GreenOrbit FAQs

  • Who is GreenOrbit best for - their role(s) within what kind of companies.

    GreenOrbit is intranet software for medium to large companies who want to engage, inform and connect their employees. Within an organization, Internal Communicators use the intranet to deliver strategic messages and keep employees up-to-date. HR professionals leverage the intranet to automate compliance workflows and deliver engaging onboarding and training experiences. GreenOrbit provides IT leaders and Digital Workplace managers with a secure and easily managed intranet with everything built in.

  • How does GreenOrbit benefit them?

    ACCELERATES PRODUCTIVITY by equipping people with everything they need in one place - including an easy-to-use CMS, facilities and resource booking, calendars, forms and workflows.
    DRIVES COLLABORATION by connecting employees via an enterprise social network, private groups, staff directory and a native GreenOrbit app.
    FOSTERS ENGAGEMENT with news, decentralized publishing, onboarding and quick polls – all with a customized look and feel.
    STREAMLINES HOSTING AND MANAGEMENT with Active Directory Authentication, Single Sign-on via SAML, high availability and multi-tiered security.

  • How technical do users need to be to use GreenOrbit's software?

    GreenOrbit is an easy-to-use intranet solution that requires only a basic level of technical expertise. Content creators can drag and drop content onto ready-made templates with no coding required. The CMS is organized in a familiar folder structure making it easy to organize documents and files. Employees can easily collaborate using features common to other social media platforms.

  • What makes GreenOrbit a leader in this space?

    GreenOrbit is used by 1.2 million users worldwide and has been a trusted solution for over a decade. Organizations choose GreenOrbit because it provides everything they need, built in – there is no need to pay for expensive integrations or complicated add-ons.

  • Who are GreenOrbit's biggest competitors (3-5 companies)?

    Unily, Igloo, Interact Intranet, Jostle

  • How/why is GreenOrbit better than those competitors (or most others in their market)? What about GreenOrbit is unique, stronger, easier, etc.?

    GreenOrbit is an easy-to-use intranet solution that has everything organizations need, built in - it requires no expensive integrations or complicated add-ons. The GreenOrbit team provides step-by-step consulting services to ensure a successful and fast intranet implementation. Since 1995, GreenOrbit has delivered more than 2,000 projects in 65 countries with over 1.2 million users. Nobody else has that level of intranet and extranet experience.

  • What kind of features can customers expect GreenOrbit to release in the near future? And longer term?

    GreenOrbit follows an agile and customer-focused roadmap and is committed to enhancing the user experience on a regular basis. Coming soon users can expect to see improvements to intranet analytics, a more powerful Search, and new easy-to-use features for content creation.

  • Which popular or common software does GreenOrbit integrate with?

    GreenOrbit connects seamlessly to other systems like Office 365 or Google Analytics based on an organization’s needs. The Development API is an open development platform that companies can use to connect to external systems and extend GreenOrbit’s functionality even further.

  • Software pricing can often be complex. If it's pretty straightforward, list tiers, pricing (per year, seat, etc) and limits for GreenOrbit. If it's not simple, use broad estimates or ranges for typical setups.

    GreenOrbit pricing is billed annually and based on the number of employees in an organization. For example, a company with 1000 employees can expect to pay around US$8500. Customers can check pricing for their organization using the pricing calendar on the GreenOrbit website. For customers who prefer an on premise solution (rather than cloud-based) pricing is arranged in consultation with the GreenOrbit team.

  • Does GreenOrbit offer a trial or free download available?

    Customers can book a demo to see GreenOrbit in action - there is no free trial or download.

  • Does GreenOrbit offer any kind of training/education for their product?

    Implementation workshops, product training and unlimited technical support is included in the cost of subscription.

  • Describe the implementation process and timeline for GreenOrbit software.

    The GreenOrbit team takes a step-by-step approach to implementation - an approach that has been tested and fine-tuned over decades of intranet implementations. It includes:
    1. Facilitating a workshop with key stakeholders to confirm information architecture requirements.
    2. Creating the intranet layout ready for users to start adding content.
    3. Applying simple styling to reflect company brand.
    4. Training intranet managers and content creators - with the aim of getting the site ready for launch.

  • What are the GreenOrbit support options? List all.

    Technical intranet support is available online, 24 hours a day, 5 days a week via subscription. Queries are handled efficiently by a team of skilled GreenOrbit technical experts.