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Head-to-head · Idea Management Software

Viima vs Brightidea

  • Updated Nov 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Viima #3 in Idea Management Software 9.0/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Viima
Brightidea #6 in Idea Management Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Brightidea

Viima leads on 0 checks, Brightidea on 0, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreViima · 9.0/10
  • Free planonly Viima
  • Free trialonly Viima

Viima scores higher on our rubric for idea management software: 9.0 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #6.

Viima is the better fit for organizations needing mobile idea management. Brightidea is the better fit for large enterprises needing integrations and campaigns.

  • Viima fits best

    Organizations needing mobile idea management

  • Brightidea fits best

    Large enterprises needing integrations and campaigns

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Side by side

Feature Viima 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Brightidea 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.6
Ranking #3 in Idea Management Software #6 in Idea Management Software
Best for Organizations needing mobile idea management Large enterprises needing integrations and campaigns
Pricing model Free plan + paid Paid
Starting price $79/mo Pricing on request
Free plan ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Free trial 14 days —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web
Support Email, Docs, Phone Email, Community, Docs
Compliance GDPR, SSO/SAML SOC 2, ISO 27001, SSO/SAML
Integrations 5 integrations 14 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Viima 5/5 · Brightidea 5/5
Evaluation workflow ✓ ✓
Idea scoring ✓ ✓
Idea voting ✓ ✓
Custom idea fields ✓ ✓
Duplicate detection ✓ ✓
Specs
Submission sources Mixed Mixed
Idea limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Weighted scoring, evaluations, voting, and configurable workflows
  • Automatic similar-idea search helps reduce duplicate submissions
  • Web, iOS, Android, REST API, Jira, and Microsoft Teams support
  • Configurable workflows, scorecards, voting, and ranking
  • Broad integrations including Teams, Jira, Slack, and ServiceNow
  • Campaigns, ROI tracking, mobile collaboration, and AI capabilities
Cons
  • Free plan is limited to 10 users and one board
  • Monthly Basic lists basic features without the annual plan's added capabilities
  • Advanced plan features are listed without a displayed price
  • Main-platform pricing requires contacting sales
  • Its broad enterprise scope may exceed simple team needs
  • Multiple program types require careful product-fit selection
Our verdict

Viima is cloud-based idea and innovation management software for organizations collecting, developing, evaluating, prioritizing, and analyzing ideas. It supports input from employees, customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders through…

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Brightidea is a cloud-based idea and innovation management platform for organizations running employee ideation, customer feedback, crowdsourcing, hackathons, innovation labs, and transformation programs. It brings idea collection,…

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  1. ViimaIdea Management Software 9.0Free plan · 14-day trial
  2. BrightideaIdea Management Software 8.6Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Viima — where it wins

    • Weighted scoring, evaluations, voting, and configurable workflows
    • Automatic similar-idea search helps reduce duplicate submissions
    • Web, iOS, Android, REST API, Jira, and Microsoft Teams support

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan is limited to 10 users and one board
    • Monthly Basic lists basic features without the annual plan's added capabilities
    • Advanced plan features are listed without a displayed price

  • Brightidea — where it wins

    • Configurable workflows, scorecards, voting, and ranking
    • Broad integrations including Teams, Jira, Slack, and ServiceNow
    • Campaigns, ROI tracking, mobile collaboration, and AI capabilities

    Where it doesn't

    • Main-platform pricing requires contacting sales
    • Its broad enterprise scope may exceed simple team needs
    • Multiple program types require careful product-fit selection
  • Viima9.0/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

    A flexible idea management platform with mobile access, scoring, workflows, and integrations.

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  • Brightidea8.6/10 · Pricing on request

    A broad enterprise platform for collecting, evaluating, and advancing ideas.

    Visit BrightideaFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026

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