About us
Kudosly began when two friends realized the kindest thing said about a colleague all year had been typed into a chat window, scrolled past, and lost. Praise deserved a plaza — a public, permanent, paper-flowers kind of place. So they built one: boards instead of threads, cards instead of reactions, and a wall where the cheers stay up after the meeting ends.
Teams pinned cards for shipped features, gentle saves, and twelve-hour route fixes. Points piled up, a prize booth appeared, and Fridays grew a leaderboard. What surprised the founders most was how ordinary the moments were — and how much louder they became once someone wrote them on a card.
A plaza only works if everyone feels welcome in it. Kudosly ships with moderation tools, report flows, and a hard line against backhanded "compliments" — because praise in public only counts when it's safe for everyone to receive. That promise is written into our policies, not just our marketing.
Private thanks are lovely; public thanks build culture. Kudosly makes the good work visible to the whole plaza.
Kudos data belongs 100% to your organization. Export it, keep it, delete it — we just hold the door.
Participation is optional, moderation is built in, and sarcasm disguised as praise gets flagged, not framed.