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Workshop Pros and Cons: Top Advantages and Disadvantages

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Users love the ease of use of Workshop, appreciating its seamless functionality and intuitive content organization. (66 mentions)
Users highly value the comprehensive analytics in Workshop, boosting their understanding of engagement and performance metrics. (32 mentions)
Users value the extensive features of Workshop for effective communication and excellent customer service support. (32 mentions)
Users love the exceptional customer support Workshop offers, always providing timely answers and helpful suggestions. (28 mentions)
Users appreciate the easy creation of emails with Workshop, enhancing effective internal communication and user experience. (21 mentions)
Users praise the intuitive and user-friendly interface of Workshop, enhancing internal communication and user experience significantly. (21 mentions)
Users find Workshop lacking in essential features, leading to confusion and difficulty in customization and functionality. (11 mentions)
Users find the lack of a comment and review feature for email approval limiting during the creation process. (10 mentions)
Users express concern over the lack of features in Workshop, hindering customization and overall usability. (6 mentions)
Users find the limited customization options frustrating, making email creation and editing less intuitive than desired. (6 mentions)
Users face technical issues with Workshop, including formatting errors in emails and challenges in photo storage and importing lists. (5 mentions)
Users face limited editing capabilities, finding photo edits, templates, and data analysis frustratingly inadequate within Workshop. (3 mentions)

Top Pros or Advantages of Workshop

1. Ease of Use
Users love the ease of use of Workshop, appreciating its seamless functionality and intuitive content organization.
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KH

Kara H.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"The go-to internal communications software"

What do you like about Workshop?

I'm obsessed with all things Workshop. From the moment I expressed interest in getting a quote, the entire team has been nothing short of incredible t

Internal C.
IC

Internal C.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Outstanding Company"

What do you like about Workshop?

What I like most about Workshop is its unwavering commitment to excellence, from sales through implementation and post-onboarding support. Their mater

2. Analytics
Users highly value the comprehensive analytics in Workshop, boosting their understanding of engagement and performance metrics.
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Rachel I.
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Rachel I.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3.0/5

"great idea, but hard to use"

What do you like about Workshop?

looks lovely when we send to our team. love the analytics - thats the best part, is being able to see who opens, how long, when, what format, etc.

Hunter R.
HR

Hunter R.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Easy to use, powerful results"

What do you like about Workshop?

Workshop makes creating beautiful emails easy and accessible, with helpful integrations (like Slack) to help maximize the reach and impact of your con

3. Features
Users value the extensive features of Workshop for effective communication and excellent customer service support.
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CW

Candace W.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Great Product and Great Service"

What do you like about Workshop?

Workshop is simple and easy to use. It has a lot of great features to help communicators reach their audiences at the right time and with the right me

Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Best internal email tool out there, based on extensive research and usage"

What do you like about Workshop?

Web-based and works like an email marketing tool, rather than integrating with Outlook Ability to have the emails come from anybody and replies go to

4. Customer Support
Users love the exceptional customer support Workshop offers, always providing timely answers and helpful suggestions.
See 28 mentions

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KH

Kaylie H.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"A Quality Software Solution, Built by Quality Professionals"

What do you like about Workshop?

What I like best about Workshop, is of course how easy it is to use and navigate. There was hardly any "Learning Curve" time when transitioning to thi

Catalin W.
CW

Catalin W.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Workshop is a gamechanger"

What do you like about Workshop?

Workshop has removed so many barriers for us. Email is a critical tool for internal communication—but before Workshop, my company had no visibility in

5. Easy Creation
Users appreciate the easy creation of emails with Workshop, enhancing effective internal communication and user experience.
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Katie D.
KD

Katie D.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"The ideal platform for internal comms"

What do you like about Workshop?

I cannot say enough great things about Workshop. The integration with our HRIS, the ease of creating great looking emails and the ability to target sp

Luiber R.
LR

Luiber R.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Efficient and User-Friendly Internal Email Communication Platform"

What do you like about Workshop?

We have been enjoying our experience with this platform for internal email communication. The feature we appreciate the most is how easy and effective

6. User Interface Design
Users praise the intuitive and user-friendly interface of Workshop, enhancing internal communication and user experience significantly.
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Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Best internal email tool out there, based on extensive research and usage"

What do you like about Workshop?

Web-based and works like an email marketing tool, rather than integrating with Outlook Ability to have the emails come from anybody and replies go to

Rob W.
RW

Rob W.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Perfect tool for internal communications pros to create branded emails"

What do you like about Workshop?

VERY easy and intuitive to use if you're familiar with most any rows-based email system. The results are great, with extremely flexible customizations

Top Cons or Disadvantages of Workshop

1. Missing Features
Users find Workshop lacking in essential features, leading to confusion and difficulty in customization and functionality.
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Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Everything I could have asked for"

What do you dislike about Workshop?

I wish there was an option to include polls directly in Workshop - as a workaround, we use Microsoft Forms.

Rachel I.
RI

Rachel I.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3.0/5

"great idea, but hard to use"

What do you dislike about Workshop?

while it looks good once its sent out, it is REALLY hard to use. not very logical the way certain blocks are set up. the customizations for creating t

2. Email Functionality
Users find the lack of a comment and review feature for email approval limiting during the creation process.
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Rebecca R.
RR

Rebecca R.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Complete overhaul of on-campus internal communication (higher ed)"

What do you dislike about Workshop?

One area that I would like to see improvement is with the list integration for one-time, segmented lists. It works reliably, but it's not as intuitive

Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Best internal email tool out there, based on extensive research and usage"

What do you dislike about Workshop?

There is one minor annoying footer at the bottom of the emails that I haven't been able to get rid of based on the way our email security is set up ("

3. Lack of Features
Users express concern over the lack of features in Workshop, hindering customization and overall usability.
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Rachel I.
RI

Rachel I.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3.0/5

"great idea, but hard to use"

What do you dislike about Workshop?

while it looks good once its sent out, it is REALLY hard to use. not very logical the way certain blocks are set up. the customizations for creating t

adoherty@triagestaff.com D.
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adoherty@triagestaff.com D.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Ease of Use"

What do you dislike about Workshop?

The biggest downside I’ve encountered with Workshop is the lack of a way to view all emails that are not attached to campaigns and the inability to re

4. Limited Customization
Users find the limited customization options frustrating, making email creation and editing less intuitive than desired.
See 6 mentions

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Rebecca R.
RR

Rebecca R.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Complete overhaul of on-campus internal communication (higher ed)"

What do you dislike about Workshop?

One area that I would like to see improvement is with the list integration for one-time, segmented lists. It works reliably, but it's not as intuitive

Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"Best internal email tool out there, based on extensive research and usage"

What do you dislike about Workshop?

There is one minor annoying footer at the bottom of the emails that I haven't been able to get rid of based on the way our email security is set up ("

5. Technical Issues
Users face technical issues with Workshop, including formatting errors in emails and challenges in photo storage and importing lists.
See 5 mentions

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Verified User
A

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Great Product + Service"

What do you dislike about Workshop?

The photo storage/filing/resizing was a challenge, and archived issuse would "lose" the attached photos if they were moved.

Aude R.
AR

Aude R.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Game changer for newsletter and internal communications!"

What do you dislike about Workshop?

Sometime the distribution list are difficult to import via CSV.

6. Limited Editing Capabilities
Users face limited editing capabilities, finding photo edits, templates, and data analysis frustratingly inadequate within Workshop.
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adoherty@triagestaff.com D.
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adoherty@triagestaff.com D.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Ease of Use"

What do you dislike about Workshop?

The biggest downside I’ve encountered with Workshop is the lack of a way to view all emails that are not attached to campaigns and the inability to re

Verified User
U

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3.0/5

"Overall it works but there are improvements that could be made"

What do you dislike about Workshop?

It doesn't have good stats that we can utilise in a meaningful way - i.e. analysing our data and telling us the best times to send or even giving us t

Workshop Reviews (115)

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JJ
Marketing & Communications Manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Seamless Employee Communication with Workshop and Outlook Integration"
What do you like best about Workshop?

We switched to Workshop from Constant Contact when we were having problems with our emails not delivering. We love that Workshop integrates with our Outlook emails, so we know all our employees are receiving our communications. We also communicate with our employees through text, and Workshop makes it easy to send both internal emails and texts simultaneously. The calendar feature makes it easy to see what communications our team has planned. Workshop is constantly innovating, taking customer feedback to heart, and looking for ways to make our experience better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workshop?

We honestly don't have any cons for Workshop. We do wish that they had an events feature. It would make it great for tracking internal event attendees, sending communication about the event, and follow-up surveys afterward. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

VB
Senior Specialist Tech Business Management
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Great Email Metrics, but Limited Design and Integration Options"
What do you like best about Workshop?

I love the metrics—it’s great to see who opens my emails, how much time people spend reading them, and when they click on links. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workshop?

I find it frustrating that there aren't many options to make the design look really good. It would be fantastic if I could connect this with SharePoint, or have the ability for users to click and navigate to a different Workshop section. That way, I wouldn't have to squeeze all the content onto a single page. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mollie P.
MP
Owner/Founder
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Incredible platform with incredible customer support!"
What do you like best about Workshop?

The fact that we can sync it to our active directory is a game changer. We can confidently send content knowing we have the most up to date lists and contact information for our team members. It's an incredibly user-friendly platform - our entire HR team and other teams have all learned the platform quickly and easily. I also have to commend the customer service Workshop provides. From my very first interaction at a conference to the sales call to onboarding to my customer support team, it has all been seamless. Every Workshop team member has a great personality and goes above and beyond to help. The onboarding process and implementing it within our company was very easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workshop?

The only downside is not having multiple sources of truth for our lists (i.e., HRIS and Active Directory); however, I know this is something the Workshop team is working on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Workshop Boosts Communication Strategy and Customization"
What do you like best about Workshop?

Internal communicators know that it's SO difficult to measure our impact, so we'll take any advantage we can get. Through Workshop, we've been able to expand how we measure performance of our communications, which allows us to focus on the methods that work best for our team. Since implementing Workshop, we've been able to dial into our strategy more and spend our time working on the projects that matter, not having to worry about how we'll get the message out. Employees have taken notice of the levels of customization and templatization we've been able to deliver to our teams.

Over our first year, we've been especially grateful for the high level of support we've received as we've implemented and expanded our use of the platform. The team has also been very receptive to our feedback throughout the process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workshop?

Workshop has met most of our needs, but as a newer solution there are times where we find a few gaps in features that would be nice to have. They move quickly with releases, however, and anytime we've had a request the team has been very receptive to our feedback, so we feel confident they'll continue to innovate in the future. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

LA
Internal Communications Manager
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Giving our Internal Communications More "Oomph""
What do you like best about Workshop?

Workshop has elevated our internal communications! It's easy to use, feels modern, and professionalizes the function. The templates have upgraded our comms to feel more professional, consistent, and visually appealing. Plus, I am now able to track data around messages where outlook has a 12-month expiration date on emails. I've received a lot of great feedback about the tool! I also appreciate it's affordable, which as a nonprofit and with our sector losing funding, I am so thankful to have the software remain affordable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workshop?

1. More data insight would be helpful. Seeing the amount of time someone spends reading the email is helpful but doesn't feel super insightful for me.

2. Translation feature should not be limited to the highest subscription.

3. Being able to see who clicks on the web link would be helpful. Currently it just shows the clicks.

4. Would be great to be able to recall emails.

5. Users should be expanded to more than 5 people. I'm a team of one so I would like to be able to give other people access but am limited by the 5 people mark.

6. Integrating with Viva Engage would be helpful! For those of us who do not use Slack. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Caroline W.
CW
Vice President of Organizational Effectiveness
Information Technology and Services
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Easy, streamlined experience"
What do you like best about Workshop?

Workshop has improved our internal organization around messaging and forced us to be more strategic about how we approach internal communications. The calendar feature has allowed us to plan ahead and not inundate team members with messages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workshop?

It would be a huge value add if Workshop offered a RSVP/event feature within the platform. As a company, we offer a lot of events and it would be helpful to house everything in one platform versus our current method of linking out to an external planning platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
UP
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Excellent, easy to use internal comms platform!"
What do you like best about Workshop?

Incorporating Workshop into our internal communications has been a breeze and absolutely wonderful. For the first time, we actually have data that we can track, to see how our newsletters are performing! The intuitive design features make drafting my weekly emails easy, and the template feature saves me time each week. As one of the main users of the platform in our organization, I'm in Workshop every week drafting, planning, executing comms, and exporting data. We've only been using the platform for about 6 months, and it's provided us many insights! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workshop?

We've come across some limitations in the template/design builder, but they appear to be more of a Gmail issue than Workshop (certain fonts not rendering appropriately). There is also some specific data I would love to have available to export directly from Workshop, but it is not, so I've been trying to create some separate scripts on my end to get me the data I need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Libraries
AL
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Intuitive to Use and Generates Insights with Data"
What do you like best about Workshop?

While we're still at the beginning of our internal comms journey, integrating this tool to level up our internal emails has been a game-changer. The platform is very easy to use, accessible, and gives us data that helps inform our strategies. The templates makes visually appealing emails easy, and the data allows for seamless retargeting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workshop?

One small thing that would be helpful is to have additional tagging functionality on the emails (or allow a single email to be part of more than one campaign when it comes to looking at analytics). For example, we have a large facilities project on the horizon that we sometimes talk about in standalone emails and other times as one item in a larger newsletter. It would be great to have these emails tagged as both part of our newsletter campaign and our project campaign. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Staffing and Recruiting
US
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Best internal email tool out there, based on extensive research and usage"
What do you like best about Workshop?

Web-based and works like an email marketing tool, rather than integrating with Outlook

Ability to have the emails come from anybody and replies go to anybody. You can truly send on behalf of senior leaders

Syncs very easily with HRIS data (for distribution lists)

Receive detailed data on each individual email recipient, which can then be grouped by your existing email distribution lists

Extensive formatting/design options, including ability to make it look like just a regular Outlook email

Implementation was pretty seamless

Customer service is not really ever needed, but it's good when you need it

More features if you want to pay for them (SharePoint/Teams integrations, improved customer service, embedded surveys, audience segmentation for different rows of emails, time zone sending, data API, etc.) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workshop?

There is one minor annoying footer at the bottom of the emails that I haven't been able to get rid of based on the way our email security is set up ("This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service")

Sending a reply to an existing email is a little manual/cumbersome

The emails have fixed widths and so will not look 100% like a normal Outlook email

I wish I could customize the data reporting a little more (though there is an API if you pay for it) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management
UE
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Easy to use and great for internal communication"
What do you like best about Workshop?

I really appreciate how easy Workshop is to use. The templates save me a ton of time, and everything feels really straightforward. Even when I’m juggling a lot, I can get a nice-looking message out quickly without overthinking it. It’s made internal comms feel more manageable and way less stressful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Workshop?

The builder can be a little limiting when you’re trying to make something more custom or move elements around. It’s not a huge issue, but there are moments when it takes a few extra clicks to get things just right. Still, overall it’s a solid tool that keeps improving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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