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$20,000/year per year
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User industry
  1. Information technology and software
  2. Professional services (engineering, legal, consulting, etc.)
  3. Banking and insurance

What is Workvivo

Workvivo is an employee communications and engagement platform that combines a social feed, company news, and community spaces to help organizations share updates and connect employees, including deskless and frontline workers. It is used by internal communications, HR, and people teams to publish content, run campaigns, and support two-way communication through posts, comments, and reactions. The product also includes recognition features and analytics to track reach and engagement. Workvivo is offered as a cloud service and is positioned as an employee experience layer that can integrate with common workplace tools.

pros

Strong social-style communications

Workvivo centers communication around an activity feed and community spaces that support posts, comments, reactions, and user-generated content. This structure fits ongoing internal communications better than static intranet page models alone. It also supports targeted publishing to groups or audiences, which helps large organizations segment communications. The approach aligns well with organizations seeking higher participation than email-only updates.

Frontline and mobile support

Workvivo is designed to reach employees without regular desktop access through mobile-first experiences and push-style notifications. This makes it suitable for distributed workforces where adoption depends on simple, app-based access. The product’s feed and lightweight interactions reduce the need for complex navigation typical of traditional intranets. This can improve timeliness of updates for operational teams.

Engagement and recognition features

Workvivo includes built-in recognition capabilities (e.g., shout-outs/peer recognition) that connect engagement activities to everyday communication. It also provides engagement analytics to help communications teams understand content performance and participation trends. Having these features in the same platform reduces reliance on separate point tools for recognition and internal social interaction. This is useful for organizations running recurring engagement campaigns.

cons

Not a full intranet CMS

Organizations that need extensive intranet information architecture, complex page layouts, or deep document management may find Workvivo less suited than platforms built primarily for intranet publishing. It is optimized for feed-based communication and community interaction rather than large-scale content repositories. Some intranet use cases may require integration with a separate document or portal system. This can add administrative overhead across tools.

Limited project work management

While Workvivo supports collaboration through communities and conversations, it is not primarily a task and project management system. Teams that require advanced work planning (dependencies, complex workflows, time tracking, or portfolio views) typically need a dedicated work management tool alongside it. Using Workvivo for execution tracking may lead to fragmented processes. This is a consideration for organizations expecting one platform for both communications and delivery management.

Integration and governance effort

Deployments often require integration with identity providers, HR systems, and collaboration suites to manage user provisioning and align with existing workflows. Establishing governance for content ownership, moderation, and community management can be non-trivial in large enterprises. Without clear operating models, social feeds can become noisy or unevenly adopted across departments. These factors can increase rollout time and ongoing administration.

Plan & Pricing

Plan Price Key features & notes
Business Custom pricing — Contact Sales (250–2000 employees). Workvivo's Intranet Pricing Guide also lists a starting figure: "From $20,000/year (250-2000 employees)" on the vendor site. Employee communications, digital workplace features, engagement (badges, surveys, recognition), analytics & insights, security (SSO, ISO 27001, SOC 2).
Enterprise Custom pricing — Contact Sales (2000+ employees). All Business features plus dedicated account manager, enhanced support (24/5), bespoke analytics & reporting, quarterly executive business reviews, unlimited live-streaming & storage, access to beta features.

Add-ons (listed on official pricing page):

  • Chat — instant messaging for frontline & desk-based employees (Request a quote).
  • Workvivo TV — digital signage (Request a quote).
  • Advanced Analytics — Premium analytics (Request a quote).
  • Employee Insights — Mobile-first employee listening suite (Request a quote).

Seller details

Workvivo Limited (a Zoom company)
Cork, Ireland
2017
Subsidiary
https://www.workvivo.com/
https://x.com/workvivo
https://www.linkedin.com/company/workvivo/

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