# Guusto: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 13 judge labels across 1 category by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/guusto

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Recognition and rewards](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/recognition-and-rewards/index.md) | 0% | 12 | 0% | 13 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose Awardco/Guusto if your primary goal is facilitating high-quality physical/digital rewards" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Recognition and rewards)
- "Highly rated for small businesses (4.9/5 on Capterra). Starts around $150/month flat" (Grok 4.20, Recognition and rewards)
- "If you have 50+ employees: Consider Guusto at $150/month flat" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Recognition and rewards)
- "no upfront platform fees and is easy to implement and budget-friendly" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Recognition and rewards)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Guusto, from 46 of the 49 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- capterra.com: 29
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 27
- leadchangegroup.com: 26
- getbravo.io: 19
- g2.com: 18
- softwareadvice.com: 16
- bucketlistrewards.com: 14
- firsthr.app: 13
- getapp.com: 13
- awardco.com: 12

### Pages cited

- https://capterra.com/employee-recognition-software/s/small-businesses: 23
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/best-employee-recognition-software-for-small-business: 22
- https://capterra.com/employee-recognition-software: 21
- https://leadchangegroup.com/employee-recognition-software/small-business: 19
- https://getbravo.io/best-employee-recognition-software-for-small-businesses: 14
- https://firsthr.app/compare/performance/employee-recognition-software: 12
- https://tremendous.com/blog/best-employee-recognition-platforms: 11
- https://bucketlistrewards.com/compare-employee-recognition: 9

## In its own words

What Guusto's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Employee Recognition Software and Rewards Platform (https://guusto.com/)
- For: HR and Operations leaders (https://guusto.com/)
- Price stated: You pay full price for senders, a fraction for recipients, and unclaimed rewards are credited back (https://guusto.com/)
- Starting price: $125/mo (https://guusto.com/pricing)
- Free plan or trial: sign up for free (https://guusto.com/)
- Customers named: Rexall, Harry Rosen, Compass One Healthcare, Fortis Solutions Group, Grand & Toy, Millennium Insurance, CoServ, Purdys Chocolatier

## What it publishes

Every page guusto.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 610 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 172 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 35 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-01-12
- webinar or virtual event: 16 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-01-15
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Join guusto at dayforce discover 2026 booth 316 https://blog.guusto.com/join-guusto-at-dayforce-discover-2026-booth-316
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Join guusto at ukg gtmx 2026 https://blog.guusto.com/join-guusto-at-ukg-gtmx-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: How to build trust in the workplace when your people work the frontline https://blog.guusto.com/how-to-build-trust-in-the-workplace-when-your-people-work-the-frontline
- Recent: 2026-08-06 blog: Get recognition to frontline employees integrations mobile offline https://blog.guusto.com/get-recognition-to-frontline-employees-integrations-mobile-offline
- Recent: 2026-06-23 blog: Scalability is the secret weapon for recognition https://blog.guusto.com/scalability-is-the-secret-weapon-for-recognition
- Recent: 2026-05-13 blog: Best hr leaders to follow https://blog.guusto.com/best-hr-leaders-to-follow

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.