Compare Firstup and Strive 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (75.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (60.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Firstup
Star Rating
(207)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (75.1% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 6 pricing plansStrive
Star Rating
(15)5.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (60.0% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 3 pricing plansFirstup vs Strive
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Strive easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Strive overall.
- Reviewers felt that Strive meets the needs of their business better than Firstup.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Strive is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Strive over Firstup.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Firstup
Essential
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Reach every worker
- Create the right audience for every communication using multiple attributes
- Build meaningful content using drag-and-drop editing and rich styling capabilities
- Publish once and deliver to email, mobile app, and desktop
Strive
Web
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- Benefits Website
- Search Capabilities
- International Capabilities
Free Trial
Firstup
No trial information availableStrive
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Meets Requirements
8.5
181
9.8
9
Ease of Use
8.7
185
9.7
11
Ease of Setup
8.4
128
9.0
7
Ease of Admin
8.6
139
9.7
5
Quality of Support
8.7
163
10.0
10
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
135
10.0
5
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
178
10.0
10
Features by Category
Platform Basics
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.3
7
Not enough data
9.4
6
Platform Content
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.7
6
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.8
7
Not enough data
9.4
6
Platform Performance
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.7
5
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Information Distribution
8.7
111
Not enough data
8.7
111
Not enough data
8.0
116
Not enough data
8.8
118
Not enough data
8.2
111
Not enough data
Employee Engagement
8.1
112
Not enough data
7.7
103
Not enough data
8.3
111
Not enough data
7.7
96
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.8
26
Not enough data
7.4
25
Not enough data
5.7
24
Not enough data
User Experience & Accessibility - Employee Communications
8.3
21
Not enough data
8.7
22
Not enough data
7.9
24
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
Content Distribution - Employee Communications
8.7
22
Not enough data
8.4
21
Not enough data
8.1
22
Not enough data
Additional Features - Employee Communications
7.0
21
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
7.3
20
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Employee Communications
7.8
6
Not enough data
7.2
6
Not enough data
Platform Basics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content & Community Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
4.8
7
Not enough data
6.4
7
Not enough data
5.6
6
Not enough data
8.8
8
Not enough data
Admin & Reporting Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
8.8
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
8.3
7
Not enough data
8.1
8
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administrative Tasks - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
7.0
15
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
8.0
16
Not enough data
6.9
16
Not enough data
6.7
15
Not enough data
Communication Features - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
6.0
14
Not enough data
3.2
14
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
Operations - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
4.2
14
Not enough data
7.7
18
Not enough data
4.6
13
Not enough data
5.5
13
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Newsletter Interface Features - Internal Newsletter Software
7.7
27
Not enough data
7.8
30
Not enough data
8.3
29
Not enough data
Newsletter Management Features - Internal Newsletter Software
7.3
28
Not enough data
7.6
29
Not enough data
8.5
29
Not enough data
Administrative Features - Internal Newsletter Software
8.8
30
Not enough data
8.6
29
Not enough data
8.7
29
Not enough data
8.1
28
Not enough data
Core Features - Employee Experience Software
7.0
17
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
People Analytics - Employee Experience Software
7.1
15
Not enough data
7.3
15
Not enough data
Advanced Features - Employee Experience Software
8.0
16
Not enough data
7.6
14
Not enough data
7.0
14
Not enough data
Employee Improvement - Employee Experience Software
7.1
14
Not enough data
7.1
14
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Firstup and Strive are categorized as Employee Experience
Unique Categories
Firstup is categorized as Enterprise Social Networking (ESN), Employee Communications, Frontline Worker Communication Platforms, and Internal Newsletter Software
Strive is categorized as Benefits Support and Employee Recognition
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Firstup
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Strive
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Hospital & Health Care
18.0%
Manufacturing
9.3%
Information Technology and Services
6.8%
Financial Services
5.4%
Retail
5.4%
Other
55.1%
Financial Services
13.3%
Education Management
13.3%
Utilities
6.7%
Primary/Secondary Education
6.7%
Mental Health Care
6.7%
Other
53.3%
Discussions
Firstup has no discussions with answers
Strive has no discussions with answers
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