Harpoon vs. Rippling

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Harpoon
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Harpoon is a web-hosted accounting and finance app that helps freelancers and consultants set and meet their financial goals. In addition, Harpoon provides useful tools to help users collect revenue and manage finances. Features include time tracking, invoicing, expense tracking, project scheduling and more.  The vendor’s value proposition is that their solution that helps users boost their freelancing career.
$19
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
HarpoonRippling
Editions & Modules
Single User - Unlimited Everything
$19
per month
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HarpoonRippling
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
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Features
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Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Harpoon
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
1119 Ratings
10% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.9795 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.9821 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.1934 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.2832 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.1967 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.2862 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.0663 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Harpoon
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
1166 Ratings
14% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.31050 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.0737 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.01019 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.51022 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.4789 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.3692 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Harpoon
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
1046 Ratings
13% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.41009 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.3962 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.3717 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Harpoon
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.2
1213 Ratings
12% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.41148 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.51199 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.41000 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.6669 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.0861 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Harpoon
-
Ratings
Rippling
8.9
519 Ratings
11% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.9519 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Harpoon
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
632 Ratings
18% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.8612 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.0578 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.2524 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Harpoon
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.4
864 Ratings
17% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.5840 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.3658 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Harpoon
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
513 Ratings
12% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.1441 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.9471 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.1437 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.9468 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Harpoon
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
590 Ratings
17% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings9.2521 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings9.2493 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.2524 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings9.4555 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings9.3480 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Harpoon
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
434 Ratings
15% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.1360 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.2371 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.2389 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.0370 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Harpoon
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
497 Ratings
14% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.0395 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.0379 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.1336 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.9347 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.0345 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.9381 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.0467 Ratings
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User Ratings
HarpoonRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
9.2
(1269 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(25 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(1266 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.9
(947 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(11 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(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
HarpoonRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
Harpoon
I think Harpoon works best for freelancers, consultants, self employed people and smaller companies with less client to bill. For larger enterprises with hundreds or thousands of clients, there are larger, more intricate platforms in the market that are better suited for those needs.
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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
Harpoon
  • Makes Sending Invoices & Collecting Payment Easy, for Freelancers
  • Tracking Financial Goals (Monthly & Annual) & Projecting Future Results
  • Provides Insights On AR, Earned Income, Top Clients, and other helpful but highly relevant data points.
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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
Harpoon
  • Sometimes expense reporting bring up duplicate transactions, which may be more of a fault of the API that connects my account, which is Plaid
  • Would be nice if in the future, they can offer ACH as one of the payment options for invoices
  • There are some redundancies that pop up when setting time frames for client work and the projects attached to them. If they aren't aligned, it can cause inaccurate reporting. If it just sent it once and it took care of both functions, it would be easier
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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
Harpoon
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
Harpoon
No answers on this topic
Rippling
I think you are redundant with these questions. I have mentioned how easy of to use and a great tool for tracking activity. It wastes no time and has what you need. I am pleased with its usability, and if it were up to me, I would keep using it.
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Reliability and Availability
Harpoon
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
Harpoon
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
Harpoon
The few times I've needed help or had questions about the platform, the founder got back to me. And fairly fast. The extra effort resonated well with me
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Rippling
They have been quite responsive to questions and clarifying settings, approaches, listening to feedback. Their knowledge base and training seem well-established and user-focused. Really like their offerings in Rippling U to help orient admins on features, functionality, and best practices. The IT implementation specialist was kind, efficient, and walked us through each screen, explaining different scenarios as we got things configured. They followed up after each call with action items, recommendations, and made themselves available between working sessions. The whole process felt very productive.
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In-Person Training
Harpoon
No answers on this topic
Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Implementation Rating
Harpoon
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
Harpoon
I've used Less Accounting and & Quickbooks Online. After Less Accounting was acquired, its development was mostly stopped. While the tool was a simple way to manage invoices and expenses, its directional philosophy changed with the new owners. Quickbooks Online was a solid tool, but the company support was unhelpful and hard to work with at times. Harpoon provides a great tool, with a company that cares about its users.
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Rippling
Rippling far outshines Employment Hero from an LMS perspective; the EH LMS is really bad and has very little functionality, as well as being completely user-unfriendly. The UE is much better with Rippling, no more searching for things that are in obscure places or running reports that need refining to the extreme.
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Scalability
Harpoon
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
Harpoon
  • Clear and precise visibility of my financial status.
  • Projections of how I'm doing today, this month, and this year.
  • Clarity on what needs to happen with client development to reach my goals.
  • It shrinks the amount of time I spend on getting clients to pay my invoices.
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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

Harpoon Screenshots

Screenshot of Harpoon's Dashboard showcases over a dozen crucial metrics to help you understand the health of your business. Enjoy the big picture view of your freelancing finances.Screenshot of Every business has expenses and Harpoon is the perfect place to track them. Assign expenses to your projects and easily add those expenses to invoices for reimbursement.Screenshot of You'll appreciate how simple it is to create invoices, and your clients will appreciate the one-click ease of making payments online. Harpoon's invoices are clean and beautiful, a perfect complement to the professional services and products you provide.Screenshot of All of a project's invoices, expenses, and recorded hours are grouped and organized in one convenient place ready for you to take action, or simply there for historical reference. Handy!Screenshot of Harpoon gives you powerful tools to track and organize your time. Simple one-click timers combined with flexible reporting puts you in total control of your business's tracked time.

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.