encorePeople
encorePeople is a freemium, peer-to-peer employee recognition and rewards platform available on the web, through an API, or as a self-hosted service.
What encorePeople is
encorePeople is a freemium, peer-to-peer employee recognition and rewards platform available on the web, through an API, or as a self-hosted service. Colleagues post recognitions to a real-time digital wall where others can applaud and comment. Administrators can run thank-you campaigns, monetary reward campaigns, and recurring awards for birthdays or long service. Reward catalogues cover more than 120 countries, while the homepage lists over 900 rewards. A real-time reporting dashboard provides culture insights. Enhanced plans list Teams, Slack, and Office 365 integrations, and sign-in can use Microsoft or Google single sign-on. Core includes up to four campaigns and one country and language option from the UK, Germany, or US. Higher plans add countries, reporting, administrators, an API suite, account management, unlimited campaigns, and customizable or hybrid deployment options. The company states ISO 27001:2022 certification, EU data storage and management, GDPR compliance, and a 99% uptime guarantee.
Good
- Free plan and free trial available
- Real-time recognition wall with comments
- Reward catalogues span over 120 countries
- Microsoft and Google single sign-on
- ISO 27001:2022 certification stated
Watch out
- Core limits countries and campaigns
- Recognition channels are web only
Who it suits
encorePeople suits organizations seeking peer recognition, manager awards, and reward campaigns. It fits teams that need web access, optional self-hosting, and country-specific reward catalogues.
Verdict
encorePeople combines social recognition, recurring awards, rewards, and culture reporting. Its tier structure suits organizations that may expand from a small core setup to broader integrations or custom deployment.
Plans and prices
From encorePeople's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Core | — | 5 free trial users · unlimited team members · 1 country and language (UK, DE or US) · up to 4 campaigns · Microsoft or Google SSO · per month; invoiced monthly |
| Enhanced | — | unlimited team members · up to 4 additional countries and languages · up to 4 campaigns · enhanced reporting · multiple administrators · Teams, Slack and Office 365 integrations · per month; invoiced monthly |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Everything in Premium · fully customisable interface · hybrid/on-premis server · per month; invoiced monthly |
| Premium | — | unlimited team members, countries, languages and campaigns · API suite · dedicated account manager · premium and local reward options · per month; invoiced monthly |
The facts
Each one read from encorePeople's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Availability
- The SaaS contract states a 99% uptime availability guarantee for services.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Campaigns
- Admins can create campaigns for thank-you recognitions, monetary rewards, and recurring automated awards such as birthdays and long-service awards.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Global rewards
- The product describes reward catalogues across more than 120 countries, and the homepage lists over 900 rewards.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations and sign-in
- The pricing page lists Teams, Slack and Office 365 integrations for Enhanced, while the site describes SSO with Microsoft or Google accounts.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Onboarding
- The product page says self-onboarding can customise the platform within 20 minutes and that users will not require training.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy and hosting
- The homepage says data is stored and managed within the EU and that the company is committed to GDPR; it also says the product is GDPR compliant.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy practices
- The privacy policy says encorePeople does not sell or rent personal data and limits service-provider data to what is needed for their work.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- encore is a peer-to-peer employee rewards and recognition platform designed to support employee engagement and align recognition with company values.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Recognition wall
- Recognitions appear in real time on a digital wall where colleagues can applaud and comment.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- Its real-time reporting suite tracks company culture and presents insights in a dashboard.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security certification
- The homepage states that encorePeople is ISO 27001:2022 certified.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The SaaS contract says client support requests are handled in the order received, with service hours Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. German time.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- encorePeople says it was formed in 2019 as a joint venture by OVATION and BONAGO.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2019checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Munich, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026
