Gem vs. Rippling

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Gem
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
Gem is a recruiting platform that brings together ATS, CRM, sourcing, scheduling, and analytics — plus 800+ million profiles to source from — with AI built into every workflow.
$300
per month
Rippling
Score 8.9 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
GemRippling
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GemRippling
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount for annual pricing.For additional pricing details visit the Rippling pricing page.
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Community Pulse
GemRippling
Features
GemRippling
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Gem
7.6
2 Ratings
4% below category average
Rippling
9.0
495 Ratings
15% above category average
Job Requisition Management9.02 Ratings9.0393 Ratings
Company Website Posting6.01 Ratings9.0377 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.01 Ratings9.2334 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.02 Ratings8.9345 Ratings
Customized Application Form8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Resume Management7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention4.02 Ratings9.1344 Ratings
Candidate Search9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.52 Ratings8.9379 Ratings
Collaboration8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Templates8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
User Permissions8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.02 Ratings9.0465 Ratings
Reporting7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Gem
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
1117 Ratings
11% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.9794 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.9820 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.1933 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.2830 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.1966 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.2860 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.0662 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Gem
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
1164 Ratings
13% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.31048 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.0735 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.01017 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.51020 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.4787 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.3690 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Gem
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
1044 Ratings
13% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.41007 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.3960 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.3715 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Gem
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.2
1211 Ratings
12% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.41146 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.51197 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.4998 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.6669 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.0859 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Gem
-
Ratings
Rippling
8.9
518 Ratings
10% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.9518 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Gem
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
631 Ratings
18% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.8611 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.1577 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.2523 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Gem
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.4
862 Ratings
16% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.5838 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.3657 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Gem
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
511 Ratings
11% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.1440 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings9.0470 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.1436 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.9466 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Gem
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
588 Ratings
17% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings9.2519 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings9.2492 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.2522 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings9.4553 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings9.3478 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Gem
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
433 Ratings
15% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.1359 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.2370 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.2388 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.0369 Ratings
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
GemRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(11 ratings)
9.2
(1161 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(20 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(1160 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(877 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(9 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
6.9
(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
GemRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
Gem
Gem is a in my opinion a necessity for any TA team in this market. It's no longer possible to be competitive with just LinkedIn - it's easy for candidates to lose those messages. Gem allows you to get noticed by candidates and stay competitive in this market!
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Rippling
It has a favourites section for commonly used functions. This is perfect for logging in pre-sift and managing my timekeeping. It is easy to view my payslip. It is well-documented and accurate, and it also provides me with an accurate timeline for when to expect my pay to clear. Overall, very easy to use and great interface.
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Pros
Gem
  • He does great at the moment of follow up candidates.
  • It has a great AI that helps to automatically leave the status of the candidate depending on their response.
  • Save you a lot of time helping you to find the contact info of the candidate automatically.
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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
Gem
  • Gem's dashboards feature is still a work in progress. It's not incredibly intuitive and there aren't many ways to visualize data.
  • There are often discrepancies between what's in the ATS and what's in Gem and it requires troubleshooting.
  • It would be great if Gem could integrate with data from other sources such as LinkedIn Recruiter so we could see conversion rate data from there as well.
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Rippling
  • Rippling could improve their payment days. Currently they make employee payments around the 15th and 30th of the month, but it varies slightly with every month. It would make more sense to do this payment on every other Friday or every other Monday.
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Likelihood to Renew
Gem
No answers on this topic
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
Gem
For tech-savvy users, using Gem is a breeze. For users with less tech intelligence, the UI can be a bit clunky, and can take some training and adaptation to use properly - it's a very robust tool, but, options can feel a bit overwhelming if you're not sure of the exact location of what you're looking for
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Rippling
It's extremely user friendly! I've used some awful UI in tools before, and Rippling is not one of them. It's very clear where certain things can be found, and it's very easy to update/change any information whether it's employee info or a policy. Our implementation was a breeze and getting everyone onboard was as simple as sending an email.
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Reliability and Availability
Gem
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
Gem
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
Gem
No answers on this topic
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
Gem
No answers on this topic
Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Implementation Rating
Gem
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
Gem
Gem was able to allow more customization. We were able to see more into our current funnels. Easier to share and collaborate with others. Gem made email campaigns simpler and more customized. Gem took some of the LinkedIn inmail processes and automated them. Gem had better data and after some time got more accurate emails.
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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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Scalability
Gem
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
Gem
  • I have been able to reach out to more candidates since using Gem.
  • I have been more organized with responses since using Gem.
  • I am able to easily create new sequences using old sequences.
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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.
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ScreenShots

Gem Screenshots

Screenshot of an overview of how Gem brings together ATS, CRM, sourcing, scheduling, and analytics — plus 650+ million profiles to source from — with AI built into every workflow.Screenshot of the AI that surfaces the best matches during the application review process, streamlines collaboration with hiring teams, simplifies offer flows, and automates routine administrative tasks.Screenshot of the search tool, used to conduct searches across 650M+ profiles with AI that delivers the best matches for any role.Screenshot of where the AI finds optimal interview times, coordinates across time zones and calendars, and automates reminders — giving recruiters hours back to focus on candidate relationships.Screenshot of where to use AI to personalize messaging to each candidate’s unique characteristics. This can reach across multiple communication channels including SMS.Screenshot of an example of simplified candidate management. Gem’s interactive dashboard helps recruiters grab a quick, visual snapshot of their candidate pipeline, identify candidates that need immediate attention, and hold their hiring managers accountable to SLAs.

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.