Tap My Back vs Kudos

Want Recognition That Connects to Real Results?

Kudos offers recognition with culture-building features. But without integrated feedback loops, pulse surveys, and AI-driven insights, you're building culture on assumptions.

Recognition & Rewards
Continuous Feedback
Pulse Surveys
AI Insights

A Fair Look at Kudos

We believe in honest comparisons. Here's what Kudos does well—and where it falls short for teams seeking comprehensive engagement.

Where Kudos Shines

  • Strong culture and values alignment focus
  • People analytics for recognition data
  • Peer and manager recognition tools
  • Customizable recognition experiences

Best for: Organizations focused on culture-driven recognition

Where Kudos Falls Short

  • Feedback and surveys require separate solutions
  • No continuous development tracking
  • Limited proactive engagement features
  • Insights focused on recognition, not overall engagement

The gap: Point solutions leave you with fragmented engagement data and no unified view of your team's experience.

The Point Solution Problem

Kudos is a solid tool for what it does. But here's the challenge: recognition alone doesn't tell you why engagement fluctuates. When you use separate tools for recognition, feedback, and surveys, you end up with:

  • Fragmented data across multiple dashboards
  • No connection between recognition patterns and engagement outcomes
  • Manual work to piece together the employee experience story
  • Missed opportunities to act proactively on early warning signs

The result? You're reactive instead of proactive, and your engagement strategy is based on incomplete data.

The Continuous Engagement Loop

Point solutions give you pieces. Tap My Back gives you the complete picture—a unified engagement loop that drives real action.

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

See exactly where Tap My Back delivers comprehensive engagement capabilities that Kudos doesn't offer.

FeatureTap My BackKudos
Real-time Peer Recognition
AI-Powered Message Suggestions
Recognition Badges & Values
Public Recognition Feed
Manager Recognition Tools
Milestone Celebrations

Why Leading Teams Choose Tap My Back

More than 5,000 organizations trust TMB to power their employee engagement strategy.

AI-Powered Everything

From recognition message suggestions to engagement insights, AI makes every interaction smarter.

One Platform, Complete View

Stop juggling multiple tools. Recognition, feedback, surveys, and insights in one unified experience.

Works Where You Work

Native integrations with Microsoft Teams, Slack, and a powerful web app for full flexibility.

Enterprise-Ready Security

SOC 2 compliant, GDPR ready, and built with privacy-first architecture.

Proven Results

Customers see an average 40% increase in engagement within the first 6 months.

Unlimited Scale

Unlimited teams and users. No per-seat gotchas as your organization grows.

From Culture Signals to Complete Insights

Learn how Tap My Back turns recognition into actionable engagement intelligence.