Index › Onboarding and employee experience › Internal communications › Enterprise › September 2026 Edition
Internal communications and intranet for enterprise buyers
Asked as “employee intranet”, and as “internal communications platform”, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. 42 first choices recorded across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, twelve models each.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment; they sit side by side and are never added together.
01The standing
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, over all twelve models, for an enterprise B2B company. Ordered by share.
ProductFirst-choice shareNegative rateLabelsQuadrant
Show the five products at 0%, ordered by negative rate
Bars are the share of first choices, 0 to 100Every product with at least 10 labels here. Every product name links to its vendor page.
Recommended versus criticized
Every product with at least 10 labels here, on both axes. The 30% line names a quadrant, not the verdict above: that one needs more than 40%.
Criticized challengerCriticized default
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0%First-choice share → · lines at 30% share and 25% negative40%
Key
01Simpplr24%
Simpplr24%02Microsoft SharePoint19%
Microsoft SharePoint19%03Staffbase14%
Staffbase14%04Workvivo5%
Workvivo5%05MangoApps2%
MangoApps2%06Slack2%
Slack2%07Unily0%
Unily0%08LumApps0%
LumApps0%09Firstup0%
Firstup0%10Interact0%
Interact0%11Igloo Software0%
Igloo Software0%02What they warned about
Zero of twelve models held their first choice under the paraphrase. Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.4 mini, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Perplexity Sonar, Grok 4.1 Fast, Mistral Small, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Llama 4 Maverick, Qwen 3.7 Flash, Kimi K2, GLM 4.7 FlashX and MiniMax M2.5 changed. A high negative share on a product with few labels is a warning. A low share on a product with many labels is salience, not sentiment.
Microsoft SharePoint45%
14 of 31 labels negative · 10 of 12 models · 5 hard negative
“The most common pitfall for large enterprises is treating **SharePoint** (or Microsoft Viva) as a complete intranet platform on its own.” GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt
Workplace from Meta67%
6 of 9 labels negative · 5 of 12 models · 6 hard negative
“What to Avoid: Using platforms owned by public social media companies (like Meta Workplace or Slack) as the sole container for highly sensitive proprietary data” Qwen 3.7 Flash, negative prompt
Staffbase17%
7 of 42 labels negative · 5 of 12 models · 1 hard negative
“Staffbase has reported API limitations and frequent issues with user management” Mistral Small, negative prompt
Igloo Software36%
4 of 11 labels negative · 4 of 12 models · 1 hard negative
“Igloo is often cited as having a less intuitive interface and limited advanced features” Mistral Small, negative prompt
03What they cite
Citations exist only for the models that return a source list: twelve of the twelve in this edition, and all six flagship models on the expanded tier.
Sites the answers cite
63 of 72 answers in this category came back with a source list, from 12 of 12 models: citations where the model returns them, or the search results it consulted. 6 of those lists are Google grounding redirects that name no site and are left out of the counts. 815 links across 168 sites, every framing counted. Ranked by the number of answers carrying the site or page.
vendor site · Simpplr37 answers · 63 citations · 11 models
vendor site · MangoApps37 answers · 59 citations · 10 models
vendor site · Workvivo32 answers · 60 citations · 11 models
vendor site · Staffbase22 answers · 30 citations · 9 models
vendor site · LumApps20 answers · 32 citations · 9 models
20 answers · 20 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Oak18 answers · 23 citations · 9 models
18 answers · 23 citations · 9 models
vendor site · Guideflow17 answers · 18 citations · 9 models
16 answers · 22 citations · 9 models
vendor site · HubEngage15 answers · 19 citations · 8 models
15 answers · 15 citations · 7 models
Pages the answers cite
The ten pages named in the most answers, by full address. A page here is one the models returned with a recommendation, not one the index endorses.
26 answers · 10 models
19 answers · 9 models
19 answers · 9 models
16 answers · 8 models
12 answers · 7 models
12 answers · 7 models
12 answers · 8 models
12 answers · 7 models
9 answers · 8 models
9 answers · 6 models
04How they answered
Six framings of the same buying question, each sent to every model in a fresh session with search on. One row per model, so a row shows whether it held its answer under rewording, what it named when cost was the constraint, and what it argued against. Computed from the raw judge labels.
ModelDirect“What is the best employee intranet for an enterprise B2B company?”Paraphrase“Which internal communications platform would you recommend to a large B2B company with thousands of employees?”Comparative“What are the top enterprise-grade intranet platforms and how do they differ?”Budget-constrained“What is the best employee intranet for a large company that needs predictable total cost across thousands of users?”Scale-constrained“We are a 5,000 person company with SSO, SOC 2 and procurement review requirements evaluating an employee intranet. What should we look at?”Negative“Which intranet platforms should a large enterprise avoid or be cautious about?”
Claude Haiku 4.5Microsoft 365, Microsoft SharePointMicrosoft Teams, SlackChangedOak EngageMicrosoft SharePointno first choiceagainst: Google Sites, LumApps, Microsoft SharePoint, Unily
Two alternatives
Google Chat, Zoom Team ChatSeven alternatives
Happeo, Interact, Jostle, Microsoft SharePoint, Powell Intranet, Unily, WorkvivoOne alternative
ThoughtFarmerGPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft SharePointMicrosoft Viva EngageChangedno first choiceagainst: Igloo SoftwareStaffbaseno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
Simpplr, UnilyFour alternatives
LumApps, Poppulo, Simpplr, StaffbaseFive alternatives
LumApps, Microsoft SharePoint, Simpplr, Unily, WorkvivoTwo alternatives
LumApps, Microsoft Viva / SharePoint-based intranetGemini 3.5 FlashSimpplragainst: SharePoint + Microsoft VivaMicrosoft VivaChangedagainst: Workplace from MetaSimpplragainst: Microsoft SharePoint/VivaElcom, Origami ConnectStaffbaseagainst: Microsoft SharePoint + Viva Connectionsagainst: Drupal, Guru, Happeo, Jive, Liferay, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Viva Engage, Slack, WordPress
Four alternatives
LumApps, Staffbase, Unily, WorkvivoThree alternatives
Firstup, Staffbase, WorkvivoFive alternatives
Happeo, LumApps, Staffbase, Unily, WorkvivoFive alternatives
Claromentis, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Viva Connections, MyHub Intranet, VitextraThree alternatives
MangoApps, Simpplr, WorkvivoPerplexity SonarMicrosoft SharePointStaffbaseChangedMicrosoft SharePoint, Simpplragainst: JiveMicrosoft SharePointagainst: MangoAppsno first choiceagainst: LumApps, Microsoft SharePoint, Simpplr, Staffbase, Unily, Workvivo
Four alternatives
LumApps, Simpplr, Staffbase, WorkvivoThree alternatives
Microsoft Teams, Slack, WorkvivoSix alternatives
Axero, LumApps, MangoApps, Staffbase, Unily, WorkvivoFour alternatives
Simpplr, Staffbase, Unily, WorkvivoGrok 4.1 FastSimpplr, WorkvivoMicrosoft TeamsChangedagainst: Cisco Webex, LumApps, Staffbase, Workplace from MetaSimpplragainst: Microsoft SharePointMicrosoft SharePointagainst: Blink, Elcom, MangoApps, Omnia, StaffbaseMangoAppsagainst: Appspace, Atlassian Confluence, Axero, Connecteam, Jostle, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Viva Engage, Slack, Workplace from Meta
Three alternatives
LumApps, Microsoft SharePoint/Viva, UnilyOne alternative
SlackFour alternatives
LumApps, Staffbase, Unily, WorkvivoThree alternatives
LumApps, Unily, WorkvivoFive alternatives
Axero, Microsoft SharePoint/Viva, Simpplr, Unily, WorkvivoMistral SmallSimpplrno first choiceChangedno first choiceMicrosoft SharePointagainst: Simpplr, Staffbase, Unilyno first choiceagainst: Igloo Software, LumApps, Microsoft SharePoint, Snapcomms, Staffbase
Three alternatives
Staffbase, Unily, WorkvivoDeepSeek V4 FlashSimpplrMicrosoft VivaChangedMicrosoft SharePoint/VivaElcomagainst: Interact, SharePoint + Microsoft Viva, Staffbase, Unilyno first choiceagainst: Drupal, Igloo Software, Joomla, Microsoft SharePoint, Oracle WebCenter, SAP Portal, Siebel/PeopleSoft portals, Valo Intranet, Workplace from Meta
Four alternatives
LumApps, SharePoint + Microsoft Viva, Unily, WorkvivoThree alternatives
Simpplr, Staffbase, WorkvivoFive alternatives
LumApps, Simpplr, Staffbase, Unily, WorkvivoOne alternative
WorkvivoLlama 4 Maverickno first choiceStaffbaseChangedno first choiceMicrosoft SharePointno first choicenothing named
Two alternatives
AgilityPortal, LumAppsQwen 3.7 FlashSimpplrMicrosoft TeamsChangedno first choiceSimpplrno first choiceagainst: Microsoft SharePoint, Slack, Workplace from Meta
Four alternatives
Flip, Microsoft SharePoint/Viva, Unily, WorkvivoThree alternatives
Lark, Microsoft Viva, SlackThree alternatives
Hapaka, Microsoft Viva, UnilyKimi K2Simpplragainst: Microsoft SharePointMicrosoft TeamsChangedagainst: Workplace from Metano first choiceElcomagainst: Microsoft SharePointno first choiceagainst: Microsoft SharePoint
One alternative
WorkvivoFour alternatives
Simpplr, Slack, Staffbase, WorkvivoThree alternatives
Simpplr, Staffbase, WorkvivoGLM 4.7 FlashXSimpplr, WorkvivoStaffbaseChangedno first choiceagainst: Igloo Software, Microsoft SharePointMicrosoft Viva Connectionsagainst: Workdayno first choiceagainst: Beekeeper, Microsoft SharePoint, Simpplr, Staffbase, Workvivo
Four alternatives
Connecteam, Happeo, Microsoft SharePoint + Viva Connections, ThoughtFarmerFive alternatives
Firstup, Happeo, Microsoft Viva, Simpplr, WorkvivoThirteen alternatives
Blink, Firstup, Flip, Happeo, LumApps, MangoApps, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Viva, Oak Engage, Simpplr, Staffbase, Unily, WorkvivoOne alternative
LarkMiniMax M2.5SimpplrSimpplr, StaffbaseChangedSimpplrElcomno first choiceagainst: Microsoft SharePoint
One alternative
MangoAppsThree alternatives
LumApps, Microsoft Viva, WorkvivoSeven alternatives
Interact, LumApps, MangoApps, Microsoft Viva, Staffbase, Unily, WorkvivoThree alternatives
Bitrix24, Laravel, Microsoft 365Bold is the first choiceAlternatives are counted; the count opens them.What the answer argued against
05The record
One row per call: the version string exactly as returned, whether the model searched, sources cited, and latency. Full answer text is in the free responses file. Download the record
Seventy-two rows: every prompt, every model, every answer.
| Prompt | Model | Version string | Time (UTC) | Searched | Sources | Latency |
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| Direct recommendation | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 19:59 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 19:08 | yes | 2 | 5 s |
| Direct recommendation | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 21:55 | yes | 9 | 36 s |
| Direct recommendation | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 18:02 | yes | 19 | 11 s |
| Direct recommendation | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 20:56 | yes | 32 | 18 s |
| Direct recommendation | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 19:21 | yes | 9 | 6 s |
| Direct recommendation | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 20:52 | yes | 18 | 22 s |
| Direct recommendation | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 21:26 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Direct recommendation | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 19:12 | yes | 10 | 45 s |
| Direct recommendation | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 20:09 | yes | 11 | 23 s |
| Direct recommendation | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 18:34 | yes | 14 | 89 s |
| Direct recommendation | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 21:30 | yes | 5 | 16 s |
| Paraphrase | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 21:46 | no | 0 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 20:33 | yes | 3 | 5 s |
| Paraphrase | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 19:12 | yes | 25 | 26 s |
| Paraphrase | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 20:48 | yes | 20 | 11 s |
| Paraphrase | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 19:20 | yes | 15 | 10 s |
| Paraphrase | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 19:14 | no | 0 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 21:00 | yes | 9 | 15 s |
| Paraphrase | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 21:28 | yes | 5 | 2 s |
| Paraphrase | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 18:25 | no | 0 | 33 s |
| Paraphrase | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 18:00 | yes | 10 | 17 s |
| Paraphrase | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 21:17 | yes | 15 | 38 s |
| Paraphrase | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 18:47 | yes | 9 | 16 s |
| Comparative | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 21:22 | yes | 9 | 8 s |
| Comparative | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 20:53 | yes | 7 | 11 s |
| Comparative | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 19:48 | yes | 17 | 29 s |
| Comparative | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 21:39 | yes | 19 | 11 s |
| Comparative | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 18:04 | yes | 31 | 15 s |
| Comparative | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 18:31 | yes | 5 | 5 s |
| Comparative | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 17:54 | yes | 14 | 21 s |
| Comparative | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 21:40 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Comparative | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 19:59 | yes | 5 | 26 s |
| Comparative | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 21:44 | yes | 18 | 33 s |
| Comparative | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 19:46 | yes | 18 | 92 s |
| Comparative | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 18:25 | yes | 5 | 17 s |
| Budget constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 18:53 | yes | 15 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 20:23 | yes | 3 | 6 s |
| Budget constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 18:30 | yes | 24 | 24 s |
| Budget constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 21:04 | yes | 20 | 8 s |
| Budget constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 19:58 | yes | 35 | 23 s |
| Budget constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 20:03 | yes | 5 | 4 s |
| Budget constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 21:35 | yes | 25 | 24 s |
| Budget constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 19:39 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Budget constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 18:47 | no | 0 | 31 s |
| Budget constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 20:57 | yes | 21 | 55 s |
| Budget constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 18:38 | yes | 23 | 121 s |
| Budget constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 18:16 | yes | 16 | 50 s |
| Scale constrained | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 20:01 | yes | 17 | 10 s |
| Scale constrained | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 18:20 | yes | 3 | 10 s |
| Scale constrained | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 18:55 | yes | 12 | 26 s |
| Scale constrained | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 21:10 | yes | 20 | 11 s |
| Scale constrained | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 19:49 | yes | 17 | 14 s |
| Scale constrained | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 19:34 | no | 0 | 9 s |
| Scale constrained | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 20:07 | yes | 18 | 25 s |
| Scale constrained | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 21:24 | yes | 9 | 5 s |
| Scale constrained | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 19:48 | no | 0 | 28 s |
| Scale constrained | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 21:32 | no | 0 | 60 s |
| Scale constrained | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 20:19 | yes | 13 | 44 s |
| Scale constrained | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 19:03 | yes | 5 | 22 s |
| Negative framing | Claude Haiku 4.5 | claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 | 2026-09-17 18:47 | yes | 18 | 10 s |
| Negative framing | GPT-5.4 mini | gpt-5.4-mini-2026-03-17 | 2026-09-17 18:21 | no | 0 | 6 s |
| Negative framing | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-3.5-flash | 2026-09-17 18:46 | yes | 15 | 23 s |
| Negative framing | Perplexity Sonar | sonar | 2026-09-17 21:04 | yes | 19 | 8 s |
| Negative framing | Grok 4.1 Fast | spacexai/grok-4.1-fast-non-reasoning via vertex | 2026-09-17 20:07 | yes | 25 | 14 s |
| Negative framing | Mistral Small | mistral/mistral-small via mistral | 2026-09-17 19:02 | yes | 12 | 11 s |
| Negative framing | DeepSeek V4 Flash | deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash via fireworks | 2026-09-17 21:15 | yes | 35 | 39 s |
| Negative framing | Llama 4 Maverick | meta/llama-4-maverick via bedrock | 2026-09-17 18:17 | yes | 5 | 3 s |
| Negative framing | Qwen 3.7 Flash | alibaba/qwen3.7-flash via alibaba | 2026-09-17 21:14 | yes | 18 | 53 s |
| Negative framing | Kimi K2 | moonshotai/kimi-k2 via novita | 2026-09-17 17:57 | yes | 25 | 33 s |
| Negative framing | GLM 4.7 FlashX | zai/glm-4.7-flashx via zai | 2026-09-17 19:28 | yes | 27 | 50 s |
| Negative framing | MiniMax M2.5 | minimax/minimax-m2.5 via minimax | 2026-09-17 18:26 | yes | 14 | 48 s |
Normalization in this category
Every judgment call made between the raw labels and the numbers above, listed so it is visible and reversible.
Category-scoped readings
Confluence read as Atlassian Confluence
Confluence by Atlassian read as Atlassian Confluence
Igloo read as Igloo Software
MyHub read as MyHub Intranet
Powell read as Powell Intranet
SharePoint read as Microsoft SharePoint
SharePoint (Out-of-the-Box) read as Microsoft SharePoint
Workplace by Meta read as Workplace from Meta
Unresolved, counted raw
Akumina
Basecamp Pro Unlimited
BindTuning
Cisco Webex
Claromentis
Hapaka
Laravel
LiveTiles
Microsoft SharePoint Online / Viva Connections
Microsoft Viva / SharePoint-based intranet
Oracle WebCenter
Origami Connect
SAP Portal (NetWeaver)
Siebel/PeopleSoft portals
SuiteDash
Valo Intranet (and Valo Connect)
Vitextra
Discontinued, still offered
No shut-down product was recommended here.