Microsoft Viva Engage vs. Pigeon Messengr

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft Viva Engage
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft Viva Engage, formerly Yammer, is used for private communication within organizations or between organizational members and pre-designated groups.
$24
per year per user
Pigeon Messengr
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Based in New York City, Pigeon Messengr is a business communication platform that offers teams the flexibility to communicate their way. Pigeon Messengr provides businesses of all sizes with an integrated suite of communication tools to help streamline business communications. Employees can text, chat, set up video calls or voice calls, have private or group discussions, and more! The platform connects conversations across voice, video, and messages so you can pick up right where you…
$7
per month
Pricing
Microsoft Viva EngagePigeon Messengr
Editions & Modules
Microsoft Viva Employee Communications and Communities
$24
per year per user
Microsoft Viva Suite
$144
per year per user
Starter
$7
per user
Professional
$14
per user
Business
$25
per user
Enterprise
$40
per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Viva EngagePigeon Messengr
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsMicrosoft Viva Engage is also available in some Microsoft 365 packages.Pricing is per user per month. Contact Pigeon Messengr for more information on pricing for your team.
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Viva Engage
8.2
46 Ratings
6% above category average
Pigeon Messengr
-
Ratings
Task Management8.628 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts8.415 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling7.823 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation7.323 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access8.843 Ratings00 Ratings
Search8.043 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual planning tools8.226 Ratings00 Ratings
Communication
Comparison of Communication features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Viva Engage
8.5
49 Ratings
6% above category average
Pigeon Messengr
9.2
11 Ratings
14% above category average
Chat9.244 Ratings9.811 Ratings
Notifications8.349 Ratings8.111 Ratings
Discussions9.548 Ratings9.710 Ratings
Surveys9.138 Ratings00 Ratings
Internal knowledgebase9.338 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with GoToMeeting7.314 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts6.713 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Outlook8.632 Ratings00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft Viva Engage
8.6
42 Ratings
7% above category average
Pigeon Messengr
8.0
10 Ratings
0% below category average
Versioning9.728 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files8.836 Ratings8.010 Ratings
Audio files8.634 Ratings8.010 Ratings
Document collaboration8.135 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control8.235 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced security features8.233 Ratings00 Ratings
Integrates with Google Drive8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync9.328 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft Viva EngagePigeon Messengr
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(55 ratings)
9.0
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
7.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Viva EngagePigeon Messengr
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Yammer is great when you have a company culture that encourages friendly collaboration and communication. It can be a great supplement (but certainly not a substitute) for bonding and sharing ideas and thoughts. Certain channels can be really successful, too, like a channel where people can post dog pictures or something fun like that!
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Team Messengr
Pigeon Messengr functions well as a general communication tool. In my experience, the only area it is not well suited for is transferring documents with specialized file formats. I also am not aware of what its auditability is like, but we are using it so it must be there.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • Providing a platform for social news in the company where "bottom up" topics can percolate freely across department
  • Social networking across the company where folks can divide their work into topics instead of teams
  • Basic collaboration within a group including document sharing with ability to pin documents to a team
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Team Messengr
  • Notifications - I can minimize the window while I'm working and new messages will pop up on my screen so I don't have to remember to check the channel.
  • Statuses - we always put up a status of what we're working on, I like how you can hover over user names and it will show you their statuses.
  • Overall look - I don't know if my company chose the color scheme but it's really sharp. Also love that I can use Dark Mode, easier on my eyes for sure!
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Although the social enterprise network works very well, there is room for some slight improvement - such as the ability to attract users. By being part of the Microsoft Office Suite, it is offered as an "add-on" and many overlook it and see it as unnecessary at first. It would be smart for Microsoft to sell it as its own product so it could gather more popularity as a "social network".
  • Giving an option to filter results could be better as well as giving an option to turn off the "recent activity" bar on the home page.
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Team Messengr
  • Sometimes a message will get broken up and I am unable to view it all at once.
  • It would be nice if it had a way to select a message as being unread. I like to leave messages unread as reminders but sometimes need to just read them first.
  • It won't allow me to upload a picture because it has to be of a very small size. Would be more personal if I could use a picture on my profile.
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
Microsoft is dedicated to continual improvement on Yammer. They realize the value that Yammer brings to the table with their clients. In the short time that we have had Yammer implemented, we are just now beginning to see the strong impact it has on becoming more effective and efficient around collaboration.
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Team Messengr
No answers on this topic
Usability
Microsoft
Overall easy to use and intuitive, although limited in the possibility to personalize layout and look & feel of a site. Some functionalities are not easy to use, like document editing, but some others are quick and effective (posts and tagging above all). Performance and responsiveness of the Yammer site is typically acceptable, in my experience.
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Team Messengr
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Microsoft
Very available
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Team Messengr
I've never had it be not available.
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Performance
Microsoft
It's a simple product but it does provide value.
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Team Messengr
Occasionally, files can take forever to upload and download, and the calendar integrations also don't work sometimes.
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Support Rating
Microsoft
We have never had to use the support for Yammer. The tool works well and we have not come across any bugs. User Interface is simple and easy to use, similar to other forum type products, thereby removing the need for any extensive training. Team members are invited in and immediately are able to start using the tool.
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Team Messengr
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Microsoft
The training that Microsoft provides is very generic training for Yammer. I like the fact the training is short and easy to understand
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Team Messengr
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Microsoft
We organically implemented the product
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Team Messengr
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
Our team briefly used Salesforce.com's Chatter product before switching over to Yammer in 2012. While Chatter is essentially the same product as Yammer, it left much to be desired. Chatter's design was (and remains) clunky and difficult to navigate. Yammer is a simple, easy-to-use product that offers similar functionality as Salesforce's Chatter.
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Team Messengr
Pigeon Messengr has everything in one, although there are some things that could be improved, what product doesn't? I prefer it over some of the other platforms because it is more organized for our business needs and communications, and it has several updates a month to make sure everything is working properly.
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Scalability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Team Messengr
I have not noticed any issues for a company of about 400 employees. I imagine the channel functionality would enable fairly unlimited scaling.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • My company is pleased with the positive impact Yammer has created departmentally and on an individual basis with work flow efficiency.
  • Adversely, most old and new employees are more familiar with SharePoint, causing the company to pay for training for all current and incoming employees.
  • As Yammer becomes more widely used, the need for training may diminish, which is where we will see our return on investment, as the product clearly provides a more effective form of file sharing and communication between employees and their department.
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Team Messengr
  • Positive - less time wasted on emails
  • Positive - less expensive than having a chat tool and a video tool (and phones!)
  • Negative - sometimes tone is hard to convey in text, and this has led to a couple of misunderstandings
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