Best Microsoft Viva Goals Alternatives in 2026

Microsoft killed Viva Goals in 2025. If your team relied on it for OKR tracking, you need a replacement - yesterday. The OKR market has moved on. Purpose-built tools now do what Viva Goals attempted, faster and cheaper. Here are the four best alternatives and how to migrate.

Why Viva Goals Died

Viva Goals (formerly Ally.io, acquired by Microsoft in 2021) was bundled into the Viva employee experience suite alongside Insights, Engage, and Learning. The suite grew too broad. Microsoft couldn't invest enough to compete with dedicated OKR platforms, so they shut it down.

“Microsoft will be retiring Viva Goals as part of the Viva suite rationalization. We recommend customers evaluate alternative OKR solutions for their teams.”

What Your Replacement Needs

Don't just pick the first tool you find. Your Viva Goals replacement should cover these basics:

• OKR cycles - Quarterly or custom cadences with defined dates
• Alignment hierarchy - Company → team → individual goal trees
• Structured check-ins - Weekly progress updates, not just quarterly reviews
• Real-time dashboards - Instant visibility into objective progress
• Affordable pricing - Your Viva Goals license was bundled; the replacement probably isn't

1. OKR Studio - Best Overall Replacement

OKR Studio does exactly what Viva Goals did - structured OKR execution across teams - without the enterprise bloat. Sign up, create your org, set up a cycle, and start writing OKRs. Most teams migrate in under 48 hours.

• Full alignment trees - Company → Team → Individual, same hierarchy Viva Goals supported
• Weekly check-ins - Confidence ratings, contextual notes, email reminders
• AI key result validation - Catches vague or task-based KRs before the quarter starts
• Jira, GitHub, Azure DevOps integrations - Connect to your existing work tools
• Free viewers - Stakeholders see dashboards at zero cost

Pricing: Free for up to 2 users. Professional from $9/user/month (includes Delvyn Studio, a full product operating model platform). Viewers always free.

2. Perdoo - Best for European Teams

Perdoo has positioned itself aggressively as the go-to Viva Goals replacement, claiming over 100 companies have already transitioned. They offer free Viva Goals data import, EU data residency (Frankfurt), and support for both OKRs and KPIs. SOC 2 Type II certified.

• EU data residency - GDPR-native, hosted in Frankfurt
• OKR + KPI support - Mixed goal frameworks in one tool
• Free tier for up to 5 users - Premium from €6.40/user/month (minimum 10 licenses)
• View-only seats €1.50/user - Only available on Supreme plan (€8/user/month)
• AI coach "Vince" - Built-in OKR writing assistance

3. Weekdone - Best for Weekly Cadence

Weekdone blends OKRs with weekly planning using their Plans-Progress-Problems framework. Every week you plan work, report progress, and flag blockers - all tied to quarterly OKRs. It works well for teams that want OKRs woven into daily rhythm, not just reviewed at quarter-end.

• Weekly PPP framework - Structured planning and reporting every week
• Free for up to 3 users - 14-day trial for larger teams
• Team-based pricing - $10.80/user/month for 4–10 people, billed monthly
• 1,500+ integrations - Slack, Teams, Jira, Asana, and Zapier
• OKR coaching included - Dedicated onboarding and quarterly reviews on paid plans

4. Betterworks - Enterprise HR + OKRs

Betterworks is a performance management platform that includes OKRs alongside goals, conversations, feedback, and reviews. If you ran Viva Goals as part of an HR workflow, Betterworks is the enterprise equivalent. Custom pricing only - expect contracts and implementation timelines measured in weeks.

• Full performance suite - Goals, reviews, feedback, 1:1s in one platform
• Enterprise security - SOC 2 Type II, SSO/SCIM, Workday and SAP integrations
• No public pricing - Sales-driven contracts, typically for 500+ employee organizations

How to Migrate in Half a Day

If you pick OKR Studio, here is the fastest path:

• Export your Viva Goals data to CSV - Keep it as your archive
• Sign up at okrstud.io - Free, no credit card
• Create your org and team structure - Mirror what you had in Viva Goals
• Set up a cycle matching your current quarter
• Re-enter active OKRs only - Skip completed cycles, start clean
• Invite your team - Viewers are free, so give the whole org read access

Don't try to recreate everything from Viva Goals. Bring your active OKRs, leave the rest behind. A fresh start in a focused tool beats a perfect replica of what wasn't working.

The Bottom Line

Pick based on your situation:

• Most teams → OKR Studio — Fast setup, transparent pricing, AI validation
• European orgs with GDPR needs → Perdoo — EU-hosted, OKR + KPI support
• Weekly planning teams → Weekdone — OKRs embedded in weekly rhythm
• Enterprise HR integration → Betterworks — Full performance management suite

Every quarter without structured OKR tracking erodes the alignment habits your team built. Don't let the Viva Goals shutdown create a gap. Pick a tool, migrate fast, move on.

Migrate from Viva Goals - Free

OKR Studio is the fastest way to replace Microsoft Viva Goals. Set up your organization, migrate your OKRs, and run your first check-in - all in under a day. No credit card required.