Polinode review
A focused network-analysis tool for mapping collaboration, influence and workforce relationships.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
Polinode focuses on organizational network analysis for People Analytics teams, consultants and enterprises that need to understand how employees connect and collaborate. It collects relationship data through surveys or passive workplace-data integrations, then presents networks through visualizations and metrics. Teams can examine collaboration patterns, support organization design, analyze diversity and inclusion, identify influencers and hidden talent, and investigate work-pattern overload. This is a specialized analytics product rather than a conventional HRIS or workforce-planning suite, so it suits buyers with a specific interest in relationships across the organization more than teams seeking an all-purpose people platform.
The published monthly plans start with Free, which includes one user, five public networks, six basic metrics and community support. Lite costs $40 per month and adds AI networks chat, up to 50 public networks, five private networks, all 30+ metrics and five views per network. Professional costs $80 per month and retains those core features while increasing the private-network allowance to 50 and views per network to 200. Consultant and Enterprise include multiple users, custom AI prompts, organization management and advanced security including a SOC2 report; their listed feature sets are the same. The plan structure makes entry-level network analysis accessible, while higher tiers expand collaboration and network capacity.
Polinode’s ecosystem includes Office 365, Google Workspace, Microsoft Teams, Slack and Workday, alongside an API for networks and employee data. Relationship-based surveys provide another collection route, while passive integrations refresh daily. However, passive data integrations are offered for organization-level offerings or through a value-added reseller program, which may make them less accessible to buyers considering the lower tiers. Choose Polinode when network visualization, diversity analysis or hidden-talent identification is central to the work; consider a broader HR platform if the priority is general workforce administration or planning.
Questions about Polinode
Does Polinode have a free plan? Yes, there is a free plan; paid plans start at $40/mo (Lite).
How much does Polinode cost? Polinode lists 2 paid plans; the lowest is Lite at $40/mo.
What does Polinode run on? Web. It runs in the cloud.
What does Polinode integrate with? 5 integrations: Office 365, Google Workspace, Microsoft Teams, Slack and Workday.
Polinode pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Visualizes networks with more than 20 metrics and customizable views
- Combines relationship surveys with passive workplace-data integrations
- Free plan and $40 monthly Lite tier offer low-cost entry points
- Where it doesn't
- Specializes in network analysis, not broad HRIS or workforce planning
- Free, Lite and Professional plans are limited to one user
- Passive integrations are for organization-level offerings or reseller programs
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