Matter - HR Management Tool

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Matter

Free Tier, PaidHR Management

Slack/Teams app for peer recognition, rewards, and pulse surveys.

Founded by: Brett Hellman

Use Matter to build a culture of appreciation and feedback directly inside Slack or Microsoft Teams. It enables peer-to-peer kudos, redeemable coins for rewards, birthday/anniversary celebrations, and automated surveys—all without leaving your chat app. Great for teams wanting to boost morale, engagement, and alignment with company values through lightweight recognition tools.

Integrations

Microsoft Teams

Use Cases

Publicly recognise teammates for alignment with values
Automate morale boosters like birthdays and anniversaries
Run weekly habits like Feedback Friday to increase peer kudos
Collect continuous feedback and improve team sentiment
Reward high-impact behaviours with redeemable perks
Monitor culture health with analytics and turnover predictors

Standout Features

Free forever plan with basic kudos and celebrations
Deep Slack/Teams integration—no separate login
Automated recognition workflows (Feedback Friday)
Rewards automation (coins + gift cards)
Built-in survey tools (pulse, eNPS)
Engagement analytics and ROI calculators

Tasks it helps with

Send peer-to-peer kudos publicly in Slack or Teams channels
Automate celebrations for birthdays and work anniversaries
Award redeemable coins or gift cards for recognized actions
Run automated weekly recognition habits (e.g. Feedback Friday)
Deploy pulse and custom surveys inside chat platforms
Track engagement through analytics dashboards

Who is it for?

HR Manager, Team Lead, People Ops, CTO/COO in small startups and enterprise Culture teams

Overall Web Sentiment

People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)
employee recognition, peer kudos, Slack app, Teams app, rewards, pulse surveys, engagement analytics
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