WagePerks vs Perkbox
Perkbox is a UK employee benefits platform, now part of the Perkbox Vivup group owned by Great Hill Partners following the July 2024 merger. WagePerks is an employee management portal that combines benefits with HR and payslips, with rotas and GPS clock-in available as a bolt-on. Here's how the two compare on price, features and contract terms — every claim below is sourced.
What you'll actually pay
Employee Benefits plan, exc. VAT. HR Starter comes with every account for teams of up to 25 staff. The Shift Management bolt-on is £49 / month for the first team + £39 for each extra team. The optional Health & Wellbeing add-on (virtual GP + EAP) is +£2 per employee per month.
- Published pricing on wageperks.com
- Rolling monthly — 30 days' notice; 15% off with annual billing
- No setup fees
- Employee Benefits includes the gift-card marketplace, recognition, performance reviews, surveys, e-signatures, onboarding, payslips & P60s
- Your logo and colours on the web portal with Employee Benefits, set up by us
- Rotas, clock-in, GPS and geofencing: Shift Management bolt-on
Perkbox does not publish per-employee pricing on its website. Sales-led quote only.
- No published per-employee pricing
- Contract terms not published — ask Perkbox for term, renewal and notice in writing
- Online GP and 24/7 counselling on its wellbeing platform
- Recognition, perks, wellbeing, comms modules
- No HR, no rota, no GPS clock-in advertised
Public-record pricing reference: a UK Contracts Finder notice records a Perkbox subscription contract awarded to Epping Forest District Council at £28,800 total, covering 1 March 2023 – 30 April 2025. Perkbox does not publish list pricing publicly. Source: contractsfinder.service.gov.uk, verified 2026-09-21.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Every Perkbox row below is sourced from the Perkbox UK public product pages, verified 2026-09-21. WagePerks ticks show what the Employee Benefits plan includes; bolt-ons and add-ons are marked.
Where WagePerks is different
Published pricing
WagePerks publishes its prices: £4.50 per employee per month for Employee Benefits and £49 / month for the first team on the Shift Management bolt-on. HR Starter comes with every account for teams of up to 25 staff. Perkbox does not publish list pricing; quotes are sales-led. The only public reference point we can find is a Contracts Finder notice showing a £28,800 Perkbox contract awarded to Epping Forest District Council in 2023 (2-year period). Without a published headcount we can't derive a per-employee figure.
Published contract terms
Perkbox doesn't publish its UK business contract terms, so ask for the initial term, renewal and notice period in writing before you sign. WagePerks is rolling monthly, cancellable with 30 days' notice, and our terms stay published. Annual billing (15% off, 12-month term) is optional.
HR and payslips alongside benefits
Perkbox's public product pages list five modules: Perks, Wellbeing & EAP, Benefits (salary sacrifice), Recognition, Culture & Communication. No HR information system, rota, GPS clock-in, payslip access or document management is advertised. WagePerks covers HR, documents and payslips alongside benefits on the Employee Benefits plan, and offers rotas and GPS clock-in as the Shift Management bolt-on.
Where Perkbox has features WagePerks doesn't
A fair comparison should be honest about both sides. Here's what Perkbox includes that WagePerks does not — all sourced from Perkbox's own public product pages on 2026-09-21:
- Catalogue size: Perkbox advertises "thousands of global offers" (many non-UK). WagePerks lists 200+ curated UK high-street brands (perkbox.com/uk/platform/perks).
- Salary sacrifice schemes: Perkbox includes a Benefits module covering salary-sacrifice schemes like cycle-to-work and electric vehicles.
- Native iOS & Android apps shipped: Perkbox's apps are on the App Store and Google Play. WagePerks runs in any browser today with feature parity; App Store and Google Play apps coming soon.
- NHS / public-sector procurement: Perkbox Vivup operates in NHS and local-authority frameworks following the September 2025 platform merger — relevant if you're a public-sector buyer; WagePerks's pricing is built for private-sector UK SMEs.
Perkbox Ltd
Companies House 07355963
Incorporated 24 August 2010. Acquired by Great Hill Partners (July 2024). Rebranded as single "Perkbox" platform after Vivup merger (September 2025).
Which platform fits your business?
Perkbox may fit if you need…
A perks-and-recognition platform with the largest possible discount catalogue and salary- sacrifice schemes — and you're comfortable with a sales-led quote. Public-sector buyers benefit from Perkbox Vivup's NHS / local-authority frameworks.
WagePerks fits if you want…
Benefits, HR, payslips and documents in one platform, with your logo and colours, on the Employee Benefits plan at £4.50 per employee per month, rolling monthly. If you run shifts, add Shift Management for rotas and GPS clock-in (£49 / month for the first team, £39 for each extra team). If you want published pricing and a rolling monthly contract, WagePerks publishes both.
Sources & verification
All claims about Perkbox on this page are sourced from their public website, public-record contracts, or public filings, verified 2026-09-21. We re-verify quarterly. Email us if anything's gone stale. Vendors change pricing and packaging without notice: figures are the published list prices on that date, exclude VAT unless stated, and won't reflect promotional or individually negotiated rates — check the vendor's own page before you decide.
- Perkbox UK product overview — perkbox.com/uk
- Perks platform ("thousands of global offers") — perkbox.com/uk/platform/perks
- Wellbeing platform (online GP and 24/7 counselling) — perkbox.com/uk/platform/wellbeing
- Perkbox pricing page (no per-employee figure published; quote on request) — perkbox.com/pricing
- Great Hill Partners acquisition completion (1 July 2024) — perkbox.com — acquisition press release
- Perkbox / Vivup combined platform rebrand (9 September 2025) — corporate-adviser.com
- Contracts Finder — Epping Forest District Council Perkbox subscription, £28,800 (1 Mar 2023 – 30 Apr 2025) — contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
- Companies House — Perkbox Limited, company no. 07355963 (incorporated 24 August 2010) — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/07355963