Unily Review
Unily is an enterprise intranet and employee experience platform for organizations of about 1,000 to 10,000+ employees: governed multilingual publishing, broadcast email, push alerts with mandatory reading, profiles and AI search.
Best for
- Large organizations that want one governed intranet across regions and languages
- Communications teams that need mandatory reading and push alerts for critical news
- Companies whose employee profiles and org charts come from SAP or another HR system
Not ideal for
- Smaller companies looking for a lighter intranet
- Buyers who want a self-serve plan or a free trial
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How we evaluated Unily
This review rests on the 16 facts this page shows, each checked against the source listed under “Sources”, most recently on . We did not test the product hands-on: the score uses only those verified facts, as our methodology explains; third-party ratings, where we quote them, never count in the score.
Our verdict
Unily is an enterprise intranet and employee experience platform from Surrey, England, founded in 2005 and aimed at organizations from about 1,000 to 10,000+ employees. It covers intranet publishing, broadcast email, push alerts with mandatory reading, employee profiles, social communities and AI search, and states ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II. Pricing is a quoted base package plus add-ons.
Strengths
Governed multilingual intranet
Authors publish in their own language inside a centrally governed structure, with AI translation across comments, media and captions.
Evidence: Content authoring and publishing: Yes4
Critical news that lands
Mandatory reading, push notifications and targeted pop-ups carry urgent updates to desk and frontline staff.
Evidence: Read and acknowledgment tracking: Yes5
People data in one place
Employee profiles, a searchable directory and org charts are synchronized from HR systems such as SAP.
Evidence: Directory and org chart: Yes6
Security standards
Unily builds its security program on ISO 27001 and adheres to SOC 2 Type II.
Evidence: ISO 27001: Yes7
Weaknesses
Quoted base package plus add-ons
No price list is published; campaigns, journeys and premium support are add-ons on top of the base package.
Evidence: Price transparency: Quote only2
Built for larger organizations
Unily positions itself from about 1,000 employees upward, so it is less suited to small companies.
Evidence: Best for: Mid-market companies, enterprises1
Price at a glance
Pricing model
Quote only2
Quick answers
- How much does Unily cost?
- Unily does not publish prices. Every plan is quoted from your size, capabilities and deployment needs, starting with a base package and adding add-ons such as campaigns, journeys or premium support.Based on Price transparency: Quote only2
- Is Unily ISO 27001 certified?
- Yes. Unily builds its security program on ISO 27001, with re-certification and surveillance audits, and adheres to SOC 2 Type II standards.Based on ISO 27001: Yes7
- Does Unily have a mobile app?
- Yes. Unily Mobile is on the App Store, and the employee app offers push alerts and offline access for frontline staff.Based on Mobile apps: iOS8
- Who owns Unily?
- Unily is a private company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Surrey, England, near Guildford. Silversmith Capital Partners and Farview Equity Partners invested $68 million for a significant minority stake.Based on Ownership: Private9
Coverage of core employee intranet capabilities
Each core capability we evaluate in Employee Intranet, checked against Unily’s own documentation. “Not verified yet” means we have not confirmed it either way, not that it is missing.
9 verified of 11 core capabilities
Employee Intranet
Specifications
Pricing
- Price transparency
- Quote only2
Product
- Modules
- Intranet CMS, Internal communications, Broadcast emails, Employee app, Employee profiles, Social intranet, AI search (Unily Glass), Analytics, Campaigns and employee journeys2
- Mobile apps
- iOS8
- AI features
- Indi AI assistant for drafting, translation and targeting, Unily Glass AI search and actions, AI reporting, AI voice search and text-to-speech15
Support
- Support channels
- Customer success manager, technical success manager, support tickets, Universe knowledge center and community16
Unily integrations
Native integrations
Named by the vendor
- Microsoft 365
Unily integration coverage
The 10 apps that employee intranet products document most often, and whether Unily documents each.
8 of the 10 most-connected apps documented by Unily; median of the 9 products compared: 6
- Microsoft Teams · documented by 8 of 9
- Workday · documented by 8 of 9
- Google Workspace · documented by 6 of 9
- Microsoft 365 · documented by 6 of 9
- Okta · documented by 6 of 9
- ServiceNow · documented by 6 of 9
- Slack · documented by 6 of 9
- SharePoint · documented by 5 of 9
- Salesforce · documented by 3 of 9
- SAP · documented by 3 of 9
Integrations each vendor documents (native, marketplace, Zapier, API or named by the vendor), 9 live employee intranet products. Not documented does not mean not possible.
Where it ranks
- #7 of 9 scoredEmployee Intranet
- #8 of 8 scoredInternal Communications
- #6 of 8 scoredEmployee Intranet for Enterprises
- #6 of 7 scoredEmployee Intranet for Mid-Sized Companies
- #8 of 8 scoredInternal Communications for Enterprises
- #7 of 7 scoredInternal Communications for Mid-Sized Companies
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About Unily
Official profiles
Unily: frequently asked questions
What company size is Unily designed for?
Unily targets organizations from their first 1,000 employees to more than 10,000.
Does Unily support single sign-on?
Yes. Unily integrates with single sign-on and supports multiple OpenID identity providers, so employees reach the intranet without extra passwords.
Can Unily send urgent alerts to frontline staff?
Yes. Push notifications reach employees on any device, and mandatory reading tracks that critical updates such as outages or safety notices are seen.
What is Unily used for?
Unily, on the market since 2005, is an employee intranet product built for mid-market companies and enterprises. Its modules include Intranet CMS, Internal communications, Broadcast emails, Employee app, and 5 more.
What are the best alternatives to Unily?
In our employee intranet ranking, the highest-scored products other than Unily are Jostle, Blink, and Simpplr. Compared side by side, by reason to switch: Unily alternatives.
Which is better, Unily or LumApps?
It depends on the team. Choose Unily if: you want a published pricing structure: base package plus add-ons. Choose LumApps if: you are below 1,000 employees: LumApps addresses organizations of all sizes. The full comparison: Unily vs LumApps.
What are the pros and cons of Unily?
Strengths documented on the vendor’s own pages: governed multilingual intranet, critical news that lands, and people data in one place. It is less suited to smaller companies looking for a lighter intranet and buyers who want a self-serve plan or a free trial.
What does Unily integrate with?
Documented examples include Microsoft Teams, Slack, Google Workspace, SAP, and 5 more. Every documented connection: Unily integrations.
How this page was made
What it is built from
16 verified facts, each checked against the vendor's own pages or another primary source, most recently on Oct 27, 2026.
Method
Scored and compared with the LeadChange methodology, version 1.5. Read the methodology
Independent review
Not reviewed yet by our independent reviewer. How we review
Hands-on testing
We have not tested Unily hands-on: this page uses public information only.
Who made it
The LeadChange Research Team, following a written research process. No named expert has reviewed this page. About us
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Sources
The 17 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
- Unily unily.com/solutions/growing-companies“Connect, engage, and empower every employee — from your first 1,000 to 10,000+. One platform, zero complexity.”
- Unily unily.com/pricing“Unily doesn't publish flat pricing — every plan is quoted based on your organization's size, capabilities, and deployment needs.” “A powerful AI-native base platform, plus add-ons that flex to fit your needs.”
- Unily unily.com/solutions/digital-accessibility“Unily’s cloud-based platform can be translated into any of its supported languages”
- Unily unily.com/features/global-multilingual
- Unily unily.com/features/crisis-communications
- Unily unily.com/features/employee-profiles“By integrating with single sign-on (SSO), Unily removes friction, getting employees straight into their digital workplace without extra passwords or hurdles.”
- Unily unily.com/policies/privacy-hub/security-certifications“Our entire information security programme is built on the ISO 27001 framework, and we complete re-certification and surveillance audits” “We strictly adhere to internationally recognised best practices, including ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II standards, giving you peace of mind that your data is safe and protected.”
- Apple App Store apps.apple.com/us/app/unily-mobile/id1087063794“Unily Mobile is the full-featured App version of the award-winning Unily Intranet Solution which provides employees with access to their Digital Workplace anywhere, anytime.”
- Unily unily.com/about/newsroom/rising-digital-workplace-star-unily-attracts-68m-growth-investment“Unily, the leading digital workplace platform today announces it has attracted a $68 million growth investment from Silversmith Capital Partners and Farview Equity Partners.” “Founded in 2005, Unily creates award-winning digital workplaces designed to improve collaboration, engage a geographically spread workforce and increase productivity.”
- Unily unily.com/features/search
- Unily unily.com/features/broadcast-emails“Activate employees across the channels they already monitor, including email, Teams, Slack, and mobile notifications, helping critical communications cut through the noise.”
- Unily unily.com/features/employee-app
- Unily unily.com/features/integrations
- Unily unily.com/features/analytics
- Unily unily.com/features/internal-communications“Create, refine, and publish communications faster with AI. Indi helps draft content, improve messaging, translate communications, and support targeting — acting as an intelligent assistant for comms teams.”
- Unily unily.com/services/customer-success“Universe is our knowledge center, but is also a community for all our customers to connect and share successes and draw inspiration”
- Unily unily.com/contact/surrey“Unily is headquartered in Surrey, UK. Located just 30 miles southwest of London in Lower Eashing near Guildford.”
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