# Firstup: how AI models rank it, October 2026

HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 16 judge labels across 2 categories by 12 of 14 models. Page: https://hr-ai-index.com/vendors/firstup/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontline employee apps | 0% | 19 | 17% | 12 |
| Internal communications and intranet | 0% | 30 | 0% | 4 |

## What the models said for it

- "Staffbase and Firstup are "intranet-first" platforms... excellent at ensuring a factory floor worker sees a completely different set of news" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Frontline employee apps)
- "Beekeeper, Staffbase, Firstup – lead on standalone frontline apps." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Frontline employee apps)
- "HubEngage or Firstup are excellent choices" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Internal communications)
- "Enterprise publishing and crisis communications" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, Frontline employee apps)

## And against it

- "enterprise-only like Firstup (overkill/costly)" (Grok 4.1 Fast, Frontline employee apps)
- "high implementation costs, complex governance structures... more work than they are worth" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Frontline employee apps)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Frontline employee apps: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 15 → 19 of 106.
- Internal communications and intranet: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 29 → 30 of 86.

## In its own words

What Firstup's own pages state, read 2026-09-28. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: The intelligent communication platform (https://firstup.io/)
- For: organizations with their entire workforce (https://firstup.io/)
- Price stated: Pricing (https://firstup.io/)
- Integrations claimed: 250 (https://firstup.io/)
- Certifications: SOC 2 Type 2 Compliant, GDPR Compliance: with our obligations as a data processor, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), ISO 27001 Certified
- Hosting: 42 zones across 16 geographic regions
- Customers named: Boeing, Colgate-Palmolive, Dow, Providence, Tesco, Toyota, Swissport, AGCO

## What it publishes

Every page firstup.io exposes, read 2026-09-29: 895 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 412 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- case study: 40 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 69 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 37 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated

## Record

- Method: https://hr-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://hr-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as HR AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, hr-ai-index.com.