Bullhorn ATS & CRM vs. Rippling

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
Score 6.4 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Bullhorn Recruitment CRM is a SaaS based solution that offers a suite of features typical of applicant tracking systems: a mobile app, batch or mass communication with potential candidates via multiple channels, instantaneous posting to multiple job boards, resume parsing, and data and document uploading.
$99
per month per user
Rippling
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. This enables users to manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system. For example, when onboarding a new employee, Rippling can take a new hire from anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party…
$8
starting price per user, per month
Pricing
Bullhorn ATS & CRMRippling
Editions & Modules
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$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Bullhorn ATS & CRMRippling
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsContact Bullhorn for pricing informationFor additional pricing details visit the Rippling pricing page.
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Community Pulse
Bullhorn ATS & CRMRippling
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Bullhorn ATS & CRMRippling
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
5.4
57 Ratings
39% below category average
Rippling
8.7
173 Ratings
11% above category average
Job Requisition Management5.756 Ratings9.1133 Ratings
Company Website Posting5.248 Ratings8.4127 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.222 Ratings8.8119 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting6.027 Ratings8.8119 Ratings
Customized Application Form4.639 Ratings00 Ratings
Resume Management5.757 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention4.854 Ratings8.2122 Ratings
Candidate Search5.557 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking5.757 Ratings8.6127 Ratings
Collaboration5.052 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation5.351 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Templates5.554 Ratings00 Ratings
User Permissions5.148 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts5.151 Ratings8.9156 Ratings
Reporting5.351 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
-
Ratings
Rippling
8.0
557 Ratings
2% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.9370 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.1389 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.3449 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings8.3380 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings8.0469 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings8.3399 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.3300 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
-
Ratings
Rippling
8.5
602 Ratings
6% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.5521 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.2323 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.8543 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.0526 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.5361 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings8.0298 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
-
Ratings
Rippling
8.9
517 Ratings
10% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.1494 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.0454 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.7311 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
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Ratings
Rippling
8.9
640 Ratings
9% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.2601 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.3629 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.8502 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.2302 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.8426 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
-
Ratings
Rippling
7.8
233 Ratings
1% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.8233 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
-
Ratings
Rippling
8.2
263 Ratings
8% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.0256 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings8.0240 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings8.6201 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
-
Ratings
Rippling
8.7
427 Ratings
8% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.8419 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.7299 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
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Ratings
Rippling
8.6
164 Ratings
5% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.8139 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.6145 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.2139 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.6143 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
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Ratings
Rippling
8.6
193 Ratings
8% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings8.3168 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings8.2157 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.0165 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings9.1181 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings8.5148 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Bullhorn ATS & CRM
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
152 Ratings
14% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.0124 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.2133 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.2139 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.1128 Ratings
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Bullhorn ATS & CRMRippling
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
Bullhorn ATS & CRMRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
5.6
(79 ratings)
8.1
(679 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
2.0
(13 ratings)
9.1
(6 ratings)
Usability
6.7
(6 ratings)
8.4
(676 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(10 ratings)
8.1
(609 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Bullhorn ATS & CRMRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
Bullhorn
Bullhorn served as a very reliable and thorough tracking system for contacts, discovering prospects, and maintaining track of all relevant data. There are many customization options, strong search results, and sensible workflows. Excellent reporting tool. When we needed to find new resumes but all we could find were talents who had previously been discovered, it was less appropriate. Job Boards outperformed Bull Horn in terms of speed and quality.
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Rippling
Rippling is the best payroll provider if you have multiple companies that you want registered together. No other payroll provider we spoke to offered the multi-EIN feature that Rippling provides. We are a small company and Rippling works great for us at our size. I do not know how well the application scales, but I could see the systems being less than ideal for very large companies. Similarly, a very small company many not need all the features that Rippling offers and can get away with a cheaper payroll company. For example, a sole proprietorship with two employees probably should use Gusto or some other option if they need a payroll company, but Rippling would still be a useful service for these companies vs. no payroll company at all. It is just a matter of price.
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Pros
Bullhorn
  • It provides the contact details of a candidate relevant to the job. All details are with a user-friendly interface that anyone can use the application.
  • The specific details given by Bullhorn ATS & CRM are unbelievable. One place and you can make a decision about hiring or not hiring.
  • The messaging automation feature again helps to save our time.
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Rippling
  • Clean UI - there is no ambiguity about what function each button will perform.
  • Very easy to navigate. It is not difficult to find what is being looked for.
  • Single location for multiple functions. This is great for me as there is one central hub for all professional admin matters. Saving me valuable time that I can better spend on more pressing work matters.
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Cons
Bullhorn
  • Reporting: out of the box reporting is not very detailed or easy to navigate. In order to get better detailed and specific reports, you either need their Canvas product or pay for a 3rd party vendor.
  • Customization: will get better with NOVO Experience update, but many users still don't have it. Right now many fields and order are not customizable
  • Many features Bullhorn can do are not apparent to the user, often times you have to call in the figure things out.
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Rippling
  • Providing point of contact for different aspects of the program, we have a customer service rep, who is fantastic, but he is the only person I know to reach out to, and he generally has to follow up with me with information on which department/person I need to get in touch with to resolve my question.
  • Their "help" section is a bit difficult to navigate, but I will say the team chat makes up for that particular shortfall.
  • Their pricing is a bit all over the place. Everything is "al a carte," so the costs can add up quickly.
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Likelihood to Renew
Bullhorn
We have about 2 years left on our current contract; It would take a major change in the ATS marketplace for us to strongly consider opting out of renewal given the time and effort we have dedicated to building our our Bullhorn system. I will take the time to revisit with some of the competition down the road, but Bullhorn acquired our runner up, MaxHire, about a year back and continues to offer a solid product suite for our current and future needs.
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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
Bullhorn
It isn't the best ATS out there. It lacks on both the recruitment and sales side. There is no way to differentiate between prospects, candidates, and clients. There isn't a way to merge accounts and names, so there are many duplicates. Too may paid add ons. I had a much longer review written up and the page just deleted it, but I wouldn't recommend Bullhorn first or even third. It feels like it hasn't been fully realized yet. There are certainly some good things about the product, but more areas where they can improve.
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Rippling
Rippling stands out with its dependable, transparent, and intuitive platform for HR management. It simplifies tasks like managing team details, payroll, and benefits, making them straightforward and efficient. This user-friendliness has been a game-changer for companies like Noticed, where it streamlined employee onboarding and Open Enrollment. Their features combine to create a positive and stress-free experience for HR professionals and employees alike. Rippling's focus on user-friendliness makes it a clear choice for companies seeking a streamlined and efficient HR solution.
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Reliability and Availability
Bullhorn
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
Bullhorn
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
Bullhorn
It's been a nightmare experience. The initial sales team were brilliant, and the customer service is great from the tech team - they get in touch with you quickly. However; I was often finding workarounds myself, or being advised workarounds instead of having issues resolved (example - The DPA/Non DPA issue - an Excel spreadsheet can do this, yet a CRM cannot?). I was debited on the incorrect date & then when I requested they refund until the due date, I was re-debited again on the correct date. The communication was poor - their billing team are based in the US and there was no acknowledgement of the mistake. My initial consultant chased them down for me, and advised me of their error. Lucky. The product was oversold. For example; I was advised their 'merge docs' feature would allow me to pull data directly from the 'Overview,' 'Work Histories' which later proved to be false. Finally, when I requested to end my contract & transfer my data (I advised a specific date I needed it, when my CRM would be ready) they advised it would take 15 business days & I was to put no further data in my system during that 15 days, and then gave me my data after 3. I now have no CRM for 4 weeks
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Rippling
The Rippling support team is INCREDIBLE. Their chat bot feature is very robust and if you need a live agent they are quick to hop on and a very helpful and friendly. Whether you need a Zoom call for a screen share or things are complicated and they need to make a support ticket, they will always work with you until you find a solution. VERY helpful! and Onboarding as a company/customer was great too.
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Alternatives Considered
Bullhorn
Breathe is a great tool for smaller internal recruitment teams and I have previously used an in-house built system similar however Bullhorn is something you can use across larger businesses and growing SME's it works well for international businesses as everything is updated in real-time. The support function is excellent and the training tools for new starters are super helpful for our L&D team. Your account manager is also great for assisting in personalising sections to make them more business specific.
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Rippling
Proof was much more convoluted and not easy to maneuver. Also all the platforms could not relate to each other and so nothing was streamlined in its approach. Also things seemed to lag and was not very up to date when it needed to be. I feel rippling has simplified their processes
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Scalability
Bullhorn
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
Bullhorn
  • Bullhorn has helped with the standardization of data which allows us to track our high, low and in between individuals. It allows for corporate bench marks to be tracked. It also allows for a closer look at all of the data points to make decisions versus making decisions based on perceptions. The data has definitely helped us make better business decisions because of the reporting capabilities.
  • Bullhorn has some great marketplace partners and additional products like VMS Access that help with your VMS clients. This is a real time saver.
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Rippling
  • The organization of information increased the business efficiency
  • Employee can search for themselves, leaving HR to do the things they need to be productive
  • Access 24/7 thru mobile app allows employee to function when they have the opportunity leaving the normal work hours for other business.
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Screenshot of 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: 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 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.