Justin Snair is the founder and CEO of Preppr.ai, an AI-powered platform for designing and running tabletop exercises that strengthen readiness.
This comparison is based on publicly available information regarding EM1, including published documentation, marketing materials, and product descriptions available at the time of writing.
Preppr and EM1 are AI software platforms used to support different aspects of emergency preparedness. While both operate in the preparedness domain, they are designed to address distinct workflows and organizational needs. Understanding these differences can help organizations select tools that align with their specific preparedness objectives.
Overview
Preppr is designed to support the design, facilitation, and documentation of tabletop exercises through integrated, pre-structured, human centered, professional workflows. These workflows coordinate exercise design, use of existing documents, incorporation of contextual information (OSINT), multi-stakeholder engagement, guided facilitation, and generation of exercise artifacts within a single system.
EM1 is designed to support the review, evaluation, and documentation of emergency plans. Its workflows focus on assessing written plans, identifying documentation gaps, and supporting planning and compliance activities.
Feature Comparison
Capability Area | Preppr | EM1 |
|---|---|---|
Primary Focus | Tabletop exercise design, facilitation, and learning workflows | Emergency plan review, evaluation, and documentation workflows |
Core Use Case | Supporting organizations in designing and running tabletop exercises and capturing exercise-related inputs | Supporting organizations in reviewing and assessing emergency plans and related documentation |
Workflow Structure | Uses pre-structured, guided workflows to support exercise design, facilitation, and documentation | Uses structured workflows for plan review and evaluation |
Integration Across Exercise Design, Documents, and Information | Integrates exercise design, use of existing documents, and incorporation of contextual information (OSINT) within a single workflow | Focuses on document review and evaluation workflows |
Stakeholder Involvement (Design Phase) | Supports involvement of multiple stakeholders during tabletop exercise design to incorporate operational perspectives | Primarily designed for use by plan authors and reviewers |
Scenario Scoping & Customization | Supports tailoring tabletop exercise scenarios based on hazards, sectors, roles, and organizational context | Not designed for exercise scenario scoping |
Exercise Scenario Creation | Provides structured workflows for creating tabletop exercise scenarios and discussion prompts | Not designed as a scenario creation tool |
Discussion & Inject Structuring | Supports structured discussion flow and sequenced discussion prompts | Not designed for exercise discussion management |
Live Exercise Facilitation | Supports real-time facilitation and participant interaction during tabletop exercises | Not designed for live exercise facilitation |
Participant Engagement (Exercise Phase) | Supports multi-participant, role-based participation during tabletop exercises | Oriented toward individual or team-based plan analysis |
Remote / Distributed Participation | Supports participation by geographically distributed stakeholders | Not designed for live, distributed exercise participation |
Multi-Stakeholder Input Aggregation | Aggregates inputs from multiple participants and stakeholders during design and tabletop exercises | Focuses on structured review of existing documentation |
Facilitator Oversight Tools | Provides facilitator views to guide discussion flow and track participation | Not designed for exercise facilitation oversight |
Real-Time Capture of Inputs | Captures participant responses and discussion inputs during exercises | Captures reviewer inputs during plan evaluation |
Document Assistant (Across Lifecycle) | Supports use of existing documents (e.g., plans, annexes, policies, prior exercises) within exercise design, facilitation, and pre and `post-exercise documentation workflows | Core function: structured review and assessment of emergency plans |
Information & Intelligence Gathering | Supports incorporation of external information sources and contextual data (OSINT) within exercise design and facilitation workflows | Not designed for gathering or incorporating external information sources |
Exercise Documentation Generation | Supports generation of tabletop exercise documentation | Not designed for exercise documentation generation |
Standards Alignment | Anchored workflows aligned to exercise and preparedness frameworks, like HSEEP, core capabilities, PHEP, CMS, HPP, Joint Commission and ISOs. | Supports evaluation of plans against preparedness standards |
Data Collected | Tabletop exercise design inputs, participant contributions, observations, and identified improvement areas | Plan content assessments, identified gaps, and documentation findings |
After-Action Support | Captures outputs intended to inform after-action review and improvement planning and supports drafting AAR content. | Supports identification of planning and documentation gaps |
Primary Outputs | Tabletop exercise discussion records, improvement considerations, and exercise documentation (e.g., situation manuals and exercise plans aligned with FEMA exercise formats) | Plan evaluation results and documentation findings |
Typical Users | Tabletop exercise designers, facilitators, participants, and collaborating stakeholders | Planners, compliance reviewers, and preparedness staff |
Best Fit When | The organization’s priority is guided, multi-stakeholder tabletop exercise design and facilitation | The organization’s priority is reviewing and improving written plans |
Interpretation Notes
This comparison reflects publicly available information regarding EM1 and may not capture all features, configurations, or future capabilities.
Feature descriptions reflect intended workflows, not guarantees of performance, accuracy, or completeness.
References to documents, information sources, standards, and formats are descriptive, not endorsements or certifications.
The products address different preparedness workflows; some organizations may use both.
Summary
Preppr focuses on guided, integrated tabletop exercise workflows that bring together scenario design, document use, contextual information, open source intelligence, facilitation, and documentation within a single, human centered system. EM1 focuses on structured evaluation and documentation of emergency plans.
Organizations should select tools based on whether their immediate priority is conducting tabletop exercises or reviewing and improving written plans, and should evaluate products based on their own requirements.
