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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cornerstone Galaxy

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ACornerstone Galaxy is a cloud-based application for talent management. Cornerstone offers suites for recruiting, training, performance monitoring and planning, learning, and HR data management. It is scaled for enterprises.N/A

    Rippling HCM

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ARippling HR is a human resources platform for managing employee records, onboarding, benefits, time and attendance, compliance, and other core people operations in one system. It serves as the HR layer of the broader Rippling platform, giving companies a central place to manage the employee lifecycle while connecting HR data to payroll, IT, and finance workflows when needed.

    $8

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Cornerstone GalaxyRippling HCM
    Editions & Modules
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    Recommended
    $8.00
    starting price per user, per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cornerstone GalaxyRippling HCM
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional Details—For additional pricing details visit the Rippling pricing page.
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    Community Pulse
    Cornerstone GalaxyRippling HCM
    Considered Both Products
    Cornerstone OnDemand
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    Rippling
    Chose Rippling HCM
    Rippling updates its platform regularly, unlike other platforms. It constantly improves the experience and grows its capabilities. I appreciate the continuous growth and care they have for user feedback. This is a great, user-friendly system. Others can be hard to navigate, but …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
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    99%
    Would buy again
    1191 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    54 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    817 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    70 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    1192 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    84%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    37 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    589 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    72%
    Implementation went as expected
    36 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    616 Answers
    Features
    Cornerstone GalaxyRippling HCM
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    6.5
    134 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Rippling HCM
    9.3
    819 Ratings
    14% above category average
    New hire portal7.569 Ratings9.4798 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools5.7116 Ratings9.1623 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting6.3127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    8.4
    115 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Rippling HCM
    9.1
    476 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Corporate goal setting8.596 Ratings9.2409 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting8.099 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting8.0107 Ratings9.1437 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility8.595 Ratings9.1406 Ratings
    Performance tracking9.0110 Ratings9.0436 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    8.5
    122 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Rippling HCM
    9.3
    545 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Performance plans8.594 Ratings9.2488 Ratings
    Plan weighting8.581 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager note taking9.070 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans9.082 Ratings9.2462 Ratings
    Review status tracking9.097 Ratings9.3487 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow8.064 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders8.094 Ratings9.5515 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions9.086 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency9.083 Ratings9.4444 Ratings
    Reporting7.3116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    6.5
    58 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Rippling HCM
    9.3
    403 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools6.049 Ratings9.1337 Ratings
    Candidate ranking5.049 Ratings9.2346 Ratings
    Candidate search8.052 Ratings9.4363 Ratings
    Candidate development7.049 Ratings9.5343 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    5.8
    67 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Rippling HCM
    9.1
    462 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Job Requisition Management7.045 Ratings9.0367 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.041 Ratings9.0356 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.038 Ratings9.1310 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting9.038 Ratings9.0320 Ratings
    Customized Application Form8.040 Ratings00 Ratings
    Resume Management5.043 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention5.040 Ratings9.0322 Ratings
    Candidate Search6.041 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking6.041 Ratings9.2354 Ratings
    Collaboration4.036 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation5.038 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Templates4.560 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Permissions3.061 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts3.556 Ratings9.1433 Ratings
    Reporting3.564 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    7.4
    191 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Rippling HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Course authoring7.7141 Ratings00 Ratings
    Course catalog or library7.4189 Ratings00 Ratings
    Player/Portal8.0176 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning content7.2151 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile friendly6.5138 Ratings00 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications6.0172 Ratings00 Ratings
    Assignments8.0185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance management7.8166 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning administration8.0188 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics7.6187 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social learning6.7119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    -
    Ratings
    Rippling HCM
    9.2
    1056 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Employee demographic data00 Ratings9.0747 Ratings
    Employment history00 Ratings8.9776 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.4885 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.3784 Ratings
    Organizational charting00 Ratings9.3922 Ratings
    Organization and location management00 Ratings9.2821 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.1633 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    -
    Ratings
    Rippling HCM
    9.4
    1102 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Pay calculation00 Ratings9.4991 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.3694 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.1971 Ratings
    Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.6971 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.6744 Ratings
    Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.4648 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    -
    Ratings
    Rippling HCM
    9.2
    991 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Approval workflow00 Ratings9.5959 Ratings
    Balance details00 Ratings9.2912 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.0683 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    -
    Ratings
    Rippling HCM
    9.2
    1153 Ratings
    11% above category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.41092 Ratings
    Update personal information00 Ratings9.51141 Ratings
    View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.3953 Ratings
    Employee recognition00 Ratings8.8631 Ratings
    View job history00 Ratings9.0819 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    -
    Ratings
    Rippling HCM
    8.7
    490 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.7491 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Cornerstone Galaxy and Rippling HCM
    Feature
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    -
    Ratings
    Rippling HCM
    8.8
    592 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Report builder00 Ratings8.7575 Ratings
    Pre-built reports00 Ratings8.9544 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings8.9496 Ratings
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    SumTotal (legacy)
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cornerstone GalaxyRippling HCM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (262 ratings)
    9.3
    (1205 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (37 ratings)
    8.9
    (22 ratings)
    Usability
    6.6
    (46 ratings)
    9.4
    (1202 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.4
    (37 ratings)
    9.0
    (902 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.0
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.1
    (114 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.5
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cornerstone GalaxyRippling HCM
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    Cornerstone Galaxy is a good solution for larger companies that focus on training and want to offer a variety of options to their employees and departments. It is highly customizable. It does require a tech savvy team to set-up, and maintain. This is not a set-it-and-forget-it system. From an LMS perspective, it wouldn't be my top choice for employees who only need a mobile-friendly approach.
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    Rippling
    When I first started my new job, it was an additional one on top of a day job I already had. I didn't have time to waste between getting home and starting this new night job, so the first thing that I found was that I was blown away at how quickly and easily I could log in and start. When starting a new job, I didn't need the added stress of learning another app/portal when I had more important things to learn. I am really grateful for those 2 factors alone. Once I got more familiar with the portal, I was able to search around a bit and found some great features that have just enriched the experience even more...no training needed.
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    Pros
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    • Ability to provide multiple customizable access roles from general end user to full system admin and anything in between
    • Powerful reporting system in the LMS to track a plethora of data points within the platform (user data, training information, transcript information)
    • Great options to customize the look and feel of your "home page" to best meet your company's needs and goals.
    • Ability to customize the transcript view for learners (i.e. when Completed training will move to their Archived transcript, what to do with Inactive training on transcripts)
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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
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    • Sometimes finding the right answer to your support question can be a bit more difficult than it should be.
    • I would like to see more OSHA related courses.
    • At times, the administrative interface seems to need to be updated, but the tradeoff honestly might be the absolute rock-solid stability of the platform.
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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
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    As long as pricing stays reasonable, we will likely stay with Cornerstone for at least one more contract renewal. It would be a large task to migrate all of our content to a new system. However, the LMS landscape is diversifying with new startups that are showing some real innovation.
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    Rippling
    I've been fully impressed with the tool so far in my 6 months of being a daily user. It's rare to run into an issue that can't be solved. Customer service is quick to respond and are usually very helpful. The price is great for the upgrade we got from our past tool. We hit our ROI within the first month.
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    Usability
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    Easy to use, easy to learn, lots of support during the learning process. There are a few parts of the system we don't use and I'm hesitant to begin using because other clients have said they're difficult and cumbersome (certifications) or outdated (libraries)
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    Rippling
    It is easy to use. It has an option to favorite commonly used functions, such as timekeeping and payroll. The app is easily accessible and easy to use, thanks to a quick-use option. This can be managed remotely and is great for all things HR for a company employee.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    I haven't really had any major availability problems. The service is practically impeccable but it is true that at times, due to server and latency problems, the application has been slower. But these have been specific issues that have resolved themselves.
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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
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    I haven't seen many issues at all with load times. Sometimes learning assignments will take longer then expected but it is still reasonable. They have taken great effort over the last couple years to speed things up like reports and search results so I expect that effort to continue in the coming year.
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    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
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    Its always important to have support when you are facing problems and when you are the main admin of the organization. Cornerstone Support is very supporting when you have not found the answer in the help guide. its very useful to have a team support to guide you.
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    Rippling
    I have contacted support one time, and I was assisted by the Artificial Intelligence bot. Not only did it help with my inquiry, but it also went the extra mile by suggesting other options. I was looking for a feature I could not find, and it was very helpful. It would be nice also to chat with an actual person.
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    In-Person Training
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    we use also to admin all our training in person events and sessions. Its easy to admin this kind of trainings and automatize some processes we have. Also de user experience and the integration with other systems helps to the employees to use more. All modules integrated oriented to develop people is the principal reason to have CSOD. The training administration is very complete and allows to automate many processes.
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    Rippling
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    The online modules are pretty good. You can access them at any time, which we have done. You learn a lot in the beginning, but having the ability to retake short lessons when you are working on those items was very helpful.
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    Rippling
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    The implementation was pretty difficult. We felt they (Cornerstone) didn’t properly allocate the resources to complete our implementation in the timetable we wanted.

    For example, we worked on Workday and SSO integrations - work that we had specifically contracted for in advance. When we were ready to work on that project, they didn’t have the people ready to help us, so it took a lot longer than necessary. That was my biggest pain point.

    The implementation approach we went with was a self-led implementation. We would speak to the implementation manager once per week, and self-trained. We met with implementation manager to discuss issues, review things that we’d learned for 1 hour. We found that wasn’t enough. Other things would come up outside that one hour window that we couldn’t get answers to. We didn’t have anyone to ask about those things and we had to wait to ask during our weekly meeting.

    The advantage of the self-led implementation approach was that it was really inexpensive – significantly less than the implementation cost for the other systems that we looked at. I also liked that we could pace ourselves. There were however big roadblocks. We would have to make sure the right resources were available. We had an implementation/project manager with a lot of experience and felt that the person was knowledgeable but missed on a few things.

    In hindsight, I would still go with the self-led implementation, but knowing what I know now, I would ask for the integration person to be available more. I would work that into the contract. With single sign-on, we needed deep linking to build direct links through a Single Sign-On tool, e.g. when someone gets an email, it directs them to training. But it has to go through SSO to get them to the correct link. Deep linking wasn’t turned on in our system and they had to activate it. We encountered little things like that – sequencing pre-requisites which were problematic. We tried to troubleshoot ourselves.

    I recommend you consider contracting for some extra implementation hours and determine when they are going to be available. Work it into the contract that you have the ability to call tech support during implementation. In addition to weekly implementation meetings, they have technical webexes – 4 every week, but 2 didn’t apply to us – one as we were using SSO. The challenge is they were not always relevant – we had specific questions that didn’t fall into those categories
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    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
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    The user experience is a lot better than using SumTotal as an admin CSOD makes working easy. Without having workarounds. Reporting is a lot better than both platforms. Reporting in CSOD is complex however easy to manage and create when you understand the data points collected
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    Rippling
    Rippling has a much more modern, user-friendly approach, and it continues to build out their product suite to help create a seamlessly integrated eco-system. BambooHR is also more modern, but doesn't seem to have the broad product suite that Rippling is pursuing. UKG felt so disconnected and archaic to work with... quite painful, actually. I really like that Rippling has been extremely supportive with the onboarding process, ensuring that you work with various members of their implementation team to get things up and running which leads to a better experience and quicker ROI.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    It is important to be familiar with the terms and annual increases in licenses and other aspects of the contract. I recommend analyzing this from the beginning and the permanence is relevant because Cornerstone updates its modules and brings out new features that may allow you to leave a module to acquire another
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    Rippling
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    It's a great product with some pieces that are set but many things that can be customized as needed for individual needs
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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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    Professional Services
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    As I have said before, I have no doubt that the services of the Cornerstone sales people were very good. In particular, our salesperson spent a lot of time in contact with us to make the process go smoothly. Perhaps being a large company in some cases the times were slowed down but it is something normal to take into account.
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    Rippling
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Cornerstone OnDemand
    • We are in the process of trying to increase employee engagement through content expansion. We are in the early stages of this.
    • The Edge Import Tool, in conjunction with Reporting 2.0, has done a great job of helping to automate/semi-automate tasks for huge time savings.
    • Maintaining compliance. Achieved through dynamic/automated groups, assignments, communication, and reporting.
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    Rippling
    • It was great to receive money from other country.
    • It was very helpful to use an user friendly platform for my first oversea job.
    • It was great to keep track of the amount of money I've received for the time I was employed overseas.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Cornerstone Galaxy Screenshots

    Screenshot of A personalized, modern user experience and self-service capabilities to engage employees, ensure productivity, and centralize employee dataScreenshot of With Cornerstone Learning, go beyond compliance and training - truly develop an engaged and collaborative workforce.Screenshot of Cornerstone Recruiting takes care of all talent acquisition needs and provides candidates with an amazing experience.Screenshot of With Cornerstone Performance, benchmark your people's performance, align them with your strategy, and provide feedback that matters.Screenshot of Cornerstone HR offers a personalized, modern user experience and self-service capabilities to engage employees, ensure productivity, and centralize employee data.Screenshot of With Content Anytime, quickly deliver hundreds of eLearning courses covering key soft-skills such as communication, time management, leadership, teamwork, and emotional intelligence.

    Rippling HCM 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.