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Microsoft Viva Engage vs. Socialcast (discontinued)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Viva Engage

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Viva Engage, formerly Yammer, is used for private communication within organizations or between organizational members and pre-designated groups.

    $24

    per year per user

    Socialcast (discontinued)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ASocialcast was an enterprise social networking and collaboration platform acquired by VMware in 2011. The platform allowed an organization's employees to share information and documents with co-workers in real time through a Facebook- or Twitter-like news feed. VMware announced its end of availability (EOA) effective May 2018.

    $250

    per month

    Pricing
    Microsoft Viva EngageSocialcast (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    Microsoft Viva Employee Communications and Communities
    $24
    per year per user
    Microsoft Viva Suite
    $144
    per year per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Viva EngageSocialcast (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    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.
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Viva EngageSocialcast (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
    blueKiwi : yammer does well in terms of user experience, initial ram, up, but less so in total feature set
    Jive: since Yammer is SaaS, some customers will be unable to use yammer
    Sharepoint: although not a direct competitor, Microsofts own solution has some overlap on Yammer as …
    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Microsoft Viva EngageSocialcast (discontinued)
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Viva Engage and Socialcast (discontinued)
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    5.4
    41 Ratings
    Socialcast (discontinued)
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    Task Management6.025 Ratings7.74 Ratings
    Gantt Charts7.013 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Scheduling3.019 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Workflow Automation2.021 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.039 Ratings3.83 Ratings
    Search8.039 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Visual planning tools4.023 Ratings3.43 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Microsoft Viva Engage and Socialcast (discontinued)
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    7.6
    44 Ratings
    Socialcast (discontinued)
    7.5
    4 Ratings
    Chat8.040 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Notifications7.044 Ratings8.24 Ratings
    Discussions8.043 Ratings8.14 Ratings
    Surveys6.034 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase9.033 Ratings6.14 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting7.314 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts6.713 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook8.632 Ratings7.92 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Microsoft Viva Engage and Socialcast (discontinued)
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    5.0
    37 Ratings
    Socialcast (discontinued)
    5.7
    4 Ratings
    Versioning7.025 Ratings2.12 Ratings
    Video files5.032 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Audio files4.030 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Document collaboration1.031 Ratings6.74 Ratings
    Access control3.031 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Advanced security features5.028 Ratings5.83 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive8.014 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Device sync7.024 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Microsoft Viva EngageSocialcast (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (54 ratings)
    7.7
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    6.9
    (10 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)