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Overview

Product Information on Yammer Social Software

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Yammer Social Software?

Yammer is a social software that facilitates internal communication and collaboration within organizations. It provides features such as secure messaging, group discussions, file sharing, and integration with other productivity tools. The software supports the creation of communities and workgroups, enabling employees to connect, share updates, and find information relevant to their work. Yammer aims to address business challenges related to knowledge sharing, employee engagement, and cross-departmental collaboration by offering a centralized platform for conversations and digital workplace interactions.

Yammer Social Software Pricing

Yammer Social Software uses a subscription-based pricing model with different plans, typically as part of Microsoft 365 offerings, where pricing varies based on the selected Microsoft 365 plan and the number of users. The software is licensed on a per-user, per-month basis, and additional enterprise features are available in higher-tier plans.

Overall experience with Yammer Social Software

Business Operation
250M - 500M USD, Banking
FAVORABLE

“How Yammer Fosters Interdepartmental Communication and Collaboration”

5.0
Dec 16, 2024
User Friendly Interface: - Its deign in intuitive, making it simple for users to navigate, post and engage with content. Fosters Communication: - Yammer enables open communication across departments and teams, breaking down silos and encouraging a collaborative culture. Employees can post updates share ideas and provide feedback easily. Knowlege Sharing:- Employees can easily search for past discussions or documents, making it a useful knowledge repository.
Business Analyst
30B + USD, IT Services
CRITICAL

“Yammer, a social community inside an organization”

3.0
Feb 10, 2020
Yammer , the social networking service platform used for internal communications inside the private organizations.One can use this social network only with the valid professional email id. People inside the organization discuss various issues , topics and share there experience which will be very helpful for the other folks to know the latest happenings in the organization. One can post the technical challenges and get review by the experts and get the solutions for the same.

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Yammer Social Software

byYammer
in Social Software in the Workplace
4.3

About Company

Company Description

Updated 24th March 2025

Microsoft integrated Yammer, an Enterprise Social Network (ESN), into its portfolio in 2012. The collaboration with Office 365 forms the central aspect of Microsoft's Enterprise Social effort, aimed at enabling organizations to operate like a network. This connects individuals to a vibrant network of people and information to foster growth and adaptation. The integration allows companies to improve their understanding of their customer base, expedite collective responses, and introduce innovative products for a personalized experience. Microsoft's acquisition of Yammer was intended to further enhance these goals.

Company Details

Updated 29th April 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2008
Head office location
San Francisco, United States
Number of employees
201 - 500
Website
http://www.yammer.com

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Deciding Factors: Yammer Social Software Vs. Market Average

Yammer Social Software Likes & Dislikes

Like

1. Knowledge Sharing and Archiving: - Discussions, documents and updates are searchable, making yammer a valuable tool for capturing organizational knowledge and history. 2.Community and Group Functionality: - The ability to create groups for specific projects, interests or departments makes it easy to organize conversation and recourses around focused topics.

Like

Since it will for one particular organization and it helps to know the latest happenings in the company. One can post the discussion topic and get reviewed by the experts across the people in the organization and get there opinions on the same.

Like

The best feature is that you can tag and search for a subject that has already been discussed, when you are looking for answers.

Dislike

Notification Overload:- The sheer volume of notification can overwhelm users, leading may to disengage or mute the platform entirely. Mobile App Usability:- The mobile app can be slow and less intuitive compared to the desktop version, which impact accessibility and convenience for on-the-go-users. Limited Customization:_ Yammer offers minimal customization options for branding or tailoring the user experience making it feel less integrated into the organization's culture compared to other tools.

Dislike

It is not the typical social platform like Facebook or linked which has high interactive content.

Dislike

It seemed a bit cluttered, the experience could be more simplistic.

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Yammer Social Software Reviews and Ratings

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  • Business Operation
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    How Yammer Fosters Interdepartmental Communication and Collaboration

    5.0
    Dec 16, 2024
    User Friendly Interface: - Its deign in intuitive, making it simple for users to navigate, post and engage with content. Fosters Communication: - Yammer enables open communication across departments and teams, breaking down silos and encouraging a collaborative culture. Employees can post updates share ideas and provide feedback easily. Knowlege Sharing:- Employees can easily search for past discussions or documents, making it a useful knowledge repository.
  • Communications Coordinator
    50M-1B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Great Information Sharing tool!

    4.0
    Sep 24, 2022
    Yammer is a great tool to use within your company for sharing info/ideas/stories
  • EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION GRADUATE
    1B-10B USD
    Energy and Utilities
    Review Source

    Great social media tool for internal communications

    5.0
    Jul 4, 2022
    Great internal 'social media' tool to engage between colleagues
  • Business Intelligence Manager
    10B+ USD
    Construction
    Review Source

    Yammer is a great step ahead for business communication

    5.0
    Oct 5, 2021
    Yammer as social software was a big step forward in bottom up and top down communcation. Before, emails were standard in sharing information. Now, with Yammer, you can create groups of interest, exchange with colleagues from everywhere in the world.
  • Engineer
    10B+ USD
    Construction
    Review Source

    Wonderful Intranet Social Networking Software

    5.0
    Nov 21, 2020
    Yammer is wonderful intranet social networking software for any organization. This is very nice platform for staying up-to-date for any news in the company or specifically the project/function/department or any community of your interest you are in within your organization. We can like, comment, share any of the posts or articles.
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4.3

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Rating Distribution

5 Star
33%
4 Star
51%
3 Star
13%
2 Star
2%
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Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.3

Integration & Deployment

4.3

Service & Support

4.3

Product Capabilities

4.3

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