Comparison

Virgin Pulse vs MoveZenGo

Looking for a Personify Health (formerly Virgin Pulse) alternative? See why HR and People leaders switch to MoveZenGo for transparent pricing, faster setup, and truly engaging movement challenges.

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Choosing the right workplace wellbeing platform isn't always easy. Some platforms do a little bit of everything across health, benefits, and engagement. Others are built to do one thing especially well. Below we compare MoveZenGo with Personify Health (previously Virgin Pulse) to help you pick the platform that best fits your team.

Pricing comparison

Transparent pricing is crucial when planning quarterly or annual wellness budgets. Here's how the two platforms compare on cost and clarity.

Pricing
MoveZenGo
Virgin Pulse
Pricing transparency
Fully transparent — published pricing page
Not transparent — price on request
One 250-participant event
$1,500 (optional setup service +$250)
$17,700 minimum
Annual plan for 250 participants
$4,500/year — unlimited challenges
Unclear, $4,600/year minimum
Contract flexibility
One-time events or annual plans
Enterprise annual contracts

Why it matters

MoveZenGo makes it easy to launch and scale — from one-time challenges and seasonal campaigns to year-round programs — for teams of 10 to 10,000. Personify Health is built for large-scale, long-term health initiatives and can be less flexible for organizations that want to launch multiple challenges or test new ideas quickly.

Feature comparison

Both platforms offer a strong suite of corporate wellness tools. MoveZenGo's focus on customization, integrations, setup efficiency and co-branding gives it an edge for challenge-based engagement.

Feature
MoveZenGo
Virgin Pulse
Challenge types and templates
Included
Included
Publishable content
Included
Best-in-class
Setup efficiency
Best-in-class
Self-service setup
Best-in-class
Branding
Included
Included
Step conversion
Included
Device connections
Included
Included
Integrations
Included
Included
Optional manual entry
Included
Included
Virtual maps
Included
Included
Badges & rewards
Included
Best-in-class
Analytics
Included
Included
Individual and team challenges
Included
Included
Where MoveZenGo leads

Fast, scalable rollout

Launch wellbeing initiatives within a week using ready-to-use templates. Scale programs across departments, locations, or global teams as engagement grows — with event-based or annual subscription options.

Ease of use and accessibility

HR teams launch challenges in a few clicks — no complex implementation. Employees join by connecting their favorite fitness devices or entering activity manually in the app, driving higher adoption without extra admin burden.

Engagement-focused experiences

Four engaging challenge types — step, time-based, distance, and wellbeing — plus virtual journeys, badges, and team competitions keep employees motivated and moving together.

Where Virgin Pulse leads

Broader health management

With a wider whole-person health focus, Personify Health offers deeper tools for long-term health outcomes, including population health insights, condition support, and integrated wellbeing resources beyond challenges.

Content library depth

Virgin Pulse maintains an extensive publishable content library across health topics — ideal for organizations wanting a comprehensive enterprise health hub rather than a focused challenge platform.

Why MoveZenGo is the best Virgin Pulse alternative

If your main goal is running engaging, easy-to-launch step, fitness, and wellbeing challenges, MoveZenGo is the simpler, more direct choice.

Transparent, accessible pricing

Clear, upfront costs with no hidden fees or enterprise-only contracts.

Fast, flexible setup

Launch in 15 minutes with self-service or within three days with our Setup Service.

Easy self-service setup

Step-by-step wizard to launch an event — no tech skills needed.

More focused

Built specifically for challenge-based engagement, not a sprawling health suite.

Team members running together outdoors
Team building and wellbeing activities
"This is by far the smoothest platform I have used to date and our Drifters are already asking when the next challenge will take place."

Kelly Reardon

Experience Manager at Drift

Why choose MoveZenGo

Connected engagement

MoveZenGo makes movement social, engaging, and sustainable. When movement fits naturally into everyday routines, more people join in.

Our average engagement score is 92% and 76% of participants actually move more because of the wellbeing initiatives on MoveZenGo.

Fits any team

Whether your organization has 10 or 10,000+ participants, MoveZenGo is made to adapt to every team's rhythm and abilities.

We have 1,000+ customers in 71 countries and offer over 37 different challenge modes.

Hassle-free from start to finish

From setup to support to insights, our platform makes wellness programs simple, predictable, and repeatable.

With self-service, most teams launch within one day. With our managed plans, we can get your event started in under a week.

Ready to switch from Virgin Pulse?

Join 1,000+ organizations using MoveZenGo to run movement challenges that engage their teams — with transparent pricing and setup in days, not months.

Free 30-minute demo. See the app, challenge setup, wearable connections, reporting and pricing. No obligation.