Recognition in Slack
Type @name ++ for a reason, react with your point emoji, or open the form with /recognize, in the channels your team already uses.
Inclusive recognition for happier teams
Thanks that reaches everyone on the team.
People recognize each other in chat with a quick ++. Pointd Pal keeps score, posts a weekly digest, and shows admins whether the thanks reaches the whole team, not only the loudest voices.
In private beta. Free for up to 10 active people a month.
How it works
Three steps, and the first two take seconds.
Add Pointd Pal to Slack
Install it once for the workspace. Pick a name and emoji for points, and a channel for the weekly digest.
Say thanks where you work
@sam ++ for the migration plan, your point emoji, a reaction, or the/recognizeform. Add a#valueto tie it to what your company cares about.See who gets noticed
The weekly digest celebrates the week. The admin panel shows who hasn't been recognized lately, so nobody fades into the background.
Inclusive by default
Points are easy. Fairness is the hard part.
Recognition tends to pile up on the people who are most visible: the ones in the loud channels, the right time zone, the meetings that matter. Quiet, essential work gets missed, and the people doing it notice.
- Negative points, bottom leaderboards and public announcements are off unless you turn them on.
- Blocked or rate-limited thanks get a private note, never a public callout.
- Birthdays and anniversaries are opt-in, and birth years are never stored.
- The admin panel highlights people who haven't been recognized recently.
- Optional thanks suggestions turn a "thanks @name" into a point in one tap, so quiet appreciation counts too.
Features
A complete recognition program, inside Slack.
Company values and a visible allowance
Tag a #value in the reason to connect thanks to what your company cares about. Everyone can see how many points they have left to give.
Weekly digest and leaderboards
Every week, a short post in the channel you choose sums up who was thanked and for which values. A quiet week gets a nudge instead.
Birthdays and work anniversaries
A daily post for birthdays and work anniversaries. Only for people who opted in, and Pointd Pal never asks for a birth year.
Pro
Rewards catalog
Admins set up the rewards your company offers. People redeem their points in chat, and admins approve each one.
Pro
Privacy and data controls
Anyone can opt out, download what Pointd Pal holds about them, or erase it. Nothing embarrassing is public by default.
Admin panel and inclusivity analytics
Most tools count points. Pointd Pal's admin panel shows who isn't getting recognized, so you can fix it before it shows up in an exit interview.
Office screens
Put recognition on the TV in the office or the lobby. It celebrates how widely thanks reaches people, not only who gets the most.
Pro
Nominations, awards and boosts
Run programs alongside everyday thanks: nominations with voting, awards with a budget, and boosts for a busy week.
Pro
Single sign-on
Admins sign in to the admin panel through your company identity provider, and you can make it the only way in.
Business
API and webhooks
Bring recognition into your own dashboards and tools, with a read-only API and signed webhooks.
Business
Coming soon Pointd Pal for Microsoft Teams, Google Chat and Discord. See how it will work in Microsoft Teams and Google Chat and Discord.
Privacy
Everyone controls their own record.
opt out
Leave Pointd Pal at any time. You're left off leaderboards and digests, and nobody can give you points.
export me
Get a file of everything Pointd Pal holds about you, delivered privately.
erase me
Delete your recognitions and profile after one confirmation. No ticket to an admin needed.
Pricing
Pay for the people who use it.
You're billed for monthly active users, people who gave or received recognition that month, not for every seat in the company. Go over the free limit and recognition keeps working.
Compare plansFree
$0
Up to 10 monthly active users. Recognition, values, digests and leaderboards.
Pro
$2 / active user / month
Everything in Free, plus rewards, celebrations, CSV export and full analytics history.
Questions
What is Pointd Pal?
Pointd Pal is a peer recognition bot for Slack, with Microsoft Teams, Google Chat and Discord coming soon. People thank each other with a quick @name ++ and a reason, and the bot keeps score, posts a weekly digest and lets people spend points on rewards your company chooses. Admins get a web panel that shows whether recognition reaches everyone.
How do people give recognition?
Type @name ++ for a reason in any channel the bot is in, or use your point emoji instead of ++ (@name :gold-star: for being amazing). React to a message with the point emoji, or open a short form with /recognize or the Recognize someone button and pick a company value. Several people or a whole user group can be recognized at once.
How much does it cost?
Pointd Pal is free for workspaces with up to 10 monthly active users, meaning people who gave or received recognition that month. Pro is $2 per active user per month, or $20 per user per year paid up front. Recognition keeps working even above the free limit.
Does it work with Microsoft Teams, Google Chat or Discord?
Pointd Pal works in Slack today. Microsoft Teams and Google Chat are built and coming soon, on the same plans and prices. Discord is coming soon too, with plans priced per server. Join the beta and tell us which one your team uses.
Can people opt out?
Yes. Anyone can opt out, download everything Pointd Pal holds about them, or erase it, by sending the bot a message. Birthdays and work anniversaries are only posted for people who opted in.
Can we call points something else?
Yes. Each workspace picks its own name and emoji for points, like kudos, stars or high-fives, and every message the bot sends uses them.
Who did great work this week?
Give them a ++. It takes one message, and they'll remember it longer than that.