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Brightidea
San Francisco, California, United States
What it is
Brightidea provides innovation program management software for organizations collecting ideas, running initiatives, and measuring ROI across the innovation journey. Its product suite includes Whiteboard, Idea Box, Program, Hackathon, Lab, Ecosystem, and Transformation. Idea Box captures and tracks organizational ideas, while Whiteboard supports brainstorming and data-informed decisions. Listed workflow tools include idea scoring, voting, custom fields, duplicate detection, and evaluation workflows. Brightidea Program supports participation through a branded web portal, mobile app, email, paper form, or Amazon Echo skill. Integrations include Microsoft Teams, Slack, Jira, Asana, ChatGPT, ServiceNow, Zapier, and Google Drive; RESTful APIs support connections with internal systems. Brightidea says its application runs in AWS data centers in the United States and European Union. It reports AES-256 encryption for client data at rest and HTTPS with TLS 1.2 or higher for communications. Access controls include SAML single sign-on, configurable password rules, granular privileges, and IP restrictions. Pricing is on request, and Idea Box has a 30-day free trial. A listed Memo Team Site plan costs $99 a month.
For and against
For
- Idea scoring, voting, and evaluation workflows
- Participation through web, mobile, email, and paper
- RESTful APIs and listed integrations
- 30-day Idea Box free trial
Against
- Pricing is on request
- Listed Memo Team Site plan costs $99 a month
The verdict
Brightidea offers a broad suite for collecting ideas and managing innovation initiatives, with multiple participation channels and integration options. Organizations considering it should request pricing and review which products fit their program.
Who it suits
Brightidea suits organizations seeking software to collect and evaluate ideas and manage innovation programs. Its integrations, APIs, and access controls may suit teams connecting the platform to internal systems.
Plans and prices
Memo Team Site
Customizable team site · Unlimited memo creation with AI writing tool · Unlimited memo contributors and evaluators · Personalized workflow
Read 7 Oct 2026 · brightidea.com
On the record
- Access controls
- The platform supports SAML single sign-on, configurable password rules, granular access privileges, and IP restrictions.brightidea.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- APIs
- Brightidea offers RESTful APIs for integrating the software with internal systems.brightidea.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Brightidea says its software is designed to help organizations run innovation programs and reports working with over 300 global brands.brightidea.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Brightidea lists SAML single sign-on, configurable password policies, granular access privileges, and IP restrictions among its security features.brightidea.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Brightidea reports completing a SOC 2 Type II audit as of December 31, 2025.brightidea.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- Brightidea says client data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and communications use HTTPS and TLS 1.2 or higher.brightidea.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- Brightidea says its application is hosted in AWS data centers, with regions in the United States and European Union.brightidea.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Idea Box
- Idea Box captures, manages, and tracks ideas across an organization.brightidea.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Idea management
- Idea Box captures, manages, and tracks ideas across an organization.brightidea.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include Microsoft Teams, Jira, Slack, Asana, ChatGPT, ServiceNow, Zapier, Google Drive, SharePoint, and Power BI.brightidea.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Mobile access
- Brightidea Program describes participation through a branded web portal, mobile app, email, paper form, or Amazon Echo skill.brightidea.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Platform suite
- The platform includes products for idea capture, programs, hackathons, labs, open innovation, and company-wide transformation.brightidea.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- Brightidea describes its cloud platform as software for collecting and managing organizational ideas, managing innovation initiatives, and measuring ROI.brightidea.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Product suite
- Its products include Whiteboard, Idea Box, Program, Hackathon, Lab, Ecosystem, and Transformation.brightidea.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Brightidea provides innovation program management software covering the innovation journey.brightidea.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Security testing
- Brightidea says it conducts continuous dynamic application scanning and annual third-party application penetration tests.brightidea.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Brightidea lists support.brightidea.com and [email protected] for customer support.brightidea.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Trial
- Brightidea offers a 30-day free trial for Idea Box, which it describes as cloud-accessible and usable on the go.brightidea.com · read 7 Oct 2026
