Competitive Comparison

Xoxoday Empuls vs. Microsoft Viva Glint

Microsoft Viva Glint measures employee engagement through surveys. If you need a platform that also acts on that data, with recognition, rewards, incentives, benefits, and a social intranet, here is how the two compare.

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Why Xoxoday

Why Companies Choose Xoxoday Empuls Over Microsoft Viva Glint

Ten enterprise-grade differentiators that set Empuls apart as a complete employee engagement platform.

Recognition and Rewards Built In

Viva Glint measures engagement but offers no recognition or rewards. Empuls closes the loop with peer-to-peer recognition, milestone awards, spot bonuses, and a 10M+ reward catalog in one platform.

Action-Oriented Engagement

Surveys without action create survey fatigue. Empuls pairs listening data with automated action plans, manager nudges, and recognition programs that directly respond to what employees say.

No Microsoft 365 Dependency

Viva Glint requires Microsoft 365 and often Teams for full deployment. Empuls works with any HRMS, productivity suite, or communication tool across your existing tech stack.

The Most Comprehensive Reward Marketplace

Xoxoday owns its catalog. 10M+ rewards, 30+ categories, 100+ countries. No middlemen, no markups, no outsourced fulfillment.

Full Employee Lifecycle Coverage

From onboarding to exit: recognition, surveys, benefits, wellness, gifting, sales incentives, and a social intranet. One platform, one vendor, one integration layer.

Lower Total Cost of Ownership

Viva Glint pricing adds on top of M365 licensing costs. Empuls delivers a complete engagement platform at transparent per-employee pricing with no forced bundle or licensing dependency.

Deep Integration Ecosystem

60+ HRMS connectors including Workday, SAP, ADP, and Darwinbox. Two-way integrations with Teams, Slack, Google Workspace, Salesforce, HubSpot, Jira, and more.

AI Copilot - Em

On-demand reports, recognition recommendations, writing coach, skill mapping, attrition prediction, and survey sentiment analysis. All live today, not on a roadmap.

Enterprise-Grade Compliance

SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, DPDP, WCAG compliant. VAPT-tested annually. Built-in multi-country tax compliance and data residency.

Professional Services and Customer Success

White-glove onboarding, dedicated project management at launch. Named CSM, structured MBRs and QBRs, and 24/7 AI-powered support post-launch.

Feature Comparison

How Empuls Addresses Capability Gaps vs. Microsoft Viva Glint

Microsoft Viva Glint is an employee listening and survey platform within the Microsoft Viva suite. Its gaps are significant for teams that need recognition programs, a rewards catalog, sales incentives, employee benefits, a social intranet, and AI-driven engagement across a global workforce.

Viva Glint is a survey platform. Empuls matches its listening capabilities and adds action-taking tools that close the gap between insight and change.

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Capability

Microsoft Viva Glint

Xoxoday Empuls

Pulse & Engagement Surveys

Comprehensive pulse and engagement surveys with Microsoft-native analytics

Configurable pulse, eNPS, lifecycle, and engagement surveys with AI sentiment analysis and benchmarks

360 Feedback

Multi-rater feedback within the Viva suite

360 feedback linked to development plans, skill endorsements, and coaching nudges

Manager Effectiveness Surveys

Manager feedback surveys with team-level insights

Manager surveys with automated coaching prompts and improvement action plans

AI-Driven Action Planning

Limited; basic suggested focus areas, no automated action plan generation

AI-generated action plans per team, automated nudges, progress tracking, and campaign orchestration

Mood-o-Meter & Continuous Listening

Not available

Daily mood check-ins, continuous sentiment tracking, real-time wellbeing signals

Attrition Prediction

Not available

AI-powered attrition risk scoring per team and individual, proactive intervention prompts

** All comparisons are based on publicly available information

Empuls vs Microsoft Viva Glint: Full Feature Comparison

Employee Surveys & Listening

Viva Glint is a survey platform. Empuls matches its listening capabilities and adds action-taking tools that close the gap between insight and change.

Capability	Microsoft Viva Glint	Xoxoday Empuls
Pulse & Engagement Surveys	Comprehensive pulse and engagement surveys with Microsoft-native analytics	Configurable pulse, eNPS, lifecycle, and engagement surveys with AI sentiment analysis and benchmarks
360 Feedback	Multi-rater feedback within the Viva suite	360 feedback linked to development plans, skill endorsements, and coaching nudges
Manager Effectiveness Surveys	Manager feedback surveys with team-level insights	Manager surveys with automated coaching prompts and improvement action plans
AI-Driven Action Planning	Limited; basic suggested focus areas, no automated action plan generation	AI-generated action plans per team, automated nudges, progress tracking, and campaign orchestration
Mood-o-Meter & Continuous Listening	Not Available	Daily mood check-ins, continuous sentiment tracking, real-time wellbeing signals
Attrition Prediction	Not Available	AI-powered attrition risk scoring per team and individual, proactive intervention prompts

Recognition & Rewards

Viva Glint has no recognition or rewards capability. This is the most significant gap for HR teams looking to connect listening with appreciation and motivation.

Capability	Microsoft Viva Glint	Xoxoday Empuls
Peer-to-Peer Recognition	Not Available	Wall of Fame, badges, likes, real-time appreciation feed, social intranet integration
Manager Spot Awards	Not Available	Instant spot awards, configurable budgets, approval flows, frequency caps
Structured Nomination Programs	Not Available	Multi-level jury panels, nomination windows, branded award cycles, AI-powered bias detection against exclusion and favoritism
Gamification	Not Available	Leaderboards, badges, streaks, tier progression, contest mechanics across all programs
Values-Aligned Recognition	Not Available	Company values tagged on every recognition, reports on values adoption by team and region
External Stakeholder Recognition	Not Available	Customers, partners, vendors, and contractors can recognize employees on the same platform

Milestone & Lifecycle Celebrations

Automating lifecycle moments builds culture and connection. Viva Glint measures sentiment at these moments but cannot act on them with recognition or rewards.

Capability	Microsoft Viva Glint	Xoxoday Empuls
Employee Onboarding Celebrations	Not Available	Welcome swag and merchandise fulfillment, celebratory reward points, day-one culture moments
Long Service Awards	Not Available	Auto-tiered tenure programs at 3/5/10/15/20+ years with loyalty rewards
Birthdays and Personal Milestones	Not Available	Birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, marriages, regional festivals, fully personalized
Employee Yearbooks	Not Available	Auto-generated print-ready yearbooks from recognition moments, peer tributes, and awards
Video and Multi-Format Messages	Not Available	Video shoutouts, GIF cards, social wall shares, multi-format celebration tools

Sales Performance & Incentives

Viva Glint has no sales incentive or performance management capabilities. Empuls unifies sales, channel, and partner incentives with end-to-end plan design, tracking, and payout.

Capability	Microsoft Viva Glint	Xoxoday Empuls
Sales Quota Tracking	Not Available	Individual quota progress dashboards, milestone benchmarking, CRM-synced tracking
Incentive Simulation	Not Available	What-if simulator projects earnings vs targets using historical data
Sales Leaderboards	Not Available	Persona-based leaderboards, regional splits, AI-powered nudges for laggards
Automated Incentive Payouts	Not Available	One-click payouts on deal closure, multi-hierarchy commissions, dispute workflows

Wellbeing, Benefits & Growth

Empuls goes beyond surveys to engage employees through healthy habits, community recognition, and growth moments. Viva Glint measures but does not activate.

Capability	Microsoft Viva Glint	Xoxoday Empuls
Wellness Habit Incentives	Not Available	Reward points, gift cards, and fitness integrations for completing wellness stages and goals
Community Wellness Moments	Not Available	Social intranet achievement posts, peer cheers, group challenges across teams and regions
Learning and Development Recognition	Not Available	Certification rewards, skill endorsements, training badges tied to recognition
Talent Referral Programs	Not Available	Automated referral bonuses, tracking workflows, payout on hire milestones
Employee Benefits Administration	Not Available	Flexible benefits wallet, geo-specific perks, tax-advantaged benefit programs

Reward Catalog & Redemption

Viva Glint has no rewards catalog or redemption infrastructure. Empuls owns its marketplace with 10M+ options across 100+ countries.

Capability	Microsoft Viva Glint	Xoxoday Empuls
Global Reward Catalog	Not Available	10M+ options across 100+ countries with partners like Amazon, Visa, and MasterCard. 30+ categories, Xoxoday-owned catalog
Catalog Ownership Model	Not Available	Owned and operated. No middlemen, no markup on redemptions
Local Redemption Options	Not Available	Country-specific brands, COLI-adjusted values, local currency, local tax compliance
Experience Rewards	Not Available	Curated experiences, wellness, travel, dining, charity donations, e-gifts, merchandise
Seamless Redemption Tech	Not Available	Instant redemption, SMS and WhatsApp redemption, kiosk support, omnichannel access

Global Scale & Enterprise Confidence

Viva Glint deployment is tied to the Microsoft ecosystem and M365 licensing. Empuls delivers global engagement infrastructure that works independently of any single vendor.

Capability	Microsoft Viva Glint	Xoxoday Empuls
Licensing Independence	Requires Microsoft 365 and often Teams for full feature access; pricing adds to existing M365 costs	Standalone platform; works with any HRMS, productivity suite, or communication tool
Deployment Flexibility	SaaS within Microsoft Azure; no white-label or embedded deployment options	SaaS, API, embedded, or white-label; data residency across US, UAE, India, Saudi Arabia
Security and Compliance	Microsoft Azure compliance standards; no independent DPDP or built-in tax compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, DPDP, WCAG; VAPT-tested annually; built-in tax compliance
HRMS and Integration Ecosystem	Integrates within Microsoft Viva suite; limited non-Microsoft HRMS and productivity integrations	60+ HRMS (Workday, SAP, ADP, Darwinbox); Teams, Slack, Viva, Salesforce, HubSpot; robust APIs
Multi-Language and Currency	Supports major languages within M365 locale settings; limited regional compliance	100+ languages, 50+ currencies, COLI adjustments, auto-conversion, local tax handling
Total Cost of Ownership	Viva Glint add-on pricing on top of M365 licensing creates high combined TCO for full feature access	One platform, transparent per-employee pricing, no M365 dependency, no per-redemption fees

Pricing

Transparent Pricing, No Surprises

Microsoft Viva Glint adds cost on top of existing M365 licensing. Here is how Empuls pricing works differently from day one.

Modular, not bundled

Activate only the modules you need: recognition, surveys, benefits, wellness, gifting, or sales incentives. No forced bundles, no paying for capabilities your team will not use.

Per-employee, per-month

Transparent pricing that scales with your headcount. No implementation fees, no setup costs, no per-redemption charges on the rewards catalog.

No hidden costs

The global rewards marketplace, SSO, mobile apps, dashboards, multi-country support, and onboarding are included with every plan. Standard integrations carry no extra fee.

Microsoft Viva Glint

Add-on pricing on top of Microsoft 365 licensing creates high combined TCO
Survey-only platform with no recognition, rewards, or incentive management
No owned rewards catalog; redemption infrastructure is entirely absent
Full feature access requires Teams and broader Microsoft Viva suite deployment

Xoxoday Empuls

Transparent per-employee, per-month pricing with no M365 dependency
White-glove onboarding included in every plan
Owned rewards catalog, no markups or per-redemption fees
SaaS, API, embedded, or white-label deployment

2,000+

companies running recognition programs globally

10M+

reward options across 30+ categories in 100+ countries

60+

HRMS integrations including Workday, SAP, and ADP

4.6/5

rating on G2 across employee engagement categories

Beyond the Platform

Beyond the Platform - What You Get When You Choose Empuls

Empuls is more than a survey tool - it's the engagement infrastructure your people strategy runs on.

At launch, you get dedicated Implementation Engineers, structured onboarding, promotion kits, manager toolkits, and adoption workshops, built to ensure your program lands with momentum, not a quiet rollout that fades in weeks.

Post-launch, a named Customer Success Manager actively drives adoption, recognition frequency, and participation through targeted campaigns, manager nudge programs, and structured Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews. A 24/7 AI-powered support bot keeps your teams unblocked, backed by a global team across time zones.

On AI, Empuls is already ahead. Em generates reports on demand, recommends who to recognize, coaches award writing, maps skills, and predicts attrition. It also automates full engagement calendars and lets admins plan and execute entire campaigns through simple conversation.

The longer you run Empuls, the smarter and more impactful your programs become.

FAQ

Common Questions About Empuls vs. Microsoft Viva Glint

Pricing, integrations, deployment, and more.

Empuls uses a modular, per-employee per-month pricing model. You activate only the modules you need, whether recognition and rewards, surveys, benefits, wellness, gifting, or sales incentives, and pay based on active employee count. There are no implementation fees, no per-redemption charges, and no forced bundles.

Microsoft Viva Glint is an add-on to Microsoft 365, meaning its cost stacks on top of existing M365 and often Teams licensing. Empuls is a standalone platform designed for companies of all sizes, from growing businesses with 200+ employees to global enterprises with 50,000+ people, with no licensing dependency on Microsoft. Empuls covers recognition, rewards, surveys, benefits, sales incentives, and a social intranet in a single modular subscription, while Viva Glint covers surveys only and requires additional Microsoft products for full functionality.

Yes. Empuls includes comprehensive eNPS, pulse, lifecycle, and 360 surveys with AI sentiment analysis, benchmarking, and automated action planning. For teams that also use Microsoft Teams, Empuls integrates directly so survey participation and recognition happen inside the tools employees already use.

No. Empuls includes structured onboarding, a dedicated implementation team, and go-live support in every plan. There are no separate setup or implementation fees.

Yes. Empuls offers a free trial so your team can evaluate the platform before committing. No credit card is required to get started.

Yes. Standard integrations with Workday, SAP, ADP, Darwinbox, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Google Workspace, and Salesforce are included. There are no additional fees for standard integrations.

Multi-country support is included in every plan. Empuls handles local currency, local tax compliance, and Cost of Living Indicator adjustments across 100+ countries without additional per-country charges.

No. Empuls owns its rewards catalog and charges no per-redemption fees or markups. Access to the global rewards marketplace across 100+ countries and currencies is included in every plan.

Yes. Empuls is designed to be modular. You can begin with employee surveys and activate recognition, rewards, benefits, sales incentives, or wellness modules as your program and team grow.

Every plan includes the global rewards marketplace covering 100+ countries and currencies, SSO and enterprise-grade security, iOS and Android mobile apps, dashboards and analytics, and onboarding support.

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Customer stories

Real results from teams running global recognition programs

Leading HR teams trust Xoxoday Empuls to build cultures of recognition that scale across geographies and workforce types.

Sakshi Sharma

GM HR, Philips

Health Technology · Employee Engagement

Empuls gives a human touch to the feedback mechanism and helps our HR function use employee data effectively. The product keeps improving, which makes it more useful for us.

The AI insights from Empuls helped us reduce turnover by 15%, directly impacting our bottom line.

Sulbha Kaushal Rai

VP of People, RenewBuy

Insurtech · Retention

Empuls detects potential disengagement early and prompts interventions, which lets our leaders approach team engagement in a way that is personalized and intentional.

Roberto Guevarra

OD Manager, AboitizLand

Real Estate · Recognition