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Glint vs Blink

Glint logo

Glint

Employee Engagement

Employee engagement powered by AI

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Blink logo

Blink

Employee Engagement

Employee app for frontline and deskless workers

From
$3.4/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Glint glint.com is now a domain sale listing operated by Digimedia and carries no Glint product, documentation or pricing; Blink aPI access, advanced admin controls and compliance features are Enterprise only, with pricing on request
  • They diverge on capability: Glint covers AI-powered insights, Blink covers Mobile-first design.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Glint and Blink actually diverge.

Attributes where Glint and Blink differ
AttributeGlintBlink
Starting priceOn request$3.4/month
Founded20142015

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Employee Engagement).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Glint

  • AI-powered insights
  • Engagement surveys
  • Pulse surveys
  • Real-time listening
  • Predictive analytics
  • Action planning
  • Engagement roadmap
  • Manager tools

Only in Blink

  • Mobile-first design
  • News and updates
  • Chat messaging
  • Recognition
  • Forms and surveys
  • Document hub
  • Analytics
  • Integrations

Both cover

  • Workday

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Glint

  • Employee engagement pulse surveysnot Blink
  • Manager-level engagement dashboards and action planningnot Blink
  • Tracking employee sentiment trends over timenot Blink

Blink

  • Employee communications app for frontline and deskless staffnot Glint
  • Company news feed and targeted announcementsnot Glint
  • Single sign-on hub to internal tools from a phonenot Glint
  • Multi-language publishing for distributed workforces on Pronot Glint

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Glint

  • glint.com is now a domain sale listing operated by Digimedia and carries no Glint product, documentation or pricing
  • There is no vendor-published rate, plan or minimum for Glint at its original domain

Blink

  • API access, advanced admin controls and compliance features are Enterprise only, with pricing on request
  • Events management, multi-language publishing and the AI assistant require Pro at $5 per user per month
  • Monthly billing costs about 40 percent more than annual, at $5.60 against $3.75 on Core

Pricing, plan by plan

Glint

On request
  • Engage$undefined/month
    • Engagement surveys
    • Pulse surveys
    • AI insights

Blink

$3.4/month
  • Essential$3.4/month
    • News feed
    • Chat
    • Recognition
  • Business$undefined/month
    • Forms and surveys
    • Analytics
    • Integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose Glint if

  • You need ai-powered insights.
  • You also want engagement surveys.
Glint review

Choose Blink if

  • You need mobile-first design.
  • You also want news and updates.
Blink review

Questions people ask

Is Glint or Blink better?
Neither clearly leads. Glint starts at On request and Blink at $3.4/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Glint or Blink?
Glint starts at On request and Blink at $3.4/month.
Does Glint or Blink run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Glint best used for?
Glint is most often used for employee engagement pulse surveys, manager-level engagement dashboards and action planning, tracking employee sentiment trends over time. Of those, employee engagement pulse surveys and manager-level engagement dashboards and action planning are not what Blink is typically brought in for.
What can Glint do that Blink cannot?
Glint covers AI-powered insights, Engagement surveys, Pulse surveys, Real-time listening. Blink covers Mobile-first design, News and updates, Chat messaging, Recognition. Both handle Workday.
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