Bucketlist Alternative: Evergreen vs Bucketlist Rewards
For companies weighing Bucketlist Rewards against something they can start without a setup fee. Bucketlist is a points platform with an experiences catalogue built for 200+ employees; Evergreen is recognition in Slack or Teams with a tree.
Bucketlist Rewards at a glance
- Pricing
Pricing is not published; Bucketlist quotes Starter, Professional and Enterprise tiers based on employees in the programme, with a one-time setup fee plus an annual fee, discounts for multi-year agreements, and rewards billed separately at face value. (as read on 7 September 2026)
- Best for
Bucketlist Rewards is the right choice for a company of 200 or more, often with frontline staff, that wants points redeemable for experiences, Amazon Business items and gift cards, with nominations, service awards and HRIS sync.
- Website
www.bucketlistrewards.com
What Bucketlist Rewards is
Bucketlist Rewards is a points-based recognition platform whose catalogue leans towards experiences. Employees earn points on a social feed tied to company values, from peers, managers, nominations and automated service awards, and redeem them for adventures, wellness and dining through Viator and Expedia, Amazon Business items with free shipping in the US and Canada, gift cards from over a thousand brands, swag, charitable donations or tree planting through Evertreen. Admins set weekly or monthly points budgets, assign a value to points and can give them a custom name. The platform has native mobile apps, multi-currency wallets with VAT and GST handling, SSO and SCIM, and named HRIS integrations from Workday to BambooHR.
Pricing is quoted. It is tiered by employees in the programme, consists of a one-time setup fee plus an annual fee, and rewards are billed separately at face value. The site says the product is built for organisations of 200 or more and describes a six- to ten-week launch.
Who it suits
A company past 200 people that wants recognition to feel like a perk, with experiences at the top of the catalogue and a proper nominations process underneath. The frontline industry pages, external recognition by QR code and the multi-currency handling suggest a workforce spread across sites and countries. If you are buying for that company, a setup fee and an annual contract are ordinary, and the catalogue is the reason to choose Bucketlist over a plainer points platform.
How the two products approach recognition
Evergreen has one reward and no catalogue. A colleague gives a seed in Slack or Microsoft Teams with a message and optional value tags; it is posted to a public channel; every three seeds a person receives are planted as one real tree through a reforestation partner. The company gets a reporting dashboard with values analytics, a monthly team recap and a public impact page showing the trees.
Bucketlist offers trees as one choice in its catalogue, which is a fair option to have. Evergreen makes it the only outcome, which removes the budget, the setup fee and the six-week launch, and removes the recipient’s choice. The recognition guide argues that for everyday peer recognition the message carries the value and the reward should be small and the same for everyone; for a formal annual award, Bucketlist’s experiences are the better instrument.
Price is $3.99 per active user per month, billed monthly for people who interacted that month, with no setup fee, a 14-day trial and no card.
What switching involves
Give people a deadline to redeem points and remind them. Export the recognition reporting you want to keep and map your values to Evergreen tags. Install Evergreen in the channels your team already uses and choose a public channel for seeds. Nominations and service awards do not carry over; if you need them, keep a light process or a second tool for anniversaries.
Where Bucketlist Rewards is strong
A marketplace of over a million rewards in 200+ countries including experiences through Viator and Expedia, Amazon Business with free shipping in the US and Canada, gift cards, swag, charitable donations and the option to redeem points to plant trees through Evertreen.
Recognition on a social feed tied to company values, with badges, comments, and external recognition by QR code or link without a login.
Nominations with approvals and voting, custom awards for KPIs, safety or wellness, and automated service awards and birthdays.
Named HRIS integrations including Workday, Dayforce, ADP, BambooHR, HiBob, Oracle and SAP, with SSO, SCIM, audit logs and SOC 2.
Multi-currency wallets, VAT and GST handling, localised catalogues and native mobile apps.
Where it falls short
Pricing is quoted and includes a one-time setup fee plus an annual fee, and the site says the product is built for organisations of 200 or more.
Rewards are billed separately, so the subscription is only part of the cost and most rewards are a taxable benefit.
Slack and Teams are integrations around a web and mobile portal rather than the place recognition happens.
No free trial appears on the site and the product page describes a six- to ten-week launch.
How Evergreen differs
- No setup fee, no minimum size
Evergreen is $3.99 per active user per month, cancel any time, with a 14-day trial and no card. A team of eight can use it.
- Every seed ends as a tree
Bucketlist offers trees as one option in a catalogue. In Evergreen every three seeds a person receives are planted as one real tree, with no catalogue and no choice to make.
- Given in the channel
Seeds are given in Slack or Microsoft Teams and posted publicly with the message and value tags. The web holds reporting, monthly recaps and the public impact page.
- Billed for people who take part
Only people who interact in a month are billed. Bucketlist prices on employees in the programme.
Verdict
Bucketlist Rewards is a strong choice for a larger company that wants recognition to carry points and turn into experiences, with nominations and service awards run from one platform. Evergreen is for a team that wants peer recognition inside Slack or Teams without a setup fee, an annual contract or a rewards budget, and is content for the reward to be a tree every time.
Questions people ask
- What does Bucketlist Rewards cost?
Bucketlist does not publish prices. Its pricing page says pricing is tiered by employees in the programme, consists of a one-time setup fee plus an annual fee, and offers discounts for multi-year agreements. Rewards are billed separately at face value. Evergreen is $3.99 per active user per month with no setup fee.
- Can Bucketlist points plant trees?
Yes, as one catalogue option: the Bucketlist site lists Evertreen among its rewards so employees can redeem points to plant trees. In Evergreen, trees are the only outcome; three received seeds become one tree without a redemption step.
- Is Bucketlist Rewards suitable for a small team?
The Bucketlist site says the product is built for organisations of 200 or more employees, though it can be adapted for smaller ones. A small team that lives in Slack or Teams will find Evergreen faster to start.
Sources
Reviewed against these pages on 7 September 2026. If something here is out of date, tell us at evergreen.so/contact.
Where recognition happens
Evergreen pricing
$3.99 per active user per month. Only people who have used Evergreen are billed; no card and no setup cost to start.
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