Choosing the right employee engagement software is the first step to building a workplace where employees feel happy, heard, and valued.
However, picking the right platform for you can seem intimidating.
You’ll want to make sure that you’re checking all the right boxes for both your organisational and employee needs.
This all-in-one guide to choosing employee engagement software is packed with all the key information you need for selecting the provider right for you – including all benefits, must-have features, and other considerations to keep in mind.
We hope it helps you on your journey to selection a solution that’s right for you!
Employee engagement has less to do with free pizza or early Friday finishes.
It’s about making employees feel happy, heard, and valued.
More and more organisations are coming to the realisation that having engaged employees plays a enormous part in business success – but how can you create excellent employee engagement?
Employee engagement software is becoming the go-to solution for supporting organisations in this mission, allowing them to easily connect with, and collect feedback from, their employees.
Employee engagement platforms allow organisations to truly listen their employees, giving leaders a better understanding of what their teams need.
Organisations are able to track the trends in the feedback they receive, allowing them to create positive change and make their workplace a better place to be.
However, choosing the right software is not a simple choice.
Employee engagement refers to the emotional commitment, enthusiasm, and dedication that employees bring to their work and their organisation.
Engaged employees are not only satisfied with their jobs, they are also connected to your company’s goals and values.
They go above and beyond in their roles, which improves productivity, team culture, loyalty, and a whole lot more benefits!
Engaged employees are happier and healthier.
From a business perspective, engaged – and disengaged – employees affect your bottom line – it’s as simple as that.
Engaged employees are more productive, they are more likely to stay at your company, and they tend to be more innovative and creative – which can drive your company’s growth and competitive edge.
Sense of purpose is often considered the most powerful driver of employee engagement.
And that’s because when people feel they are contributing to a higher purpose, and understand their meaningful impact, they feel a deeper and stronger connection to their responsibilities.
Other top drivers of employee engagement include:
– Recognition and appreciation
– Flexibility, wellbeing, and work-life balance
– Supportive and trustworthy leadership
– Professional development and growth opportunities
Employee engagement reaches all areas of your workplace.
This is just a handful of the benefits you’ll see when your employees are happy and engaged:
– Higher productivity
– Higher retention rates
– Creativity and innovation
– Better customer service
– Higher profitability
– Improved company culture
The short answer is that survey software costs vary significantly.
Employee engagement survey pricing can start from as little as £1 per user, per month – all the way up to over £100,000 for in-depth survey project management.
But you can generally expect the average cost of employee engagement survey software to be between £2 – £5 per person, per month.
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The biggest driver of engagement is showing people what you're doing about their feedback. 
When choosing your engagement software, there are a number of must-have tools and features you’re going to want to look out for – no matter what your goals are, what sector you’re in, or size of your organisation.
These are the absolute essentials!
At Stribe we believe that no matter where you work, what role you play, or what background you come from – your voice deserves to be heard and valued.
In order to engage your employees, you’ll need to choose a software provider that is accessible, to encourage participation and help everyone feel comfortable using the platform.
When your employees know that their survey answers are totally anonymous, they can speak freely about how they feel.
This freedom allows your employees to speak the truth, helping you to learn the valuable and honest feedback employees might be otherwise wary of sharing.
This is all while developing a stronger feeling of psychological safety at work.
As a result, it’s important that the employee engagement solution you choose has anonymity built-in.
It’s time to start listening.
Face-to-face conversations don’t suit everyone. And that’s ok!
Make sure that the software you choose empowers your employees to speak up whenever they want or need to – don’t make them wait for the next survey, or management meeting.
At Stribe, employees can discuss their ideas, thoughts and challenges at any time with the Anonymous Messenger tool.
According to Gallup’s Global Workforce Report, the UK has one of the most disengaged workforces in the world.
Once you’re confident you’ve found an employee engagement solution that is accessible, anonymous and has an always-on employee voice approach – these are the other questions you’ll want to ask yourself.
If you can’t answer YES to all of these questions, you may want to consider exploring other options.
At Stribe, we’re super proud to tick all of these boxes.
Are pricing structures set out clearly, without hidden costs for upgrades or extra add-ons?
Do you have the ability to fully customise your employee engagement surveys?
Does the engagement platform connect to HR systems you’re already using?
Is data easy to collect, digest and share with the stakeholders in your business?
Does the engagement solution offer a variety of ways for your employees to provide feedback?
Does the engagement platform reach all employees, including those without emails and computers?
Is the employee engagement tool easy to use for admins and employees? And is set-up and onboarding straightforward?
Are there real people available to help you with your employee engagement goals?
You won’t find Stribe in any of the “best employee engagement software” lists – the truth is, most of the time businesses pay a lot of money to be featured in those articles.
But that doesn’t stop us from being as powerful and impactful as the big guys.
At Stribe we specialise in helping dispersed workforces – that means organisations that have people working in varying locations, some with computers and desks, and some without.
We’re all about bringing teams together, whether they’re in the same building or on different continents.
Our employee engagement tools are some of the most accessible and inclusive out there – giving you the connectedness needed to gather authentic feedback and make changes that matter.
And we do all of this while keeping anonymity top priority. Our survey software always has, and always will be, fully anonymous. Only employees will ever be able to reveal their own identity if they choose to do so.
For us, Stribe is - for the first time - something that is truly accessible to everyone. It allows for that open communication which we’ve never had before.
One thing we really understand is the pressure HR folk face.
Managing people, workplaces and expectations has never been easy – our job is to give you the tools and support to help make it a tiny bit easier.
When you start focusing on employee engagement – and truly invest in feedback – everything else starts to improve because engagement is at the centre of every workplace, no matter what you do.
Here’s a non-exhaustive list of the top pain points and roadblocks we can help you with:
Getting set-up with Stribe takes less than 10 minutes and is a one-time task – yes, really.
Since launching in 2020, Stribe has supported more than 25,000 employees across the UK (and abroad)… and that’s only the beginning.
We’re proud to work with local and international businesses in varying industries including legal firms, public sector councils, further education institutions, healthcare, construction, professional services, tourism, charities and even more.
The one thing that all our customers have in common is that they’re on a mission to build happier and healthier teams.
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About the author
Starting out her early career as a journalist, Jade Madeley is an accomplished content writer with 8+ years’ experience across business, personal finance, SaaS, human resources and employee engagement. Working with Stribe, she crafts insightful content that brings complex HR topics to life and drives meaningful action.
