HR & Payroll
Rippling
One system to run HR, IT, and Finance on a single employee record.
4.9· 4,846 reviews· via CapterraFounded 2016 · San Francisco, CA
What is Rippling?
Rippling is a workforce management platform that unifies HR, IT, and finance on a single employee record. It manages payroll, benefits, devices, apps, and company spend together.
Best known for: Unified HR, IT, and finance platform
Key features
- Payroll and benefits
- HRIS and onboarding
- IT device and app management
- Expense and spend management
- Global payroll and EOR
- Automation and workflows
Who Rippling is best for
- Fast-scaling companies consolidating HR, payroll, and device management
- Ops teams that want deep automation and workflow builders
- Businesses replacing several point tools with one platform
Ideal team: Scaling SMBs and mid-market teams of 20–1,000 who want to unify HR, IT, and Finance rather than buy payroll alone.
Rippling pricing
Core HR
$8/per employee / mo (from)
- Employee records & HRIS
- Onboarding workflows
- Org chart & reporting
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Payroll
Custom
- Automated tax filing
- Compliance monitoring
- Contractor payments
HR + IT + Finance
Custom
- Device management
- Corporate cards & expenses
- Cross-app automations
Costs to watch before you commit
- Pricing is quote-only — only the base HR seat rate is published.
- Each module (Payroll, IT, Finance) is billed per-employee on top of the base.
- Implementation fees commonly run $2k–$5k+ for larger rollouts.
- Phone support and some features are reportedly gated to larger headcounts.
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