Lightcast vs Microsoft Viva Insights
Lightcast
lightcast.ioMicrosoft Viva Insights
microsoft.comSide by side
| Figure | Lightcast | Microsoft Viva Insights |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $4/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · Workforce Analytics Software | 8.5 (#5) | 6.6 (#26) |
Plans
Lightcast
- Public-Good Skills APIFree
- ConsultingPriced on request
- Data DeliveryPriced on request
- SoftwarePriced on request
Microsoft Viva Insights
- Microsoft Viva Insights$4 a month
- Microsoft Viva Workplace Analytics and Employee Feedback$6 a month
- Microsoft Viva Suite$12 a month
In their own words
Lightcast
Lightcast provides labor-market data, software, and delivery services for enterprise, education, and government teams. Its database combines more than 2.5 billion job postings and career profiles with government labor-market information. Products include Analyst, Career Coach, Developer, GoRecruit, Recruit, SmartReq, Talent Analyst, Talent Transform, and Widget Builder, among others. APIs let customers decide when, where, and how Lightcast data appears in a website or application. Data shares can be delivered through Amazon S3, Databricks, Google BigQuery, Google Cloud Storage, Microsoft Azure Blob Storage, SFTP, Snowflake, Snowflake Marketplace, and Databricks Marketplace. API taxonomies list more than 34,000 standardized skills, 75,000 standardized titles, and 1,800 specialized occupations. Rhetorik adds more than 800 million enriched professional profiles, 280 million company records, and 18,000 technology-product insights; its data refreshes every one to two days, with a fully assembled view published monthly. Lightcast lists consulting, software subscriptions, and custom data delivery. Analyst supports OIDC and SAML single sign-on. Pricing is on request, with web and API access.
Microsoft Viva Insights
Microsoft Viva Insights has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.