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Microsoft Viva Connections

Composite Score

8.1 /10

CX Score

8.6 /10

23 Reviews Write a Review

What is Microsoft Viva Connections?

Grow together with Microsoft Viva Connections—the employee experience platform within Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams. Viva supports connection, insight, purpose, and growth, empowering people and teams to be their best.

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Microsoft Viva Connections Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

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.

86 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.

+97 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 Connections?

0% Negative

4% Neutral

96% Positive

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 77

News Feed

Employee Engagement

Instant Messaging

Wiki Support

Employee Directory

Home Page

Integrations

Blog Support

Calendars

Discussion Forums

File Sharing Collaboration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 75

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

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Microsoft Viva Connections Reviews

Sofiane Z.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Submitted Sep 2023

The cloud way to manage your privacy risk

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Viva Connections from other similar products?

The integration with the other microsoft products

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to use. User friendly.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The licencing model

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Have a good knowledge about Compliance

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Efficient Service

Daniel R.

Role: Public Sector
Industry: Government
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2023

Easy to use and powerful software

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Viva Connections from other similar products?

Seamless integration into MS apps and works well with windows server operating system

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy to use Great support Good backup support from Microsoft Seamless integration with apps

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing it works well for the council and has become more reliable than Citrix we had before

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ask for a product demonstration and research options before you commit to contracting on the package

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Unique Features

Vaibhav D.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2023

Microsoft Viva Connections- The Future of Intranet

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Viva Connections from other similar products?

Microsoft Viva uses smart computer technology (AI) to give you advice that's just for you. It can help you with things like managing your time, staying healthy, and getting better at your job by using information to give you tips.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Viva Insights has some cool stuff to help employees feel better at work. It's got a virtual commute feature, which is like a pretend trip to work to start your day.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Using Microsoft Viva can be expensive, especially for small businesses. You have to pay for licenses and keep paying for things like updates, which can be tough on your budget.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Make sure to teach your employees how to use Microsoft Viva well. You can do this by investing in training programs and onboarding, which are like special lessons to help them get the hang of it.

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Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

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Microsoft Viva Connections Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

95 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+97 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Viva Connections?

Pros

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

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.

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

Instant Messaging Real-time, text-based communication between two or more people

Wiki Support Supports the creation of wikis by users. A wiki is a knowledge base written and maintained by the collaborative authorship of its users.

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.

Integrations The workplace platform integrates with common business applications in which users do their work, such as Office 365, G-Suite, Salesforce, and Zendesk.

Blog Support Allows employees to create blogs, personalizable mini-websites on which they post content viewable by co-workers.

Calendars Ability to manage and view employee schedules, and book meetings.

Discussion Forums Users can create posts on a browseable message board. Other users can reply to the posts in an open-discussion conversation thread visible to other users.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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Microsoft Viva Connections Reviews

Sofiane Z.

The cloud way to manage your privacy risk

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Daniel R.

Easy to use and powerful software

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Vaibhav D.

Microsoft Viva Connections- The Future of Intranet

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

News Feed

Employee Engagement

Instant Messaging

Wiki Support

Employee Directory

Home Page

Integrations

Blog Support

Calendars

Discussion Forums

File Sharing Collaboration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Breadth of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training