Consider Awardco
Consider Awardco for centrally run programs across a larger or global workforce, with Amazon Business rewards and deep HRIS coverage.3,10
Awardco alternative · side by side
Valori vs Awardco
Awardco runs configurable recognition programs on a very large rewards network, priced by quote. It offers printable certificates and public share links. Valori is the lighter-weight option: published team pricing, a same-day start, and portfolios employees curate and keep.1,3,7
Starting price
Valori
Awardco
No plan list prices. Packages for 100 or fewer employees start at $3,000; the billing term isn’t stated.1
Valori$39/mo for up to 10 people, $89 for 25, $169 for 50, and $299 for 100. 20% off yearly; 101+ is custom.
Free plan or trialValori
Awardco
No free plan or trial published; demo only.1
Valori21-day free trial on every plan. A payment method is required to start.
Getting startedValori
Awardco
Sales-led. Timelines depend on your employee data, integrations, and program scope.14
ValoriSelf-serve: pick a plan, invite your team with a link, and start recognizing the same day.
The short answer
Which one fits your team?
Where each platform is the stronger choice, from Awardco’s own pages and Valori’s product.
Consider Valori
Consider Valori when a team wants to start today on a published monthly price, and employees want a curated portfolio of their recognition and awards.
- Flat team pricing with every feature included
- Branded certificates for every award
- Portfolios employees curate, share, and keep
Key differencesWhere Valori and Awardco
Where Valori and Awardco
take different paths.
The three differences most likely to decide it, from Awardco’s own pages and Valori’s product.
Buying process
01AwardcoQuote-based, priced by program types; small-business packages start at $3,000.1
ValoriPublished team prices from $39/mo, a 21-day trial, and a same-day start.
Rewards
02AwardcoA very large network, advertised at 300M options in 135 countries.3
ValoriA catalog you define and deliver yourself, with no reward fees.
Records employees keep
03AwardcoPrintable certificates and public share links; no export or take-with-you record documented.7,8
ValoriCertificates plus a curated portfolio employees can get verified, export as a PDF, and keep.
Side by side
Feature by feature.
20 features across pricing, recognition, awards, integrations, and scope.
- Included
- Partial
- Higher plan or add-on
- Not offered
- Not documented
| Feature | Awardco | Valori |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & buying | ||
| How it’s priced | Quote required Quote-based plans by number of program types: Standard (2), Scale (4), and Enterprise (all), plus service-awards options.1 | One flat monthly price per team size, not per user. Every feature is on every plan. |
| Starting price | No plan list prices. Packages for 100 or fewer employees start at $3,000; the billing term isn’t stated.1 | $39/mo for up to 10 people, $89 for 25, $169 for 50, and $299 for 100. 20% off yearly; 101+ is custom. |
| Free plan or trial | Not offered No free plan or trial published; demo only.1 | Included 21-day free trial on every plan. A payment method is required to start. |
| Minimums & contract | Terms are set in the order form. Monthly billing on points awarded needs a security deposit (about 20% of annual budget recommended).2 | Monthly or yearly billing. No setup fee and no long-term contract; cancel anytime. |
| Getting started | Sales-led. Timelines depend on your employee data, integrations, and program scope.14 | Self-serve: pick a plan, invite your team with a link, and start recognizing the same day. |
| Recognition & rewards | ||
| Peer recognition | Included Peer-to-peer and manager-to-team recognition with social visibility.4 | Included Peer recognition in a shared team feed, with points, reactions, and comments. |
| Company values | Included Core-value hashtags on recognition, tracked in reports.5 | Included Tag up to three company values on each recognition. Admins choose the values. |
| Birthdays & anniversaries | Included Automated birthdays, work anniversaries, and service awards.9 | Partial Upcoming birthdays and work anniversaries appear with a one-tap prompt to recognize. Posts aren’t automated. |
| Rewards catalog | Included Advertises 300M reward options in 135 countries, including Amazon Business, gift cards, hotels, experiences, and swag.3 | Partial Your own catalog: you choose the rewards, employees redeem points, and admins approve and deliver them. |
| Reward fees & billing | Marketed as no markups. Card deposits cost 3–5% (ACH is free), and some eGift cards carry fees.2,1 | None. Valori doesn’t sell or mark up rewards; you fund and deliver them directly. |
| Awards & career proof | ||
| Nominations | Included Nomination programs with approval and voting rounds.6 | Not offered No nomination workflow. Managers and admins issue awards directly. |
| Award certificatesA downloadable record of a formal award | Included Recognitions can be printed as certificates or saved as PDFs from the feed or a profile.7 | Included Every award generates a branded certificate, downloadable as a PNG or PDF. |
| Sharing to LinkedIn | Included “Share the Good” creates a public link for received recognition, shareable to LinkedIn, Facebook, or X.8 | Included Employees can publish an award as a public link, share it to LinkedIn, and revoke it later. |
| Employee-owned portfolioA record employees curate and keep | Partial Profiles list received recognition to print or share. No export or take-with-you record is documented.7 | Included Valori portfolios: employees curate recognition and awards, ask a manager to verify, and export a PDF. It’s theirs to keep. |
| Integrations & access | ||
| Slack | Included Slack integration.10 | Included Recognize with /valori; recognitions post to a channel with React and Comment buttons. |
| Microsoft Teams | Included Teams, plus Outlook and Microsoft 365.10 | Not offered Not available yet. |
| Mobile | Included iOS and Android apps, available when your employer enables them.11 | Partial Installable web app for phones and desktops. No App Store or Google Play app yet. |
| HRIS & SSO | Included ADP, Workday, UKG, BambooHR, Rippling, Paylocity, and more, plus SAML SSO.10,12 | Not offered No HRIS sync or SSO yet. People join with an invite link and sign in with email or Google. |
| Reporting & scope | ||
| Analytics | Included Real-time reporting with CSV and JSON exports.13 | Included Manager and admin insights: participation, values usage, and teammates who haven’t been recognized. |
| Surveys & broader HR | Higher plan or add-on Awardco Engage (surveys, eNPS, pulse) as an add-on, plus perks, incentives, A-Pay, and a company store.1 | Not offered By design. Valori focuses on recognition, awards, and career records, not surveys or reviews. |
Showing 9 of 20: pricing and awards
“Not documented” means it isn’t on Awardco’s public product, pricing, or help pages.
What it costs
Price it for your team.
Move the slider to compare subscription list prices at your team size.
AwardcoQuote required
No plan list prices. Packages for 100 or fewer employees start at $3,000 (billing term not stated).1
Valori$89/moGrowth plan, up to 25 people. Every feature included; 20% less when billed yearly.
List-price subscription estimate from each vendor’s published pricing. Excludes rewards, taxes, add-ons, and negotiated discounts. Ask Awardco for a quote at your headcount and program count.
Price and plan context
Quote-based plans by number of program types. Packages for businesses with 100 or fewer employees start at $3,000.1
Confirm which program types count toward your plan, and how reward funding is billed. Card deposits carry a 3–5% fee; ACH is free.
Compare against Valori’s published plans, then budget separately for the rewards your company chooses to provide.
FAQ
Valori vs Awardco: common questions.
Short answers, drawn from the sources below.
How much does Awardco cost?
Awardco doesn’t publish plan prices. Plans are quoted by the number of program types, and its pricing page says packages for businesses with 100 or fewer employees start at $3,000. Valori publishes flat team prices: $39/mo for up to 10 people, $89 for 25, $169 for 50, and $299 for 100.
Does Awardco have award certificates?
Yes. Awardco’s help center says recognitions can be printed as certificates or saved as PDFs. Valori generates a branded certificate for every award, as a PNG or PDF.
What does Valori offer that Awardco doesn’t?
Published self-serve pricing with a free trial, and a Valori portfolio: a curated record of recognition and awards that employees can ask a manager to verify, export as a PDF, and keep. Awardco documents sharing individual recognitions, not a portfolio.
Is Valori a good Awardco alternative?
For a team that wants to launch quickly without a sales process, yes. For a large or global organization that needs a big rewards network, nominations, and HRIS-driven service awards, Awardco is built for that.
Method
Sources and review notes
Published by Valori. Numbered notes throughout link to the official Awardco pages below, reviewed on . This is our read of each platform’s documented workflows, not a hands-on benchmark or an independent review. A feature that isn’t documented may still exist, and availability can depend on the plan purchased, so confirm current features, contract terms, and total costs directly. Spotted something out of date? Email support@valoriapp.io and we’ll fix it.
- [1]Awardco plans and pricing
- [2]Awardco help: funding your account
- [3]About Awardco
- [4]Awardco employee recognition
- [5]Awardco help: core value hashtags
- [6]Awardco help: nomination programs
- [7]Awardco help: printing certificates
- [8]Awardco help: Share the Good
- [9]Awardco celebrations
- [10]Awardco integrations
- [11]Awardco on the App Store
- [12]Awardco help: single sign-on
- [13]Awardco help: exporting reports
- [14]Why Awardco (implementation)
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