BHN Rewards vs. Firstup

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BHN Rewards
Score 8.3 out of 10
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BHN Rewards (formerly Rybbon) is a solution for sending, tracking, and managing digital rewards programs. BHN Rewards enables users to incorporate automated rewards to boost engagement, increase response rates, generate brand recognition and loyalty, and motivate employees.N/A
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
Pricing
BHN RewardsFirstup
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BHN RewardsFirstup
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
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User Ratings
BHN RewardsFirstup
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(6 ratings)
7.7
(16 ratings)
User Testimonials
BHN RewardsFirstup
Likelihood to Recommend
Blackhawk Network
I think Rybbon is a very good choice for a UX or Market research team. It's generally easy to use, easy to send gifts to almost any country, and their customer support is great. The only real weakness is in the reporting and dashboard. You'll have to do pretty much all of it in Excel. So unless that's very important to you, I can't really think of a better option than Rybbon.
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Firstup (Dynamic Signal + SocialChorus)
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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Pros
Blackhawk Network
  • Rybbon makes it easy to offer gift cards for survey responses
  • Rybbon's integration with survey platforms like Qualtrics are a major plus
  • Gift cards can be international, very important for any global company
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Firstup (Dynamic Signal + SocialChorus)
  • 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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Cons
Blackhawk Network
  • The main dashboard is not very useful for tracking your activity and spending
  • Website didn't seem super reliable. Would see downtime occasionally.
  • You can export reports to Excel but better built in reporting would be nice
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Firstup (Dynamic Signal + SocialChorus)
  • 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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Blackhawk Network
Both are good products, I honestly have no complaints with either of them. Rybbon's integration with Qualtrics is a definite plus.
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Firstup (Dynamic Signal + SocialChorus)
I can't really answer this as the platform was already in place when I took my current role.
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Return on Investment
Blackhawk Network
  • Using the paid plan where you pre-pay fees up front definitely saved us money in the long run
  • It's a lot quicker and more manageable than using PayPal or Amazon gift cards
  • Their support team has probably also saved us time by helping recipients who have trouble redeeming cards instead of us having to do it
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Firstup (Dynamic Signal + SocialChorus)
  • 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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ScreenShots

BHN Rewards Screenshots

Screenshot of The BHN Rewards account dashboard tracks overall rewards program, and monitors the incentives budget -- including refunds for unclaimed rewards.Screenshot of BHN Rewards is transparent and provides visibility into campaigns in one central portal, allowing it to scale to users needs as a program grows. It provides real-time status updates on all reward deliveries.Screenshot of When there are recipients in multiple countries, BHN Rewards' Smart Global Rewards can automate delivery of rewards in each location. BHN Rewards detects the recipient's country and automatically offers a curated list of rewards available there and converts them to the correct currency.Screenshot of BHN Rewards can customize the rewards email and redemption page with the user's own branding and messaging. Rewards emails are delivered from the user's own authorized domain, rather than a spoofed address.Screenshot of BHN Rewards connects with many of the survey, research, and marketing tools, including Microsoft Teams, Marketo, HubSpot, SurveyMonkey, and Qualtrics.