Jostle vs Sift

Jostle is an employee success platform for sharing company news, finding information, and connecting colleagues across office, field, remote, and branch locations. It combines targeted content, discussions, email newsletters, mobile access, and digital signage with people profiles, organizational charts, recognition, company values, and birthday and hire dates. Its Library holds curated information, while JostleAI provides answers contextualized by role, location, and department. Integrations include Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Bonusly, Zapier, HRIS/HCM systems, SSO, and a platform API. All plans include integrations, SSO and provisioning, APIs and SFTP sync, custom branding, engagement analytics, unlimited storage, governance features, and multiple languages. Bronze includes news, an activity feed, recognition, discussions, email digest, and mobile apps. Silver adds the Library, questions, links, custom views, and one add-on; Gold adds three add-ons plus onboarding and full support; Platinum includes all add-ons and support. Pricing is on request. A free 30-day trial unlocks Platinum features for up to 15 users. Jostle says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, backed up daily, and hosted in customer-selected data centers in the US, Europe, Australia, or Canada.

Sift helps organizations find colleagues, map reporting relationships, and understand how work is distributed. Its searchable people directory filters profile data by skills, roles, and other information. An automatically updated org chart uses company people data to show formal and informal reporting lines. Profiles can include skills, experience, projects, interests, pronouns, name pronunciation, and languages. Sift aggregates employee data from multiple systems into one profile, using prebuilt identity connectors and SFTP workflows. Listed integrations include Workday, UKG, Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace, Okta, Ping Identity, CSV files, Microsoft Teams, and Slack. Access is available in browsers, Windows and Mac desktop downloads, and iOS and Android apps, as well as through an API. Sift says customer data is encrypted at rest and in transit, segmented between customers, and regularly tested by third parties for penetration vulnerabilities. It also says it completed a SOC 2 Type 2 audit and is GDPR compliant. Plans start at $150 a month, billed annually, for 20 users; a 14-day trial provides access to Sift Complete. Sift does not offer native messaging or chat.