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First Employee compared with OpenV2
DetailFirst Employee logo First Employee OpenV2
What it doesAn AI employee that builds your business and keeps working on it Build native iOS and Android apps with AI
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inUS RO
Pricing modelFreemium Freemium
PricingFree to build. $19/month (monthly) or $182/year (annual, -20%) for nightly shifts. Additional company: $12 once. Domain registration: at cost. Free: one-time free trial. Pro: $25/month with included usage that resets every 5 hours and every week. Max: $129/month with 5 times the usage of Pro, priority build queue, concurrent builds, and priority support.
Key features
  • Automatic company naming and market research
  • Multi-page website with contact forms published in three minutes
  • Receipt ledger for every action taken
  • Approval gates for spending, email, ads and charges
  • Nightly shifts with task queueing
  • SEO-checked pages before publication
  • Move to own domain at cost
  • Full API included with no surcharge
  • AI team with six specialists: team leader, researcher, product manager, architect, engineer, and data analyst
  • Native code generation in Swift and SwiftUI for iOS and Kotlin for Android
  • Cloud-based simulator for testing on iPhone, iPad, or foldable devices
  • V2 Cloud backend with authentication, database, files, and server logic
  • Code editor for manual edits on paid plans
  • Voice conversation support for building while talking
  • Project export as ZIP for use in Xcode or Android Studio
  • App Store and Google Play publishing workflow
  • Companion for Windows to install test builds on USB-connected phones
  • Version history to restore earlier project states
What makes it different
  • Receipted AI work: every action recorded with tools, changes, model, tokens and links
  • No revenue share on self-managed; money never held by the company
  • Free website build that stays live forever
  • Full transparency: no model training on your business data
  • Immediate approval control over all customer-facing and spending actions
  • AI team assigns specific roles to each task rather than one agent guessing everything
  • Native apps built with real Swift, SwiftUI, and Kotlin code, not cross-platform frameworks
  • From idea to working app in minutes without requiring Mac or local development setup
  • Usage-based plans instead of credits, with no monthly cap
  • Full code ownership with generated code belonging to the user
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)20 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)00
Citation Flow (Majestic)2313
Referring domains (Majestic)392

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