Hoppier

Hoppier is a rewards platform for organizations sending gift cards, meal credits and stipends to employees or clients. It suits HR, marketing and sales teams that want to set rules for how campaign funds are spent. Its strongest appeal is the mix of recipient choice and spending controls; Lite is a narrower, gift-card-only starting point.

Overview

Recipients can choose gift cards, prepaid Visa cards, charitable donations or direct bank transfers, with programs reaching more than 60 countries. Administrators can define per-person allowances, approved vendors, time limits and spending caps, which makes Hoppier a better fit for structured reward campaigns than for teams that simply want to send unrestricted gifts.

Cards can be delivered by email or link, with no account or app required to claim them. Participants who install the Hoppier app can check cards, balances and transaction history, add cards to a digital wallet, redeem gift cards and contact support. The combination lets recipients claim rewards without adopting the app, while still giving regular participants a place to manage them.

Key features

The key practical distinction is payout choice: Lite supports digital gift cards only, while prepaid Visa and ACH or wire payouts are available on Plus and Unlimited. Recipients can also choose charitable donations or direct bank transfers, making the platform suitable when a program needs more than a standard merchant gift card.

Salesforce and an MCP connection for Claude and ChatGPT are listed. Additional CRM and HRIS integrations are coming soon, and HRIS integrations are not currently supported. The gift card REST API is in closed beta, with tools for program creation, recipient management, redemption tracking and webhooks; that may suit teams building a custom workflow, but it is not a generally available API. Hoppier also provides a redemption catalog, incentive campaigns and global rewards.

Plus and Unlimited return all unspent funds to the sender’s balance; Lite does not. That is a meaningful distinction for variable participation or campaigns with uncertain redemption, since the free plan leaves unused balances with no return to the sender. Paid plans include priority chat support in English and Spanish. Hoppier says it uses commercial, technical, contractual, administrative and physical measures to protect personal information. Its privacy policy says servers and some subprocessors are in the United States, and names Stripe, Supabase, Intercom and Sentry as service providers.

Pricing

Hoppier Lite: free, free to start, with a 5% fee only when sending and no software or monthly fee. It provides digital gift cards from 3,000+ brands in 60+ countries. Lite is the sensible entry point for gift-card-only campaigns that can tolerate the send fee, but it excludes prepaid Visa and ACH or wire payouts and does not return unused funds.

Unlimited: $5 a month, billed per user per month. It includes everything in Plus, reloadable cards, recurring stipends and allowances, 100% return of unused funds, and priority chat support in English and Spanish. It fits teams that regularly reload cards or run recurring programs; the per-user charge is worth weighing against the ability to return unspent funds.

Hoppier Plus Packages: $5.90, paid once, billed per card, in packs of 100, 300 or 600 (about $590, $1,649 or $3,149). Packages include return of unused funds, gift cards, prepaid Visa, ACH or wire, advanced reporting, saved groups, Salesforce integration and priority chat support in English and Spanish. This is aimed at teams ordering in batches and needing payout flexibility or reporting; the package sizes are a poor fit for small, irregular programs. The listed package totals are approximately $590, $1,649 and $3,149.

The recipient limit is 100. No trial term is stated for the paid plans. Lite has no monthly software fee, but its 5% send charge means it is not cost-free when rewards are issued.

Platforms

Hoppier supports Android, iOS, web and API. Participants can manage cards in the mobile app, but claiming a card does not require an app or account.

Who it's for

Hoppier is best for HR, marketing and sales teams running employee rewards, meal vouchers, stipends or client gifting, particularly when administrators need campaign spending limits or recipients need payout options beyond gift cards. It is less compelling for organizations that require HRIS integrations today, need more than 100 recipients, or want to avoid a fee on free-plan sends.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Recipients can choose among gift cards, prepaid Visa, donations and bank transfers on eligible plans, giving campaigns more flexibility than gift-card-only programs.
• Pros: Allowances, approved vendors, time limits and spending caps give administrators direct controls over campaign use.
• Pros: Plus and Unlimited return 100% of unused funds, reducing the risk of leaving unredeemed balances behind.
• Cons: Lite charges a 5% send fee, limits rewards to digital gift cards and does not return unused funds.
• Cons: The recipient limit is 100, and HRIS integrations are not currently supported.
• Cons: Plus Packages require a pack of 100, 300 or 600 cards, which can be excessive for smaller or occasional campaigns.

Alternatives

For a broader set of employee rewards options, browse Employee Rewards Software.

Bonusly is worth considering for a small peer-recognition program: its free plan covers up to 8 users and includes Slack and Teams integrations. Guusto offers a free plan with no minimum reward spend and 100+ merchant options, which may suit teams focused on merchant rewards. ThriveSparrow Rewards Marketplace is another option.

BenefitHub provides a fully managed service free to offer employees, while Perks at Work offers employer and employee access at no charge, with analytics and custom branding reserved for enterprise clients with over 500 employees. Tango has a free self-serve portal with no subscription fees or order minimums in most cases; customers pay reward face value and any applicable transaction fees. Giftbit charges no subscription, platform or minimum fees, but its free plan has a 2.9% credit-card funding fee and fees on select products. Gifted has no platform, seat or setup fees; ACH and wire are free, while credit-card funding costs 3% and international FX costs 5%.

Verdict

Choose Hoppier if your team needs controlled reward campaigns with recipient choice, especially when unused funds should return to the sender or recurring stipends matter. Look elsewhere if you need HRIS integrations now, exceed the 100-recipient limit, or prefer a free sending model without Lite’s 5% fee.