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Employee recognition software

Recognition that never forgets a milestone.

Birthdays, anniversaries, promotions and wins, celebrated on time with a branded message, a manager nudge and a gift people actually want. ChangeEngine runs it off your HRIS, so nobody has to remember. From our app, or the AI assistant you already use.

Milestones triggered from your HRIS · E-gifts, swag and charity donations
Works insidethrough the ChangeEngine MCP
A manager handing a gift and card to a smiling employee while teammates clap
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Celebrated this week
0 missed
MON
4 birthdays, cards and e-gifts sent at 9am local
TUE
7 work anniversaries, managers nudged the day before
WED
2 promotions announced in #all-company
FRI
Employee of the month, swag shipped to her home
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Why recognition fades

Everyone agrees recognition matters. Nobody has time to run it.

Recognition programs start strong and fade because they depend on someone remembering. A missed fifth anniversary does more damage than no program at all.

Missed moments

The anniversary nobody noticed

Every milestone fires from HRIS dates, including adjusted seniority, so nobody gets skipped.

Managers

Busy managers forget

A nudge the day before, with a suggested note they can personalize in a minute.

Rewards

Gift cards nobody uses

Let people choose: an e-gift, branded swag or a donation to a cause they care about.

A milestone, start to finish

How a work anniversary runs itself

One anniversary, handled end to end. The same flow runs for birthdays, promotions and peer awards.

Day -7

Reward picked

The right reward tier is chosen by years of service.

Automated
Day -1

Manager nudge

A reminder with a suggested note and a link for the team to add theirs.

ManagerSlack
The day

Celebration card

A branded card from leadership, in their language.

EmailRecognition
The day

Team shout-out

Posted to the team channel so colleagues can join in.

Teams or Slack
The day

Gift of their choice

E-gift, swag or a donation, claimed in one tap.

E-giftSwag
Week after

Swag arrives

Shipped to home or site, with tracking.

Swag
Quarterly

Recognition report

Who was celebrated, by team, and where the gaps are.

Manager
EmployeeManagerAutomatedEvery step branches by tenure, location, team and language.
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How it works

Describe the program. Review the drafts. Celebrate on time.

01

Describe it

Tell the engine which moments, which rewards and who gets what.

02

Review it

Cards, team posts, manager prompts and gift messages arrive drafted in your brand.

03

Run it

Every milestone triggers from HRIS dates and lands at 9am local.

04

Prove it

Claims, reactions and gaps by team, in one report.

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Recognition program, drafted
in 2 min

"Set up anniversaries, birthdays and promotions for 1,200 people in 6 countries. Bigger gifts at 5 and 10 years. Managers should add a personal note."

PLAN
3 programs, 5 reward tiers, manager nudge the day before
DRAFT
Cards, team posts, manager note prompts, gift messages
WHO
1,200 people, tenure and birthdays from HiBob
SEND
9am local, in 4 languages
TRACK
Claims, reactions and missed moments by team
Real output

What your people actually get

Examples built in ChangeEngine for our sample brand, Twincrest. Yours start from your logo, colors and voice.

Birthday and work anniversary cards on phone and email

Anniversary and birthday cards

Branded, personal and on time.

Promotion and 60-days milestone posts on laptop

Promotion and milestone posts

Announcements colleagues can join in on.

Employee of the month award and recognition posts

Awards and employee of the month

Recognition people actually share.

Branded swag: t-shirt, tote bag and water bottle

Branded swag

Shipped to homes and sites, tracked to the door.

E-gift and anniversary gift card messages

E-gifts and donations

People pick a gift card or give to a cause.

Peer shout-outs for top referrer and rock star

Peer shout-outs

Quick, visual kudos for wins of every size.

Employee Hub AI

One place where wins get seen

A recognition wall, upcoming milestones and a swag store in your Employee Hub, so recognition is visible to everyone, not buried in one person's inbox.

✓Recognition wall with team shout-outs
✓Upcoming birthdays and anniversaries for managers
✓Swag store and gift claims in one tap
✓Leaderboards for peer recognition
Build a hub freeFree to get started
Twincrest hub
✦ Ask anything
Recognition at Twincrest
Congrats, Dana
5 years today
Your gift
Choose a reward
E-gift, swag or donation
Shout-outs
Team wall
23 this week
Milestones
This week
4 birthdays, 7 anniversaries
Swag store
New hoodies
Use your points
Awards
Employee of the month
Nominate by Friday
Give
Charity match
Pick a cause
✦Added a 5-year club section with this quarter's anniversaries.
ChangeEngine MCP

Run recognition from Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot

The ChangeEngine MCP plugs into the AI assistant your company already approved. Celebrate a win, send a gift or check who's coming up, without leaving it. Your roles and approvals stay in charge.

Claude
Claude
ChatGPT
ChatGPT
Microsoft Copilot
Copilot
MCP
Any MCP client
Celebrate a team winSend an e-giftSee who's coming upDraft a promotion postCheck recognition gaps

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard AI assistants use to connect to business systems.

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ChangeEngine in your assistant
MCP

The support team hit 98% CSAT this quarter. Send everyone a thank-you from the VP and a $25 e-gift, and post it in #wins.

WHO
41 people on Support, from Workday
DRAFT
Note from the VP, #wins post, gift message
GIFT
$25 e-gift or donation, claimed in one tap
SEND
Tomorrow at 10am local

Done. It's waiting for your approval in ChangeEngine.

Video case studies

Watch how teams make recognition a habit

From adjusted seniority dates to swag stores and global celebrations.

Rose Paving video case study▶

Rose Paving automates birthdays and anniversaries, giving managers and executives timely reminders that strengthen morale and family oriented culture.

Combe video case study▶

Combe automated milestones, global celebrations, and programs like Financial Fridays, replacing manual Outlook emails with scalable, branded communication.

Positive Development video case study▶

Positive Development scaled culture with ChangeEngine’s Swag module. Launching a store and milestone gifting program that boosts pride, belonging, and participation.

GoEngineer video case study▶

GoEngineer automates birthdays, anniversaries, and promotions. Using adjusted seniority dates to honor full tenure and deliver consistent, meaningful recognition at scale.

Integral Ad Science video case study▶

IAS automated birthdays, anniversaries, and promotions. Giving managers timely reminders and creating personal moments that employees respond to with “thank you.”

Cart.com video case study▶

Cart.com replaced manual comms with automation. Streamlining recognition, timecard reminders, and engagement while reducing stress and scaling culture.

“We didn’t have an HRIS that was connected globally. One of the first things ChangeEngine said was: ‘Let’s pull all of your people together so we can recognize achievements and send meaningful moments.’ I had never even thought about it that way.”

Revolution Entertainment Services · Read the case study
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Integrations

Runs on the HRIS you already have

Names, roles, teams, locations, managers and key dates sync from your HRIS, so every audience builds itself and every program triggers on time. Nothing to export, nothing to upload.

✓75+ HRIS and payroll integrations, plus Active Directory
✓Segment on any synced field: role, location, team, language, manager
✓Most teams fully connected in 7 to 10 business days
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Rippling logoRippling
SAP SuccessFactors logoSAP SuccessFactors
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Dayforce logoDayforce
Paylocity logoPaylocity
Paychex logoPaychex
Gusto logoGusto
HiBob logoHiBob
Namely logoNamely
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Sage HR logoSage HR
Infor logoInfor
UltiPro logoUltiPro
Cornerstone logoCornerstone
Lattice logoLattice
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Factorial logoFactorial
ChartHop logoChartHop

and 50+ more

Under the hood

The modules behind every celebration

Recognition isn't a separate tool. It's milestones, gifts, content and analytics working off one people record, so nobody is ever missed.

A forward deployed engineer walking an HR leader through a custom app in front of a whiteboard user flow
Forward deployed engineering

Need something we don't do out of the box? Your engineer builds it.

ChangeEngine provides a forward deployed engineer who builds whatever custom apps your recognition program needs, and ships them inside your Employee Hub with your branding and your data.

Points-based recognition storePeer nomination appYears-of-service wallTeam challenge leaderboardCustom award programConnector to your payroll for bonuses

Built with your team and approved by IT before anything goes live.

A new hourly hire in a hi-vis vest smiling at a text on his phone while a shift lead stands beside him in a warehouse
Desk and frontline

Celebrate the people who never see the company newsletter

Frontline teams get recognized by text, WhatsApp or the hub, with gifts shipped to their site or home. Same moment, same care, wherever they work.

Outlook logoOutlook
Gmail logoGmail
Microsoft Teams logoMicrosoft Teams
Slack logoSlack
SMS logoSMS
WhatsApp logoWhatsApp
SharePoint logoSharePoint
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QR posters logoQR posters
Analytics

See who's being recognized, and who isn't

Recognition by team, manager and location, plus claim rates and reactions, so you can spot the teams nobody's celebrating.

✓Milestones sent and claimed
✓Recognition gaps by team and manager
✓Reactions and comments on shout-outs
✓Spend by program and region
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Message analytics with open and response rates by channel
Reads and responses by channel
Most engaged employees with open and click rates
Most engaged people
Who runs it

Recognition touches four teams. One program keeps it consistent.

Rated by HR teams on G2

What People teams say about recognition

G2 Users Most Likely to Recommend, Enterprise, 2026G2 Best Support, Mid-Market, 2026G2 High Performer 2026

"We've automated everything from birthday shoutouts to payroll timecard nudges and benefits enrollment reminders."

Hannah Thomas
Hannah Thomas
Director, People Operations

"ChangeEngine saved us countless hours with automated onboarding and recognition programs. Our team feels more connected than ever."

Janette C.
Janette C.
People Operations Specialist

"For all my HR and People colleagues who would love to elevate company communications but don't have time or resources: thank you ChangeEngine!"

Jill Saverine
Jill Saverine
Chief People Officer
Your first 30 days

Live in under two weeks

Our team starts building your first program while IT connects your HRIS, and your forward deployed engineer scopes anything custom.

7 to 10
business days to full setup
75+
HRIS integrations
Day 1

Brand kit loaded

Logo, colors, fonts and tone set once.

Days 2 to 5

HRIS connected

Roles, teams and locations sync.

Days 7 to 10

First program live

Drafted by AI, reviewed by your team.

Day 30

First results

Reads and actions by team and location.

For IT and security

Why IT says yes in one meeting

There is no new app for employees, no code to maintain and nothing to host. ChangeEngine connects to the systems IT already runs through standard, auditable integrations.

Certified

Certified, not self-attested

SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant, with documentation ready in the Trust Center.

Identity

SSO on day one

SAML or OAuth single sign-on with optional 2FA. Employees reach the hub with Google or Microsoft sign-in.

Data

Your data stays in your region

Encryption in transit and at rest, with data residency in the US, EU or Canada. Content is generated inside your ChangeEngine environment.

AI governance

No shadow AI

The MCP runs inside the assistant you already approved and acts with the signed-in user's permissions. Nothing sends without an approval.

Integrations

Through the front door

Workday, ADP, BambooHR, UKG and 75+ more, plus Active Directory, Teams, Slack and SharePoint, all through standard APIs.

Control

Roles and approvals

Role-based permissions and approval steps, so comms, legal and leadership sign off before anything goes out.

FAQ

Rewards & Recognition questions, answered

What is employee recognition software?

Software that makes sure every milestone and win gets celebrated on time: birthdays, anniversaries, promotions, awards and peer shout-outs, with rewards people actually want.

Which milestones can it automate?

Birthdays, work anniversaries including adjusted seniority dates, promotions, new hire milestones and any custom award you run, all triggered from your HRIS.

What rewards can we offer?

E-gift cards, branded swag shipped to homes or sites, and charity donations. People choose, and claims take one tap.

Can managers personalize the message?

Yes. Managers get a nudge the day before with a suggested note they can edit, plus a link for the team to add their own.

Does it work internationally?

Yes. Messages go out in local time and language, and the swag and e-gifting hub handles delivery and tracking across regions.

How do we measure it?

Milestones sent and claimed, reactions, spend and recognition gaps by team and manager, in one report.

Related programs

Programs that run alongside this one

Bring the milestone you missed last year.

We'll set up the program live on the call, off your real HRIS dates.