| Price from | — | $1/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 4 |
| Spec score · Employee Communication Software | 8.2 (#5) | 9.2 (#1) |
| Spec score · Intranet Software | 8.2 (#13) | 9.2 (#1) |
| Spec score · Internal Newsletter Software | 8.3 (#3) | 9.2 (#1) |
| Spec score · Digital Workplace Software | 8.2 (#8) | 9.1 (#1) |
| Channels | The platform delivers communications through email, a mobile app, desktop, connected applications, and digital signage. | The platform is accessible through mobile, web, email, SMS, Microsoft Teams, Slack and digital signage. |
| Company size | LinkedIn lists Firstup as privately held with 201–500 employees and San Francisco headquarters. | LinkedIn lists HubEngage as a privately held software-development company with 11–50 employees. |
| Compliance | The security page lists SOC 2 Type II, GDPR processor compliance, CCPA and ISO 27001 certification. | The platform states compliance with ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR. |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | HubEngage identifies 1035 Cambridge Street, Suite 1, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02141 as its global headquarters. |
| Integrations | Firstup markets integrations with Microsoft, Workday, ServiceNow, UKG Pro, ScreenCloud and other workplace systems. | Named integrations include Jive, WordPress, SharePoint, UltiPro, Microsoft Teams, Workday, ADP, Oracle Marketing Cloud, Microsoft Active Directory and Google Workspace. |
| Product | Firstup is a workforce communications SaaS platform for engaging employees and contractors with internal updates. | HubEngage is an AI-powered employee experience and engagement platform combining communications, recognition, social engagement, surveys, intranet resources and workforce tools. |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 3.7 out of 5 from 133 ratings. | 4.6 out of 5 from 117 ratings |
| Rating on G2 | 4.4 out of 5 from 206 reviews. | 4.7 out of 5 from 77 reviews |
| Rating on Google Play | 3.0 out of 5 from 474 reviews. | 4.5 out of 5 from 93 reviews |
| Rating on Trustpilot | 3.2 out of 5 from 1 review. | 3.6 out of 5 from 1 review |
| Support | Firstup lists dedicated architects, customer engineering, and support, and says sales inquiries receive a response within one business day. | HubEngage says its experts support customers from setup through rollout and provide ongoing service and support. |
| What it does | Firstup is a cloud workforce-communications platform for personalized employee messages, engagement and journey analytics. | HubEngage combines employee communications, recognition, social engagement, surveys, intranet resources, messaging and workforce tools in one employee-experience platform. |
