Australian buyer guide · Checked 6 October 2026
If your organisation already uses Microsoft 365, IT may suggest SharePoint. It can be a good option. But a licence is not a finished intranet. Someone still needs to organise it, set access, launch it and keep it useful.
Platform is an off-the-shelf Australian intranet built on more than 20 years of intranet experience. It gives your team a ready-made home for communications, policies, learning, forms and resources. Compare that approach with Microsoft-based solutions, other standalone intranets and frontline apps.
Prepared by Platform. Best-fit and trade-off assessments are our editorial view; pricing is linked to vendor sources.
Choose the approach first
They solve overlapping problems, but you are not buying the same thing. Compare the finished outcome and who will run it, not only the licence.
Use the Microsoft 365 foundation you may already have. Plan the structure, permissions, rollout and governance, with IT or a partner responsible for the tenant, security and integrations.
Business editors can maintain pages. Content owners keep information current.
Start with a packaged employee home, rather than assembling the foundation. Compare the included communications, knowledge, policies, learning and workflow tools.
Business teams can lead content. IT may still help with identity, access and integrations.
Put mobile communications and operations first when many people work away from a desk. Compare reach, chat, scheduling, forms and training against the work your people do.
Check deeper knowledge, document governance and workflow requirements in the right tier.
Every option needs someone accountable for content.
Our pricing, for context
Annual subscriptions, excluding GST. These are recurring product prices, not an assumed total project cost.
See full Platform pricing and allowancesAUD $2,000
per year
AUD $4,000
per year
AUD $6,000
per year
AUD $10,000
per year plus usage
The unlimited-user plan includes 100GB monthly transfer. Usage above that is AUD $50 for each started 50GB band, only in exceeded months. Unlimited users does not mean unlimited storage or data.
Standard native mobile apps are included. The optional branded app is AUD $2,000/year ex GST. Confirm implementation and integration scope separately.
Build your shortlist
Published prices are examples, not like-for-like total costs. We keep currencies and billing periods as stated by each vendor. Open each panel for scope, strengths, trade-offs and sources.
“Request quote” means no numeric rate was verified in the sources reviewed, not that a vendor never publishes prices. This is a selected shortlist, not an exhaustive market list. Categories reflect the main buying approach; products can span categories.
Microsoft 365 foundation
Best suited for
Microsoft-centric organisations with IT or partner capacity for tenant administration, security and integrations.
Pricing basis
May be included in eligible Microsoft 365 subscriptions
Standalone knowledge and communications intranet
Best suited for
Google Workspace-oriented teams wanting connected company knowledge and communications.
Pricing basis
Request quote; no verified numeric rate in reviewed source
Standalone knowledge and social intranet
Best suited for
Teams wanting broad packaged features and transparent seat tiers.
Pricing basis
USD $12/user/month at 50–99 users; tiers step down
Microsoft 365 / SharePoint extension
Best suited for
Organisations enhancing existing SharePoint with a branded, personalised employee experience.
Pricing basis
Request quote; Microsoft 365 costs also apply
Standalone employee experience intranet
Best suited for
Larger organisations seeking personalised communications, search, analytics and a broader employee experience platform.
Pricing basis
Tailored quote by size, complexity and support
Employee communications and engagement platform
Best suited for
Distributed teams prioritising culture, social updates and leadership communications.
Pricing basis
Custom quote; confirm HQ, HQ Agent and Seer scope
Frontline operations app
Best suited for
Mobile, shift-based teams needing communications, scheduling or training.
Pricing basis
Communications Basic USD $29/month for first 30 users, billed annually
Standalone employee hub
Best suited for
Teams wanting a simple home for company news, people and resources.
Pricing basis
500-person example: Bronze USD $2.77/user/month, prepaid annual
Frontline-first employee app
Best suited for
Deskless and shift-based workforces needing mobile reach, chat and resource access.
Pricing basis
Published pricing varies by plan; confirm currency and current rate with Blink
Enterprise employee experience platform
Best suited for
Large multinational or multilingual organisations with broad integration needs.
Pricing basis
Tailored quote; confirm add-ons and services
These are different kinds of Australian connection, not a claim of exclusively local ownership or hosting. Confirm the contracting entity, support hours, primary and backup hosting. Overseas providers are not automatically unsafe or inferior.
Australian-built · Australian team
Best suited for
Australian organisations wanting ready-made communications, policies and acknowledgements, forms and learning.
Pricing basis
AUD $2,000–$10,000/year ex GST; unlimited-user usage extra
Historical Australian-market option · current Oak Engage upgrade
Best suited for
Current GreenOrbit buyers or users comparing their roadmap and transition options.
Pricing basis
Request a current product and transition quote
Australian-founded in 2005 · international team
Best suited for
Distributed operational workforces needing accessible knowledge, communications and performance support.
Pricing basis
Request quote; confirm modules and services
Sydney-based · part of Vela APX / Constellation
Best suited for
Mid-sized to large organisations wanting tailored intranets alongside websites or portals.
Pricing basis
Tailored quote for platform and delivery scope
Australian-built · Sydney consultancy
Best suited for
Existing Microsoft environments wanting a branded intranet rollout with partner assistance.
Pricing basis
Request quote; Microsoft 365 costs also apply
Australian-built SharePoint toolkit
Best suited for
Microsoft teams wanting modular web parts, a knowledge hub and read tracking.
Pricing basis
Studio starts at USD $2.50/active user/month up to 100 users
Australian-origin · now part of Omnia
Best suited for
Enterprise Microsoft 365 digital workplace shortlists, including organisations reviewing an existing LiveTiles estate.
Pricing basis
Request quote for current Omnia product and scope
The true total cost
Ask each supplier the same questions. Compare recurring subscriptions, one-off delivery costs and your team's ongoing work as separate lines.
Are you paying for all accounts or active users? What is the minimum seat count, and how are guests or occasional users charged?
Is the quote AUD or USD? Does it exclude GST or other taxes? Check the billing period, contract commitment and renewal changes.
What do design, configuration, content migration and launch cost? Which tasks are yours, and which are included in the proposal?
Which existing entitlements can you use? Price any required Microsoft licences, premium modules, mobile apps and extensions separately.
Does your tier include required identity, SSO and connectors? Who builds and maintains integrations, and what does that work cost?
What are the allowances and excess charges? Unlimited user accounts do not automatically mean unlimited storage or data transfer.
Who keeps content current? Allow for owner time, contributor training, governance and adoption work with every product.
What are the support hours, response terms and ongoing service charges? Check the contracting entity and hosting commitments.
Can you export documents, content and records in useful formats? Confirm termination terms, retention, export costs and migration assistance.
Before you shortlist
SharePoint may already be included in an eligible Microsoft 365 subscription, so you may not need another licence. It is not automatically a finished intranet. Configuration, design, migration, extensions, governance and ongoing content work can still cost money and time.
Every intranet needs an accountable content owner. IT involvement varies. Trained SharePoint editors can maintain pages without IT for every change; IT or a partner normally owns tenant administration, security and integrations. Standalone and frontline tools may also need IT for identity, access and integrations, even when business teams manage content.
No. Read the currency and billing terms. USD and AUD are different currencies, and a dollar symbol alone does not prove either. We have not converted vendor prices. Where currency is unclear, confirm it directly with the vendor. Compare taxes, contract periods and renewal terms too.
No. Australian headquarters, an Australian team or Australian origin does not prove Australian hosting or wholly Australian ownership. Confirm the contracting entity, support hours, primary hosting and backup locations. Overseas vendors are not automatically unsafe or unsuitable; assess their actual terms and controls.
Start with the work your people need to do and the capacity you have to run the system. Compare Microsoft 365-based options if you have the skills and want that foundation, standalone intranets if you want a packaged business-led home, and frontline apps if mobile communications and operations come first. Test essential document, acknowledgement, search and workflow needs in a demo before deciding.
Next step
Bring your headcount, current systems and essential requirements. We can help you check whether Platform is a fit, and what to ask of the other options on your shortlist.