Workstars
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Workstars Pricing
Pricing is available on per user per month basis. For 50 - 250 employees: £1.50 per user / billed monthly for entry level, £3.00 per user / billed monthly for professional level, and £4.00 per user / billed monthly for the global level For 251 - 500 employees: £1.25 per user / billed monthly for entry level, £2.50 per user / billed monthly for professional level, and £3.40 per user / billed monthly for the global level For 501 - 1000 employees: £1.00 per user / billed monthly for entry level, £2.00 per user / billed monthly for professional level, and £2.70 per user / billed monthly for the global level For 1000+ employees: £0.80 per user / billed monthly for entry level, £1.60 per user / billed monthly for professional level, and £1.90 per user / billed monthly for the global level
Starting price:
£1.50 per month
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Most Helpful Reviews for Workstars
1 - 5 of 33 Reviews
Dawn
Verified reviewer
Hospital & Health Care, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed April 2018
Affordable, customizable web-based tool to support employee engagement
We were able to quickly launch a customized program without investing internal IT resources into developing the solution.
PROSThis low-cost, web-based employee recognition program is intuitive and easy to navigate both for end users and program administrators. Easily compliments a robust employee recognition strategy by offering leaders, managers, and staff an additional venue for sharing and receiving recognition. Recognition is linked to specific behaviors that demonstrate and exemplify company values and service standards, which serves to sustain an organizational culture. The program also facilitates and encourages peer-to-peer recognition and team-based recognition. The layout resembles popular social media websites so navigation is intuitive and no user training is needed. Ease of use supports rapid adoption. The ability of users to customize profiles with gender-neutral avatars or profile photos allow staff authentic self-expression and supports diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Translation services allow users to further customize their experience. The technology is reliable and we rarely experience technical issues (which are always minor). When users request service, support is always impressively responsive.
CONSThis software can help sustain an organizational culture but isn't a comprehensive solution to employee recognition. Organizations that don't have other recognition tactics already in place or launched alongside this program risk disengaging employees. Recognition efforts still need to be reflective of the full range of staff needs but this program certainly helps meet the need for a public venue to recognize and connect staff across an international organization with a large geographic footprint.
Vendor Response
Thanks for taking the time to leave this great review, Dawn. Enabling organizations to launch a recognition and rewards program that fits their objectives is key to us - and without the need for extensive additional development time or onboarding support. If employees would like some extra help in navigating Workstars, we have just launched a suite of explainer videos which they can access at any time, including on how to set up their profiles, send their first recognitions and pick the perks they'd like to receive!
Replied July 2022
Kevin
Financial Services, 11-50 employees
Used monthly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed May 2021
An easy-to-use and affordable platform
Workstars is wonderful. Onboarding was a breeze. The only issue I've encountered is the time zone difference between us and their team, so customer service is not always easily accessible.
PROSI love that the platform is focused on peer to peer recognition; the first thing you see when you log in is your recognitions wall and you can recognize your peers so easily.
CONSI wish there were more notifications or summaries; maybe notify users when someone in their department gets recognized, or send out a weekly summary with some recognitions from that week.
Reason for choosing Workstars
Price point, and functionality. It was cheaper per month, and it did what we were looking for.
Vendor Response
Thanks for your great review, Kevin! Glad you like the focus on peer-to-peer recognition too and being able to quickly see all the activity in your organization. You'll be glad to know that we now have a US support covering all time zones.
Replied July 2022
Nathan
Business Supplies and Equipment, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2022
That other new thing that Marketing/HR is doing...
Engaging, seems to help turn the gears.
PROSI thought this was going to be a simple email to disregard. Nope. Other employees started using the system and it grew and grew now just about everyone in the office is using the platform to recognize each others accomplishments. GOOD TO GO TEAM!
CONS-- Initial User Setup is bulky -- SSO is +/- not 100% -- Small footprint for deployment and use. -- Data is secure and tabled for access.
Becky
Hospitality, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2019
Great Product!
Workstars has given Onyx employees a fun and interactive platform to celebrate our colleagues’ success, and that has been invaluable to our work culture. Implementation could not have gone any smoother. The support team is always timely, friendly and helpful. Workstars is a great tool for the HR professional’s arsenal.
PROSVery easy to set up, use and maintain; Our employees love being able to give peer to peer recognition to each other.
CONSThe only suggestion would be the search function is based on last name. Being an international organization, many of our employees have multiple last names, so it can be difficult to find someone. I would like to see an option to put in any part of the name and search that way.
Reason for choosing Workstars
The international options with recognition. We have employees all over the world and wanted a company who can offer great recognition options for them too. Many of the other companies are US focused.
Vendor Response
Thanks for your great review, Becky. We love to hear that employees are enjoying giving recognition to their peers and the positive impact that's having on work cultures. We also love feedback. We have just launched our new recognition search tool which makes it easier than ever to find a colleague you'd like to recognize. The search tool will automatically display colleagues who you recognize most frequently or those closest to you within the organization, and you can now search using their first or last name too. We also love feedback. We have just launched our new recognition search tool which makes it easier than ever to find a colleague you'd like to recognize. The search tool will automatically display colleagues who you recognize most frequently or those closest to you within the organization, and you can now search using their first or last name too. Thanks, Workstars
Replied July 2022
Eliza
Verified reviewer
Human Resources
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2018
Easy to use, intuitive software with intelligent recognition features
The recognition software is intuitive and intelligent, offering enterprise-style features at a low per-employee cost. It is simple to launch and easy to administer with a suite of integrations to manage data directly from your HR database or publish recognition through Yammer, Chatter or Slack channels. The focus on recognition, not financial reward, takes the pressure off budgets but if you do want to add rewards to your program, the financial management is transparent, allowing you to easily track spend. Manager Perks are a great feature, allowing you to give out personlised low-cost 'perks' to keep your recognition program fun and engaging. Reporting is one of the standout features of this software, with useable insights delivered dashboard style. Reports roll up from an employee level to give team insights to managers and detailed analysis to directors. Overall, outstanding software that is flexible and delivers great recognition features without a big price tag.
CONSA couple of the set-up steps could be simplified, something I understand is being addressed in future versions.