# Microsoft Viva Glint: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 14 judge labels across 3 categories by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/microsoft-viva-glint

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Employee engagement surveys](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/employee-engagement-surveys/index.md) | 0% | 18 | 18% | 11 |
| [People analytics](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/planning/people-analytics/index.md) | 0% | 34 | 0% | 2 |
| [360 feedback](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/360-feedback/index.md) | 0% | 71 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Need engagement surveys plus Microsoft 365 integration? → Viva Glint / Viva Insights" (GPT-5.4 mini, People analytics)
- "Microsoft 365 shops | Native integration if you're already on the MS stack." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Employee engagement surv)
- "Most attractive when Microsoft is already the collaboration ecosystem" (Perplexity Sonar, People analytics)
- "Microsoft Viva Glint – *Best if Already Using Microsoft 365*" (MiniMax M2.5, Employee engagement surv)

## And against it

- "Microsoft Viva Glint is not an automatic "avoid," but read its settings carefully" (GPT-6 Luna, 360 feedback)
- "Higher enterprise tier—often more complex and costly than needed for 500 people" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Employee engagement surv)
- "Excellent analytics and benchmarking, but can be pricey and heavy on setup." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Employee engagement surv)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Microsoft Viva Glint, from 44 of the 59 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- thrivesparrow.com: 25
- feedbackpulse.com: 14
- paycor.com: 14
- assessmentcloud.com: 13
- culturemonkey.io: 13
- leadchangegroup.com: 12
- sogolytics.com: 12
- peoplemanagingpeople.com: 9
- capterra.com: 8
- cultureamp.com: 8

### Pages cited

- https://paycor.com/resource-center/articles/best-employee-pulse-survey-tools: 14
- https://thrivesparrow.com/blog/employee-engagement-survey-vendors: 14
- https://sogolytics.com/learning-center/employee-experience/employee-engagement-survey-vendor: 11
- https://thrivesparrow.com/blog/employee-pulse-survey-tools: 11
- https://feedbackpulse.com/resources/best-employee-engagement-software: 7
- https://peoplemanagingpeople.com/tools/best-employee-pulse-survey-tools: 7
- https://xoxoday.com/blogs/empuls/best-employee-engagement-survey-tools: 7
- https://culturemonkey.io/employee-engagement/pulse-survey-tools: 6

## In its own words

What Microsoft Viva Glint's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Free plan or trial: Vyzkoušet zdarma (https://www.microsoft.com/cs-cz/dynamics-365/pricing-overview)
- Customers named: Lenovo, VIVID, G&J Pepsi, Virgin Money, E.ON, Milpark Education, Contentsquare

## What it publishes

Every page microsoft.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10448 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 25 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-24
- case study: 12 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-12-02
- comparison: 30 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 44 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 27 pages, 10 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- Recent: 2026-09-28 news or press: At nasa ai is helping scientists unlock discoveries hidden in decades of data https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/digital-transformation/at-nasa-ai-is-helping-scientists-unlock-discoveries-hidden-in-decades-of-data/
- Recent: 2026-09-24 news or press: Rockwell automation pairs ai with decades of shop floor know how so workers can solve glitches faster https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/digital-transformation/rockwell-automation-pairs-ai-with-decades-of-shop-floor-know-how-so-workers-can-solve-glitches-faster/
- Recent: 2026-09-24 blog: Run assert eval responsible ai agent risk discovery at runtime https://commandline.microsoft.com/run-assert-eval-responsible-ai-agent-risk-discovery-at-runtime/
- Recent: 2026-09-23 blog: On the issues https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/
- Recent: 2026-09-22 news or press: When disaster strikes ai helps responders reach people more quickly https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/when-disaster-strikes-ai-helps-responders-reach-people-more-quickly/
- Recent: 2026-09-21 news or press: Microsoft datacenter academy helps launch tech careers https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/work-life/microsoft-datacenter-academy-helps-launch-tech-careers/

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.