The sunsetting of Workplace by Meta is an opportunity to upgrade your employee experience

Where do we go from here?

According to Meta, the platform will remain fully functional until August 31, 2025, but Workplace shuts down completely on June 1, 2026. Meta recommends that its customers lift and shift to Workvivo, their preferred migration partner. However, many enterprise organizations will take this opportunity to review the market and assess the viability of alternative market-leading solutions.

The intranet market has evolved significantly since the inception of Meta Workplace, providing new opportunities for enterprises to tap into and deliver against the diverse needs of the modern workforce. An Employee Experience Platform offers enterprise organizations so much more than an isolated enterprise social platform ever can.

Integrated vs. isolated social 

Enterprise social still has an important place in the digital workplace, but organizations that opt for a more integrated approach that sees social woven into the fabric of a powerful Employee Experience Platform stand to drive more strategic value from workplace social capabilities. Enterprises that have struggled to scale and govern flat, isolated social instances will be keenly aware of the benefits of this approach.

Unlike siloed comms platforms, an EXP sits at the center of the digital workplace, acting as an aggregator and accelerator for the many applications enterprises rely on to empower and enable their people at work. At a time when employees are feeling overwhelmed by an ever-growing tool set, an EXP strategy recognizes that driving engagement needs to go deeper than connecting the workforce with vibrant communications. 

Enterprise-grade solutions like Unily are designed to solve challenges that go beyond two-way communication and community building, while still preserving the importance of those use cases. With a steadfast focus on integration, Employee Experience Platforms take all the brilliance of a first-rate comms platform and advance it with a broader set of capabilities. This gives highly complex enterprises more firepower to truly revolutionize the way their people work.

When one door closes, another opens

For organizations that have spent the last years embedding Workplace into their digital ecosystem and enjoying the benefits of a more dynamic internal comms environment, the news of its impending end-of-life will have come as a nasty shock. And, while no change comes without risk, we see a fantastic opportunity on the horizon for those facing the leap.

Over the next two years, enterprises can explore new possibilities for tackling collaboration barriers that may not have existed when Workplace entered the scene. This could be the start of a new era for many organizations at a time when employee experience matters more than ever.

A trusted partner to support your transition

If you're ready to start planning for a bright, connected future, we're here to help. Unily has significant experience delivering smooth transitions for enterprise social migrations and has supported some of the world's largest and most complex organizations make the jump from legacy solutions to an EXP. We offer a comprehensive suite of migration tools, including a Meta Workplace migration program, to help you navigate change with confidence.

If you're looking for help planning your next steps in light of the news by Meta, we're offering a free 1-hour session to create your Workplace Succession Strategy and a fast start with our Workplace Migration Program.