Top 30 Employee Engagement Software

Curated list of the top 30 free employee engagement tools for boosting morale, communication, and feedback.

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Free tier for up to 5 users – pulse surveys, engagement insights, and recognition features.

Free trial (30 days) with weekly pulse surveys, peer recognition, and suggestion box.

Free starter plan for small teams – employee surveys, analytics, and action planning.

Free basic plan (up to 10 questions & 100 responses) – create engagement surveys quickly.

Completely free survey tool integrated with Google Workspace – ideal for pulse checks.

Free tier (up to 10 questions & 100 responses) – interactive surveys for employee feedback.

#8 Slack

Free plan includes channels, direct messages, and integrations (e.g., Donut) for informal engagement.

Free version offers chat, video calls, and file sharing – supports virtual coffee chats and polls.

#10 Discord

Free community‑focused chat platform – voice rooms, bots, and channels for team bonding.

Open‑source Slack alternative – self‑hosted or cloud free tier, with channels and integrations.

Free open‑source chat solution – customizable, supports polls, reactions, and gamified bots.

#13 Discourse

Free community forum software – encourages knowledge sharing and peer recognition.

#14 Trello

Free Kanban board – visual task tracking that can double as a recognition board.

#15 Asana

Free basic plan (up to 15 users) – task lists, project views, and comment threads for engagement.

#16 ClickUp

Free unlimited users plan – dashboards, goals, and shout‑outs within the platform.

Free tier for up to 2 users – customizable boards for feedback, recognitions, and surveys.

#18 Kudos

Free plan (up to 50 users) – peer‑to‑peer recognition with points and public shout‑outs.

#19 Bonusly

Free tier (up to 50 users) – micro‑bonuses, public recognition, and redemption marketplace.

#20 HeyTaco

Free for small teams – taco‑based peer recognition integrated with Slack.

Free Slack app – randomly pairs teammates for virtual coffee chats to build relationships.

#22 Hive

Free plan (up to 5 users) – project boards, chat, and built‑in pulse surveys.

Free tier (up to 25 users) – internal social network, forums, and recognition modules.

#24 Bitrix24

Free plan (up to 12 users) – social intranet, activity streams, and employee polls.

#25 Jostle

Free trial (30 days) – employee directory, newsfeed, and recognition features.

#26 Workvivo

Free trial (14 days) – internal communication hub with news, recognition, and surveys.

#27 Engagedly

Free trial – performance and engagement platform with pulse surveys and kudos.

Free trial – employee engagement suite with surveys, analytics, and action planning.

Free plan (10 questions, 100 responses) – conversational surveys for engagement.

#30 Polly

Free Slack & Teams integration – quick polls and pulse surveys for real‑time feedback.

Free tier (up to 2 questions per presentation) – live polls and word clouds for meetings.