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Sep 23, 2026
Kudos® ranked first for Best Results, Best Usability and Easiest to Use in Enterprise, and earned Leader or High Performer status in every customer segment.
CALGARY, AB — Sept. 23, 2026 — Kudos®, the employee recognition and rewards platform built to help organizations create stronger, more connected workplace cultures, today announced it earned 100 badges in G2's Fall 2026 reports. The badges represent 23 distinct awards earned across the Enterprise, Mid-Market and Small-Business segments. Earlier this year, Kudos ranked No. 16 out of 1,893 companies on G2's 2026 Best Canadian Software Companies list.
Eleven of the 100 badges earned are first-place finishes, meaning Kudos was rated highest of any product in the category. Categories include:
"Our customers earned this recognition for us," said Muni Boga, President and CEO of Kudos. "Accolades like Best Results, Best Usability and Easiest to Use are based on feedback from the people who are on the platform every day, which makes them especially meaningful. Organizations from SMBs to global enterprises use Kudos to acknowledge the hard work of hundreds of thousands of people building stronger workplace culture."
Kudos Experiences Gains Across Enterprise, Mid-Market and Small-Business
Beyond the first-place finishes, Kudos earned 43 Leader, 42 High Performer and four Momentum Leader badges in G2's Fall 2026 reports, spanning Enterprise, Mid-Market and Small-Business.
The company's largest customers run the Kudos recognition platform across enterprises with tens of thousands of employees in key vertical industries, including healthcare, manufacturing and financial services.
The Momentum Leader badges, in Employee Recognition, Rewards and Incentives, Employee Engagement and Employee Experience, follow the October 2025 launch of the Kudos Next Generation platform, built around elevated user experience, automated recognition workflows, audience segmentation, decentralized budget management and AI-assisted recognition.
"Our customers are at the centre of everything we build, and these results demonstrate the business value that Kudos delivers," said Daniel Shapiro, Chief Product Officer at Kudos. "Best Usability, Best Results and Best Estimated ROI come straight from the people using the software every day. These results push us to keep delivering."
To learn more about Kudos®, visit kudos.com.
Media Contact: Margaux Morgante, Director, Marketing & Communications, press@kudos.com
Notes to editors
G2 scoring methodology: https://documentation.g2.com/docs/research-scoring-methodologies
G2 2026 Best Canadian Software Companies list: https://www.g2.com/best-software-companies/canada
Additional 2026 recognition for Kudos:
Kudos is a leading employee recognition and rewards platform that helps organizations build stronger cultures by celebrating achievements, fostering connection, and driving employee engagement.
Kudos has reimagined how organizations approach recognition, internal communications, and employee milestones. By empowering teams with flexible tools like automated celebrations, real-time insights, and powerful rewards budget management, organizations can introduce and scale meaningful recognition programs while reducing administrative effort.
Organizations in over 140 countries trust Kudos to create workplace cultures where employees feel seen, valued, and inspired to do their best work.
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