Looking for a HeyTaco alternative?
HeyTaco is a well-loved daily-kudos app for Slack and Microsoft Teams. Here is an honest look at how PrizeBot compares, and who each one is genuinely best for.
Short answer: HeyTaco is a great choice if you are on Microsoft Teams, you love its daily-taco ritual specifically, or you want a vendor to handle gift cards for you automatically (its $5 Deluxe tier). PrizeBot is the better fit if your team is on Slack and you want the whole engagement bundle, peer recognition, a redeemable prize shop, automated raffles, a spin wheel, and birthday and anniversary celebrations, all included at one flat $2 per active user per month, billed monthly with no annual contract. Of the two, PrizeBot is the only one with raffles and a spin wheel.
This comparison was published by PrizeBot, so we are not a neutral party. Every detail about HeyTaco comes from its own public pages as of 2026, and we have tried to be fair about where it is the better choice. Pricing and features change, so confirm on HeyTaco's own site before you buy.
HeyTaco built one of the most recognizable habits in team recognition: everyone gets a handful of tacos to give away each day. It is polished, it runs on both Slack and Microsoft Teams, and plenty of teams love it. If you are weighing it against PrizeBot, the real differences come down to three things: how the pricing is structured, what is included at the base price, and whether you want built-in games like raffles and a spin wheel. Here is the honest breakdown, drawn from HeyTaco's own public pages as of 2026.
| Feature | PrizeBot Our pick | HeyTaco |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2 / active user / mo, flat | $3 Classic or $5 Deluxe / user / mo |
| Billed on | Active users, re-checked each month | Per user, once they give or receive their first taco |
| Annual contract | No, month-to-month | No, month-to-month |
| Peer recognition | Yes (any emoji) | Yes (daily tacos) |
| Redeemable prize shop | Yes, you pick the prizes | Yes (Taco Shop, create your own) |
| Automated raffles | ✓ | ✗ |
| Spin wheel | ✓ | ✗ |
| Birthday & anniversary celebrations | Included | Deluxe tier ($5/user) |
| Auto gift-card fulfillment | You fulfill your own prizes | Yes, on Deluxe ($5/user) |
| Slack | ✓ | ✓ |
| Microsoft Teams | ✗ | ✓ |
| Free trial | 30 days, no card | 30 days, no card |
Details from HeyTaco's own public pages, 2026. Confirm current pricing and features on their site.
What HeyTaco is genuinely great at
- A recognition habit people actually stick to. The daily-taco mechanic, where everyone gets a set number of tacos to give away each day, is one of the most well-liked rituals in team recognition, and it drives frequent, lightweight peer kudos.
- It works on Microsoft Teams as well as Slack. If your company is on Teams, HeyTaco is a natural fit, and PrizeBot is not an option at all, since PrizeBot is Slack-only.
- Hands-off gift cards on the Deluxe plan. HeyTaco's $5 Deluxe tier includes an instant gift-card catalog (HeyTaco advertises over 2,000 cards across many countries) that HeyTaco sources and fulfills for you automatically, so admins never have to pick or hand out rewards.
- A mature engagement layer. Customizable leaderboards, Taco TV for broadcasting recognition on a display, value-based taco tags, and gamification like levels and stickers are all well developed.
Where PrizeBot is different
- Everything is in one flat price. PrizeBot includes peer recognition, a prize shop, raffles, a spin wheel, and birthday and anniversary celebrations at a flat $2 per active user per month. With HeyTaco, the milestone celebrations and the automatic gift-card catalog live on the higher $5 Deluxe tier, while the $3 Classic tier does not include them.
- PrizeBot adds raffles and a spin wheel. HeyTaco's rewards work by direct redemption: earn tacos, redeem for a specific reward. PrizeBot adds automated raffles and a spin wheel on top of its prize shop, so recognition comes with real prize draws and spins, not just a leaderboard.
- A lower flat rate for the full bundle. PrizeBot is $2 per active user per month with every feature included. HeyTaco's tiers are $3 and $5 per user per month, and the full experience, celebrations plus instant gift cards, is the $5 tier. Neither app charges for people who never use it: PrizeBot bills only active users each month, while HeyTaco adds a person to the subscription once they give or receive their first taco.
- You choose and fulfill your own prizes. PrizeBot has no vendor catalog and no separate reward-platform fee. Admins pick whatever prizes fit the team, gift cards, swag, lunch, extra time off, and hand them out. HeyTaco's gift-card catalog is fulfilled by HeyTaco on the Deluxe tier, which some teams prefer. It is simply a different model.
Who should pick which
Pick PrizeBot if
You are on Slack and want the whole bundle, recognition, a prize shop, raffles, a spin wheel, and celebrations, at one flat $2 per active user per month with no annual contract, and you would rather stock your own prizes than pay more to unlock gift cards.
Pick HeyTaco if
You are on Microsoft Teams, you love the daily-taco ritual specifically, or you want a vendor to automatically source and fulfill gift cards for you (HeyTaco's $5 Deluxe plan).
Comparing more than two apps? Read our full comparison of 10 Slack recognition apps.
Frequently asked questions
Is PrizeBot a good HeyTaco alternative?
For Slack teams, yes. PrizeBot covers the same peer-recognition ground and adds a redeemable prize shop, automated raffles, a spin wheel, and birthday and anniversary celebrations at one flat $2 per active user per month. The main reasons to choose HeyTaco instead are if you are on Microsoft Teams, which PrizeBot does not support, or you specifically want HeyTaco's daily-taco ritual.
Does HeyTaco have a spin wheel or raffles?
Based on HeyTaco's own published feature and reward pages, no. HeyTaco rewards work by direct redemption: earn tacos and redeem them for a set reward. PrizeBot is the one that bundles automated raffles and a spin wheel.
How much does HeyTaco cost compared to PrizeBot?
HeyTaco has two paid tiers, Classic at $3 per user per month and Deluxe at $5 per user per month, both billed monthly. Birthday and anniversary celebrations and the automatic gift-card catalog are on the $5 Deluxe tier. PrizeBot is a flat $2 per active user per month with birthday and anniversary celebrations included; instead of a vendor gift-card catalog, PrizeBot admins choose and fulfill their own prizes. Always confirm current pricing on HeyTaco's site.
Does PrizeBot work with Microsoft Teams?
No. PrizeBot is Slack-only. If your team is on Microsoft Teams, HeyTaco, which supports both Slack and Teams, is the better choice.