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Workplace from Meta

8.4 /10

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What is Workplace from Meta?

Workplace (sunsetting 2025) is a communication tool that connects everyone in your company, even if they’re working remotely. Use familiar features like Groups, Chat, Rooms and Live video broadcasting to get people talking and working together.

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Awards & Recognition

Workplace from Meta won the following awards in the Digital Workplace category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024

0 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2024

2 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

12 Top Rated Features

2022

Workplace from Meta Ratings

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86 Likeliness to Recommend

94 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+87 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 Workplace from Meta?

5% Negative

5% Neutral

90% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Fair
Caring
Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 81

News Feed

Employee Directory

Instant Messaging

Chat Capabilities

Live Video Capabilities

Home Page

Employee Engagement

Mobile App

Diversity and Inclusion

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Discussion Forums

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

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Workplace from Meta Reviews

Anil M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2022

One stop for a professional social networking

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Workplace from Meta from other similar products?

You can post, hangout and share anything with your peers seamlessly.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Broadcast platform and live video features stands out!

What do you dislike most about this product?

Management of mail triggering could be simplified

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are from a big sized company then you will not regret using workplace. However, if you are a small sized one, then I think you may not appreciate its capabilities.

Pros

Caring
Respectful
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product

Cons

Commodity Features
Charges for Enhancements

Kevin M.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2021

It revolutionised how we connect in the business!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Workplace from Meta from other similar products?

It definitely has the background of Meta integrated. So you know that the service on the product is top notch. I love that the customer success teams are always there to help and guide you when needed most.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The constant updates from Meta and that they're quick to introduce new features that continue to make the product so much better!

What do you dislike most about this product?

Probably how slow analytics have taken to roll out, but it's getting better day by day!

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I wholeheartedly believe it's taken our corporate comms and employee engagement to a whole new level, you can't lose!

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Jalan N.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Technology
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2021

Extremely great product, it’s changed our business

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Workplace from Meta from other similar products?

Ease of use and familiarity of the tool

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Live Video

What do you dislike most about this product?

Lack of a home page

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Jump in feet first, tons of resources that help you become susccesful with the tool.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Unique Features
Effective Service

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Workplace from Meta Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

94 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+87 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Workplace from Meta?

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

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

Chat Capabilities Chat connects everybody and brings rich functionality to messaging with the ability to create polls and surveys, send files, automate tasks or share location.

Live Video Capabilities Live video capabilities lets you create high-quality live events with features such as screen sharing, automatic captioning, Q&As, and live-stream metrics.

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.

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

Mobile App Android and iOS app that users can download.

Diversity and Inclusion Ensures everyone has an authentic voice and builds community at work, which includes the ability to add gender pronouns, skin-tones and name pronunciation.

Single Sign-On (SSO) Login authentication linked to corporate login credentials, and user account information auto-populated to the expense profile.

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.

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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Workplace from Meta Reviews

Anil M.

One stop for a professional social networking

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Kevin M.

It revolutionised how we connect in the business!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jalan N.

Extremely great product, it’s changed our business

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Since last award

Feature Ratings

News Feed

Employee Directory

Instant Messaging

Chat Capabilities

Live Video Capabilities

Home Page

Employee Engagement

Mobile App

Diversity and Inclusion

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Discussion Forums

Vendor Capability Ratings

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support