Peer & spot awards
In-the-moment recognition from anyone to anyone, with points and a personal message.
Anyone can send · under 30 seconds
Reward & Recognition
Employee Rewards & Recognition Platform for Enterprise Teams
One platform to celebrate effort, motivate performance, and build a culture people are proud to be part of.
2,000+
Clients
10M+
Global reward options
4.6 / 5· 1,400+ reviews
Best Employee Engagement Software on G2
Trusted by leading brands
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See Empuls recognition in action, tailored to your team size and goals.
The platform
Everything your recognition program needs, in one place
Why enterprises choose Empuls
Built for complex, multi-country programs - with the flexibility, value, and support that one-size-fits-all vendors can't match.
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Built for global enterprises
Multi-country, multi-currency and multi-lingual programs with flexible deployment across public, private, on-premise and multi-region infrastructure. Enterprise support across project management, time zones, and RFPs.
02
Value for money
No hidden & flexible pricing. Pay-as-you-go on redemption, issuance, API calls, or user count.
03
Lower total cost of ownership
Consolidates multiple point solutions across rewards, incentives, loyalty, benefits, payouts and gifting while delivering enterprise-grade technology and support.
04
White-labeled & configurable
Your branding, your workflows, your UI. We solve your pain points instead of forcing a one-size-fits-all product.
05
Onboarding, care & support
Faster time to value with ready-to-launch templates, structured scoping, setup, integrations, data configuration, workflows, UAT and go-live support. 24/7 support & dedicated customer success teams driving program success.
06
Enterprise-grade security
SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA, data governance, third-party audits, RBAC, secure integrations and support for complex enterprise infosec needs.
07
Unmatched reward catalog
Global and local rewards across 150+ countries and 30+ categories including gift cards, travel, wellness, prepaid cards, experiences, charity, swag and more.
08
API and integration first
Native integrations with Workday, ADP, UKG, BambooHR, Rippling, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Google Workspace, and Salesforce. Open APIs and webhooks for custom workflows.
09
Measurable ROI
Real-time analytics on adoption, recognition frequency, engagement scores, and reward redemption that tie every program investment to tangible retention and productivity outcomes.
Recognition moments
Recognition built for every occasion
From peer shoutouts to life milestones, Empuls covers every type of recognition your team needs, all in one place.
Manager & leadership awards
Top-down recognition with configurable budgets, approval flows, and audit trails.
Configurable by department
Nominations & jury awards
Structured programs with multi-level nominations, jury panels, and incentive payouts.
Jury approval · Incentives
Values & culture awards
Recognition tied to company values with hashtags, keeping culture visible and measurable.
Recognition mapped to your values
Service & career milestones
Work anniversaries, promotions, and tenure awards, automated at every milestone year.
Any milestone year, fully custom
Life & personal moments
Birthdays, weddings, babies, new homes, and other milestones outside of work.
Celebrate the human moments
Platform capabilities
AI-powered recognition & rewards platform to support your unique program goals
Recognize to motivate your team
Launch and manage reward programs that align with your culture and business goals. Recognize performance, milestones, and behaviors with monetary or non-monetary awards.
Enable recognition to flow in every direction
Peer, manager, and cross-functional recognition, flowing in every direction, amplified on the Wall of Fame.
Maintain control across the program
Easily manage award budgets, set custom approval rules, and detect anomalies with proactive alerts.
Recognize directly from your everyday tools
Send awards, nominations, and shoutouts directly from the collaboration tools your team already uses. No tab switching, no friction, just recognition in the flow of work.
Empuls AI
Make recognition programs smarter, faster, and more inclusive with AI
AI recognition coach
AI reads your historical recognition data to recommend who to appreciate next, surfacing teammates from your network you haven't recognized in a while. As you select a recipient, smart insights flag context like 'first time appreciating them' so every recognition lands with intent.
Share appreciation
Who do you want to recognize?
Search by name or team…
Smart insights
Sarah Mitchellhasn't been recognized in 8 weeks despite leading the Q3 launch.
Suggestions from your network
Sarah Mitchell
Sr. Product Designer
James Cooper
VP People Operations
Emily Chen
VP Engineering
Michael Roberts
Director Ops
AI-assisted messages
Start with a few words and let AI expand them into a polished recognition message in seconds. Choose a tone (Professional, Friendly, Enthusiastic, or Heartfelt), regenerate variations, or edit the draft before sending.
Award Message
AI-assistedYour draft
"Thanks for helping"
AI-drafted
196 / 5000We are honored to recognize Shubham for outstanding contributions and dedication. Their consistent excellence and innovative thinking set a high bar for the entire team.
ProfessionalFriendlyEnthusiasticHeartfelt
AI insights chat
Ask Empuls AI for recognition trends, team reports, budget usage, and redemption stats. Receive answers in plain language through a conversational interface, without navigating through dashboards.
Empuls AI
|New ChatHey, can you give me the list of top 10 most recognized people this month?
Thinking…
Using reporting skills
Loaded skill: Empuls Reports
Searched internal data
Top 10 most recognized · This month
1. Rachel Adams12 awards
2. James Cooper9 awards
3. Sarah Mitchell8 awards
…and 7 more
Type here or use a quick prompt to begin
AI recognition coach
AI reads your historical recognition data to recommend who to appreciate next, surfacing teammates from your network you haven't recognized in a while. As you select a recipient, smart insights flag context like 'first time appreciating them' so every recognition lands with intent.
AI-assisted messages
Start with a few words and let AI expand them into a polished recognition message in seconds. Choose a tone (Professional, Friendly, Enthusiastic, or Heartfelt), regenerate variations, or edit the draft before sending.
AI insights chat
Ask Empuls AI for recognition trends, team reports, budget usage, and redemption stats. Receive answers in plain language through a conversational interface, without navigating through dashboards.
Share appreciation
Who do you want to recognize?
Search by name or team…
Smart insights
Sarah Mitchellhasn't been recognized in 8 weeks despite leading the Q3 launch.
Suggestions from your network
Sarah Mitchell
Sr. Product Designer
James Cooper
VP People Operations
Emily Chen
VP Engineering
Michael Roberts
Director Ops
Award Message
AI-assistedYour draft
"Thanks for helping"
AI-drafted
196 / 5000We are honored to recognize Shubham for outstanding contributions and dedication. Their consistent excellence and innovative thinking set a high bar for the entire team.
ProfessionalFriendlyEnthusiasticHeartfelt
Empuls AI
|New ChatHey, can you give me the list of top 10 most recognized people this month?
Thinking…
Using reporting skills
Loaded skill: Empuls Reports
Searched internal data
Top 10 most recognized · This month
1. Rachel Adams12 awards
2. James Cooper9 awards
3. Sarah Mitchell8 awards
…and 7 more
Type here or use a quick prompt to begin
Customer stories
Trusted by teams that move fast
Companies across industries use Empuls to make recognition a consistent practice rather than an administrative burden.
Telecommunications“Xoxoday is a great platform with robust rewards and recognition features that significantly enhanced engagement, simplified recognition, and helped us consistently celebrate employees across teams and locations.”
HR Team, AT&T
Healthcare“We rolled out an engagement program for all our caregivers to feel valued and cherished. They love the user experience and we are excited to scale our partnership with Xoxoday.”
HR Team, Providence
Consulting“Xoxoday revamped our rewards program with unmatched redemption options, giving employees incredible flexibility and choice. Xoxoday clearly stood out from the vendors we evaluated.”
HR Team, Capgemini
Reward catalog
10M+ rewards your employees will actually want
Gift cards, experiences, travel, merchandise, wellness, and charity. 30+ categories, 75+ countries, redeemable in local currency. Every point spent on something meaningful.
Reports & analytics
Track, measure, and prove the impact of every recognition program
Participation
Recognition participation reports
See who is recognizing and who is being missed. Track participation by team, department, manager, and location to identify gaps before they affect engagement.
Spend
Budget and redemption reports
Monitor reward spend in real time. Track budget utilization by department, see what rewards employees redeem, and export for finance and compliance.
ROI
Program ROI dashboard
Connect recognition activity to business outcomes. Measure the correlation between recognition frequency and retention, eNPS, and productivity.
Works where you work
Recognize people where they already live
Empuls integrates with every tool in your stack: communication channels, HRIS, and payroll, so recognition reaches everyone across your organization.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Empuls includes built-in US tax governance, covering IRS reporting requirements for taxable fringe benefits, gift card thresholds, and award values. HR and finance teams get automated award-value tracking and exportable reports formatted for W-2 and 1099 compliance.
Make sure great work gets noticed
See how Empuls makes recognition effortless, consistent, and deeply human at every level of your org.
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