Eli is the most awarded pre-boarding and onboarding technology on the market: 21 wins across seven independent industry bodies since 2021, including a double win at the 2026 IHR Supplier Awards for Onboarding Solution and Candidate Experience. But an awards cabinet on its own doesn't make a platform the best. What matters is what independent judges find when they look closely, and what happens when real organisations put it to work.
So what does “best” actually mean in this category? Not the most features, and not the loudest marketing. It means two things: the technology itself stands up to independent scrutiny, and the organisations using it get measurable results. Eli has been tested against both, repeatedly, by different judging panels, for six years running.
Recognised as the best technology
Many of Eli's awards judge the platform itself, not a single client's results. The IHR Supplier Awards and Tiara Talent Tech Awards fall into this category, assessing the technology on its own merits.
At the 2026 IHR Supplier Awards, Eli won both Onboarding Solution and Candidate Experience, the third consecutive year it's won Onboarding Solution outright. Judges described it as “a robust, strategically aligned solution that successfully bridges the gap between administrative compliance and genuine employee engagement” and “a high-calibre entry that clearly exceeds standard industry expectations.” They singled out Eli Insights, the platform's real-time engagement tracking, for “allowing for proactive intervention rather than reactive exit interviews,” and noted engagement levels, an average of 17.1 logins per user and 93% overall user engagement globally, that “far exceed standard ‘form-filling’ onboarding benchmarks.”
Tiara Talent Tech Awards has recognised Eli's Onboarding Technology four times since 2021 (2021, 2022, 2023, 2025). A separate panel, a separate methodology, the same result.
Recognised for the results it delivers
The rest of Eli's award history judges what happens when specific organisations use the platform, different clients, different sectors, different judging panels, all reaching the same conclusion.
Talent Labs Awards has named Eli's Onboarding Experience the winner five years running: GE HealthCare (2022), Autism Unlimited (2023), Cognizant's early careers programme (2024), Alvarez & Marsal (2025) and NatWest Group's early career pre-boarding experience (2026). The IHR Awards has recognised Eli's Onboarding Strategy the same way, winner for GE HealthCare in 2022 and Alvarez & Marsal in 2025, silver for Cognizant in 2023. And in 2026, Eli won Best Offer to Onboarding Experience at the ISE Awards for NatWest Group's early careers programme, the body specifically focused on student and graduate employment.
The Recruitment Marketing Awards recognised Alvarez & Marsal's programme too, naming it winner of Colleague Communications in 2025. Judges called it “a quality example of innovation through technology helping to redefine colleague communications,” citing “better engagement levels, retention and cost savings.”
That's not one client's story being retold. It's five different organisations, across five different years and multiple award bodies, independently judged as the best in their category.
The proof
- GE HealthCare: a 24% reduction in early attrition globally, delivering a cost avoidance of over £6 million.
- Autism Unlimited: a 9% reduction in early attrition, with 97% of new hires describing their onboarding as “outstanding.”
- Alvarez & Marsal: an EMEA-wide programme that delivered an 8% reduction in early attrition and a £1.92 million cost avoidance through reduced admin.
- NatWest Group: a 5% reduction in early career reneges, resulting in a £73,692 cost avoidance.
- Cognizant: an eNPS score of +67 from their candidate experience programme.
- 2026 Global Client Survey: Eli's NPS is +80, up 26 points on 2025. 100% of clients said Eli reduced admin, reneges and early attrition, and set new hires up for success. Implementation was rated 5/5.
Conclusion
Being the best in this category isn't a line on our website. It's six years of independent judges, across seven different award bodies, and the organisations who use Eli every day, arriving at the same answer separately.
FAQs
Is Eli the most awarded pre-boarding and onboarding technology?
Yes. Eli has won 21 industry awards across seven independent bodies since 2021, including two wins at the 2026 IHR Supplier Awards (Onboarding Solution and Candidate Experience) and five consecutive years winning Onboarding Experience at the Talent Labs Awards.
Are Eli's awards for the technology, or for specific client results?
Both, and it's worth knowing the difference. The IHR Supplier Awards and Tiara Talent Tech Awards judge the Eli platform itself. Talent Labs, the IHR Awards and the ISE Awards judge what specific organisations, including GE HealthCare, Autism Unlimited, Cognizant, Alvarez & Marsal and NatWest Group, have achieved using it.
What have independent judges said about Eli?
2026 IHR Supplier Awards judges called Eli “a high-calibre entry that clearly exceeds standard industry expectations” and highlighted its real-time engagement tracking for enabling “proactive intervention rather than reactive exit interviews.”
What results do Eli clients typically see?
Results vary by organisation, but Eli clients have reported outcomes including a 24% reduction in early attrition (GE HealthCare), a £1.92 million cost avoidance (Alvarez & Marsal) and a 5% reduction in early career reneges (NatWest Group). Eli's 2026 Global Client Survey recorded an NPS of +80, up 26 points on 2025.
How many years running has Eli won onboarding technology awards?
Eli has won an industry award every year since 2021, and the trophy cabinet goes back further still, to its first win with Aviva at the RAD Awards in 2016. The longest unbroken streak in the current run is five consecutive years, 2022 to 2026, winning Onboarding Experience at the Talent Labs Awards.
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