--- description: Review of Origami Connect Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Origami Connect | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Portal Software](/directory/4405/portal/software) > [Origami Connect](/software/65105/origami) # Origami Connect Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/65105/origami Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/65105/origami?page=2) > Origami is a modern SharePoint intranet solution for Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online that helps organizations transform outdated SharePoint sites into visually engaging employee portals, intranet homepages, onboarding hubs, HR portals, and digital workplace experiences. Built entirely using native SharePoint Framework (SPFx), Origami runs directly inside your Microsoft 365 tenant with no external hosting required. Trusted by organizations including Dolby, Walmart, NBC Universal, Kaiser Permanente, BASF, Mitsubishi Electric, Heineken, and government agencies worldwide, Origami extends SharePoint with 40+ ready-to-use SharePoint web parts for employee directories, company news, events, and more, along with customizable intranet page templates for internal communications, knowledge bases, learning hubs, employee portals, and AI-powered intranet experiences using Microsoft Copilot. Organizations use Origami to improve SharePoint look and feel, increase employee engagement, and launch modern intranet experiences without costly custom development. Origami helps IT teams and internal communications departments create visually polished SharePoint sites while maintaining native Microsoft 365 security, permissions, governance, and authentication. Origami SharePoint solution includes: Personalized SharePoint intranet templates Employee news centers and corporate announcements Events calendars and company event experiences Learning and training hubs HR and employee self-service portals Mandatory reads and compliance tracking Policy acknowledgment and employee confirmations Employee recognition and social engagement features Advanced SharePoint navigation and intranet search experiences People directories and organizational tools Mobile-friendly modern SharePoint designs Audience-targeted content experiences AI-powered intranet experiences using Microsoft Copilot Unlike externally hosted intranet platforms, Origami is deployed directly inside SharePoint Online using native SPFx architecture. Organizations can modernize SharePoint while keeping content, permissions, governance, and authentication fully inside Microsoft 365. Origami uses a one-time perpetual licensing model with unlimited users per Microsoft 365 tenant and optional annual renewal for updates, support, compatibility updates, and new features. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 41 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 41 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 5.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Origami Software Corp - **Location**: Vancouver, Canada - **Founded**: 2014 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$17,500.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate - **Pricing Details**: One-time company-wide perpetual license starting at $17,500 USD for unlimited users within your Microsoft 365 tenant. Optional annual renewal available for product updates, new web parts, and support. No required subscription, per-user licensing, or external hosting. - **Target Audience**: 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 209 more ## Features - AI Copilot - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Active Directory Integration - Activity Dashboard - Activity/News Feed - Alerts/Notifications - Archiving & Retention - Blogs - Calendar Management - Chat/Messaging - Collaboration Tools - Commenting/Notes - Content Library - Content Management - Customisable Branding - Customisable Forms - Customisable Templates - Data Security - Discussions/Forums ## Integrations (8 total) - Canva - Delve - Microsoft 365 - Microsoft SharePoint - Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Viva - Microsoft Viva Engage - OneDrive ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Portal Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4405/portal/software) ## Related Categories - [Portal Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4405/portal/software) - [Intranet Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4547/intranet/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Axero](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/102524/communifire) — 4.5/5 (88 reviews) ## Reviews ### "An Intranet in a box focused on simplifying the experience for content authors." — 4.0/5 > **Miguel** | *20 August 2018* | Banking | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Origami checks all the boxes expected of an Intranet in a box product to accelerate a SharePoint Intranet deployment: - Navigation with drop-downs and a way to edit links from the home page - Featured content web part for news and other content sources that can be used to highlight items such as blog posts, news article pages, events, etc. - Social features such as likes and commenting for employee feedback - Company events – can show past and future events to highlight key dates and company events - People Directory – Clean, easy to find employees by name, title, skills, etc. - Document Center – Search driven experience based on document properties to find forms, templates, etc. - Classifieds – Gallery view, easy to add a new item for sale - Recognition and Shout-outs - These can be curated and allow for employees to nominate others - Quick Poll – Polling employees for feedback. Employees can also submit poll suggestions - Idea Submission and voting UI - Site Directory -Breadcrumbs\! Key differentiator: Authoring experience for content creators. Origami will provide guidance and a starting point for article pages and news pages. The template goes beyond page layout structure and provides in-page guidance to make authoring less about formatting content and more about what the content needs to provide to readers. This will reduce friction for others in the org to contribute content and accelerate their time to publish, usually an issue for successful adoption. > > **Cons**: As most Intranet in-a-box solutions, it is using the classic publishing site template and the underlying features it provides. It will be interesting to see how the solution evolves to support modern sites and/or enhance the experience by incorporating modern communication sites and hub sites into the mix. > > I have seen demos of the product and have received response to questions regarding functionality and architecture of the solution as we explored Origami as an option to enhance the experience as we thought of upgrading our existing Extranet portal. The team behind Origami has over 10 years of experience in SharePoint and it shows on the solution and their attention to detail. As described by the team, for a typical implementation they work with you to define Information Architecture, visual aspects, etc. Once those have been ironed out, a deployment can be completed in less than an hour. ----- ### "Origami is THE product for Sharepoint" — 5.0/5 > **Daniel** | *16 April 2025* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Origami has changed our Sharepoint sites for the better\! The customizations that Origami allows has changed our Sharepoint sites to be beautiful \& dynamic that caters the content to each specific person\! It is so easy to use and install and just an incredible product to upgrade your Sharepoint environment > > **Cons**: While there are some customizations that could be added for niche purposes, the Origami dev team is always quick to respond on the implementation of new features and always takes feed back seriously. ----- ### "Origami customer service is best in class" — 4.0/5 > **Issbah** | *29 July 2022* | Biotechnology | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: Software was easy to implement with \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] help. > > **Cons**: Banners and columns have some limitations > > Great experience with Origami's service, specifically \[SENSITVE CONTENT\]. He was there to help us as we needed and walked us through all the steps. ----- ### "review by CEPI" — 5.0/5 > **Claire** | *4 March 2024* | Nonprofit Organisation Management | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to deploy and implement, great proactive customer service, nice look and feel on the intranet > > **Cons**: such webparts such as the calendar has limited functionalities so we cannot integrate our org-wide calendar with this Origami part and perhaps would be great to have some consistency in webparts (we cannot have automated generated news from a site on the carousel with expanding links webpart for instance, but we can have this feature on the news banner..) > > very good so far, extremely intuitive and great customer service support whenever needed. ----- ### "10/10 - Highly Recommend Origami" — 5.0/5 > **Britney** | *13 May 2025* | Hospital & Health Care | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The capability to build and scale a true Intranet for our company. > > **Cons**: Navigating the complexity of the tool in the early stages. > > They have been great, support is always responsive and have check in multiple times to ensure everything is operating as it should be. 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