Asana vs. Rippling

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Asana
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Asana is a web and mobile project management app. With tasks, projects, conversations, and dashboards, Asana lets an entire team know who's doing what by when, enabling workload balancing. Users can also add integrations for GANTT charts, time tracking and more.
$13.49
per month per user
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
AsanaRippling
Editions & Modules
Starter
$13.49
per month per user
Advanced
$30.49
per month per user
Enterprise
Contact Sales
Personal
Free
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AsanaRippling
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsA discount is offered for annual billing.For additional pricing details visit the Rippling pricing page.
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Community Pulse
AsanaRippling
Considered Both Products
Asana

No answer on this topic

Rippling
Chose Rippling
I would love compare Asana with Rippling. Both of them have different features. Rippling goes beyond project management and acts as a centralized HRIS and IT system. It allows businesses to manage employee records, payroll, benefits, devices, and software all from one platform. …
Chose Rippling
Much better reporting capabilities but harder to track employee history and changes.
The Onboarding process and tasks are efficient and easy to follow- I feel like Rippling has all the info in one place while in Workday you have to dig for info. Rippling is much more intuitive …
Chose Rippling
Rippling is ahead of the curve on automation for HRIS systems. The others pale in comparison. If you need a system that functions as a multitool, this is doing the work that others cannot
Chose Rippling
It’s a much more intuitive and complete platform compared to others we explored. It also has a stronger reputation in the market. The partnerships we were able to build—and the post-sale support we received—made the entire experience much more robust.
Chose Rippling
I would really like to know why Workday didn’t work...

1 - I submitted my diploma. It was accepted, but for three months I kept getting an error message saying I hadn’t submitted it. I’d talk to support, and they’d say I hadn’t submitted the diploma, but after checking, they'd …
Chose Rippling
In my opinion, Paylocity was a pain in the [...] to navigate. The app was constantly buggy to outright broken. It made us remember an arbitrary code for login that password managers didn't support. To me, just felt clunky compared to Rippling in almost every way. It did have a …
Chose Rippling
We have previously used company-created platforms that have performed similar functions to Rippling, however, Rippling is in a league of its own. Instead of 2-3 applications, Rippling has seamlessly centralised it into one dashboard, allowing us to perform all of our previous …
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 is better organized and has a better ease of use
Chose Rippling
I was not involved in the process of choosing our HR software. However, I am glad we switched to Rippling from Gusto because it's easy to use, and from an employee self-service perspective, it makes accessing my benefits, pay schedule, tax documents, and other HR needs easier …
Chose Rippling
Rippling provides a better user experience compared to the other product that I used in the past. It's more user friendly and easy to look up most of the features. Rippling also provides recommendations on other features that are not currently in use but available to be used if …
Chose Rippling
I find Rippling to be more user-friendly and simple to train employees and contractors on. As a department director, using Rippling provides efficiency and saves time monthly in reviewing and approving hours and pay.
Chose Rippling
Way better user interface and system design. ADP feels like a dinosaur compared to Rippling. Much better customer support and AI chat support. Night and day difference to ADP and hard to believe we previously used that payroll system.

In reality we don't use the system to its …
Chose Rippling
Rippling is easy to set up and the various vendors like workers comp and 401K are well integrated creating ease of use. We used TriNet in the past and Rippling provides far greater control and transparency. The other are vendors we considered when we left TriNet and were …
Chose Rippling
Prior to Rippling, I was using Gusto. Gusto was a bit difficult to navigate benefits and the optimization of the servers would fail to load my benefits explanations, as well as time keeping and report approvals. It was inconsistent on when it would work well and when it would …
Chose Rippling
I have not used other products like Rippling. The closest was a timecard portal used by my previous creative agency, but this was not a full service dashboard.
Chose Rippling
Rippling is much more comprehensive. The IT integration is outstanding and provides a huge benefit.
Chose Rippling
I think Rippling is a lot easier to use and understand than Oracle is. I used Oracle in my previous job to perform similar tasks that I use Rippling for. However, the Oracle user interface was not as simple as the Rippling user interface. Rippling is self-intuitive, it is easy …
Chose Rippling
Traditional payroll software has a clunky user experience. They get the job done, but it's at the expense of more time spent by my HR team in supporting employees in using the software to find what they need. Rippling's self-service features work because it's intuitive and easy …
Chose Rippling
Rippling is much more user friendly
Features
AsanaRippling
Project Management
Comparison of Project Management features of Product A and Product B
Asana
8.3
179 Ratings
7% above category average
Rippling
-
Ratings
Task Management9.2179 Ratings00 Ratings
Resource Management8.0152 Ratings00 Ratings
Gantt Charts9.061 Ratings00 Ratings
Scheduling8.4162 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow Automation9.0132 Ratings00 Ratings
Team Collaboration9.4178 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Agile Methodology8.57 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for Waterfall Methodology8.57 Ratings00 Ratings
Document Management8.3150 Ratings00 Ratings
Email integration8.3142 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Access8.7149 Ratings00 Ratings
Timesheet Tracking6.16 Ratings00 Ratings
Change request and Case Management8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Budget and Expense Management7.077 Ratings00 Ratings
Professional Services Automation
Comparison of Professional Services Automation features of Product A and Product B
Asana
6.5
48 Ratings
17% below category average
Rippling
-
Ratings
Project & financial reporting5.51 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with accounting software7.647 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Asana
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
1105 Ratings
11% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.9786 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.9812 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.1924 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.2822 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.2955 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.2851 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.0655 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Asana
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
1152 Ratings
13% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.31038 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.0726 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.01008 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.51011 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.4778 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.3682 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Asana
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
1034 Ratings
13% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.4998 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.3950 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.3706 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Asana
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.2
1199 Ratings
12% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.41135 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.51185 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.4986 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.6661 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.0851 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Asana
-
Ratings
Rippling
8.9
512 Ratings
10% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.9512 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Asana
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
624 Ratings
18% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.8604 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.1570 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.2517 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Asana
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.4
853 Ratings
16% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.5829 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.3649 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Asana
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
505 Ratings
11% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.1435 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings9.0464 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.1430 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.9460 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Asana
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
581 Ratings
17% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings9.2512 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings9.2486 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.2516 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings9.4546 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings9.3473 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Asana
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
429 Ratings
15% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.1355 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.2366 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.2384 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.0365 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Asana
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
489 Ratings
15% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.0388 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.0373 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.2330 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.9341 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.1341 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.9374 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.1459 Ratings
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User Ratings
AsanaRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(208 ratings)
9.2
(1162 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.6
(34 ratings)
8.9
(20 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(36 ratings)
9.4
(1161 ratings)
Availability
8.4
(2 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
5.0
(42 ratings)
9.1
(877 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(9 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
6.9
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.2
(1 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
AsanaRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
Asana
The usability of Asana is broad since it's available in a variety of platforms that are widely used nowadays. I think that it would be great for people who are constantly on the move and switching devices, since it has allowed me to work from my phone, too. I also think that Asana has proven itself to handle a large quantity of work
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Rippling
Rippling is extremely user friendly an allows our employees to help themselves in a lot of areas that previously required HR team assistance. Three areas I feel are not well suited for our organization is the inability to reset passwords manually, allocation of hours, and the software's inability to spot a rehire with a new application. We have several associates who moonlight/pick up shifts at other locations. This is infrequent so it woudn't make sense to allocate a percentage of their time to the properties where they're moonlighting. When we manually allocate those hours to the receiving property, the allocations do not take effect on the back end for our accounting department. It's creating a lot of journal entries and back-end corrections in our Accounting software. When it comes to applications, we have a new Director of Talent Acquisition who is not familiar with every previously-hired associate. This has caused duplication of profiles when we rehire an associate. If the DoTA isn't familiar with the associate and hires them in the "talent" portion of the website, it creates a new profile for them rather than recognizing their duplicated information (such as SSN or passport number). This has caused us to end up with dupliate profiles for several rehires. The system is very tech-y it should allow us to either merge the profiles or cause a notification/error to alert the hiring person that this associate/new hire is a rehire. Our previous software (UKG) was able to do this.
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Pros
Asana
  • Through it, we were able to communicate and cooperate with the rest of the team to complete the work in the required manner and at the appropriate time.
  • Available for free on Android and iPhone.
  • Asana has a simple and easy user interface
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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
Asana
  • Asana is not really a project management tool, it is good for simple projects only
  • UI has some glitches (doesn't save preferences, etc.)
  • Integration with other tools (Office 365, MS Project)
  • No reminders if the working period you entered is on holidays
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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
Asana
  • Mobile + Desktop capabilities - Able to use it anywhere, anytime.
  • Task management - Easy to view projects and their progress.
  • Time management - Easy to see what elements require time / how they interrelate and manage the project on an overall basis.
  • Company management - Be able to see from a master dashboard perspective where each project is in its stages of completion.
  • Clear communication - It's visually documented who is doing what at what time so that the whole project gets done.
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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
Asana
It is very user-friendly. Takes a new employee an hour to start figuring out how the system works. That's an important factor. You don't want to encounter the issue where employees need a week to understand how the system works. For example, JIRA, I tried using it for a week and I still don't understand the complicated layout. Asana has a simple interface. Once you see it, you get it type of program.
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Rippling
Very intuitive, user-friendly, and modern interface that doesn't make you cringe when you have to access it for anything. The admin navigation is easier compared to our previous system, and doesn't feel like a maze of complicated jargon. On the user side, the benefits enrollment process was a breeze, and felt so much more informative and efficient. Accessing the benefits post-enrollment is also very straightforward.
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Reliability and Availability
Asana
Working with Asana on a daily basis
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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
Asana
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
Asana
I haven't had to use their support so I can't rate it. The fact that I haven't needed them reflects the ease of use of the product. I would recommend that any new users schedule a complete demo of the product to ensure that they are using it to it's fullest (there's a lot of useful features).
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Rippling
The highlight of my customer support experience was my first interaction with them: I had a small issue with my birthdate, and it was fixed very quickly—on the same day. It's pretty incredible to have things like that sorted out in the same day, which is a rare thing to see lately.
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In-Person Training
Asana
No answers on this topic
Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Implementation Rating
Asana
No answers on this topic
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
Asana
Asana is a top-tier project management software that helps us organize and track projects from start to finish. It allows us to apply tasks/to-dos to multiple projects without duplication, divide complex projects into smaller tasks, and track project progress. It also helps us organize work on Kanban boards or linear lists. It stands out from the crowd in a big way compared to the competition.
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Rippling
We chose Rippling primarily based on cost and feature set available. As a small organization, budget is a high priority. Rippling gave us enterprise-level features at an affordable cost for an early stage start up. We appreciate that we have the opportunity to expand our feature set within Rippling as our business and workforce grow.
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Scalability
Asana
I used this tool on a daily basis at work and it runs as a solid rock
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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
Asana
  • Productivity - Most of all, it allows me to be more productive and have a good sense of where I am with projects and deadlines.
  • Easy to use - I can make the most of my time to get up (and stay) up and running.
  • Project coordination - Allows me to assign tasks to my interns and communicate directly within the platform to keep the work train moving.
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Rippling
  • Our HR team used to spend almost three days doing payroll calculations before Rippling. This platform has cut that time down by 75%! Now they can devote the time they would've spent on payroll to other important tasks.
  • Rippling saves employees time by making time-tracking less of a headache.
  • Rippling has so many so many services that it's essentially a one-stop-shop for centralized HR solutions!
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ScreenShots

Asana Screenshots

Screenshot of Product HomepageScreenshot of Team ConversationsScreenshot of Project CalendarsScreenshot of InboxScreenshot of List ProjectScreenshot of Portfolios

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.