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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Viva Engage

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Viva Engage, formerly Yammer, is used for private communication within organizations or between organizational members and pre-designated groups.

    $24

    per year per user

    Reply

    Score7.2 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Reply.io helps sales teams book more meetings by automating outreach with smart AI. It finds leads, writes personalized messages, handles replies, and books meetings, so you can focus on closing deals. Reply.io's AI SDR learns the product, targets its potential users, and engages across email, LinkedIn, SMS, WhatsApp, and calls. Additionally it: Handles replies, books meetings, and works in multiple languages Has access to 1B+ leads with…

    $59

    per month per user (1000 active contacts/month)

    Pricing
    Microsoft Viva EngageReply
    Editions & Modules
    Microsoft Viva Employee Communications and Communities
    $24
    per year per user
    Microsoft Viva Suite
    $144
    per year per user
    AI Chat
    $50
    per month
    Email Volume
    $59
    per month per user
    Multichannel
    $99
    per month per user
    Agency
    $166 (starts at)
    per month (billed annually) per account
    AI SDR Starter
    starting with $800
    per month 1000 active contacts
    AI SDR Growth
    Starts from $2500
    per month 5000 active contacts
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Viva EngageReply
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsMicrosoft Viva Engage is also available in some Microsoft 365 packages.Discount available for annual pricing.
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    88%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    88%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Viva EngageReply
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Viva Engage and Reply
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    8.7
    46 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Reply
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    Ratings
    Task Management9.128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts8.815 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling8.423 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.843 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search8.343 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual planning tools8.926 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Microsoft Viva Engage and Reply
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    8.6
    49 Ratings
    7% above category average
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    Ratings
    Chat9.444 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications8.349 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discussions9.748 Ratings00 Ratings
    Surveys9.638 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 Microsoft Viva Engage and Reply
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    9.1
    42 Ratings
    12% above category average
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    Versioning9.728 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files9.436 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files9.334 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration9.135 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control9.035 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features8.433 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync9.528 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score9.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft Viva EngageReply
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (59 ratings)
    6.3
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    6.3
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft Viva EngageReply
    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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    Reply
    Reply works best for structured outbound to a defined ICP, where reps personalize the opener, then let multi-step cadences run across email, calls, and LinkedIn with reply detection and CRM sync. It excels for time-sensitive triggers, event follow ups, closed-lost recycling, and A/B testing to standardize winning copy. It is less suited to bespoke enterprise pursuits that need deep research or legal signoff on every touch, or to untargeted high-volume blasts. In those cases, keep Reply for light structure and handle core outreach manually.
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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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    • To automatically sync our data, and keep records up to date, it offers a variety of native CRM connections, seamless integration with other tools, a robust API, and the power of Zapier.
    • I'm impressed by it, because it includes all of the capabilities I needed, as well as multivariate testing and, most significantly, an excellent reporting system.
    • It offers an extensive set of features for efficient outbound and inbound marketing automation.
    • With reporting and lead qualifying, the automation component is pretty powerful.
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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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    Reply
    • Syncing to other programs. You cannot interrelate Reply with other software in a simple way. Zapier is required and even then it’s not perfect.
    • Similar to syncing, there’s no way to export results of particular campaigns. This is awful. If I send out a campaign to a group, I’d like to export the results to enter into a CRM since I can’t sync the contacts. One of these features must be added ASAP.
    • Organization. While Reply itself is user-friendly, keeping campaigns and contacts and results organized is not. You cannot organize campaigns or file them away when they are done. Therefore you have to delete campaigns to stay organized and lose results, which you cannot even export.
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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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    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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    Reply
    Reply’s overall usability is strong. The interface is intuitive, and most features are easy to navigate without much training. Creating and managing sequences is straightforward, and the automation flow saves a lot of manual effort. Occasionally, the dashboard can feel a bit cluttered, and reporting could be more flexible. But overall, it’s a user-friendly tool that allows teams to get started quickly and operate efficiently day to day
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    Very available
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    Reply
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Microsoft
    It's a simple product but it does provide value.
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    Reply
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Reply
    I generally receive a reply in no time at all and found not only the support org. but the sales team to be extremely helpful. Additionally I found a great onboarding process with plenty of resources to consume.
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    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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    Reply
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    We organically implemented the product
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    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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    Reply
    Reply is a very good and widely known platform. I find it to be a lot more sophisticated and composed. I believe this tool works great for both large and small companies, which makes it stand out. There are so many other tools that work great, but they are restricted to the type and size of certain companies. With Mailchimp the email chain automation was not up to the mark and we faced a lot of problems due to it. However, Reply has solved all those issues.
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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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    Reply
    • Reply.io has been a lot more effective than MailChimp in terms of the follow-ups for the email chains. We use them to contact the people who said they wanted to do business with us and MailChimp's emails usually went to Promotions on Gmail. With Reply.io, we overcame this problem and the open rate improved 30%.
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