Chatter (discontinued) vs. Microsoft Viva Engage

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Chatter (discontinued)
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Chatter was a collaboration platform with integration into the business process and the ability to conduct actions like approving expense reports and creating support cases from the activity feed itself. It was acquired by Salesforce and is currently discontinued.N/A
Microsoft Viva Engage
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Viva Engage, formerly Yammer, is used for private communication within organizations or between organizational members and pre-designated groups.
$24
per year per user
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Microsoft Viva Employee Communications and Communities
$24
per year per user
Microsoft Viva Suite
$144
per year per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsMicrosoft Viva Engage is also available in some Microsoft 365 packages.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Chatter (discontinued)Microsoft Viva Engage
Considered Both Products
Chatter (discontinued)
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
Chatter is an excellent tool that provides advanced collaboration methods and let us share our files efficiently in a fast way.
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
Slack, Hangouts, there are a ton of messaging/social apps out there. Overall, I like to use Slack and Hangouts more as a messaging tool. However, when there are certain things that HAVE to get done within Salesforce, I can totally understand why Chatter would be important. When …
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
We were using Skype for business before, but Skype was mostly good at team communication and sharing activities/updates only. Since we started using Salesforce, we got the best option by using Chatter's added advantages. By using it we don't miss any action items. It's a …
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
Because Chatter is tied into our CRM I feel it is easier to use. Teams is better for instant answers and chats. Chatter is better for a data storage of ideas and answers. While they both have there advantages It is hard to say which is more valuable on their own.
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
Chatter is a solid tool within Salesforce. Slack has become more commonplace within our organization, but the fastest way to find out what is going on within an account or opportunity is to check the Chatter feed. I think there are different uses for each of the tools, but …
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
Slack utterly dominates chatter. Slack is searchable, has the use of channels. When you can sync it with Salesforce (there are multiple ways to automate alerts or notifications to be sent from Salesforce to Slack), it renders Chatter useless. Slack makes me never want to use …
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
Chatter is simply the most accessible, user-friendly, and convenient on the go platform we enjoy utilizing daily to help our company grow and boost overall revenue. Without the many features, Salesforce offers daily. We would be unable to capitalize on many lead and application …
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
We are using Chatter just because it is integrated with SFDC, and we use SFDC as our CRM. We use other communication tools as well. You can find communication tools in many applications and platforms, I recommend using the very specific ones, like Chatter, for only the teams …
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
There's a variety of communication tools available for selection out in the market place but I like the easy to navigate system of Chatter. I think there's a whole bunch of more features available in Chatter that I currently do not utilize but I think it's a good robust option.
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
Very similar but I'll give Chatter the advantage because of the different areas and notifications that come with it.
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
We also use Teams. Chatter is very helpful in that I can directly tag any object in our CRM. Instead of taking email requests for admin needs, I have added a Chatter process builder that helps me manage requests. If the case calls for a report to be made, I am able to tag the …
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
It is easier to use Slack for all external communication, but Salesforce is better for team communication.
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
Chatter has a better UI interface and offers more customization.
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
We have also tried to use Slack and Service Now. Service Now simply did not have the features we needed. Slack was useful but not nearly as good for the end users who simply want very simple. Slack confused the end user which caused them frustration, which also meant they did …
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
It is tough because there are several applications that allow for internal communication among teams. Chatter, however, is the only one that's native to Salesforce and allows for all communication to be attached to their respective artifacts. We use Slack in addition to Chatter …
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
Not much differential between these services. Better off integrating with more popular solutions via API.
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
Chatter allows you to converse in SFDC which is the core of any sales organization. Keeps everything under one roof.
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
I personally like Google Hangouts more due to the flow of conversations. I find it a much more efficient way to speak back and forth with work colleagues, other than face-to-face of course. But, as a manager I could see how Chatter would be useful to use when managing pipeline.
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
Chatter was within Salesforce already, so we simply went with it because it's attached and integrated well within Salesforce and Google Drive and Gmail.
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
Chatter has more features than the two software listed above. In other terms, it can be seen as an updated version of the rest
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
I've never used any other embedded collaboration tool.
Chose Chatter (discontinued)
Chatter is much more basic than other solutions, mainly, because it is not the core product for Salesforce. It is great for basic communication needs, but if you are looking for a much more robust solution then I would recommend using an application that is more focused on …
Microsoft Viva Engage
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
My organization has both Teams & Microsoft Yammer. They use Microsoft Yammer for a larger group as a social media tool for the whole organization, more like a one-way communication from the organization towards a large group of employees. However, I think teams is more suitable …
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
Basically, all these applications have the same functions, to share jobs and projects in real time and have functioned very similar to social networks that are used daily such as Facebook, Instagram, and others. Yammer was chosen because it is very easy to use, fast and safe.
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
Atlassian Confluence
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
I like how Yammer has functions that are fun and interactive, which can give you much more to do than using Teams or even Microsoft Forms. Yammer helps people feel included and gives people a better sense of how their friends and co-workers are feeling on certain issues. Yammer …
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
Yammer is very rudimentary as a broadcast tool and team notification. I has been surpassed in functionality and usefulness by all the other apps listed.
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
Yammer is better-suited than MS Teams for quick, informal texts with my colleagues.
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
Skype for business might be great for small meetings but yammer is way better for communication and discussion groups.
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
I would say Yammer stacks up to Jabber pretty similarly, except with yammer we have the ability to create more of a collaborate platform. We love Jabber, but we use that more for direct instant messaging, whereas Yammer brings us all together in a larger group (it’s been great …
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
We now use Microsoft Teams for chatting and project communication and it is more effective than Yammer. I do not find a use for Yammer any longer.
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
Salesforce Chatter was the initial product we tested as we already use Salesforce throughout the organization. We thought it would be a natural fit. However, we found it was difficult to keep the many groups, thoughts and ideas separate in Chatter, with many of our topics …
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
Yammer's biggest competition is definitely Workplace by Facebook. Both provide a "post, like, share" social network experience adapted to an enterprise paradigm. Both provide real-time chat on top of that to drive collaboration. Both have lightweight content management to …
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
Slack, similar features.
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
We used Share Point currently and in the past would post things there, Yammer is a little better because people are used to seeing a feed scroll and Share Point did get ignored after a while. PostS tend to get stale there quicker since the format is not as appealing.
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
There are few good alternatives to Microsoft Yammer that serve up the same functionality and allow for networking to the same extent. Prior to Yammer, we used an internal tool which was clunky and did not meet our companies needs. Yammer has proven to be much more successful …
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
Salesforce Chatter and Yammer can often be used in very similar ways. Both offer the ability to collaborate with team-members in real-time. Furthermore, both tools offer ability to share, comment, and network across organizations. One issue with Yammer is that it feels a bit …
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
Each app serves a different purpose even though there may be some overlap. Yammer is a little like Facebook and one can create, join, or find communities, and many people are familiar with Facebook. Slack works with channels and there are some people who are not as familiar …
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
Yammer created very important and reliable social network across the whole company. We used to have MS SharePoint, but since Yammer became available via Office 365 we moved to Yammer.

IBM Connections is difficult to maintain + costs are higher.
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
Yammer is a comprehensive program with enough tools to meet the responsibilities of the company, because it is easier to use and offers more creative and innovative work tools.

The company decided to select Yammer over other programs because Yammer is safer and more prestigious …
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
Yammer seemed like a lite powered Slack that was just coming into its prime. Still a ways to go, but integration with Office365 was great.
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
IBM Connections has a more mature set of features however it is expensive and difficult to maintain. Traditionally IBM Connections require an on-premise installation which required a large capital investment and an ongoing level of expertise to maintain. Although now IBM offers …
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
The login integration to MS accounts was key. The concept of having to login with one additional account is no longer an attractive option. Yammer integrates to other MS logins for a seamless user experience. FB Business is a nice alternative, but Yammer being under the MS …
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
Yammer, although not as strong for project management, has been a great tool to help our teams collaborate and build camaraderie across the organization.
Features
Chatter (discontinued)Microsoft Viva Engage
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Chatter (discontinued)
8.3
Ratings
7% above category average
Microsoft Viva Engage
5.4
Ratings
36% below category average
Task Management8.80 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Scheduling7.90 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Workflow Automation8.90 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Mobile Access8.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Search7.90 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Visual planning tools8.80 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Chatter (discontinued)
8.4
Ratings
6% above category average
Microsoft Viva Engage
7.6
Ratings
4% below category average
Chat9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Notifications7.10 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Discussions8.10 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Surveys8.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase8.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting9.00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts8.90 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook9.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Chatter (discontinued)
8.5
Ratings
8% above category average
Microsoft Viva Engage
5.0
Ratings
45% below category average
Versioning8.80 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Video files8.80 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Audio files7.90 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Document collaboration8.90 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Access control8.00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Advanced security features8.90 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Device sync8.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger
Score 9.8 out of 10
Troop Messenger
Troop Messenger
Score 9.8 out of 10
Enterprises
HCL Connections
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Chatter (discontinued)Microsoft Viva Engage
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.1
(0 ratings)
6.9
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.3
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.6
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Chatter (discontinued)Microsoft Viva Engage
Likelihood to Recommend
[Chatter] is the tool that makes our relations
stronger. It provides advanced ways of communication. I have trained my many
team members because of the easy features and functions of this tool, It is very user-friendly. Give it a try if you want to improve your relations with your
customers. It will surely enhance the productivity of your organization.
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Yammer provides a social network experience for the enterprise, providing a "Facebook for work". Its mobile app provides an excellent user experience, showing the full mix of communications happening across topics and teams. The web app, while it hasn't evolved much in the last few years, provides a good experience consuming news. Personally, I use Yammer every morning to see what's happening across my company and comment, like, and share to interact across silos. As long as the size of the network inside of Yammer is managed - likely partitioning a large organization into business units, etc., - then Yammer provides an excellent platform for social news and "bottom up" collaboration across teams. Its free-form posting style, including articles and polls for interactive content, helps break down silos across the organization. Contrasted with the boring world of email, Yammer is a tantalizing world of pictures, GIFs, and videos. At LiveTiles, we share company and team news via Yammer, enabling others to see the progress and milestones - from a new office to a new customer - without the heavy burden of a company newsletter or similarly curated content. Even though we have fully adopted Teams for day-to-day, intra-team communication, Yammer is still the gold standard for inter-team communication.
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Pros
  • Keeping track of all activities.
  • Helps sharing files or syncing any data.
  • Its being mobile is best for our sales managers to keep an track while traveling.
  • Showing a score for the level of opportunity helps to prioritize the sales funnel.
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  • No one likes getting a long thread of reply-alls. With Yammer announcements and updates can be shared — without cluttering your inbox.
  • Yammer's mobile apps are great for our on-the-go sales team to stay in touch with our office staff.
  • Yammer's social aspect makes it incredibly easy to use, even for our less tech savvy teammates. If you've used Facebook, learning Yammer will be a cinch.
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Cons
  • As an admin I would like to make it so that all users receive notifications, to help implement it into their daily practice.
  • If Chatter license users could have a bit more access to view reports, that could be utilized more by us.
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  • While Yammer has been an easy transition from SharePoint, it's still relatively new and unknown. Some employees claim that feel like the product was just another "add on" to the entire Microsoft Office experience.
  • When introducing new employees to Yammer, they are not as receptive because of how widely used SharePoint is across businesses and industries.
  • Functionality is simple, but still vastly different from SharePoint, thus creating a learning curve.
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Likelihood to Renew
Chatter can fulfill at least 85-90% of our business requirements in an easy-to-use platform. Usability is a key requirement and we have had our share of bad usability experiences. In our experience, even the most novice users were able to pick up Chatter in a relatively short amount of time with little/no assistance.
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Microsoft is dedicated to continual improvement on Yammer. They realize the value that Yammer brings to the table with their clients. In the short time that we have had Yammer implemented, we are just now beginning to see the strong impact it has on becoming more effective and efficient around collaboration.
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Usability
It is easy to use but the impact of it feels like it is a bit antiquated. It does not feel collaborative and real time. Chatter is more akin to email versus Slack or Hangouts where it feels like problems are being solved as you are communicating.
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Overall easy to use and intuitive, although limited in the possibility to personalize layout and look & feel of a site. Some functionalities are not easy to use, like document editing, but some others are quick and effective (posts and tagging above all). Performance and responsiveness of the Yammer site is typically acceptable, in my experience.
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Reliability and Availability
No answers on this topic
Very available
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Performance
No answers on this topic
It's a simple product but it does provide value.
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Support Rating
I haven't had to use support often, but when I have Salesforce was very responsive. Like with all things Salesforce, it is easy to use and doesn't have too many issues, so I don't think that people will have to use support often, but if so, they are easy to work with and helpful within the product.
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We have never had to use the support for Yammer. The tool works well and we have not come across any bugs. User Interface is simple and easy to use, similar to other forum type products, thereby removing the need for any extensive training. Team members are invited in and immediately are able to start using the tool.
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Online Training
No answers on this topic
The training that Microsoft provides is very generic training for Yammer. I like the fact the training is short and easy to understand
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
We organically implemented the product
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Alternatives Considered
Because Chatter is tied into our CRM I feel it is easier to use. Teams is better for instant answers and chats. Chatter is better for a data storage of ideas and answers. While they both have there advantages It is hard to say which is more valuable on their own
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I like how Yammer has functions that are fun and interactive, which can give you much more to do than using Teams or even Microsoft Forms. Yammer helps people feel included and gives people a better sense of how their friends and co-workers are feeling on certain issues. Yammer is a lot more like a social media platform than a work tool even!
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Return on Investment
  • This has had a very positive impact when it comes to verifying if proper communication has been had among teams. This helps us know when and what people have been informed of, which gives us the opportunity to regularly review our communication styles.
  • This has had a very positive impact when trying to find particular individuals in a very large company, and without any barriers.
  • This also provides a 'get networking' tool for new and existing individuals to the company, helping people gain influence and awareness among their stakeholders.
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  • Nothing negative. But what we tend to forget is that Yammer is just a product, not a vision for change. The true and deep implementation and adoption of an enterprise network needs work and commitment, just like everything else. The true benefits will only emerge over time.
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