Birthdays, anniversaries and goodbyes, handled
Automated birthday cards for employees, signed by the people who know them
Nobody on your people team should be checking a spreadsheet every morning to see whose birthday it is. Thankeeu reads birthdays and start dates from your HR system, opens a group card for coworkers to sign a few days early, and delivers it on the day. Work anniversaries and farewells get the same care.
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- No more birthday spreadsheet: Dates are pulled from your HRIS profiles and kept current on every resync.
- Opens for signing early: Coworkers see the card ahead of the day, so it is full when it arrives.
- Works for shift and desk teams: People sign from their phone on a break. No login, no app download.
- Farewells in two clicks: Anyone leaving gets a proper group card, even with two days' notice.
What happens to employee birthdays without a system
In most US companies the birthday card is somebody's side job. It usually belongs to an office manager, an executive assistant or whoever on the people team cares most, and it breaks the moment that person takes PTO.
- The card goes around too late: Somebody remembers at 10am, buys a card at the pharmacy over lunch and walks it around the floor. Half the signatures are rushed and the remote team never hears about it.
- Some people get more than others: The popular account executive gets a card, a cake and a balloon. The quiet analyst in Tampa gets nothing. Employees notice the gap, even if nobody says it out loud.
- Goodbyes are an afterthought: Two weeks' notice goes fast. By the time someone thinks of a coworker farewell card, the person has already returned their laptop.
Employee birthday automation, start to finish
Here is what happens once your people are imported. Nobody on HR touches it unless they want to.
Synced with your HRIS
New hires appear, leavers drop off and changed birthdays update every time you resync, so the list stays accurate.
Coworkers get a heads up
The card opens ahead of the date and Thankeeu emails the signing link to their department or the whole company, so it fills up before the morning it lands.
Delivered on the day
The card arrives in the employee's inbox at the time you schedule, already signed by coworkers from Eastern to Hawaii.
Work anniversary cards
Every service anniversary, from the first year to the twentieth, gets a card built from the hire date.
First day welcomes
New starters receive a welcome card from their new team, which beats a generic onboarding email.
Optional gift pot
Turn on a gift pot for milestone years so coworkers can chip in if they want to, without anyone collecting cash.
Connects to your HR system: Personio, HiBob, BambooHR, Rippling, Gusto, Deel, Zoho People, SeamlessHR, WorkPay, or import a spreadsheet of your team. Birthdays and start dates already live in your HR system, so Thankeeu imports them from there instead of asking you to type them in again. Gusto, Rippling and BambooHR are common with American teams, and the full list is below. If your dates live in a spreadsheet exported from payroll, upload that instead.
Built for the cards people actually keep
An automated card only works if it does not feel automated. Every card is a real group card filled by coworkers, with the extras that make it personal.
Covers for every occasion
Birthday, thank you, congratulations and farewell designs, each carrying the employee's name on the front.
Video and voice notes
A thirty second clip from the night shift or a voice note from a manager on the road says more than a typed line.
Private messages
A signer can mark a note as private, so only the recipient reads it. Useful for heartfelt farewells.
Memory Movie
Every card is turned into a short film with music from the messages, photos and voice notes.
QR code signing
For a retirement party or a holiday event, guests scan the card’s QR code and add their message and photos from their phone.
PDF download
Recipients can download the full card as a PDF to print or save alongside their service award.
Work anniversary cards for employees that mean something
Service awards in American companies used to mean a pin, a plaque or a catalog of gifts at five year intervals. Many employees remember the plaque less than they remember whether their manager said anything at all. A work anniversary card signed by the people they work with every day closes that gap.
Thankeeu creates a card for every anniversary, not only the round numbers. First year anniversaries matter a lot for retention, and they are the ones companies most often forget. You can switch on a gift pot for the bigger milestones and leave the smaller ones as cards only.
A group card for a coworker who is leaving
Farewells cannot be fully automated because nobody puts a resignation in the HRIS a month ahead. What Thankeeu does is make the coworker farewell card a two click job. An admin picks a leaving cover, shares one link in the team channel and sets delivery for the last afternoon.
Because nobody needs an account to sign, the card reaches the contractors, the former teammates who moved to another department and the client who wants to say goodbye. For a retirement, put the card’s QR code on the tables at the party so the photos people take end up on the card as well. For one off cards outside your company account, see our online group cards for the US.
Employee milestone celebrations across a distributed US team
When your team spans New York, Chicago, Denver and Seattle, the hard part is getting everyone to sign in time. Coworkers sign from the link whatever their time zone, and the card arrives at the hour you schedule, so choose one that suits the person celebrating.
The same goes for signing. A frontline team on rotating shifts can sign from a phone during a break, and remote employees sign from wherever they work. Managers get one place to see who has signed and who still might want to add a note.
- Birthdays: Created from the HRIS and delivered on the day.
- Service anniversaries: Every year, with optional gift pots for milestone years.
- New hires: A welcome card from the team for the first day.
- Farewells and retirements: Started in two clicks and timed for the last day.
From spreadsheet to automatic cards in one week
- Day one: free account: Create your company account and workspace. You can already send a card for an upcoming birthday or farewell with no card fee.
- Day two: import dates: Connect Gusto, Rippling, BambooHR or another HRIS, or upload your list. Check for missing birthdays before turning anything on.
- Day three: pick your milestones: Choose birthdays, service anniversaries, new hire welcomes and company wide days. Set the delivery hour and signing window.
- Day five: tell the team: Send the workspace invite by email and post a short note in Slack. The first automated card opens within days.
Thankeeu for Teams pricing in the US
Start with the free company account, which covers cards for any coworker with no card fee. When you want birthdays and anniversaries to run on their own, the Teams plan is priced per employee per month, with two months free when you pay yearly. Bigger companies can ask for a tailored quote or a free pilot.
Pay yearly and get 2 months free. The Teams plan covers cards for your whole team, automations, the HR dashboard, imports and HR system sync, gift pooling, video and the Memory Movie on every card. Larger organisations get a tailored quote.
Free company account: Create cards for any colleague, any occasion, with no card fee. Upgrade when you want birthdays and anniversaries to run on their own.
Thankeeu for Teams compared
US teams looking for automated birthday cards often compare Thankeeu with Bonusly, Kudoboard and Assembly. They are good products with different strengths, and the table uses only what each one publishes on its own pricing page.
| Feature | Thankeeu for Teams | Bonusly | Kudoboard | Assembly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Standard rate, per employee a month. Pay yearly and get 2 months free. | $5 per user a month (Team), free up to 8 users | From $299 a year (Business, 1 to 50 employees) | $3 per user a month (Empower, yearly) |
| Free option | Free company account, team cards with no card fee | Up to 8 users | No | Not listed |
| Group cards the whole team signs | Yes, on every plan | No | Yes | No |
| Automatic birthdays and work anniversaries | Yes: birthdays, work anniversaries, new hires and more | Yes | Enterprise plan only | Yes |
| HR system sync | Personio, HiBob, BambooHR, Rippling, Gusto, Deel and more | Yes | Enterprise plan only | Not listed |
| Pooled gift | Cash pot, claimed to bank or as a gift card | Points for a rewards catalog | Group gift collection | Rewards catalog |
| Keepsake video | Memory Movie on every card | Not listed | Slideshow on some boards | Not listed |
Competitor prices and features as published on each company’s own pricing page in October 2026. Not listed means we could not find it there. Check their sites for changes.
Questions HR teams ask
How do automated birthday cards for employees work?
Thankeeu reads each employee's birthday from your HR system or a spreadsheet, opens a group card for coworkers to sign ahead of time, and delivers it to the employee's inbox on the day at the hour you choose.
What is employee birthday automation?
It means birthdays are tracked and celebrated by software instead of someone's calendar. In Thankeeu the card is created, shared with coworkers and delivered without HR having to start it.
Do you send work anniversary cards for employees too?
Yes. Service anniversary cards are created from each person's start date, for every year of service, and can include an optional gift pot for milestone years.
How do I make a coworker farewell card?
From your company workspace, start a farewell card in a couple of clicks, share the link in Slack, Teams or email, and set it to arrive on their last day.
Can people outside the company sign a group card for a coworker?
Yes. Anyone with the link can sign, so former coworkers, contractors and clients can add a message without an account.
What if an employee does not want their birthday celebrated?
Talk to us in a demo about how you want to handle it. Birthdays come from the data in your HR system, so we can walk through your setup together.
Does it work for frontline and shift workers?
Yes. Signing happens in a phone browser with no login or app, so people on the floor can sign during a break.
Which HR systems can sync birthdays and start dates?
BambooHR, Rippling, Gusto, Deel, HiBob, Personio, Zoho People and others. A spreadsheet import works for everything else.
Will cards arrive at the right time across US time zones?
Cards arrive at the time you schedule. Pacific and Eastern coworkers can all sign from the link whatever their time zone, so choose a delivery hour that suits the recipient.
Can coworkers chip in for a birthday gift?
Yes. Turn on the gift pot and colleagues add what they like by card when they sign. The employee claims it to their bank or as a digital gift card.
Are company cards free?
Cards created from a free company account have no card fee. Automation, HRIS sync and the HR dashboard are part of the paid Teams plan.
Can we celebrate company wide days like Mother's Day?
Yes. Mother's Day, Father's Day, Valentine's Day, International Women's Day and Workers' Day cards can be sent automatically to everyone.
Can we see who has signed a card?
Yes. The HR dashboard shows signers on each card, upcoming occasions and an activity log, so you know which cards still need a nudge.
What happens to the card after it is delivered?
The employee keeps it online, watches it as a Memory Movie with music and can download it as a PDF.
Guides for HR and people teams
Never miss another birthday or work anniversary
Book a demo to see employee birthday automation running on your own team list, or create a free company account and send your first group card for a coworker this week.