The Ireland-founded employee engagement platform Zoom acquired in 2023 — and the fastest-rising challenger to Staffbase and Firstup in mid-market and global enterprise.
Workvivo was founded in Cork in 2017, raised modestly, and was acquired by Zoom in April 2023 for an undisclosed sum. Under Zoom, the product retained its standalone brand, expanded into Zoom's enterprise base, and now serves more than 3 million employees globally across customers including Liberty Mutual, Lululemon, Ryanair, and Sodexo.
At a Glance
Company: Workvivo (Zoom subsidiary)
Headquarters: Cork, Ireland
Founded: 2017
Ownership: Acquired by Zoom April 2023
Customer reach: 3 million+ employees served
Notable customers: Liberty Mutual, Lululemon, Ryanair, Sodexo, Telus, Bupa
Category: Employee engagement + intranet + social
What Workvivo Does
Workvivo runs as an employee engagement and social platform — feed-driven, mobile-first, designed to feel closer to a consumer social app than a corporate intranet. Acquired into Zoom's stack, it integrates natively with Zoom Phone, Zoom Meetings, and Zoom Team Chat.
Position In The Market
Strongest in customer-experience-driven workplaces — hospitality, retail, healthcare, and global services firms. Wins against Staffbase and Firstup when the deciding factor is employee adoption rather than orchestration sophistication. Full head-to-head: Staffbase vs Firstup vs Workvivo.
Strengths
Consumer-grade UX driving the highest reported employee adoption rates in the category
Zoom acquisition gives it the largest enterprise distribution channel of any IC platform
Strong content and community features — closer to LinkedIn or Slack than legacy intranet
Fast deployment relative to Firstup
Watchpoints
Less depth on email orchestration than Staffbase or Firstup
Zoom integration still a roadmap story in some non-Zoom-native deployments
Analytics maturing post-acquisition
Workvivo In The EPR Citation Share Index
Workvivo ranks in the top five of the EPR Citation Share Index, with the fastest year-over-year position movement of any platform in the player set.
FAQ
Q: What is Workvivo? A: Workvivo is an employee engagement platform owned by Zoom. It combines an internal social feed, intranet, and communications tools in a mobile-first interface.
Q: Who uses Workvivo? A: More than 3 million employees across customers including Liberty Mutual, Lululemon, Ryanair, and Sodexo.
Q: How does Workvivo compare to competitors? A: Most comparable to Staffbase on mobile-first design and to Simpplr on UX. Differentiated by Zoom's distribution and the consumer-social feel of its feed.
Q: How is Workvivo priced? A: Enterprise SaaS, annual contracts. Zoom often packages Workvivo with Zoom Phone and Zoom Meetings for larger deals.
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