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Workplace by Facebook vs Yammer comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Workplace by Facebook
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
9th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.5
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Yammer
Ranking in Enterprise Social Software
4th
Average Rating
7.4
Number of Reviews
62
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Enterprise Social Software category, the mindshare of Workplace by Facebook is 4.3%, up from 4.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Yammer is 6.8%, down from 8.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Social Software
 

Featured Reviews

XYX ABC - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers good integration features but needs to offer more flexibility in the language option offered
There are a couple of things that can be improved in the tool. When we are talking about communications, the tool has interoperable cataloging. The only thing that needs a certain level of improvement within Meta is the vernacular, which can be dependent, as we cannot choose the process of communication that is happening in it. After I launch a bot, if I move from one country to another, and if the entire communication is happening in German, while I have just moved from France, and I need to buy a particular choice of vehicle, then I would want the entire communication to happen in my language. What Meta does not allow as of now is that if I am reaching out to you in French, then only you can have the conversation in French. You cannot select a language in the middle of a conversation. If I want to have a conversation in French, there is a very limited selection. Until and unless a conversation is triggered from a particular language, we do not have the option to choose another language. The tool gives you flexibility in the language, but that is on the business and not on the customer, which sometimes limits the approachability aspect.
PaulAnderson1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Ease of use and a familiar user interface
We transitioned directly from Workplace by Facebook to Yammer. From a front-end user perspective, they both look very similar and are easy to use. The main advantage of Yammer is that it's included in our Office 365 licensing suite, so it's a significant cost-saving compared to Workplace Facebook, which requires an expensive license.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The tool's integration feature benefited the workflow...it helped centralize communication."
"Storage is the best thing about the solution."
"The solution is used as a knowledge platform for sharing knowledge and information that everybody can easily access."
"A full-featured collaboration tool that is as easy to use as Facebook."
"The product was easy to use."
"The posting features are valuable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the communication events."
"It's really easy to use the solution."
"Its most valuable features are the storyline and communities."
"The integration with Teams is the biggest value for us. In fact, it has only become more valuable now that it has integration with Teams. Teams allows you to stream, so that's good."
"The tool allows us to post and keep track of company buzz and events without relying on email."
"The solution was stable."
"We can send out notifications and ask questions using Yammer."
 

Cons

"There needs to be a restriction on who can download content."
"The conferencing feature does not work well with multiple parties or locations."
"The product should allow users to assign tasks and automate processes."
"What Meta does not allow as of now is that if I am reaching out to you in French, then only you can have the conversation in French. You cannot select a language in the middle of a conversation."
"The implementation could be made easier."
"It should have integration with multiple third-party platforms."
"Yammer's UX and UI are areas with certain shortcomings where improvements are required"
"Users need to be in the Acting Directory to exploit the features."
"The product seems to just add to the complexity of using existing tools."
"It looks slightly less clean on Chrome compared to Microsoft Edge, but it's a minor difference. There is room for improvement in user experience, like positions of elements."
"Microsoft should work on templating and provide some built-in templates so that the changes can automatically roll out to all the configured communities."
"I would like to see a fancier user interface. That is one of the weak points of Yammer."
"Although Microsoft is working on it, having a centralized network instead of creating multiple networks based on a domain would help businesses with multiple companies or child companies."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution seemed expensive to me."
"The cost has become one-tenth of the cost in comparison to the old techniques. As we were able to qualify and nurture these leads, the overall cost of the entire sales process was reduced."
"The regular package costs us $4 per user per month."
"I don't know about the pricing. Now that Microsoft has bought Yammer, it should be a part of our subscriptions for Office 365."
"Yammer is a pretty cheap solution, and it's included in multiple subscriptions."
"We get it as part of our Office 365 subscriptions, so I don't think we pay any additional cost for Yammer. It's included in the Office 365 subscriptions."
"I think that there is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs of the solution."
"Compared to other products like Amazon, Yammer's pricing is fine."
"The pricing is not bad."
"Its cost is included in the license bundle for Microsoft."
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Comparison Review

it_user8913 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 22, 2013
Yammer vs. SP Social in 2013
There are several discussions on SharePoint’s social strategy going on at the moment. I had some great discussions with my MVP mate Adis during Summit last week. Since #SPC12 almost every SharePoint addicted developer, it-pro, power user has reviewed Yammer. If you don’t know what Yammer is, here a…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Workplace by Facebook?
The solution is used as a knowledge platform for sharing knowledge and information that everybody can easily access.
What needs improvement with Workplace by Facebook?
There are a couple of things that can be improved in the tool. When we are talking about communications, the tool has interoperable cataloging. The only thing that needs a certain level of improvem...
What is your primary use case for Workplace by Facebook?
I use the solution in my company to create chatbots for our clients, like BMW in India. We have been working on WhatsApp chatbots and Facebook marketing, where we have integrated Adobe Marketo for ...
What do you like most about Yammer?
We can send out notifications and ask questions using Yammer.
What needs improvement with Yammer?
I can't think of anything that stands out as a problem. It has a very limited use. For the limited use it has, it performs well.
What is your primary use case for Yammer?
We primarily use it for internal communication and company communication.
 

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Also Known As

Facebook Workplace, Facebook at Work
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Sample Customers

Royal Bank of Scotland, UST Global, DNB Bank, Smart, IJM Corporation, Telenor Group, Mobilink, Landmark Group, Yes Bank, BrightTALK, Kenshoo, Godrej Consumer Products
Verizon, Rakuten,Nationwide, DHL, Westfield, Telefonica, 7-Eleven, Red Robin, Intuit, eBay,Darden, Suncorp, Tyco, Xerox, and ModCloth.
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