Head-to-head · Employee Experience Management Software
Microsoft Viva Glint vs Medallia
Microsoft Viva Glint leads on 0 checks, Medallia on 0, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 1 yes/no, price and count check where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreMicrosoft Viva Glint · 4.0/10
Our editors rank Microsoft Viva Glint at #5 and Medallia at #14 for employee experience management software; Medallia has no rubric score yet (facts researched, not yet scored), so the checks below decide.
Microsoft Viva Glint is the better fit for microsoft customers seeking low-cost employee listening. Medallia is the better fit for enterprises needing feedback workflows.
- Microsoft Viva Glint fits best
Microsoft customers seeking low-cost employee listening
- Medallia fits best
Enterprises needing feedback workflows
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Side by side
| Feature | Microsoft Viva Glint 4.0/10 Visit ↗ | Medallia —/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 4.0 | — |
| Ranking | #5 in Employee Experience Management Software | #14 in Employee Experience Management Software |
| Best for | Microsoft customers seeking low-cost employee listening | Enterprises needing feedback workflows |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid |
| Starting price | $2/user/mo | Not published |
| Free plan | — | Not published |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile | Cloud, Mobile |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android |
| Support | Community, Docs | Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs |
| Compliance | GDPR | SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, SSO/SAML, 2FA |
| Integrations | 3 integrations | 7 integrations |
| Built for | Mid-market, Enterprise | Enterprise, Mid-market |
| Features Microsoft Viva Glint 0/5 · Medallia 0/5 | ||
| Employee journeys | Not published | Not published |
| Employee listening | Not published | Not published |
| Action planning | Not published | Not published |
| HRIS integrations | Not published | Not published |
| Mobile app | Not published | Not published |
| Specs | ||
| Supported languages | Not published | Not published |
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| Our verdict | Microsoft Viva Glint is an employee listening and engagement platform for organizations running leadership-led, organization-wide feedback programs. It supports customizable engagement and lifecycle surveys, including onboarding, exit,… Read the review → |
Medallia Experience Cloud is an enterprise experience-management platform for collecting, analyzing, and acting on customer and employee feedback. It supports survey creation and distribution, NPS surveys, digital and in-app feedback, text… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
Microsoft Viva Glint — where it wins
- $2 per user monthly when billed annually
- Engagement, lifecycle, onboarding, exit, and 360 feedback surveys
- Microsoft Teams, Viva Insights, and Entra ID integrations
Where it doesn't
- Requires a minimum of 50 seats
- No free plan is available
- Microsoft ecosystem fit may matter for full integration value
Medallia — where it wins
- Combines surveys, in-app feedback, sentiment, and root-cause analysis
- Supports alerts, case management, and closed-loop feedback workflows
- Connects with Workday, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Jira, and other systems
Where it doesn't
- Pricing requires contacting sales
- Broader than a dedicated employee-experience suite
- Enterprise breadth may exceed narrowly focused feedback programs
- Microsoft Viva Glint4.0/10 · From $2/user/mo (annual)
A low-cost employee listening platform for Microsoft-centered organizations with broad survey coverage.
Visit siteFull verdict → - Medallia—/10 · Pricing on request
Broad feedback and workflow coverage for enterprises that need closed-loop action.
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026