Use Case

Employee Recognition for Global and Distributed Teams

Appreciation norms vary by country more than most global HR programs assume: Canadian teams send 1.57 recognitions per member per month, American teams 0.62. Matter works across all of it, with rewards redeemable in 200+ countries.
Global & Distributed Teams
Rewards in 200+ countries, and the category's first country-level benchmarks.

One-size-fits-all programs fit one office

Global programs usually export headquarters culture and call it alignment. The data says norms differ by country, and a program that ignores that reads as foreign everywhere but home.

What does hold everywhere: Friday is the top recognition day in every country we measured. Build on the universal, localize the rest, and make sure the reward catalog works in every office.

How Matter works across borders

One shared ritual, local rewards, global reporting.

1

Global gift cards

10,000+ reward options across 200+ countries, so every office redeems locally. Gift cards span 10,000+ options across 200+ countries, redeemed by employees themselves.

2

Feedback Friday

The one ritual our data shows works in every country measured. Feedback Friday posts a kickoff, a reminder, and a recap every week, automatically.

3

Kudos

Peer recognition that travels across offices, languages, and time zones. Kudos post in the channel as designed cards with coins attached.

One workspace, every office

If your offices share a Slack or Microsoft Teams workspace, they share one recognition program, with membership and analytics rolling up automatically.

No separate logins

Recognition happens inside Slack or Microsoft Teams. No new accounts to create, no passwords to reset, ever.

User management syncs itself

Membership follows your Slack or Teams directory automatically. No HRIS required to start, and 250+ supported when you want them.

About 2 minutes to set up

Install Matter, add it to a channel, and your team can start recognizing each other the same day.
Kudos are a big part of our company culture and daily practice because it helps us reinforce the ideal company behaviors. This helps us ensure that we have the right people here and support them to do their best.
María José Franco, People Director at Auronix

What the data says about recognition by country

The category's first country-level recognition benchmarks.

Aggregate, anonymized data across thousands of teams on Matter, trailing 12 months. Full methodology in The Recognition Habit: 2026 Benchmark Report. See the research →

1.57

recognitions per member per month on Canadian teams, versus 0.62 in the United States

61.5%

of UK recognition lands on Friday, the top day in all four countries measured

2.5x

more recognition per member on teams that build a recognition ritual

Frequently asked questions

Which countries do rewards work in?

Employees can redeem across 200+ countries, with 10,000+ options spanning eGift cards, prepaid cards, and donations.

Does one workspace cover all our offices?

Yes, if they share a Slack or Teams workspace. Membership syncs automatically and analytics roll up globally.

What does Matter cost?

Every workspace starts with a free 14-day trial of everything, no credit card required, then lands on the Free Forever plan. Paid plans start at $1 per user per month. Full details on the pricing page.

How long does setup take?

About 2 minutes to install and 5 to 10 to customize. Users sync from Slack or Microsoft Teams automatically, so there is no HRIS project between you and launch. 250+ HRIS integrations are supported when you want them.

Already using another recognition tool?

Switching is a smaller project than it sounds. Your balances come with you, the migration is free on paid plans, and most teams are live within days. Historical kudos do not carry over, so you start with a clean feed and full balances.

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Existing balances convert

Point balances from your current platform convert to Matter coins, so nobody loses what they have already earned.

Migration is free on paid plans

Matter handles the migration at no cost on any paid plan. You share the data, we do the work.

Live in days, not quarters

Teams under 100 people typically switch in 1 to 2 days. Teams under 1,000 are usually done in under a week.

An award-winning platform

G2 Fall 2026 - Employee Recognition Software Leader - MatterG2 Fall 2026 - Employee Recognition Software Best Results - MatterG2 Fall 2026 - Employee Recognition Software Best Relationship - MatterG2 Fall 2026 - Employee Recognition Software Best Usability - MatterG2 Fall 2026 - Employee Recognition Software Highest User Adoption - Matter

Recognition & Rewards that Matter

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