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Employee Intranet

Best Employee Intranet Software for Small Business

Small businesses need a simple home for policies and contacts with minimal upkeep.

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By LeadChange Research TeamUpdated Based on 12 sources, most recently checked

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Top 3 by LeadChange Scoreof 3 that fit · scored for small business (reweighted)

  1. Jostle8.7 out of 10, Medium confidence
  2. Blink8.4 out of 10, High confidence
  3. LumApps4.7 out of 10, Medium confidence

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Our top picks

  1. Best overall

    Jostle

    Highest LeadChange Score here (8.7/10), with 7 of 11 core intranet capabilities verified.

  2. Best value

    Blink

    Lowest paid list cost at 25 users ($93.75/mo) among top-ranked intranet products at or above the median score.

    From $3.75/user/mo (billed annually)1

LeadChange Score: editorial assessment based on public information.

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Employee intranet for small business, ranked

Ranked by LeadChange Score from verified facts; products with too few verified facts are not scored yet and come last. Scores are for employee intranet, so a product's score or «not scored yet» here can differ from its own page, which scores its main category. Prices are list prices as published by each vendor.

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  1. Jostle

    Jostle is an employee intranet and communications platform from Vancouver that replaces department sites with one place for news, discussions, recognition, a people directory and a document library.

    Pricing model
    Tiered plans2
    SOC 2 Type II
    Yes3
    Jostle pricing

  2. Blink

    Blink is a mobile-first employee app and intranet for frontline teams: news feed, knowledge hub, chat, forms and shift tools in native apps for iOS, Android, Windows and Mac. Core costs $3.75 per user a month billed annually and Pro $5.00, Enterprise is quoted, and a free trial is available.

    Pricing model
    Per user1
    SOC 2 Type II
    Yes1

    From $3.75/user/mo (billed annually)1

    Blink employee app pricing

  3. LumApps

    LumApps is an AI-powered intranet and employee hub founded in Lyon in 2012, now backed by Bridgepoint as majority investor and combined with Beekeeper for frontline teams. It targets news by location, role or shift, delivers it to Teams, email and mobile push, and adds communities, enterprise search and analytics.

    Pricing model
    Quote only4
    SOC 2 Type II
    Yes5
    LumApps plans and prices

LeadChange Score: editorial assessment based on public information.

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How the score works

What matters for small business

  1. Simple publishing

    Anyone should be able to update a page.

  2. Document library

    Policies and forms must be easy to find.

  3. Low administration

    There is no dedicated owner.

  4. Affordable per-user pricing

    Costs should match team size.

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Frequently asked questions

Do I need an intranet for a small business?

Probably not if a shared drive or wiki organizes your content and everyone knows where to look. Consider an intranet when employees cannot find policies or HR answers the same questions repeatedly, or when you need to prove which policy version was current.

What is the best employee intranet software for small business?

On the LeadChange Score weighted for small business, the highest-scoring of the 3 products with a published score are Jostle (8.7/10), Blink (8.4), and LumApps (4.7).

Which employee intranet platforms for small business offer a free trial?

Jostle and Blink list a free trial, according to their vendors: 2 of the 3 products for small business.

Which employee intranet platforms for small business have SOC 2 Type II?

Jostle and LumApps state SOC 2 Type II compliance; LumApps also holds ISO 27001, and Blink holds ISO 27001 without a stated SOC 2 Type II. That is 2 of the 3 products for small business.

Which employee intranet platforms for small business integrate with Workday?

3 of the 3 employee intranet platforms for small business document an integration with Workday: Blink, Jostle, and LumApps.

Which employee intranet platforms for small business have a mobile app?

All 3 employee intranet platforms for small business document a mobile app: Blink, Jostle, and LumApps.

Which identity providers do the employee intranet platforms for small business support for single sign-on?

All 3 employee intranet platforms for small business document single sign-on. Blink names SAML, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, and Google Workspace; Jostle names SAML 2.0, Google, Microsoft, Okta, and LastPass; LumApps names Microsoft, Google, SAML 2.0, and OpenID.

How we research

This ranking of employee intranet for small business reweights the LeadChange Score: capability coverage 25%, pricing transparency & value 30%, integrations & API 10%, security & compliance 10%, fit & support 15%, and data confidence 10%. Only products with a verified fact showing they serve this segment are listed.

How this page was made

  • What it is built from

    18 verified facts, each checked against the vendor's own pages or another primary source, most recently on Oct 24, 2026.

  • Method

    Scored and compared with the LeadChange methodology, version 1.5. Read the methodology

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Sources

The 12 pages this page's facts come from, with the day we last checked each one. The numbers beside the figures above link here.

Quotes from the sources
  1. Blink joinblink.com/pricing“Blink's Core plan starts at $3.75/user/month (billed annually), and Pro starts at $5.00/user/month.” “Compliance and regulatory readiness - ISO27001, SOCII, GDPR and HIPAA”
  2. Jostle jostle.me/pricing“Prices are USD for a prepaid annual subscription.” “All integrations (Google Workspace, Office 365, Slack, MS Teams, Zapier, Bonusly, and more)”
  3. Jostle jostle.me/security“A copy of our most recent SOC 2 Type II report can be provided to customers under NDA.”
  4. LumApps lumapps.com“Get a personalized demo of the AI Employee Hub — built around how your teams actually work”
  5. LumApps lumapps.com/platform/security“We hold ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, and GDPR certifications — so your organization stays audit-ready.” “SSO integration with Microsoft, Google, SAML V2.0, and OpenID keeps authentication centralized.”
  6. Blink joinblink.com/security“At Blink we are iso27001 compliant and certified.”
  7. Blink joinblink.com/features/integrations“Our App Marketplace contains integrations with many of the most popular apps, ready for set-up.”
  8. LumApps lumapps.com/integrations“Bring all your tools — like Workday, SAP Success Factors, Google Drive, and SharePoint — into one place.”
  9. Jostle jostle.me/product/mobile“For iPhone or Android”
  10. Apple App Store apps.apple.com/us/app/lumapps/id1237675892“LumApps intranet solution now has a mobile companion, designed for mobile!”
  11. Blink joinblink.com/features/single-sign-on“Blink integrates directly with systems like Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, and Google Workspace.”
  12. Jostle jostle.me/product/integrations/single-sign-on“Jostle integrates with any SAML 2.0-compliant SSO vendor.”

What the LeadChange Score means

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