Workhuman Review
Workhuman is a social recognition platform for mid-sized and large employers, with peer-to-peer awards, Service Milestones, life events and a global rewards store. It is ISO 27001 certified and priced by quote.
- Company size
- Mid-market companies, enterprises
- Pricing model
- Quote only
- Deployment
- Cloud
Best for
- Large and mid-sized employers that want recognition, service awards and life events in one program
- Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Slack and Workday shops that want recognition in the flow of work
- Programs that want guidance on award values and checks for biased wording
Not ideal for
- Small teams that want a quick, self-serve start
- Buyers who want a published price or a SOC 2 Type II report named on the website
How we evaluated Workhuman
This review rests on 13 facts checked against Workhuman’s official pricing pages and documentation, most recently on . We did not test the product hands-on: the score and the pros and cons use only those verified facts, as our methodology explains, and third-party ratings are quoted, never scored.
Our verdict
Workhuman is a social recognition platform for companies from about 500 employees up to global enterprises, with peer-to-peer awards, Service Milestones, life events and a rewards store that ships to 180+ countries. It is ISO 27001:2022 and ISO 27701 certified and sells through demos, with no published prices.
Strengths
Certified privacy and security
ISO 27001:2022 and ISO 27701:2019 certification covering the full scope of its services, plus GDPR and CCPA compliance.
Evidence: ISO 27001: Yes
Recognition where people work
Apps for Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Slack and Yammer, a certified bidirectional Workday integration and an open API.
Evidence: Notable integrations: Microsoft Teams, Slack, Workday, Outlook, Yammer
Service milestones beyond the date
Service Milestones turns anniversaries, onboarding, transfers and promotions into social celebrations, and can be bought on its own.
Evidence: Manager and milestone awards: Yes
Controls for administrators
A central hub for award management, delegates, spend control and misuse monitoring, with SSO and fraud detection.
Evidence: Budgets and approvals: Yes
Weaknesses
No published pricing
The website has no pricing page; every price is quoted after a demo request.
Evidence: Price transparency: Quote only
No SOC 2 report named
Its security page names ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications but no SOC 2 report, which some procurement checklists ask for.
Evidence: ISO 27001: Yes
Price at a glance
Pricing model
Quote only
Quick answers
- How much does Workhuman cost?
- Workhuman does not publish prices. Its website has no pricing page and leads to a demo request, where the program is quoted.Based on Price transparency: Quote only
- Is Workhuman ISO 27001 certified?
- Yes. Workhuman states ISO 27001:2022 and ISO 27701:2019 certification covering the full scope of its services, and compliance with GDPR and CCPA.Based on ISO 27001: Yes
- Does Workhuman integrate with Workday?
- Yes. Workhuman has a certified, prebuilt, bidirectional Workday integration, plus apps for Microsoft Teams, Outlook and Slack and an open API.Based on HRIS integration: Yes
- What company sizes is Workhuman built for?
- Workhuman runs enterprise programs and has a dedicated offer for companies of 500 to 2,500 employees.Based on Best for: Mid-market companies, enterprises
Coverage of core employee recognition software capabilities
Each core capability we evaluate in Employee Recognition Software, checked against Workhuman’s own documentation. “Not verified yet” means we have not confirmed it either way, not that it is missing.
10 verified of 11 core capabilities
Employee Recognition Software
- Peer recognition
- Manager and milestone awards
- Points and rewards catalog
- Budgets and approvals
- Chat and workplace integration
- Mobile and frontline access
- Payroll and tax handling · not verified yet
- Participation analytics
- HRIS integration
- Company values tagging
- Global rewards
Specifications
Pricing
- Price transparency
- Quote only
Product
- Modules
- Social Recognition, Service Milestones, Life Events, Community Celebrations, Conversations, Workhuman IQ
- Mobile apps
- iOS, Android
- AI features
- Human Intelligence insights mined from recognition data, Inclusion Advisor, which flags implicit bias in recognition messages, AI-based program management recommendations, AI coaching for higher-quality recognition
Integrations
- Open API
- Yes
Workhuman integrations
Native integrations
Workhuman integration coverage
The 10 apps that employee recognition software products document most often, and whether Workhuman documents each.
3 of the 10 most-connected apps documented by Workhuman; median of the 9 products compared: 6
- Microsoft Teams · documented by 9 of 9
- Slack · documented by 9 of 9
- Workday · documented by 9 of 9
- BambooHR · documented by 6 of 9
- ADP · documented by 4 of 9
- Gusto · documented by 4 of 9
- HiBob · documented by 4 of 9
- Okta · documented by 4 of 9
- Rippling · documented by 4 of 9
- UKG Pro · documented by 4 of 9
Integrations each vendor documents (native, marketplace, Zapier or API), 9 live employee recognition software products. Not documented does not mean not possible.
Where it ranks
- #8 of 8 scoredEmployee Recognition Software
- #7 of 7 scoredEmployee Recognition Software for Enterprises
- #6 of 6 scoredEmployee Recognition Software for Mid-Sized Companies
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Security and compliance
- ISO 27001Yes
- GDPR programYes
- Single sign-onYes
Workhuman: frequently asked questions
Where is Workhuman headquartered?
Workhuman describes itself as a global business with headquarters in Ireland and in the US: Dublin and Framingham, Massachusetts.
What is Workhuman Service Milestones?
A service awards module that turns work anniversaries, onboarding, transfers and promotions into social celebrations with messages, images and videos. It is also sold on its own.
Does Workhuman have a mobile app?
Yes. The Workhuman app for iOS and Android gives employees their recognition programs on mobile devices.
What is Workhuman’s Inclusion Advisor?
An AI tool that uses natural language processing to flag implicit bias in recognition messages as they are written.
What are the best alternatives to Workhuman?
In our employee recognition software ranking, the highest-scored products other than Workhuman are Bonusly, Assembly, and Awardco. Compared side by side, by reason to switch: Workhuman alternatives.
Which is better, Workhuman or Achievers?
It depends on the team. Choose Workhuman if: you want ISO 27701 privacy certification on top of ISO 27001. Choose Achievers if: your security review asks for a SOC 2 Type II report. The full comparison: Workhuman vs Achievers.
What are the pros and cons of Workhuman?
Strengths documented on the vendor’s own pages: certified privacy and security, recognition where people work, and service milestones beyond the date. It is less suited to small teams that want a quick, self-serve start and buyers who want a published price or a SOC 2 Type II report named on the website.
Does Workhuman have an API?
Yes. Workhuman offers an open API to customers.
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