HeyTaco
Recognition people actually enjoy.
85% daily engagement. HeyTaco makes recognition fun, easy, and part of everyday work. Most recognition tools fail because they add friction. HeyTaco removes it. It works where your team already talks, so recognition just... happens. Teammates give each other tacos :taco: to say thanks—for big wins or small favors. No extra apps. No training. No rollout. Just recognition that sticks. Trusted by 2,500+ teams • 4.8/5 on G2 (600+ reviews) • G2 Leader HOW IT WORKS
:zap: Give tacos instantly — Type @teammate :taco: thanks for the help! in any Slack channel. Five seconds, done. :eyes: Make it visible — Every taco is public. Appreciation spreads when people see it. :gift: Redeem for real rewards — Gift cards, swag, charity donations, or custom rewards your team actually wants. FEATURES
Recognition:
:white_check_mark: Peer-to-peer tacos in any channel
:white_check_mark: Birthdays & work anniversaries (automated)
:white_check_mark: Leaderboards
:white_check_mark: Core values tagging
:white_check_mark: Public recognition feed
:white_check_mark: Taco TV for office displays Rewards:
:white_check_mark: Gift cards (delivered instantly)
:white_check_mark: Custom rewards you define
:white_check_mark: Group rewards (pool tacos together)
:white_check_mark: Charity donations Analytics:
:white_check_mark: Engagement dashboards
:white_check_mark: Recognition reports & CSV exports
:white_check_mark: Admin controls Security:
:white_check_mark: SOC 2 Type II
:white_check_mark: GDPR compliant
:white_check_mark: Encrypted data WHY TEAMS LOVE HEYTACO
It actually gets used: 85% daily engagement — most recognition tools see 15-30%. The difference? HeyTaco lives where your team already talks. Zero friction: Install in 60 seconds. No training, no change management. People get it immediately. Fun, not corporate: Tacos make recognition feel human, not transactional. It's the one HR tool your team will actually like. Pays for itself: $3/user/month. One retained employee covers years of HeyTaco.WHAT CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING
:heavy_check_mark: Live in Slack all day
:heavy_check_mark: Want recognition without another tool to manage
:heavy_check_mark: Are remote, hybrid, or distributed
:heavy_check_mark: Care about culture but hate corporate programs
:heavy_check_mark: Want something their team will actually useFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Will our team actually use it? A: Yes. 85% of users give tacos daily because it works right in Slack—no context switching, no separate apps to remember. Q: How long does setup take? A: 60 seconds to install. Your team will start using it within a week, no training required. Q: Is our data secure? A: Yes. We're SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant. Your data is encrypted and never shared. Employee recognition, Peer-to-peer recognition, Team culture, Rewards and incentives, Employee engagement, Appreciation, Kudos, Morale, Shoutouts, Employee rewards, Team building, Recognition program
85% daily engagement. HeyTaco makes recognition fun, easy, and part of everyday work. Most recognition tools fail because they add friction. HeyTaco removes it. It works where your team already talks, so recognition just... happens. Teammates give each other tacos :taco: to say thanks—for big wins or small favors. No extra apps. No training. No rollout. Just recognition that sticks. Trusted by 2,500+ teams • 4.8/5 on G2 (600+ reviews) • G2 Leader HOW IT WORKS
:zap: Give tacos instantly — Type @teammate :taco: thanks for the help! in any Slack channel. Five seconds, done. :eyes: Make it visible — Every taco is public. Appreciation spreads when people see it. :gift: Redeem for real rewards — Gift cards, swag, charity donations, or custom rewards your team actually wants. FEATURES
Recognition:
:white_check_mark: Peer-to-peer tacos in any channel
:white_check_mark: Birthdays & work anniversaries (automated)
:white_check_mark: Leaderboards
:white_check_mark: Core values tagging
:white_check_mark: Public recognition feed
:white_check_mark: Taco TV for office displays Rewards:
:white_check_mark: Gift cards (delivered instantly)
:white_check_mark: Custom rewards you define
:white_check_mark: Group rewards (pool tacos together)
:white_check_mark: Charity donations Analytics:
:white_check_mark: Engagement dashboards
:white_check_mark: Recognition reports & CSV exports
:white_check_mark: Admin controls Security:
:white_check_mark: SOC 2 Type II
:white_check_mark: GDPR compliant
:white_check_mark: Encrypted data WHY TEAMS LOVE HEYTACO
It actually gets used: 85% daily engagement — most recognition tools see 15-30%. The difference? HeyTaco lives where your team already talks. Zero friction: Install in 60 seconds. No training, no change management. People get it immediately. Fun, not corporate: Tacos make recognition feel human, not transactional. It's the one HR tool your team will actually like. Pays for itself: $3/user/month. One retained employee covers years of HeyTaco.WHAT CUSTOMERS ARE SAYING
"HeyTaco increased our recognition activity by 400% in the first month. Our remote team has never been more connected." — Michael Chen, CEO @ Design Studio
"We tried other recognition platforms. HeyTaco is simpler, cheaper, and our team actually uses it daily." — Sarah Johnson, VP People Ops @ Tech CorpPERFECT FOR TEAMS THAT
:heavy_check_mark: Live in Slack all day
:heavy_check_mark: Want recognition without another tool to manage
:heavy_check_mark: Are remote, hybrid, or distributed
:heavy_check_mark: Care about culture but hate corporate programs
:heavy_check_mark: Want something their team will actually useFREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Will our team actually use it? A: Yes. 85% of users give tacos daily because it works right in Slack—no context switching, no separate apps to remember. Q: How long does setup take? A: 60 seconds to install. Your team will start using it within a week, no training required. Q: Is our data secure? A: Yes. We're SOC 2 Type II certified and GDPR compliant. Your data is encrypted and never shared. Employee recognition, Peer-to-peer recognition, Team culture, Rewards and incentives, Employee engagement, Appreciation, Kudos, Morale, Shoutouts, Employee rewards, Team building, Recognition program
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General
Developer
HeyTaco, LLC
Company headquarters location
United States
Terms of service
Privacy & data governance
Data retention policy
We use historical data about people who use our Services to generate internal research reports and for you to view historical information about your usage. If you stop using the service, your data is also available to Administrators for your HeyTaco account. Administrators can use your old data to see historical taco giving, messages you gave and received, and any other data collected about you.
Data archiving and removal policy
We remove your data after an Administrator removes or stops using our Services and sufficient time has passed to warrant data removal.
Data storage policy
When you submit information via our service, your information is protected and encrypted at rest and in transit through secure connections. We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. If your data is exposed to an unknown 3rd party, we will notify you within 72 hours of the reported incident.
Data center location(s)
United States
Data hosting details
Our data is cloud hosted.
Data hosting company
AWS
App/service has sub-processors
no
App/service uses large language models (LLM)
no
Certifications & compliance
GDPR commitment
Data deletion request procedure
You can request to receive your data, modify it, or delete it. HeyTaco Administrators and Members can export their data from the website at any time at the following locations.
HIPAA compliant
no
While this app may offer HIPAA compliance, Slack does not have a business associate agreement with any third-party application providers, including those in the Slack Marketplace, so you are responsible for validating the provider's compliance and executing an appropriate agreement before enabling.
Security
Date of latest pen test
2024-06-05
Executive summary is available to potential customers upon request
yes
Supports Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)
no
Has a dedicated security team
no
Contact for security issues
support@heytaco.com
Has a vulnerability disclosure program
no
Has a bug bounty program
no
Requires third party authorization/connections
no
Uses token rotation
no