15Five vs. Rippling

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
15Five
Score 7.9 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
15Five in San Francisco offers their employee performance management platform, which emphasizes employee engagement via pulse surveys and an emphasis on frequent feedback, fast one-on-one meeting planning, objective tracking, and other related features.
$7
per person/per month
Rippling
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Rippling’s platform for HR, IT, payroll, and spend management automates the entire employee lifecycle, ensures compliance, supports device management, and provides real-time financial visibility from a central dashboard.
$8
per month per user
Pricing
15FiveRippling
Editions & Modules
Basic
$7
per person/per month
Plus
$14
per person/per month
Performance
Custom Pricing
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
15FiveRippling
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFor additional pricing details visit the Rippling pricing page.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
15FiveRippling
Considered Both Products
15Five
Chose 15Five
You can track developer's task from HR perspective, than means, as manager you don't want to have the technical description around what the developer is doing, just to have a brief visualization of the current work. With it you can follow how your resources are felling with …
Rippling
Chose Rippling
1. Not sure if I picked the right "Plane" software, as it was previously called "Pilot". It was very nice for payment, but the company needed more features, like HR management, integration for Single Sign On, onboarding tasks, etc., features that Plane didn't have during that …
Chose Rippling
Rippling provided more product availability to allow us to move several systems into one. Rippling also took the time to provide the service at a cost that would work for the company when combining all of these systems without seeing a negative return on investment. They were …
Chose Rippling
Rippling can be integrated with many tools, but also already includes many of these features so you usually don't need to contract external services to track time or get employers feedback. Anyway feel free to attach many applications that potentially expands the Rippling …
Chose Rippling
Insperity is cumbersome and a chore to use. The paid time off section is quite confusing and does not show a friendly hour balance. It ends up causing more confusion than necessary. Also, implementing a mid-year qualifying life event change to benefits is not straight …
Chose Rippling
Although I cannot remember the names of other competitors, I can guarantee that Rippling is by far the most user-friendly, intuitive, efficient, and effective platform I have used in this space. It is a one-stop shop for all HR needs and couldn't be more helpful for staying …
Chose Rippling
Rippling's customer service far exceeds TriNet and Lever.
Rippling's cost is fair for all value provided.
Chose Rippling
I was unfortunately not included in the discussions around choosing a new HRIS at my current company, however, after viewing other's Rippling seems to be improving steadily and I can see this product becoming very strong in the future. There are still a few kinks here and there …
Chose Rippling
Rippling was by far the better option. ADPs offerings were terrible and I would not recommend anyone to go with them. Aside from the poor support/service and inability to be fully customizable, there were glaring issues regarding compliance. When we were in a PEO Model …
Chose Rippling
Rippling has been much more user friendly in allowing me to navigate the employee portal. I have been able to get to my 401k much easier with just one sign on. Also with these other platforms they dont have onboarding assistance like Rippling does. I have also founf myself …
Chose Rippling
I was not part of choosing Rippling, I am just a user. But I can say from having onboarding and used a variety of tools for people management, Rippling is by far the easiest and most intuitive.
Chose Rippling
Much easier to use from an admin, manager, and team member perspective. Too clunky and challenging to make changes. Managers' roles weren't very robust so the admins had to make changes on our behalf.
As an employee, the tool was even worse. It just wasn't great and was …
Chose Rippling
15 five has been amazing to have and is really helpful when you have it on your rippling interface. it helps you track individual performance as well as gives you a section to high five employees that may have done awesome that day! it lets you schedule one on ones and people …
Chose Rippling
I've used Alight in the past for benefits management, onboarding, and health initiatives. It's not the worst thing in the world, but I found the UI cumbersome and the functionality that mattered to be hidden under layers of menus. Also, I ended up needing about 3 logins just to …
Chose Rippling
Rippling customer blows them out of the water. Rippling is also so much easier to use than either of these platforms.
Features
15FiveRippling
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
15Five
5.0
38 Ratings
41% below category average
Rippling
9.1
478 Ratings
12% above category average
Corporate goal setting5.631 Ratings9.2412 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting4.233 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting6.237 Ratings9.0441 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility2.330 Ratings9.2408 Ratings
Performance tracking6.934 Ratings9.0433 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
7.1
39 Ratings
16% below category average
Rippling
9.3
549 Ratings
16% above category average
Performance plans8.528 Ratings9.2484 Ratings
Plan weighting6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager note taking6.534 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans6.520 Ratings9.2458 Ratings
Review status tracking6.929 Ratings9.2487 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow6.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders9.232 Ratings9.5515 Ratings
Workflow restrictions5.018 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.526 Ratings9.4447 Ratings
Reporting7.329 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
1054 Ratings
12% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.9747 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.9771 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.2877 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.2780 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.3916 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.2812 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.0629 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
1102 Ratings
13% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.4989 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.1690 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.0967 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.5971 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.4742 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.3648 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
988 Ratings
13% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.4953 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.3908 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.3675 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.2
1150 Ratings
12% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.41088 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.51136 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.4944 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.7626 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.1816 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Rippling
8.9
489 Ratings
11% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.9489 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
595 Ratings
18% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.8576 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.1545 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.2492 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.4
819 Ratings
16% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.5797 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.3621 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
405 Ratings
15% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.2337 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.2347 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.2362 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.0344 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
462 Ratings
17% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.1369 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.1355 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.2312 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings9.0323 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.1324 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.0356 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.1434 Ratings
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User Ratings
15FiveRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
7.3
(46 ratings)
9.2
(1164 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(3 ratings)
9.0
(20 ratings)
Usability
9.5
(5 ratings)
9.4
(1162 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
8.6
(24 ratings)
9.2
(877 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.8
(9 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
15FiveRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
15Five
We love the ability to recognize peers and align the High Fives with core values (and having it integrate with Slack creates visibility which encourages use of the feature) The Performance Review features are quite customizable and do most of what we'd like. The goal setting function is robust, however I wish that area was a bit less complicated as we'd like to be able to zoom out for company milestones, it just looks busy. In terms of managing an employee's lifecycle from hire on past their 30/60/90 day goals, that piece is customizable however I'd love it if check-ins were completely custom.
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Rippling
Hmmm, this is a tricky one, as I was only really in charge of the LMS function. It is very well suited in the LMS section for a business that just needs basic e-learning building and a repository for company video content, a go-to for all things learning and education.
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Pros
15Five
  • The Pulse Check feature is both easy to use and allows staff and management to gauge how team health is.
  • The metric and key performance tools are very well designed.
  • Automated reminders and reporting are great features.
  • I find the customer services to be best in class.
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Rippling
  • Three different options to view the hours you've worked in a pay period. All three are valuable in their own way! I love this and use each one every week.
  • Rippling has the option to retroactively log your hours later if you forget to log in before you start work. I love this because sometimes I take a work call on the go and don't have time to clock in first. Such a handy feature!
  • Rippling has also made putting in time-off requests (sick/PTO/etc) so much easier. I'm sure every HR team would appreciate this!
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Cons
15Five
  • I think 15Five dashboards can be quite clunky and difficult to use
  • I think their One-on-one management feature makes it difficult to track action items or search histories across time or multiple employees--a simple Google Doc is much more effective or Notion if you want even more functionality
  • In my opinion, 15Five's customer service is among the worst I have experienced from a software company. They will nickel and dime you and use hidden fine print to wring as much money as they can from you.
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Rippling
  • Could clarify what is being asked when creating expense reports.
  • It could make 2FA more intuitive on mobile, such as allowing iPhone users to use Face ID as an alternative if the device is locked.
  • Overall avoid using too much jargon when asking questions.
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Likelihood to Renew
15Five
This program is the absolute best I've ever used in 30 years with organizations. Not only do I enjoy being a user and "filling it out" every week- but I would personally buy it if available for goal tracking in my personal life I love it that much!
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Rippling
The AI assistant has always been able to direct me to the correct solution to any question i have about Rippling. Payroll is so easy, it takes about 10 minutes to go through the process.
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Usability
15Five
The platform is too easy for use, you will find by hand all the main tools and the interface put in front of you what you need without enter to define or open complex options to add things.
No, you just need to open a new report and start to type things, the system automatically will start to add fields or show the desired options based on your current context.
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Rippling
The user interface is very intuitive most of the time. It is easy to see where and how to navigate, edit, and interact with the software. The leave approval notification system (and associated communications) were the one area where this was not the case. Those were difficult processes to address. To be fair to Rippling, that is likely the result of our initial configuration - so user error on our part.
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Reliability and Availability
15Five
No answers on this topic
Rippling
I like that the availability in using Rippling at any given time is useful to me. Getting on the site freely when I need gives me security of knowing that I can be in control of viewing health insurance and hours information. I have yet to get any errors in using the Rippling app.
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Performance
15Five
No answers on this topic
Rippling
Rippling's performance has been great, no errors or glitches yet so far. I am confident that Going from one page to the next and all its complexity usage does not lag or times out, it works effectively and efficiently. While using Rippling and other apps it does not tend to slow it down, works great. No complaints.
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Support Rating
15Five
15Five support is quick and helpful. We work with other vendors in the people management space and performance tracking/management who offshore their support or force us into long queues to chat for support and it just doesn't support our needs very well. 15Five is responsive and speedy. We constantly evaluate our vendors for their support and have switched vendors in the past in other areas because of limited support capabilities
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Rippling
When I did have to reach out to Rippling for assistance I was able to get quick help and my problem resolved in a time efficient manner with out any type of hick up. The customer support team is professional, kind and always available. This makes Rippling more welcoming to use on a daily basis.
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In-Person Training
15Five
No answers on this topic
Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Online Training
15Five
Very helpful webinar training. They answer questions, the slides are all very helpful, and they send you the presentation once the webinar is complete so that you can share with your team.
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Rippling
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
15Five
It was very easy and support was super helpful!
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Rippling
It's really easy to implement in comparison to other tools or applications. Different key points are easily configured and implemented as per need, having different configurations in systems. Implementation is something which binds the different parameters of an organization in a single row. Implementation of rippling is much easier, quicker, and error free than any other software. I recommend it strongly!
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Alternatives Considered
15Five
Visually 15Five blows Yammer out of the water! Yammer was easy to use as well, but it felt very difficult to get on to and was not single sign-on when we were using it. 15Five allows for easy login with single sing on feature and has less "clicks" to get to where I need to be on the program. I also love the app way more than Yammer!
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Rippling
We selected Rippling because of its cost and ease of use. Our experience with Workday was not positive and we wanted to avoid a repeat of an expensive contract that ultimately does not serve our needs well. I also have a friend who works as an account manager for Rippling who provided early insight into the relatively new product.
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Scalability
15Five
No answers on this topic
Rippling
I can go on here and see all my hours and pto plus health benefits. I like to have the work handbook handy to refer to legal things. How to work my role within it's limits. Being able to put in my hours and view when they are approved is a huge benefit for me.
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Return on Investment
15Five
  • It holds each employee to a certain standard by having them select their own list
  • Gives them the opportunity to reach their list of goals
  • Being able to accomplish each set goal and/or priority gives a sense of pride in each person's work as they are able to check off what has been done
  • On the negative, it can also show what the employee is not being done and may show poorly if there is a consistent pattern of not completing tasks
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Rippling
  • Routine things like PTO requests and document uploads now take a few clicks instead of hours of email back‑and‑forth. I’d estimate I spend at least half the time on those tasks compared to before, which frees me up to actually help employees.
  • What used to drag on for days now gets done in a morning - I've just asked them this now. New hires can log in, set up their tools, and start training almost immediately, so they’re productive much sooner.
  • Payroll and benefits errors used to pop up regularly, but now I almost never have to fix things or follow up on missing info. That means less stress for me and for everyone involved.
  • Having everything in one platform cuts out the “where did you send that?” and “who approves this?” questions. It feels like we’ve reduced our back‑and‑forth by at least a third.
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ScreenShots

15Five Screenshots

Screenshot of Celebrate wins, tout progress, and give good feedback where good feedback is due.Screenshot of 15Five Home DashboardScreenshot of Connect managers with their teams through regular Check-Ins that lead to actionable insights.

Rippling Screenshots

Screenshot of the Rippling Dashboard: Employees' home for their payroll, benefits, documents, devices, expenses, and apps.Screenshot of Rippling Payroll: Runs payroll in 90 seconds. Pays employees and contractors around the world. Automatic tax filing.Screenshot of Rippling Benefits Administration: For the management of employees' Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, FSA, HSA, and commuter benefits.Screenshot of Rippling Single Sign-On: Employees can access all of their SaaS apps in one click from their Rippling dashboard.Screenshot of Rippling’s Time & Attendance platform. This integrates with the rest of the product suite so that when employees clock in, their approved hours automatically synced with payroll and accounting systems.Screenshot of Rippling Mobile Device Management: To manage employees' computers and devices 100% remotely.