
What is IdeaScale?
IdeaScale is an innovation management solution that links organizations to people with ideas. Those ideas can change the world 鈥 not just your business. Find ideas to aid in digital transformation, to face the age of automation, to fight climate change, inequality and beyond. Connect to the ideas that matter and start co-creating the future.
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88 Likeliness to Recommend
100 Plan to Renew
80 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+91 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love IdeaScale?
Pros
- Respectful
- Fair
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy
How to read the Emotional Footprint
The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Idea Capture
Idea Segmentation
Idea Funnel
Social Collaboration
Multiple Language Support
Advanced Search and Filtering
Application Integration
News Feed
Dashboards, Analytics and Reporting
Customizable Branding
Idea Scoring / Evaluation
Vendor Capability Ratings
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of Implementation
Business Value Created
Usability and Intuitiveness
Availability and Quality of Training
Quality of Features
Ease of Customization
Ease of IT Administration
Vendor Support
Breadth of Features
Ease of Data Integration
IdeaScale Reviews
Deborah M.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Healthcare
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jun 2025
Easy implementation.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates IdeaScale from other similar products?
IdeaScale is straightforward mainly when using it's whiteboard and it is easy to use for project setting and management.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
IdeaScale takes less time to create your own dashboard for activity management including whiteboard.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Only whiteboard is easy to use.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
IdeaScale is not complex as other softwares.
Pros
- Efficient Service
- Inspires Innovation
- Over Delivered
- Friendly Negotiation

Mei T.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Feb 2025
Innovation and Challenges in Idea Management.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates IdeaScale from other similar products?
IdeaScale is notable for its emphasis on group involvement and adaptability to various industries.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I like the ease of collecting and prioritizing ideas within a community of users.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Because of its UI and learning curve, it may be difficult for novice users to understand.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I advise To promote creativity in businesses, IdeaScale facilitates the collection, management, and analysis of ideas.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Role: Industry Specific Role
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jan 2023
Easy to use, great support and has a great culture
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Trustworthy
- Efficient Service
- Effective Service
- Caring