Feature comparison
As of September 2026. WorkTango pricing requires a sales call and is not publicly disclosed. WorkTango is now a BI WORLDWIDE company, acquired July 2026, operating under the WorkTango name.
| Harmny | WorkTango | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free / $8/user/mo | Sales call required |
| Free tier | ✓ Up to 10 users | ✗ |
| Self-serve | ✓ No sales call | ✗ |
| Recognition / rewards | ✓ XP, badges, streaks, challenges + redeemable rewards catalog | ✓ Points, rewards catalog, spot bonuses |
| Engagement surveys | ✓ AI-generated questions, lifecycle surveys, heatmaps | ✓ Engagement surveys + driver insights |
| Performance reviews | ✓ Full cycle + calibration | Performance feedback tools |
| Goals / OKRs | ✓ Cascading goals | Goal setting |
| 1:1 meetings | ✓ Shared agendas + history | ✓ Check-in meetings |
| Competency frameworks | ✓ Employee-visible career paths | ✗ |
| Career pathing | ✓ Live gap analysis, self-serve | ✗ |
| AI 1:1 coaching prep | ✓ Reads goals, scores, 1:1 history; tone selection (Growth plan) | ✗ |
| AI assistance | ✓ Org Brain: plans, summaries, chat (Growth plan, $16/user/mo) | Limited AI features |
| Flight risk / attrition forecast | ✓ Per-employee scoring + 90-day forecast | ✗ |
| Compensation | ✓ Salary bands, job architecture, merit adjustments, Total Rewards | ✗ |
| Announcements | ✓ Company-wide + read tracking | ✗ |
| Time off management | ✓ Custom policies, one-click approvals, team calendar | ✗ |
| Attendance tracking | ✓ Work hours and attendance | ✗ |
| Org chart | ✓ Visualize org and reporting structure | ✗ |
| Automations | ✓ Trigger-action rules on HR events | ✗ |
| Onboarding checklists | ✓ Structured checklists | ✗ |
| Recruiting & offer letters | ✓ E-sign offers, auto-convert to onboarding | ✗ |
| Compliance (I-9, EEO-1) | ✓ Forms + policy e-signatures + audit trail | ✗ |
| Total Rewards statements | ✓ Base + benefits + bonuses + recognition value (PDF) | ✗ |
| Succession planning | ✓ Nominee tracking with readiness levels | ✗ |
| Job architecture + salary bands | ✓ Job families, salary bands, compa-ratio | ✗ |
| Meeting rooms | ✓ Bookable rooms, duration, recurring | ✗ |
| Best team size | 10–500 | 100–3,000 |
Recognition: gamification and rewards vs. a rewards catalog
Both platforms build recognition around a redeemable rewards catalog, and Harmny has closed the catalog gap that used to separate the two products.
WorkTango's recognition is rewards-centered: peer recognition tied to points, a redemption catalog for gifts and experiences, and manager spot bonuses. Since the July 2026 BI WORLDWIDE acquisition, WorkTango has been migrating its rewards fulfillment onto BI WORLDWIDE's global marketplace, which widens its catalog of gifts, milestone awards, and experiences for mid-market customers.
Harmny's recognition pairs gamification (XP, badges, streaks, and challenges) with a redeemable rewards catalog of its own: stars redeemable for wellness perks, learning, and team experiences. Recognition in Harmny sits alongside reviews, goals, and 1:1s in the same product, so a manager giving recognition and a manager running a 1:1 are working from the same screen.
WorkTango has an edge in monetary spot bonuses and the breadth of its gift marketplace, especially after the BI WORLDWIDE deal. For teams that want gamification and a redeemable rewards catalog built into the same platform as performance management, Harmny covers both.
HRIS-adjacent features: a meaningful gap
WorkTango is an engagement and recognition platform. It does not offer time off management, attendance tracking, org chart visualization, onboarding checklists, automations, recruiting and offer letters, or compliance tools. Teams using WorkTango need separate systems for all of these.
Harmny now includes all of them: custom time off policies with one-click approvals and a team calendar, attendance tracking, an interactive org chart, structured onboarding checklists, trigger-action automations that fire on HR events, e-signed offer letters that auto-convert to onboarding workflows, and compliance tools covering I-9, EEO-1, consent forms, and policy e-signatures with a full audit trail.
For teams under 300 people looking to consolidate tools, this is a decisive advantage.
Choose Harmny if:
- ✓ You want recognition to double as gamification, not just a rewards catalog
- ✓ A redeemable rewards catalog (wellness, learning, experiences) is needed
- ✓ Career frameworks and career pathing matter to your team
- ✓ AI 1:1 coaching prep (reads goals, scores, and 1:1 history) is valuable
- ✓ Full performance review cycles, OKRs, and development plans are needed
- ✓ Time off, attendance, org chart, onboarding, compliance in one platform
- ✓ Self-serve with a free tier and no sales call required
Consider WorkTango if:
- • Monetary spot bonuses and a broad gift marketplace are the primary recognition model
- • You're already in a WorkTango enterprise procurement process
- • You have separate, mature tools for HRIS and performance and only need a recognition layer
- • Your org is above 500 people and needs enterprise-scale recognition infrastructure