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Free employee recognition — thanks that people see

A thank-you to a colleague in the company feed, with your value and the reactions of the team. The person gets a letter, the manager sees it too. Free for teams up to 25 people.

  • Up to 25 people free
  • No points to buy
  • No card
25people in the team — free
1minute to say a specific thank-you
✉️the person gets a letter, the manager sees it
$0no points to buy, no card
How it works

A thank-you in a minute — and the whole team sees it

No points and no budget for gifts: words that name what the person did, in front of the colleagues.

✨ Whom to thank
SBSean Brooks

🎓Passed the probation · 12 November

🚩Led a newcomer to the end of onboarding

🙏 Say thanks
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PapaHR tells whom to thank

From what is already recorded: a probation passed, a newcomer led through onboarding, a work anniversary. With Pro also reached goals and kept 1:1 agreements. People thanked long ago come first.

Whom?Sean Brooks For what exactly?Thank you for sorting out the delivery of 600 items over the weekend — on Monday we opened without a queue!
Client firstWe help each otherWe do what we promise
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Write what the person did

Pick the colleague, write «thank you for…» and, if you want, a value of the company. Anyone in the team can thank anyone.

✉️ Irene Cole says thank you«Thank you for sorting out the delivery of 600 items over the...»Your manager sees it too
SBSean BrooksHead of LogisticsDHDaniel HughesCEO
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The person and the manager see it

The thanks goes to the company feed with reactions and comments. The colleague gets a letter, the manager sees it too.

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The feed where thanks live

Real screens of PapaHR with a sample company. Click a section.

Thanks in the feed of PapaHR
Thanks in the feed of PapaHR
Free plans side by side

What other recognition tools give for free

Popular recognition tools are paid per person or free only for very small teams. PapaHR is free for up to 25 people — together with the whole HR system.

ServiceFree planLimits
PapaHRYes, with no time limitUp to 25 employees: thanks, feed, celebrations, and the rest of the HR system
ConnecteamYesUp to 10 users
BonuslyNo30-day trial of a paid plan
AssemblyNoPaid per user a month

Limits are taken from the pricing pages of the services and checked on 14 November 2026. They can change — check them on the sites before you choose.

Why not a chat

Thanks in a work chat against thanks in PapaHR

💬 A work chat

  • A thank-you sinks under 200 messages in an hour
  • Only the people in that chat see it
  • Nobody remembers who was thanked a month ago
  • The quiet ones are never thanked at all
  • Birthdays and anniversaries are missed

PapaHR

  • The thanks stays in the company feed
  • The person gets a letter, the manager sees it
  • Thanks of the month shows who was noticed
  • «Whom to thank» brings up people thanked long ago
  • Birthdays and anniversaries of the week are in the feed
What is free

Everything for thanks that are not forgotten

In the free plan, with no time limit — for teams up to 25 people.

🙏Thanks to colleagues

Anyone thanks anyone, from the computer or the phone.

🏷Values of the company

A value on the thanks: «Client first».

✉️A letter to the person

The manager sees the thanks too.

✨Whom to thank

Reasons from probation, onboarding and anniversaries.

🎂Celebrations

Birthdays, work anniversaries and newcomers of the week.

🏆Thanks of the month

Who was thanked in 30 days.

👏Reactions and comments

The team joins the thanks.

📣News and polls

In the same company feed.

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Write a thank-you — and see if it is specific

«Thanks for everything» is forgotten in a day. «Thank you for…» with a fact is remembered. Try it.

Whom?
Value of the company
  • It says what the person did
  • There is a fact: a number, a client, a day
  • The person gets a letter, the manager sees it
Y
🙏 thanks

👏🔥❤️

$0 — thanks, the feed and the HR system are free for up to 25 people.

a month in Pro, paid yearly — more than 25 people. Everything with no limits.

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Why it is free

Thanks are part of PapaHR, an HR platform: employee cards, time off, onboarding and surveys are free for up to 25 people too. We earn when a company grows and needs Pro.

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When the team grows

What Pro adds to recognition

$1.50 per employee a month paid yearly, at least 10 employees.

Reasons from reached goals and 1:1 agreementsAI drafts a thanks from the factsAI summary of the week in the feedMore than 25 peopleCulture and values of the company1:1 meetings, goals and reviews

🎁 Pro can be turned on for 14 days for free, with no card — one button inside PapaHR.

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Questions

Is employee recognition in PapaHR really free?

Yes: thanks, the company feed, celebrations and «whom to thank» are in the free plan for teams up to 25 people, with no time limit and no card.

Who can thank whom?

Anyone in the team can thank any colleague: the owner, HR, managers and employees, from a computer or a phone.

Who sees a thanks?

The company feed shows it to the team. The colleague gets a letter, and the manager of the colleague sees the thanks too.

Are there points, coins or gifts?

No. PapaHR thanks with words that name what the person did — no points to buy and no budget for a shop of gifts.

Where do the reasons in «whom to thank» come from?

From what is already recorded in PapaHR: a probation passed, a newcomer or a mentee led through onboarding. With Pro also reached goals and kept 1:1 agreements. People thanked long ago come first.

What if a colleague is not in PapaHR yet?

The thanks comes to the colleague by email with a link to sign in — so the next person joins.

Can HR hide a post?

Yes: HR can hide a post or a comment from everyone and show it again.

What happens after 25 people?

The company moves to Pro: $1.50 per employee a month paid yearly, at least 10 employees. Pro can be tried for 14 days for free.

Say the first thank-you today

Add the team, open the feed and thank the person who deserves it. It takes a minute.

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