Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Viva Connections

Composite Score

8.2 /10

CX Score

8.6 /10

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What is Microsoft Viva Connections?

Grow together with Microsoft Viva Connections—the employee experience platform within Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams. Viva supports connection, insight, purpose, and growth, empowering people and teams to be their best.

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Microsoft Viva Connections Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

87 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

2
Since last award

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Viva Connections?

4% Negative

9% Neutral

87% Positive

Pros

Saves Time
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Mobile

Newsletter Creation

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Rewards Recognition

News Feeds, Alerts & Notifications

Instant Messaging

Employee Directory

Application Integration

Intranet

Surveys and Polling

Pulse Surveys

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

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Microsoft Viva Connections Reviews

Francisco M.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Other
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Submitted Apr 2025

Promote the use of the platform in the organizatio

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Viva Connections from other similar products?

While the mobile experience is already a key focus, other improvements could include offline access to content, notifications, and interactions that work seamlessly even without an internet connection. Employees can customize their home dashboard to access the information and applications most relevant to their daily work.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

This integration with applications like Teams, SharePoint, and other Microsoft 365 tools makes it easier for us to collaborate and manage marketing projects, improving the efficiency of our team. With the help of our visual content and testimonials, marketing teams can highlight the company's culture and organizational values, strengthening the internal brand and helping attract and retain talent.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Organizations should consider the costs associated with a Microsoft 365 subscription and any additional services they wish to implement. Connecting with non-Microsoft tools can be challenging and require additional effort. There are concerns about data privacy and the security of user information.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Provide appropriate training to employees on how to use Microsoft Viva Connections and related tools. Provide appropriate training to employees on how to use Microsoft Viva Connections and related tools. Encourage our teams to personalize their platform experiences so they find greater value in their daily use. Receive employee feedback and adjust the platform based on their user needs. Ensure that high-quality, relevant content is delivered to employees to maintain their interest and engagement.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Kishore Kumar S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

Wonderful connection tool

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Viva Connections from other similar products?

Seamless integration with other applications like Microsoft Teams, Share point, Outlook etc. Personalized employee experience like curated feed, sync with calendar Focus on Employee Engagement Robust Communication Strong Security and Compliance

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Security aspect is the most critical and my favorite one too

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing to complain

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

One of the best tool that too provided by Microsoft is the added advantage to consider this product.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Unique Features

Victor G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Retail
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Easy to use and satisfactory for my daily routine

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Viva Connections from other similar products?

Not sure yet, but the functionalities

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

the interface is really easy

What do you dislike most about this product?

nothing at the time

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

test before it

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Microsoft Viva Connections Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Viva Connections?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Mobile Ability to support multiple devices, OSes and platforms using mobile optimized, HTML-based web access and/or native applications.

Newsletter Creation Ability to create and distribute company newsletters to employees.

Single Sign-On (SSO) Login authentication linked to corporate login credentials, and user account information auto-populated to the expense profile.

Rewards Recognition Software allows for tracking and management of employee rewards and recognition programs

News Feeds, Alerts & Notifications Provides configurable in-app news feeds as well as real-time alerts and updates of all board relevant meeting information.

Instant Messaging Real-time, text-based communication between two or more people

Employee Directory Employees can browse a searchable directory containing job titles and contact information of co-workers, or identify candidates for collaboration.

Application Integration Includes functional and data integration with common applications such as CRM, CSM, ERP, email, etc.

Intranet Private network that allows collaboration and storage of sensitive documents.

Surveys and Polling Ability to survey employees and gather feedback.

Pulse Surveys Create and distribute short surveys to measure employee engagement levels over time.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

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Microsoft Viva Connections Reviews

Francisco M.

Promote the use of the platform in the organizatio

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Kishore Kumar S.

Wonderful connection tool

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Victor G.

Easy to use and satisfactory for my daily routine

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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