Microsoft Viva Engage Customer Reviews 2026

What is Microsoft Viva Engage?

Staying connected is more important than ever. Viva Engage (formerly Yammer) is a social networking tool to openly connect and engage across your organization. Tap into the knowledge of others. Use the Discovery feed to stay on top of what matters, and build on existing work.

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Microsoft Viva Engage won the following awards in the Digital Workplace category

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2026 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2026

2026 Data Quadrant Champion

2026

0 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

2026

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

Microsoft Viva Engage Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

84 Likeliness to Recommend

95 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+89 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Viva Engage?

2% Negative

8% Neutral

90% Positive

Pros

Acts with Integrity
Respectful
Client Friendly Policies
Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 80

Listings

87

Employee Engagement

83

Department Zones

82

Networked Enterprise

81

Employee Directory

81

Home Page

80

News Feed

80

Reporting and Analytics

80

File Sharing Collaboration

80

Branded Premium Mobile

80

Workflow & Approvals

80

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Ease of Implementation

81

Ease of IT Administration

80

Ease of Data Integration

80

Quality of Features

79

Availability and Quality of Training

79

Business Value Created

79

Ease of Customization

77

Usability and Intuitiveness

76

Breadth of Features

76

Vendor Support

76

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

75

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Microsoft Viva Engage Reviews

Deepa R.

Role: Human Resources
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Submitted Nov 2024

Easy to use but best features are all premium.

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Viva Engage from other similar products?

Constantly innovating

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Great integration with Microsoft tools

What do you dislike most about this product?

The problem with Viva Engage is that if we want the best features, we need to pay for Viva premium which is quite expensive. Some of the features in premium should be included in the basic license.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Best if you have premium version.

Pros

Respectful
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable

Cons

Charges for Enhancements
Under Delivered
Less Transparent

Kaushik S.

Role: Operations
Industry: Retail
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Oct 2024

Features powerhouse

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Viva Engage from other similar products?

Their extended support and amazing user friendly interface

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Customer Success

What do you dislike most about this product?

Cost can be looked at

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Must utilise for the businesses

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

sravya a.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2026

solid employee engagement tool that works best

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Viva Engage from other similar products?

Viva engage's biggest differentiator is how naturally it fits into the microsoft 365 ecosystem. It works well alongside Teams and other microsoft tools, which lowers adoption friction and simplifies administration. While the feature set is not radically different from other engagement platforms, the integration and familiarity make it easier to roll out and maintain at scale

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The news feed and discussion experience make it easy for employees to stay informed and participate in conversations without needing another standalone platform

What do you dislike most about this product?

Reporting and analytics are fairly basic, which makes it harder to measure engagement and content impact in a meaningful way.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Viva Engage works best when used as a part of a broader microsoft 365 strategy. Organizations should be clear about their engagement goals and not expect it to replace more complex intranet or collaboration tools on its own

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Respectful
Fair

Cons

Commodity Features

Microsoft Viva Engage

What is Microsoft Viva Engage?

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Emotional Footprint Champion

2026 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Microsoft Viva Engage Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

95 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+89 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Viva Engage?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Listings A place to list things for sale or swap.

Employee Engagement Provides ability to solicit and measure employee engagement feedback.

Department Zones Department Zones give your department or team a simple, fast, and cost-effective way to leverage next-generation intranet technology to support your goals.

Networked Enterprise An interconnected digital destination with a unique hub and spoke architecture that easily scales as your organization grows.

Employee Directory Employees can browse a searchable directory containing job titles and contact information of co-workers, or identify candidates for collaboration.

Home Page A landing page that the user views upon launching the app. This may include announcements and the news feed, and may be customizable by the end user.

News Feed A display of recent activity relevant to users. Can include notices, events, or work activities such as completed tasks, projects, or recently edited documents.

Reporting and Analytics Includes historical and real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed and summary reporting, and easy data extraction for data analysis.

File Sharing Collaboration Users share, view, edit, discuss, and provide feedback on content, synchronously or asynchronously, either natively or through a third-party integration.

Branded Premium Mobile Unite your workforce with a branded, mobile-ready digital destination that engages and empowers employees wherever they are.

Workflow & Approvals The ability to include event processing, exception handling, escalation authorization, ad hoc in-flight workflow revisions, logging and approvals.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

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Microsoft Viva Engage Reviews

Deepa R.

Easy to use but best features are all premium.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Kaushik S.

Features powerhouse

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

sravya a.

solid employee engagement tool that works best

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Listings

Employee Engagement

Department Zones

Networked Enterprise

Employee Directory

Home Page

News Feed

Reporting and Analytics

File Sharing Collaboration

Branded Premium Mobile

Workflow & Approvals

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement