Provider comparison
Huggg vs Reward Gateway
Side-by-side comparison from the PerkIQ directory. Cover, pricing, regulator status, and fit at a glance.
Category
Recognition & Rewards
Recognition & Rewards
Best for
5-2,000 employees
500-50,000+ employees
Pricing model
Per voucher (no platform fee)
Per employee / month
UK presence
Since 2016
Since 2007
Regulator
Not applicable
Not applicable
Strapline
Huggg lets you send branded gift vouchers to employees, customers, or community via email or SMS. Lower minimums than traditional voucher platforms, popular with small UK teams.
Reward Gateway is one of the world's largest employee engagement platforms, combining recognition, communications, discounts, and wellbeing into a unified experience. Used by 4,000+ employers globally.
What's included
- No platform fee. Pay only for the vouchers you actually send. No setup cost, no per-employee subscription, no annual minimum.
- Email and SMS delivery. Recipients claim their voucher from a link in their inbox or text. No app to download.
- UK retailer catalogue. Costa, Starbucks, Pret, John Lewis, Greggs, Caffè Nero, Amazon, and more. Vouchers from £1 upward.
- Charity donation options. Let recipients donate their voucher value to a UK charity instead, supported by Gift Aid where eligible.
- Peer-to-peer recognition. Values-tagged nominations with manager and peer approval workflows, plus monetary or symbolic rewards.
- Discount catalogue. Discounts and cashback across 1,000+ UK brands, refreshed monthly with seasonal campaigns.
- Communications and engagement. Branded employee feed, surveys, polls, and targeted campaigns delivered via app, email, or SMS.
- Wellbeing content library. Curated mental, physical, social, and financial wellbeing content with employer-set themed campaigns.
Who it's for
Not stated
- Mid-sized to large employers: an integrated reward, recognition and discounts platform in one place.
- Employers with a recognition strategy: peer-to-peer recognition, rewards and communications combined.
- Businesses wanting engagement plus discounts: employee savings alongside internal communications tools.
- Very small teams: the platform's scale and cost can be hard to justify at low headcounts.
- Employers only wanting simple gift-sending: a lighter recognition tool may be a better fit.
At a glance
- Founded 2016, Bristol
- No platform fees
- Pay-per-voucher model
- Email & SMS delivery
- Small UK team focus
- B Corp certified
- Edenred subsidiary
- 4,000+ global employers
- Enterprise focus
- Recognition specialism
- Strong UK presence
- Direct & broker channels
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