Silverpeas

Silverpeas is an open-source web platform for collaboration across enterprises, organizations, and public administrations. Its digital workspace contains more than 25 applications, including document management with access rights, versioning, and full-text search. Teams can use internal news, discussions, forums, notifications, forms, and workflows, as well as project dashboards, milestones, task assignment, and resource sharing. The platform can connect to a corporate directory and integrate with an information system, letting employees access business web applications according to their rights. It supports SSO protocols including Kerberos and SAMLv2. Silverpeas Mobile is available for iOS and Android, with offline mode, push alerts, and optional SSO. The free offer provides a basic collaborative platform, but requires IT skills and hosting supplied by the customer; it excludes additional modules and offers mailing-list support. SaaS is listed at €2 a month per user, with 500 MB per user and a 10-to-50-user range. Cloud pricing starts at €2,000 a year, depending on user count. Silverpeas is headquartered in Annecy, France.

Silverpeas brings document, communication, workflow, and project tools into a shared workspace. Its free offer has hosting and support requirements, while SaaS and Cloud plans have listed starting terms.

It may suit organizations that need a shared workspace with document management, communications, workflows, and mobile access. The free offer is for organizations prepared to provide hosting and IT skills.

Silverpeas is a collaboration platform for organizations that want intranet communication, document management, and project tools in one workspace. It best suits teams with IT capacity or a budget for hosted deployment and support. Its broad toolset is compelling, but the free offer shifts hosting and technical work to the customer.

Overview

Silverpeas is an open-source web platform for enterprises, public bodies, and other organizations. Its more than 25 applications make it a broad workspace rather than a focused messaging or file-sharing product. That range can help organizations bring internal information and processes together; smaller teams that need only a few collaboration tools may find the deployment burden hard to justify.

Key features

Document management combines access rights, versioning, and full-text search, giving teams useful controls for shared material. Internal news, discussions, forums, and notifications cover routine communication. Forms and workflows extend processes to mobile, while project dashboards, milestones, task assignment, and resource sharing support coordinated work. The breadth is a strength for organizations consolidating functions, though it also means Silverpeas is a larger commitment than a lightweight intranet.

Connections to a corporate directory and information system can provide access to business web applications according to employee rights. Kerberos and SAMLv2 SSO support suit organizations with established identity systems. Silverpeas says its security policy is based on ISO 27001 and ISO 27002 and is integrated into its quality management system. Its hosted service uses Scaleway and OVH datacenters in France.

The native iOS and Android app includes offline mode, push alerts, and optional SSO. That is useful for employees who need mobile access beyond a browser, while offline access can help when connectivity is limited.

Pricing

The Free Offer costs nothing and provides a basic collaborative platform. It excludes additional modules, requires IT skills and customer-provided hosting, and limits support to a mailing list. It suits technically capable organizations willing to operate the platform themselves, not teams seeking a managed start.

The SaaS offer costs €2 a month, billed per user, with 500 MB per user and a maximum of 10 to 50 users. That entry point suits smaller groups wanting a hosted option, but the user cap and per-user storage allocation constrain expansion. The Cloud offer starts at €2,000 a year, with price based on the number of users; it is the more relevant hosted route for organizations whose needs outgrow the SaaS range. On-premise starts at €5,000 a year, also priced according to user count, for organizations that want deployment on their own infrastructure.

Support is priced per contact and billed HT. SILVER is priced on request and allows one authorized support contact. GOLD is priced on request, allows three contacts, and includes two platform updates per year. PLATINUM is priced on request, allows four contacts, and includes four annual updates with look support. ENTERPRISE is priced on request, allows six contacts, eight annual updates with full support for specifics, and an annual health check-up. Paid support plans provide project documentation, forums, FAQs, and bug tracking; live email and phone support begin at GOLD. These tiers make higher support budgets more appropriate for organizations needing direct assistance and more frequent updates.

Platforms

Silverpeas supports web, Android, iOS, API access, and self-hosted deployment. The combination covers browser use, native mobile access, and organizations that need to host the platform themselves.

Who it's for

Silverpeas can suit organizations ranging from communities and associations to public bodies, hospitals, schools, and industrial companies. Employee directory, news publishing, page building, audience targeting, and SSO support reinforce its fit as an organizational intranet. The free route is best for teams with IT skills and hosting resources; organizations wanting managed hosting or support should consider paid plans.

Pros and cons

• Pros: More than 25 applications span documents, communication, workflows, and projects, making Silverpeas useful for organizations seeking one shared workspace.
• Pros: Directory integration, rights-based access, and Kerberos and SAMLv2 SSO support align with established organizational identity systems.
• Pros: Native mobile apps include offline mode and push alerts, extending access beyond desktop use.
• Cons: The free offer requires customer hosting and IT skills, excludes additional modules, and relies on mailing-list support.
• Cons: SaaS is capped at 10 to 50 users and 500 MB per user, so growing teams may need a different plan.

Alternatives

Intranet Software is a useful category starting point for comparing products in this space.

• Appspace Intranet is worth considering for teams seeking a free tier with 2 Premium Users, 1 Appspace Device ID, 5GB storage, and 5GB monthly bandwidth.
• Zoho Connect may fit a very small team better if a free plan capped at five users is enough.
• HubEngage offers a free Starter plan for up to 200 users with communications, social features, recognitions, surveys, and instant messaging.
• Akumina is another paid option for organizations comparing intranet software.
• Omnia is another paid option for organizations comparing intranet software.
• Axero is a paid alternative with no free plan and a free trial.
• CentricMinds Intranet may suit organizations willing to start at $10 a month per user, with a 50-user minimum and document management, search, forms, and workflow.
• eXo Platform is a paid alternative with a free trial and plans that start with a 10-user minimum.

Verdict

Silverpeas is a strong fit for organizations that want a wide-ranging intranet and can support either self-hosting or a paid deployment. Its document, communication, workflow, and project tools make it more capable than a single-purpose collaboration app, while SSO and directory integration support organizational use. Choose another product if you need a free, hosted service without technical overhead or a SaaS plan that can grow beyond the stated user range.