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Firstup

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4.7
Market Presence: Intranet Packaged Solutions, Employee Advocacy Tools

Overview

Product Information on Firstup

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Firstup?

Firstup is a software designed to enhance employee communication and engagement within organizations. It offers features for targeted messaging, personalized content delivery, and analytics to help internal teams share information efficiently across various digital channels. The software enables the distribution of company updates, resources, and campaigns, aiming to streamline communication processes and ensure consistent access to relevant information for all employees. By facilitating communication between management and staff, the software addresses challenges related to information silos and disconnected workflows, aiming to improve operational productivity and the employee experience.

Firstup Pricing

Firstup software pricing model is structured based on annual subscriptions, with costs varying according to the number of users and selected platform features. Custom pricing quotes are offered, and additional fees may apply for premium modules, integrations, or support services beyond the standard package.

Overall experience with Firstup

MARKETING OPERATIONS ANALYST
Gov't/PS/ED <5,000 Employees, Education
FAVORABLE

“A very effective communication service that does what is expected of it (or more)”

5.0
Feb 14, 2024
Firstup is a service that saves us a considerable amount of time compared with our old way of doing things. Since its implementation, communication between the teams has become much simpler and faster, the involvement of the teams has also improved, the campaigns are much better focused, and the data linked to them has never been so well analysed... Compared with other departments, which may have to deal with the reluctance of some employees, I have no problem getting my teams to use Firstup, which makes the application even more effective.
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CRITICAL

About Company

Company Description

Updated 7th December 2023

Firstup is an innovative communication platform. The platform assists Fortune 100 companies in engaging their employees via tailored communications and achieving insights into the employee engagement journey. It allows employers to monitor engagement metrics in real time, enabling decision making based on a comprehensive understanding of their workforce. The platform facilitates improved experiences for employees and impacts outcomes positively throughout their professional journey.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Head office location
San Francisco, United States
Number of employees
201 - 500
Website
http://firstup.io/

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Performance of Firstup Across Market Features

Firstup Likes & Dislikes

Like

First of all, I particularly appreciate the fact that Firstup stands out from its competitors thanks to its mobile application, which allows our employees who don't necessarily have access to a computer at work to have access to the latest company information. The tools that are directly integrated also allow us to make incredible presentations (particularly for newsletters) making our productions much more attractive. Finally, the customer service team is very contactable and efficient, which is great to be able to place your trust in one of our partners.

Like

What stands out most about Firstup is its user-friendly interface and the seamless integration capabilities it offers. The ability to customize communications and target specific groups within organization has been great. Additionally, the responsive and helpful customer service team has made our experience smooth and productive.

Like

Joins multiple platforms, pages, messages, questions. Easy to use. Customers feel more connected to us.

Dislike

One of the missing features is the fact that it is not yet possible to set up messages that would be sent directly to our employees' mobile lines in order to allow those who do not have access to the application to receive the information. very urgent (which can be useful in the event of a problem). Additionally, some social features are still missing. The network is very vertical and not horizontal enough while this type of internal network within companies could be a good way to deal with this problem (for example, it lacks the possibility of commenting on others' messages or creating new groups). Finally, it could be good for the distributed data to be formatted a little better and even, why not, directly analyzed internally thanks in particular to artificial intelligence functionalities.

Dislike

The platform's backend can be somewhat daunting for new users, requiring a steep learning curve.

Dislike

many steps upgrading versions, systems outages, there is no automation to unsuspend users

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Firstup Reviews and Ratings

Showing data for 27 ratings and reviews for Intranet Packaged Solutions market. View all 29 ratings and reviews across markets for a complete picture.

4.7

(27 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
74%
4 Star
26%
3 Star
0%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.7

Integration & Deployment

4.7

Service & Support

4.8

Product Capabilities

4.7

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  • MARKETING OPERATIONS ANALYST
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    A very effective communication service that does what is expected of it (or more)

    5.0
    Feb 14, 2024
    Firstup is a service that saves us a considerable amount of time compared with our old way of doing things. Since its implementation, communication between the teams has become much simpler and faster, the involvement of the teams has also improved, the campaigns are much better focused, and the data linked to them has never been so well analysed... Compared with other departments, which may have to deal with the reluctance of some employees, I have no problem getting my teams to use Firstup, which makes the application even more effective.
  • IT Consultant
    50M-1B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    A catalyst for enhanced employee engagement and communication

    5.0
    Feb 16, 2024
    The Firstup platform's intuitive nature and comprehensive feature set have significantly streamlined internal communications. It has fostered a more connected and engaged workplace culture
  • Consultant
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Connection with people inside our outside the company it's amazing

    4.0
    Feb 16, 2024
    It's an amazing tool that allows us to connect with others inside our company
  • SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
    10B+ USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Great tool for employee engagement and providing news, updates!

    5.0
    Feb 15, 2024
    A great tool to improve productivity with the FirstUp intelligent communication platform
  • SENIOR CYBERSECURITY ENGINEER
    10B+ USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Best communication app.

    5.0
    Feb 18, 2024
    overall experience is really good as it provides exceptional employee experience.
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