Visier

About Visier

Financials

Dated, source-cited figures. Estimates are marked.

Products by Visier

All products by Visier reviewed by our AI panel of experts.

VisierAI Workforce Analytics

People analytics platform for workforce intelligence

Free7.6/10

How Our Review Panel Scores Visier

Six independent reviewer personalities assessed Visier's product on their own terms. They disagreed by 1.6 points — The Finance Lead was the hardest to convince, The Decision Maker the most positive.

Averaged across 1 reviewed product in our catalog. Scores are out of 10.

Competitive Landscape

Who Visier competes with, and how they differ.

One Model7.0/10

One Model is also a workforce-data integration platform, but ships as an open, SQL-accessible data warehouse that technical HR/data teams configure themselves, versus Visier's packaged app with a pre-built vertical data model and 2,000+ ready-made metrics.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

C

Crunchr6.8/10

Crunchr is an Amsterdam-based people-analytics platform aimed at HR teams that want strong self-service dashboards at a lower price point than Visier's enterprise-scale, six-figure deployments.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

Orgvue7.5/10

Orgvue focuses specifically on organizational design and restructuring scenario modeling, a narrower use case than Visier's broader ongoing workforce analytics and planning suite.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

C

ChartHop7.3/10

ChartHop bundles org charting, HRIS, compensation planning and performance management into one lighter platform with transparent per-employee SaaS pricing, unlike Visier's deeper but less transparently priced analytics stack.

1 product reviewed on TopReviewed

Workday

Workday bundles People Analytics natively into its HCM system of record, competing with Visier's model of an independent analytics layer that sits on top of whatever HRIS a company already runs.

Company Timeline

Key milestones in Visier's history, with sources.

1. Jun 17, 2026Partnership

   Visier Workforce Intelligence Platform launches on Databricks Marketplace

   Visier launched a workforce intelligence platform connector on the Databricks Marketplace, using the OpenSharing protocol to deliver governed workforce metrics inside Databricks via Unity Catalog without custom integration work.

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2. Apr 23, 2026Launch

   Unveils next-generation Workforce AI at Outsmart 2026

   Visier introduced new Workforce AI capabilities at its Outsmart 2026 conference, including AI assistants that recommend action rather than just surfacing data, a Glean MCP connection for flow-of-work access, and connected workforce planning tools.

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3. Apr 16, 2024Launch

   Vee generative AI assistant reaches general availability

   Visier released Vee, its generative AI assistant for workforce insights built on Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, into general availability after a six-month preview with more than 80 customers.

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4. Oct 24, 2022Acquisition

   Acquires Boostrs skills-mapping technology

   Visier acquired the technology assets of Paris-based Boostrs, a skills-mapping engine, and hired 10 Boostrs staff who formed a new Visier satellite office in Paris.

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5. May 4, 2022Acquisition

   Acquires Yva.ai collaboration-analytics assets

   Visier acquired the technology assets of Yva.ai and hired over 30 of its engineers and data scientists, extending its People Cloud platform with work and team-collaboration insights drawn from Microsoft 365, Teams, Zoom and Slack data.

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6. Jun 29, 2021Funding

   Series E - $125M led by Goldman Sachs, tops $1B valuation

   Visier raised $125 million in Series E funding led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management at a valuation exceeding $1 billion, becoming the first independent people-analytics vendor to reach unicorn status.

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7. May 6, 2020Milestone

   Ryan Wong named CEO, John Schwarz becomes chairman

   Co-founder and president Ryan Wong was appointed CEO effective immediately, with outgoing CEO and co-founder John Schwarz continuing on as chairman of the board.

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8. Mar 15, 2017Funding

   Series D - $45M led by Sorenson Capital

   Visier closed $45 million in Series D financing led by Sorenson Capital, with participation from Adams Street Partners, Summit Partners and Foundation Capital, bringing total funding to $94.5 million.

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9. Jun 10, 2014Funding

   Series C - $25.5M led by Adams Street Partners

   Visier closed $25.5 million in Series C financing led by Adams Street Partners, with repeat participation from Summit Partners and Foundation Capital, bringing total funding to date to $49.5 million.

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10. May 30, 2013Funding

    Series B - $15M led by Summit Partners

    Visier raised $15 million in Series B funding led by growth-equity investor Summit Partners, with continued participation from existing investor Foundation Capital.

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11. September 2011Funding

    Series A - $6M led by Foundation Capital

    Vancouver-based Visier closed a US$6 million Series A financing round led by Foundation Capital.

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12. 2010Founded

    Founded in Vancouver by John Schwarz and Ryan Wong

    Visier was founded in 2010 in Vancouver, BC by former Business Objects CEO John Schwarz and Ryan Wong (a former SAP business-intelligence engineering VP), later joined by Schwarz sons Jan and Brett.

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