Applauz
Applauz is employee engagement software combining peer recognition, AI-driven insights, and global rewards.
What Applauz is
Applauz is employee engagement software combining peer recognition, AI-driven insights, and global rewards. Recognition Essentials includes a workplace newsfeed, peer recognition, automated birthday and work-anniversary recognition, and badge and point incentives. Its marketplace lists more than 30,000 merchandise, gift card, donation, travel, and experience options. Culture Intelligence adds unlimited pulse surveys, more than 200 survey templates, goal management, and premium AI features. The service lists more than 40 HRIS integration options, including employee data sync and SSO login. Recognition Essentials and higher plans include Slack and Microsoft Teams integration, with two-way newsfeed sync for reactions and comments. Employees can use desktop and mobile apps and sign in with email or phone number, even without a company email address. Recognition Essentials costs $3.75 per license per month when billed annually; Culture Intelligence costs $5.50 per license per month when billed annually. Service Awards cost $12 per celebration. Published pricing applies to teams up to 1,000 people, with custom pricing above that size. All packages have a one-time onboarding and training fee; administrative and platform fees also apply to service award spending and reward point purchases.
Good
- Peer recognition and automated milestone recognition
- Marketplace lists more than 30,000 reward options
- More than 40 HRIS integration options
- Mobile access and sign-in by phone number
- Slack and Teams integration includes two-way newsfeed sync
Watch out
- No free plan
- One-time onboarding and training fee applies to all packages
- Additional fees apply to award spending and reward point purchases
- Published pricing covers teams up to 1,000 people
Who it suits
Applauz suits organizations seeking employee recognition and rewards alongside engagement features such as pulse surveys and goal management. Its mobile access and phone sign-in may also suit frontline and shift-based staff without company email accounts.
Verdict
Applauz combines recognition, rewards, and engagement features with mobile access and HRIS integrations. Factor in the onboarding and additional fees, as well as custom pricing for teams above 1,000 people.
Plans and prices
From Applauz's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Recognition Essentials | $3.75 a month | Published pricing for up to 1,000 employees; custom pricing above that · per license per month; billed annually |
| Culture Intelligence | $5.50 a month | Published pricing for up to 1,000 employees; custom pricing above that · per license per month; billed annually |
| Service Awards | $12, paid once | Work anniversaries (1–50 years), retirements, instant gifting; custom pricing above 1,000 employees · per celebration |
The facts
Each one read from Applauz's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Additional fees
- A one-time onboarding and training fee applies to all packages, and administrative and platform fees apply to service award spending and reward point purchases.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Collaboration tools
- Slack and Microsoft Teams integration is included with Recognition Essentials and above, including two-way newsfeed sync for reactions and comments.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Culture Intelligence
- Culture Intelligence adds unlimited pulse surveys, 200+ survey templates, goal management, and premium AI features to Recognition Essentials.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Applauz lists more than 40 HRIS integration options, with employee data sync and SSO login.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Applauz describes its platform as suited to growing organizations and highlights access for frontline and shift-based staff without company email accounts.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Mobile access
- The pricing page lists desktop and mobile app access, and says employees can sign in using email or phone number without a company email address.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Pricing limits
- Published pricing is for teams up to 1,000 people; Applauz says it custom-prices any package above that size.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- Applauz is employee engagement software combining peer recognition, AI-driven insights, and global rewards.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Recognition
- Recognition Essentials includes a workplace newsfeed, peer recognition, automated birthdays and work anniversaries, and badge and point incentives.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Rewards
- The rewards marketplace lists more than 30,000 merchandise, gift card, donation, travel, and experience options.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security
- Applauz says it is SOC 2 Type II certified and hosted on Google Cloud Platform.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Security controls
- The security page describes TLS 1.2/1.3 encryption in transit, AES-256 encryption at rest, and required MFA for administrative access.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- Each account is paired with a dedicated Engagement Specialist, and employee customer care is available Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern time.checked 4 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2018checked 28 Sep 2026
