# Kudos alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 221 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Kudos holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/kudos/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Bonusly: 68
- Awardco: 20
- Workhuman: 19
- Achievers: 17
- Matter: 14
- Nectar: 9

## Recognition and rewards

**Small business**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Kudos (Kudos is #7 of 13 at 0%).

- Bonusly: first choice in 37 of those 70
- Matter: first choice in 7 of those 70
- Nectar: first choice in 5 of those 70
- Guusto: first choice in 4 of those 70
- Assembly: first choice in 3 of those 70
- BRAVO: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Google Business Profile: first choice in 1 of those 70
- HeyTaco: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Kudos (Kudos is #8 of 10 at 0%).

- Bonusly: first choice in 26 of those 73
- Matter: first choice in 7 of those 73
- Assembly: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Awardco: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Nectar: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Achievers: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Amazon Rekognition: first choice in 1 of those 73
- BRAVO: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Kudos (Kudos is #6 of 10 at 2%).

- Workhuman: first choice in 19 of those 78
- Achievers: first choice in 16 of those 78
- Awardco: first choice in 16 of those 78
- Bonusly: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Tremendous: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Access Perks Ascend: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Assembly: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Deepgram: first choice in 1 of those 78

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