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Lolyo Alternative: Speakap vs. Lolyo

Whether you're exploring options for enhancing communication and engagement within your organization, or seeking a platform tailored to the needs of frontline workers, this comparison will help you make an informed decision.

Speakap: #1 alternative to Loylo

Speakap is the award-winning employee experience platform intentionally built to improve internal communications and engagement with your frontline workforce. Whether your goals are seamless employee communication or improving employee satisfaction and productivity, Speakap ensures that your corporate news travels from headquarters to the production floor easily and efficiently via one social intranet.

Pros:

  • Easy integration with HR systems: With Speakap, there are two ways to create your own employee hub: with built-in features like Task Management, and API marketplace to integrate all your employee tools.
  • Simple setup and adoption: No complex IT involvement or desktop dependence.
  • Intuitive interface: Designed for mobile-first users, Speakap is simple and easy to use, even for those with limited tech experience.
  • Multiple communication channels: Cater to diverse communication preferences.
  • Organized information flow: Hierarchy ensures clarity and simplifies navigation.
  • Engaging features: Polls, quizzes, and recognition boost morale and participation.
  • Actionable insights: Track sentiment, engagement, and key performance indicators.
  • Seamless onboarding: No need for complex Azure setup, Speakap is quick and easy to deploy for non-desk workers.
  • Employee Journeys: Create and  implement easy-to-follow workflows for onboarding, training, and informing employees on latest safety and compliance updates. With the AI integration, effortlessly generate engaging, step-by-step employee journeys.
  • Efficient Task Management. From the small stuff to the big picture, an employee task management system helps you organize work so teams know what to do, why it matters, and how to get it done.
  • Easy-to-use Knowledge Base. Equip your employees with essential content personalized to their roles and deliver precise updates on their personal timelines, categorized by team, department, or location.
  • Intuitive interface: Designed for mobile-first users, Speakap is simple and easy to use, even for those with limited tech experience.
  • Improved communication: Bridge the communication gap between frontline and desk workers with real-time updates, polls, and surveys.
  • Enhanced engagement: Boost employee morale and recognition with gamification, rewards, and personalized content.
  • Cost-effective: Speakap offers transparent pricing and affordable plans to fit your budget.

Cons:

  • Size considerations: For smaller organizations with fewer than 100 employees, cost considerations and resource availability may impact the suitability of Speakap.

Lolyo

Lolyo is a basic social intranet and employee engagement app, but lacks deep analytics, structured workflows, and seamless HR integrations. While it provides a gamified approach to communication, it does not offer structured onboarding, task management, or advanced performance tracking.

Pros:

  • Gamification elements to encourage employee participation.
  • Mobile-first approach for frontline accessibility.

Cons:

  • Limited analytics – Lacks deep insights into employee engagement and sentiment tracking.
  • Lacks structured onboarding – No automated workflows for training and compliance.
  • Hidden costs – Additional fees for branding, SMS invites, and AI tools.
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Feature
Speakap
Lolyo
Comparison Summary
Designed for Deskless Employees
✅ Purpose-built for frontline and non-desk workers
✅ Designed for deskless employees
Both platforms focus on deskless users; Speakap offers more enterprise-grade flexibility and structure
All-in-One Employee Experience Platform
✅ Full EX suite: communication, onboarding, engagement, learning, insights
⚠️ Primarily an internal communication platform, with light engagement features
Speakap is more holistic and connected to HR and business outcomes
HQ-to-Frontline Communication
✅ Top-down, bottom-up, peer-to-peer comms
⚠️ Mainly top-down comms with feedback options
Speakap supports a richer, two-way communication culture
Content-Rich Messaging & Posts
✅ Rich posts with files, video, polls, reactions, tagging
✅ Posts, images, file sharing, reactions
LOLYO offers solid basics, Speakap enables more engaging content formats and control
Private & Group Messaging
✅ Secure 1:1 and group messaging, with moderation tools
⚠️ Limited messaging functionality — mostly newsfeed and comment-based
Speakap includes a full communication layer beyond announcements
News & Announcements
✅ Targeted updates, scheduled posts, read receipts, priority content
✅ Newsfeed with reactions, confirmation, read tracking
Both platforms offer strong comms capabilities; Speakap is more versatile for multi-location targeting
Employee Engagement Tools
✅ Recognition tools, surveys, applause, analytics
⚠️ Some polls and feedback, no structured engagement suite
Speakap enables structured employee engagement aligned to HR goals
Personalized Employee Experience
✅ Role-based content, department/location targeting, full white-labeling
⚠️ Segmented targeting exists; white-labeling more limited
Speakap provides deeper personalization and branding flexibility
Workforce Insights & Analytics
✅ Dashboards for engagement, campaign performance, location comparison
⚠️ Basic content analytics and read confirmations
Speakap offers more comprehensive analytics for decision-making
Onboarding & Training
✅ Integrated onboarding journeys, microlearning, task flows
⚠️ Basic content-based onboarding via posts or documents
Speakap delivers a structured onboarding & learning system

Admin & Operational Tools Comparison

Feature
Speakap
Lolyo
Comparison Summary
Compliance & Microlearning
✅ Native microlearning and compliance content tracking
⚠️ Not a core feature
Speakap is far more suited to regulated industries and large orgs
Task Management
✅ Admin task assignment by role/team with progress tracking
⚠️ Not natively supported
Speakap supports light task workflows for team coordination
Knowledge Base & Searchability
✅ Multilingual knowledge base, smart search, permissions
⚠️ Basic information structure; search limited to news/documents
Speakap offers stronger information accessibility across the org
Advanced Search & Categorization
✅ Smart filters, tags, categorization across modules
⚠️ Basic search features
Speakap improves admin efficiency, especially in large content libraries
Mobile & Desktop Support
✅ Native apps + responsive web access
✅ Mobile-first platform, web access included
Both provide strong mobile support
Integration Capabilities
✅ HRIS, LMS, scheduling systems, open API
⚠️ Limited integration ecosystem
Speakap is more integration-ready for complex environments
Custom Branding & White-Labeling
✅ Fully branded platform per organization
⚠️ Visual customization possible but limited white-label depth
Speakap supports deeper brand integration across employee experience
Customer Support & Success
✅ Dedicated CS teams, strategic onboarding playbooks
✅ Customer success support available
Speakap praised for long-term customer partnership and strategic support

Pricing comparison:

LOLYO offers a tiered pricing model with a monthly per-user fee and a mandatory basic fee, but additional costs for third-party integrations, branded apps, and extra features can significantly increase the total price. While the LOLYO Plus plan claims to be more affordable for larger teams, setup fees, add-ons, and usage-based pricing make it difficult to predict the actual cost upfront. For more information visit Loylo pricing page.

Speakap pricing & packages are subscription-based pricing models billed per user, per month (annually). Contact the Speakap team today to request a personalized quote tailored to your organization’s specific needs.

Speakap vs. Lolyo: Final Thoughts

Lolyo is a gamified communication app, but lacks essential engagement features like structured workflows, deep analytics, and HR integrations.

For organizations needing a fully integrated, engagement-driven platform with structured onboarding and workforce insights, Speakap is the better choice.

What customers say about using Speakap

We've helped businesses just like yours make the shift to employee experience.
And we’ve got the 5-star reviews and detailed success stories to prove it.

We've seen outstanding engagement, with 90% of users active daily and 40% active monthly, far exceeding our expectations!

Simone Meesters
Communications Officer at Viggo

Investing in a communication platform like Speakap is absolutely worth it. It simplifies operations, connects your team, and creates a collaborative culture.

Breann Hall
Director, Retirement & Community Care at Fairview Parkwood Communities

Speakap has been essential in keeping our team informed, aligned, and ready to adapt.

Lindsay Eagleson
Retirement Administrative Lead at Parkwood Seniors Community

Since the app AGM Connect was implemented, our internal communication has transformed. We have transitioned from traditional bulletin boards to a digital platform.

Cynthia Drumond
Senior Graphic Designer & Marketing Communications at AGM Container Controls

One of the biggest improvements we’ve seen is the speed at which we can relay important updates to our entire team. For instance, when we receive last-minute changes to event schedules or special guest requests, we can quickly notify the relevant teams through Speakap.

Janneke Veldhoen
Human Resource Manager at Hotel Okura Amsterdam

It used to take us a week to gather information from service stations, format it into newsletters, and distribute it. You can imagine how challenging it was to keep these newsletters up to date. Speakap has turned this around!

Fleur Donker
Project Manager at Shell

Since using Speakap, we have seen a 93% activation rate and a 53% boost in engagement. Speakap has transformed our internal communication for the better.

Delal Salah
Internal Communications Manager at Martha's Table

We absolutely love the product - it's so easy to use and has been a fantastic shift away from traditional communication channels.

Serina Donkin
Head of Communications and Engagement at Rank Group

The charm of what we created via Speakap lies in its ability to unite people throughout South Florida. Each team member can witness the celebrations, appreciations, and creations unique to every location.

Joelle Elias
Executive Director of Operations at Pura Vida Miami

The implementation of Speakap enables us to easily interact with our employees on a daily basis, and helps RCE being one strong employer brand for all of our concepts and locations.

Mariska Ramp
Marketing & Communication Coordinator at Restaurant Company Europe

Our goal was simple: connect with and recognize every worker, everywhere. Thanks to Speakap and Awardco, we’ve not only reached this goal but have also enhanced our app adoption.

Lance Semenko
CEO at Q&D Construction

We chose Speakap because it brings structure to how we want to communicate with each other and it bridges the communication gap between office, project and service staff.

Huib van Kuilenburg
BAM Bouw en Techniek

Speakap has changed the way we communicate for the better. It’s made everything so much clearer and brought everyone together in one place. Now, our team is more engaged, and everyone feels part of the bigger group.

Erik Groen
Process & Project Manager at Royal Den Hartogh Logistics

If you know how to use Facebook, which almost everyone does, you can use Speakap. It's this accessibility which makes it fun for me and my team to actively use and engage with the platform and with colleagues throughout our locations.

Hans van der Ploeg
Team Leader Sales Support at Van Geloven

The best alternative for complex and expensive communication platforms

From Captera

Invaluable team communication resource for anything imaginable!

Grom G-crowd

Super happy with the service and tools of Speakap! Amazing platform :)

From Google

We needed a platform that was easy to use, that could be tailored to our brand and matched our purpose. That's why we chose Speakap.

Jade Casey
Puttshack UK
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