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Microsoft Viva in Microsoft 365
Some employee experience features are included in Microsoft 365 and Office 365 plans for enterprise.
Apps included
Apps and services included
Viva Connections, help employees explore news, join conversations, and connect with others across the organization.
Microsoft Viva Goals
user/month
All the employee experience features included in Microsoft 365, plus:
- OKR workflows and templates
- Shared OKR dashboards
- Integrations with critical tools and data sources
- SSO capabilities, data encryption, enterprise-grade privacy, and advanced permissions
- Advanced OKR configurations with customizable weights and scoring guidance
Apps included
Apps and services included
Viva Connections, help employees explore news, join conversations, and connect with others across the organization.
Save 25%*
Microsoft Viva Suite
user/month
Everything in Viva Goals, plus:
- Viva Learning to seamlessly integrate access to learning content into the places employees already spend their time
- Viva Insights to improve productivity and wellbeing with data-driven, privacy-protected insights
- Viva Topics to connect, manage, and protect knowledge from across your organization
Apps included
Apps and services included
Viva Connections, help employees explore news, join conversations, and connect with others across the organization.
Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365
The features with checkmarks in this column are included in Microsoft 365 and Office 365 plans for enterprise.
Microsoft Viva Goals
Help improve business results and employee experience with a goal-setting and management solution that aligns teams to your organization’s priorities.
Save 25%*
Microsoft Viva Suite
Empower people and teams to be their best from anywhere with the full employee experience suite.
Feature name | Microsoft 365 |
Microsoft Viva Goals | Microsoft Viva Suite |
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Microsoft Viva Goals |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Included |
Create, manage, align, and customize objective and key results (OKR) workflows with templates and automated check-ins |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Included |
Boost your business rhythms with OKRs using shared dashboard and advanced insights |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Included |
Bring goals into the flow of everyday work with the Viva Goals app in Teams and Azure DevOps, and the messaging extension in Teams chat |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Included |
See and automatically update OKRs and projects within the project management and data management tools you already use |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Included |
Get enterprise scale and security with single sign-on (SSO) capabilities, data encryption, enterprise-grade privacy, and advanced permissions |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Included |
Use advanced OKR configurations with customizable weights and scoring guidance |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Included |
Microsoft Viva Connections |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Customize Viva Connections with your company branding |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Create a centralized destination that’s personalized for employees |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Provide a unified communications channel to aggregate and share essential information |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Target communications and dashboard items to individuals or groups |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Boost critical items to maximize exposure |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Build a modern employee experience on your existing infrastructure |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Integration with partner providers and human resources systems |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Create custom adaptive cards to connect to your existing applications |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Microsoft Viva Engage |
This feature is partially included
|
This feature is partially included
|
Included |
Create and join employee communities |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Post and pin announcements |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Start a variety of conversation types |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Find insights about community or conversation engagement |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Post questions, crowdsource solutions, and mark best answers |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Create, find, and follow storyline posts |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Create, find, and follow stories |
Included
|
Included
|
Included
|
Ask questions, find answers that already exist, or route questions to people who can provide an answer |
Not Included
|
Not Included
|
Included
|
Engage directly in content from leaders, including discussions, events, campaigns, and recent activity |
Not Included
|
Not Included
|
Included
|
Drive engagement through open conversations using Q&A-style “Ask Me Anything” events |
Not Included
|
Not Included
|
Included
|
Publish storyline posts and stories on behalf of another user |
Not Included
|
Not Included
|
Included
|
Create and manage organization-wide campaigns |
Not Included
|
Not Included
|
Included
|
Microsoft Viva Learning |
This feature is partially included
|
This feature is partially included
|
Included |
Viva Learning in Microsoft Teams |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Access full Microsoft Learn and Microsoft 365 Training libraries and 125 LinkedIn Learning courses2 |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Search, share, and chat about learning content |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Create learning tabs in Teams channels |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Organization-generated learning content with SharePoint and Viva Learning |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Recommend content and track reported completion progress |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Integration with partner content providers |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Integration with learning management systems |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Surface learning content in Microsoft Search across Bing.com, Microsoft365.com, and SharePoint.com3 |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Add learning content to calendar with suggested time slots |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Microsoft Viva Insights |
This feature is partially included
|
This feature is partially included
|
Included |
Personal insights with the Viva Insights app in Teams and web apps |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Personal insights in your daily briefing email and semi-monthly digest email |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Viva Insights add-in and inline suggestions in Outlook |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Premium personal insights—meeting categories and email open rates |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Plans for healthy collaboration—scheduled emails, effective meetings, recurring time booking, shared focus time, and no-meeting days |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Manager insights for leading strong teams |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included
|
Leader insights for seeing trends across the enterprise |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included
|
Custom analysis tools and accelerators |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included
|
Microsoft Viva Topics |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included
|
Search connectors (index items) |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included
|
Expertise finding |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included
|
Topic cards, pages, and centers |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included
|
Topic highlights in SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Search |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Topic highlights in Teams, Outlook, and Yammer |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Answer concierge and contextual search |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included
Coming in 2023 |
Microsoft Viva Goals
Feature name |
Microsoft 365 |
Microsoft Viva Goals | Microsoft Viva Suite |
---|---|---|---|
Create, manage, align, and customize objective and key results (OKR) workflows with templates and automated check-ins |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Included |
Boost your business rhythms with OKRs using shared dashboard and advanced insights |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Included |
Bring goals into the flow of everyday work with the Viva Goals app in Teams and Azure DevOps, and the messaging extension in Teams chat |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Included |
See and automatically update OKRs and projects within the project management and data management tools you already use |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Included |
Get enterprise scale and security with single sign-on (SSO) capabilities, data encryption, enterprise-grade privacy, and advanced permissions |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Included |
Use advanced OKR configurations with customizable weights and scoring guidance |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Included |
Microsoft Viva Connections
Feature name |
Microsoft 365 |
Microsoft Viva Goals | Microsoft Viva Suite |
---|---|---|---|
Customize Viva Connections with your company branding |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Create a centralized destination that’s personalized for employees |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Provide a unified communications channel to aggregate and share essential information |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Target communications and dashboard items to individuals or groups |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Boost critical items to maximize exposure |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Build a modern employee experience on your existing infrastructure |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Integration with partner providers and human resources systems |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Create custom adaptive cards to connect to your existing applications |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Microsoft Viva Engage
Feature name |
Microsoft 365 |
Microsoft Viva Goals | Microsoft Viva Suite |
---|---|---|---|
Create and join employee communities |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Post and pin announcements |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Start a variety of conversation types |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Find insights about community or conversation engagement |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Post questions, crowdsource solutions, and mark best answers |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Create, find, and follow storyline posts |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Create, find, and follow stories |
Included
|
Included
|
Included
|
Ask questions, find answers that already exist, or route questions to people who can provide an answer |
Not Included
|
Not Included
|
Included
|
Engage directly in content from leaders, including discussions, events, campaigns, and recent activity |
Not Included
|
Not Included
|
Included
|
Drive engagement through open conversations using Q&A-style “Ask Me Anything” events |
Not Included
|
Not Included
|
Included
|
Publish storyline posts and stories on behalf of another user |
Not Included
|
Not Included
|
Included
|
Create and manage organization-wide campaigns |
Not Included
|
Not Included
|
Included
|
Microsoft Viva Learning
Feature name |
Microsoft 365 |
Microsoft Viva Goals | Microsoft Viva Suite |
---|---|---|---|
Viva Learning in Microsoft Teams |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Access full Microsoft Learn and Microsoft 365 Training libraries and 125 LinkedIn Learning courses2 |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Search, share, and chat about learning content |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Create learning tabs in Teams channels |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Organization-generated learning content with SharePoint and Viva Learning |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Recommend content and track reported completion progress |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Integration with partner content providers |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Integration with learning management systems |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Surface learning content in Microsoft Search across Bing.com, Microsoft365.com, and SharePoint.com3 |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Add learning content to calendar with suggested time slots |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Microsoft Viva Insights
Feature name |
Microsoft 365 |
Microsoft Viva Goals | Microsoft Viva Suite |
---|---|---|---|
Personal insights with the Viva Insights app in Teams and web apps |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Personal insights in your daily briefing email and semi-monthly digest email |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Viva Insights add-in and inline suggestions in Outlook |
Included |
Included |
Included |
Premium personal insights—meeting categories and email open rates |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Plans for healthy collaboration—scheduled emails, effective meetings, recurring time booking, shared focus time, and no-meeting days |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Manager insights for leading strong teams |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included
|
Leader insights for seeing trends across the enterprise |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included
|
Custom analysis tools and accelerators |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included
|
Microsoft Viva Topics
Feature name |
Microsoft 365 |
Microsoft Viva Goals | Microsoft Viva Suite |
---|---|---|---|
Search connectors (index items) |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included
|
Expertise finding |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included
|
Topic cards, pages, and centers |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included
|
Topic highlights in SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Search |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Topic highlights in Teams, Outlook, and Yammer |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included |
Answer concierge and contextual search |
NotIncluded |
NotIncluded |
Included
Coming in 2023 |
Frequently asked questions
The Viva Goals license includes access to the Viva Goals app in Teams and the Viva Goals web app. Use these apps to:
- Create, manage, align, and customize OKR workflows with OKR templates, automated check-ins, and advanced insights.
- Boost business rhythms with OKRs using shared dashboards and advanced insights.
- Connect work to outcomes with deep integrations to tasks, projects, and embedded OKR views.
- Integrate into critical tools, such as Teams, Slack, and Glip, to enable automated OKR check-ins.
- Get enterprise scale and security with SSO capabilities, data encryption, enterprise-grade privacy, and advanced permissions.
- Use advanced OKR configurations with customizable weights and scoring guidance.
Viva Goals is available as an app in Microsoft Teams and as a web app. The Viva Goals web app has no prerequisites—customers can purchase and use Viva Goals with the web app without any other Microsoft product or subscription.
A Microsoft Teams product license is a prerequisite to use the Viva Goals app in Teams. Teams can be licensed with:
- Microsoft 365 F1, F3, E3, A3, E5, A5.
- Office 365 F3, E1, A1, E3, A3, E5, A5.
- Microsoft 365 Business Basic, Business Standard, Business Premium.
- Microsoft SharePoint K, Plan 1, or Plan 2 license.
In October 2021, Microsoft acquired Ally.io, a leading OKR company. With Viva Goals, Microsoft invested further into Ally.io capabilities to improve integrations with Microsoft Teams and weave Ally.io into Viva, Azure DevOps, Power BI, Microsoft Planner and Project. There will be more integrations with a broader set of Microsoft 365 applications and services over time in addition to partner integrations. See the full list of data integrations in Viva Goals documentation.
Microsoft has also invested in Viva Goals to ensure it delivers on enterprise scale and security requirements with features including SSO capabilities, data encryption, enterprise-grade privacy, and advanced permissions.
Yes, Viva Goals is now available in all Microsoft global markets.
Viva Goals currently supports 11 languages: English (US), French (France), Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Spain), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Estonian, German, Italian, Japanese, and Korean. By the end of March 2023, we will support 27 Microsoft 365 languages that are written left to right.
Additional resources

Empower people and teams to be their best
*Save 25 percent when you buy before July 1, 2023.
- Once your paid subscription begins, cancelation policies vary based on your status as a new customer, product, and domain selections on Microsoft. Learn more. Cancel your Microsoft 365 subscription any time in the Microsoft 365 admin center. When a subscription is canceled, all associated data will be deleted. Learn more about data retention, deletion, and destruction in Microsoft 365.
- Customers with a LinkedIn Enterprise subscription can access the entire LinkedIn Learning library.
- Requires a minimum of one purchased license for admins to enable Viva Learning content in Microsoft Search for their entire tenant.