Linchpin
Linchpin transforms Atlassian Confluence into a social intranet and collaboration hub.
What Linchpin is
Linchpin transforms Atlassian Confluence into a social intranet and collaboration hub. It combines employee news, pages, an employee directory, audience targeting, community discussions, and event promotion. Personalization can use language, country, location, department, role, and other profile information. Communities let colleagues exchange ideas, ask questions, and discuss topics in context. Profiles, search, and macros help users find relevant contacts and expertise, while the Linchpin Intranet Suite includes more than 25 communication and collaboration macros. It supports planning and promoting on-site, hybrid, and remote events. Organizations can operate their own instance, or use hosted operation packages for Server and Data Center. Native iOS and Android apps connect to Linchpin instances on Confluence Server or Data Center. Confluence is required and may cost extra.
Good
- Personalized content by profile information
- Employee directory and expertise discovery
- More than 25 communication macros
- Native iOS and Android access
- 30-day free test environment
Watch out
- Confluence is required and priced separately
- No free plan
- Mobile Face ID and fingerprint are iOS-only
Who it suits
Linchpin suits organizations using Confluence that need an employee intranet, targeted communication, directories, and community features. It supports self-hosted, hosted, web, iOS, and Android deployments.
Verdict
Linchpin adds intranet, communication, directory, community, and event functions to Confluence. Account for the required Confluence license and the subscription level that matches user count.
Plans and prices
From Linchpin's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Linchpin intranet — up to 500 users | $29,250 a year | up to 500 users · Confluence required and priced separately if not already licensed · $29,250/ Year |
| Linchpin intranet — up to 1,000 users | $38,600 a year | up to 1,000 users · Confluence required and priced separately if not already licensed · $38,600/ Year |
| Linchpin intranet — up to 2,000 users | $50,200 a year | up to 2,000 users · Confluence required and priced separately if not already licensed · 50,200$/ Year |
| Linchpin intranet — up to 3,000 users | $55,915 a year | up to 3,000 users · Confluence required and priced separately if not already licensed · $55,915/ Year |
| Linchpin intranet — up to 4,000 users | $63,900 a year | up to 4,000 users · Confluence required and priced separately if not already licensed · $63,900/ Year |
| Linchpin intranet — up to 5,000 users | $72,950 a year | up to 5,000 users · Confluence required and priced separately if not already licensed · $72,950/ Year |
| Linchpin intranet — up to 10,000 users | $79,275 a year | up to 10,000 users · Confluence required and priced separately if not already licensed · $79,275/ Year |
| Linchpin intranet — up to 15,000 users | $79,275 a year | up to 15,000 users · Confluence required and priced separately if not already licensed · $79,275/ Year |
| Linchpin intranet — up to 20,000 users | $85,650 a year | up to 20,000 users · Confluence required and priced separately if not already licensed · $85,650/ Year |
| Linchpin intranet — up to 25,000 users | $92,000 a year | up to 25,000 users · Confluence required and priced separately if not already licensed · $92,000/ Year |
The facts
Each one read from Linchpin's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Communication
- Community functions let users exchange ideas, ask questions, and discuss topics in context.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Confluence dependency
- Confluence is required to use Linchpin, and its license cost is additional if the customer does not already have one.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Customers can operate their own Linchpin instance, while Seibert also offers hosted operation packages for Server and Data Center.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Events
- Linchpin supports planning and promoting on-site, hybrid, and remote events.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Knowledge and expertise
- User profiles, search, and macros help colleagues find relevant contacts and experts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License and maintenance
- Initial licenses include perpetual software use and 12 months of maintenance and support; a further 12-month maintenance renewal costs 50% of the initial license price.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile
- Linchpin Mobile is available for iOS and Android and connects to a Linchpin instance running on Confluence Server or Data Center.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile security
- Linchpin Mobile can require a four-digit PIN before app content is accessible; Face ID or fingerprint recognition is available on iOS only.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Personalization
- The intranet can tailor users’ experience based on language, country, location, department, role, and other profile information.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Linchpin transforms Atlassian Confluence into a social intranet and central collaboration hub.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Seibert offers Linchpin support by email, live chat, and telephone in addition to Atlassian support.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1996checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Wiesbaden, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- The product site identifies Seibert Group GmbH as Linchpin’s developer.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Macros
- The Linchpin Intranet Suite contains over 25 macros for communication and collaboration.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial
- The maker offers a free 30-day test environment that is automatically deleted after the trial period.checked 11 Oct 2026
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