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
Microsoft Viva Engage
Editions & Modules
Microsoft Viva Employee Communications and Communities
$24
per year per user
Microsoft Viva Suite
$144
per year per user
Offerings
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Microsoft Viva Engage
Free Trial
No
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
Additional Details
Microsoft Viva Engage is also available in some Microsoft 365 packages.
Systems Solution Architect in Engineering at Ericsson (Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees)
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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 …
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Analista in Information Technology at FONDO DE COMPENSACIÓN INTERTERRITORIAL (Financial Services, 201-500 employees)
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.
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Verified User
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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.
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Consultant in Corporate at Booz Allen Hamilton (Management Consulting, 10,001+ employees)
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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 …
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
Verified User
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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 …
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Verified User
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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.
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Chief Architect in Information Technology at LiveTiles (Computer Software, 51-200 employees)
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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 …
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
Senior Project Manager in Information Technology at PEMCO (Insurance, 501-1000 employees)
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.
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Verified User
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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 …
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Verified User
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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 …
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Verified User
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.
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
Business Analyst, PMO in Professional Services at Avtex Solutions, LLC (Telecommunications, 201-500 employees)
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 …
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Process Optimization Analyst in Corporate at Quad/Graphics (Printing, 10,001+ employees)
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 …
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QA Test Lead in Quality Assurance at Action-MCFR Mediagroup (Information Services, 1001-5000 employees)
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.
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Verified User
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 …
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Ingeniero in Engineering at Geoeco.C.A (Management Consulting, 501-1000 employees)
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 …
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Associate Director IT Infrastructure in Information Technology at Mennonite Central Committee (Non-Profit Organization Management, 1001-5000 employees)
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 …
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Solutions Architect in Engineering at Nokia (Telecommunications, 10,001+ employees)
Chose Microsoft Viva Engage
Yammer has been criticized for enabling employees within a company to begin conducting business on their platform but then charging these same companies for taking ownership of the content or removing former employees from accessing internal corporate communication.
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Features
Microsoft Viva Engage
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Viva Engage
Feature
Microsoft Viva Engage
5.4
41 Ratings
35% below category average
Task Management
6.025 Ratings
Gantt Charts
7.013 Ratings
Scheduling
3.019 Ratings
Workflow Automation
2.021 Ratings
Mobile Access
8.039 Ratings
Search
8.039 Ratings
Visual planning tools
4.023 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Microsoft Viva Engage
Feature
Microsoft Viva Engage
7.6
44 Ratings
4% below category average
Chat
8.040 Ratings
Notifications
7.044 Ratings
Discussions
8.043 Ratings
Surveys
6.034 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase
9.033 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting
7.314 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts
6.713 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook
8.632 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Microsoft Viva Engage
Yammer is great when you have a company culture that encourages friendly collaboration and communication. It can be a great supplement (but certainly not a substitute) for bonding and sharing ideas and thoughts. Certain channels can be really successful, too, like a channel where people can post dog pictures or something fun like that!
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
Although the social enterprise network works very well, there is room for some slight improvement - such as the ability to attract users. By being part of the Microsoft Office Suite, it is offered as an "add-on" and many overlook it and see it as unnecessary at first. It would be smart for Microsoft to sell it as its own product so it could gather more popularity as a "social network".
Giving an option to filter results could be better as well as giving an option to turn off the "recent activity" bar on the home page.
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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.
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.
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.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
Our team briefly used Salesforce.com's Chatter product before switching over to Yammer in 2012. While Chatter is essentially the same product as Yammer, it left much to be desired. Chatter's design was (and remains) clunky and difficult to navigate. Yammer is a simple, easy-to-use product that offers similar functionality as Salesforce's Chatter.
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My company is pleased with the positive impact Yammer has created departmentally and on an individual basis with work flow efficiency.
Adversely, most old and new employees are more familiar with SharePoint, causing the company to pay for training for all current and incoming employees.
As Yammer becomes more widely used, the need for training may diminish, which is where we will see our return on investment, as the product clearly provides a more effective form of file sharing and communication between employees and their department.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
