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Workvivo vs Peakon by Workday

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Workvivo

Software

Employee experience platform for connected workplaces

From
$4/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Peakon by Workday logo

Peakon by Workday

Software

Turn employee feedback into business success

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; Peakon by Workday pricing is not published; sold by quote through a sales process
  • They diverge on capability: Workvivo covers Social activity feed, Peakon by Workday covers Continuous listening.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Workvivo and Peakon by Workday actually diverge.

Attributes where Workvivo and Peakon by Workday differ
AttributeWorkvivoPeakon by Workday
Starting price$4/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
Founded20172014

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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
  • Mobile app
  • Podcasts and video
  • Surveys
  • Analytics
  • Integrations

Only in Peakon by Workday

  • Continuous listening
  • Pulse surveys
  • AI-powered insights
  • Real-time dashboards
  • Benchmarking
  • Action planning
  • Manager enablement
  • DEI analytics

Both cover

  • 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 Peakon by Workday
  • Employee recognition, badges and awards inside a social activity feednot Peakon by Workday
  • Livestreamed all-hands broadcasts with multi-language auto-translationnot Peakon by Workday

Peakon by Workday

  • Employee engagement measurementnot Workvivo
  • Real-time sentiment trackingnot Workvivo
  • Turnover forecastingnot Workvivo
  • Leadership developmentnot 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

Peakon by Workday

  • Pricing is not published; sold by quote through a sales process

Pricing, plan by plan

Workvivo

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

Peakon by Workday

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Peakon by Workday review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Workvivo if

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

Choose Peakon by Workday if

  • You need continuous listening.
  • You also want pulse surveys.
Peakon by Workday review

Questions people ask

Is Workvivo or Peakon by Workday better?
Neither clearly leads. Workvivo starts at $4/month and Peakon by Workday at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Workvivo or Peakon by Workday?
Workvivo starts at $4/month and Peakon by Workday at On request.
Does Workvivo or Peakon by Workday run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Peakon by Workday is typically brought in for.
What can Workvivo do that Peakon by Workday cannot?
Workvivo covers Social activity feed, Employee recognition, Internal communications, Mobile app. Peakon by Workday covers Continuous listening, Pulse surveys, AI-powered insights, Real-time dashboards. Both handle Microsoft Teams, Slack, Workday.
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