Is Burnalong or Firstup better?

Neither clearly leads. Burnalong starts at On request and Firstup at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Burnalong or Firstup?

Burnalong starts at On request and Firstup at On request.

Does Burnalong or Firstup run on more platforms?

Burnalong runs on Web, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV. Firstup runs on Web.

What is Burnalong best used for?

Burnalong is most often used for an employer with a distributed or deskless workforce that cannot use an on site gym subsidy and needs something every employee can actually reach, a health plan or health system wanting a wellbeing library it can offer its own members under its own brand, an employer whose population skews older or includes many people with limited mobility, where a general fitness library gets no use, an hr team running a quarterly wellbeing challenge and needing structured multi week programmes rather than an unstructured content library. Of those, an employer with a distributed or deskless workforce that cannot use an on site gym subsidy and needs something every employee can actually reach and a health plan or health system wanting a wellbeing library it can offer its own members under its own brand are not what Firstup is typically brought in for.

What can Burnalong do that Firstup cannot?

Burnalong covers Social classes, Instructor marketplace, Specialist populations, Beyond fitness content. Firstup covers AI-powered delivery, Personalized content, Multi-channel communication, Analytics and insights.

Employee Engagement · head to head

Burnalong vs Firstup

Burnalong

Employee Engagement

Employer wellness platform built around social classes and a wide instructor marketplace

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

Firstup

Employee Engagement

Intelligent communication platform for workforce engagement

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Burnalong nothing is published, so an employer cannot benchmark a Burnalong quote before entering a sales process, and third party estimates of a low single digit per employee per month rate are unconfirmed by the vendor.; Firstup none of the three packages carries a published price; every tier shows Get a Quote and the page directs buyers to Talk to sales
They diverge on capability: Burnalong covers Social classes, Firstup covers AI-powered delivery.
Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Burnalong and Firstup actually diverge.

Attributes where Burnalong and Firstup differ
Attribute	Burnalong	Firstup
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV	Web
Founded	Unknown	2008

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Employee Engagement).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Burnalong

Social classes
Instructor marketplace
Specialist populations
Beyond fitness content
Connected television
Challenges and programmes
Employer reporting
Reseller deployment

Only in Firstup

AI-powered delivery
Personalized content
Multi-channel communication
Analytics and insights
Mobile app
Campaign management
Employee segmentation
Integrations

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Burnalong

An employer with a distributed or deskless workforce that cannot use an on site gym subsidy and needs something every employee can actually reachnot Firstup
A health plan or health system wanting a wellbeing library it can offer its own members under its own brandnot Firstup
An employer whose population skews older or includes many people with limited mobility, where a general fitness library gets no usenot Firstup
An HR team running a quarterly wellbeing challenge and needing structured multi week programmes rather than an unstructured content librarynot Firstup

Firstup

Targeted internal communications to email, mobile app and desktop channelsnot Burnalong
Reaching frontline and deskless employees who lack corporate emailnot Burnalong
Automated employee journeys for onboarding and lifecycle momentsnot Burnalong

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Burnalong

Nothing is published, so an employer cannot benchmark a Burnalong quote before entering a sales process, and third party estimates of a low single digit per employee per month rate are unconfirmed by the vendor.
Content comes from a marketplace of independent instructors, so production quality and instructional rigour vary noticeably between classes and there is no consistent standard across the catalogue.
It is a wellbeing benefit rather than a clinical intervention, so it will not satisfy a plan looking for measurable clinical outcomes, and employers who buy it expecting claims reduction are buying the wrong category.
Per employee per month pricing across the whole population means an employer with typical wellbeing engagement is paying for the entire workforce to serve the minority who log in more than twice.
The social class feature only works if colleagues coordinate to attend at the same time, which requires organisational effort HR teams rarely sustain past the launch campaign, and without it the product is a video library like any other.

Firstup

None of the three packages carries a published price; every tier shows Get a Quote and the page directs buyers to Talk to sales
AI content creation, intelligent delivery timing, translations and user generated content all require the Professional package
Employee journey automation, the flow builder and journey analytics require the top Premier package
Intranet capabilities are a paid add-on on top of any package rather than part of the platform
No free tier, trial price or self-serve signup is published

Pricing, plan by plan

Burnalong

On request

Burnalong$undefined/year
- Per employee per month across the eligible population, quoted not published
- Third party review sites estimate a low single digit dollar rate but Burnalong does not confirm it
- Rate varies by headcount, dependant eligibility and whether it is resold through a plan

Firstup

On request

Enterprise$undefined/month
- AI personalization
- Multi-channel delivery
- Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Burnalong if

You need social classes.
You work on Web, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV.
You also want instructor marketplace.

Burnalong review

Choose Firstup if

You need ai-powered delivery.
You also want personalized content.

Firstup review

Questions people ask

Is Burnalong or Firstup better?: Neither clearly leads. Burnalong starts at On request and Firstup at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Burnalong or Firstup?: Burnalong starts at On request and Firstup at On request.
Does Burnalong or Firstup run on more platforms?: Burnalong runs on Web, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV. Firstup runs on Web.
What is Burnalong best used for?: Burnalong is most often used for an employer with a distributed or deskless workforce that cannot use an on site gym subsidy and needs something every employee can actually reach, a health plan or health system wanting a wellbeing library it can offer its own members under its own brand, an employer whose population skews older or includes many people with limited mobility, where a general fitness library gets no use, an hr team running a quarterly wellbeing challenge and needing structured multi week programmes rather than an unstructured content library. Of those, an employer with a distributed or deskless workforce that cannot use an on site gym subsidy and needs something every employee can actually reach and a health plan or health system wanting a wellbeing library it can offer its own members under its own brand are not what Firstup is typically brought in for.
What can Burnalong do that Firstup cannot?: Burnalong covers Social classes, Instructor marketplace, Specialist populations, Beyond fitness content. Firstup covers AI-powered delivery, Personalized content, Multi-channel communication, Analytics and insights.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Burnalong: Does Burnalong publish pricing?

No. It is quoted per employee per month. Third party review sites cite a low single digit dollar rate, but the vendor does not confirm any figure publicly.

Firstup: What are Firstup's pricing tiers?

Firstup offers three main tiers: Essential (basic employee communication reach), Professional (intelligent delivery with AI content creation), and Premier (hyper-personalized experiences at scale). An Employee Intranet add-on is available for any tier.

Source

Burnalong: Is it a clinical programme?

No. It is a wellbeing content platform. It has content covering chronic conditions, but nobody is warranting clinical appropriateness for a given member, and it should not be compared against clinical vendors.

Firstup: How much does Firstup cost?

Actual dollar amounts are not published. Customers must request a quote or speak directly with Firstup's sales team to receive pricing information.

Source

Burnalong: What makes it different from a fitness app?

Two features: members can take a class together remotely, and the instructor marketplace covers niches such as adaptive, senior and cancer recovery that studio produced libraries do not.

Firstup: Do you offer volume discounts?

Firstup's pricing page includes a FAQ header for this question but does not provide the answer in the published content. This requires direct contact with sales.

Source

Burnalong: Can health plans resell it?

Yes. Health plans and health systems are a significant channel and often deliver it under their own branding.

Firstup: Is pricing built to scale with workforce growth?

Yes. Firstup describes its pricing as built to grow with your workforce, meaning the cost structure adjusts as your organization changes.

Source

Burnalong vs Firstup

Burnalong

Firstup

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Burnalong

Only in Firstup

What people use each for

Burnalong

Firstup

Where each one falls short

Burnalong

Firstup

Pricing, plan by plan

Burnalong

Firstup

Which should you pick?

Choose Burnalong if

Choose Firstup if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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