MoveSpring is now part of Reward Gateway’s Wellbeing+ platform, and movespring.com redirects to rewardgateway.com. So this comparison is really a choice between two different kinds of product: an enterprise wellbeing suite with quote-based pricing, or Pacer for Teams, a self-serve step challenge platform with published pricing and a free trial, where steps track on the phones employees already carry.
- MoveSpring was acquired by Reward Gateway in 2022 and lives on as Wellbeing+, part of a larger employee engagement platform.
- Wellbeing+ pricing is quote-based. Buyer data from Vendr put the average legacy MoveSpring contract at about $7,335 per year.
- Pacer for Teams publishes its pricing ($454 per month for 100 participants), with a 7-day free trial and no participant minimum.
- Across 5,500+ organizations on Pacer for Teams, challenges see a 96.9% monthly engagement rate, and employees average 40% more steps after joining.
What Happened to MoveSpring?
If you typed movespring.com into your browser and landed on rewardgateway.com, nothing broke. Reward Gateway acquired MoveSpring in March 2022 and later joined Edenred. Along the way, the product was rebuilt as Wellbeing+. Reward Gateway calls MoveSpring the original iteration of Wellbeing+. It is no longer sold on its own; it ships inside the wider Reward Gateway engagement platform, with pricing through a sales conversation rather than a pricing page.
If an engagement platform is what you wanted, that is a real upgrade. If you picked MoveSpring because it was a simple step challenge tool, the math has changed, and that gap is what this page covers.
Pacer for Teams vs MoveSpring at a Glance
| Pacer for Teams | vs | MoveSpring (now Wellbeing+) |
|---|---|---|
| Sold standalone at mypacer.com/teams | Status in 2026 | Part of Reward Gateway Wellbeing+; movespring.com redirects there |
| Published: $454 per month for 100 participants | Pricing | Quote-based; legacy contracts averaged about $7,335 per year (Vendr) |
| 7 days, up to 10 participants, no credit card | Free trial | None advertised |
| No participant minimum, no long-term commitment | Minimums & contracts | Historically a $2,000 base fee per challenge, per third-party reporting |
| Step, Daily Step Goal, Distance, GPS Virtual Race, Virtual Adventure, wellness and habit challenges | Challenge types | Step and activity challenges, habit streaks, journey challenges |
| Yes, no wearable needed | Phone-only tracking | Phone tracking supported |
| Apple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin, Samsung Health | Wearable sync | Fitbit, Apple Watch, Garmin, Withings, Google Fit |
| Leaderboards, up to 5 extra admins, score adjustment, full data export, API access | Admin tools | Admin dashboard, wellbeing calendar, downloadable reports |
| 4.9 App Store (1.1M ratings); 4.8 Google Play (970K reviews) | App ratings | MoveSpring iOS: 3.8 (312 ratings); Wellbeing+ iOS: 2.7 (30 ratings) |
| 5,500+ organizations, 450,000+ participants, 190+ countries | Scale | Part of the Reward Gateway platform (G2 4.6, 2,800+ reviews) |
| Teams that want a step challenge running this week | Best for | Enterprises buying a full engagement suite |
Pricing and ratings drift. Verify current figures with each vendor before you buy.
Which Platform Fits Your Team?
Choose Pacer for Teams if you mainly want step and activity challenges and would rather read the price on a pricing page than book a demo to find out. It also fits teams where not everyone owns a wearable. Setup is self-serve: you can start a free trial today and have a challenge running this week.
Choose Reward Gateway Wellbeing+ if your company already uses Reward Gateway for recognition or benefits, or you are shopping for one vendor to cover engagement and wellbeing together, with bundled content such as workouts and meditations.
Feature by Feature
Challenge Types
Pacer for Teams runs step challenges in team or individual formats, plus Daily Step Goal, Distance, GPS-tracked Virtual Races, and Virtual Adventure Challenges where teams travel famous routes and unlock checkpoints. Wellness challenges cover habits beyond steps, such as sleep, hydration, and gratitude. Wellbeing+ carries the original MoveSpring strengths: step and activity challenges, habit streaks, and journey-style challenges.
Tracking and Devices
Here is the practical difference an HR admin feels on day one. Pacer began life as a consumer pedometer app, so step tracking runs directly on iPhone and Android. The employee who forgot their Fitbit in a drawer two years ago can still join, because the phone in their pocket does the counting. Wearables sync too (Apple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin, Samsung Health), and admins can allow manual entry for activities a phone cannot track. Wellbeing+ supports a similar device list, including Withings and Google Fit.
Admin and Reporting
Admins on Pacer for Teams get individual and team Leaderboards, up to 5 extra admins, score adjustment for the inevitable “my steps didn’t sync” dispute, full data export, and API access on larger plans. Wellbeing+ pairs its admin dashboard with a wellbeing calendar and downloadable reports, which suits programs run by a dedicated wellbeing team.
Pricing: Published vs Quote-Based
Pacer for Teams bills by participant count, and the numbers are on the site: $454 per month for a 100-participant challenge, with no participant minimum. A 7-day free trial covers up to 10 participants with no credit card. Programs above 1,000 participants are quoted individually.
MoveSpring never published pricing, and Wellbeing+ keeps that approach. The best public data comes from third parties: Vendr’s buyer guide shows legacy MoveSpring contracts averaging about $7,335 per year (roughly $2,200 to $16,500), and third-party reporting describes a $2,000 one-time challenge plan plus $10 per user, with single sign-on as a $2,500 per year add-on. Full Reward Gateway platform contracts average $33,236 per year in Vendr’s data, which makes sense for what it includes. These figures are point-in-time and partly third-party, so confirm current pricing with each vendor.
When Reward Gateway Wellbeing+ Is the Better Fit
A fair comparison cuts both ways. Wellbeing+ sits inside a full engagement platform, so recognition, rewards, and employee discounts live in the same product, and it bundles a content library of workouts, meditations, and recipes that Pacer does not have. The parent platform is also well reviewed at enterprise scale, holding 4.6 stars on G2 across 2,800+ reviews. If those are the things you are buying, the suite is the better fit. If you mainly need a step challenge, you may not need everything the suite includes.
How to Switch from MoveSpring to Pacer for Teams
Switching a step challenge program is easier than most software migrations, because employees only install an app and join with a code.
1. Export your challenge data. Download the challenge history and reports you need from your current admin dashboard before access ends.
2. Start a free Pacer for Teams trial. Test with up to 10 participants for 7 days. No credit card is required.
3. Run a pilot challenge. Invite a small group by join code and confirm tracking works across your mix of phones and wearables.
4. Launch company-wide. Share the join code with all employees and follow progress from the admin dashboard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is MoveSpring still available?
Not as a standalone product. Reward Gateway acquired MoveSpring in 2022 and rebuilt it as Wellbeing+, sold as part of the Reward Gateway (Edenred) employee engagement platform. The movespring.com website now redirects to rewardgateway.com.
What happened to MoveSpring?
Reward Gateway announced its acquisition of MoveSpring in March 2022 and was later acquired by Edenred. MoveSpring became the first version of the company's Wellbeing+ product, and its website now redirects to rewardgateway.com.
How much did MoveSpring cost?
MoveSpring never published pricing. Buyer data from Vendr shows an average contract of about $7,335 per year, with a range of roughly $2,200 to $16,500. Wellbeing+ pricing is quote-based.
What is the best MoveSpring alternative for step challenges?
Pacer for Teams is the closest like-for-like replacement for organizations that used MoveSpring mainly for step challenges. It publishes its pricing, and employees can track steps with just their phones. Teams that want recognition and rewards in the same platform may prefer a full engagement suite.
Do employees need a wearable to join a Pacer for Teams challenge?
No. The Pacer app tracks steps directly on iPhone and Android, so anyone can join with the phone they already carry. Apple Watch, Fitbit, Garmin, and Samsung Health sync too, and admins can allow manual entry.
Does Reward Gateway Wellbeing+ offer anything Pacer for Teams doesn't?
Yes. Wellbeing+ comes with a full engagement platform around it, including recognition, rewards, and employee discounts, plus a library of wellbeing content. Enterprises already on Reward Gateway may prefer keeping wellbeing in the same suite.
The Bottom Line
MoveSpring grew into an enterprise suite. If that is what your organization needs, Reward Gateway will take good care of you. If what you need is a workplace step challenge that every employee can join from their phone, Pacer for Teams does exactly that, with pricing you can read before anyone calls you. The 7-day free trial is the quickest way to see whether it fits your team.
Leo Lei is a Marketing Specialist at Pacer, where he covers workplace wellness and walking challenges. He works with step data from thousands of companies on Pacer to write practical guides for HR and people teams running their own challenges.
