Viva Goals (discontinued) has been discontinued
Microsoft retired Viva Goals. Feature development stopped December 2024 and the service was retired on December 31, 2025 (December 2025) — Microsoft advised customers to export their OKR data via API, Excel, and PowerPoint before December 31, 2025, and transition to another OKR solution. No successor OKR product was offered by Microsoft. Source
Viva Goals (discontinued) vs Betterworks
Viva Goals is the stronger OKR platform in this comparison — 3.4/5 against 2.6/5 for Betterworks on our hands-on benchmark.
A side-by-side comparison of pricing, features, integrations, and ratings.
Viva Goals was Microsoft's OKR platform for strategy alignment in Microsoft-centric environments. According to Microsoft's retirement notice, Viva Goals was retired on December 31, 2025, and is no longer an active long-term option for new OKR implementations.
- Native fit for Microsoft Teams-oriented organizations
- Clear objective hierarchy and alignment views
- Suitable for enterprise governance and reporting workflows
Betterworks is a mature enterprise HR platform focused on performance management and continuous conversations. It's focused on employee engagement but also has OKR functionality.
- Performance management capabilities
- AI-powered insights for HR
- Good for large employee feedback problems
At a glance
Data behind this comparison| Category | Viva Goals (discontinued) | Betterworks |
|---|---|---|
| Overall benchmark score | 3.4/5 | 2.6/5 |
| Starting price | Est. $8/user/month | $8/user/month |
| Full features price | Est. $16/user/month | $9/user/month |
| Min. spend | $5,000 | N/A |
| Free Tier | No | No |
| Enterprise Plans | Yes | Yes |
| Native AI features | No | Yes |
| Public API | No | Yes |
| Documented connections (six assessed) | 0/6 | 5/6 |
Feature coverage
OKR capabilities
| Feature | Viva Goals (discontinued) | Betterworks |
|---|---|---|
| OKR Management | Yes | Yes |
| Goal Tracking | Yes | Yes |
| KPIs | Yes | Yes |
| Check-ins | Yes | Yes |
| Tasks Support | No | No |
| Team Collaboration | Yes | Yes |
Reporting
| Feature | Viva Goals (discontinued) | Betterworks |
|---|---|---|
| Reports & Analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Views | Yes | Yes |
| Templates | Yes | Yes |
Integrations
| Feature | Viva Goals (discontinued) | Betterworks |
|---|---|---|
| Integrations | Yes | Yes |
| Slack | Not verified | Yes |
| Microsoft Teams | Not verified | Yes |
| Data Connectors | Yes | Yes |
| Public API | No | Yes |
AI capabilities
| Feature | Viva Goals (discontinued) | Betterworks |
|---|---|---|
| Goal-setting AI | No | Yes |
| Goal-tracking AI | No | Not verified |
| In-product conversational assistant | No | Not verified |
| Vendor-hosted MCP server | No | Not verified |
Ratings breakdown
| Rating | Viva Goals (discontinued) | Betterworks |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | 3.5 | 2 |
| Features | 4 | 3 |
| Task Support | 3 | 2 |
| Integration | 4 | 3 |
| AI features | 0 | 2 |
| Pricing Transparency | 1 | 1 |
| Reporting | 4 | 3 |
- Native fit for Microsoft Teams-oriented organizations
- Clear objective hierarchy and alignment views
- Suitable for enterprise governance and reporting workflows
- Product retired on December 31, 2025
- No new feature development after December 5, 2024
- Pricing is not fully transparent
- Performance management capabilities
- AI-powered insights for HR
- Good for large employee feedback problems
- OKRs is secondary to performance management
- Higher pricing (min. 500 users)
- Complex setup process
Key integrations
Viva Goals (discontinued) has no documented connection yet among the six this benchmark assesses in depth.
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Key integrations
Betterworks has documented connections for Slack, Jira, Microsoft Teams, Asana and Google Sheets among the six connections this benchmark assesses in depth.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Viva Goals still available?
No. Microsoft retired Viva Goals. Feature development stopped December 2024 and the service was retired on December 31, 2025. Microsoft advised customers to export their OKR data via API, Excel, and PowerPoint before December 31, 2025, and transition to another OKR solution. No successor OKR product was offered by Microsoft.
Which platform has the highest rating?
Viva Goals (discontinued) has the higher Overall benchmark score (3.4/5 versus 2.6/5).
Which product is the most affordable?
Betterworks — Viva Goals is no longer sold, so Betterworks is the only currently purchasable option in this comparison.
Which integrations and workflows are documented for these platforms?
Viva Goals (discontinued): documented connections for none of the six assessed platforms yet. See the integration guides for supported actions, connection methods and restrictions. Betterworks: documented connections for Slack, Jira, Microsoft Teams, Asana, Google Sheets. See the integration guides for supported actions, connection methods and restrictions.
An alternative to Betterworks and Viva Goals (discontinued): Tability
Tability is an AI-native OKR platform built around a simple idea: the weekly check-in is the habit that keeps goals alive. Plans import from a paste of text, every key result gets its own page and progress graph, the dashboards leadership will ask for exist before you build anything, and the AI layer – an MCP server, scheduled reports, agents that can own a goal – comes wired in rather than bolted on.
On this benchmark it scores 4.5/5, against Betterworks's 2.6 and Viva Goals (discontinued)'s 3.4 – measured with the same recorded 30-minute scenario as every tested platform, with the session evidence published. The widest gaps are on pricing transparency, AI features and ease of use. Neither platform outscores Tability on any of the seven criteria.
Tability also publishes its pricing – plans start at $6/user/month, where Viva Goals (discontinued) is quote-only.