# Firstup vs theEMPLOYEEapp Comparison

| | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.4 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 206 | 17 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (76.0% of reviews) | Enterprise (76.5% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Contact Us | $$   1,000 - 5,000 employees | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Firstup

Pros:
- Ease of Use (82 reviews)
- Helpful (50 reviews)

Cons:
- Missing Features (37 reviews)
- Reporting Issues (26 reviews)

### theEMPLOYEEapp

**Not enough data**

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.5 (179 reviews) | 7.9 (12 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (183 reviews) | 9.0 (12 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.3 (126 reviews) | 8.3 (12 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.6 (139 reviews) | 8.5 (12 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (161 reviews) | 9.3 (12 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.2 (135 reviews) | 9.2 (12 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.0 (176 reviews) | 8.1 (12 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Firstup

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Essential 

Price: Contact Us

Description: Reach every worker

Key Features:
- 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

[Browse all 6 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/firstup/pricing)

#### Free Trial

No

### theEMPLOYEEapp

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Business

Price: $$   1,000 - 5,000 employees

Description: Step up to a branded app that includes multiple profiles to support your dispersed teams.

Key Features:
- 2 App Profiles
- Translation Support
- Analytics Dashboard

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/theemployeeapp/pricing)

#### Free Trial

No

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Team Collaboration

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Firstup** | N/A | N/A |
| **theEMPLOYEEapp** | N/A | N/A |

#### Communication

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Status Updates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Instant Messaging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Activity Feed** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Comments and Voting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Discussions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User Directory** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Online Status of Coworkers** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Content Management

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **File Sharing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Document Collaboration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Version Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Tagging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Knowledge Base** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Surveys** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Productivity Tools

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Task Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Calendar** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Mobile** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Language Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Moderation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance and Reliability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Employee Communications

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Firstup** | 8.0/10 | 122 |
| **theEMPLOYEEapp** | 8.8/10 | 11 |

#### Information Distribution

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **News Feed** | 8.7 (111 reviews) | 9.5 (11 reviews) | 
| **Newsletter** | 8.7 (111 reviews) | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Notifications** | 8.0 (115 reviews) | 9.7 (11 reviews) | 
| **Email** | 8.7 (117 reviews) | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Channel Sharing** | 8.2 (110 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Employee Engagement

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Employee Generated Content** | 8.1 (112 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Confirmation** | 7.7 (103 reviews) | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Comments** | 8.3 (111 reviews) | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 
| **Inline Translation** | 7.7 (95 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Administrative Access** | 8.7 (110 reviews) | 8.6 (11 reviews) | 
| **Content Interaction** | 8.8 (26 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Surveys (global & local)** | 7.4 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Chat** | 5.7 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### User Experience & Accessibility - Employee Communications

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Native Mobile Application** | 8.3 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Branded Experience** | 8.7 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Personalized Ux Experience** | 7.7 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Audience Management & Creation** | 8.3 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Content Distribution - Employee Communications

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Newsfeed** | 8.7 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Newsletter Engine** | 8.4 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Channel Sharing** | 8.0 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Additional Features - Employee Communications

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Emergency Notifications** | 6.8 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Analytics** | 7.9 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | 7.3 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Employee Communications

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cross-system Integration** | 7.8 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | 7.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Talent Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Firstup** | N/A | N/A |
| **theEMPLOYEEapp** | N/A | N/A |

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Firstup** | 7.5/10 | 8 |
| **theEMPLOYEEapp** | N/A | N/A |

#### Content & Community Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Gamification** | 4.8 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Community Building** | 6.4 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Knowledge Sharing** | 5.6 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User Generated Content** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Admin & Reporting Features - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Content Moderation** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Polls & Surveys** | 7.1 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Content Management** | 8.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Analytics & Reporting** | 8.1 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User Management** | 9.2 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Enterprise Social Networking (ESN)

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Frontline Worker Communication Platforms

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Firstup** | 6.5/10 | 20 |
| **theEMPLOYEEapp** | N/A | N/A |

#### Administrative Tasks - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Training & Learning Modules** | 7.0 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Health & Safety Policies** | 7.0 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Onboarding & Offboarding** | 7.4 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Surveys & Feedback** | 8.0 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Employee Services** | 6.9 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Knowledge Management** | 6.7 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Communication Features - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Group Messaging** | 6.0 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Private Messaging** | 3.2 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Announcements** | 9.0 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Emergency Notifications** | 8.1 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Operations - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Shift Scheduling** | 4.2 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Insights & Analytics** | 7.7 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Task Management** | 4.6 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **SOPs & Documentation** | 5.5 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Frontline Worker Communication Platforms

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Internal Newsletter Software

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Firstup** | 8.1/10 | 32 |
| **theEMPLOYEEapp** | N/A | N/A |

#### Newsletter Interface Features - Internal Newsletter Software

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Feedback** | 7.7 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Design** | 7.8 (30 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Content Embedding** | 8.3 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Newsletter Management Features - Internal Newsletter Software

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Collaboration** | 7.3 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Personalization** | 7.6 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Archive** | 8.5 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Administrative Features - Internal Newsletter Software

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Security** | 8.8 (30 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User Permissions** | 8.6 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance** | 8.7 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Integration** | 8.1 (28 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Employee Experience

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Firstup** | 7.5/10 | 18 |
| **theEMPLOYEEapp** | N/A | N/A |

#### Core Features - Employee Experience Software

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Employee Lifecycle Management** | 7.0 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Communication** | 8.8 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### People Analytics - Employee Experience Software

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Action Plan** | 7.1 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Productivity** | 7.3 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Advanced Features - Employee Experience Software

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Digital Experience Management** | 8.0 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Benchmarking** | 7.6 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Employee Listening** | 7.0 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Employee Improvement - Employee Experience Software

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Performance Management** | 7.1 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Learning** | 7.1 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Team Building** | 7.7 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Employee Intranet

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Firstup** | N/A | N/A |
| **theEMPLOYEEapp** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - Employee Intranet

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Employee Engagement

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Firstup** | N/A | N/A |
| **theEMPLOYEEapp** | 8.5/10 | 10 |

#### Platform Basics

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Performance Benchmarking** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Reporting & Dashboards** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | 
| **Interoperability** | Not enough data | 7.0 (5 reviews) | 

#### Platform Content

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Employee Pulse Surveys** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Survey Customization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Goal and Challenge Creation** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Science-based templates** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Platform Additional Functionality

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Employee Segmenting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Goal and Challenge Creation** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Peer Recognition** | Not enough data | 7.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Social Feedback Portal** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Customization ** | Not enough data | 8.0 (9 reviews) | 
| **Integration APIs** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Internationalization** | Not enough data | 8.1 (7 reviews) | 
| **User, Role, and Access Management** | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 
| **Performance** | Not enough data | 8.5 (9 reviews) | 
| **Mobility** | Not enough data | 9.8 (10 reviews) | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | 8.3 (10 reviews) | 
| **Dashboards** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (2):** [Employee Communications Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/employee-communications), [Frontline Worker Communication Platforms Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/frontline-worker-communication-platforms)

**Unique to Firstup (3):** [Enterprise Social Networking (ESN) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/enterprise-social-networking-esn), [Employee Experience Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/employee-experience), [Internal Newsletter Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/internal-newsletter-software)

**Unique to theEMPLOYEEapp (2):** [Employee Engagement Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/employee-engagement), [Employee Intranet Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/employee-intranet)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Firstup | theEMPLOYEEapp | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 3.4% | 0% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 20.6% | 23.5% | 
| **Enterprise** | 76.0% | 76.5% | 

### By Industry

#### Firstup

- **Hospital & Health Care:** 18.2%
- **Manufacturing:** 9.4%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 6.9%
- **Financial Services:** 5.4%
- **Retail:** 5.4%
- **Computer Software:** 4.4%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.4%
- **Chemicals:** 3.0%
- **Consumer Goods:** 3.0%
- **Hospitality:** 3.0%
- **Other:** 37.9%

#### theEMPLOYEEapp

- **Research:** 17.6%
- **Mining & Metals:** 11.8%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 11.8%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 11.8%
- **Financial Services:** 11.8%
- **Automotive:** 11.8%
- **Veterinary:** 5.9%
- **Real Estate:** 5.9%
- **Packaging and Containers:** 5.9%
- **Banking:** 5.9%

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## Top Discussions

### Firstup

No discussions available for this product.

### theEMPLOYEEapp

- Title: [Can you please enhance the social sharing capabilities?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/27194-can-you-please-enhance-the-social-sharing-capabilities) — 1 comment *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Victoria - thank you for providing this feedback, and we'd love to show you the social sharing capabilities we currently have which have recently been..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/firstup-vs-theemployeeapp)