How do employees without a company email address take part?

Through a link, a QR code or a personal access code. It needs no account, no password and no app download - the questionnaire opens in the browser of their own or a shared device. QR codes and access codes are set up by your admins in the account and distributed however suits the site: on a notice board, as an insert with the payslip or as a link in the intranet.

Does the Engage App need a company email address?

Yes. The app is activated with the email address registered with Honestly. That makes it the channel for employees who have their own inbox and are often on the move: a push notification for each new survey, answers already started surviving a lost connection, and rollout in-house through your mobile device management. Anyone without an inbox takes part via QR code or access code.

Does participation through an openly posted QR code stay anonymous?

Yes. No personal identifier is collected for participation - there is no account through which an answer could be traced back to a person. On top of that, an analysis only appears once enough answers have come in, five by default and with a separate threshold for open text. Personal details in open answers - names, addresses, phone numbers - are detected and masked automatically. The details for your data protection review are on Security and data protection.

Can we use Microsoft Teams and Slack for the invitation?

Yes. Microsoft Teams is connected through your organization's tenant ID, and Slack is connected as a channel for invitations and reminders. The invitation then lands in the chat instead of the inbox, which makes sense for teams that already spend their working day there.

Does this work for a multilingual workforce?

Yes. Surveys and the interface are available in 40 languages, and you edit the translations directly in the survey. Participants answer in their language and analysts work in theirs - more on Enterprise features.

How do we know whether the invitation arrived?

The email history shows delivery status for the last 30 days. Wrong or expired addresses therefore surface while the survey is still open. The response rate itself sits in the dashboard - without individual answers becoming traceable, see Reporting.

How does the platform know who gets which channel?

From the attributes in your employee list. Location, department and job level reach the platform through the HR sync, the REST API, an SFTP import or an Excel file. The list can be filtered on those attributes, and that is how you build the groups per channel. The available routes are described on Integrations.

Are all channels included in every plan?

The scope differs by plan. The current split is in the feature comparison on the pricing page.

Feedback channels: reach everyone without email

Make feedback-giving easy for everyone, regardless of their role and location

Inclusive for all industries

Ensure high survey participation rates regardless of your industry. We work with manufacturing, chemical, financial, medical, retail, and tech companies among others.
When all voices are heard, your data is representative

Make business-critical decisions based on every opinion, not partial feedback.
Adapt the way you collect feedback to every team or employee

Share your survey by email, via our mobile app, or even a QR code printed on a poster.

The four channels

One channel per audience, one analysis for all of them

With our variety of feedback channels, no one will be left behind.

Mobile App
- Participate anywhere via smartphone
- Boost participation using push-notifications
- Ideal for those on the move
Email
- Distribute surveys and send reminders automatically via email
- Give feedback via PC, Mac or smartphone using any common browser
- Ideal for those working at a desk, in the office or remotely
MS Teams & Slack
- Send surveys and notifications directly via Teams and Slack
- Works seamlessly across all platforms using Teams and Slack
- Perfect for remote and hybrid teams using collaborative tools
Link & QR-Code
- Participate even without an email address or work phone
- Share codes via posters, intranet or payroll documents
- Ideal for those working in production

In detail

How the invitation reaches everyone

Email - an invitation in your own look

You set the sender, the subject line and the copy

The live preview shows the invitation with your logo and your copy before it goes out
Employees start straight from the email - no account, no password, and a mobile-optimized version on a phone
Open-ended questions can be spoken into the phone instead of typed

Illustration of a laptop with a survey invitation and an envelope

Illustration of a QR code beside a smartphone displaying the same code

Link, QR code and access code - taking part without a company email

Generate a custom link and share it with your employees to easily access surveys from a smartphone, tablet, laptop, or PC without the need to download an app
Alternatively, share a QR code via posters or payroll mail which they can easily scan, log in with an anonymous ID and start giving feedback
Give all your employees a voice with minimal effort and no additional hardware

Survey question with a five-point smiley scale from very dissatisfied to very satisfied

Engage App - for everyone with an inbox and on the move

If your employees are on the go or without internet access, let them use our Engage App
Simply download it using your smartphone either from the App Store (for iOS) or Play Store (for Android) - or roll it out in-house through your mobile device management
Activate the app with your Honestly-registered email and start answering surveys

What our customers say about feedback channels

Two companies, two very different workforces - both reach every employee with Honestly.

Reaching every employee - worldwide

With Honestly, we can run global surveys on all kinds of topics quickly, easily and anonymously - and we reach every employee.

Anna-Sophie HR Expert Development | Tchibo GmbH
Three channels instead of one standard route

Using three different channels to communicate the surveys is a pragmatic approach that was not offered to us before.

Anja Kramer Executive Assistant | LUSINI Group GmbH

Common questions

What prospects ask about the channels first

How do employees without a company email address take part?

Through a link, a QR code or a personal access code. It needs no account, no password and no app download - the questionnaire opens in the browser of their own or a shared device. QR codes and access codes are set up by your admins in the account and distributed however suits the site: on a notice board, as an insert with the payslip or as a link in the intranet.
Does the Engage App need a company email address?

Yes. The app is activated with the email address registered with Honestly. That makes it the channel for employees who have their own inbox and are often on the move: a push notification for each new survey, answers already started surviving a lost connection, and rollout in-house through your mobile device management. Anyone without an inbox takes part via QR code or access code.
Does participation through an openly posted QR code stay anonymous?

Yes. No personal identifier is collected for participation - there is no account through which an answer could be traced back to a person. On top of that, an analysis only appears once enough answers have come in, five by default and with a separate threshold for open text. Personal details in open answers - names, addresses, phone numbers - are detected and masked automatically. The details for your data protection review are on Security and data protection.
Can we use Microsoft Teams and Slack for the invitation?

Yes. Microsoft Teams is connected through your organization's tenant ID, and Slack is connected as a channel for invitations and reminders. The invitation then lands in the chat instead of the inbox, which makes sense for teams that already spend their working day there.
Does this work for a multilingual workforce?

Yes. Surveys and the interface are available in 40 languages, and you edit the translations directly in the survey. Participants answer in their language and analysts work in theirs - more on Enterprise features.
How do we know whether the invitation arrived?

The email history shows delivery status for the last 30 days. Wrong or expired addresses therefore surface while the survey is still open. The response rate itself sits in the dashboard - without individual answers becoming traceable, see Reporting.
How does the platform know who gets which channel?

From the attributes in your employee list. Location, department and job level reach the platform through the HR sync, the REST API, an SFTP import or an Excel file. The list can be filtered on those attributes, and that is how you build the groups per channel. The available routes are described on Integrations.
Are all channels included in every plan?

The scope differs by plan. The current split is in the feature comparison on the pricing page.