Shuffl vs Donut
Donut runs intros, onboarding journeys, celebrations and shoutouts in Slack. Shuffl does those and also answers HR questions and hands the rest to HR.
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Side by side
Feature Shuffl
Donut
DonutAnswers HR questions
YesDonutNot found on Donut’s pagesAgent in Slack
YesDonutNot found on Donut’s pagesCites the source
YesDonutNot found on Donut’s pagesHands off to HR
YesDonutNot found on Donut’s pagesMCP server
YesDonutNot found on Donut’s pagesCoworker introductions
YesDonutYesDonut Intros for coffee chats.[2]
New-hire onboarding
YesDonutYesJourneys with buddy programs.[4]
Mentorship programs
YesDonutYesIntros templates that pair mentors with mentees.[5]
Offboarding
YesDonutYesAutomated journeys that run through offboarding.[4]
Birthdays and anniversaries
YesDonutYesBirthdays, anniversaries and holidays.[2]
Pulse surveys
YesDonutNot found on Donut’s pagesEmployee Net Promoter Score
YesDonutNot found on Donut’s pagesPeer praise
YesDonutYesDonut Shoutouts for peer recognition.[7]
Employee communities
YesDonutNot found on Donut’s pagesCulture insights by team
YesDonutNot found on Donut’s pagesDirectory and org chart
YesDonutNot found on Donut’s pagesFinds who knows a topic
YesDonutNot found on Donut’s pagesSyncs people from your HRIS
YesDonutYesSyncs people from your HRIS.[3]
Acts when people join or leave a group
YesDonutYesEnrolls new hires matching rules in journeys.[1]
Syncs your knowledge sources
YesDonutNot found on Donut’s pagesPolicy read and confirm
YesDonutNot found on Donut’s pagesSingle sign-on
YesDonutNot found on Donut’s pagesSCIM provisioning
YesDonutNot found on Donut’s pages
Which to choose
Choose Donut when
- You only need culture programs, on Slack or Microsoft Teams.
Choose Shuffl when
- You want intros, onboarding and celebrations next to HR answers and private HR help.
Pricing
- Donut
- Donut’s pricing page lists a free plan, Standard from $74 USD and Premium from $119 USD a month billed annually, priced by active users.[6]
- Shuffl
- Shuffl is free for every team at any size, Mello included. No seat limit, and answers are not metered.See pricing
Sources
- Donut journeys auto-enroll (opens in a new tab)https://help.donut.ai/how-to-use-auto-enroll-for-starter · read
- Donut channels (opens in a new tab)https://www.donut.com/platform/channels/ · read
- Donut HRIS sync (opens in a new tab)https://help.donut.ai/en/articles/8399991-syncing-hris-with-donut · read
- Donut Journeys (opens in a new tab)https://www.donut.com/platform/journeys/ · read
- Donut mentorship template (opens in a new tab)https://www.donut.com/templates/mentorship-skill-sharing/ · read
- Donut pricing (opens in a new tab)https://www.donut.com/pricing/ · read
- Donut Shoutouts (opens in a new tab)https://www.donut.com/platform/shoutouts/ · read
