What is Viva Engage used for?

Viva Engage is Microsoft's enterprise social network for communities, company-wide conversations and leadership communication, formerly known as Yammer. It is a good fit for company-wide announcements from leaders, and interest and knowledge communities.

How much does Viva Engage cost?

Viva Engage is a paid product with no free plan.

Is Viva Engage open source?

No. Viva Engage is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Team Chat category, open-source options include Chatto, Mezon and Rocket.Chat.

What are some alternatives to Viva Engage?

Viva Engage competes with Workvivo, Staffbase and Slack.

Viva Engage: features, pricing and alternatives

About Viva Engage

Viva Engage is Microsoft's enterprise social network, part of the Viva employee experience suite and formerly known as Yammer. It gives organizations communities where employees can ask questions, share knowledge and follow company-wide conversations, and it supports communication from leadership to the wider workforce.

It is a hosted Microsoft 365 service and is not self-hosted. It is relevant to large organizations that want an internal community platform alongside Teams and other Microsoft 365 tools; see Microsoft's site for current features, licensing and pricing.

Key features

Communities for employee groups
Conversations across the whole company
Leadership communication tools
Integration with Microsoft 365

Good fit for

→Company-wide announcements from leaders
→Interest and knowledge communities

Tags: enterprise-social; communities; microsoft; employee-communication; yammer; team-chat; saas

Viva Engage: questions and answers

What is Viva Engage used for?: Viva Engage is Microsoft's enterprise social network for communities, company-wide conversations and leadership communication, formerly known as Yammer. It is a good fit for company-wide announcements from leaders, and interest and knowledge communities.
How much does Viva Engage cost?: Viva Engage is a paid product with no free plan.
Is Viva Engage open source?: No. Viva Engage is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Team Chat category, open-source options include Chatto, Mezon and Rocket.Chat.
What are some alternatives to Viva Engage?: Viva Engage competes with Workvivo, Staffbase and Slack.