Provider comparison
Perkbox vs Reward Gateway
Side-by-side comparison from the PerkIQ directory. Cover, pricing, regulator status, and fit at a glance.
Perkbox and Reward Gateway are both employee engagement and benefits platforms combining perks, recognition and wellbeing, but they sit at different ends of the market. Perkbox is an SME-friendly platform centred on discounts, recognition and wellbeing content. Reward Gateway is one of the largest engagement platforms, built to bring recognition, communications, discounts and wellbeing into a single enterprise-grade experience.
- Discount catalogue. Discounts, cashback, and exclusive offers across 200+ UK retailers, refreshed monthly.
- Recognition and rewards. Peer-to-peer recognition with custom company values, plus a points-based reward catalogue.
- Wellbeing content library. Mental health resources, fitness videos, mindfulness content, and financial wellbeing tools in one place.
- Communications hub. Targeted announcements, surveys, and culture campaigns delivered through the same employee app.
- 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.
- SMEs wanting off-the-shelf perks: a ready-made discounts and perks hub to lift everyday engagement quickly.
- Distributed or hybrid teams: a single app for perks and recognition across locations.
- Employers prioritising fast rollout: quick to launch without bespoke configuration.
- Employers needing flexible-benefits administration: Perkbox is perks-led, not a flexible-benefits or salary-sacrifice engine.
- Those wanting deep total-reward tooling: benefits-admin depth is limited compared with dedicated platforms.
- 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.
- Founded 2015, London
- 6,000+ UK employers
- Discounts, recognition & wellbeing
- Mobile-first
- Strong SME focus
- Direct & broker channels
- Edenred subsidiary
- 4,000+ global employers
- Enterprise focus
- Recognition specialism
- Strong UK presence
- Direct & broker channels
Which should you choose?
Choose Perkbox if you are an SME or mid-market employer wanting an accessible, perks-led platform that is quick to roll out. Its discount catalogue, recognition tools and wellbeing content cover the essentials without heavy configuration.
Choose Reward Gateway if you need a comprehensive, configurable engagement platform for a larger or more complex organisation. Its strength is unifying recognition, internal communications, discounts and wellbeing, which suits employers with a dedicated reward or engagement function.
Both price per employee per month and cover overlapping ground. Perkbox is the lighter, SME-friendly option; Reward Gateway is the broader, enterprise-oriented platform. Perkbox has also expanded into EV salary sacrifice through its acquisition of Love Electric.
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Information on this page is editorial, gathered from public sources and the providers' own materials, and does not constitute financial advice or a recommendation. For a quote, contact each provider directly or speak to an FCA-authorised broker. PerkIQ is not a reseller and earns no commission on provider sign-ups.
