ALTERNATIVES
Discover the best alternative to Donut
How does BuddiesHR compare to Donut Slack app? What the best way to connect employees together? What’s the best alternative to Donut Slack bot?
Discover why BuddiesHR is a great alternative to Donut.
Discover why BuddiesHR is a great alternative to Donut.

Top 3 reasons BuddiesHR is the best alternative to Donut
Here are the main reasons why people prefer BuddiesHR over Donut
Install only the apps you need
If you don't feel like having a bunch of features you'll never use, choose BuddiesHR for its modular approach
BuddiesHR is (way) cheaper
Free under 30 users, affordable above that. More than 5 times cheaper than Donut.
UX people love
Nothing worst than getting lost in too many settings in a clunky external app, right? With BuddiesHR, get a fresh, simple user interface 100% in Slack.
Looking for an alternative to Donut Slack app?

What is Donut
Donut makes strategic connections to help employees achieve common goals and better outcomes. Donut prompts teammates to connect via direct message,
What is BuddiesHR
BuddiesHR is a suite of Slack apps helping HR teams engage remote employees. Whether if it's for connecting people together, celebrating milestones, birthdays, anniversaries or recognizing people's work, BuddiesHR covers all the needs of remote companies.
Apps are modular (install only what you need), 100% in Slack and very simple to use.
Apps are modular (install only what you need), 100% in Slack and very simple to use.
The problem of using Donut for Slack
Donut is now quite hard to configure and too expensive for most teams. While they grew a lot, the product became clunky and difficult to install, configure and maintain.
Why BuddiesHR is the best alternative to Donut?
There are multiple reasons why people choose BuddiesHR over Donut as it's the best alternative:
- It's multiple times cheaper
- The simplicity of BuddiesHR set up is just a gift when you've experienced the admin dashboard of Donut
- Install what you need only - Donut is now full of features you may never need.
- It's better rated by customers (4.8/5 for BuddiesHR versus 4.5 for Donut)
What are the notable features of BuddiesHR
BuddiesHR main features for Slack include:
- Birthday and work anniversary celebrations
- Random 1:1 Coffee Chats
- Peer-to-peer recognition & Reward system
- Surveys, Polls, engagement & eNPS
- Org-Chart and Employee Directory
- Async Standup automation
What's the price of BuddiesHR
BuddiesHR apps cost $1 per user per month if you use 1 app, if you use multiple apps you pay $2 per user per month for ALL APPS. (yes yes that's not a typo)
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![]() BuddiesHR | ||
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30 days free trial | ||
Price per user | $4 per user per month | $1 |
Birthdays and Work Anniversaries | ||
1:1 Coffee Matching | ||
Kudos and Recognition | ||
Surveys and Polls | ||
Org-Chart | ||
Standup bot | ||
G2 rate | 4.5/5 | 4.9/5 |