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ANALYST REPORT

2024 ClearBox Intranet and Employee Experience Platforms Report

ClearBox Consulting has extensively reviewed hundreds of intranets and Employee Experience Platforms, compiling a report that highlights 30 of the best options.

Akumina has been a part of this report for several years and continues to be recognized as one of the best intranet and communication platforms. See below for a few highlights from the report:
Highly flexible user interface
Ranks amongst the highest for integrations with external applications
Optionally works with SharePoint

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"Akumina is a versatile platform this is rich in functionality and highly flexible"

"Push beyond the constraints of SharePoint and create a highly attractive and personalized experience"

- Clearbox 2024 Intranet Report

How we can help you

Communication Made Effortless
Connect your communications with our unified solutions and collaborate seamlessly.

"GSK designed and launched a branded, personalized digital employee hub on Akumina that puts the power of its content in the hands of each of its 130,000 global employees."
Stanley Lowe | Modern Workplace Lead, Avanade

Boost Productivity
Connect your team to the people and tools they need to get their jobs done through forward-thinking features and integrations.

"We really have adopted a people-centric, rather than technology-centric, approach to our digital workplace project. Up to now, we had many siloed organizations, and the thing that I’m most proud of is that we’ve been able to bring those people much more together and will continue to do so moving forward."
Joris Kok | Product Owner, ING

 

Improve Operational Efficiency
Maximize impact and minimize effort by streamlining business processes and communication, centralizing resources, and facilitating collaboration.

"Our calculations indicate that Banner Connect will save the company more than $6.2 million annually by moving to a high-usability digital experience and improving on basic tasks, such as enterprise search."
Tyson Henrie | Director, Digital Workforce Group, Banner Health

Recommended by

IDC
Forrester
Gartner
NNG Award 2023

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Akumina built for communicators to use?

Yes, Akumina is designed to be user-friendly, especially for communicators and content creators. Our goal is to empower non-technical users to manage the day to day aspects of the site which includes elements like; content creation, drag and drop page management, persona management, permissions and governance. For a short video on the Content management experience click on the following video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXT-AmwQIDI

Does Akumina have newsletter functionality?

Yes, Akumina offers newsletter capabilities as part of the employee experience platform inside of our communication toolkit which includes multi-channel delivery of content to all users in your organization regardless of their role, location, language or device access. For a short video on the Newsletter capabilities, click on the following video: https://youtu.be/rAImhikge2I

What is a typical implementation timeframe?

Every customer is different, and every customer has different needs. Some customers want or need to be up and running very quickly, and Akumina can accommodate rapid launches of the platform while other customers may be looking to go through a strategic planning phase and think about the launch and evolution of the experience over a series of months. The typical timeframe to implement Akumina varies based on the complexity and scope of the project.

Is Akumina a SaaS Platform?

Yes, Akumina is a SaaS (Software as a Service) application. It provides a modern intranet and digital workplace platform designed to enhance employee engagement and productivity. Akumina offers tools and features such as content management, collaboration, communication, and integrations with various enterprise systems, all delivered through a cloud-based service model. This allows organizations to deploy and manage their modern intranet or digital workplace platform without the need for on-premises infrastructure, benefiting from scalability, regular updates by Akumina, and support typically associated with SaaS applications.

What training does Akumina provide?

We provide a training service as part of an Akumina subscription that enables clients to be trained early and often. The training we provide is content authoring, admin, and developer training.

What Support does Akumina provide?

As part of an Akumina subscription, clients receive either standard technical support (Monday-Friday during business hours) or premium technical support (24x7x365).

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See how Akumina can help your team

Solutions for Communications

Improved Employee Engagement

Centralized Communication Hub

Personalized and relevant experience for
each employee

AI & Machine Learning assistance

Solutions for IT

Integrated through current technology
landscape

Scalable & Performant SaaS application

GDPR & SOC2 Compliant