Jostle

Jostle is an employee hub that brings internal communication, colleague profiles, and workplace knowledge into one platform. It suits organizations with office, field, remote, or branch-based teams that need to reach staff across locations. Its breadth is appealing, though custom pricing makes plan costs harder to compare upfront.

Overview

Jostle combines company news and discussion with employee culture features and curated information. That makes it a stronger fit for organizations seeking a shared place for daily communication and employee resources than for teams looking only for a basic directory or news feed. Mobile access and digital signage also give communications teams channels beyond the desktop.

Security and administration are substantial parts of the offer: all plans include SSO and provisioning, governance features, and integrations. Jostle says data is encrypted at rest and in transmission, backed up daily, and hosted in customer-selected data centers in the US, Europe, Australia, or Canada. Its operations undergo an annual third-party SOC 2 Trust Service Principles audit; customers can obtain the SOC 2 Type II report under NDA.

Key features

Targeted content, discussions, email newsletters, and mobile apps give organizations several ways to distribute news. Digital signage can extend that reach to shared screens, while audience targeting helps direct content to relevant groups. The employee directory, profiles, and organizational charts support finding colleagues and understanding reporting relationships.

Recognition, company values, birthdays, and hire dates add social context to the communication layer. These features can support employee connection across locations, but their value depends on the organization keeping people information current and making recognition part of its routine.

Silver adds the Library for curated information, along with Ask a Question, Links, and Custom Views. JostleAI can provide answers contextualized by role, location, and department, which makes the knowledge tools more relevant to organizations with varied teams. Buyers who need a central knowledge resource will have to move beyond Bronze.

Integrations include Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Bonusly, Zapier, HRIS/HCM integrations, SSO, and a platform API. Every plan includes integrations, APIs and SFTP sync, custom branding, engagement analytics, unlimited storage, governance features, and multiple languages. That consistent base avoids trading away core administration or storage on lower tiers.

Pricing

Jostle uses paid plans with custom pricing, so organizations must request a quote to compare costs. All tiers include onboarding and full support according to Jostle, and each plan includes integrations, SSO and provisioning, APIs and SFTP sync, custom branding, engagement analytics, unlimited storage, governance, and multiple languages.

The free 30-day trial unlocks Platinum features for up to 15 users. That gives a small group a useful way to assess the full tier, but it is not a continuing free plan and does not establish what a larger rollout will cost.

Platforms

Jostle supports web, Android, iOS, and an API. Native mobile apps suit employees who need access away from a desk, while the API gives organizations a route to connect other systems.

Who it's for

Jostle is aimed at organizations connecting employees across office, field, remote, and branch locations. It is especially compelling when those organizations want communication, employee culture, and knowledge tools in one hub, and can evaluate custom pricing through a sales conversation. Teams that need a published per-user price or a durable free tier may find it harder to assess against their budget before engaging.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Multiple communication channels, including targeted content, newsletters, mobile apps, and digital signage, help reach employees across different work settings.
• Pros: Every plan includes SSO and provisioning, integrations, unlimited storage, and governance features, keeping important operational capabilities in lower tiers.
• Pros: Silver and higher add curated knowledge tools, and JostleAI can tailor answers by role, location, and department.
• Cons: Custom pricing makes it difficult to compare the cost of Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum without requesting a quote.
• Cons: The Library is absent from Bronze, so organizations that need a curated knowledge base must choose at least Silver.
• Cons: The trial is limited to 30 days and 15 users, which may not represent a larger organization-wide rollout.

Alternatives

Appspace Signage is worth considering when a continuing free option and signage are priorities: its Free plan supports one compatible device, two Premium Users, up to two admins, 5GB of storage, and 5GB per month of bandwidth.

HumHub may suit organizations that prefer an AGPLv3 open-source, self-hosted community edition with access to a module marketplace and community support.

MangoApps is a price-transparent alternative for organizations that meet its 200-employee minimum: its Communications & Intranet plan starts at $9 a month, with volume pricing and a second-suite discount applied in the stated offer.

Blink is another paid option with a published Core plan at $4.50 a month billed per user per month, including custom company branding, internal communications, real-time collaboration, and a knowledge hub.

Flip offers a Growth plan at €4.95 a year for up to 300 employees, with the platform only and individual add-ons available on request.

Akumina, Jalios Intranet, and Omnia are other paid alternatives to compare.

For category comparisons, browse Employee Intranet Software, HR Knowledge Base Software, Employee Directory Software, and Intranet Software.

Verdict

Jostle is a strong choice for organizations that need one employee hub to connect distributed staff through targeted communication, people features, and curated knowledge. Its broad included integrations and administration tools strengthen the case across all tiers. The main reason to look elsewhere is budget clarity: custom pricing, combined with a short trial capped at 15 users, makes it harder to judge the cost and fit of a large rollout before requesting a quote.