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Brilliant

Corporate gifting, the way it should be.

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About Brilliant

Brilliant is a direct mail automation software platform designed for corporate gifting, merchandise, and events. The platform integrates with HRIS, CRM, and marketing automation tools to automate the entire gifting process, from product selection and customization to global fulfillment and tracking. It offers features such as storefronts, preferred gift campaigns, and automations for HR, sales, and growth teams. With a focus on ease of use and sustainability, Brilliant enables companies to create personalized, memorable experiences for employees, clients, and prospects. The platform also includes real-time analytics, inventory management, and ROI reporting to help businesses measure the impact of their gifting programs. Through AiDOOS, deployment is streamlined and adoption is accelerated, ensuring that organizations can quickly leverage Brilliant's capabilities to enhance their marketing and employee engagement strategies.

Challenges It Solves

  • Streamline complex corporate gifting processes
  • Automate personalized gifting at scale
  • Reduce manual administrative work in managing gift programs
  • Improve global fulfillment efficiency

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Brilliant — Product Overview

Use Cases

Corporate Gifting

Send personalized gifts to clients, employees, and partners to build relationships and celebrate milestones.

Employee Onboarding

Automatically send new hire kits with branded merchandise to welcome new employees.

Sales Prospecting

Use gifting to nurture leads and move prospects through the sales funnel.

Event Swag

Provide branded merchandise and gifts for events and field marketing campaigns.

Pricing

Custom pricing — built for your team

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Key Features

Storefront

Launch branded online stores for merchandise and gifts.

Preferred Gift Campaigns

Collect recipient preferences and streamline gifting.

Automations for HR

Automate new hire gifts, milestones, and rewards.

Salesforce Integration

Send and track gifts directly within Salesforce.

Global Fulfillment

Ship to 180+ countries from global warehouses.

Analytics and ROI

Track gift performance and measure ROI.

What Reviewers Say AI-synthesized from 20 reviews

What works well

  • Ease of use – users consistently praise the user-friendly interface and easy setup.
  • Responsive support – the team is praised for being responsive and customer-service oriented.

Common concerns

  • Limited public pricing information – specific pricing tiers are not publicly disclosed.

Reviews

20 verified reviews
4.8
★★★★★
out of 5 · 20 reviews
By segment
Enterprise37%
Mid-Market63%
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Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"A Great Partner for All Swag and Recognition Needs"
Since partnering with Brilliant, our swag and recognition programs have become more scalable and manageable. The team is always responsive and helpful, regardless of the idea or issue we need to solve. The platform is highly customizable to fit any requirement. The main drawback is the cost of inventory—expect to spend a bit more on swag. I wouldn't call it a 'con', but it could be a dealbreaker for those who are budget-conscious. Brilliant streamlines our recognition programs and lets us take a 'hands-off' approach to employee-facing swag offerings.
E
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Brilliant...Indeed Lives Up to Its Name!"
The team at Brilliant responds quickly to any request, no matter its size or randomness. They generate fantastic team swag ideas and gift boxes that are high-quality and unique. They support you from start to finish—from RFP through the creation of ordering websites and final delivery. Costs can be somewhat higher for items, but they helped me create a distinctive box for my team swag.
E
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Excellent Collaboration"
Brilliant offers creative designs and top-quality products, with a strong focus on customer satisfaction. Their smooth alignment with Atlassian's brand identity and values is impressive. Their commitment to delivering superior merchandise shows their dedication to excellence, making them a valuable partner for the Atlassian community. There's nothing negative to say; Brilliant has been a great partner to Atlassian. They solve the challenge of providing high-quality branded items for Atlassian users, which enhances their sense of belonging and pride in the community, fosters team spirit, and contributes to a positive work environment.
M
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Brilliant is Simply the Best!"
For our employee holiday gifts, we chose Brilliant, and employees appreciated easily picking their preferred color and size on the gift form, plus confirming their mailing address. I loved that it took all the work off my hands—I didn't even have to send reminders because Brilliant handled it. One minor issue: an item in stock when options are selected might go out of stock while employees are submitting their choices. It removes the manual effort of employee gifting from my plate.
M
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"A Natural Extension of Our Brand Team"
In my career, Brilliant is the first company that truly 'gets it'. They assign a point of contact (Claire!!) who is highly responsive, understands what's needed for project success, sources modern products, and ensures brand and quality standards. They also provide design services! Their platform is easy for individual requesters, though it has some limitations in viewing across requests or custom invoice routing. These are minor inconveniences. They've removed our Brand Team as a bottleneck, speeding up production timelines and making stakeholders very happy!
M
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Our Entire Team Adores Brilliant!"
Over the past year, Brilliant has supplied our company with top-notch swag. For the holidays, we gave employees branded crewnecks, and they couldn't stop praising the fabric and comfort. We returned to Brilliant to assemble a 2024 Swag kit for staff. Their account managers respond quickly and communicate thoroughly. I love that they present lookbooks with various options for every request. Their portal is user-friendly, organized, and visually appealing. All our orders have arrived promptly with minimal damage. I'd like more dropshipping options to employees rather than the standard $25 and packing fees. Brilliant has consolidated our swag orders to a single vendor; previously, I dealt with 3+ different vendors. They've centralized our orders with their extensive product guide.
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VP of Marketing
"Top-Notch in the Industry"
They handle costs, product quality, and usability—essentially taking on the workload of a full-time employee. There's less emphasis on gift card sends (which the industry is moving away from anyway). They curate highly specific product ideas, build entire campaigns and help us execute them, offer proactive savings opportunities, and enable our global merch store.
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Demand Generation Marketing Manager
"Wonderful Company That's Simple to Collaborate With and Offers Superior Goods!"
Brilliant's staff is adaptable and flexible, always aiming to give customers the best possible experience. Whether it's ordering various sizes, finding new suppliers for specific needs, or holding onto swag from another vendor, they've been incredibly accommodating and a joy to work with. It would be nice to browse the entire catalog to see all options, though I understand that's not really feasible. Often, I'm unsure of what we want, and having examples sparks creativity. Brilliant assists us in storing and shipping swag and event items to our 50+ annual events. They create our custom swag and supply return labels so our sales reps can ship leftovers directly back to them. This saves us from finding storage and lets reps avoid shipping items to multiple spots after events.
M
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Outstanding Assistance Makes Ordering a Breeze"
Collaborating with Claire Sculley has been a pleasure—she has significantly simplified my ordering tasks this year, always being considerate and quick to respond. However, I'd appreciate more transparency regarding VAT and shipping fees for international orders. The process of reviewing and approving options, designs, and getting my questions answered is very smooth, and Claire Sculley is truly exceptional.
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Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Extensive Range, Efficient Service Despite Some Delivery Issues"
Brilliant offers a great assortment of products, making it simple to choose multiple items that fit our budget. That flexibility is incredibly useful. I also value their clear communication, and Claire Schulley has been fantastic, which only enhances the overall experience. Shipping can be a bit problematic, though. For my swag ordering and shipments, Brilliant's variety lets us pick several items within our budget, and their communication is solid. Claire Schulley has been wonderful.

Enterprise Readiness

SOC 2
ISO 27001
Privacy Shield

Identity & Access

SSO✓
RBAC✗
Audit Logs✗

Data Security

At restAES-256
In transitTLS 1.2+
Key mgmtVendor-managed

SLA & Availability

Uptime SLA99.9%
RPO—
RTO—
Pen test—

Compliance & Portability

Data residencyUS, EU
Data export
Right to erasure✗

Integrations

Salesforce

Native integration allowing batch gifting, one-to-one gifting, and ROI tracking directly within Salesforce.

Native 2-4 weeks ⇄ Bi-directional

Zapier

Integration to automate gifting workflows by connecting Brilliant with 5000+ apps.

Third_Party < 1 hour ⇄ Bi-directional

BambooHR

Trigger automated new hire gift kits when a new employee is added to BambooHR.

Third_Party < 1 hour

Rippling

Automate milestone gifts like work anniversaries based on Rippling employee data.

Third_Party < 1 hour

Bonusly

Offer branded gifts as rewards within Bonusly's employee recognition platform.

Third_Party < 1 hour

Workday

Send gifts to top candidates and new hires through Workday integration.

Third_Party 2-4 weeks

HubSpot

Integrate with HubSpot to automate gift sends based on deals and contacts.

Third_Party 2-4 weeks ⇄ Bi-directional

Slack

Trigger gift sends and receive notifications in Slack when certain events occur.

Third_Party < 1 hour

Governance & Compliance

EU AI Act

No data available

Data Processing Agreement

No data available

Sub-processors

No data available

Right to Erasure

No data available

Change Notifications

No data available

NIST AI RMF

No data available

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12
Deployments
94%
Adoption rate
4.8/5
Post-deploy sat.
2-4 weeks
Time to value

Prerequisites

  • Active Brilliant account
  • Admin access to configure integrations
  • Email domain verification for sending campaigns

Configuration Options

  • Storefront customization
  • Preferred Gift campaign setup
  • Integration with CRM/HRIS tools
  • Automation rules for trigger events

How Brilliant Compares

Product AI & Analytics Ease of Use Enterprise Features Pricing Integrations Mobile Experience Quick Setup Customer Support Rating Price/mo
Brilliant This product
Good Excellent Good Good Good Fair Excellent Excellent ★ 4.8 $Custom/user
Printful
Fair Good Fair Excellent Good Fair Excellent Good — $Custom/user
Custom Ink
Poor Good Fair Good Fair Good Excellent Good — $Custom/user
Swag.com
Fair Good Fair Good Fair Fair Excellent Good — $Custom/user
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Brilliant?
Brilliant is a corporate gifting and merchandise platform that offers custom products, full-featured technology, and global fulfillment. It is designed for enterprises to manage company stores, preferred gift campaigns, and automated gifting workflows.
What are the main features of Brilliant?
Key features include company storefronts, preferred gift campaigns, automation for HR and sales, global fulfillment to 180 countries, integrations with Salesforce, Zapier, BambooHR, and a sustainability scorecard.
How does Brilliant pricing work?
Brilliant does not charge agency fees or require long-term contracts. Design, project management, and the base platform are free; you only pay for the products.
Does Brilliant integrate with CRM or HRIS systems?
Yes, Brilliant offers native integrations with Salesforce and Zapier, and third-party integrations with systems like BambooHR, Rippling, Bonusly, and Workday to automate gifting based on employee or sales data.
What is the typical deployment time for Brilliant?
Through AiDOOS, Brilliant can typically be deployed in 72 hours, with full setup and integration reaching value in about 2-4 weeks.

Quick Stats

★ 4.8
Rating
12
Deployments
72 hours
Live in
99.9%
Uptime SLA
Deployment Complexity
Moderate (3/5)
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