# Page 6 | Bonusly Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Page 6 - 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 6 - Reviews of Bonusly ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 126-150 of 1607 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Leah T. Vice President of Public Relations Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy way to reward your peeps for day-to-day work" August 4, 2017 5.0 Pros Bonusly enables employees to recognize each other with frequent, timely micro-bonuses. Bonusly incentivizes positive communication, engagement and recognition. Bonusly works out of the box. The interface is intuitive and customizable to your company's brand look/feel, making it easily adoptable by in-house and remote employees. Bonusly has direct integrations with communication tools like Slack, HIpChat, OneLogin and Workday so employees can reward each other without having to log in to Bonusly. Bonusly also integrates with popular HRIS and Single Sign On providers, ensuring compliance with strict security parameters. The Bonusly API is publicly available, making it easy to to further extend Bonusly functionality. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Service Desk Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent way to promote good vibes in the office " December 13, 2018 5.0 Pros This is a fantastic way to promote your company's values and help your team feel valued for the dozens of things they do every week that add up who you are as a company. You can also reward people for employment anniversaries Birthdays - whatever. Cons I really don't have anything negative to say about them Review Source Response from Bonusly December 18, 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 in a fun and authentic way. We think recognizing your colleagues for their success help motivate teams and it looks like you'd agree! Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience with us. :) Benjamin W. Founder & Head of Customer Solutions Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "game-changing for our organization - product works just as expected" May 17, 2018 5.0 culture is #1 Pros simple to set up - easy to use. slack integration is perfect and we have an #applause channel dedicated to the integration Cons no cons - it's solid. it's a full-featured platform and does exactly what you want it to do. maybe they could be more advanced analytics.... but I'm not even sure I would use them Review Source Response from Bonusly May 31, 2018 Thank you for your review, Benjamin! It's wonderful to hear that Bonusly is a game-changer for your organization! That's amazing! If there's ever anything we can do to improve your Bonusly experience, such as what data you'd like to see in advanced analytics, please let us know at at success@bonus.ly. We'd love to hear your suggestions! VR Verified Reviewer Business Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "If you want to thank me, give me points, via Bonusly!" September 12, 2018 4.0 Pros This application is fun. We use this in our office. You acknowledge your colleague by giving them points. and it is convertible to cash once your reach your set minimum points. This is fun, yet your earning. Excellent for encouraging the employees to do better job. Cons I have liked this application as showing appreciation for making a good job, so I guess there is negativity on this application. Its just that, our minimum points is hard to reach. Review Source Response from Bonusly September 21, 2018 Hi there! Thanks for taking the time to leave us feedback about Bonusly. It's great to read that you find using Bonusly fun when acknowledging your fellow colleagues. We think recognizing your colleagues for their successes makes for an encouraging experience and we're glad you agree! Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience with us. :) RL Ramon L. Office manager Legal Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Bonusly for a Law Firm" February 10, 2023 5.0 Overall Bonusly has been a hit! Employees recognize each other from little things to big things! Pros Bonusly has been great to our team as it’s allowed peers to recognize each other. The system integrates with slack so everyone gets a notification. Awesome for morale! Cons Sometimes I have a hard time logging on as it asks for an authenticator, if I’m using a computer at home Review Source Bob The Teacher S. Lead Evangelist Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fun recognition for colleagues, with real rewards" February 8, 2019 5.0 With a medium sized small business, which works in office and remote, Bonusly provides a great way for us to acknowledge (and be acknowledged for) the awesome work being done. With the social feed, we're also able to see others' recognitions that we may not otherwise have visibility for. Pros It's easy to give recognition to colleagues for the awesome work that they do, and know that it turns into real gift cards for them. The added flavor of GIFs and piling on points for others' accolades is a big plus. The software is easy to navigate, and the leaderboards and reporting also provide for insight into company culture. Cons It's well put together. I'm unable to come up with something that needs improvement. Review Source Response from Bonusly February 19, 2019 Hi Bob! 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! Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience with us. :) VR Verified Reviewer Accounting Manager Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great incentive program for our employees" May 15, 2018 5.0 Pros I appreciate how Bonusly allows our employees recognize the efforts of their teammates in a way other than just a Thank you. Cons I don't like you need to add a # to all bonus gives, but I understand how it helps some of the reporting Review Source Response from Bonusly May 31, 2018 Thank you for your review - We appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts about Bonusly! We're so glad to hear that Bonusly is helping your team recognize each other! In addition to the hashtags creating data for reporting, they also help recognize those who are living company values. That said, there is an admin setting that allows you to turn off the hashtag requirement. You might check in with your admin to see if they would be open to changing the settings. Of course, if there's ever anything we can do to improve your experience, please let us know at success@bonus.ly. We look forward to hearing from you! James P. Sales Associate Staffing and Recruiting Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bonusly is awesome" February 25, 2020 5.0 Very good, sometimes you need little tools like this to break up the day. Pros Very fun way to interact with other employees. Allows me to compete with coworkers or other teams and create competition between teams. Cons None, it's there is honestly nothing to complain about. Your company gives you free money to reward other colleagues. Review Source Response from Bonusly March 9, 2020 Hi James! 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. AD Alann D. Manager, Education Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Such a great and easy program enabling micro-bonus for acknowledging peers" May 8, 2018 5.0 enables others to give shout-outs to others in the low admin way. Our teams have really taken to this program and it has helped improve moral and has become a part of our culture Pros Very easy to use, integrations with Slack make it even easier, automation and reporting great to ease administration. Rewards available are great and even being able to create your own. Cons don't like the pricing model of the automated birthday/anniversary, for what it offers seems a bit steep Review Source Response from Bonusly May 17, 2018 Thank you for your feedback, Alann! We're so happy to hear that Bonusly is enabling your users to acknowledge and encourage each other for their hard work! We also love the Slack integration, and use it ourselves! Birthdays and Anniversaries aren't the only fun things offered in Bonusly Pro! One of my favorite parts of the program is Funds, which is included in Pro. We also offer additional integrations with the Pro plan. If you'd like to review the Pro options and how they could benefit your team, or 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! John C. Sales Compensation Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Fantastic platform for employee recognition and visibility throughout an organization." November 17, 2022 5.0 Fantastic customer support and responsiveness. Pros The platform is easy to use and our employees love it! Cons The only thing I would change is to allow the various division leaders to access to some of the reporting capabilities at their own level. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer HR & Executive Administrative Assistant Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Simple, easy to use, fun." May 8, 2018 5.0 Pros The ability to add Gifs as our company are Gif lovers! Also, pay outs are very easy for employees to use and there's a huge range of options for them to pick from. Cons That you have to use a hashtag with every post and that points would have a higher monetary value. Review Source Response from Bonusly May 17, 2018 Thank you for your feedback! It's wonderful to hear that Bonusly is working well for your team! The Gifs are one of my favorite parts too! Great news - it's absolutely possible to remove the hashtag requirement (though, we typically recommend leaving them on to have better reporting and analytics around your company values). If you'd like to adjust your hashtag mode to make hashtags optional, here are the instructions: http://help.bonus.ly/for-admins/basic-settings/setting-your-hashtag-mode Thank you for your feedback and for being a Bonusly customer! VR Verified Reviewer Director of Human Resources Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Fun and my staff love it!" May 8, 2018 4.0 Pros It can be # to our core values so we can see who is actually living up to our standards. Integrations with Slack Cons I wish the metrics/data were easier to manipulate...it's not intuitive. I have to download some things into excel...that's a pain and seems likes an unnecessary extra step. Review Source Response from Bonusly May 17, 2018 Thank you so much for your feedback! We really appreciate hearing what works well, and where we can improve! We'd love to hear more about the data you're pulling from Bonusly so that we can work to streamline the process for you. Could you reach out to us at success@bonus.ly so we can chat? Thank you for your help in improving Bonusly! SM Sílvia M. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A great way to foster company culture" June 21, 2019 5.0 I love it, really! Pros The concept of it is amazing. The ease of use and the many different reward options there are. Cons The emoji menu works pretty bad, I wish it worked as good as the one in Slack. Also, when someone gives a bonus to a group of people, many times you want to add to that bonus but also including the original giver and that's not possible, so you have to create a new bonus for that specifically and we end up with several different bonuses related to the same event. Review Source Response from Bonusly June 24, 2019 Hi Silvia! Thanks for taking the time to leave us feedback about Bonusly. It's great to read that you like using Bonusly 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! Thank you for sharing your thoughts regarding the emoji feature as well as the group bonuses - I'll be sure to share this with our product team. 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. :) Joel W. Data Migration Specialist Automotive Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "This Makes My Workplace Fun" March 24, 2022 5.0 Super positive experience. It takes a great job and makes it a pleasure. Pros Calling out my teammates for the amazing things they do causes a contagion of gratitude that spreads throughout the company. Having a list of recognitions I get is great for when it comes time to write self-reviews. Cons I want more interesting options on the rewards. Review Source SD Serge D. Service Delivery Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great tool for culture and team building" August 29, 2022 4.0 Overall the experience is great and our staff enjoy the feedback from their peers. The rewards are appreciated and widely consumed. Pros peer-to-peer recognition is one of the best ways to build a healthy culture in the team Cons The integration with Teams seems to drop off every now and then. Alternatives considered [Crewhu](https://www.capterra.com/p/140426/CrewHu/) Reason for choosing Bonusly Pricing Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Senior Insights Analyst Media Production Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Highly recommended app for promoting team engagement and building a culture of gratitude!" February 9, 2019 5.0 Personally, this is a great app for building team morale and engagement as well as giving appreciation. My only concern is that sometimes it becomes a bit too 'expected' when we use tools like Bonusly. People tend to expect to be rewarded for tasks done, and depending on the individual's nature, we have also seen that some people feel left out (and hence unappreciated) when they don't receive rewards as much as they can see others receiving it. I'd love if there was an option to also give out anonymous points (maybe this could be allowed only once a month or so), just because sometimes the element of anonymity when recieving a reward is also nice! Pros Bonusly has an easy-to-use UI and clear instructions on giving and receiving bonuses. It's great vlaue-for-money when thinking about all the impact it has in the long-term for an organization's best resources-its employees! It has a great variety of rewards and integrations that make it super convenient for MNCs with various office locations. Cons Nothing in particular, although I do wish it had the ability to roll over (a limited amount of ) points to the next month. I also think there should be some reward internally in the system for highest giving and receiving individuals (perhaps more bonusly points to dish out!) , so that the app rewards its own users as well! Review Source Response from Bonusly February 25, 2019 Hi there! Thanks for taking the time to leave us feedback about Bonusly. It's great to read that you like using Bonusly 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! I really like the idea of rewarding users for being top achievers/givers - I'm happy to pass this feedback along to our product team. Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience with us. :) Daniel H. SEO Manager Marketing and Advertising Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Marketing Agency Review" May 1, 2023 5.0 Bonusly is a great way to offer additional incentives and sparks of positivity for a job well done. Pros Bonusly helps provide my team with little boosts of positivity for a job well done or when someone goes above and beyond. Cons There could be more opportunities to cash out for other gift cards or reward incentives. I'd like to see Bonusly offer an anonymous option as well. Reason for choosing Bonusly Bonusly is viewed as an industry leader. Review Source Sabarish S. L4 Support Specialist Information Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A great tool to recognize and reward your peers." December 21, 2022 4.0 Pros The comments that can be mentioned along with the GIF and the points to your peers are fantastic.You can use hashtags, tag people and reward them.Best part is to redeem these points you have multiple, gift card options. Cons May be they can still make the points \*2x as the reward values. Like for 15 points instead of 100 they can make it 200. Review Source Steve C. Senior Support Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "We are happier now at work" June 13, 2018 5.0 People are happier and more productive at work. Pros The behavioral underpinnings of Bonusly work! Thinking about how to give bonuses helps keep me in a thankful frame of mind, and getting them feels great and makes me feel recognized. Love this service, along with the vast majority of my colleagues. Cons I would like tighter integration with our Slack bot, so that typing "++" after someone's name in chat gave them 1 Bonusly point. Review Source Response from Bonusly June 26, 2018 Thank you for your feedback, Steve! We're so glad to hear that Bonusly helps create a thankful frame of mind, and connects you with your coworkers! Great idea about the Slack bot! I'll forward your suggestion to our product team! If there's ever anything we can do to improve your Bonusly experience, please let us know at success@bonus.ly! Israel W. Fullstack Develop Program Development Used the software for: 2+ years ### "This is the best way to Connect your team" February 8, 2019 5.0 Pros The easy way to gift point and money to companions. Use point with other services. Cons Cost with pro features. Ways to change points Review Source Response from Bonusly February 11, 2019 Hi Israel! Thanks for taking the time to leave us feedback about Bonusly. It's great to read that you like using Bonusly 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! We're always looking to improve the Bonusly experience, so I'd love to hear any suggestions on changing points - feel free to shoot us an email at support@bonus.ly. Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience with us. :) MM Margaret M. Underwriter Hospital & Health Care Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Bonus Options for Employees" May 14, 2019 5.0 It is a great product. Pros I like that all employees get a say in who can get a bonus. It is a great way to help show your appreciation. Someone ran a report for you? Send them points. Someone covered while you were on PTO? Send some points. Its great. Cons I love it. I think the things I don't love only really revolve around my specific business. Like I would like a larger allowance to be able to give out more points throughout the month but that is specific to my company. Review Source Response from Bonusly May 15, 2019 Hi Margaret! Thanks for taking the time to leave us feedback about Bonusly. It's great to read that you like using Bonusly 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! Ah, whenever I run out of points to give (happens), I like to purchase the allowance boost reward so I can keep on giving! 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. :) Bailey H. Digital Recruiting Specialist Human Resources Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Bonusly for the Win!" September 16, 2019 5.0 My experience with bonusly was fantastic. I will encourage future employers to implement! Pros Bonusly is an amazing way for coworkers and management to express appreciation for tasks that would otherwise easily go unrecognized. Great for company morale and motivation! Cons Truly, I can't think of a ton of cons. Maybe if you could cash in for venmo dollars, but they give you enough vendor options that you can easily find one that's valuable to you. Review Source Response from Bonusly September 20, 2019 Hi Bailey! 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. VR Verified Reviewer Chief Comms Officer Computer Hardware Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great peer to peer bonus system" August 15, 2019 5.0 We definitely solved an engagement problem, it was very fun. Pros Loved the engagement between team members. Bonuses were small but specific and meaningful. People really enjoyed it. Really great reporting functions. Cons Administration is not as secure as it could be - there is only one admin level, and it would better if they had different access rights (superuser, accounting access, dept manager, etc) Review Source Response from Bonusly August 22, 2019 Hi there! 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 across our different platforms! It's feedback like this that reminds us of our goals and vision so for this, we're extremely grateful. Ah, we've recently updated our admin features to include certain admin permissions - much like your suggestion. You can read more about it here: https://help.bonus.ly/en/articles/3255453-types-of-admin-permissions Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience with us. JH Janet H. KB Specialist Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy and a great way to reward your coworkers!" February 28, 2020 5.0 Pros I love how easy it is to submit reviews and rewards. It's just a few clicks, and you're done. It's also easy to spend your points and purchase a gift certificate, and there's a wide range of businesses that you can select for your rewards. So to conclude, it's easy as both a giver and a receiver of bonsly points! Cons I dislike how you have to select one of the preset hashtags in your comment. I'd like to have the option to omit that when it doesn't make sense. Review Source Response from Bonusly March 9, 2020 Hi Janet! 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. We give admins the ability to determine whether or not hashtags are required per each bonus. We find that hashtags helps build visibility towards your company values so I might suggest reaching out to one of your admins to open up a dialogue. Thanks again for taking the time to share your experience with us. mE mahmoud E. customer service Insurance Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Bonusly is Awesome tool, it must have in any company." November 2, 2023 4.0 Using Bonusly has increased employee morale because they feel appreciated, which has led to their desire to increase growth within the company. Pros Bonusly should be in all companies because it gives rewards to employees for completing their tasks and also because it helps in cooperation among employees. I think it's a very smart investment for any company's culture because Everyone likes to feel appreciated when they devote themselves to work, and thus their productivity at work will increase, and this will be to the benefit of any company. Cons There are no negatives to this program, it is very good and they are always making progress 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.