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Workvivo vs Betterworks

Workvivo logo

Workvivo

Employee Engagement

Employee experience platform for connected workplaces

From
$4/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Betterworks logo

Betterworks

Employee Engagement

Align, develop, and inspire your workforce

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Workvivo the pricing page publishes no price, no minimum and no per-licence rate; the vendor states cost depends on licence count and organisation needs and requires a custom quote; Betterworks the $1 and $2 promotional rates require a three year agreement and expire on 31 August 2026; the standing prices are $8 and $9 per user per month
  • They diverge on capability: Workvivo covers Social activity feed, Betterworks covers OKR & goal management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Workvivo and Betterworks actually diverge.

Attributes where Workvivo and Betterworks differ
AttributeWorkvivoBetterworks
Starting price$4/monthOn request
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android, Api
Founded20172013

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Workvivo

  • Social activity feed
  • Employee recognition
  • Internal communications
  • Podcasts and video
  • Surveys
  • Analytics
  • Integrations
  • Zoom

Only in Betterworks

  • OKR & goal management
  • Performance reviews
  • Continuous feedback
  • 1-on-1 meetings
  • Goal alignment
  • Calibration tools
  • Analytics & reporting
  • SAP SuccessFactors

Both cover

  • Mobile app
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Slack
  • Workday

What people use each for

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

Workvivo

  • Company-wide internal communications and news for desk and frontline staffnot Betterworks
  • Employee recognition, badges and awards inside a social activity feednot Betterworks
  • Livestreamed all-hands broadcasts with multi-language auto-translationnot Betterworks

Betterworks

  • Goals and OKR tracking across an organisationnot Workvivo
  • Performance reviews, 1:1s and continuous feedbacknot Workvivo
  • Calibration and succession planning on the higher tiernot Workvivo
  • Skills mapping and development plansnot Workvivo
  • Engagement surveys on the Enterprise tiernot Workvivo

Where each one falls short

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

Workvivo

  • The pricing page publishes no price, no minimum and no per-licence rate; the vendor states cost depends on licence count and organisation needs and requires a custom quote
  • There is no free trial; the vendor offers only a demo
  • Real-time chat with voice and video is a paid add-on rather than part of the core platform
  • Agentic search across connected systems is sold separately as the HQ Agent add-on tier
  • Employee listening and engagement surveys sit in the separate Seer product, added on or bought standalone
  • Digital signage through Workvivo TV is another paid add-on
  • Plan and add-on changes go through a Workvivo CX Manager rather than self-serve

Betterworks

  • The $1 and $2 promotional rates require a three year agreement and expire on 31 August 2026; the standing prices are $8 and $9 per user per month
  • Implementation is charged on top of the per-user price
  • Calibration, succession planning and skills intelligence need the Talent Intelligence tier
  • Engagement surveys and change management services are Enterprise only
  • The vendor states it adds most value above 500 employees, so smaller companies are not the target

Pricing, plan by plan

Workvivo

$4/month
  • Business$4/month
    • Social feed
    • Recognition
    • Mobile app
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Advanced analytics
    • Custom integrations
    • Dedicated support

Betterworks

On request
  • Goals$undefined/month
    • OKR management
    • Goal alignment
    • Progress tracking
  • Performance$undefined/month
    • Everything in Goals
    • Performance reviews
    • Continuous feedback
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Everything in Performance
    • Advanced analytics
    • Custom workflows

Which should you pick?

Choose Workvivo if

  • You need social activity feed.
  • You also want employee recognition.
Workvivo review

Choose Betterworks if

  • You need okr & goal management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want performance reviews.
Betterworks review

Questions people ask

Is Workvivo or Betterworks better?
Neither clearly leads. Workvivo starts at $4/month and Betterworks at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Workvivo or Betterworks?
Workvivo starts at $4/month and Betterworks at On request.
Does Workvivo or Betterworks run on more platforms?
Workvivo runs on Web. Betterworks runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What is Workvivo best used for?
Workvivo is most often used for company-wide internal communications and news for desk and frontline staff, employee recognition, badges and awards inside a social activity feed, livestreamed all-hands broadcasts with multi-language auto-translation. Of those, company-wide internal communications and news for desk and frontline staff and employee recognition, badges and awards inside a social activity feed are not what Betterworks is typically brought in for.
What can Workvivo do that Betterworks cannot?
Workvivo covers Social activity feed, Employee recognition, Internal communications, Podcasts and video. Betterworks covers OKR & goal management, Performance reviews, Continuous feedback, 1-on-1 meetings. Both handle Mobile app, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Workday.
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