InnoCentive vs Viima

Innocentive connects organizations with registered Solvers who submit proposed solutions to innovation challenges. Solvers can take part in Prize Challenges, Scouting Challenges, or talent opportunities such as Expert and WIN Scout roles; subject matter experts pay no charge to join or respond. The Innocentive Marketplace brings together innovation data, third-party sources, start-ups and experts, while conversational AI Jen can identify technologies from one industry that may fit problems in another. Marketplace opportunities are aimed at enterprise technology scouting, accelerator and incubator cohorts, corporate venturing, supply chains and academic research partnerships. Places are limited by technology segment and country, and a company must request a place for its technology to be assessed. The free Innocentive Crowd is open to companies and individuals and gives access to live enterprise and charity Challenges. Marketplace is listed at $150 a year, billed annually, for one of five companies per country in each mapped segment, with a verified company capability and annual curation and administration. Challenge agreements set participation terms and any intellectual property transfer. Innocentive is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Viima is idea management software for collecting submissions, refining them, prioritizing them and moving selected ideas toward implementation. Ideas can come from employees, customers, suppliers and other stakeholders, and teams can organize them in bubble, list or Kanban views. Boards support configurable innovation processes and evaluation metrics defined by the team. The service is available in web browsers and native iOS and Android apps; boards can also be embedded in intranets or other websites. A free plan costs nothing and includes up to 10 users and one board. Basic costs $79 a month and includes 10 users and two boards. Pro costs $499 a month, with 100 users, up to 15 boards and 10 workflow automations per board. Advanced has no listed price and includes unlimited boards and automations, REST API access and a dedicated Customer Success Manager. Sign-ups begin with a 14-day Pro trial without a credit card, then downgrade to Free. Stated prices exclude VAT; annual plan prices are monthly amounts billed annually, while Basic is also available monthly.