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$2.77 per user per month
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User industry
  1. Agriculture, fishing, and forestry
  2. Arts, entertainment, and recreation
  3. Accommodation and food services

What is Jostle

Jostle is a cloud-based employee intranet and internal communications platform designed to centralize company news, resources, and people information in one place. It is used by HR, internal communications, and department leaders to publish updates, organize content, and support engagement across distributed teams. The product combines intranet-style pages and directories with social-style activity feeds and lightweight collaboration features. It is typically positioned for organizations that want a simpler intranet experience than highly customizable portal platforms.

pros

Employee-focused intranet experience

Jostle centers on delivering company news, updates, and resources through a feed and structured sections that are easy for employees to navigate. It includes people and org information to help employees find colleagues and understand teams. This focus can reduce reliance on complex portal configuration compared with more developer- or IT-heavy intranet stacks. It fits organizations prioritizing adoption and usability over deep customization.

Built-in communications workflows

The platform supports internal communications use cases such as announcements, targeted updates, and content publishing in a single system. Teams can use it to standardize how information is shared and reduce fragmentation across email and multiple tools. This is useful for HR and comms teams that need consistent distribution and visibility. It aligns well with intranet-led communications programs.

Social engagement features included

Jostle includes enterprise social networking elements such as activity streams and interaction around posts, which can help drive two-way communication. These features support informal knowledge sharing and community building without requiring a separate ESN product. For organizations evaluating tools in this space, having social and intranet capabilities together can simplify the stack. It is most effective when paired with clear governance for posting and moderation.

cons

Not a full chat replacement

Although it supports collaboration and communication, Jostle is not typically implemented as a primary real-time messaging hub for high-velocity team chat. Organizations that require advanced instant messaging features (e.g., extensive channel management, deep meeting/voice workflows, or broad third-party bot ecosystems) may need a dedicated messaging platform. This can lead to parallel tools for chat and intranet. Buyers should validate how far Jostle’s messaging features meet their daily collaboration needs.

Limited deep project management

Jostle is oriented toward intranet and communications rather than end-to-end project and task management. Teams needing advanced work management (complex dependencies, portfolio views, time tracking, or extensive automation) may find gaps. In those cases, Jostle often complements rather than replaces a dedicated work management system. Integration and governance become important to avoid duplicated information.

Customization and extensibility tradeoffs

Compared with highly extensible intranet platforms, Jostle generally emphasizes configuration over heavy customization. This can limit highly tailored portal experiences, complex workflows, or bespoke integrations in some environments. Organizations with strict information architecture requirements or specialized compliance-driven publishing processes may need additional tooling or services. Buyers should assess API capabilities, integration options, and content governance controls during evaluation.

Plan & Pricing

Plan Price Key features & notes
Bronze $2.77 per user/month (example for 500 users) Core communication features: News, Activity, Shout-Outs, People directory, Discussions.
Silver $4.98 per user/month (example for 500 users) Adds Library (structured content), Links & HTML pages, and includes 1 optional module (e.g., Tasks, Teams, Events, Listings, or JostleTV).
Gold $6.64 per user/month (example for 500 users) Includes three optional modules (pick 3).
Platinum Custom pricing (contact sales) All options included; quote-based for larger/complex deployments.

Notes: Pricing on the official site is dynamic and varies by user count and selected options; the pricing page shows per-user/month figures that change based on organization size (the site displays example values such as $10.67 / $15.33 / $18.67 depending on input). All prices are shown in USD for prepaid annual subscriptions on the vendor site; contact sales for other payment terms. Free 30-day trial (Platinum features unlocked, up to 15 users) is available on the official site.

Seller details

Jostle Corporation
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Private
https://www.jostle.me/
https://x.com/jostlecorp
https://www.linkedin.com/company/jostle/

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