HR Software (HRIS)
Rippling: features, pricing and who it fits
Rippling spans HR, payroll, benefits, IT and spend, and its app management ties SSO and account creation to each employee record. List pricing starts at $8 per employee each month plus a base fee. Unmanaged shadow SaaS is outside what it finds.
Who Rippling is for
Best for
- Companies already running payroll and HR on Rippling that want app access tied to employee records
- Teams wanting automatic account provisioning and offboarding
Look elsewhere if
- Teams needing discovery of unmanaged or shadow SaaS
- Buyers who want standalone SaaS spend or license optimization
Fit by company size
| Category | 1-10 people | 11-50 people | 51-500 people | 500+ people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR Software (HRIS) | No data | Workable | Workable | Workable |
| Payroll Software | No data | Strong fit | Strong fit | Strong fit |
| SaaS Management Platforms | Strong fit | Strong fit | Strong fit | Strong fit |
Strong fitWorkablePoor fitNo data from the vendor
Rippling features
- Payroll integration or built-in payroll
- Payroll, Contractors, Global Payroll, EOR listed as products on pricing page
- Benefits administration
- Benefits Administration and PEO listed as products
- Performance and engagement
- Performance, Surveys, Learning listed as products
- Integrations
- App catalog for SSO and provisioning (count not confirmed by the vendor)
- Pricing model and transparency
- Per employee per month, modular, custom quote
- Pricing model
- Per employee per month, modular, custom quote
- Time tracking and PTO
- Time & Attendance and Scheduling listed as products
- Contractor and 1099 payments
- Contractors, Contractor of Record, Global Contractors listed as products
- How it finds apps
- No SaaS discovery of unmanaged apps found; manages apps connected through its SSO
- Integration count and depth
- App catalog for SSO and provisioning (count not confirmed by the vendor)
- Workflow automation (on/offboarding)
- Auto provisioning and offboarding of app access tied to HR data
- Target company size
- Small to enterprise (suite)
Pros and cons
What users like
- Intuitive; apps ready on day one for new hires
- Offboarding automatically revokes app access
Common complaints
- Initial setup can be complex
Integrations, security and hosting
Worth knowing before you buy
- The $8 per employee price is the suite entry point, not a SaaS management price; IT and spend modules are quoted separately.
- No evidence found that Rippling discovers unsanctioned apps; it manages apps routed through its own SSO.
- G2 reviews Rippling IT and Rippling Spend as separate products, so one rating does not cover both.
- Value comes from HRIS-driven triggers (hire, role change, exit) rather than usage analytics.
