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 Cascade
Viva Goals is the stronger OKR platform in this comparison — 3.4/5 against 3.1/5 for Cascade 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
Cascade is a strategy execution platform that combines planning, OKRs, metrics, and initiative tracking in a single workspace. It is designed for organizations that need clear visibility from company strategy down to team-level execution and accountability.
- AI-generated executive reviews with a presentation view — the standout of our hands-on test
- Strong top-down strategy execution workflows
- Good visibility across goals, KPIs, and strategic initiatives
At a glance
Data behind this comparison| Category | Viva Goals (discontinued) | Cascade |
|---|---|---|
| Overall benchmark score | 3.4/5 | 3.1/5 |
| Starting price | Est. $8/user/month | Est. $29/user/month |
| Full features price | Est. $16/user/month | N/A |
| Min. spend | $5,000 | N/A |
| Free Tier | No | Yes |
| Enterprise Plans | Yes | Yes |
| Native AI features | No | Yes |
| Public API | No | Yes |
| Documented connections (six assessed) | 0/6 | 4/6 |
Feature coverage
OKR capabilities
| Feature | Viva Goals (discontinued) | Cascade |
|---|---|---|
| OKR Management | Yes | Yes |
| Goal Tracking | Yes | Yes |
| KPIs | Yes | Yes |
| Check-ins | Yes | Yes |
| Tasks Support | No | Yes |
| Team Collaboration | Yes | Yes |
Reporting
| Feature | Viva Goals (discontinued) | Cascade |
|---|---|---|
| Reports & Analytics | Yes | Yes |
| Custom Views | Yes | Yes |
| Templates | Yes | Yes |
Integrations
| Feature | Viva Goals (discontinued) | Cascade |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Cascade |
|---|---|---|
| Goal-setting AI | No | Not verified |
| Goal-tracking AI | No | Yes |
| In-product conversational assistant | No | Yes |
| Vendor-hosted MCP server | No | Not verified |
Ratings breakdown
| Rating | Viva Goals (discontinued) | Cascade |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | 3.5 | 3 |
| Features | 4 | 2.5 |
| Task Support | 3 | 3 |
| Integration | 4 | 4 |
| AI features | 0 | 2 |
| Pricing Transparency | 1 | 1 |
| Reporting | 4 | 4 |
- 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
- AI-generated executive reviews with a presentation view — the standout of our hands-on test
- Strong top-down strategy execution workflows
- Good visibility across goals, KPIs, and strategic initiatives
- Update form gives comments real space, with attachments
- Doesn't natively follow the OKR model — focus areas and measures need mapping, with KPI-style setup for each key result
- Confidence is computed automatically against the expected line and can't be overridden by the owner
- Check-ins are hard to revisit, with no comment threads on updates and awkward target editing
Key integrations
Viva Goals (discontinued) has no documented connection yet among the six this benchmark assesses in depth.
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Key integrations
Cascade has documented connections for Slack, 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 3.1/5).
Which product is the most affordable?
Cascade — Viva Goals is no longer sold, so Cascade 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. Cascade: documented connections for Slack, Microsoft Teams, Asana, Google Sheets. See the integration guides for supported actions, connection methods and restrictions.
An alternative to Cascade 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 Cascade's 3.1 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 both Cascade and Viva Goals (discontinued) are quote-only.