Blueboard Reviews

Pros
Love how Blueboard's platform makes it possible to reward people with experiences that are remembered, celebrated, and enjoyed every time. It's easy for other bonuses to be deposited and quickly forgotten or worse - become expected. By setting clear standards on how to qualify and earn an experience, people on our team have earned these rewards and been able to choose from a wide range of options (and usually are able to bring along 1 or 2 friends or family members depending on the experience). For example, here's the list of the recent experiences our team has enjoyed: River Rafting, Spa Day, Concert, Snorkel Tour, Harry Potter Show, Legoland, Wine Tasting, Top Golf, Cirque du Soleil, Escape Room, Pottery Class, Playoff Game, Paint Night.

Cons
The only tough part (and this isn't Blueboard's fault - this is organizational change) is getting everyone's buy-in to make the transition. All organizations have their own bonus structure and once established, it's tough to change it. People feel tied to it and even if people grumble about it, it's tough to change because everyone has their own opinions on it. We had to find the right time to make it happen and talk with a lot of people. The only thing I wish we did was make the transition sooner. If I start my own company, I'd start with Blueboard at Day 1.

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
I thoroughly enjoy when my coworkers are sharing their photos of their trips they've taken thanks to BlueBoard. Not only do they seem refreshed from a wonderful vacation, they seem thankful and are excited to encourage other employees to utilize our referral program. There are several use cases for BlueBoard my company has yet to explore, but we are brainstorming how we can utilize BlueBoard's services to provide even more rewarding experiences for our employees.

Cons
There is a bit of a delay between when I've request our account to be filled and when my account actually reflects the funds, but that could be because of my own internal team's ability to pay invoices quickly. I'm happy that our whole company is excited about the referral rewards program thanks to BlueBoard, however BlueBoard isn't a fully global product so unfortunately not all of our employees can benefit from the program.

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 8/10

Pros
The team is personal and makes it extremely easy to book an award. They offer amazing local opportunities and even create new options if you're interested in something not listed (depending on the award given).

Cons
I can't think of any really. Everything they offer is dialed and works like a charm.

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
I loved the ability to contact a concierge when there was an issue or with any questions

Cons
It was tough to understand how the available trips would translate to the specific trip I wanted to take. But once I got into the process this became clear.

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 7/10

Pros
My favorite thing is how friendly the reps are. They are willing to do whatever (within limits) it takes to help you get the best experience!

Cons
My least favorite would be that there are some experieces that Bonusly (or is it our workplace?) will not let us choose. Most of the time they will work with you though.

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
Blueboard is very easy to use and has a lot of options for experiences in your local area. We have offices in 7 cities around the world, and needed a solution that would feel consistent across the board. Having a single company handling all the rewards made is so much easier than us trying to figure things out in each individual market!

Cons
Because it's a white glove concierge service, there is normally a short period of time between your request for an experience and hearing back from someone about its booking details. We have learnt that over time, it's important to explain this aspect to our employees so they don't expect it to be a brief transactional pick and go like an online purchase.

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
This tool for us here at Jane has revolutionized the way we recognize our family here for their hard work and employee referrals! We are evolving as a company and Blueboard has helped us build to that level! Blueboard is so easy to use on the admin side it's so easy to send a reward. They allowed us to customize to our company and made it feel like it was our program! I am so excited for what's to come with Blueboard! Their team is so productive and smart. They are always helpful and efficient to build an amazing platform!

Cons
I don't ever like to not put anything in this section. But really there's nothing that I can say that I don't love about Blueboard! I love everything about it!!

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
The reporting feature is great for tracking experiences granted and those that have not been redeemed. I also like that it's simple and concise. Employees enjoy the diverse listing of choices for their experiences.

Cons
There were times I wasn't able to enter awards on the site however, I realized Blueboard was going through software upgrades at the time. A member of Blueboard always followed-up to enter the award on my behalf. It would be great to have a notification built into the system to notify me of upcoming anniversary awards versus a manuel process.

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
We use Blueboard twice a year, as part of our PROPEL Awards. We recognize seven employees through this program: they get a bobblehead in their likeness, a fun experience they can book through a Blueboard concierge, and Blueboard also helps us give a donation to a charity of the winner's choosing on their behalf. They are truly a white glove service, and help outsource reward programs, offering experience-based rewards that create lasting memories, compared to cash-based rewards.

Cons
I wish they offered smaller experiential rewards too, so we can use the platform not only for awards but also for spot bonuses.

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
The software itself it very easy to use. It's super intuitive, I like the filtering options (by number of people in your party) and I really like the heart/like feature that lets me save the activities I'm most interested in.

Cons
I honestly don't have any complaints about the software.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
The Blueboard portal is extremely user friendly and intuitive for use.

Cons
Overall, the software design is highly operational for me.

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Likelihood to recommend: 9/10

Pros
Easy to browse/search through experiences that I'm interested in

Cons
They're constantly iterating features and UI based on user feedback, so sometimes I'll login and not see an unexpected view. But it's actually made things easier to navigate, so good for them.

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
Blueboard allows us to provide employees with an experience of their choosing within our budget parameters. We wholeheartedly believe rewarding employees with unique experiences fosters a more meaningful engagement with our Above & Beyond nomination program over a soon forgotten gift card or cash & taxed award.

Cons
My only issue with the program is when I issue Blueboard awards to employees but they never get around to scheduling an experience.

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
Easy to use. Great customer service!

Cons
Can't think of anything.

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
It's so easy to navigate. Also their customer support is very professional, on-time, and delivers the top experience!

Cons
Maybe some people can't find the experience (reward) what they are exactly looking for, but variety of selection should make up for it.

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
The best part of this experience was definitely the ease of onboarding. Getting to select from all of the awesome options to having them booked and organized for me was a unique and amazing experience!

Cons
There wasn't anything notable that I disliked or would want to change about my experience.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
We love our everything about Blueboard especially the customer service

Cons
I have nothing negative to say everything was great

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
The platform is very user friendly, the team is always readily available to assist or answer questions.

Cons
I cannot think of any cons for the software.

Rating breakdown

Likelihood to recommend: 10/10