Human Resources

Glint AI Engagement

AI employee engagement platform from Microsoft

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Acquired★4.0ratingPricing · PaidDeclining

What happened to Glint AI Engagement?

Glint AI Engagement was acquired by LinkedIn in 2018.

LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, acquired employee engagement startup Glint in Oct 2018. It now runs as Microsoft Viva Glint and is still sold as of Sep 2026.

Source: techcrunch.com ↗Its AI Graveyard record →AI products shut down or acquired before 2021 →

The FalcoScan Intel PanelGlint AI Engagement · Human Resources
Data updated 1 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Declining
Market trend
Rating
4.0
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Glint AI Engagement does

Glint uses AI to analyze employee engagement survey responses and identify leading indicators of organizational health problems. Integrated into Microsoft Viva, the AI connects engagement data to collaboration patterns.

How Glint AI Engagement compares with its closest alternatives

1 of the 5 closest alternatives has a free plan; Glint AI Engagement does not. All 5 offer an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Glint AI Engagement. Glint AI Engagement offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Glint AI Engagement was founded in 2014; the alternatives were founded between 2001 and 2011, 5 of them earlier. Glint AI Engagement is based in Seattle, United States; none of the 2 alternatives with a known headquarters is in the United States. They are in Australia.

Market position · Human Resources

How Glint AI Engagement compares in Human Resources

Glint AI Engagement has high opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 130 live Human Resources tools on FalcoScan. Across Human Resources, the average opportunity score is 73.8 and the average saturation score 19.1. FalcoScan rates Glint AI Engagement's own market position as open. 29 of the 130 operating Human Resources tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 5 shutdowns in the category.

Glint AI Engagement compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Glint AI EngagementFounded 2014 · Seattle, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoNoWeb, APIDeclining
Perceptyx Employee AIFounded 2003HighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIRising
Medallia Employee AIFounded 2001HighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIRising
Culture Amp AIFounded 2009 · Melbourne, AustraliaHighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIRising
15Five Performance AIFounded 2011HighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, Mobile, SlackRising
Culture Amp AI SurveysFounded 2011 · Melbourne, AustraliaHighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, MobileRising

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Human Resources.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Glint AI Engagement exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

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Industry Verticals
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Questions

Glint AI Engagement: common questions

Is Glint AI Engagement still running?

Yes. Glint AI Engagement was acquired by LinkedIn in 2018. LinkedIn, owned by Microsoft, acquired employee engagement startup Glint in Oct 2018. It now runs as Microsoft Viva Glint and is still sold as of Sep 2026.

Who acquired Glint AI Engagement?

LinkedIn acquired Glint AI Engagement in 2018 (techcrunch.com).

Source: techcrunch.com ↗

Is Glint AI Engagement free?

No. Glint AI Engagement is a paid product.

What are the best alternatives to Glint AI Engagement?

The closest alternatives to Glint AI Engagement that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Perceptyx Employee AI, Medallia Employee AI, Culture Amp AI, 15Five Performance AI, and Culture Amp AI Surveys.

Where is Glint AI Engagement based?

Glint AI Engagement is headquartered in Seattle, United States.

Does Glint AI Engagement have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Glint AI Engagement.

Who is Glint AI Engagement for?

Glint AI Engagement is built for chros, people analytics, and enterprise hr.

How do I sign in to Glint AI Engagement?

Sign in on Glint AI Engagement's own website, microsoft.com. FalcoScan reviews Glint AI Engagement but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Glint AI Engagement directly.

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