Mobivity vs Punchh

Mobivity began as a text-message marketing platform for restaurants and now sells Connected Rewards, which places brand offers inside mobile games so restaurant, convenience and fuel brands can acquire and win back customers. Punchh is a loyalty and guest-engagement platform for large restaurant, convenience store and retail brands. Both are listed under Loyalty & Rewards. Where the profiles show a difference, it is in audience, integrations and company background.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Mobivity: Restaurant and convenience chains seeking new or lapsed customers; Punchh: Enterprise restaurant chains.

  • integrations

    The integration lists differ. Mobivity names 18 integrations and Punchh names 3 integrations. 1 partner appears in every list.

  • company background

    Mobivity is based in Chandler, United States and Punchh in Austin, United States. By owner, Mobivity (Connected Rewards moved to Mistplay's LoyaltyPlay (per the vendor's site)) and Punchh (PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR), acquired April 2021 for about $500 million).

Side by side

Mobivity vs Punchh: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldMobivityPunchh
What it isMobivity began as a text-message marketing platform for restaurants and now sells Connected Rewards, which places brand offers inside mobile games so restaurant, convenience and fuel brands can acquire and win back customers.Punchh is a loyalty and guest-engagement platform for large restaurant, convenience store and retail brands.
Best forRestaurant and convenience chains seeking new or lapsed customers; Game developers monetising playersEnterprise restaurant chains; Brands that want loyalty, offers and ordering in one suite; Brands that already run PAR POS
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb
CountriesNot publishedNot published
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations183
CertificationsNot publishedPCI compliant
Security practicesNot publishedEncryption in transit (HTTPS) and at rest for uploaded files; AWS hosting across three availability zones, Two-factor authentication available for accounts
FoundedNot publishedNot published
HeadquartersChandler, United StatesAustin, United States
OwnerConnected Rewards moved to Mistplay's LoyaltyPlay (per the vendor's site)PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR), acquired April 2021 for about $500 million
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • PAR | Brink Pos

Named only by Mobivity

  • Adjust
  • AppsFlyer
  • Branch
  • Braze
  • Electrum Loyalty
  • Kochava
  • Marigold
  • mParticle
  • OLO
  • Oracle POS
  • P97
  • PAR | Retail
and 5 more
  • Paytronix
  • Punchh
  • Micros Simphony
  • Stuzo
  • Toast

Named only by Punchh

  • Apple Wallet
  • Google Wallet

Which to choose

Mobivity

Choose Mobivity if you are in one of these groups: Restaurant and convenience chains seeking new or lapsed customers; Game developers monetising players.

Less suited to: Independent or single-site food businesses. The site addresses restaurant, retail and fuel brands and game developers, and the text-message marketing product it started with is no longer described.

Punchh

Choose Punchh if you fit its listed audience: Enterprise restaurant chains; Brands that want loyalty, offers and ordering in one suite; Brands that already run PAR POS.

Our profile lists a weaker fit: Independent single-site restaurants. The vendor targets enterprise brands, publishes no price and sells through a sales team.

What we could not confirm

Mobivity

  • Prices and contract terms
  • Founding year
  • Whether the original restaurant text-messaging product is still sold
  • Employee count
  • Funding

Punchh

  • Any price, plan or contract term (quote only)
  • Named integrations beyond PAR POS and wallet channels; the partners page shows no names in its text
  • Founding year and founders (only a 2019 CEO, Shyam Rao, and a 2021 co-founder mention appear)
  • Interface languages and countries where it is sold
  • Certifications such as SOC 2 or ISO 27001
  • Employee count

Go further

Mobivity profilePunchh profile

Other comparisons with these products

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

Mobivity, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Home page, customer quotes, officeshttps://www.mobivity.com/
  2. Connected Rewards move to Mistplayhttps://www.mobivity.com/how-it-works/overview
  3. Brand offeringhttps://www.mobivity.com/how-it-works/brands
  4. Developer offering, attributionhttps://www.mobivity.com/how-it-works/developers
  5. Partner integrationshttps://www.mobivity.com/partners
  6. Company storyhttps://www.mobivity.com/about-us
  7. Investor overviewhttps://ir.mobivity.com/

Punchh, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: PAR Engagement positioning, customershttps://punchh.com/
  2. Loyalty featureshttps://punchh.com/solutions/loyalty/
  3. Campaigns and offershttps://punchh.com/solutions/marketing-offers/
  4. Ordering, PAR Link, Dispatchhttps://punchh.com/solutions/ordering/
  5. Wallet passes, apps, kiosk, APIshttps://punchh.com/solutions/digital-experience/
  6. Guest profileshttps://punchh.com/solutions/guest360/
  7. Challenges, gamification, AIhttps://punchh.com/solutions/accelerate/
  8. Positioning and leadershiphttps://punchh.com/about/
  9. Security overviewhttps://punchh.com/security/
  10. Officeshttps://punchh.com/contact/
  11. PAR acquisition, 2021https://punchh.com/press/par-technology-corporation-acquires-leading-loyalty-provider-punchh-inc-for-500mm-becoming-a-unified-commerce-cloud-platform-for-enterprise-restaurants-2/
  12. Series C, 2019https://punchh.com/press/adams-street-partners-and-sapphire-ventures-lead-40m-investment-in-punchh-to-power-digital-transformation-of-brick-and-mortar-retail/