FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued) vs. Rippling

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
FinancialForce acquired Vana Workforce in November 2013, a solution also built on the Salesforce platform, that unified automatically with FinancialForce's Accounting software and PSA. It was rebranded it FinancialForce Human Capital Management (HCM), but discontinued, and is no longer available.N/A
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
FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)Rippling
Editions & Modules
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Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)Rippling
Free Trial
NoNo
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
FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)Rippling
Features
FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)Rippling
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
8.7
4 Ratings
7% above category average
Rippling
9.1
1065 Ratings
12% above category average
Employee demographic data8.53 Ratings8.9755 Ratings
Employment history8.04 Ratings8.9780 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.14 Ratings9.2886 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.14 Ratings9.2788 Ratings
Organizational charting8.14 Ratings9.3925 Ratings
Organization and location management9.53 Ratings9.2820 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.63 Ratings9.0635 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
8.1
3 Ratings
0% below category average
Rippling
9.3
1113 Ratings
13% above category average
Pay calculation8.63 Ratings9.41000 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.02 Ratings9.0975 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.02 Ratings9.5979 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.03 Ratings9.4750 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.01 Ratings9.3654 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.1698 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
8.6
4 Ratings
5% above category average
Rippling
9.3
997 Ratings
13% above category average
Approval workflow8.74 Ratings9.4961 Ratings
Balance details8.64 Ratings9.3917 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.63 Ratings9.2679 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
8.8
4 Ratings
7% above category average
Rippling
9.2
1161 Ratings
11% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.43 Ratings9.41099 Ratings
Update personal information9.04 Ratings9.51147 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.64 Ratings9.4950 Ratings
Employee recognition8.93 Ratings8.7634 Ratings
View job history9.04 Ratings9.1823 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
8.0
2 Ratings
1% below category average
Rippling
8.9
493 Ratings
10% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets8.02 Ratings8.9493 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
8.7
4 Ratings
14% above category average
Rippling
9.0
600 Ratings
17% above category average
Report builder8.54 Ratings8.8580 Ratings
Pre-built reports8.74 Ratings9.1548 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data8.84 Ratings9.2496 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
7.6
4 Ratings
5% below category average
Rippling
9.4
824 Ratings
16% above category average
New hire portal7.64 Ratings9.5802 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.64 Ratings9.3624 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
7.7
4 Ratings
4% below category average
Rippling
9.1
483 Ratings
13% above category average
Corporate goal setting7.24 Ratings9.2416 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.04 Ratings9.0446 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.43 Ratings9.2411 Ratings
Performance tracking8.43 Ratings9.0438 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
8.0
4 Ratings
1% above category average
Rippling
9.3
555 Ratings
16% above category average
Performance plans8.34 Ratings9.2489 Ratings
Performance improvement plans6.84 Ratings9.2463 Ratings
Review status tracking7.64 Ratings9.2493 Ratings
Review reminders8.44 Ratings9.4521 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.74 Ratings9.4452 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
6.1
3 Ratings
25% below category average
Rippling
9.1
410 Ratings
15% above category average
Create succession plans/pools5.53 Ratings9.1341 Ratings
Candidate ranking6.23 Ratings9.2350 Ratings
Candidate search6.63 Ratings9.2366 Ratings
Candidate development6.23 Ratings9.0347 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)
8.4
3 Ratings
9% above category average
Rippling
9.1
468 Ratings
17% above category average
Job Requisition Management8.73 Ratings9.1372 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.02 Ratings9.1357 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.52 Ratings9.2314 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.52 Ratings9.0325 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.33 Ratings9.1326 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.43 Ratings9.0358 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.13 Ratings9.1439 Ratings
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User Ratings
FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)Rippling
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(4 ratings)
9.2
(1164 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(20 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(1162 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(877 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(9 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
6.5
(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
FinancialForce HCM (Discontinued)Rippling
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
FinancialForce HCM gives HR admins the full Hire to Retire experience while also meeting the needs of the worker/end user. Additionally, the application is well suited for talent management, shift scheduling, electronic benefits transmissions and connecting to payroll providers. Integration of HCM with other FinancialForce offerings, such as PSA and Accounting, completes the connection of front to back office.
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Rippling
Considering my past employers used Workday and Kronos, Rippling is miles ahead in terms of a friendly user interface and fast, easy access. For an environment like a fintech, Rippling is definitely the best one considering the need for a fast pace. I think Rippling would be less appropriate for a much older large company like a legacy bank that has built their entire HR systems already off of a different software. Making a transition for a company so large from Workday to Rippling would seem like a bit too much.
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • It's customizable for every department.
  • The "back-end" is easy to use. You do not always need to contact support to tweak items.
  • Once a process flow is created, it is VERY user-friendly.
  • We can integrate other platforms such as Formstack into FF.
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Rippling
  • It is really easy to navigate, I barely needed instruction on how to do things in it as it is very intuitive.
  • Ease of workflow mapping, it was easy to have emails auto-generated to our staff regarding their eLearn content or compliance requirements.
  • Onboarding was made much easier with the workflows, auto emails sent at different points in the onboarding process, ensuring everything gets done to prepare the company to accept the new hire and to inform the new hire of what to expect.
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Cons
Discontinued Products
  • Dashboards need updating
  • Difficult to customise reports
  • Salesforce is not always as quick to respond with service issues as they could be
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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
Discontinued Products
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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
Discontinued Products
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Rippling
The interface is very user-friendly. Everything you do on Rippling is communicated to you via email (for example, when your invoice is approved, when your payment will be received, and any login attempts). There are some things that need work, though, some minor issues with "where some menus are located", but those are minor things that don't spoil the overall experience with the product (but they should be addressed nonetheless).
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Reliability and Availability
Discontinued Products
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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
Discontinued Products
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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
Discontinued Products
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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
Discontinued Products
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Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Implementation Rating
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
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
Discontinued Products
From a pricing perspective, FinancialForce HCM is very competitive in both licensing and implementation costs. Ultimately having an application that was native to Salesforce drove our final decision. While we were hoping to find an application that included the ability to process payroll internally we settled on the process of linking to a 3rd party vendor. The other options were either too pricey or lacked some of the key functionality we required.
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Rippling
We chose Rippling primarily based on cost and feature set available. As a small organization, budget is a high priority. Rippling gave us enterprise-level features at an affordable cost for an early stage start up. We appreciate that we have the opportunity to expand our feature set within Rippling as our business and workforce grow.
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Scalability
Discontinued Products
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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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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • It improved self service capabilities - saving significant HR time.
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Rippling
  • Our HR team used to spend almost three days doing payroll calculations before Rippling. This platform has cut that time down by 75%! Now they can devote the time they would've spent on payroll to other important tasks.
  • Rippling saves employees time by making time-tracking less of a headache.
  • Rippling has so many so many services that it's essentially a one-stop-shop for centralized HR solutions!
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ScreenShots

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.