MangoApps vs Openbook
MangoApps
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| Figure | MangoApps | Openbook |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $9/mo | $15/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 18 | 6 |
| Spec score · Employee Directory Software | 9.0 (#4) | 8.8 (#6) |
| Company legal name | Crunchbase identifies the legal entity as MangoApps Inc., also known as MangoSpring. | Companies House lists VIBEFORCE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED as company number 16761200. |
| Company size | LinkedIn lists the company size as 51–200 employees, while Gartner gives the same range. | Endole classifies Vibeforce Development Limited as a micro company with under 10 employees and turnover under £1 million. |
| Integrations | MangoApps states that it has more than 200 integrations, including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Workday, UKG, ADP, ServiceNow, Tableau and Power BI. | Built-in agent connectors include WordPress, Slack, Figma, Lovable, Shopify, Stripe, Google Calendar, Cal.com, Calendly, Zendesk, Freshdesk, Zoho Desk, Help Scout, Intercom, HubSpot and Salesforce. |
| Product | MangoApps describes itself as an employee platform combining intranet, communications, knowledge, workflows, services, and AI for frontline and office employees. | Openbook is a team workspace organized into organizations, spaces, and rooms, with 21 purpose-built room types for planning, writing, discussion, and tracking. |
| Public API | The REST API provides CRUD operations, bearer-token or service-account authentication, webhooks for more than 50 event types, bulk operations and OpenAPI documentation. | The Board API exposes a bearer-token endpoint for board, column and card data and supports webhooks for card-created, updated, moved and deleted events. |
| Rating on TrustRadius | 8.0 out of 10 from 8 reviews | Euna Budget (formerly Questica OpenBook) is shown as 6.0 out of 10 from 5 reviews; this is a different product from Openbook at openbook.work. |
| System requirements | The Community iOS app requires iOS 16 or later and the vendor’s newer Mango Ops download page says iOS 17.6 or later for that app. | The setup guide requires a web browser, an app.openbook.work account and a Vibeforce single-sign-on account; no native desktop installation is described. |
| What it does | MangoApps combines an employee intranet, communications, knowledge management, workflows, workforce operations and AI in one platform for desk and frontline workers. | Openbook is a team workspace that combines product plans, boards, documents, conversations and AI agents. |
Plans
MangoApps
- Communications & Intranet$9 a month
- Free trialFree
- AI Productivity$9 a month
- Communications & Intranet$9 a month
- Communications & Intranet$9 a month
- Frontline Operations$10 a month
- Performance & Learning$15 a month
- HR Operations$16 a month
- All Employee Suites$39 a month
- Field Service$40 a month
Openbook
- FreeFree
- Business$15 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
- FreeFree
- Pro$15 a month
- Business$29 a month
In their own words
MangoApps
MangoApps is an employee platform combining intranet, communications, knowledge, workflows, services and AI for frontline and office employees. Its Communications & Intranet suite includes a Communications Hub, Sites, Wikis, Surveys, Recognitions and more. The intranet works on any device, supports more than 50 languages, and is designed for employees without corporate email or VPN access. MangoApps lists connections to more than 200 systems, including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Workday, UKG, ADP and Paylocity. It also offers REST and webhook APIs with a published OpenAPI specification. Deployment options include SaaS, Private Cloud, Customer VPC and On-Premise. The company lists HITRUST CSF, SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications, and describes controls including AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.2+ in transit, SSO, MFA, role-based access, audit logs, eDiscovery, retention and legal hold. Pricing starts at $9 a month for Communications & Intranet, from 200 employees. There is no free plan, and a 14-day trial is listed. Employee suites require at least 200 employees; specialist-team plans require at least 10 seats.
Openbook
Openbook is a team workspace organized into organizations, spaces, and rooms, with 21 room types for planning, writing, discussion, and tracking. Its build agent can connect to GitHub and GitLab repositories, make changes, run builds, and open pull requests. Organizations can use platform-run AI models or configure provider keys for OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, xAI, Google, and Azure OpenAI. Built-in connectors include WordPress, Slack, Figma, Shopify, Stripe, Google Calendar, Cal.com, Calendly, five helpdesks, HubSpot, and Salesforce. Connector writes are disabled by default and require explicit enablement; irreversible third-party actions run only in auto mode. Files can be stored on Openbook, S3-compatible storage, Dropbox, or Microsoft SharePoint/Teams; default server storage is limited to 30MB. A read-only Board API exposes Kanban boards as JSON and supports change webhooks. Free costs nothing and allows up to 10 editing members and 3 spaces; viewers and guests are free. New organizations start with a 14-day Pro trial without a card. Business costs $15 a month. The intended audience includes product managers, founders, small teams, and agencies.