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Windmill vs. Workhuman Social Recognition

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricWindmill

by Windmill

Workhuman Social Recognition

by Workhuman Cloud

Overall rating4.64.7
Review count302,562
Ease of use9.59.4
Ease of setup9.69.4
Quality of support9.89.3
Meets requirements9.49.3
NPS76.66666779.086254
Small Business33.3%7.3%
Mid-Market66.7%14.0%
Enterprise0.0%78.8%
Total page views4184,105
Total LLM citations1,44612,505

Windmill

Windmill is the first performance review system people actually like. Powered by AI, it synthesizes all your 1:1 conversations, project work, and feedback throughout the year into reviews that write themselves. Employees respond to quick prompts in Slack instead of staring at blank forms trying to remember six months back. Managers walk in with the full story. HR finally has a process that doesn't need constant nudging. Companies using Windmill cut down time by 83% per cycle time and report 93% employee satisfaction with the process.

Pros

  • 1:1 Management
  • Ease of Use
  • Regular Updates
  • Automation Features
  • Progress Tracking
  • Time Efficiency

Workhuman Social Recognition

Workhuman is the world’s #1 employee recognition platform. It pioneered the category 25+ years ago and is the largest provider by far, with 3x the scale of its nearest competitor. Workhuman’s market leadership is validated by a track record of helping over 7 million users at the world's most iconic brands deliver rewards and recognition programs that drive measurable business impact. In fact, Workhuman offers the only ROI Guarantee in the industry, and prides itself on documented customer proof of delivering increased retention, higher eNPS and engagement.

Pros

  • User Recognition
  • Recognition
  • Ease of Use
  • Peer Recognition
  • Recognition Ease
  • Appreciation