Meta is reportedly shuttering its enterprise communications business, Workplace.

As first reported by TechCrunch, Meta is closing an iteration of Facebook that had been designed to facilitate communication and collaboration between business teams and external networks.

TechCrunch’s sources say that Meta intends to maintain the platform operationally as it is until September 2025. Workplace will then be read-only until May 2026 before being entirely shuttered.

Meta’s memo to customers reportedly said:

Dear Workplace admin. Today, we’re sharing that we’ve made the difficult decision to close Workplace from Meta in 2026. We understand that this decision will be disruptive to the businesses, organizations and partners that rely on Workplace every day. Our priority is to make the transition as smooth as possible.”

According to its memo to Workplace customers, Meta recommended Workvivo as a migration-ready alternative. Workvivo was acquired by Zoom in 2023 and is now integrated across Zoom’s upgraded platform, also named Workplace.

“Since Workvivo joined the Zoom family, we’ve seen how powerful this platform is at engaging workforces and bringing culture to life – especially for frontline employees who may not have a desk or even an email address,” said Zoom CEO and Founder Eric S. Yuan following the news. “We are excited to support Workplace from Meta’s customers and help them reach their goals of reaching and engaging employees – whether they’re desk or frontline workers.”

“Two weeks ago, I was asked about Workplace by Facebook,” analyst Dave Michels commented on LinkedIn. “I said I don’t think they are still around. Well, now they aren’t.”

The end of Workplace marks the conclusion of Meta’s decade-long ambition to create a new revenue stream, but communications and collaboration giants like Microsoft Teams and Slack overshadowed the platform. While Meta viewed Workplace as a “strategic asset,” according to TechCrunch’s source, “growth slowed down” after the pandemic and several key employees left. Meta reportedly intended to demonstrate decisiveness by “killing all non-core projects”.

It is unclear for now how many workers will be impacted by Workplace’s closing.

Meta had yet to respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment at the time of publication. However, the publication’s sources suggested Meta intends to make an official announcement later on Tuesday.



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