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Haystack Demo - Give Employees A Digital HQ
Haystack gives employees a fun, intuitive, and informative place to start their day. No-code custom branding and a modular design make it easy to keep key resources, knowledge, and organizational culture in the spotlight.
Haystack Demo - Secure Login
Haystack ensures a seamless and secure entry into your digital workplace, supporting configurable login options including SSO, email authentication, and more to meet diverse enterprise needs.
Haystack Demo - Organize Company Events With Ease
Whether it is an all-hands meeting or a team-building workshop, Haystack makes it quick and simple to create and share them with specific teams, departments, or groups.
Haystack Demo - Broadcast Company News
It’s never been easier to connect and communicate with your entire organization. Haystack brings your team together in an intuitive, engaging environment.
Haystack Demo - Connect a unified employee directory
Building personal connections in a rapidly scaling organization can be challenging—especially while working remotely. Haystack’s interactive directory makes colleagues across the world feel like they’re right across the hall.
Haystack Demo - Consumer Grade Mobile Apps
Haystack delivers a consumer-grade mobile experience, blending intuitive design with robust functionality to keep your team connected and productive on the go.
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Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Polished, User-Friendly Hub That Elevates Company Communication"
What do you like best about Haystack?

I like that it's a very appealing and user friendly intranet space for company employees. Sharepoint was useable but was in no way a good hub to hop in and see current events and employee profiles. Haystack provides a sense of polish that is good at providing communications, org charts, and a general hub for folks to use to access different important aspects for the company. We needed an all in one hub for employees to easily access. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Haystack?

Grouping from Azure can be a bit confusing but otherwise it works, it could be just how we have it set up as well. Otherwise, it does what it needs to do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

"Enhances Communication, Needs Easier Policy Search"
What do you like best about Haystack?

I like that Haystack keeps me connected to my job at Our Lady of the Valley. I appreciate that I can quickly access company policies related to CSM senior living management. I like how the platform shows all the different employee members and lets you do shout-outs, share information with fellow employees, and see anniversary and birth dates, which is really nice. You can even create a profile picture. The application constantly keeps me communicating and involved with my coworkers, which is a big advantage given it's tied to my second job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Haystack?

Searching for policies is a little more difficult. It's not very user friendly just to go to find a specific policy. I think policies should be an option of its own and in the main menu drop down list. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CS
Personal Lines Sales Account Manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Recent transition to our new Intranet---Haystack"
What do you like best about Haystack?

Our transition to Haystack has been a smooth and rewarding experience. The platform is very easy to use and has significantly improved how we access and manage information. I appreciate having all of our documents, applications, and contact directories consolidated in one central location. The way the information is displayed is both clean and engaging, which makes navigating the intranet feel effortless. I also value the thoughtful features such as work anniversary and birthday highlights, which help foster a stronger sense of community. Since our team is spread across different regions, Haystack has helped us feel more connected and in sync, even from a distance. Overall, it has enhanced both our productivity and our team culture. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Haystack?

At this time, I have not encountered anything I genuinely dislike about Haystack. The platform has been intuitive, reliable, and well-organized. If anything, I would simply say that as we continue using it, I’m open to providing feedback if any areas for improvement arise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

"User-Friendly with Strong Communication Features"
What do you like best about Haystack?

I appreciate how user-friendly Haystack is, making it easy for me to navigate and utilize its various functions. I enjoy the hosting of events feature as it allows me to input the exact date and time, making coordination across our entire company seamless. The ability to create private groups is another aspect I like because it ensures that I can share specific information with designated teams, maintaining privacy and relevancy in communications. Additionally, the initial setup of Haystack was fairly easy, and it was impressive how quickly everyone in the company adapted to it, demonstrating its intuitive design. This ease of use and comprehensive functionality makes Haystack a valuable resource for our company, contributing to my decision to rate it a 10 out of 10 for recommendation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Haystack?

I wish that it was a bit easier to use on my phone. It's not as easy to post or create events on a phone as it is on a computer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness
AH
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great but has room for UI/UX improvements"
What do you like best about Haystack?

Overall, really great product and awesome team, their support has been friendly and easy to access. I can see that they are improving the platform more and more and listening to their customers!

The search function has been super helpful, and I like how it's a really clean design. It's fairly simple to use, and the learning curve is easier than most, meaning implimentation, while always complicated, this is definately better than most. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Haystack?

I want more customizable options when creating pages.

Additionally, the way new announcement submissions are managed can be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Cameron Lindsay of Haystack

Thank you for your feedback! We're glad you find Haystack helpful in consolidating company resources and improving organization. We appreciate your suggestions for page updates and text customization, and we actually have some big updates coming out shortly on that very front. If you have more ideas to enhance the UI/UX, please reach out!

"Seamlessly Connects and Organizes Work"
What do you like best about Haystack?

I find Haystack to be an excellent platform for connecting everything related to my work in one convenient location. The platform is particularly beneficial for locating updated forms, finding coworkers, and keeping announcements well-organized. I really like its ease of use and the intuitive layout that it offers. Additionally, Haystack looks nice visually and is user-friendly, making it great for everyone involved. The initial setup has been easy so far, and I'm very impressed with how straightforward it is. I am so satisfied with the experience that I would rate my likelihood of recommending Haystack to a friend or colleague at a perfect 10. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Haystack?

Have not come across anything yet Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Alexa F.
AF
Marketing Content Specialist
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Haystack solved all our internal issues!"
What do you like best about Haystack?

I love how Haystack is a one-stop-shop for everything that our team members may need. The post feature and ability to create pages that include PDFs are awesome! It's easy to use for people who know the ins and outs of it. It was a quick and easy implementation process and we use it on a daily basis as a company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Haystack?

I think the search feature, both the AI and regular, need some work. The most complaints we've gotten have been about how people can't find specific documents/ pages that they're looking for. I think it also just takes a bit to get used to and navigate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tawny B.
TB
CEO/Owner
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Excellen Business Intranet Platform"
What do you like best about Haystack?

Haystack has become an extremely valuable tool for our team. It allows us to track all of our employees, their organizational chart, locations, responsibilities and more! We use it as a landing page to get to all of the sites and information our employees need. We started off looking for a tool to assist with maintaining and searching our guidelines but it has ended up proving to be so much more!

We use it every single day and new employees always seem to comment on how easy it is to use and search for information. The Customer Support Team has also been super helpful anytime we need assistance, which is rare. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Haystack?

I would like to see the option for recurring events and integration with other sites like STAN Ai who we are currently working with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kate T.
KT
Reports analyst
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Haystack is good platform for the employees to communicate"
What do you like best about Haystack?

Haystack makes it easier to interact with fellow employees of the company. Through this network we are updated as well as we have a place to interact and join and contests within the company with ease. For instance, we used to have monthly contests of submitting photos related to a holiday. Previously we have to submit an email now, we can upload the photos as comments on the posts and actually see who got the most interactions making our contests transparent. We also have easy access to links that our relevant to our accounts. The AI features are also amazing as it makes creation of content easy and not an additional burden. This can also be used as frequent as possible even every minute to keep us updated of any announcement without the additional hassle of opening emails. On the upper management side, it is also easy to implement it to new users as the also the integration of the tenured employees were also easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Haystack?

There is nothing that i do not like about the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

June V.
JV
Assistant Director
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"A Dedicated Platform Like Facebook, Perfect for RISE!"
What do you like best about Haystack?

Similar platform to facebook, but is specific for RISE! I had one an issue where I wasnt sure how to naviagate. I reached out for support, and I was shown how to fix the issue within 5 min. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Haystack?

I havent run into dislikes yet after using the system for two months two months now, . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Time to Implement

2 months

Return on Investment

6 months

Average Discount

14%

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