FairUp vs GradLeaders

FairUp is a web platform for planning, running, and evaluating career events in digital, hybrid, or physical formats. Organizers can create event pages and manage exhibitors, participants, matching, communications, bookings, and scheduling; dashboards provide statistics and analysis. Participants can create profiles, upload CVs and documents, view exhibitor profiles and jobs, use profile-based matchmaking, chat with exhibitors, and schedule appointments. The free Community plan costs nothing and includes unlimited guests, participant management, chat and networking, ticket sales, and payment, but no exhibitors. Starter costs €990, paid once and supports up to 30 exhibitors and three team members. Professional costs €1,990, paid once, with up to 60 exhibitors and five team members; Professional plus costs €2,990, paid once, with up to 120 exhibitors and ten team members, with more available on request. Stripe usually charges 2.9% + €0.25 per transaction in addition to FairUp’s platform fee. The platform is web-based. FairUp describes encryption, access controls, and hosting in Germany or the EU as security measures, and states an average technical availability target of at least 98% monthly, subject to exclusions.

GradLeaders provides cloud software for career services, recruiting, internships, experiential learning, and workforce development. Its configurable Career Center Platform gives schools a branded environment for career services and student recruitment, with job boards, advising appointments, employer relationship tracking, co-op programs, communications, surveys, reporting, and virtual tools. The experiential learning platform adds automated workflows, task management, reporting, and centralized communication. Workforce development tools bring applications, participant progress, employer partnerships, and outcome reporting together for programs such as re-entry, youth employment, and upskilling. JobMatch aggregates jobs and internships from more than 30,000 sources, with listings described as sometimes reaching 8,000,000. GradLeaders Connect supports virtual interviews and career events through embedded video meetings, live chat, mobile UI, and SMS. Career Center customers can configure one-way or two-way Salesforce syncing for candidates, companies, and recruiters. The Intern Management System can connect with HR systems, calendars, and survey tools including Salesforce, Outlook, Google Calendar, PeopleSoft, and Workday. Pricing is on request. Support is offered by phone, email, and in-app live chat.