How do employees without a company email take part?

Through a QR code or link, for example on a poster in the break room, or through a personal access code, for example printed on the payslip. They don't need a company email address or a fixed computer. Employees who have their own inbox but rarely sit at a desk take part through the Engage App for iOS and Android. Participation by code is included from the Business package. You can find all options on our feedback channels page.

Can we analyze results by plant and department despite anonymity?

Yes. When employees take part with a personal access code or by email, their responses are linked to attributes from your HR system, such as plant, department or shift pattern. The platform only shows results for groups that reach the minimum number of responses. Smaller groups are not visible on their own. With a publicly posted QR code, responses are not linked to attributes, because no personal reference is collected. To compare plants, use personal access codes.

What does our works council need?

Before the first digital survey, employers and works councils usually sign a works agreement. The review typically focuses on the anonymity threshold, how open-text answers are handled and the data processing agreement. You can read how Honestly addresses these points on our security and data protection page.

Which languages can the survey run in?

More than 40 languages. The platform translates the questionnaire automatically, and you can adjust every translation in the editor. The AI text analysis evaluates open-text answers across languages.

Does Honestly also cover the psychological risk assessment?

Yes, Honestly supports the psychological risk assessment required in Germany under Section 5 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (ArbSchG). It is included in the platform as a separate survey type, with validated questions and the same dashboards and initiatives as the employee survey. Learn more on our psychological risk assessment page.

How much does Honestly cost?

The price depends on the number of employees and the package, and is billed annually. You can see what each package includes on our pricing page. For companies with several sites and frontline employees, the Business or Enterprise package is usually the right fit, because both include code participation and advanced analytics. Multilingual surveys and masking of personal data are included in Enterprise and available as an add-on in Business.

Employee surveys for manufacturing & engineering

Office, plant and field teams in one survey.

Production, technical service or construction: Honestly reaches every employee, at the desk by email, and on the line, on the construction site or on the road by QR code, access code or app.

Take part by email, QR code, personal access code or app
Compare results by plant, site and department
ISO 27001 certified, hosted in Germany

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Honestly dashboard showing response rate by location, engagement by seniority and a heatmap by department

A selection of our customers in manufacturing & engineering

Participation

Every group takes part the way that fits their workplace

You invite all employees to the same survey - only the way in differs. No more paper forms that someone has to collect and type in by hand.

Administration & office Own email address, works at a computer

Email Invitations and reminders sent automatically
Production & shift work No company email and no fixed computer

QR code & access code Poster in the break room or code on the payslip
Service, installation & field staff Own email address, but rarely at a desk

Engage App Invitation by push notification, also works offline

One data set, one dashboard All responses anonymous in one shared analysis

All feedback channels in detail

Easy to answer, on a computer or a smartphone

Employees respond in the browser on a computer, on their smartphone or in the Engage App. Anyone who takes part by QR code or access code needs neither a company email nor a password.

Ask questions with smileys, stars or number scales that need no explanation
Employees type their answers to open questions or dictate them on their smartphone
The platform translates your questionnaire into more than 40 languages

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

Works council & data protection

What the works council checks - and what it finds at Honestly

When you introduce a digital employee survey, the works council usually has a say. These three points usually decide how quickly you reach an agreement.

Anonymity the system enforces

Results only appear once a group reaches a minimum number of responses. Open-text answers have their own threshold. Smaller groups stay hidden.
Mask names in open-text answers

The platform can automatically mask names, email addresses and phone numbers in open-text answers.
Visibility by role

You decide centrally, through roles and permissions, who can see which results. You can limit managers' view to their own area.

Security & data protection in detail

Compare plants and sites instead of interpreting averages

The heatmap shows every question by site, next to internal and external benchmarks. You see where a plant is ahead and where it needs support.

Filter by plant, department or any other attribute from your HR system
Put your scores in context with internal and external benchmarks
Use the impact analysis to see which topics influence engagement the most

More about reporting

Heatmap of results by question and location with benchmark comparison

Turn results into action on site

Action fields become initiatives with owners and deadlines. Plant or branch management and HR can see at any time what has been done and what is still open.

Create initiatives directly from the dashboard
Assign responsibility to sites and teams, with deadlines and checklists
Owners get an automatic reminder before every deadline

More about initiatives

Initiatives board with drafts and defined measures

The insights from the employee surveys helped us identify three concrete areas for improvement: workload, talent development and cross-departmental communication.

Cornelia Pierach-Walter Director of Human Resources, PARI GmbH

Frequently asked questions

What manufacturing and engineering companies want to know before their first survey

How do employees without a company email take part?

Through a QR code or link, for example on a poster in the break room, or through a personal access code, for example printed on the payslip. They don't need a company email address or a fixed computer. Employees who have their own inbox but rarely sit at a desk take part through the Engage App for iOS and Android. Participation by code is included from the Business package. You can find all options on our feedback channels page.
Can we analyze results by plant and department despite anonymity?

Yes. When employees take part with a personal access code or by email, their responses are linked to attributes from your HR system, such as plant, department or shift pattern. The platform only shows results for groups that reach the minimum number of responses. Smaller groups are not visible on their own. With a publicly posted QR code, responses are not linked to attributes, because no personal reference is collected. To compare plants, use personal access codes.
What does our works council need?

Before the first digital survey, employers and works councils usually sign a works agreement. The review typically focuses on the anonymity threshold, how open-text answers are handled and the data processing agreement. You can read how Honestly addresses these points on our security and data protection page.
Which languages can the survey run in?

More than 40 languages. The platform translates the questionnaire automatically, and you can adjust every translation in the editor. The AI text analysis evaluates open-text answers across languages.
Does Honestly also cover the psychological risk assessment?

Yes, Honestly supports the psychological risk assessment required in Germany under Section 5 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (ArbSchG). It is included in the platform as a separate survey type, with validated questions and the same dashboards and initiatives as the employee survey. Learn more on our psychological risk assessment page.
How much does Honestly cost?

The price depends on the number of employees and the package, and is billed annually. You can see what each package includes on our pricing page. For companies with several sites and frontline employees, the Business or Enterprise package is usually the right fit, because both include code participation and advanced analytics. Multilingual surveys and masking of personal data are included in Enterprise and available as an add-on in Business.

See how to reach office, plant and field teams in one survey

In a personal demo, we show you how every employee takes part, from the desk to the production line and the construction site, and how you analyze the results by site.