# HeyTaco: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 1 category by 6 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/heytaco

## 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% | 14 | 0% | 6 |

## What the models said for it

- "6. HeyTaco - makes peer recognition a daily habit, with a starting price of $3/person/month" (Llama 4 Maverick, Recognition and rewards)
- "HeyTaco (Simplicity & Low Cost)" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Recognition and rewards)

## By model

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

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named HeyTaco, from 23 of the 24 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- heytaco.com: 13 (its own site)
- matterapp.com: 13
- awardco.com: 10
- joinassembly.com: 10
- leadchangegroup.com: 10
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 10
- tremendous.com: 10
- getbravo.io: 8
- selectsoftwarereviews.com: 8
- workhuman.com: 8

### Pages cited

- https://matterapp.com/blog/employee-recognition-software: 11
- https://heytaco.com/blog/best-employee-recognition-software-for-small-businesses-in-2026: 10
- https://tremendous.com/blog/best-employee-recognition-platforms: 10
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/best-employee-recognition-software-for-small-business: 8
- https://selectsoftwarereviews.com/buyer-guide/employee-recognition-software: 7
- https://awardco.com/blog/best-employee-recognition-software: 6
- https://leadchangegroup.com/employee-recognition-software: 6
- https://leadchangegroup.com/employee-recognition-software/small-business: 5

## In its own words

What HeyTaco's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Employee Recognition Software for Slack & Microsoft Teams (https://heytaco.com/)
- For: Remote and hybrid teams, startups and mid-size companies with 5-500+ employees, and teams already using Slack or Microsoft Teams (https://heytaco.com/)
- Price stated: $3-$5 per user per month (https://heytaco.com/)
- Starting price: $3 per user/month (https://heytaco.com/)
- Free plan or trial: 30-day free trial with no credit card required (https://heytaco.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 2 (https://heytaco.com/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, SOC 1, PCI DSS, FISMA, SOX
- Customers named: Deputy, Outbound Sales Pro & Parakeet, Haze Shift, #paid, Immunefi, Acadia, Derrevere Stevens Black & Cozad, BSC Analytics

## What it publishes

Every page heytaco.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 494 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 198 pages, 18 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 18 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-07
- webinar or virtual event: 7 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-04-02
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-04-01
- comparison: 33 pages, 7 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-08
- template or tool: 11 pages, 3 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-24
- glossary or explainer: 3 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-19
- podcast or video: 6 pages, 5 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-08
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Ways to improve employee productivity https://heytaco.com/blog/ways-to-improve-employee-productivity
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Reward what peer recognition misses meet quests https://heytaco.com/blog/reward-what-peer-recognition-misses-meet-quests
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Low cost async team building ideas https://heytaco.com/blog/low-cost-async-team-building-ideas
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: Is your recognition culture actually working here s how to tell https://heytaco.com/blog/is-your-recognition-culture-actually-working-here-s-how-to-tell
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: Remote work isolation https://heytaco.com/blog/remote-work-isolation
- Recent: 2026-09-22 blog: 45 employee appreciation ideas sorted by effort https://heytaco.com/blog/45-employee-appreciation-ideas-sorted-by-effort

## 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.