Rippling

Rippling puts HR, payroll, IT and finance on one employee record. When you hire someone, you enter them once and Rippling sets up their payroll, benefits, laptop, email and app logins. When they leave, it switches everything off. On top of that you can add time tracking, recruiting, learning, performance reviews, company cards, expenses, bill pay, and global payroll or employer-of-record hiring in other countries.

Rippling AI works across all that data. You can ask it questions like "what does each employee really cost us, including tax and benefits?" and get a report in seconds, and it's being built out to catch payroll problems early and take actions for admins. Because everything sits on one record, reports that used to take an afternoon of spreadsheets come out of one prompt.

The catch: no public prices. You pick the products you want and get a quote, usually billed per employee per month on a yearly contract. It's built for companies of roughly 20 to a few thousand people, and smaller businesses often find Gusto simpler and cheaper.

• HR teams
• Finance teams
• IT managers
• Startups
• Growing businesses

Growing companies, usually 20 to a few thousand staff, that want HR, payroll, IT and spend in one system.

• One employee record

  HR, payroll, IT and finance all read from the same record, so a promotion or exit updates everything.

• Payroll and benefits

  Run US and global payroll with benefits, retirement plans and compliance built in.

• IT and device management

  Ship laptops, manage devices and give or remove app access automatically when people join or leave.

• Spend management

  Company cards, expenses and bill pay linked to each employee's role and team.

• Rippling AI

  Ask questions about your workforce and get reports and answers built from all your HR and finance data.

• Global hiring

  Hire in other countries through Rippling's employer of record or your own entities.

• Our pick

  Rippling Platform

  Custom (reported from about $8/employee/mo plus a base fee)

  Companies that want to pick the products they need.

  • Core platform and employee record
  • Add payroll, benefits, IT and spend as needed
  • Billed per employee per month
  • Yearly contracts

Prices in USD unless noted, checked 3 November 2026. Vendors change plans often, so confirm on their site before you buy.

Ways Rippling can slot into your week.

1. 1

   Onboard a new hire in one step

   Add them once, and payroll, benefits, a laptop, email and app logins are all set up before day one.

2. 2

   Offboard securely

   Mark someone as leaving and Rippling ends their pay, benefits and access to every app.

3. 3

   Know what each person really costs

   Ask Rippling AI for a report that adds salary, tax, benefits and super or 401(k) matches.

4. 4

   Control software spend

   See which apps each team uses and remove licences when people leave.

Rippling can replace separate payroll, HR, device and expense tools. It sends payroll and spend to QuickBooks, Xero or NetSuite, and connects to Slack, Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 for app access.

The closest alternatives to Rippling in the library, best rated first.

• 

  Ramp

  4.5

  Best for giving staff company cards with spending limits

  Compare with Rippling
• 

  Gusto

  4.1

  Best for Running US payroll and payroll taxes

  Compare with Rippling
• 

  DataSnipper

  4.0

  Best for vouching and tick-and-tie in Excel

  Compare with Rippling
• 

  Paradox

  4.0

  Best for booking interviews automatically

  Compare with Rippling