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Glint, operating under the Microsoft-owned brand Viva Glint, is an enterprise employee engagement and feedback platform founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California. The company was acquired by Microsoft and subsequently integrated into the Microsoft Viva employee experience suite, where it provides survey-based listening programs for large organizations, including pulse surveys, performance reviews, and 360-degree feedback mechanisms. HR teams and senior leaders are the primary users, and the platform is distributed globally through Microsoft's enterprise field sales motion targeting enterprise tenants; operational leadership exists in EMEA and APAC.

The platform's core technical capability is Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Glint, a generative AI feature that became generally available in November 2024. The feature ingests natural language survey comments and produces text summaries of up to 8,000 comments on a chosen theme within seconds, with drill-down prompts for further analysis. Microsoft's published engagement metric of 86% active usage among enabled tenants within five months, alongside month-to-month retention gains among active Copilot users, signals strong early adoption at enterprise scale.

As a wholly-owned Microsoft subsidiary operating with 101-250 employees, Glint is monetized through Microsoft's enterprise SaaS distribution within the Microsoft Viva suite; specific pricing for the Glint SKU is not publicly disclosed. The product line is positioned horizontally across HR-led use cases inside large enterprises, leveraging the parent company's enterprise sales reach, Microsoft 365 data integration, and Copilot infrastructure rather than operating as an independent engagement vendor.

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Glint, operating as Viva Glint under Microsoft, is an enterprise employee engagement platform delivering survey-based listening programs and AI-powered comment summarization via Microsoft 365 Copilot to HR and senior leaders at large organizations.

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employee engagement software, pulse survey platform, employee feedback analytics, workforce sentiment analysis, HR analytics platform
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Employee Engagement Software
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AI-powered feature within Viva Glint that enables leaders to understand and act on employee feedback by quickly summarizing large quantities of comments.

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Glint (now Viva Glint) provides an enterprise employee engagement and feedback platform that runs survey-based listening programs such as pulse surveys, performance reviews, and 360-degree feedback. It is sold as part of Microsoft Viva and is augmented by Microsoft 365 Copilot, which uses generative AI to summarize up to 8,000 employee comments on a chosen theme within seconds, enabling HR teams and senior leaders to interpret and act on workforce feedback at scale.

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  • 86% active usage rate among enabled tenants within five months
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Glint is an employee engagement platform that was acquired by Microsoft and integrated into the Microsoft Viva suite under the product name Viva Glint. The offering consists of a core employee engagement platform that provides survey-based listening programs, feedback analysis, and actionable insights into employee sentiment. The primary AI-powered addition is Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Glint, which uses generative AI to summarize survey comments and enable faster analysis of employee feedback at scale.

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1Culture Amp
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Culture Amp is an employee engagement and performance management platform offering engagement surveys, pulse surveys, and 360 feedback with sentiment analysis; it overlaps directly with Viva Glint's core listening programs in mid-market and enterprise HR.

2Medallia
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Description

Medallia is a customer and employee experience analytics platform that overlaps with Viva Glint's text/sentiment analytics capabilities; its employee experience module offers partial overlap with Viva Glint's feedback analysis functionality.

315Five
TypeDirect peer
Description

15Five is an employee engagement and performance platform combining weekly check-ins, pulse surveys, and manager feedback tools. It competes with Viva Glint in the same HR feedback category for mid-market and enterprise buyers.

4Workday
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Workday is a broad HR/HCM incumbent that owns Peakon and competes with the broader Microsoft Viva + Viva Glint bundle in enterprise HR. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering overlapping employee engagement capability inside a wider HR suite.

5Qualtrics Employee Experience
TypeDirect peer
Description

Qualtrics' employee experience product is an employee engagement and feedback platform that competes with Glint across pulse surveys, 360 reviews, and AI-driven text analytics, and is generally regarded as a primary direct competitor in large-enterprise employee listening.

6Lattice
TypeDirect peer
Description

Lattice provides performance management and employee engagement tools (engagement surveys and eNPS) for HR teams. Its engagement module competes with Viva Glint in the same enterprise HR buyer motion.

7Officevibe
TypeDirect peer
Description

Officevibe is a SurveyMonkey-owned employee engagement and pulse-survey tool aimed at managers and HR teams. It competes with Viva Glint's pulse survey and engagement analytics workflows, particularly for SMB and mid-market.

8Workday Peakon
TypeDirect peer
Description

Workday Peakon is the employee engagement/feedback platform acquired by Workday and integrated into the Workday HCM suite. It competes head-to-head with Viva Glint in enterprise pulse surveys, sentiment analysis, and AI-powered commentary summarization.

9Perceptyx
TypeDirect peer
Description

Perceptyx is an employee listening and analytics platform providing engagement surveys, pulse surveys, and AI-driven text analytics for large enterprises, putting it in direct competition with Viva Glint in the enterprise employee listening space.

10SAP SuccessFactors
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

SAP SuccessFactors is an enterprise HCM suite with employee engagement and continuous performance management modules. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes with the Viva + Viva Glint bundle for the same enterprise HR buyer.

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Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Glint

Employee Engagement Softwareglintinc.com

Glint, operating as Viva Glint under Microsoft, is an enterprise employee engagement platform delivering survey-based listening programs and AI-powered comment summarization via Microsoft 365 Copilot to HR and senior leaders at large organizations.

What Glint does

Glint, operating under the Microsoft-owned brand Viva Glint, is an enterprise employee engagement and feedback platform founded in 2013 and headquartered in Redwood City, California. The company was acquired by Microsoft and subsequently integrated into the Microsoft Viva employee experience suite, where it provides survey-based listening programs for large organizations, including pulse surveys, performance reviews, and 360-degree feedback mechanisms. HR teams and senior leaders are the primary users, and the platform is distributed globally through Microsoft's enterprise field sales motion targeting enterprise tenants; operational leadership exists in EMEA and APAC.

The platform's core technical capability is Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Glint, a generative AI feature that became generally available in November 2024. The feature ingests natural language survey comments and produces text summaries of up to 8,000 comments on a chosen theme within seconds, with drill-down prompts for further analysis. Microsoft's published engagement metric of 86% active usage among enabled tenants within five months, alongside month-to-month retention gains among active Copilot users, signals strong early adoption at enterprise scale.

As a wholly-owned Microsoft subsidiary operating with 101-250 employees, Glint is monetized through Microsoft's enterprise SaaS distribution within the Microsoft Viva suite; specific pricing for the Glint SKU is not publicly disclosed. The product line is positioned horizontally across HR-led use cases inside large enterprises, leveraging the parent company's enterprise sales reach, Microsoft 365 data integration, and Copilot infrastructure rather than operating as an independent engagement vendor.

Glint firmographics

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Name
Glint
Legal name
Glint Inc.
Website
https://glintinc.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2013
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
101–250 employees
Short description
Glint, operating as Viva Glint under Microsoft, is an enterprise employee engagement platform delivering survey-based listening programs and AI-powered comment summarization via Microsoft 365 Copilot to HR and senior leaders at large organizations.
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Where Glint is headquartered

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Redwood City
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United States
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North America

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B2B
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Software
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Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

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Glint product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Glint (now Viva Glint) provides an enterprise employee engagement and feedback platform that runs survey-based listening programs such as pulse surveys, performance reviews, and 360-degree feedback. It is sold as part of Microsoft Viva and is augmented by Microsoft 365 Copilot, which uses generative AI to summarize up to 8,000 employee comments on a chosen theme within seconds, enabling HR teams and senior leaders to interpret and act on workforce feedback at scale.

Product overview

Glint is an employee engagement platform that was acquired by Microsoft and integrated into the Microsoft Viva suite under the product name Viva Glint. The offering consists of a core employee engagement platform that provides survey-based listening programs, feedback analysis, and actionable insights into employee sentiment. The primary AI-powered addition is Microsoft 365 Copilot in Viva Glint, which uses generative AI to summarize survey comments and enable faster analysis of employee feedback at scale.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • Copilot in Viva Glint: AI-powered feature within Viva Glint that enables leaders to understand and act on employee feedback by quickly summarizing large quantities of comments.

Products and services

  • Viva Glint

Quantifiable outcome

  • 86% active usage rate among enabled tenants within five months
  • +2 more outcomes

Companies that use Glint

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Glint competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Culture Amp: Culture Amp is an employee engagement and performance management platform offering engagement surveys, pulse surveys, and 360 feedback with sentiment analysis; it overlaps directly with Viva Glint's core listening programs in mid-market and enterprise HR.
  • 15Five: 15Five is an employee engagement and performance platform combining weekly check-ins, pulse surveys, and manager feedback tools. It competes with Viva Glint in the same HR feedback category for mid-market and enterprise buyers.
  • Qualtrics Employee Experience: Qualtrics' employee experience product is an employee engagement and feedback platform that competes with Glint across pulse surveys, 360 reviews, and AI-driven text analytics, and is generally regarded as a primary direct competitor in large-enterprise employee listening.
  • Lattice: Lattice provides performance management and employee engagement tools (engagement surveys and eNPS) for HR teams. Its engagement module competes with Viva Glint in the same enterprise HR buyer motion.
  • Officevibe: Officevibe is a SurveyMonkey-owned employee engagement and pulse-survey tool aimed at managers and HR teams. It competes with Viva Glint's pulse survey and engagement analytics workflows, particularly for SMB and mid-market.
  • Workday Peakon: Workday Peakon is the employee engagement/feedback platform acquired by Workday and integrated into the Workday HCM suite. It competes head-to-head with Viva Glint in enterprise pulse surveys, sentiment analysis, and AI-powered commentary summarization.
  • Perceptyx: Perceptyx is an employee listening and analytics platform providing engagement surveys, pulse surveys, and AI-driven text analytics for large enterprises, putting it in direct competition with Viva Glint in the enterprise employee listening space.

Emerging players

  • Medallia: Medallia is a customer and employee experience analytics platform that overlaps with Viva Glint's text/sentiment analytics capabilities; its employee experience module offers partial overlap with Viva Glint's feedback analysis functionality.

Broad incumbents

  • Workday: Workday is a broad HR/HCM incumbent that owns Peakon and competes with the broader Microsoft Viva + Viva Glint bundle in enterprise HR. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering overlapping employee engagement capability inside a wider HR suite.
  • SAP SuccessFactors: SAP SuccessFactors is an enterprise HCM suite with employee engagement and continuous performance management modules. Comparable as a broad incumbent that competes with the Viva + Viva Glint bundle for the same enterprise HR buyer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Glint M&A and investment

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M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Glint

What does Glint do?

Glint (now Viva Glint) provides an enterprise employee engagement and feedback platform that runs survey-based listening programs such as pulse surveys, performance reviews, and 360-degree feedback. It is sold as part of Microsoft Viva and is augmented by Microsoft 365 Copilot, which uses generative AI to summarize up to 8,000 employee comments on a chosen theme within seconds, enabling HR teams and senior leaders to interpret and act on workforce feedback at scale.

Is Glint a public or private company?

Glint is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was Glint founded?

Glint was founded in 2013. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is Glint based?

Glint is headquartered in Redwood City, United States, in the North America region.

Who are Glint's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Culture Amp, 15Five, Qualtrics Employee Experience, Lattice, Officevibe, Workday Peakon and Perceptyx. Medallia is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are Workday and SAP SuccessFactors.

Does Glint have an API?

No public API is recorded for Glint.

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UtsouthwesternYour voice is vital: 2026 Values in Practice SurveyUT Southwestern extended its 2026 Values in Practice employee engagement survey deadline to May 17. The survey, administered by Glint, covers topics like teamwork, innovation, and safety, with responses kept confidential and shared in aggregate. Participation is strongly encouraged for all staff and clinical faculty.CulturemonkeyTop 15 Glint alternatives for smarter employee engagement in 2026This article is a buyer's guide presenting 15 employee engagement software alternatives to Microsoft Viva Glint, with CultureMonkey positioned as the leading replacement option. The guide provides feature comparisons, G2 and Capterra ratings, pricing details, and pros and cons for each platform to help HR teams evaluate options in 2026. The article highlights key selection criteria including continuous listening support, customizable templates, real-time dashboards, anonymity controls, action planning capabilities, and enterprise integrations.CreosparkViva and Glint | The Key to Transforming Employee ExperienceMicrosoft announced it is integrating employee-experience platform Glint into the Microsoft Viva Suite, beginning in July 2023, to provide leaders with real-time employee sentiment and engagement data. The add-on is packaged with the Viva Suite on a per-user-per-month basis, requiring specific Microsoft 365 licenses.JoshbersinMicrosoft Brings Glint Into Viva: A Shoe Drops In The Employee Experience Market – JOSH BERSINMicrosoft has integrated the Glint employee feedback platform into its Viva suite, creating an unified system for employee listening and action within the workplace. This move positions Microsoft to leverage combined data from Viva Insights and Glint to improve employee retention and engagement, while consolidating internal HR capabilities.AxiosEmployee happiness is on the riseEmployee happiness rose 5.4% from December 2019 to December 2020, per a Glint survey of over 9 million people. While 73% of organizations saw increased belonging and 67% saw increased leadership confidence, burnout levels jumped 32% year-over-year, with women 20% more likely to report overwhelming workload.myHRfutureWhy HR Needs to Have More Data-Driven ConversationsThe article discusses the need for HR professionals to adopt data-driven, purposeful conversations to improve employee engagement and organizational culture. It highlights insights from Glint's People Science Team, emphasizing a framework called ACT (Acknowledge, Collaborate, Take one step forward) to bridge the gap between knowing best practices and executing them effectively. The piece argues that leveraging technology and analytics can enable these interactions, though it serves as an opinion piece rather than reporting on specific corporate events.Pulse 2.0LinkedIn Reportedly Paid More Than $400 Million For GlintLinkedIn acquired Glint, a human resources software company, for an undisclosed price reported to be over $400 million, with sources saying it topped $500 million. This is LinkedIn's biggest acquisition under Microsoft ownership, following its $26.2 billion purchase in 2016. LinkedIn's revenue jumped 130% to $5.3 billion in the latest fiscal quarter.FinSMEsLinkedIn Acquired Glint, for Reportedly $400MLinkedIn acquired Glint, an employee engagement company, for reportedly $400 million. The deal is expected to close in the second fiscal quarter of 2019, combining Glint's internal engagement data with LinkedIn's workforce insights. The Glint team will join LinkedIn, with CEO Jim Barnett reporting to Daniel Shapero.GlobeNewswireGlint Unveils Cross-Program Intelligence™ To Optimize the Employee Journey and Drive Organizational EffectivenessGlint introduced Cross-Program Intelligence, a feature that connects and analyzes feedback across its platform, including engagement, lifecycle, and manager surveys. The self-service tool lets leaders filter and report across feedback channels to surface patterns. It is now available to all Glint customers.GlobeNewswireGlint Welcomes Sherry Whiteley to Board of DirectorsGlint appointed Sherry Whiteley, Intuit's Chief People & Places Officer, to its board of directors. Whiteley will provide people leadership and innovation expertise as Glint continues its growth. She has an 18-year tenure at Intuit and co-presides the Intuit Foundation.