Firstup vs. Xoxoday Empuls

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Firstup
Score 9.1 out of 10
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Firstup (formerly Dynamic Signal & SocialChorus, merged in 2021) offers an Employee Communication and Engagement Platform that aims to create a connected, inclusive, and engaged workforce where people feel valued and empowered to be their best. Firstup can be used to generate UGC, enabling employees to share on-brand content with their social networks​, and keep employees engaged with gamification (e.g. leaderboards, competitions, etc.), and through making their thoughts known through surveys…N/A
Xoxoday Empuls
Score 7.0 out of 10
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Xoxoday Empuls is designed to help teams move together - aligned to a single vision and able to share meaningful, immediate and personal messages at scale. Whether its about a new employee onboarding, or wishing someone's birthday, or participating in a marathon, all of it can happen in Empuls groups. With Xoxoday Empuls, the user can build a collaborative company culture with features like feeds, announcements, groups, chats, and notifications.N/A
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Considered Both Products
Firstup
Chose Firstup
I can't really answer this as the platform was already in place when I took my current role.
Chose Firstup
Firstup had a very competitive package when selecting vendors.
Xoxoday Empuls
Chose Xoxoday Empuls
A points redemption catalog like gift cards, experiences, perks, financial products, etc.
For employee engagement, pulse surveys, internal communication, social intranet, employee recognition, and more.• Gifting, Survey Incentives, Earn and burn programs, Consumer Promotions, …
Chose Xoxoday Empuls
I have not used any alternatives. Empuls is the first product we've used.
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User Ratings
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User Testimonials
FirstupXoxoday Empuls
Likelihood to Recommend
Firstup is a well-suited solution for companies that would like to spread brand awareness and get employees to be their number one ambassadors. Employees like to share/brag about the company they work for so why not use them as a driving force in spreading brand awareness!
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Using Xoxoday for long service awards as well quarterly rewards and recognition programs. Really appreciate the immediate response from customer support. Doing great in our US offices too.
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Pros
  • Intuitive, easy-to-use templates for posts, newsletters and email notifications.
  • Consistent upgrades and innovation that keeps the tool current with other apps.
  • Flexibility on how users can use the tool (i.e. comments, sharing photos, etc.) This decision is left to each organization, individually.
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  • Onspot award and recognition.
  • Employee Engagement
  • Building communities
  • Creating and maintaining company culture.
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Cons
  • We'd love to see a calendar added that would show key upcoming dates.
  • It would be awesome if the Message feature had a drop-down directory you could scroll through vs. requiring you to type a few letters before the potential names came up.
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  • Availability of Single Sign On.
  • Easy profile viewing. Whenever a colleague was mentioned in the town hall, I have to hover over their names and wait for the "view profile" button to appear, instead of just clicking on their tagged names.
  • Improve searching for colleagues' profiles. Whenever I checked on my colleagues via the search button, it will be their mentioned post, and not their profile is shown.
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Alternatives Considered
I can't really answer this as the platform was already in place when I took my current role.
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Sorry. I haven't used any rewarding system.
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Return on Investment
  • We look at the earned media revenue tool that Firstup has, and we have earned media of over $4000 most months. Amazing!
  • We have been recognized by peers, clients, and partner agents who say they always see our Hilldrup news pop up on social media!
  • Marketing has been able to control the voice of the brand while amplifying the message to new audiences - amazing!
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  • Improved productivity.
  • Motivated employees.
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Screenshot of the global reward storeScreenshot of surveys, quizzes & feedback to make employees feel heard and valuedScreenshot of reports and insightsScreenshot of perks and benefits for employee motivation and wellnessScreenshot of the Empuls home screenScreenshot of the employee gift automation