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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BambooHR

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ABambooHR is an cloud-based human resources solution that provides onboarding, payroll, and benefits management. It also offers automated time-off management and employee self-service.

    $10

    per month per user

    Rippling Payroll

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ARippling Payroll calculates employee pay, manages deductions and withholdings, issues payments, and maintains payroll records. The listing covers Rippling’s US Payroll and Global Payroll offerings. US Payroll calculates federal, state, and local payroll taxes, submits applicable tax forms and payments, supports direct deposit or checks, and stores employee pay stubs and tax documents. Administrators can compare pay runs, examine changes in gross pay, taxes, and deductions, configure pay types,…N/A
    Pricing
    BambooHRRippling Payroll
    Editions & Modules
    Core
    $10
    per month per user
    Pro
    Contact Sales
    per month
    Elite
    Contact Sales
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BambooHRRippling Payroll
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    BambooHRRippling Payroll
    Considered Both Products
    BambooHR
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    Rippling
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    388 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    45 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    286 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    37 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    385 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    45 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    182 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    29 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    208 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    31 Answers
    Features
    BambooHRRippling Payroll
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BambooHR and Rippling Payroll
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.9
    421 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Rippling Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data8.3371 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history8.1366 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.0382 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.7341 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting7.9394 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.2370 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.4220 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of BambooHR and Rippling Payroll
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.7
    287 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Rippling Payroll
    8.5
    44 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Pay calculation8.1218 Ratings8.843 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors7.0161 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.5160 Ratings8.431 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.2221 Ratings8.331 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.3215 Ratings8.836 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.9232 Ratings8.331 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.6144 Ratings8.226 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of BambooHR and Rippling Payroll
    Feature
    BambooHR
    8.8
    364 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Rippling Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow8.7362 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details8.6350 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.2129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of BambooHR and Rippling Payroll
    Feature
    BambooHR
    8.5
    405 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Rippling Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.6278 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information8.9405 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.5351 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition7.8263 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history8.8365 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of BambooHR and Rippling Payroll
    Feature
    BambooHR
    9.1
    74 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Rippling Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets9.174 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of BambooHR and Rippling Payroll
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.3
    294 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Rippling Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder7.4288 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.5284 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data7.0217 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of BambooHR and Rippling Payroll
    Feature
    BambooHR
    8.2
    333 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Rippling Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal8.4318 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.0290 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of BambooHR and Rippling Payroll
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.9
    252 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Rippling Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting7.0185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.9242 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility9.169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.6237 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of BambooHR and Rippling Payroll
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.8
    269 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Rippling Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans7.3256 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.3220 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking8.697 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders8.1101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.7240 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of BambooHR and Rippling Payroll
    Feature
    BambooHR
    9.0
    81 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Rippling Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools8.946 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking9.067 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search9.068 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development9.259 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of BambooHR and Rippling Payroll
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.9
    273 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Rippling Payroll
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management7.6208 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.6225 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.191 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.3218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.588 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.9239 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.0259 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BambooHRRippling Payroll
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (442 ratings)
    8.4
    (45 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (18 ratings)
    8.6
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (369 ratings)
    8.6
    (45 ratings)
    Availability
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    8.9
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (188 ratings)
    8.4
    (32 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (6 ratings)
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BambooHRRippling Payroll
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BambooHR
    BambooHR is well-suited for small organizations with less than 100 employees (like most churches, local businesses, etc.). An HR Director can easily customize the platform to suit both the organization's and the employees' needs. On the other hand, BambooHR seems less adept at serving large organizations (those with more than 100 employees).
    Incentivized
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    Rippling
    Rippling is an excellent product that has streamlined our payroll and leave management processes. The interface is good, and it’s very convenient to manage everything in one place. While the initial setup was somewhat lengthy, and the mobile experience can sometimes be a bit slow, overall, it has been a reliable and effective solution for our needs.
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    Pros
    BambooHR
    • Onboarding/Offboarding. This is where they really shine. The organization of the entire process—assigning tasks, responsibilities, deadlines—is all on a single platform. The time savings are incredible. I personally value the opportunity it gives new employees to connect with the company before their first day. Seeing them arrive with a large percentage of their tasks already completed is a huge plus.
    • Their APIs. For us, they're incredibly important. And to this day, we haven't had a single failure. We use access levels configured in detail for creating API keys, and we haven't had any data breaches or incidents. For a technology company like ours, this is invaluable.
    • Employee experience. When almost no employees call us to ask how to do something in BambooHR, it's a sign that the system's usability is excellent. The interface is intuitive, and everything is just a few clicks away. We value this highly because it saves time for us as platform administrators and for employees who don't have to spend time deciphering an HR platform.
    • Onboarding / Offboarding. Aquí realmente se lucen. La organización de todo el proceso, designando tareas, responsables, fechas de cumplimiento, todo en una sola plataforma. El ahorro de tiempo es brutal. Personalmente valoro muchísimo la posibilidad que les da a los nuevos empleados de entrar en contacto antes del día de inicio de su contrato. Verlos llegar a la empresa con un gran porcentaje de las tareas ya avanzadas, es un plus.
    • Sus APIs. Para nosotros, es importantísimo. Y a día de hoy, no hemos tenido ningún fallo. Utilizamos niveles de acceso configurados al detalle para la creación de API keys, y no hemos tenido fuga de datos ni incidentes. Para una empresa de Tecnología como la nuestra, esto es oro.
    • Experiencia del empleado. Cuando casi ningún empleado nos llama para preguntarnos cómo se hace algo en BambooHR, es señal de que la usabilidad del sistema está correcta. LA interfaz es intuitiva y todo se encuentra a la vuelta de tres clicks. Esto lo valoramos mucho, porque nos ahorra tiempo a nosotros como administradores de la plataforma, y a los empleados que no tienen que ocupar tiempo en descifrar una plataforma de RR.HH.
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    Rippling
    • Payroll alert is provided to my entire company, which spans more than 10,000 employees with different time zones. The app never fails to alert the team members when it’s payday in any country.
    • Automation, this function has everything you need in one area. Weather it be requesting time off, looking at your W2 or even checking stocks in your 401k portfolio. This app makes it easy to search for everything in one place.
    • Communication: Several different members of the association are able to communicate effectively and timely within the app. Rippling is a worldwide country that is difficult to maintain, but it does it easily.
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    Cons
    BambooHR
    • The UI could be improved; there are some spinners/loaders that just look off.
    • It should be easier to find the performance-related views. For us, those are very important; however, navigating to them requires going through at least 3 pages.
    • It would be nice to have a dark mode, for people working all day behind a screen it helps not having a bright background color.
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    Rippling
    • Setting up Roles and Permissions is complex and tends to be a headache for our HR team. Defining the correct access levels often takes more time than it should.
    • The interface can feel a little overwhelming at times due to the sheer number of modules and functionalities.
    • While support is helpful, the initial response speed could be improved in non-urgent situations.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BambooHR
    There's nothing wrong with this platform. I would recommend it to any business starting with more than 10 employees. I will continue to use the program for as long as I need to, hoping they continue being tremendous and finding other ways to incorporate more technology.
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    Rippling
    I can say the easy answer that everyone is already used to it, especially of how integrated it is into our system, but I know for sure the best answer is because of how much easier it is to use compared to other systems when it comes to being such an all in one tool
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    BambooHR
    Because I can tell it's super good and intuitive platform, but it has some improvements to do that would facilitate and speed the HR managers tasks - like I would like to be able to upload the same document for all the employees at once, for example. They have to find a way to control processes simultaneously
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    Rippling
    I think that if I didn't have the human rep walking me through everything, I would have trouble navigating the platform. There are a lot of menu options, and some of the options are buried, so it was a little confusing and difficult to find where certain things are. But again, because of the human reps, you're able to understand how to use it better.
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    Reliability and Availability
    BambooHR
    Yes, there is a huge team in the back of the online platform or it looks like it because I have never been left without an answer when I have a question or waiting from a response on my chat .... There must be a huge team, this is so great and I always seem to have someone that is very knowledgeable too. So many times in the past I had to leave with customer service that would connect you with someone else because of the expertise, here everyone seems to be some kind of an expert in the HR function.
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    Rippling
    In the flve plus years I've been using Rippling, I do not believer there was ever an instance where the systems was not available. It's a terrific platform that has made my life easier.
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    Performance
    BambooHR
    I love BambooHR. Reports are easy to run and download and it usually covers any types of requests I get from the management team. You get excel or .csv downloads/reports and it is fast and simple, not too crowded so it is easy to read through. We don't integrate the tool yet but again, soon we will. we just did not had the time to utilize it yet but that's the plan.
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    Rippling
    Yes, the pages load quickly and running payroll has been very easy. Reporting could be improved, though. I tried to pull a report on total payroll for a particular year and had a hard time finding what I need.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    BambooHR
    Through their help center, FAQs, and live customer service agents, I've always received prompt, accurate, and helpful guidance when I reach out with questions. Their live-agent customer service hours cover a good portion of the day, and I get the help I need whenever I need it.
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    Rippling
    My only pain point is that you have to go through the AI chatbot before you can get to a human. And most often that's okay and honestly quicker, but if you have a time sensitive issue or need a human ASAP it can be stressful. I will say, everything is very quick from a response timeline.
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    In-Person Training
    BambooHR
    I didn't have in-person training besides teaching my managers how to use the program. However, I couldn't omit this question (maybe a system glitch).
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    Rippling
    I gave it a 10 rating because I was pleased with the services and training provided. When my team and I got the word we'd be using Rippling, it was an easy transition because of your professionalism in this space. I loved the time and the effort and care we received when trying to navigate this site, We had a lot of questions in the beginning, but all of the questions were answered and in a timely, effective manner.
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    Online Training
    BambooHR
    Overall this training was great and our implementation specialist was wonderful and very helpful. We felt really prepared once our training was completed, But we could get additional help immediately even when we were live. The continuation Support heros after implementation are wonderful and you can always get a LIVE person each time you call into their office.
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    Rippling
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    BambooHR
    We implemented bambooHR in Fall, 2023 then implemented Payroll 1/1/24. A vital piece of information was not known or missed in that we are exempt from State Unemployment Tax and have a Reimbursement Set-up, so bambooHR did not send Payroll Reports to the State. Those reports need to be sent regardless if we are exempt or not.
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    Rippling
    The assigned team was responsive. Daily Rippling would tell me that I had tasks open. This was repetitive until resolved. So even though Rippling itself remined you upon opening the system, there was the daily email reminder. That was annoying. But Rippling personnel helped us resolve all tax issues, and walk us through policy setup
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    Alternatives Considered
    BambooHR
    Bamboo HR's user interface is better than the alternative products listed above. It is easier to scroll through tabs and navigate different sections and reports. You do not need to train your team members to use Bamboo HR. This saves time on training. The user interface of other products listed above is not as simple and clean as Bamboo HR.
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    Rippling
    G&A/Worksight was clunky and poorly designed, not integrated features, more like they were "snapped in" to aging code and mismatched user interfaces and often did not work well (training modules, time off calendar, payroll was third party, just very clunky to use). Our HR department was constantly required to help managers administrate and users as well. Rippling is used as our HR/employee management, payroll, training and benefits management. This replacement product has solved a lot of our useability issues that we had with our previous platform and freed up/automated a lot of the accounting and HR assistance needed previously, which as an aging, clunky platform that just had a LOT of bugs, and not a lot of features or flexibility.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    BambooHR
    Since my organization has dropped with employees, I always find ways to reduce costs. I thought there would be a cheaper option, but I was glad that my package included a lot for the price, and downgrading would cost more. The rep could have let me downgraded and taken me to a higher package. I am thankful that didn't happen.
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    Rippling
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    BambooHR
    There is so much you can do with this platform, it is incredible and so welcoming. We don't utilize it 100% yet just because we are growing and the HR team has not been able to concentrate on other areas offered to us but but we will soon. Which is also why we got the product, specifically because what BambooHR can do to help us meet our growing business needs.
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    Rippling
    We only have 12 employees, but the system would work for very large organizations because of the approval processes set up within it.
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    Professional Services
    BambooHR
    VERY professional!
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    Rippling
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    BambooHR
    • We used to pay an outside firm to handle these things. We paid about the same per month as we do for BambooHR® and they would answer HR questions when we needed them to.
    • Onboarding goes a lot smoother and it's easy to collect esignatures.
    • Time off has become much more visible across the organization and managers can see their own team's requests and the requests of others to better plan our schedule.
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    Rippling
    • But I can say that after using Rippling, many problems such as international payroll processing, ATS, LMS, these problems are solved.
    • But I can say that after using rippling, many problems such as international payroll processing, ATS, LMS, these problems are solved.
    • I can't think of any negative impact, rippling might have had on the company.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    BambooHR Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Job Info tabScreenshot of Onboarding TasksScreenshot of a New Hire PacketScreenshot of an Employee Performance ReportScreenshot of Employee Satisfaction (eNPS®)Screenshot of Open Enrollment