Comparison

WagePerks vs Reward Gateway

Reward Gateway is a UK employee engagement and benefits platform, acquired by Edenred in May 2023 for £1.15 billion. WagePerks is an employee management portal that combines benefits with HR, rotas, GPS clock-in and payslips at £4.50 per employee per month, rolling monthly. Every claim below is sourced.

Pricing

What you'll actually pay

Reward Gateway
£6–£8 / employee / month

Published small-business pricing tier. EAP available as a +£1 add-on. Sales-led pricing above ~100 employees.

  • £6/employee/month on annual contract
  • £8/employee/month rolling monthly
  • EAP +£1/employee/month optional add-on
  • Recognition, benefits, wellbeing, comms, analytics modules
  • No HR, no rota, no GPS clock-in advertised

The maths: for a team of 50 employees, WagePerks costs £225/month; Reward Gateway's small-business tier is £300/month annual or £400/month rolling. WagePerks is roughly 33–78% lower per-employee, and bundles HR, rotas, GPS clock-in and payslips that Reward Gateway does not include. Source: rewardgateway.com small-business pricing, verified 2026-06-10.

Features

Feature-by-feature comparison

Every Reward Gateway row below is sourced from rewardgateway.com/uk or small-business pricing, verified 2026-06-10.

Feature WagePerks Reward Gateway
UK brand discounts (high-street catalogue) ✓ 200+ curated UK brands ✓ 900+ UK retailers
Discount voucher codes Not advertised
24/7 GP access Optional add-on Not advertised as customer benefit
Employee Assistance Programme Optional add-on +£1/employee/month add-on
Recognition & rewards
HR management Not advertised
Rota / shift management Not advertised
GPS clock in/out Not advertised
White-label branding ✓ Included Programme logo & colours
Payslip & P60 hosting Not a Reward Gateway module
Document management Not advertised
Employee engagement / surveys / comms On 2026 roadmap
Mobile app (iOS + Android) Full feature parity in any browser; native iOS/Android Q3 2026 ✓ (Engage app on App Store / Google Play)
Contract length Rolling monthly (30 days' notice) Monthly or annual
The difference

Where WagePerks is different

33–78% lower per-employee price

WagePerks is £4.50 per employee per month. Reward Gateway's small-business tier is £6 on annual or £8 on rolling monthly. For a 50-person team that's £225/month vs £300–£400/month — and WagePerks bundles HR, rotas, GPS clock-in and payslips that aren't part of Reward Gateway's product.

Operational tools alongside engagement

Reward Gateway's modules cover benefits, recognition, wellbeing, comms and analytics. WagePerks adds HR management, rotas, GPS clock-in, payslips and documents — the operational stack a UK SME runs daily, not just the engagement layer on top.

Full white-label branding

Reward Gateway supports programme logo and colour configuration. WagePerks ships with full white-label — your logo, brand colours, custom app name — included for every employer.

Voucher codes at purchase, not just discount codes

WagePerks credits discount vouchers to an in-app wallet that employees withdraw to their UK bank account. Reward Gateway focuses on at-source discount codes and salary-deduction benefits.

What Reward Gateway covers

Where Reward Gateway has depth WagePerks doesn't

A fair comparison: here's what Reward Gateway includes that WagePerks does not, all sourced from Reward Gateway's own product pages on 2026-06-10:

  • Catalogue size: Reward Gateway publishes 900+ UK retailers. WagePerks lists 200+ UK high-street brands with instant voucher discounts at 200+ UK retailers.
  • Engagement module breadth: Reward Gateway publishes survey, comms and engagement-analytics modules as part of EngagementOS — relevant if you're buying primarily for engagement reporting.
  • Native iOS & Android apps shipped: Reward Gateway's Engage app is on the App Store and Google Play. WagePerks runs in any modern browser today with feature parity; native iOS/Android Q3 2026.
  • Listed-parent ownership: Reward Gateway has been 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. Acquired by Edenred (May 2023, £1.15bn). Registered office Dean Street, London W1D 3RB.

The right fit

Which platform fits your business?

Reward Gateway may fit if you need…

A benefits and engagement platform with deeper survey, comms and analytics modules and a larger discount catalogue — and you're comfortable not having HR/rota/clock-in in the same system. Their small-business tier publishes pricing transparently; enterprise pricing is sales-led.

WagePerks fits if you want…

To pay one bill instead of three. WagePerks bundles the engagement layer (benefits, recognition) and the operational layer (HR, rotas, GPS clock-in, payslips) for £4.50 per employee — vs Reward Gateway £6-£8 for the engagement layer alone, plus HR software, plus rota software, plus payslip hosting. Rolling monthly, no setup fees, white-label included.

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Sources & verification

All claims about Reward Gateway on this page are sourced from their public website, Edenred press releases, App Store listing, or public filings — verified 2026-06-10. Email us if anything's gone stale.

  1. Reward Gateway UK product overview — rewardgateway.com/uk
  2. Reward Gateway small-business pricing (£6 annual / £8 monthly; EAP +£1; 900+ retailers) — rewardgateway.com small-business pricing
  3. Reward Gateway programme logo design guide (branding) — success.rewardgateway.com
  4. Edenred acquisition of Reward Gateway (May 2023, £1.15bn) — media.edenred.com press release
  5. Engage (SmartSpending) UK iOS App Store listing — apps.apple.com/gb/app/engage-smartspending
  6. Companies House — Reward Gateway (UK) Ltd, no. 05696250 — find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/05696250