Expensify vs. Rippling

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Expensify
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Expensify automates the entire spend management process. Scan receipts, track mileage, submit and approve expenses, manage corporate cards, reimburse employees, pay bills, send invoices, and book travel. Built for individuals and companies of all sizes, anywhere in the world.
$5
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
ExpensifyRippling
Editions & Modules
Collect
$5
per month per user
Control
$9
per month per user
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ExpensifyRippling
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFor additional pricing details visit the Rippling pricing page.
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Community Pulse
ExpensifyRippling
Considered Both Products
Expensify
Chose Expensify
I can't remember what they were called... they were unmemorable.
Rippling
Chose Rippling
Rippling has a way better UI and is easier to work with compared to these other products. I hope our company considers implementing the features of Expensify (for reimbursement) and Navan (for travel) into Rippling as I have had issues with both of those products and imagine …
Chose Rippling
Expensify was great, but it didn't offer spend cards and associated credit card management, which was a huge bonus for our teams.
Chose Rippling
Rippling is WAY better than Nexonia in almost every way. It's been a long time since I used Expensify, but Rippling has new features, such as a digital expense/per diem card, that Expensify did not have when I was using it.
Chose Rippling
Although I did not choose Rippling, I’m glad my company did! It’s the best platform I’ve used by far. It exceeds Workday's capabilities and is easier to use in terms of its user interface. I’d pick Rippling 10 times out of 10 over any HR platform I’ve used before, especially …
Chose Rippling
Rippling is Much more user-friendly.
Chose Rippling
Rippling has a lot more features as opposed to the other programs I have used, and they seem to be better with their customer service. The interface is also a lot easier to use and manage when dealing with the team of people
Chose Rippling
Rippling has a much easier interface and usability. I love it way more than Workday and everything (almost everything except benefits) is housed within one platform for easy access. Workday was difficult to navigate and the dropdown menu never had all the options that you need …
Chose Rippling
Rippling is new, its hip and it knows what's up. It easy to use and all the successful brands are using it. Why would you complicate things? Other products were confusing and just kind of old school.
Chose Rippling
Rippling is all inclusive instead of having to jump from one application to another when tracking personal information where the others are not. We selected Rippling because of this ease of use for the employees plus less integration with other systems for pulling and tracking …
Chose Rippling
Rippling is far more intuitive and detailed, with more features which integrate with each other. UKG Pro was much more barebones with less automation, and so it was harder to find the answers to my questions. Rippling has been extremely smooth, and I don't have to spend much …
Chose Rippling
Rippling was recommended by one of my mentors and used at my previous company. We migrated off Gusto for one main reason - the increased options for benefits coverage were much more attractive for a growing company with employees in different parts of the US. I haven't used TriN…
Chose Rippling
It's not even a competition. Rippling blows Workday out of the water.
Chose Rippling
I used Gusto previously at this company. As we grew, I believe we selected Rippling because we knew that we needed a more holistic view of payroll, time off, and benefits that Gusto just couldn't provide. We also knew that the more detailed information our employees can pull …
Chose Rippling
Head to head I think they are equal from a user standpoint. I am not sure how this product stands up from an HR point of view.
Chose Rippling
I have not used any other product as I used to work in academia and the paperwork as dealt with by the H.R. /planning department.
After using Rippling I can tell the impact that it has on H.R. effort and the easiness to access one own's information easily.
Chose Rippling
I was not involved in the buying decision for either - I am just a user. From that perspective, both tools were easy but Rippling has a more simple and clean interface that is easy to navigate. I also had to use UltiPro in the past which I did not like, there was no mobile app …
Chose Rippling
Rippling customer blows them out of the water. Rippling is also so much easier to use than either of these platforms.
Features
ExpensifyRippling
Expense Management
Comparison of Expense Management features of Product A and Product B
Expensify
9.7
149 Ratings
16% above category average
Rippling
-
Ratings
Employee Expense Reporting9.8148 Ratings00 Ratings
Corporate Card Reconciliation9.563 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Management
Comparison of Payment Management features of Product A and Product B
Expensify
9.3
136 Ratings
15% above category average
Rippling
-
Ratings
Customizable Approval Policies9.295 Ratings00 Ratings
Financial Document Management9.299 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Status Tracking9.7110 Ratings00 Ratings
Payment Audit Trail9.888 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Bill Detection8.9112 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced OCR8.991 Ratings00 Ratings
Electronic Funds Transfer9.577 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Expensify
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
1047 Ratings
12% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.9743 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings9.0767 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.2872 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.2774 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.3909 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.2807 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.0625 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Expensify
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
1095 Ratings
13% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.4982 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.1685 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.0961 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.6965 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.4737 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.3642 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Expensify
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.4
981 Ratings
14% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.4948 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.4901 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.3669 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Expensify
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.2
1143 Ratings
12% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.41081 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.51129 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.4940 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.7622 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.1812 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Expensify
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
486 Ratings
12% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings9.0486 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Expensify
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
591 Ratings
18% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.8572 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.1541 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.2488 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Expensify
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.4
815 Ratings
16% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.5793 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.3618 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Expensify
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
474 Ratings
12% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.2408 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings9.0437 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.2404 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings9.0429 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Expensify
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
544 Ratings
16% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings9.2480 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings9.2455 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.2483 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings9.5510 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings9.4443 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Expensify
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.2
402 Ratings
16% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.2334 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.2344 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.2359 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.0341 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Expensify
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
458 Ratings
17% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.1367 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.1353 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.2310 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings9.0321 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.2322 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.0354 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.1430 Ratings
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User Ratings
ExpensifyRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(239 ratings)
9.2
(1165 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(14 ratings)
9.0
(20 ratings)
Usability
9.6
(140 ratings)
9.4
(1162 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(45 ratings)
9.2
(877 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.5
(2 ratings)
7.9
(9 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 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
ExpensifyRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
Expensify
I think it's really good for small businesses. At least in the way we use it. It's very good for keeping an eye on employee spending in nearly real time. I'm not sure how it works for larger companies when there is a larger number of people to keep track of.
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Rippling
Hmmm, this is a tricky one, as I was only really in charge of the LMS function. It is very well suited in the LMS section for a business that just needs basic e-learning building and a repository for company video content, a go-to for all things learning and education.
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Pros
Expensify
  • Easy to access online portal whether using a mobile device or desktop app
  • Receipts can be uploaded in a breeze and automatically categorized
  • Expense Reports are submitted monthly on autopilot
  • Expenses for gas is calculated on the app by entering the starting/ending destinations.
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Rippling
  • Three different options to view the hours you've worked in a pay period. All three are valuable in their own way! I love this and use each one every week.
  • Rippling has the option to retroactively log your hours later if you forget to log in before you start work. I love this because sometimes I take a work call on the go and don't have time to clock in first. Such a handy feature!
  • Rippling has also made putting in time-off requests (sick/PTO/etc) so much easier. I'm sure every HR team would appreciate this!
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Cons
Expensify
  • I wish that I could sync accounts on the back end kind of like with banking software, so that Expensify would automatically port over receipts for recurring expenses as soon as they're available
  • It would be nice to one-click submit an expense all the way through instead of having to attach it to a report
  • Wackier profile icons? :) Not a big deal. This software is pretty much amazing as it is now, and typically the urge to update and modify very good software leads to poor outcomes!
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Rippling
  • Could clarify what is being asked when creating expense reports.
  • It could make 2FA more intuitive on mobile, such as allowing iPhone users to use Face ID as an alternative if the device is locked.
  • Overall avoid using too much jargon when asking questions.
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Likelihood to Renew
Expensify
We like using the tool and we receive positive feedback from employees and management who use the tool. It saves time and helps us concentrate on the value adding activities so we are very likely to keep using Expensify in the future
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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
Expensify
My rating of 8 out of 10 for Expensify's overall usability reflects its strong performance in empowering individual users and streamlining core expense processes, while acknowledging that there are specific areas, particularly on the administrative or enterprise side, where the user experience could be further refined. Exceptional End-User Experience (for basic tasks).Automation & Time-Saving Features.Clear Workflow for Approvers. Why it's not a perfect 10 (areas for improvement that dock points): Limited corporate bank to choose from, limited multi-currency to pay to ( for instance, as a foreign corporatio,n i cannot pay with my US account to Israeli employees, or pay to our UK employees)
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Rippling
The user interface is very intuitive most of the time. It is easy to see where and how to navigate, edit, and interact with the software. The leave approval notification system (and associated communications) were the one area where this was not the case. Those were difficult processes to address. To be fair to Rippling, that is likely the result of our initial configuration - so user error on our part.
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Reliability and Availability
Expensify
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
Expensify
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
Expensify
Our rep has been amazing. He has built custom reports for us that have been very time consuming and difficult. Our reps are also currently looking into new submission solutions for us that we are excited about. They came up with this and recommended it on their own without me complaining about an issue. They are about our success and are very excited about the product they offer.
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Rippling
When I did have to reach out to Rippling for assistance I was able to get quick help and my problem resolved in a time efficient manner with out any type of hick up. The customer support team is professional, kind and always available. This makes Rippling more welcoming to use on a daily basis.
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In-Person Training
Expensify
No answers on this topic
Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Implementation Rating
Expensify
The implementation process went rather smoothly, linking it to the bank and cards was handled easily. without too many unnecessary steps. Getting the accounts setup did take some time, but that would be true with any organization. All in all things went smoothly and I was very pleased with the setup and implementation process
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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
Expensify
It is definitely 10 times better than using an Excel spreadsheet. We are talking a digitized with AI type capabilities to do the work for you. It’s honestly a lifesaver. This beats manual calculations and data entry any day. Scanning 100 receipts and saving them to pdf files not only takes space on your storage but it is an extra unnecessary step
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Rippling
We selected Rippling because of its cost and ease of use. Our experience with Workday was not positive and we wanted to avoid a repeat of an expensive contract that ultimately does not serve our needs well. I also have a friend who works as an account manager for Rippling who provided early insight into the relatively new product.
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Scalability
Expensify
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
Expensify
  • We went from paying credit card fees with no approval process to a no fees and complex approval processes.
  • I personally save time in not having to develop a spend report I just have my admin assistent fill in the details of the auto generated report and it is done. Went from an hour long process to 5- 10 minutes max to prepare a high quality audit ready report.
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Rippling
  • Routine things like PTO requests and document uploads now take a few clicks instead of hours of email back‑and‑forth. I’d estimate I spend at least half the time on those tasks compared to before, which frees me up to actually help employees.
  • What used to drag on for days now gets done in a morning - I've just asked them this now. New hires can log in, set up their tools, and start training almost immediately, so they’re productive much sooner.
  • Payroll and benefits errors used to pop up regularly, but now I almost never have to fix things or follow up on missing info. That means less stress for me and for everyone involved.
  • Having everything in one platform cuts out the “where did you send that?” and “who approves this?” questions. It feels like we’ve reduced our back‑and‑forth by at least a third.
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ScreenShots

Expensify Screenshots

Screenshot of the dashboard used to manage expenses, book travel, reimburse employees, and create expense reports.Screenshot of corporate cards. The Expensify Card offers cash back on every US purchase.

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.