Vorteile
Easy to use and setup with good support from the on-boarding team and regular catch-ups over the time period. The library is a great tool with good security and functionality. Staff member profiles, that we integrate with G-Suite are helpful and enable users to customize themselves and their images as well as professional profiles.
The news section is easy to add and manage the posts as well as items for sale and internal vacancies. The search function is excellent and returns a good set of relevant results to all users from all areas.
The Admin area is well laid out and easy to follow with a good range of depth and when you want to do something not available the support team can help you out.
Allowing internal and external users means our board members can see what is going on inside of the organisation without death by email.
Nachteile
Would be nice to have threaded discussions. Creates a number of library groups in g-suite and does not do a great job of cleaning up after itself when groups are removed, unused or empty.
Vorteile
We implemented Jostle in order to keep our company's culture alive and keep employees connected as we rolled out our work at home initiative. We loved how easy it was to set up, how intuitive it is to use and how fun it can be. I describe the news page as is "Facebook and Twitter had a baby" because there are sections for brief updates and longer articles, and as soon as employees get in, they already feel like they know how to use the program.
Nachteile
It does take champions to keep people engaged and logging in. Also, the discussions -- rather like a workplace-appropriate chat room for project or task oriented conversations -- did not work as well for us as we had hoped it would because people needed more prompts to go back in and view updated comments.
its been fine, its ease of use is nice, and many of the features and tools are handy has well. its a decent to tool to communciate with those in your whole company.
Vorteile
it is easy to post articles to it, the google intergration is nice, makes it easy to set up accounts and log in with for endusers. One of the best parts i would say is the people sections, it is nice cause it allows you see everyone from your company and this is nice when you have several offices like i do.
Nachteile
when posting articles some more and better customization would be nice, some more features would be good as well.
If you are looking for an intranet that is simple for your employees to use and doesn't require hours of administration from your IT technical team, this is the product for you. However, if you are looking for a product that can be highly customised to match your corporate brand and standard processes, keep on looking. As there are few configuration options, every implementation of Jostle will look the same whichever organisation is using it.
For those people who are regular users of social media, it has a recognisable interface and navigation is easy and intuitive. Because of this users require little or no training. Jostle provide extensive support during the initial implementation, although not much its needed.
The highlight of the Jostle intranet is the People section that allows users to quickly find staff and see their position within the organisation represented in a clear graphical way. It has excellent fuzzy logic when searching for names and common nicknames; for example a search for "Robert" would also display result for "Bob", "Rob", "Bobby" and any other alternative.
On the downside, there is trade off between simplicity of use and simplicity of function. Some areas of the product do not have the advanced functionality that other hosted intranet applications have. The Discussion section feels like a recent addition without the level of sophistication that one would normally expect to see within a mature product.
So, if your organisation wants a simple, easy to use, easy to implement intranet and you are prepared to work within the boundaries set by the product, Jostle can be the ideal solution.
Our facility uses the software multiple times a day, everyday, and we love the connection it provides amongst our staff. I am one of the main news reporters, I only have a few concerns- one being the limited color options. Also, the layout of the body in an article changes once you publish it. It is not very easy to insert images into the body. The pictures and words are always shifting. This could be operator error, but we have had several people comment on this. I am a newer user, so some of this may come together more in time, but as for a beginner- most things are pretty easy to pick up with very little training. Another concern is that we would like the ability to add video clips if possible. As far as we know, this is not an option at this point. At one point, when you would click on a particular person's bio tab, the words would pop out at you all over the screen. Our office really liked that option, and wonders if that will be available again? Last, we recently set up and event with a recurring date. We ended up wanting to take the recurring date off the original event published, and it would not let us without deleting the whole event and starting over. By doing that, we deleted all the people that had already rsvp'd for that event. These are all small things we have noted. Again we love the software, and what it does to connect our employees.
Hi Jennifer - thanks for the feedback, please contact our Customer Success team for help on how to add video and your other requests.
Vorteile
Our company needed a photo directory of employees and that's what this served as. A virtual Rolodex for internal needs.
Nachteile
The capabilities at the time (2015-2017) were not the best. I'm not sure if they have updated it much but trying to make changes were not simple and it just wasn't robust enough as an intranet. Trying to configure it so that it would be aesthetically pleasing and simple to navigate just wasn't happening unfortunately.
Thanks for your feedback and sorry that we weren't the right fit for you! We've added a lot of functionality since mid-2016, including instant messaging, video chat, JostleTV, and much more. We've also updated the UI significantly since then. You can check out some of the updates at https://www.jostle.me/product
Vorteile
It’s nice getting email notifications about update on Jostle
Nachteile
You have to sign in every single time, won’t let you click on notification and get in
Hi there! Thank you for your review :). When you first log in there is an option you can choose that says "keep me logged in." That way clicking on a notification will take you right to it. If that option isnt' there, it means it was disabled by your organization.
Overall this is an engaging program for your team, especially when the company is national. It's great during conferences and being able to collect contact information and keep a relationship going. Thanks, Jostle!
Vorteile
Share information to your company easily and make it fun! Jostle is the Facebook of business. You can see all contacts within your company, and can either directly message, or share to the newsfeed.
Nachteile
I wish I could look back at what I have been tagged in for memory purposes. Sometimes it's a nice reminder to see when someone's given you a shout out, or if you do not see a notification right away and want to look back it can be hard to sift through the new posts.
Vorteile
Jostle is a great addition to any company or even startup, despite the size.
Intuitive design, great event management, easy to navigate. A good way to share news or useful stuff with employees, way better than plain old emails.
Nachteile
Can use improvement in options available for organizing different areas, such as the Team area.
Documentation could be a bit more detailed.
Jostle software program is easy to use, easy to navigate and helps us sustain our culture on a national level. Staff from around the country are feeling and staying more connected to the head office which is based in Sydney. We have regular contributors who help boost morale and this is an integral part of maintaining our famous Ricky Richards culture.
Staff would like to be able to customise their own folders in the library and would like to see quicker options of attaching documents to an email.
Other than that - staff feedback is positive and we will continue to use this site to help improve our external and internal corporate image which aligns itself with our company strategic goals.
Vorteile
The best feature of this software is hands down the event handler. Managing meetings is a breeze using Jostle.
Nachteile
The only downside I can point is the erratic crashes on the phone app, albeit annoying not a deal breaker.
Jostle is a supplemental HR platform we use to organize events and employment information.
Vorteile
Jostle creates a new way for employees to keep up with things in the company. The wiki-like structure unique, for sure, and the dashboard is easy to navigate. I also really like how it ties in external calendars and events so they're easy to find.
Nachteile
Jostle is a bit of a solution looking for a problem. We use it in addition to several other HR platforms (because it helps us meet some sort of security certification), but I don't find it very useful. It's not that it doesn't have useful features, it's that other platforms have better features. Yes, Jostle is unique, but that's not necessarily a benefit. I don't think we'd lose much if we stopped using Jostle, but that's probably just our particular team structure. Some organizations might find it very useful. Definitely don't just take my word for it. Give it a try.
My company did not have an intranet when I came and I took it upon myself to get us one. I looked at first at one we could host on our servers, but since our IT department is outsourced I decided to find a turn-key hosted solution. The Jostle platform was everything we were looking for and more. It is basically our company's own personal Facebook now and Jostle has continued to roll out new features to improve on the already great product. Well worth the money!
Jostle has transformed the way we communicate, globally.
We're able to inform, educate and inspire our employees and at the same time collaborate through the discussion tool.
We've also reduced the admin time in departments like HR, Marketing and finance by sharing corporate documents in the library.
I'd love to see a more customisable look or structure, so that we can make it feel more like Adlens.
Overall a great tool
Vorteile
The landing page has a lot of links and shortcuts to other pages. Also, the ability to send the email of a post to the entire organization.
Nachteile
UI is mediocre. Search is terrible. The post-construction page is weird, not intuitive, and doesn't allow much customization. What's the difference between article and featured article anyway? Also, poor notifications.
Jostle has shaped our culture and allowed us to close gaps in communication. I am so glad to have this tool as a part of our organization. It makes my job 100% easier, and helps our employees stay informed, involved, and connected.
Jostle has been a game-changer for our internal communications. Easy to use, great support and fantastic product. Most staff can't imagine what life used to be like without it!
An intranet that engaged the staff and is one place to find out news/olds/information and who is who inside the business. A place where users can come and see themselves in the business, who and what they are and how they fit in.