How is Give River different from Bonusly, Motivosity, or Workhuman?

Those are recognition tools. Give River is a 5G platform — recognition, growth, team-building, impact, and a dedicated River Guide — built around Seasons. Teams that replaced Bonusly saw participation triple within one Season.

Does Give River work in Slack and Teams?

Yes, both are first-class integrations. Drops, recognition, leaderboards, and River Runs all work inside Slack or Teams without context switching.

Will Give River replace our HRIS?

No. We integrate with ADP, Workday, BambooHR, Rippling, and Paylocity. HRIS stays the system of record. Give River handles recognition, learning, performance, and impact.

What does Give River cost?

Lite is $3/user/month, Core is $5, Growth is custom, Nonprofit is $5–9. Every plan includes a 30-day free trial and a River Guide. We'll match or beat any competitor quote.

Is there really a free trial?

Yes, 30 days, no credit card required. Your River Guide helps design and run your first Season during the trial.

Do I pay annually for a discount?

Annual billing saves 15–20% depending on plan and team size. Talk to your River Guide for a custom quote.

How long does implementation take?

2–4 weeks end-to-end. Your River Guide handles Season design, Slack/Teams/HRIS integration, and manager training. Most teams run their first Season within a month of signing.

Do we need a project manager on our side?

One admin — usually someone on People Ops — is enough. Your River Guide owns the rollout plan and does the heavy lifting.

Will managers actually use it?

Adoption is the #1 thing we optimize for. Mobile apps, in-Slack Drops, and gamified Seasons mean managers don't leave the tools they already use. 90% adoption is the result, not an aspiration.

Is Give River secure?

Industry-standard AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit. SSO/SAML on Core and up. Role-based access controls. SOC 2 Type II is on our 2026 roadmap — see /security for current posture.

How do you handle employee privacy?

eNPS and Rapid Reviews can be configured anonymous or attributable per your needs. All recognition is employee-directed. GDPR and CCPA compliant by design.

Do you hold PHI, payment data, or PII beyond what's needed?

We never store PHI. Payment data (rewards) is tokenized through PCI-compliant processors. PII is limited to what HRIS provides.

What integrations are supported out of the box?

Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Okta, Azure AD, ADP, Workday, BambooHR, Rippling, Paylocity. Custom integrations available on Growth.

Yes, REST API with webhook subscriptions on Core and up. Rate limits and docs available under NDA during evaluation.

Frequently asked

Your reasonable doubts, handled.

Five sections: Platform, Pricing, Implementation, Security, Integrations. If we haven't answered yours, email hello@giveriver.com — a human will reply.

Platform

How it works.

Those are recognition tools. Give River is a 5G platform — recognition, growth, team-building, impact, and a dedicated River Guide — built around Seasons. Teams that replaced Bonusly saw participation triple within one Season.
Yes, both are first-class integrations. Drops, recognition, leaderboards, and River Runs all work inside Slack or Teams without context switching.
No. We integrate with ADP, Workday, BambooHR, Rippling, and Paylocity. HRIS stays the system of record. Give River handles recognition, learning, performance, and impact.

Pricing

What it costs.

Lite is $3/user/month, Core is $5, Growth is custom, Nonprofit is $5–9. Every plan includes a 30-day free trial and a River Guide. We'll match or beat any competitor quote.
Yes, 30 days, no credit card required. Your River Guide helps design and run your first Season during the trial.
Annual billing saves 15–20% depending on plan and team size. Talk to your River Guide for a custom quote.

Implementation

How we get you live.

2–4 weeks end-to-end. Your River Guide handles Season design, Slack/Teams/HRIS integration, and manager training. Most teams run their first Season within a month of signing.
One admin — usually someone on People Ops — is enough. Your River Guide owns the rollout plan and does the heavy lifting.
Adoption is the #1 thing we optimize for. Mobile apps, in-Slack Drops, and gamified Seasons mean managers don't leave the tools they already use. 90% adoption is the result, not an aspiration.

Security & compliance

What you need for the RFP.

Industry-standard AES-256 encryption at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit. SSO/SAML on Core and up. Role-based access controls. SOC 2 Type II is on our 2026 roadmap — see /security for current posture.
eNPS and Rapid Reviews can be configured anonymous or attributable per your needs. All recognition is employee-directed. GDPR and CCPA compliant by design.
We never store PHI. Payment data (rewards) is tokenized through PCI-compliant processors. PII is limited to what HRIS provides.

Integrations

Stack compatibility.

Slack, Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, Okta, Azure AD, ADP, Workday, BambooHR, Rippling, Paylocity. Custom integrations available on Growth.
Yes, REST API with webhook subscriptions on Core and up. Rate limits and docs available under NDA during evaluation.

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