Bridge vs Rippling | TrustRadius

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Score 7.7 out of 10

Based on 62 reviews and ratings

Score 9 out of 10

Based on 290 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

Bridge

Rippling

Course authoring

Course catalog or library

Player/Portal

Learning content

Mobile friendly

Progress tracking & certifications

Assignments

Compliance management

Learning administration

Learning reporting & analytics

Social learning

Bridge

Rippling

Employee demographic data

Employment history

Job profiles and administration

Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

Organizational charting

Organization and location management

Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

Bridge

Rippling

Pay calculation

Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

Bridge

Rippling

Approval workflow

Balance details

Annual carry-forward and encashment

Bridge

Rippling

View and generate pay and benefit information

Update personal information

View company policy documentation

Employee recognition

View job history

Bridge

Rippling

Tracking of all physical assets

Bridge

Rippling

Report builder

Pre-built reports

Ability to combine HR data with external data

Bridge

Rippling

New hire portal

Manager tracking tools

Bridge

Rippling

Corporate goal setting

Individual goal setting

Line-of sight-visibility

Performance tracking

Bridge

Rippling

Performance plans

Performance improvement plans

Review status tracking

Review reminders

Multiple review frequency

Bridge

Rippling

Create succession plans/pools

Candidate ranking

Candidate search

Candidate development

Bridge

Rippling

Job Requisition Management

Company Website Posting

Publish to Social Media

Job Search Site Posting

Duplicate Candidate Prevention

Applicant Tracking

Notifications and Alerts

Pros

Bridge is designed for the user so it is intuitive and easy to use.
Bridge includes an authoring tool so building custom content is fast and easy.
Bridge does a good job of providing user information for managers. Managers can quickly and easily see how many courses their reports are enrolled in and if anyone is overdue on required courses.
Bridge is also built with learning science in mind. There are multiple options for assessments, including an option for verified tasks to be completed to demonstrate proficiency.

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Director of Training

Movement Mortgage, LLCFinancial Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Sorts out all the important elements I use it for: Insurance, Payroll, Birthdays, PTO, 401K, etc
Rippling makes it easy to add CSVs to the finance/payroll tab
Checking each employee's vacation and sick day hours is easy. It's also simple for all our employees to go into Rippling and request that information
Fast customer service when you chat the support@rippling.com email.

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Office and People Operations Manager

SenseyeBiotechnology, 11-50 employees

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Cons

Bridge could improve their categorization feature for trainings; folders would be great!
I'd like to see more ways to add content in the Bridge native environment in the future. Being able to create tables, infographics, and other training materials right in the system would be a great time saver.

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Global Recruitment Training Manager

Shorelight EducationHigher Education, 201-500 employees

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[The ability to have] any authenticator app can be used for login, not just Google Authenticator.
[I would like it if it] included a tutorial or walkthrough of the website for new users.
[There is] a few too many emails so far, [I would like the ability to] auto-set task reminders to monthly, not daily.

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Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Defense & Space Company, 51-200 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Bridge 8.8

Based on 2 answers

It has been very useful to our organization in getting compliance training complete. We have a 24/7/365 organization with some folks only working 2 days a week during the summer only, many work full-time jobs elsewhere and can't make weekday programs and facilities don't have to alter schedules to get mass numbers of people through training like you have to do with live training..

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Glenna Stricklett

Training Coordinator

Great Parks of Hamilton CountyGovernment Administration, 1001-5000 employees

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Rippling 9.1

Based on 2 answers

Because it is through my current job I would recommend it to other friends with businesses both large and small. It is an easy to use app and it is super helpful and beneficial for time tracking and ensuring accuracy of the time clock. It notifies you when you are close to your allotted PTO limit which is also a neat feature.

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Verified User

Representative in Sales

Utilities Company, 201-500 employees

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Usability

Bridge 9.1

Based on 1 answer

Even our folks who fought using it realized how easy it was once they took their first course.

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Glenna Stricklett

Training Coordinator

Great Parks of Hamilton CountyGovernment Administration, 1001-5000 employees

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Rippling 9.5

Based on 145 answers

Rippling has a very user-friendly and intuitive user interface. The system layout is very logical and easy to use. The payday emails are fun and provide useful links to review your paystub. Employee onboarding, maintenance, and offboarding are easy to navigate. Reporting is configurable enough to get what you need.

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Verified User

Vice-President in Finance and Accounting

Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

Bridge 9.1

Based on 1 answer

Always timely and knowledgeable assistance. Very patient explaining answers to novice users.

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Glenna Stricklett

Training Coordinator

Great Parks of Hamilton CountyGovernment Administration, 1001-5000 employees

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Rippling 9.0

Based on 124 answers

Any issues that arise are usually resolved within the same day! I only see it from the employee side, but when discussing issues with our HR department, it seems that they're able to address problems and find self-service solutions fairly easily.

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Customer Support Specialist

ClickUpComputer Software, 501-1000 employees

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Implementation Rating

Bridge 8.2

Based on 1 answer

Our challenges were internal - nothing with Bridge. We had regular, productive meetings with our implementation representative.

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Glenna Stricklett

Training Coordinator

Great Parks of Hamilton CountyGovernment Administration, 1001-5000 employees

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Rippling 9.1

Based on 1 answer

I was not a part of the implementation process.

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Jennifer Prince

Business Development Manager, Americas

Fifth RingMarketing & Advertising, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Our previous LMS was Symphony. Hands down, there is no comparison. Switching to Bridge was the best decision made by our management team. All we used Symphony for was for our monthly compliance training. Many times people would complain that they would need to retake their compliance course as Symphony would lose records. It became a hassle having to retake a course because you didn't save a copy of the completion certificate. Bridge allows for more than just compliance training AND we are able to see if learners didn't complete their courses via the reports.

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National Training Coach

Movement Mortgage, LLCFinancial Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Bamboo, in all fairness, was another great internal platform that my last company used to track benefits. I [enjoyed] Bamboo, but Rippling is much easier to use, and I like how you can navigate through the platform faster. I also like the added alerts [...] Rippling provides to your email notifying you of when you get paid, any changes made to your account, etc.

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Account Executive

UtilizeCoreInformation Technology & Services, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

Certainly, Bridge was not an inexpensive option when we were reviewing platforms. To date, we have not seen a positive ROI but believe that will happen in the near future as we expand an offering of an additional program.
Reviews from our users indicate that they appreciate the professional and easy to use features Bridge provides, along with the video based design of the program.
The program we developed with the Bridge platform supports our position as educators in our industry.

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Larry Laskowski

Executive Director

The Auto OutletAutomotive, 1-10 employees

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Unsure of how much we paid to use Rippling, but I do know we are paying far less for health insurance with better policies
Being able to have each employee in the same place for mandatory trainings is easier to keep track of.
Always super simple to find my 401k contribution and change when needed

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Inside Sales Specialist

Sway MedicalMedical Device, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Required

Bridge Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rippling Editions & Modules

Edition

Recommended	$8.00¹

starting price per user, per month

Additional Pricing Details

For additional pricing details visit: https://www.rippling.com/pricing.

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