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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    15Five

    Score8 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 HCM

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ARippling HR is a human resources platform for managing employee records, onboarding, benefits, time and attendance, compliance, and other core people operations in one system. It serves as the HR layer of the broader Rippling platform, giving companies a central place to manage the employee lifecycle while connecting HR data to payroll, IT, and finance workflows when needed.

    $8

    per month per user

    Pricing
    15FiveRippling HCM
    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 HCM
    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 HCM
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Rippling
    Chose Rippling HCM
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Rippling HCM
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Rippling HCM
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Rippling HCM
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Rippling HCM
    More complete product offering that competes with Lattice and ease of use for global organization.
    Incentivized
    Chose Rippling HCM
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Rippling HCM
    Rippling's customer service far exceeds TriNet and Lever.
    Rippling's cost is fair for all value provided.
    Incentivized
    Chose Rippling HCM
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Rippling HCM
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Rippling HCM
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Rippling HCM
    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.
    Incentivized
    Chose Rippling HCM
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Rippling HCM
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Rippling HCM
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Rippling HCM
    Rippling customer blows them out of the water. Rippling is also so much easier to use than either of these platforms.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
    36 Answers
    99%
    Would buy again
    1193 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    25 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    819 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    37 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    1194 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    591 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    23 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    617 Answers
    Features
    15FiveRippling HCM
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of 15Five and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    15Five
    5.3
    38 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Rippling HCM
    9.1
    475 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Corporate goal setting5.931 Ratings9.1408 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting4.033 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting6.937 Ratings9.0436 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility2.130 Ratings9.1405 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.834 Ratings9.0435 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of 15Five and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    15Five
    6.9
    39 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Rippling HCM
    9.3
    544 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Performance plans8.428 Ratings9.2486 Ratings
    Plan weighting6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager note taking6.334 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans6.520 Ratings9.1460 Ratings
    Review status tracking6.329 Ratings9.2486 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow6.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders8.932 Ratings9.5514 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions4.718 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency6.826 Ratings9.4443 Ratings
    Reporting7.729 Ratings00 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of 15Five and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    15Five
    -
    Ratings
    Rippling HCM
    9.1
    1054 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.9745 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings8.9775 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.3883 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.3782 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings9.3920 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings9.2819 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.0632 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of 15Five and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    15Five
    -
    Ratings
    Rippling HCM
    9.4
    1100 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings9.4989 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.2692 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.1970 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.5969 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.5743 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.4647 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of 15Five and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    15Five
    -
    Ratings
    Rippling HCM
    9.2
    990 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings9.5958 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings9.2911 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.0682 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of 15Five and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    15Five
    -
    Ratings
    Rippling HCM
    9.2
    1151 Ratings
    11% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.41090 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings9.51139 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.3951 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings8.7629 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings9.0817 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of 15Five and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    15Five
    -
    Ratings
    Rippling HCM
    8.6
    488 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.6489 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of 15Five and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    15Five
    -
    Ratings
    Rippling HCM
    8.8
    590 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings8.6574 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings8.8543 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings8.9493 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of 15Five and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    15Five
    -
    Ratings
    Rippling HCM
    9.2
    818 Ratings
    13% above category average
    New hire portal00 Ratings9.4796 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.1622 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of 15Five and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    15Five
    -
    Ratings
    Rippling HCM
    9.2
    401 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings8.9335 Ratings
    Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.1345 Ratings
    Candidate search00 Ratings9.2360 Ratings
    Candidate development00 Ratings9.4341 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of 15Five and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    15Five
    -
    Ratings
    Rippling HCM
    9.0
    460 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.0366 Ratings
    Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.0355 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.2310 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings9.0319 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.0321 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.1353 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.1431 Ratings
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    15FiveRippling HCM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (46 ratings)
    9.2
    (1203 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.9
    (23 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (5 ratings)
    9.4
    (1200 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.6
    (24 ratings)
    9.1
    (902 ratings)
    Online Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    15FiveRippling HCM
    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
    When I first started my new job, it was an additional one on top of a day job I already had. I didn't have time to waste between getting home and starting this new night job, so the first thing that I found was that I was blown away at how quickly and easily I could log in and start. When starting a new job, I didn't need the added stress of learning another app/portal when I had more important things to learn. I am really grateful for those 2 factors alone. Once I got more familiar with the portal, I was able to search around a bit and found some great features that have just enriched the experience even more...no training needed.
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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
    • Keeping track of and entering time off and watching time of approvals
    • Providing fast links to access accounts for health/retirement benefits
    • Extremely convenient access to see how much money is left in my flexible savings account and reordering a new card if I need one
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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
    • The overall look and feel of Rippling is dated; it looks like it's straight out of the 00's.
    • The could be more functionality in the LMS, expanded features, more options, it works, and it's basic, but it could be really great with a few added features.
    • The shift from using people's personal email to log in to their work email, not everyone wants to use their personal information to log into a work system.
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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
    I've been fully impressed with the tool so far in my 6 months of being a daily user. It's rare to run into an issue that can't be solved. Customer service is quick to respond and are usually very helpful. The price is great for the upgrade we got from our past tool. We hit our ROI within the first month.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Rippling
    It is easy to use. It has an option to favorite commonly used functions, such as timekeeping and payroll. The app is easily accessible and easy to use, thanks to a quick-use option. This can be managed remotely and is great for all things HR for a company employee.
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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.
    Incentivized
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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
    I have contacted support one time, and I was assisted by the Artificial Intelligence bot. Not only did it help with my inquiry, but it also went the extra mile by suggesting other options. I was looking for a feature I could not find, and it was very helpful. It would be nice also to chat with an actual person.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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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!
    Incentivized
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    Rippling
    Rippling has a much more modern, user-friendly approach, and it continues to build out their product suite to help create a seamlessly integrated eco-system. BambooHR is also more modern, but doesn't seem to have the broad product suite that Rippling is pursuing. UKG felt so disconnected and archaic to work with... quite painful, actually. I really like that Rippling has been extremely supportive with the onboarding process, ensuring that you work with various members of their implementation team to get things up and running which leads to a better experience and quicker ROI.
    Incentivized
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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
    • It was great to receive money from other country.
    • It was very helpful to use an user friendly platform for my first oversea job.
    • It was great to keep track of the amount of money I've received for the time I was employed overseas.
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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 HCM 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.