Comparison

Perkbox 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.

Pricing

What you'll actually pay

Perkbox
Quote on request (not published)

No per-employee figure published. Contracts Finder records a £28,800 contract to Epping Forest District Council (March 2023–April 2025).

  • Contract: 12-month initial term with automatic 12-month renewals; 90–180 day notice window
  • Pricing published: No (quote on request)
  • Category: UK employee perks and wellbeing platform
  • Customer count: Not publicly listed
Reward Gateway
£6–£8 / employee / month

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
Features

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.

Feature Perkbox Reward Gateway
UK brand discounts "Thousands of global offers" (Perkbox's wording) 900+ UK retailers
Discount voucher codes Not advertised Not advertised
24/7 GP access Optional (Premium Programme tier) Not advertised as customer benefit
Employee Assistance Programme Optional (Premium Programme tier) +£1/PEPM optional add-on
HR management Not advertised Not advertised
Rota / shift management Not advertised Not advertised
GPS clock in/out Not advertised Not advertised
Absence & leave Not advertised Not advertised
Payslip / P60 access Not advertised Not a Reward Gateway module
Document management Not advertised Not advertised
Recognition & rewards Yes Yes
White-label branding Not advertised Programme logo & colours
Mobile app Yes (iOS + Android shipped) Yes (Engage app)
Contract length 12-month, auto-renews Monthly or annual
Perkbox

Where Perkbox has depth

Sourced from https://www.perkbox.com/uk, verified 2026-06-10.

  • Large discount catalogue: "thousands of global offers" (perkbox.com/uk/platform/perks)
  • Salary-sacrifice schemes in the Benefits module (cycle-to-work, EV)
  • Native iOS and Android apps shipped
  • NHS / local-authority procurement frameworks via Perkbox Vivup (relevant for public-sector buyers)

Perkbox Limited

Companies House 07355963

Incorporated 24 August 2010. Ownership: Great Hill Partners (since July 2024); merged with Vivup September 2025.

Reward Gateway

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.

A third option to consider

WagePerks: one platform that covers both categories

Perkbox 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.