Summer 2022 comparison

Tango Card

Rated 4.3 on G2

VS

Tremendous

Rated 4.9 on G2

Tremendous' top differentiators

100% Free

Tango Card charges for basic customization and reward selection. Tremendous is totally free.

Faster funding

Tango Card takes up to three days to fund your account by credit card. Tremendous funds nearly instantly.

Truly global

Tango Card's international solution requires manual work. Tremendous’ automates conversion, translation and reward selection.

More payout options

Tango Card offers 650+ merchant options and no monetary options. Tremendous offers 700+, plus ACH, Venmo and PayPal.

Platform comparison

Customer Service
Setup
Includes a DocuSign and waiting a day or more to be approved
Answer a few signup questions and get started
Recipient customer service
Complaints on Trustpilot of funds disappearing
Appreciation on Trustpilot for quick and helpful support
Sender customer service
Complaints on G2 about slow or simply no responses
Quick responses and work to solve any issues within our control
Funding
Charge to fund by credit card
3.5%
3% (14% lower)
Speed to fund by credit card
Up to three days
Near-instant
Speed to fund by ACH
Add one business day to clear
Fast as possible
Creating an invoice
Must request by email
Easy self-service
Funding by check
Workflow
Multiple sub-teams per account
Scheduled delivery
W9 collection
Teammate approval reviews



Payouts comparison

Redemption
Auto-localized gift card options
Prepaid cards
Charitable donations
Monetary options
Total options
650+
700+
Delivery
Bulk links
SMS delivery
Bulk prepaid cards
Mailed gift cards
International
International sending
Must send a different batch to each country
Automatically locates recipient and shows available choices
International use of USD credit card
2% fee
Free
International gift card options (select countries, as of May 2022)
Australia: 17
France: 29
UK: 34
Philippines: 16
Australia: 22
France: 41
UK: 123
Philippines: 18
Customization
Custom templates
$450 each
Free
Custom assortment of redemption options
$450 each
Free
sample payout

Send yourself a sample payout

No strings attached. Almost as fun as getting real money.

Cost comparison

At the end of the day, Tremendous will save your organization money.

Better overall pricing

Tremendous and Tango Card both use a “spend what you send” model with no sign up fees, but Tremendous doesn't charge you more for extra features.

No hidden fees

Tango Card charges $450 for each customized email and reward offering, while those are always free with Tremendous.

Lower credit card fees

Tango Card charges a 3.5% fee to process credit card transactions to fund an account. Tremendous charges only 3%, which is 14% lower.

The fastest, easiest, and smartest way to send payouts

Step 1

You tell us — manually, by spreadsheet, or via API — whom to pay and how much.

add recipients
Step 2

Tremendous delivers your payout with a custom-branded email and landing page.

custom gift card
Step 3

User selects an option that's meaningful to them ⏤ cash, prepaid card, gift card, or donation.

redeem options

Easier for you. Better for recipients.

IBM

"With Tremendous, our participants are always happy with several reward options, regardless of their location, and we're happy that creating, sending, and auditing our rewards is so fast and easy."

Jake Volz

Jake Volz

Sr. User Research Manager

Friend Buy

"We view Tremendous as an extension of our Customer Success team, providing our mutual customers with a best-in-class experience from onboarding and beyond."

Samantha Samuels

Samantha Samuels

Head of Partnerships

Purple

"Previously, we purchased gift cards in bulk and the process to send codes to the advocates was very manual. With Tremendous, it's automated and requires a lot less maintenance!"

Sarah Shippen

Sarah Shippen

Email Marketing Specialist

Johns Hopkins

"Before Tremendous, I bought gift cards from individual retailers and tracked everything in Excel. It became a convoluted mess. Now I have a central location where I buy and track everything."

Candice Davis

Candice Davis

Budget Assistant, Department of Mental Health

Embee

"Another thing that we like about Tremendous is the ability to send gift cards via text message. We didn't have this option with our old gift card provider. We have been using emails only, but now we are building a feature that will allow our panelists to get the gift cards through text messages."

Luba Avakova

Luba Avakova

Manager of Panel Operations

United Way

"With Tremendous we have been able to provide support to hundreds of essential workers across the nation in a cost-effective manner."

Joshua B. Pedersen

Joshua B. Pedersen

Director, 211

WeWork

"The variety of rewards to choose from, including the option to donate the reward value, is a great way to make sure our participants are getting the type of reward they care about. It's a small detail, but goes a long way in showing our members that we care."

Ashley Bryan

Ashley Bryan

Head of Customer Insights

YMCA

“We’ve saved three or four days each month since moving to Tremendous. It has completely streamlined the way we procure, distribute, and reconcile gift cards and prepaid Visa cards.”

Ashley Blum

Ashley Blum

Director of Accounting Processes

ReOps

"The impact that I see Tremendous having on the research incentive process is best-in-class in terms of centralization, standardization, and optimization.I only wish there were other tools that could have the same impact on other parts of the research process!"

Graham Gardner

Graham Gardner

Community Board Member

IBM

"With Tremendous, our participants are always happy with several reward options, regardless of their location, and we're happy that creating, sending, and auditing our rewards is so fast and easy."

Jake Volz

Jake Volz

Sr. User Research Manager

Friend Buy

"We view Tremendous as an extension of our Customer Success team, providing our mutual customers with a best-in-class experience from onboarding and beyond."

Samantha Samuels

Samantha Samuels

Head of Partnerships

Purple

"Previously, we purchased gift cards in bulk and the process to send codes to the advocates was very manual. With Tremendous, it's automated and requires a lot less maintenance!"

Sarah Shippen

Sarah Shippen

Email Marketing Specialist

Johns Hopkins

"Before Tremendous, I bought gift cards from individual retailers and tracked everything in Excel. It became a convoluted mess. Now I have a central location where I buy and track everything."

Candice Davis

Candice Davis

Budget Assistant, Department of Mental Health

Embee

"Another thing that we like about Tremendous is the ability to send gift cards via text message. We didn't have this option with our old gift card provider. We have been using emails only, but now we are building a feature that will allow our panelists to get the gift cards through text messages."

Luba Avakova

Luba Avakova

Manager of Panel Operations

United Way

"With Tremendous we have been able to provide support to hundreds of essential workers across the nation in a cost-effective manner."

Joshua B. Pedersen

Joshua B. Pedersen

Director, 211

WeWork

"The variety of rewards to choose from, including the option to donate the reward value, is a great way to make sure our participants are getting the type of reward they care about. It's a small detail, but goes a long way in showing our members that we care."

Ashley Bryan

Ashley Bryan

Head of Customer Insights

YMCA

“We’ve saved three or four days each month since moving to Tremendous. It has completely streamlined the way we procure, distribute, and reconcile gift cards and prepaid Visa cards.”

Ashley Blum

Ashley Blum

Director of Accounting Processes

ReOps

"The impact that I see Tremendous having on the research incentive process is best-in-class in terms of centralization, standardization, and optimization.I only wish there were other tools that could have the same impact on other parts of the research process!"

Graham Gardner

Graham Gardner

Community Board Member

Frequently asked questions