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Alaya

byBenevity
in Corporate Volunteering Platform
4.3

Overview

Product Information on Alaya

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Alaya?

Alaya is a software designed to facilitate employee engagement and social impact initiatives within organizations. The software enables users to create, manage, and participate in volunteering activities, fundraising campaigns, and wellness challenges. It provides tools for tracking individual and collective participation, managing event logistics, and reporting on outcomes. Alaya offers integration with internal communication platforms to streamline participation and increase visibility. The software addresses the business need for cultivating employee involvement and promoting organizational values through coordinated activities that contribute to workplace culture and engagement.

Alaya Pricing

Overall experience with Alaya

Director Of Sales
<50M USD, Services (non-Government)
FAVORABLE

“Payroll Integration and Global Access Drive Engagement, Administration Remains a Challenge”

5.0
Mar 3, 2026
This helped us create a value in "why we work" by offering a an option to make employees feel like there was a greater benefit to what they were doing.
Engineer
3B - 10B USD, IT Services
CRITICAL

“Alteon performs well in everyday use; implementing special functions proves more complex.”

3.0
Feb 18, 2026
Our overall experience with the Alaya Corporate Volunteering Platform is predominantly positive. The platform offers a structured and user-friendly way to centrally organize, showcase, and evaluate corporate volunteering activities.
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About Company

Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

As a certified B Corporation, Benevity focuses on developing global corporate software solutions. These solutions, which are available in 22 languages, are streamlined into an integrated suite of community investment and engagement tools. The engagement tools are designed for employees, customers, and nonprofits. Benevity has facilitated significant social action across the globe, evidenced by the company's processing of large-scale donations and countless hours of volunteer time. Additionally, it has fostered numerous micro-actions and awarded a substantial number of grants. The company's emphasis lies in transforming technology to make positive changes around the world and to create more socially responsible businesses and individuals.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2008
Head office location
Calgary, Canada
Number of employees
501 - 1000
Website
http://www.benevity.com

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Peer Discussions

Alaya Reviews and Ratings

4.3

(14 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
36%
4 Star
50%
3 Star
14%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.4

Integration & Deployment

4.6

Service & Support

4.7

Product Capabilities

4.5

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  • Engineer
    1B-10B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Alteon performs well in everyday use; implementing special functions proves more complex.

    3.0
    Feb 18, 2026
    Our overall experience with the Alaya Corporate Volunteering Platform is predominantly positive. The platform offers a structured and user-friendly way to centrally organize, showcase, and evaluate corporate volunteering activities.
    Automated Translation from German
  • Director Of Sales
    <50M USD
    Services (non-Government)
    Review Source

    Payroll Integration and Global Access Drive Engagement, Administration Remains a Challenge

    5.0
    Mar 3, 2026
    This helped us create a value in "why we work" by offering a an option to make employees feel like there was a greater benefit to what they were doing.
  • Operations Manager
    <50M USD
    Travel and Hospitality
    Review Source

    A variety of volunteer opportunities and a motivational structure foster a culture and social purpose

    3.0
    Feb 18, 2026
    I think it's an excellent way to help foster culture and social purpose. It's easy to participate in volunteer work in an organized and motivating way.
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  • It Help Desk Manager
    50M-1B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Gamification and effective design improve the experience of corporate solidarity campaigns

    5.0
    Feb 16, 2026
    We've had great success managing our in-house charity campaigns. Highly recommended.
    Automated Translation from Italian
  • Manager, It Security And Risk Management
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Gamified Rewarding System Boosts Community Engagement and Diverse Task Options

    5.0
    Feb 16, 2026
    This is strong community engagement with Gamified rewarding system
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Performance of Alaya Across Market Features

Alaya Likes & Dislikes

Like

It is very easy to donate and the payroll integration makes it easy to track. Because we are multinational, the fact that it works in multiple countries keeps everyone engaged. The fact that it uses challenges and puts the opportunities into a gamified platform keeps employees involved. I love the retention is the byproduct of involvement.

Like

Above all, the intuitive user interface and clear processes for employees to register for voluntary activities and document their commitment.

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Like

The ability to award badges, gamification, and solidarity challenges have been incredibly useful. The platform is really well-made, even in terms of the end-user interface design.

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Dislike

The one area of concern was the lift that our admin team had in maintaining the platform.

Dislike

The availability and variety of activities is sometimes strongly region-specific, which can pose a challenge for internationally positioned organizations.

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Dislike

The cost isn't cheap. This might be a drawback, but it's worth investing in.

Automated Translation from Italian
Reviewer Insights for: Alaya