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OKR Software · Rank #10 of 10

Microsoft Viva Goals review and pricing

Bundled with Microsoft 365 E5, default for Microsoft customers.

By Microsoft Corporation · Founded 2018 · Redmond, WA · public

Microsoft Viva Goals is the OKR module within Microsoft Viva, the employee experience platform, founded as Ally.io in 2018 and acquired by Microsoft in October 2021. Bundled with Microsoft 365 E5 or as standalone Viva Goals subscription. Strengths: tight Microsoft 365 integration (Teams, Outlook, Power BI), bundled with E5 (no separate purchase for E5 customers), public-co stability, mature alignment visualization inherited from Ally.io. Best fit for Microsoft 365 E5 customers wanting OKR module bundled with broader Viva employee experience. Trade-offs: OKR depth below pure-play Quantive, Microsoft dependency creates lock-in, requires E5 tier for full Viva features, AI features follow Microsoft Copilot priorities, and Ally.io integration consumed by Microsoft has slowed standalone product velocity.

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Best for

Microsoft 365 E5 customers (200-10,000 employees) wanting OKR module bundled with broader Viva employee experience platform.

Worst for

Non-Microsoft customers (Quantive standalone better), Microsoft 365 Business/E3 customers (Viva Goals requires E5 or standalone), or OKR depth seekers.

Vendor Trust Score

Is Microsoft Viva Goals a trustworthy vendor?

7.8/10
Mixed
Pricing transparency
Published rates; no hidden fees
7.5
Contract fairness
Reasonable terms; no auto-renew traps
8.0
Incident response
How they handle outages and breaches
8.5
Post-acquisition behavior
Customer treatment after M&A or PE
6.5
Executive stability
Leadership churn over 24 months
9.0
Roadmap honesty
Public commitments held
7.0
Trust signal log
  • 2021-10-22
    Microsoft acquired Ally.io
  • 2022-04-22
    Ally.io rebranded to Microsoft Viva Goals
  • 2024-09-22
    Ally.io velocity slowed post-Microsoft consolidation per practitioner reports
Vendor Trust is scored independently of product quality. A great product from an unfair vendor still earns a low trust score.
Review Intelligence

What 280 reviews actually say

Synthesized from G2, Capterra, Reddit, Trustpilot. Patterns >15% prevalence shown.

Last synthesized
2026-04-29

Praise patterns

  • Tight Microsoft 365 integration
    84% →
  • Bundled with E5
    71% →
  • Power BI reporting
    51% →
  • Public-co stability
    41% →

Complaint patterns

  • OKR depth below Quantive
    51% →
  • Ally.io velocity slowed post-Microsoft
    47% ↑
  • Requires E5 for full features
    41% →
  • Microsoft lock-in
    31% →
Sentiment trend (6 months)
73/100 -1 pts
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Patterns are extracted from review corpus and human-verified. We surface trends, not anecdotes.
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Company size Median annual
200-1,000 employees $36,000
1,000-5,000 employees $120,000
5,000+ employees $360,000
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Editorial: Strengths

  • Tight Microsoft 365 integration
  • Bundled with E5
  • Public-co stability
  • Mature alignment visualization
  • Power BI reporting integration
  • Strong fit for Microsoft-anchored orgs

Editorial: Weaknesses

  • OKR depth below Quantive
  • Microsoft dependency creates lock-in
  • Requires E5 for full features
  • Ally.io velocity slowed post-Microsoft
  • AI follows Copilot priorities not OKR-specific
  • Standalone Viva Goals less compelling without E5

Key features & integrations

  • +OKR cycle workflow
  • +Microsoft 365 integration
  • +Teams integration
  • +Power BI reporting
  • +Alignment visualization
  • +Cadence + check-ins
  • +API access (Microsoft Graph)
  • +300+ integrations
300+ integrations
Microsoft TeamsOutlookPower BIAzure DevOpsJiraSalesforce
Geography supported
Global; aligned with Microsoft 365 availability
Best fit
200–500,000+ employees · Microsoft 365 E5 customers
Editorial deep-dive

Read our full ranking of OKR Software

Microsoft Viva Goals ranks #10 in our editorial review of 10 okr software platforms. The deep-dive covers methodology, comparison tables, decision matrix, migration scoring, and FAQs.

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