Five to Nine

Name: Five to Nine
Brand: Five to Nine

Five to Nine manages & evaluates virtual event programming so you can focus on building the employee experience

Est 2018|Valuation $14.3M|Raised $4.3M|3 Ref Customers

LinkedIn 2K|Website|FTEs 10|HQ Chicago, Illinois, US

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Areas where Five to Nine shows strengths: - Consolidation of internal event program workflows - Measurement framing for internal programs (attendance and post-event surveys) - Hybrid event attendance approaches (QR check-in and virtual attendance tracking) described in vendor materials Where alternatives can be stronger: - Viva Engage: appropriate when core needs center on internal communications and minimizing vendor sprawl within an existing Microsoft 365 footprint - Culture Amp / Lattice / WorkTango: stronger when the primary need is large-scale engagement measurement, performance workflows, or recognition - Benevity: more relevant when events are tied to CSR, volunteering, and donation ecosystems Market adoption signals: - Five to Nine publishes aggregate counters (e.g., RSVPs, attendees, surveys) but does not disclose methodology or detailed customer counts publicly, which limits independent validation.

	Five to Nine	Microsoft Viva Engage	Culture Amp
Starting Price	Pricing available from the vendor (demo/quote)	Published per-user pricing available from the vendor for certain bundles	Pricing available from the vendor; contact sales for details
Primary use case	Teams running many internal programs/events (ERG/DEI/EX) needing workflow + measurement	Organizations standardized on Microsoft 365 needing communities and communications	Organizations prioritizing engagement measurement, survey science, and people analytics
Key strength	Focused on internal event program operations and analytics; hybrid attendance tracking described in case studies	Bundled ecosystem value for Microsoft 365 customers and integrated UX	Mature engagement survey platform with emphasis on employee listening and analytics
Key weakness	Limited independent review presence; pricing transparency is unclear; narrower scope than broader EX suites	May not be purpose-built for event ROI measurement and program operations workflows	May be less tailored to ERG/event operations and check-in workflows

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Areas where Five to Nine shows strengths:

Consolidation of internal event program workflows
Measurement framing for internal programs (attendance and post-event surveys)
Hybrid event attendance approaches (QR check-in and virtual attendance tracking) described in vendor materials

Where alternatives can be stronger:

Viva Engage: appropriate when core needs center on internal communications and minimizing vendor sprawl within an existing Microsoft 365 footprint
Culture Amp / Lattice / WorkTango: stronger when the primary need is large-scale engagement measurement, performance workflows, or recognition
Benevity: more relevant when events are tied to CSR, volunteering, and donation ecosystems

Market adoption signals:

Five to Nine publishes aggregate counters (e.g., RSVPs, attendees, surveys) but does not disclose methodology or detailed customer counts publicly, which limits independent validation.

	Five to Nine	Microsoft Viva Engage	Culture Amp
Starting Price	Pricing available from the vendor (demo/quote)	Published per-user pricing available from the vendor for certain bundles	Pricing available from the vendor; contact sales for details
Primary use case	Teams running many internal programs/events (ERG/DEI/EX) needing workflow + measurement	Organizations standardized on Microsoft 365 needing communities and communications	Organizations prioritizing engagement measurement, survey science, and people analytics
Key strength	Focused on internal event program operations and analytics; hybrid attendance tracking described in case studies	Bundled ecosystem value for Microsoft 365 customers and integrated UX	Mature engagement survey platform with emphasis on employee listening and analytics
Key weakness	Limited independent review presence; pricing transparency is unclear; narrower scope than broader EX suites	May not be purpose-built for event ROI measurement and program operations workflows	May be less tailored to ERG/event operations and check-in workflows

Five to Nine

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

02Market Map

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

02Market Map