15Five vs. Rippling

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
15Five
Score 8.1 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 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Rippling is an all-in-one platform for HR, IT, payroll, and spend management used to streamline the entire employee lifecycle, from hiring to benefits administration. Rippling additionally automates HR tasks, ensures compliance, and simplifies approvals. Rippling can also handle device management, software access, and compliance monitoring, from the same dashboard, and provides payroll support, real-time financial…
$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

No answer on this topic

Rippling
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'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.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
15FiveRippling
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
15Five
4.4
37 Ratings
52% below category average
Rippling
9.2
236 Ratings
13% above category average
Corporate goal setting4.830 Ratings9.4199 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting4.532 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting4.536 Ratings9.3213 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility3.029 Ratings9.3201 Ratings
Performance tracking5.033 Ratings9.1210 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
7.0
37 Ratings
13% below category average
Rippling
9.4
276 Ratings
16% above category average
Performance plans7.326 Ratings9.3240 Ratings
Plan weighting6.89 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager note taking6.432 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.118 Ratings9.2227 Ratings
Review status tracking6.827 Ratings9.4240 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow6.75 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders9.430 Ratings9.7261 Ratings
Workflow restrictions5.616 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency9.624 Ratings9.6217 Ratings
Reporting4.227 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
682 Ratings
14% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings9.4466 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings9.1484 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.2559 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.3485 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.1580 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.2500 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.7384 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
728 Ratings
15% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.3643 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.0414 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.3647 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.6641 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.4454 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.2384 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.4
636 Ratings
14% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.4612 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.4569 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.4397 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.6
770 Ratings
16% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.8729 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.6759 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.7616 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings9.5383 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.5521 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.4
305 Ratings
17% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings9.4305 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
349 Ratings
17% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings9.0339 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.1322 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.0277 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.5
526 Ratings
17% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.5515 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.5378 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.5
212 Ratings
18% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.8176 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.6187 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.2189 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.3179 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
15Five
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.7
241 Ratings
21% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.5192 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.6182 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.8165 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings9.8167 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.7170 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.6180 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.7218 Ratings
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User Ratings
15FiveRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
7.2
(44 ratings)
9.0
(812 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(3 ratings)
9.1
(8 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(3 ratings)
9.1
(809 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
8.6
(24 ratings)
9.0
(702 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 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
The time and attendance time is really easy to use and allows for quick correction, sometimes due to the workload and the daily activities I've forgotten to clock out, or to register breaks, but every time you clock out regardless of the hour, Rippling will promptly to review my time card details and if something was not input correctly it will allow you to submit a correction from that same screen which it has work wonders for me on the job. Something that is not as convenient for me, is the fact that you can't choose the order on which the tabs are displayed on the main screen and there are some features that I don't really use as frequently for example the time off tab, and it's on top of some other tabs that I do use daily more than once a day, and I would like to have the option to have a custom display.
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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
  • Rippling integrates with QuickBooks Online. As such, we no longer have to post our weekly payroll journal entry manually. The payroll journal entry syncs automatically from Rippling to QuickBooks Online weekly. This has helped saved our accounting department time.
  • The onboarding workflows in Rippling are terrific. We have been able to assign tasks to our team when we hire a new team member. This allows are staff to stay organized and it also helps ensure that all tasks are completed in advance of the new hires first day with the company.
  • We use the Rippling spend module to help manage corporate credit cards that are issued to staff members. When a staff member makes a purchase on their corporate card they receive a text message. Once the staff member receives the text message they reply to the text with a picture of the receipt and a memo describing the transaction. This process has helped alleviate the amount of admin time the accounting department spends on gathering receipts and information from card holders.
  • We really like the org chart since it can be accessed by all employees. This allows our staff to see who reports to who and what each employee's job title is. This allows for more effective lines of communication within the organization.
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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 goals can be a bit confusing, with subgoals and parent goals and the way progress is tracked
  • Being able to tie in our Empower 401(k) would be a great feature, if it doesn't already exist
  • Integrated support with Expensify would also be nice, if it doesn't already exist
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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
Rippling continues to innovate and amaze me with their new innovations and features. Product feedback is taken seriously so I always give it whenever I can and end up seeing results. Rippling is the new wave of HRIS that cannot compare against others in the industry just due to the fact they are super user friendly!
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Usability
15Five
It's very simple to use - not overly complicated. You wouldn't need training to use. There are some features I never use because I don't understand -- like one on ones. However we use without and still find a lot of value in it!
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Rippling
The overall usability for Rippling is great. I enjoy how easy the user interface is to navigate and how seamlessly it integrates with other platforms. The user interface makes it very easy to find what I am looking for and using it for multiple tasks. I enjoy using it for the single sign on feature and opening other platforms that we use for our enterprise resource planning software.
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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
Rippling has an excellent Support center full of articles that are easily searchable to find solutions to issues. If the articles are not able to help, customers are then able to chat with an associate to fix issues they are experiencing. There is little turnaround time to get a problem fixed and the customer service representatives are very friendly and knowledgeable.
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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
No answers on this topic
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
Rippling would be preferred over greytHR due to flexibility and the inclusion of optimum scope for feature range compared to traditional HR and payroll functions. Whereas greytHR majorly deals with HR management and payroll, especially for Indian businesses, Rippling provides a more all-inclusive platform that comprises HR, IT management, and global payroll. Employee data and IT needs within the one-suit solution: Rippling can handle employee data, IT provisioning, and software access management and can automate onboard/offboard. It is beautiful for tech-oriented companies or remote and distributed teams. Although it would come cheap to businesses with a very narrow focus on HR in India, Rippling has an advantage over greytHR for more prominent companies with complete comprehensive needs with its scalability and global payroll features and also aspects of IT management integrated, all of which have allowed it to run so smoothly.
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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
  • Rippling has been super helpful in understanding how I get paid and why, boosting morale.
  • Rippling has made it incredibly clear how much time I have been taking off (or not), making it easier to implement PTO strategically.
  • Rippling makes taking training super easy and efficient, therefore more likely to see increased completion.
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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.