Jostle

Overview

Jostle is an employee hub that brings internal communication, people information, and curated knowledge into one platform. It is best suited to organizations whose employees are spread across offices, branches, field work, and remote locations. Its broad mix of communication and culture tools is appealing, but buyers must request custom pricing rather than compare published plan costs.

Key features

News, targeted content, discussions, email newsletters, mobile apps, and digital signage give communications teams several ways to reach employees, including staff who are not regularly at a desk. Targeting can make announcements more relevant to different audiences; the range of channels is useful when a workforce is distributed, though it is more than a team seeking only a simple news feed may need.

The employee directory, profiles, and organizational charts help people locate colleagues and understand reporting relationships. Recognition, company values, birthdays, and hire dates add a social layer to routine company communication. These tools can support connection across locations, but their value depends on the organization keeping employee information current and making use of them.

Jostle’s Library provides a curated home for company information, while JostleAI can answer questions with role, location, and department context. The combination is more useful for organizations with internal guidance to organize than for those focused solely on announcements. Bronze lacks the Library, making Silver the entry tier for teams that need a shared knowledge resource.

Integrations include Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Bonusly, Zapier, HRIS/HCM integrations, SSO, and a platform API. Every plan includes integrations, SSO and provisioning, APIs and SFTP sync, custom branding, engagement analytics, unlimited storage, governance features, and multiple languages. Jostle also says data is encrypted at rest and in transmission, backed up daily, and hosted in customer-selectable data centers in the US, Europe, Australia, or Canada. Its operations undergo an annual third-party SOC 2 Trust Service Principles audit, and customers can obtain the SOC 2 Type II report under NDA.

Pricing

Jostle is paid software with custom pricing. The free 30-day trial unlocks Platinum features for up to 15 users, giving a small evaluation group access to the full tier before a purchase decision. The 15-user cap limits how much of a large or distributed workforce can participate in that trial.

Bronze: News, activity feed, employee recognition, discussions, email digest, and mobile apps. It covers core communication and engagement, but excludes the Library and the add-on choices offered at higher tiers.

Silver: Everything in Bronze, plus Library, Ask a Question, Links, Custom Views, and one add-on. It fits organizations that need curated information alongside news, though add-on choice remains limited.

Gold: Everything in Silver, with three add-ons and onboarding and full support. It is the middle option for teams needing more than one add-on and guided implementation.

Platinum: Everything, all add-ons, onboarding, and full support. It suits organizations wanting the broadest package without choosing among add-ons individually.

All plans include unlimited storage, integrations, security and provisioning capabilities, analytics, governance, branding, and multiple languages, so the lower tiers do not trade away those foundations. Onboarding and full support are called out for Gold and Platinum; Bronze and Silver are not described with that same inclusion.

Platforms

Jostle supports web, Android, and iOS, with native mobile access, plus an API for integrations. That mix serves employees using desktop browsers or mobile devices; organizations needing another listed client platform should compare alternatives.

Who it's for

Jostle is a strong fit for organizations that want to connect office, field, remote, and branch employees through shared news, people information, and curated knowledge. It is less compelling for buyers who need a clearly priced per-user offer before contacting a vendor, or for teams that only need one narrow function such as signage.

Pros and cons

Pro: Multiple communication channels, audience targeting, and native mobile apps help reach employees who do not sit at a desk.

Pro: Directory, profiles, organizational charts, recognition, and company culture details combine practical people-finding with employee connection.

Pro: All tiers include unlimited storage, integrations, SSO and provisioning, APIs and SFTP sync, analytics, governance, and multiple languages.

Con: Custom pricing makes budget comparison difficult without contacting Jostle.

Con: The Library starts at Silver, so Bronze buyers give up the built-in curated knowledge home.

Con: The trial is limited to 15 users, which may not represent a larger organization’s rollout.

Alternatives

For a broader category comparison, see Employee Intranet Software, HR Knowledge Base Software, Intranet Software, and Employee Directory Software.

Choose Appspace Signage instead if digital signage is the priority and a freemium plan matters: its free tier covers one compatible device, two Premium Users, up to two admins, 5GB storage, and 5GB monthly bandwidth.

MangoApps is an alternative for buyers who prefer a published entry price: its Communications & Intranet plan starts at $9 a month, billed from 200 employees.

HumHub is an alternative for organizations considering a freemium, self-hosted community platform.

Blink is worth comparing if a published per-user entry point is important: its Core plan is $4.50 a month per user and includes company branding, internal communications, real-time collaboration, and a knowledge hub.

Axero is another paid intranet option to compare.

eXo Platform is another paid option with Silver and Gold tiers.

Jalios Intranet is another paid intranet option.

Flip is an alternative with a Growth tier priced at €4.95 a year for up to 300 employees.

Verdict

Choose Jostle if your organization needs one employee hub for communications, people discovery, and curated knowledge across a distributed workforce. Its combination of mobile reach, directory and culture tools, and all-tier integration and storage inclusions is persuasive; the main reason to look elsewhere is the lack of published pricing, especially if you need to make a quick, cost-led comparison.