another way to thank someone for being a solid business partner. Cons I sometimes want to see reporting that is a little tedious to find or not available in the tool. Review Source Mona R. Senior Staff Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great tool for encouraging employees" May 6, 2021 4.0 I have a positive experience with . Every time I receive a bonusly amount, I get excited and feel grateful to my coworkers for having recognized my efforts. Pros This gives me a tool to recognize my peers and motivate them to perform well. In the pandemic era, since there are no coffee break sessions, such tools help us encourage each other with the benefits of rewards. Cons That my budget expires every week. I would have liked a rollover feature. Because sometimes, I run out of my budget every month, and other times they just expire. Review Source Response from Bonusly May 10, 2021 Thanks for your review! It's great to read that Bonusly has been a great way to stay connected and say thanks to your team during the pandemic! When it comes to your monthly allowance, this resets every month and not weekly. If you are experiencing any issues with how your allowance resets, you can reach out to your manager or Bonusly admin from your team to share any concerns! Thanks for your feedback, and thanks for being a Bonusly customer! JA John A. Test Engineer Biotechnology Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bonusly is an easy way to encourage being nice" March 2, 2020 5.0 Pros It gives an infrastructure for appreciation! Something most people expect to crop up organickly within an organization. I think it really has helped the company I'm at keep that positivity as we grow and people get more and more silo'd. Cons I get frustrated when I'm out of points but want to reward someone. I think it's a necessary thing, but maybe you could implement a feature when I could set up a timed bonus to be sent to someone, so that right when someone does something nice I can setup the appreciation for it, but it won't charge my points before the new month refresh. Review Source Response from Bonusly March 9, 2020 Hi John! Thanks for taking the time to leave us feedback about Bonusly. It's great to read that you like to use Bonusly to recognize your teammates! It's feedback like this that reminds us of our goals and vision so for this, we're extremely grateful. Hmm, I see. Have you tried redeeming an allowance boost reward? This reward allows you to trade in a certain amount of earnings points for more allowance points to give to your colleagues! Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience with us. VR Verified Reviewer Principal Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Bonusly helps to recognize and engage your teams effectively " June 16, 2023 5.0 it has one of the greatest experiences using a tool that recognize the work other workmates do, it's fun to use Pros The gamification method they use to recognize your peers, you can post your kudos and share them with a nice and funny gif image Cons Sometimes the reward vendors are not consistent, they come and go, it happens to few of them and not all the time Review Source SH Sherissa H. Homemaker Construction Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Bonusly is wonderful!" February 28, 2023 5.0 Overall, I’ve had a very wonderful experience with bounusly. Pros A great software that lets my employees work harder based on the rewards they will receive. Cons A little bit pricey, but well worth the cost. This is a great system. Review Source ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox. Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.