Employee Rewards & Recognition

Empower your teams with recognition that matters

From employee engagement to performance and everything in between, Awardco is more than rewards and recognition. It’s your culture engine.

Trusted by 3,000+ organizations worldwide
Cinemark
Bill.com
Aptive Environmental
Children's Nebraska
Swire Coca-Cola
Hertz
Chick-fil-a
Vineyard Vines
Fanatics
Crumbl
Pacific Life
Pinterest
Paramount
Brooks Running, Inc.
Universal Orlando Resort
Citizens Business Bank
Beckman Coulter
TaylorMade
Lineage Logistics
Alera Group
ClickUp
BPM
Visionworks
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
Cornell University
America First Credit Union
Texas Roadhouse
Okta
Southwest Gas Corporation
Quick Quack Car Wash
Zillow
Pilot Company
Platform Features

The platform for recognition, results, and real flexibility

Return On Recognition

Better outcomes start with a culture of appreciation

Employee Performance
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22
%
improvement in productivity
22
%
improvement in productivity

When employees feel valued and supported, they bring more energy, drive, and passion to work. That translates into higher engagement, stronger performance, and a real impact on your bottom line. Investing in recognition isn’t just good for culture, it’s smart business.

Retention
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31
%
decrease in employee turnover
31
%
decrease in employee turnover

When employees leave, exit interviews often reveal a common theme: they didn’t feel seen or appreciated. Prioritizing recognition as part of your culture fosters deeper engagement, and can be the difference between retention and costly turnover

Satisfaction
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94
%
increase in job satisfaction
94
%
increase in job satisfaction

Employees report higher job satisfaction when they’re recognized regularly, and it’s no coincidence. Recognition triggers positive brain chemistry, strengthening connection, boosting productivity, and fostering a deeper sense of belonging.

Engagement
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78
%
decrease in absenteeism
78
%
decrease in absenteeism

Recognition does more than boost morale. It drives measurable results. Research shows that positive reinforcement, like recognition, leads to higher engagement and reduced absenteeism. When employees feel valued, they show up more, both physically and mentally and performance naturally improves.

Retention
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19
%
reduction in turnover
19
%
reduction in turnover

High turnover is costly, but it can be solved. Quick Quack Car Wash faced retention challenges in a fast-paced, high-turnover industry. By partnering with Awardco to create tailored recognition programs, Quick Quack strengthened culture and reduced turnover by over 19%.

Employee Performance
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147
%
better company performance vs competitors
147
%
better company performance vs competitors

Engaged employees don’t just contribute, they compete. Recognition fuels engagement, and engaged teams perform at a higher level, drive innovation, and push your business ahead of the pack. If you want to outperform the competition, don’t look outward, start from within by celebrating your people.

Administrative Efficiency
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93
%
decrease in administration time
93
%
decrease in administration time

Automated reporting, communication, and reward fulfillment simplify recognition management. HR leaders see a significant reduction in time spent on admin tasks, getting more value with less effort through smart automation and timely reporting and insights.

Manager Effectiveness
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18
%
boost to manager ratings
18
%
boost to manager ratings

ARUP saw manager ratings rise after implementing Awardco recognition programs, and it’s no surprise. When recognition is part of a manager’s toolkit, it builds trust, improves communication, and helps them lead more effectively. Recognition doesn’t just lift employees, it elevates managers too.

Performance
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121
%
YOY increase in performance
121
%
YOY increase in performance

WOW! mobile boutique partnered with Awardco to enhance their compensation program and build a culture where employees feel valued. The impact was clear: a 121% year-over-year increase in performance, a 49% boost in productivity, a 29% drop in attrition, and a 12% lift in engagement scores. Recognition made a measurable difference, and delivered real ROI.

Safety
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63
%
decrease in safety incidents
63
%
decrease in safety incidents

Recognizing and rewarding safety and quality performance has a powerful impact. Organizations that prioritize this approach have seen significant decreases in safety incidents, proving that appreciation leads to safer, higher-quality work.

Retention
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39
%
reduction in attrition
39
%
reduction in attrition

After rolling out recognition programs with Awardco, PMG saw a 39% drop in employee attrition. Why? Because when people feel appreciated, they stick around. They feel connected to their coworkers, their work, and the company.

Well-being
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48
%
reduction in burnout
48
%
reduction in burnout

Burnout often stems from stress, overwork, and feeling unsupported. But when employees feel genuinely appreciated, it triggers positive brain responses that build trust, reduce stress, and create a greater sense of balance and belonging. Recognition isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s a powerful tool to combat burnout and promote well-being.

Customer Stories

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33
%
increase in recognition engagement

Pacific Life digitized recognition for 3,000+ employees, revolutionizing their service awards, competitions, and spot recognitions to save substantial administrative time and money. 

 
296
hours of work saved annually

In just a few days, AFCU shifted their entire bi-annual bonus program management to Awardco, decreasing administration time by 92.5% (37 days worth) thanks to the platform's automated workflows.

 
11.4
points above industry average recognition

After only 63% of employees felt recognized in 2023, Children’s Nebraska launched Awardco and saw a major increase in recognition scores by 2024.

 
12,000
+
program recognitions

Southwest Gas partnered with Awardco to custom-create a highly-effective incentive-based safety recognition program, filling it with courses and training opportunities that fit their employees’ needs and culture.

 
81
%
increase in offline recognitions

At its almost-fully offline Sunnyvale facility, Lineage Logistics boosted recognitions by 133%, achieving 100% recognition engagement through initiatives like raffles, lunch-and-learns, and onboarding programs.

 
customer Reviews

The top-rated employee recognition platform

HR Generalist
Enterprise

"Super easy to recognize employees, and I love the ability to redeem points in multiple different ways, especially the new A-Pay card."

Ashley T, Sr. Account Mgr
Enterprise
G2

“Awardco provides not only fantastic service, but also an incredible range of reward options."

Jose M.
Mid-Market
Microsoft

"Awardco is a great option for retention and belonging. Very user friendly, easy to recognize others."

Kimberley R.
Small Business

"We chose Awardco mostly for the simplicity of the setup and how easy it is to add additional programs."

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Global Capabilities

Reward teams in any location

135
supported global currencies
163
countries where Awardco fulfills and ships
300
million available rewards options

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Testimonials

What our customers say

Awardco is the perfect platform for our employee recognition program. It supports our unique employee culture and community.
Rosie Scannell
Global HR
TaylorMade
Awardco allows everything to support our core values and our mission, which is very important to us because that strengthens our culture.
Lauren Long
HR Operations Manager
SEF Energy
Awardco has provided significant time savings. Our previous program was clunky, manual, and time consuming. Now, with the automation capabilities available through Awardco, my team saves 5-8 hours a week!
Kymberlee Stephens
Director of Employee Experience and Wellness
CloudFit Software
Soon after our implementation we created a financial recognition program through Awardco for managers and supervisors to recognize their employees for extra efforts. Now our managers and supervisors have their own budgeted amount to use at their discretion to award their employees at any time, and they don't have to wait for approval to do so.
Cheryl Vincent
Talent Development Manager
ARUP Laboratories
We think a lot about our frontline employees. They're the ones that make us who we are and drive our business, and we wanted to make sure they knew we appreciated them. Awardco does that.
Annasuela Fritz
HR Projects and Recognition Manager
Hertz
Recognition truly is a cornerstone of PMG’s culture because it fuels engagement, strengthens relationships, and reinforces the behaviors that drive our success. It allows you to immediately recognize big and small wins where that impact is immediately felt.
Mary O’Brien
Head of Programmatic
PMG
Change management was a concern when exploring new vendors. However, our leadership, HR, and associates have smoothly transitioned to Awardco, and they appreciate its straightforward and intuitive design, which surpasses the complexities of previous platforms.
Kerie Rogers
HR Operations Leader
Beckman Coulter
[Awardco] was something that was easy to use. I knew that healthcare provider's first priority is their patient, so how do we make it so easy that they can participate and still make sure that they're still taking care of the patient.
Madeline Quinn
Employee Experience Manager
Children's Nebraska
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