BrightHR vs Reward Gateway
A side-by-side comparison of two UK employee platforms — pricing, contract terms, feature coverage. Every claim below is sourced from each company's public website or filings, verified 2026-06-10. This page is published by WagePerks as part of our sourced-claims comparison series; you'll find a "third option" section at the end if you'd like to consider us too.
What you'll actually pay
Core £16.67, Enhanced £21.20, Full £28.20 — exc. VAT, 5-employee minimum
- Contract: 24, 36 or 60-month fixed-term contracts
- Pricing published: Yes
- Category: UK HR, payroll, employment law and health & safety platform
- Customer count: 120,000+ businesses globally (self-reported)
Small-business tier: £6/PEPM annual, £8/PEPM monthly. EAP +£1/PEPM optional. Above ~100 employees: sales-led.
- Contract: Monthly or annual (small-business tier)
- Pricing published: Yes
- Category: UK employee engagement and benefits platform
- Customer count: Reward Gateway operates across multiple markets via Edenred
Feature-by-feature comparison
All rows sourced from each company's public website, verified 2026-06-10. See the full source list at the bottom of this page.
Where BrightHR has depth
Sourced from https://www.brighthr.com/, verified 2026-06-10.
- 24/7 employment-law phone line via Peninsula's law team (parent group is a law/HR consultancy), from Enhanced tier (£21.20 PEPM) upward
- Risk assessments and accident reporting in Full tier (£28.20 PEPM)
- BrightHR Payroll module available as a separate paid add-on, including payslip generation
- 120,000+ business customers globally (self-reported on brighthr.com homepage)
BrightHR Ltd
Companies House 09283467
Incorporated 28 October 2014. Ownership: Peninsula Business Services Group Ltd.
Where Reward Gateway has depth
Sourced from https://www.rewardgateway.com/uk, verified 2026-06-10.
- 900+ UK retailers per their published small-business pricing page
- Survey, comms and engagement-analytics modules (EngagementOS) for engagement-reporting buyers
- Native iOS and Android apps shipped to App Store / Google Play (Engage app)
- Part of Edenred (Euronext: EDEN) since May 2023 (£1.15bn acquisition) — relevant if your procurement requires a publicly listed counterparty
Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd
Companies House 05696250
Incorporated 2 February 2006. Ownership: Edenred (Euronext: EDEN), acquired May 2023 for £1.15bn.
WagePerks: one platform that covers both categories
BrightHR and Reward Gateway each cover different slices of the employee experience. WagePerks bundles eleven modules — benefits marketplace with voucher codes at purchase, HR, rotas, GPS clock-in, payslips, recognition, documents and an optional 24/7 GP + EAP add-on — at £4.50 per employee per month, rolling monthly.
£4.50 / employee / month
Published per-employee rate on the WagePerks pricing page. All eleven modules included at the headline price. Optional 24/7 GP + EAP add-on quoted on call.
Rolling monthly
Cancel with 30 days' written notice — no multi-year fixed-term contracts, no automatic renewals. Independent UK company (Wageperks Ltd, Companies House SC824820), no PE owner.
Eleven modules under one brand
Benefits marketplace, HR, rotas, GPS clock-in, payslips, documents, e-signatures, onboarding, recognition, absence, plus white-label branding — all included at the headline price.
Sources & verification
All claims on this page are sourced from each company's public website, App Store listing, or Companies House public filings — verified 2026-06-10. This page is published by WagePerks as part of our sourced-claims comparison series. We re-verify quarterly. Email us if anything's gone stale.
BrightHR sources
- Pricing & contract terms
- Customer count
- Bright Exchange (free marketplace)
- BrightWellbeing (EAP, Full tier)
- Integrations (6 named)
- BrightHR Ltd — Companies House 09283467
- Peninsula Business Services Group Ltd — Companies House 02567996