Firstup, the leading platform for intelligent workforce communication and engagement, has been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Intranet Packaged Solutions (IPS) for the third consecutive year. This recognition underscores Firstup’s ability to drive employee engagement and action beyond traditional content management.
Beyond Traditional Intranets
Unlike standard intranets that primarily publish content, Firstup actively drives employees to act. By providing a unified hub for communication, tools, and resources, the platform enables leadership to align teams more effectively while giving employees the information they need to execute quickly and confidently.
“We believe this Gartner recognition validates our vision to move intranets beyond content management and into workforce engagement and activation,” said Bill Schuh, CEO of Firstup.
“Our customers want measurable outcomes – completed trainings, faster acknowledgment and implementation of critical initiatives, and higher employee alignment – not just content metrics. That’s where Firstup stands apart.”
Why Gartner Recognized Firstup
Gartner highlighted Firstup for its Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute, acknowledging features that extend beyond traditional intranet capabilities:
Intelligent Communication Delivery
Combines unified employee profiles with segmentation, channel optimization, and behavioral data to deliver the right message to the right person across email, mobile, or web.
Journey Orchestration
A no-code builder enables automated, multi-step campaigns with triggers, decision splits, and exit criteria. This ensures faster adoption of onboarding, policy rollouts, or organizational change initiatives at scale.
Unified Access to Systems & Resources
Integrates seamlessly with HR, IT, and productivity systems, allowing employees to find key tasks and information in one hub, eliminating the need to navigate multiple portals.
Engagement Intelligence
Provides dashboards and journey analytics that track acknowledgments, completions, and adoption rates, enabling leaders to measure real business impact, not just clicks.
Trusted Across Complex, Global Workforces
Firstup serves organizations with distributed and complex workforces across industries such as aviation, healthcare, manufacturing, and energy. The platform orchestrates engagement and action at scale, connecting employees, personalizing communications, and driving adoption of critical initiatives.
“By connecting every employee, personalizing communications, and driving adoption of key initiatives, we help our customers turn strategy into execution and measurable business results,” added Schuh.
Driving Real Outcomes for Enterprises
The recognition reflects Firstup’s ability to translate communication into measurable impact, helping organizations:
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Accelerate training completion and policy adoption
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Improve employee alignment and engagement
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Streamline access to information and enterprise systems
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Deliver actionable analytics to track real business outcomes
With Firstup, intranets evolve from static content hubs to dynamic, results-driven platforms that actively support organizational goals.
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