Employee Engagement · head to head
Engagedly vs Firstup
Engagedly
Employee Engagement
Cloud-based employee engagement and performance management
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Firstup
Employee Engagement
Intelligent communication platform for workforce engagement
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Engagedly has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Engagedly there is a minimum spend of $7,500 per year regardless of headcount; 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: Engagedly covers Performance management, Firstup covers AI-powered delivery.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Engagedly and Firstup actually diverge.
Identical on both: platforms (Web), 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 Engagedly
- Performance management
- Goal tracking
- Feedback tools
- Recognition
- Analytics dashboard
- Manager resources
- Development plans
- Microsoft Teams
Only in Firstup
- AI-powered delivery
- Personalized content
- Multi-channel communication
- Analytics and insights
- Campaign management
- Employee segmentation
- Integrations
- Microsoft 365
Both cover
- Mobile app
- Slack
- Workday
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Engagedly
- Performance reviews, goals and continuous feedbacknot Firstup
- Employee engagement and pulse surveysnot Firstup
- Peer recognition with badges and a rewards storefrontnot Firstup
Firstup
- Targeted internal communications to email, mobile app and desktop channelsnot Engagedly
- Reaching frontline and deskless employees who lack corporate emailnot Engagedly
- Automated employee journeys for onboarding and lifecycle momentsnot Engagedly
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Engagedly
- There is a minimum spend of $7,500 per year regardless of headcount
- All published per-user rates are billed annually rather than monthly
- The platform is sold as separate modules, so performance, learning, survey and recognition capabilities are priced individually and stack up
- Per-user rates are quoted as ranges such as $5 to $8 for performance and $3 to $5 for learning, with the actual figure varying by employee count and bundling
- Recognition and rewards is a further $2 per user per month on top of the other modules
- Every plan routes through Book a Demo rather than self-serve checkout
Firstup
- None of the three packages carries a published price; every tier shows Get a Quote and the page directs buyers to Talk to sales
- AI content creation, intelligent delivery timing, translations and user generated content all require the Professional package
- Employee journey automation, the flow builder and journey analytics require the top Premier package
- Intranet capabilities are a paid add-on on top of any package rather than part of the platform
- No free tier, trial price or self-serve signup is published
Pricing, plan by plan
Engagedly
Free- FreeFree
- Basic performance management
- Goals
- Feedback
- Pro$undefined/month
- Advanced performance management
- Recognition
- Analytics
Firstup
On request- Enterprise$undefined/month
- AI personalization
- Multi-channel delivery
- Analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Engagedly if
- You need performance management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want goal tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Engagedly or Firstup better?
- Neither clearly leads. Engagedly starts at Free and Firstup at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Engagedly or Firstup?
- Engagedly has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Engagedly and On request for Firstup.
- Does Engagedly or Firstup run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Engagedly for free?
- Yes. Engagedly has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Firstup starts at On request.
- What is Engagedly best used for?
- Engagedly is most often used for performance reviews, goals and continuous feedback, employee engagement and pulse surveys, peer recognition with badges and a rewards storefront. Of those, performance reviews, goals and continuous feedback and employee engagement and pulse surveys are not what Firstup is typically brought in for.
- What can Engagedly do that Firstup cannot?
- Engagedly covers Performance management, Goal tracking, Feedback tools, Recognition. Firstup covers AI-powered delivery, Personalized content, Multi-channel communication, Analytics and insights. Both handle Mobile app, Slack, Workday.