Meet the 2026 ClearBox Choice Award winners: Top 5 Score

The ClearBox Choice Awards celebrate the platforms that stand out for all the right reasons in an increasingly crowded market. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be taking a closer look at this year’s winners, revealing just what secured them recognition from the ClearBox analyst team. 

We’re starting with a closer look at our Top 5 Score winners. Despite the name, the Top 5 Score category is not limited to five vendors: it recognises platforms with the highest scores within the top tier of this year’s ClearBox assessment. In 2026, six vendors topped our score table, demonstrating exceptional performance across the full range of evaluation criteria. 

Why begin here? Because this award highlights platforms that consistently perform at the highest level across the digital workplace landscape. Rather than recognising excellence in a single area, the Top 5 Score reflects overall platform quality, making it the perfect introduction to this year’s award winners. 

What is the Top 5 Score award? 

The Top 5 Score award is awarded to platforms that achieve the highest overall scores in the ClearBox platform assessment process. These scores are based on extensive analyst evaluations across key areas including: 

• Internal communications 

• Employee experience 

• Knowledge management 

• Mobile and frontline support 

• User experience and design 

• Administration and governance 

• Integrations  

• Innovation and product direction, such as with AI 

Achieving a Top 5 Score demonstrates consistent excellence across a wide range of capabilities; winners offer platforms that meet the needs of complex organisations while delivering a strong employee experience. 

This year’s winners are: 

• Interact 

• MangoApps 

• Oak 

• Omnia 

• Staffbase 

• Unily 

So what makes each platform stand out? 

Interact 

Interact has built a strong reputation for delivering a mature and highly effective intranet experience. The platform combines powerful knowledge management capabilities with employee communications and community features, helping organisations create a trusted destination for information, collaboration and engagement.

Its focus on usability, governance and employee self-service continues to make it a popular choice for organisations looking to improve the digital workplace experience.

MangoApps

MangoApps takes a broad approach to employee experience, bringing communications, collaboration, knowledge sharing and productivity tools together within a single platform. Its unified architecture helps organisations reduce fragmentation and provide employees with one place to access information, resources and workflows. 

The platform’s emphasis on personalisation, mobile access and integrated employee experiences makes it particularly appealing for organisations seeking an all-in-one solution. 

Oak 

Oak continues to impress with its strong focus on employee engagement and frontline communications. Its mobile-first approach, personalised content delivery and community-building capabilities help organisations connect employees wherever they work. 

Features such as targeted communications, social interaction tools, analytics and Microsoft 365 integration make Oak particularly effective for organisations with distributed or deskless workforces. 

Omnia 

Omnia has established itself as a flexible and scalable digital workplace platform, particularly for organisations invested in Microsoft technologies. Its strengths lie in creating personalised employee experiences while bringing together communications, knowledge, tools and business applications within a single environment. 

The platform’s focus on governance, integration and employee productivity continues to resonate with large enterprises. 

Staffbase 

Staffbase has evolved into a comprehensive employee communications and experience platform, combining intranet, employee app, email and communication management capabilities. Its strengths include multichannel publishing, employee journey automation, analytics and support for both desk-based and frontline employees. 

The platform’s growing investment in AI-powered experiences and communication orchestration has helped reinforce its position among enterprise organisations. 

Unily 

Unily remains one of the most feature-rich and configurable platforms in the market. Known for delivering highly personalised digital experiences, Unily helps organisations bring together communications, knowledge, applications and employee services in a single destination. 

Its strong focus on enterprise-scale deployments, user experience and innovation continues to make it a standout choice for complex global organisations.

Want to learn more about the Top 5 Score winners and the other platforms recognised in this year’s ClearBox Choice Awards? Download the latest ClearBox Platform Report  for in-depth analysis, comparisons and expert insights.