# ThoughtFarmer, Viva Engage vs Jostle Comparison

| | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.7 out of 5 | 3.6 out of 5 | 4.6 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 147 | 1,441 | 227 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (81.3% of reviews) | Enterprise (59.6% of reviews) | Mid-Market (74.9% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $6.00 500 Users | No pricing available | $5.00 | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### ThoughtFarmer

Pros:
- Ease of Use (27 reviews)
- Customer Support (14 reviews)

Cons:
- Limited Customization (9 reviews)
- Confusion (3 reviews)

### Viva Engage

Pros:
- Ease of Use (3 reviews)
- Sharing Ease (3 reviews)

Cons:
- Distraction (2 reviews)
- Lack of Notifications (2 reviews)

### Jostle

Pros:
- Ease of Use (15 reviews)
- Features (10 reviews)

Cons:
- Slow Loading (4 reviews)
- Inefficient Searching (2 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (135 reviews) | 7.9 (1264 reviews) | 8.9 (187 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.3 (136 reviews) | 8.1 (1280 reviews) | 9.1 (187 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.1 (119 reviews) | 8.3 (178 reviews) | 8.8 (134 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 9.1 (118 reviews) | 7.7 (166 reviews) | 8.9 (143 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.6 (129 reviews) | 7.8 (757 reviews) | 9.1 (157 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.6 (116 reviews) | 7.8 (147 reviews) | 9.4 (134 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.4 (133 reviews) | 6.0 (1264 reviews) | 8.9 (174 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### ThoughtFarmer

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: 500 to 999 users

Price: $6.00 500 Users

Description: All features included, backed by our award-winning support, and 90-day risk-free guarantee.

Key Features:
- Every customer gets the full ThoughtFarmer experience with all 240+ features.

[Browse all 5 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/thoughtfarmer/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Viva Engage

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Jostle

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Bronze

Price: $5.00

Description: Starting at $5/user/month to help you connect culture and drive communications. Full details at jostle.me/pricing

Key Features:
- Internal comms
- Android & iPhone apps
- Full support

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/jostle/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Team Collaboration

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **ThoughtFarmer** | N/A | N/A |
| **Viva Engage** | N/A | N/A |
| **Jostle** | N/A | N/A |

#### Communication

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Status Updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Instant Messaging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Activity Feed** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Comments and Voting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Discussions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User Directory** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Online Status of Coworkers** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Content Management

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **File Sharing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Document Collaboration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Version Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Tagging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Knowledge Base** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Surveys** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Productivity Tools

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Task Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Calendar** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Mobile** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Moderation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Business Instant Messaging

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **ThoughtFarmer** | N/A | N/A |
| **Viva Engage** | N/A | N/A |
| **Jostle** | 8.7/10 | 81 |

#### Business Instant Messaging

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **File Sharing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (67 reviews) | 
| **Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (76 reviews) | 
| **Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (73 reviews) | 

#### Business Instant Messaging 

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Audio Conferencing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Video Conferencing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Business Instant Messaging

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Mobile Application** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (67 reviews) | 
| **Web Application** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (74 reviews) | 
| **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (46 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI - Business Instant Messaging

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### AI - Business Instant Messaging

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Powered Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Smart Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **AI Powered Language Translation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Content Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Business Instant Messaging

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

### Employee Communications

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **ThoughtFarmer** | 8.6/10 | 25 |
| **Viva Engage** | N/A | N/A |
| **Jostle** | 8.8/10 | 64 |

#### Information Distribution

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **News Feed** | 9.7 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.4 (60 reviews) | 
| **Newsletter** | 8.0 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.8 (45 reviews) | 
| **Notifications** | 8.5 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.1 (57 reviews) | 
| **Email** | 8.0 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.1 (47 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Channel Sharing** | 7.9 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.9 (30 reviews) | 

#### Employee Engagement

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Employee Generated Content** | 9.2 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.9 (56 reviews) | 
| **Confirmation** | 8.8 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.8 (44 reviews) | 
| **Comments** | 8.8 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.4 (60 reviews) | 
| **Inline Translation** | 6.8 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Administrative Access** | 9.2 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.4 (54 reviews) | 
| **Content Interaction** | 9.5 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.5 (17 reviews) | 
| **Surveys (global & local)** | 8.9 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.1 (14 reviews) | 
| **Chat** | 6.6 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.1 (15 reviews) | 

#### User Experience & Accessibility - Employee Communications

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Native Mobile Application** | 8.3 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.4 (13 reviews) | 
| **Branded Experience** | 9.2 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.8 (13 reviews) | 
| **Personalized Ux Experience** | 8.3 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.3 (13 reviews) | 
| **Audience Management & Creation** | 9.3 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.6 (12 reviews) | 

#### Content Distribution - Employee Communications

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Newsfeed** | 9.3 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.7 (15 reviews) | 
| **Newsletter Engine** | 7.7 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.7 (13 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Channel Sharing** | 8.2 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.2 (11 reviews) | 

#### Additional Features - Employee Communications

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Emergency Notifications** | 8.7 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.8 (10 reviews) | 
| **Analytics** | 9.3 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.0 (12 reviews) | 
| **Integrations** | 8.8 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.6 (12 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Employee Communications

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | 8.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

### Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **ThoughtFarmer** | N/A | N/A |
| **Viva Engage** | 9.0/10 | 9 |
| **Jostle** | N/A | N/A |

#### Content & Community Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Gamification** | Not enough data | 7.7 (8 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Community Building** | Not enough data | 9.4 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Knowledge Sharing** | Not enough data | 8.8 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User Generated Content** | Not enough data | 9.4 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Admin & Reporting Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Content Moderation** | Not enough data | 9.2 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Polls & Surveys** | Not enough data | 9.4 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Content Management** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Analytics & Reporting** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User Management** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

### Employee Intranet

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **ThoughtFarmer** | 9.0/10 | 9 |
| **Viva Engage** | N/A | N/A |
| **Jostle** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - Employee Intranet

| Feature | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | 9.4 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Employee Intranet Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/employee-intranet)

**Unique to ThoughtFarmer (1):** [Employee Communications Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/employee-communications)

**Unique to Viva Engage (1):** [Enterprise Social Networking (ESN) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/enterprise-social-networking-esn)

**Unique to Jostle (3):** [Enterprise Social Networking (ESN) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/enterprise-social-networking-esn), [Employee Communications Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/employee-communications), [Business Instant Messaging Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/business-instant-messaging)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | ThoughtFarmer | Viva Engage | Jostle | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 5.6% | 10.2% | 13.9% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 81.3% | 30.2% | 74.9% | 
| **Enterprise** | 13.2% | 59.6% | 11.2% | 

### By Industry

#### ThoughtFarmer

- **Financial Services:** 16.8%
- **Banking:** 15.4%
- **Legal Services:** 7.0%
- **Civil Engineering:** 4.9%
- **Law Practice:** 4.2%
- **Real Estate:** 4.2%
- **Staffing and Recruiting:** 3.5%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.5%
- **Higher Education:** 2.8%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 2.8%
- **Other:** 35.0%

#### Viva Engage

- **Information Technology and Services:** 14.8%
- **Computer Software:** 6.8%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 5.2%
- **Education Management:** 3.9%
- **Higher Education:** 3.8%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 3.6%
- **Retail:** 3.5%
- **Accounting:** 3.4%
- **Management Consulting:** 2.7%
- **Financial Services:** 2.5%
- **Other:** 49.5%

#### Jostle

- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 8.1%
- **Construction:** 5.4%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 5.0%
- **Insurance:** 4.5%
- **Real Estate:** 4.5%
- **Financial Services:** 3.6%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 3.6%
- **Automotive:** 3.2%
- **Hospitality:** 3.2%
- **Education Management:** 3.2%
- **Other:** 55.7%

---
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## Top Discussions

### ThoughtFarmer

No discussions available for this product.

### Viva Engage

- Title: [I'm new to Yammer and unsure how to engage my team in company-wide discussions. Any advice?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/i-m-new-to-yammer-and-unsure-how-to-engage-my-team-in-company-wide-discussions-any-advice) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "To engage your team on Yammer, start by setting a welcoming tone with introductions and simple icebreaker questions. Tag team members in relevant posts,..."
- Title: [Is yammer any good?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-yammer-any-good) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Yes it’s a great tool for employee communication. "
- Title: [What can yammer be used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-can-yammer-be-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Networking with colleagues"
- Title: [Can i get notifications of when a poll is being answered and the progress made based on the number of users that have submitted their answers to determine percentages of participation?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-get-notifications-of-when-a-poll-is-being-answered-and-the-progress-made-based-on-the-number-of-users-that-have-submitted-their-answers-to-determine-percentages-of-participation) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Yes you can get notifications in your email"
- Title: [Whats the best way to use Yammer is it only for sharing an update or a post?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/30075-whats-the-best-way-to-use-yammer-is-it-only-for-sharing-an-update-or-a-post) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "in the application but the Web interface is not bad at all"

### Jostle

- Title: [Do you have a mobile app?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/jostle-do-you-have-a-mobile-app) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "yes"
- Title: [Can the tasks be submitted to multiple people at the same time or is the only option one by one?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/33252-can-the-tasks-be-submitted-to-multiple-people-at-the-same-time-or-is-the-only-option-one-by-one) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Good question. You can duplicate a Task to multiple people. This video shows you how to do it: https://intranet.jostle.me/tasks-duplicate-to-many"
- Title: [Any suggestions on a biweekly/monthly update of some sort to boost employee appreciation 4 eachother](https://www.g2.com/discussions/12120-any-suggestions-on-a-biweekly-monthly-update-of-some-sort-to-boost-employee-appreciation-4-eachother) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "My company has incorporated bonusly and we love it! It gives you points each month to distribute and these can be redeemed for gift cards."
- Title: [Is my data secure?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/security-3d048199-53b3-479c-8336-42e3f1b41723) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yes! We take data privacy and security seriously. You can find more info at https://www.jostle.me/security"
- Title: [Do you support Single Sign on?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/sso-3e2fd778-5e0e-4a91-9784-a3f8f865872d) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yes. We support both Microsoft and Google environments, as well as most third-party SSO providers, including PingID, OKTA, LogMeIn, Centrify, and OneLogin."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/thoughtfarmer-vs-viva-engage-vs-jostle)