Jostle vs MangoApps

Jostle and MangoApps both give a company an intranet, but they are shaped differently. Jostle sells four tiers of one employee platform, with integrations, SSO, branding and support in every tier, and the tiers differ mainly in how many add-on modules you get. MangoApps sells separate suites for communications, frontline work, HR and IT, each with its own per-seat price and minimum headcount. Jostle lists a Vancouver address in Canada, while MangoApps gives no headquarters on its own pages. Neither page shows a free plan, and only MangoApps spells out its trial terms.

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Both are reviewed in full in our intranet software ranking: Jostle and MangoApps.

1. 01

   Four tiers or five suites

   Jostle offers Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum, all as a prepaid annual subscription, with Gold marked as recommended. MangoApps lists five employee suites, from Communications and Intranet to HR Operations, plus specialist team suites such as IT Service and Safety and Compliance. Jostle asks you to pick a level of the same product. MangoApps asks you to pick which problems to solve, then buy each one. That is a wider reach, though it also leaves more pieces to assemble and price separately.

   Depends on the buyer

2. 02

   What the entry ticket costs

   MangoApps prints its numbers: Communications and Intranet at $9 per employee a month with a 200-employee minimum, Frontline Operations at $10, HR Operations at $16, and all five suites together at $39. Jostle's pricing page shows $0.00 against every plan, which looks like a placeholder, so we cannot quote a real figure. The pack says Jostle prices per user through a headcount calculator, plus a 15% surcharge for monthly billing and discounts for non-profits and schools.

   Edge: MangoApps

3. 03

   Features that stay in the base price

   On Jostle every plan includes all integrations, SSO and provisioning, APIs and SFTP sync, custom branding, engagement analytics, unlimited storage, governance, several languages, onboarding and support. Only the add-ons are tiered. MangoApps keeps a Platform Standard edition with any purchase, but Platform Enterprise costs 20% more and starts at $25,000 a year. Jostle's bundle is simpler to compare, and the page we read shows no separate enterprise platform fee. MangoApps buyers should check which edition they need.

   Edge: Jostle

4. 04

   Modules you can switch on

   Jostle's Bronze plan covers news, activity feed, recognition, discussions, email digest, mobile apps and a people directory. Silver adds a library, Q&A, links, custom views and one add-on from Events, Tasks, Listings, Teams or JostleTV. Gold allows three add-ons and Platinum all of them. MangoApps names schedules, tasks, time and attendance, training, a service desk and HR workflows, so its list reaches further into day-to-day operations than Jostle's, which stays closer to communication and recognition.

   Edge: MangoApps

5. 05

   Trial terms and credit card

   MangoApps gives a 14-day trial for its specialist team suites, but asks for a card at signup and charges from day 14. The employee suites show no trial at all. Jostle offers a free trial through a start button, though its length is not stated on the pricing page. Neither lists a free plan. Jostle's trial looks friendlier on paper, yet MangoApps at least tells you the terms before you begin, which matters if a card on file is a concern.

   Depends on the buyer

6. 06

   Company details you can check

   Jostle's privacy policy names Jostle Corporation with a mailing address in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, though nothing there says where it is incorporated or who owns it. MangoApps says only that it has operated since 2008. Its privacy policy names MangoApps Inc. and affiliates without an address, and our listing places MangoApps in the United States. Neither site states a hosting model (cloud or self-hosted), and neither vendor names an owner in the material we checked.

   Edge: Jostle

Why does Jostle's pricing page show $0.00 on every plan?

The page we read lists $0.00 per user for Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum, which looks like a placeholder rather than a real price.

We therefore give no Jostle figure and suggest using its headcount calculator or asking for a quote. Monthly billing adds 15% to whatever the annual rate is.

Do MangoApps suites stack on one workspace?

Yes, it sells a second suite at 20% off and a third at 25% off, and all five together at $39 per employee a month.

Every workspace also starts with $75 in platform credits at $0.01 per credit. Other staff in a specialist-team company use the platform free.

Is a small team able to buy MangoApps?

The employee suites carry a 200-employee minimum, which rules out small companies, while specialist team suites need only 10 seats.

Those start around $40 per seat per month and come with a 14-day trial. Jostle's pricing page states no minimum, though it does not give a smallest company size either.

• Jostle pricing: four tiers, add-on counts, inclusions, 15% monthly surcharge and trial button.
• Jostle privacy policy: Jostle Corporation and its Vancouver mailing address.
• Jostle homepage: Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 and Platform API integrations named.
• MangoApps pricing: suite prices, seat minimums, bundle discounts, platform editions and 14-day trial.
• MangoApps about page: since 2008, schedules, attendance, service desk and 39-language translation.