GoProfiles

GoProfiles is an employee directory that combines people profiles, organizational context, recognition, and HRIS-connected data. It suits remote, hybrid, and distributed organizations that want every employee—not only HR—to discover expertise and celebrate contributions. The free tier is useful for core directory work, while automation, AI, and enterprise controls require paid plans with minimum seat counts.

Overview

GoProfiles turns employee information into a searchable people network. Profiles can include achievements, professional skills, interests, work history, and peer recognition, with AI-powered answers based on the organization’s people data. An org chart mirrors reporting relationships from an HRIS, and an employee map helps teams understand where distributed colleagues are located.

That combination gives employees more context than a conventional contact list. Bravos provide peer-to-peer recognition, and rewards can be redeemed for gift cards from hundreds of vendors. The product is designed for company-wide participation, not a tool restricted to People operations. Its makers are based in San Jose, California.

Key features

Profiles, structure, and discovery

Work history, skills, interests, achievements, and recognition can sit together in each profile, making it easier to identify who knows what and how colleagues connect. The HRIS-synced org chart keeps reporting lines current when the relevant integration is configured. The employee map adds a practical view for distributed teams.

Recognition and AI assistance

Employees can award Bravos and attach tangible rewards through gift cards from hundreds of vendors. GoAI search and Bravo-writing assistance are included only with Pro, so organizations seeking conversational discovery or help composing recognition must move beyond Basic. The GoProfiles app for ChatGPT can search employee profiles, help give recognition, and schedule meetings, extending those workflows into ChatGPT.

Connections and security

More than 50 HRIS integrations—including ADP, BambooHR, Workday, Gusto, HiBob, and Personio—support employee-data synchronization on Basic and above. Slack notifications cover birthdays, work anniversaries, Bravos, and achievements, while a Chrome extension opens employee profiles from work applications. GoProfiles states that it is SOC 2 Type II certified, hosted on AWS, and GDPR compliant, with encryption in transit and at rest. Enterprise adds SAML SSO, connection audit logging, data-sync controls, and a single-tenant VPC architecture.

Pricing

GoProfiles uses a freemium model and offers a 14-day trial. The paid prices are billed per user per month, but minimum seats materially affect the real entry cost.

Free is the sensible choice for small groups that can import data manually and need directory, map, org-chart, and recognition basics. Basic is aimed at organizations with at least 25 users that need HRIS synchronization and access controls; it does not include Pro’s AI, advanced recognition configuration, groups, or analytics. Pro fits organizations of 50 or more users that will use AI-assisted search and writing, richer recognition programs, and reporting. Enterprise is for buyers requiring SAML or SCIM, stronger isolation and auditing, an SLA, and high-priority support, but its final price requires a sales conversation.

Platforms

GoProfiles supports Android, iOS, web, an API, and a browser extension. Slack and ChatGPT integrations broaden access to directory and recognition workflows beyond the main application.

Who it's for

Choose GoProfiles for remote and hybrid companies that want a shared source of employee expertise, reporting context, and recognition. It is particularly well suited to organizations willing to connect an HRIS and make the directory a company-wide habit. Very small teams may find the 25-user Basic and 50-user Pro minimums disproportionate, while buyers needing Enterprise controls must accept custom pricing.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Useful people context: Profiles combine skills, interests, history, achievements, and recognition instead of limiting employees to contact details.
• Strong organizational views: HRIS-synced reporting lines and an employee map help distributed teams understand structure and location.
• Broad HRIS coverage: More than 50 listed connections reduce the need for manual employee-data maintenance on Basic and above.
• Recognition with incentives: Bravos and gift-card rewards give peer appreciation a concrete follow-through.
• Clear enterprise safeguards: SOC 2 Type II, GDPR compliance, encryption, and Enterprise-only controls address security-conscious deployments.

Cons

• Paid minimums narrow the audience: Basic starts at 25 users and Pro at 50, so per-user pricing can mislead small organizations.
• Core automation is not free: The free plan lacks automatic HRIS syncing, Google SSO, and role-based access control.
• AI is gated: GoAI search and Bravo writing require Pro, increasing the cost for teams that specifically want those capabilities.
• Enterprise budgeting is opaque: Security controls, SLA, and dedicated success management have custom pricing.

Alternatives

For a broader category comparison, see Employee Directory Software and Employee Rewards Software.

• Business in a Box is a wider work-management option with a free one-user plan, storage, projects, tasks, templates, and starting AI credits across more desktop platforms.
• Slack is the better fit when basic chat and collaboration matter more than a dedicated employee directory; its free tier includes limits such as 90 days of message history and up to ten apps.
• Connecteam suits organizations seeking a workforce operations platform with a free limited tier and paid plans rather than GoProfiles’ profile-and-recognition focus.
• Jostle is an alternative intranet-style product with news, activity feeds, discussions, recognition, email digests, and mobile apps.
• HourSquare is a small-team option with a free plan for up to 10 employees.
• Openbook is an alternative focused on daily stand-up workflows.
• OrgNice is an alternative for teams centered on project-based organization, with web plans and Google Sheets connectivity on higher tiers.
• MangoApps is a paid intranet and communications suite for larger deployments, with plans starting from 200 employees.

Verdict

GoProfiles is a strong choice for organizations that want one company-wide place to find expertise, view structure, and recognize colleagues, especially when HRIS synchronization and distributed-team context are priorities. Choose it for the combination of directory depth and recognition; look elsewhere if your team is below the paid-plan minimums or needs enterprise pricing and procurement terms without contacting sales.