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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 23 judge labels across 2 categories by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/microsoft-viva-goals

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Goals and OKRs](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/goals-and-okrs/index.md) | 0% | 73 | 55% | 22 |
| [Performance management](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/performance-management/index.md) | 0% | 70 | 100% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Viva Goals (built on Ally.io's architecture) provides a native experience." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Goals and OKRs)
- "Keeps goals inside the Microsoft ecosystem, particularly Teams" (Perplexity Sonar, Goals and OKRs)
- "Best for Microsoft 365 Shops: Microsoft Viva Goals" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Goals and OKRs)
- "ideal for organizations already using Microsoft tools" (Mistral Small, Goals and OKRs)

## And against it

- "avoid discontinued products, not write off whole vendors based on a few reviews... old recommendations for Ally.io" (GPT-6 Luna, Goals and OKRs)
- "Discontinued and sunset after Microsoft acquisition; many organizations now face migration or loss of support" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Performance management)
- "Avoid at all costs - This tool was officially retired on December 31, 2025 with no direct successor" (MiniMax M2.5, Goals and OKRs)
- "Microsoft acquired Ally.io and turned it into Viva Goals, but later retired the product entirely." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Goals and OKRs)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Microsoft Viva Goals, from 45 of the 59 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- tability.io: 27
- okrstool.com: 26
- ones.com: 25
- worxmate.ai: 22
- profit.co: 20
- mooncamp.com: 15
- capterra.com: 11
- resources.rework.com: 11
- workboard.com: 10
- g2.com: 9

### Pages cited

- https://okrstool.com/blog/best-okr-software: 10
- https://okrstool.com/blog/okr-software-buying-guide: 10
- https://tability.io/compare/platforms: 9
- https://tability.io/odt/articles/best-okr-software-for-enterprise: 9
- https://mooncamp.com/blog/okr-software-enterprise: 8
- https://ones.com/blog/7-best-okr-management-tools-to-align-your-company: 8
- https://peoplemanager.net/best-okr-software: 7
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/performance-management/best-okr-software-2026: 7

## In its own words

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


## 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.