hotelkit vs. Beekeeper vs. Microsoft: Which is a Better Fit?

hotelkit (Staff Engagement)

Messaging & Communication

Scheduled campaigns

Schedule internal announcements in advance and track engagement with read receipts
New hire training workflows
Company newsfeed
Video chat
Notifications
Group Chats
1-to-1 chat
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Content Management

File and document management
Organization chart
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Feedback & Surveys

Employee surveys

Benefits & Recognition

Employee recognition & tagging

Workflow Automation

Repetitive workflow chatbots

Use chatbots to automate, facilitate, and respond to common HR or IT requests.
New hire training workflows
Notifications
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Analytics & Reporting

Engagement analytics dashboard

Other

Open API

The ability for other systems to access the loyalty platform to issue, transfer, redeem, or exchange loyalty points/miles - this is not a fundamental requirement of a loyalty program, but increasingly desirable.
Service Recovery/Escalation

Beekeeper

Messaging & Communication

Scheduled campaigns

Schedule internal announcements in advance and track engagement with read receipts
New hire training workflows
Company newsfeed
Video chat
Notifications
Group Chats
1-to-1 chat
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Content Management

File and document management
Organization chart
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Feedback & Surveys

Employee surveys

Benefits & Recognition

Employee recognition & tagging

Workflow Automation

Repetitive workflow chatbots

Use chatbots to automate, facilitate, and respond to common HR or IT requests.
New hire training workflows
Notifications
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Analytics & Reporting

Engagement analytics dashboard

Other

Employee onboarding
Customization & Security
Customer Support & Resources
Mobile Access
SMS text messaging

SMS Messaging | the ability to communicate with guests via SMS to invite them for review. The benefit is that often hotelier do not have the guest email due to privacy or portals not showcasing this information, so they need an alternative way to communicate. Additionally, the world is more and more mobile, that means Hotel Tech should be too. Task Manager | the ability to create tasks based on reviews/data/insights/etc. so other users can follow-up and requests do not get lost. Targets | a.k.a. KPIs. users can set goals for their team to reach and evaluate success or failure. This is valuable for evaluation purposes.
Employee Communication

Microsoft Teams for Firstline Workers

Messaging & Communication

Scheduled campaigns

Schedule internal announcements in advance and track engagement with read receipts
New hire training workflows
Company newsfeed
Video chat
Notifications
Group Chats
1-to-1 chat
Auto-translate

Content Management

File and document management
Organization chart
Auto-translate

Feedback & Surveys

Employee surveys

Benefits & Recognition

Employee recognition & tagging

Workflow Automation

Repetitive workflow chatbots

Use chatbots to automate, facilitate, and respond to common HR or IT requests.
New hire training workflows
Notifications
Auto-translate

Analytics & Reporting

Engagement analytics dashboard

Other

What Customers Are Saying

Most Recent Review

Amazing daily usage

General manager

Great Staff Engagement

IT Director

Microsoft doesn’t have any clients that have vouched for the product

Most Positive Review

Significantly improved internal communication

Managing Director

Love the Buzzzz!

General Manager

Most Critical

Clear, well thought-out organization tool.

Center Manager

References

Chema Apostolo
Corporate Operations Director EMEA at Radisson Hotel Group

Claude Bulté
Regional Director, Radisson Hotel Group Baltics & Spain Radisson Hotel Group