Firstup vs Sociabble
Firstup
firstup.ioSociabble
sociabble.comSide by side
| Figure | Firstup | Sociabble |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Employee Communication Software | 8.2 (#5) | 7.2 (#26) |
| Spec score · Social Media Advocacy Software | 8.3 (#8) | 7.3 (#33) |
| Spec score · Intranet Software | 8.2 (#13) | 7.1 (#62) |
| Spec score · Digital Workplace Software | 8.2 (#8) | 7.2 (#18) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | Paris, France |
| Support | Firstup lists dedicated architects, customer engineering, and support, and says sales inquiries receive a response within one business day. | Existing Sociabble customers can continue using their current customer success manager and support channels. |
| What it does | Firstup is a cloud workforce-communications platform for personalized employee messages, engagement and journey analytics. | The platform combines employee communications, intranet, advocacy, recognition, AI-powered knowledge, and digital signage. |
Plans
Firstup
- Employee intranet add-onPriced on request
- EssentialPriced on request
- PremierPriced on request
- ProfessionalPriced on request
In their own words
Sociabble
Sociabble is now called the Poppulo Experience Platform. The platform combines employee communications, intranet, advocacy, recognition, AI-powered knowledge and digital signage for desk-based and frontline employees, including workers without corporate email. Its mobile app provides targeted feeds and push notifications, plus likes, comments, topic opt-ins, chats, recognition, rewards and analytics. One-to-one and group chats support up to 1,000 participants, and a semi-offline mode serves areas with limited connectivity. Content can be distributed through Teams, SharePoint, Viva and Outlook, while SharePoint documents can appear in a mobile-first repository. APIs and MCP servers connect third-party tools, with ServiceNow, Workday and Salesforce named as examples. Poppulo says its security framework aligns with ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO/IEC 42001. It also describes TLS 1.2-or-higher encryption in transit, AES 256 at rest, SAML 2.0 SSO, Okta, OpenID Connect and IP whitelisting, depending on product. Pricing is tailored to network size, support, services and hardware. Existing customers retain their contacts and support channels.