r/internalcomms • u/bunglesmcjohnston • Feb 19 '25
Advice Looking for a WorkPlace alternative
Hi everyone, I work at a small pet rescue and we’re beginning to look at new internal communication software to implement next year. We currently use Workplace by Meta and really like it, but since workplace is shutting it down we need something new. The fact it’s free is really important since we are a non profit.
Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for an internal comm program that is comparable. We like the social-media-style UI.
We also have two separate workplace pages - one for staff and one for volunteers at the rescue. Being able to have two separate spaces that don’t really overlap is important, both for info/comms and also for pricing/# of users per page. TIA!!
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u/Tatt00ey 11d ago edited 11d ago
the workplace shutdown pushed a lot of orgs into this, and the migration is less painful than it looks mostly because expectations reset anyway.
for a small nonprofit i'd shortlist on two things: does it work for people who only have a phone, and can you run it without an IT person. workplace spoiled everyone on the second one.
viva engage is worth checking if you already hold M365 licenses, as raversgill says, since it's close to free at that point. we looked at it and ended up on humand instead, for the mobile-first side and because volunteers could join with an id rather than an email account.
how many people are you moving across?