HeyTaco is the fun, live Slack recognition bot. We are cheaper at 50 people and built for reviews.
Checked heytaco.com/pricing on 28 Oct 2026. Buy HeyTaco if you want Taco TV, quests, and instant gift cards. Buy us if $150 for 50 Classic seats feels like the wrong shape.
HeyTaco has been in Slack since 2016, has a 30-day Deluxe trial with no card, and is loved for being light. Kudos Rally will not out-delight it. The comparison is price at 40 to 50 people, and whether you need an AI recap at review time.
Prices on 28 Oct 2026
From heytaco.com/pricing:
| Kudos Rally | HeyTaco | |
|---|---|---|
| Trial / free | Free: 10 people, 3 kudos a day, weekly digest, 90-day history | 30-day Deluxe trial, no card. After that, no forever free plan on the pricing page |
| Core paid | Team $29 a month for 50 people: 5 kudos a day, values, leaderboard, AI recap | Classic $3 per user a month: peer recognition, custom daily taco limit, leaderboards, Taco TV, taco shop you fulfill, Slack and Teams, SSO |
| Rewards paid | Business $79 a month for 200 people: Teams, 25 rewards you fulfill, CSV | Deluxe $5 per user a month: Classic plus birthdays, anniversaries, instant gift cards (2,000+ in 100+ countries, fulfilled by HeyTaco), advanced analytics |
| 50 people | Team $29. Rewards not included | Classic $150. Deluxe $250. Plus gift-card face value on Deluxe |
| 200 people | Business $79 | Custom pricing, dedicated AM |
Classic at the published $3 per user is $150 for 50 named people. Team here is $29 for that same headcount. We still lose on product depth. Their page also lists Taco Chats as a $1 per participating user add-on; we do not sell a matching product.
Where HeyTaco is better
Live today, 10 years in, 30-day Deluxe trial. We are a waitlist.
Slack and Teams on Classic, not locked behind a $79 band.
Taco TV, quests, stickers, levels, Tacotars, leaderboard API. Culture layer. We post a monthly leaderboard. We do not have a TV.
Instant gift cards on Deluxe, fulfilled by them, 100+ countries. Our Business catalog is manual. If the founder wants Amazon in 12 countries without an admin, Deluxe is the product.
Custom daily taco limit. We freeze 3 and 5.
SSO on Classic. We do not list SSO. Kudos Rally has no SSO on any plan.
Where Kudos Rally is better
Price at about 50 people. $29 against $150 Classic.
A forever free plan of 10 people. Their trial ends; our Free stays free.
AI review notes on Team. One summary per person per month, quoted from real kudos, capped at 2,000 characters. HeyTaco's pricing page does not list a matching manager recap.
Rewards stay optional. Team has none. Business has 25 items you fulfill. We never bill a $10 card.
A clean rule
Want fun, gift cards, and a live bot today: HeyTaco.
Want dated review notes, a flat $29 for 50 people, and rewards later: Kudos Rally.
Founding members
Founding members get 30% off regular prices for as long as they stay subscribed. 30-day money-back guarantee once the product opens. No card needed to join.
When does it launch?
No public date yet. Founding members get the invite first, by email, before anyone else.