Software · head to head
Workvivo vs Engagedly
Workvivo
Software
Employee experience platform for connected workplaces
- From
- $4/month
- Rated
- -
Engagedly
Software
Cloud-based employee engagement and performance management
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Engagedly has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- 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; Engagedly there is a minimum spend of $7,500 per year regardless of headcount
- They diverge on capability: Workvivo covers Social activity feed, Engagedly covers Performance management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Workvivo and Engagedly actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Engagedly
- Performance management
- Goal tracking
- Feedback tools
- Recognition
- Analytics dashboard
- Manager resources
- Development plans
Both cover
- Mobile app
- Microsoft Teams
- Slack
- Workday
- BambooHR
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 Engagedly
- Employee recognition, badges and awards inside a social activity feednot Engagedly
- Livestreamed all-hands broadcasts with multi-language auto-translationnot Engagedly
Engagedly
- Performance reviews, goals and continuous feedbacknot Workvivo
- Employee engagement and pulse surveysnot Workvivo
- Peer recognition with badges and a rewards storefrontnot 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
Engagedly
- There is a minimum spend of $7,500 per year regardless of headcount
- All published per-user rates are billed annually rather than monthly
- The platform is sold as separate modules, so performance, learning, survey and recognition capabilities are priced individually and stack up
- Per-user rates are quoted as ranges such as $5 to $8 for performance and $3 to $5 for learning, with the actual figure varying by employee count and bundling
- Recognition and rewards is a further $2 per user per month on top of the other modules
- Every plan routes through Book a Demo rather than self-serve checkout
Pricing, plan by plan
Workvivo
$4/month- Business$4/month
- Social feed
- Recognition
- Mobile app
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Advanced analytics
- Custom integrations
- Dedicated support
Engagedly
Free- FreeFree
- Basic performance management
- Goals
- Feedback
- Pro$undefined/month
- Advanced performance management
- Recognition
- Analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Engagedly if
- You need performance management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want goal tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Workvivo or Engagedly better?
- Neither clearly leads. Workvivo starts at $4/month and Engagedly at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Workvivo or Engagedly?
- Engagedly has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $4/month for Workvivo and Free for Engagedly.
- Does Workvivo or Engagedly run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Engagedly for free?
- Yes. Engagedly has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Workvivo starts at $4/month.
- 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 Engagedly is typically brought in for.
- What can Workvivo do that Engagedly cannot?
- Workvivo covers Social activity feed, Employee recognition, Internal communications, Podcasts and video. Engagedly covers Performance management, Goal tracking, Feedback tools, Recognition. Both handle Mobile app, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Workday.