Recognition where your team already works.
Needlist plugs into Slack so praise happens in the flow of work, not in a tool nobody opens. Give points with a slash command, and the shout-out lands in the channel your team already reads.
- Give from any channel
Type /give @teammate 50 #teamwork right where the work happens. No new tab, no context switch.
- Wins post to a channel
Every recognition auto-posts to the channel you choose, so the whole team sees it and piles on with reactions.
- Recognize straight from a message
Open the message menu on any praise-worthy message and pick “Recognize this person”. The recipient and the reason come pre-filled — one tap, done.
- An optional daily digest
A 5pm recap rounds up the day’s recognitions in one tidy message, so nothing gets lost in the scroll.
Already have a Needlist team? Add Slack from your workspace
- 1Create your Needlist team, free for up to 8 seats.
- 2Open Settings → Integrations → Slack and click Add to Slack.
- 3Authorize the app, then pick the channel where recognitions post.
Needlist requests only the Slack permissions it needs to post recognitions and run its slash commands, and you can remove the app anytime from Slack or your workspace settings. See how we handle your data in our privacy policy.
One plan. Every feature.
Start free for up to 8 seats, or run a 30-day trial of the full plan at $4/seat/mo with every feature included and no upsell ladder. Gift cards pass through at cost with a flat 3% reward processing fee, shown on every invoice. Redeem a physical wishlist item and we'll buy, gift-receipt, and ship it for a flat $10 per order on paid plans; free teams fulfill their own orders at no extra cost.
Questions teams ask before switching
What is Needlist for Teams?
Needlist for Teams is an employee recognition and rewards platform. Teammates give each other points for great work, wins get celebrated in Slack or on the web, and people redeem their points for gift cards or the exact items on their personal wishlist.
What are team bonus points?
Team bonus points are recognition points teammates give each other for good work. Everyone gets a monthly allowance to hand out, so giving stays generous; the points people earn land in a separate balance that never expires and can be redeemed for gift cards or items from their own wishlist. The allowance is billed on a simple recurring charge sized to your active headcount, so spend stays predictable and you only pay for the team you have, no prepaid wallet to top up.
Does Needlist work for company-wide recognition, not just one team?
Yes. Whether it is peer recognition inside one team or corporate recognition across the whole company, everyone shares the same points, #values, and Slack feed. It scales from a handful of people on the Free plan up through large organizations, with SSO, SAML, and HRIS sync included.
Do recognition points have to be spent on gift cards?
No, and that's the whole point. Alongside a gift-card and charity catalog, teammates can redeem points for the exact items on their own wishlist, so a reward feels personal instead of generic. You still get the peer-to-peer points, hashtag values, and Slack recognition teams expect, at one flat price with SSO included.
How do employees redeem their recognition points?
Two ways: a gift-card and charity catalog, or items from their own Needlist wishlist. Earned points never expire, so no one loses what they worked for.
When someone redeems a physical wishlist item, who ships it?
It depends on your plan. On paid plans Needlist handles fulfillment end to end: we buy the item, include a gift receipt (so no price is revealed), ship it to the employee, and track it. On the Free plan your team fulfills it yourselves, self-serve, from a simple Orders page that hands you the item, the shipping address, and a link to buy it. Gift-card and charity redemptions are always automated on every plan.
How much does managed fulfillment cost?
A flat $10 per physical order on paid plans, shown on your invoice. That covers buying, gift-receipting, and shipping the item to the employee. It is a transparent per-order fee, not a custom quote, so there is no sales call to find out the price. Free-tier teams fulfill their own orders and pay nothing extra.
Does Needlist work with Slack?
Yes. Giving recognition is a Slack slash-command and a kudos post to the channel of your choice. Slack is one surface, the same recognition works on the web and mobile apps too, so people who live outside Slack are never left out.
How much does Needlist for Teams cost?
Free for up to 8 seats. Above that it's one plan at $4 per seat per month with every feature included, there's no separate enterprise tier you have to unlock.
Do you charge extra for SSO or SAML?
No. SSO and SAML are included on every plan, including Free. There is no SSO tax.
What makes Needlist different from other recognition software?
It is built on a real wishlist platform. Recognition points redeem against the actual items employees have saved, so a thank-you turns into something they genuinely wanted instead of a gift card that gets forgotten.
Make great work impossible to miss.
Free for up to 8 seats, no card. Install Slack in one click. Upgrade to the full plan whenever you outgrow it.
The 30-day trial is $4/seat/mo after the trial ends. We save a card at signup and charge it on day 31 unless you cancel; the subscription auto-renews until you cancel. Book a demo