GoCo vs. Rippling HCM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GoCo
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
GoCo is an HR platform designed for small and mid-sized businesses to simplify HR tasks and enhance productivity. GoCo empowers HR teams to streamline workflows and focus on building happier, more efficient teams.N/A
Rippling HCM
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Rippling 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
GoCoRippling HCM
Editions & Modules
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Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GoCoRippling HCM
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsWe are an all-in-one solution, without being one-size fits all. Improve your entire employee lifecycle with our comprehensive platform options. Whether you are upgrading from paper-based processes or looking for a more modern solution with better support — we have the package you need.For additional pricing details visit the Rippling pricing page.
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Community Pulse
GoCoRippling HCM
Considered Both Products
GoCo

No answer on this topic

Rippling HCM
Chose Rippling HCM
Rippling is SO MUCH easier than GoCo. I worked for GoCo in the past and worked in technical support. And I saw so many issues every day with how the app worked. I was shocked to onboard with Rippling and have ZERO ISSUES. It was so easy! Highly recommend.
Chose Rippling HCM
Rippling was by far the better option. ADPs offerings were terrible and I would not recommend anyone to go with them. Aside from the poor support/service and inability to be fully customizable, there were glaring issues regarding compliance. When we were in a PEO Model …
Chose Rippling HCM
At the time when we started they did not have payroll set up so we still had to use a seperate company for payroll. Now we have it all in one. They were not connected with any apps that I have now on Rippling.
Chose Rippling HCM
Rippling is all around easier to use more accurate and less time consuming for HR
Features
GoCoRippling HCM
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
7.1
10 Ratings
14% below category average
Rippling HCM
9.0
1137 Ratings
9% above category average
Employee demographic data7.410 Ratings8.7810 Ratings
Employment history7.910 Ratings8.8841 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.27 Ratings9.2951 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.29 Ratings9.1847 Ratings
Organizational charting7.49 Ratings9.1986 Ratings
Organization and location management6.67 Ratings9.1882 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)4.96 Ratings9.0675 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
6.0
8 Ratings
31% below category average
Rippling HCM
9.2
1182 Ratings
12% above category average
Pay calculation6.64 Ratings9.31068 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors5.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment6.33 Ratings9.0752 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.27 Ratings8.91030 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.45 Ratings9.51037 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management6.14 Ratings9.4803 Ratings
Reimbursement management2.72 Ratings9.3704 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
6.4
4 Ratings
25% below category average
Rippling HCM
9.2
1062 Ratings
11% above category average
Approval workflow7.34 Ratings9.41027 Ratings
Balance details6.83 Ratings9.2979 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment5.03 Ratings9.1732 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
7.7
10 Ratings
7% below category average
Rippling HCM
9.1
1230 Ratings
10% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.18 Ratings9.41166 Ratings
Update personal information8.210 Ratings9.51217 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.28 Ratings9.31015 Ratings
Employee recognition6.55 Ratings8.4681 Ratings
View job history7.79 Ratings8.9880 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
7.0
1 Ratings
14% below category average
Rippling HCM
8.7
528 Ratings
8% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets7.01 Ratings8.7530 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
5.7
8 Ratings
28% below category average
Rippling HCM
8.8
642 Ratings
15% above category average
Report builder6.57 Ratings8.5624 Ratings
Pre-built reports6.78 Ratings8.9589 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data4.05 Ratings8.9536 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
7.7
8 Ratings
4% below category average
Rippling HCM
9.2
877 Ratings
13% above category average
New hire portal8.08 Ratings9.4855 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.38 Ratings9.1672 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
3.8
3 Ratings
72% below category average
Rippling HCM
9.0
519 Ratings
10% above category average
Corporate goal setting3.62 Ratings9.1447 Ratings
Individual goal setting1.82 Ratings8.9477 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility3.61 Ratings9.1443 Ratings
Performance tracking5.92 Ratings8.8476 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
5.0
2 Ratings
46% below category average
Rippling HCM
9.2
601 Ratings
14% above category average
Performance plans5.52 Ratings9.2533 Ratings
Performance improvement plans4.52 Ratings9.1505 Ratings
Review status tracking5.51 Ratings9.2536 Ratings
Review reminders4.51 Ratings9.5568 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings9.3490 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
4.5
1 Ratings
55% below category average
Rippling HCM
8.9
504 Ratings
12% above category average
Job Requisition Management4.51 Ratings9.0403 Ratings
Company Website Posting4.51 Ratings8.9386 Ratings
Publish to Social Media4.51 Ratings9.0340 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting4.51 Ratings8.7351 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings8.9351 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.8388 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.0474 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
GoCo
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Ratings
Rippling HCM
9.1
439 Ratings
14% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.1366 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.1377 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.3395 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.1376 Ratings
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
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User Ratings
GoCoRippling HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
7.8
(10 ratings)
9.1
(1291 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(28 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(8 ratings)
9.3
(1288 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.8
(963 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(14 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(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
GoCoRippling HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
GoCo.io. Inc.
It's great for a small company who needs an easy way to save employee data. It's harder to use if you have complex needs or compliance. I often find I know more about HR-related things than our customer support representative, and they're unable to share how GoCo will comply with legal changes.
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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
GoCo.io. Inc.
  • Support staff is ready to respond with any questions I have.
  • Communication about new offerings and ways to make things easier is great.
  • Site is very user friendly and easy to find what I'm/staff is looking for.
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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
GoCo.io. Inc.
  • Handling exceptions for staff PTO requests for employees in their 90 day probationary period
  • Ease of managing different hourly work week exceptions
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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
GoCo.io. Inc.
No answers on this topic
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
GoCo.io. Inc.
We are very pleased with the product and the support we receive when we have a question or a request. We have been assigned specific support members who know our business and our expectations. Our employees find the platform to be user-friendly and self-explanatory which reduces the number of questions that our HR team has to field.
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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
GoCo.io. Inc.
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
GoCo.io. Inc.
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
GoCo.io. Inc.
GoCo has done a great job of being responsive to us in working through issues in the system.
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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
GoCo.io. Inc.
No answers on this topic
Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Implementation Rating
GoCo.io. Inc.
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
GoCo.io. Inc.
GoCo was my first choice during the selection process. It was the most user friendly. It has the cleaned appearance. The staff was easy to communicate with. And as a small non-profit, the pricing was good.
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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
GoCo.io. Inc.
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
GoCo.io. Inc.
  • We save so much time when onboarding new employees
  • We look much more organized and professional in the new hire process (because we are, thanks to GoCo)
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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

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.