Hubstaff vs. Rippling

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Hubstaff
Score 9.4 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Hubstaff is a workforce analytics software tailored to boost productivity in remote, hybrid, and in-house teams while fostering a positive employee experience. Integrating with over 30 apps, Hubstaff's key features include time tracking, screenshots, activity tracking, URL and app monitoring, workforce analytics, automatic payroll and invoicing, scheduling, GPS and location monitoring, and timesheets. Hubstaff is compatible with Mac, Windows, Linux, Chrome, iOS, and…
$7
per month per user (2 seat minimum)
Rippling
Score 9.0 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
starting price per user, per month
Pricing
HubstaffRippling
Editions & Modules
Starter
$7
per month per user (2 seat minimum)
Grow
$9
per month per user (2 seat minimum)
Team
$12
per month per user (2 seat minimum)
Enterprise
$300
per year per seat
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
HubstaffRippling
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.For additional pricing details visit the Rippling pricing page.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Hubstaff
Chose Hubstaff
Not sure I'm the right person to answer this.
Chose Hubstaff
Because It enables you to get insights into team performance and productivity. It has user-friendly interface that is very easy to handle.
Chose Hubstaff
I used to use screenish. your interface was better and better price since I fluxuate # of employees often
Chose Hubstaff
I have personally explored that product. But Hubstaff gives more ease of use. It gives a free user access. Also live team support. Ease of deleting and adding users. They can negotiate on billing. Transparency of billing. More similar to HubStuff. But the team is more …
Chose Hubstaff
Hubstaff got ability to log time into different tasks and projects.
Chose Hubstaff
We used to work with Trejo in the past and although it worked it didn’t really track hours in real-time. You can write estimates but it doesn’t allow you to upload exact data regarding productivity, real worked hours, or reports. We tried Hubstaff and were amazed as to how well …
Chose Hubstaff
I feel that Hubstaff has a pretty straightforward way to set up and is not complicated for users. Hubstaff also offers a great and personalized easy to use intuitive interface where with the help of just one click you can start and stop tracking your daily project activities. …
Chose Hubstaff
Hubstaff is one of the most reliable and efficient tools. I personally feel that it is a very useful invention because it has been really helpful for my corporation. Other than that, the customizable approach that Hubstaff has is a great aspect. Also, Hubstaff has job site and …
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Hubstaff is a better tool than Hubstaff. There are certain details which if present can enhance the overall user experience and I must mention that Hubstaff has carefully taken into account and has given
Chose Hubstaff
Compared to all these 3 products, Hubstaff would always be the winner. All these 3 products have certain limitations and restrictions which brings them down. The selection of functionality in these 3 softwares are very limited or sometimes none. Hubstaff acts as an all-in-one …
Chose Hubstaff
It easily gets integrated with all the management software and communication platforms that I was already using in the organization, it gave me the quick one-way platform to handle all of my operations very easily by just getting into the platform. The dashboard is also very …
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Hubstaff is working outstandingly. It helps me to record the work that further helps my team members to engage more in work. It can easily handle big projects with full functionality and a modern, reliable UI. A clear template with
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Hubstaff keeps interesting and smart features and functions. The most interesting feature is the reporting feature that has brought much convenience to me. It is no doubt a great tool for planning budgets, managing workflows, tracking time, and best supervision capabilities.
Chose Hubstaff
Hubstaff seemed best suited for large companies with many in-house employees, as well as many outsourced. Their customer service had excellent reviews, and our experiences have matched that. It's very easy to use the application, and it's payroll tracking features seemed the …
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Upwork is just for people working in their platform. Anyone can joing Hubstaff, it even comes with several plans that allow you to track time. Once you choose the upgraded system, more benefits are added to your plan. Even though we don't use the upgraded plan at our company, …
Chose Hubstaff
Wrike has a task based system that you can clock time against, but it just wasn't flexible enough for the type of work we do, particularly the one offs. HubStaff is also really simple to use, so anyone can get started with it without any training or previous knowledge required. …
Chose Hubstaff
We started with Toggl, but it didn't work for us really.
Rippling
Chose Rippling
Rippling is hands down the best in the competition. ADP can be slow and laggy while Rippling makes it seamless. It was almost impossible to find time off and paystubs at times with ADP and Rippling made it so easy for me and my other employees to stay on top of everything.
Chose Rippling
Rippling is miles ahead in intuitive, modern design. Maas360 feels outdated and makes connecting devices and tracking them a puzzle to be put together. Rippling makes assigning simple and easy.
Chose Rippling
It blows it out of the water. ADP is one of the worst product with the worst support I have ever encountered. The switch to Rippling is one of the best moved I have made.
Chose Rippling
Some features have been helpful but for the most part the features are comparable from the employee perspective. For the finance and operations teams I know the Rippling has been easier to manage from a customer support and service angle, in terms of more complicated payroll …
Chose Rippling
Compared very well, I don't see any differences.
Chose Rippling
BambooHR was a great system as well. Looking toward the future Rippling offered more that we use currently and will use in the future. We are not looking to change systems in a few years. We are looking forward to growing with Rippling.
Chose Rippling
Gusto is very user friendly but lacks some of the "extra" features like review cycles and applicant tracking.
Chose Rippling
Rippling has a better UX design. This is significant because poor UX makes a huge difference to employees who are trying to complete HR or Hiring processes. Rippling PEO has been seemless and the onboarding team were excellent.
Chose Rippling
I'm sorry I wasn't involved in the decision-making process for switching to Rippling so I don't know what other HRIS software they looked at. Apologies.
Chose Rippling
Rippling had better pricing, more integration capabilities (360s where Paylocity only had 180s), and better access to customer service. It's been an absolute blast to use Rippling, it's got very good flow to it. It easy to find what you need organically or through the chat bot. …
Chose Rippling
I am not the one who actually changed from Clockify; I am just a Rippling user. But what I can tell you is that I used Clociky for almost a year, and it's the best. Rippling has more features, and those actually impact how the job is done and our daily production.
Chose Rippling
It helps keep all the systems centralized and unifies processes into a single tech stack. This is very helpful for small HR teams, especially remote ones that might need assistance with different laws and regulations from different states or countries. It also helps to have a …
Chose Rippling
I think Gusto is easier to use as a platform in terms of how to navigate it, however, I think it is more limited in terms of functionality and is also more expensive overall which is why I chose Rippling to try.
Chose Rippling
I like Rippling better than just works. The UX/UI is friendlier for employees of all backgrounds and it's easier to manager from the backend. As a manager, I prefer Rippling as well to help support my team through the website. It made it easier and had more features than …
Chose Rippling
Rippling was chosen because the price was more reasonable than other companies, and it had features that we needed. It is the perfect system for our business. Althought it could have more functions, it has all the functionality that our company needs.
Chose Rippling
It's way easier to navigate, things are in much cleaner spots. I used to get pretty lost on the workday interface, but I feel Rippling has everything that's important and in the areas you want them to be as a user. It also includes pay, whereas in the past we used MyPay as a …
Chose Rippling
Rippling is much more straightforward and easier to navigate than Workday, in my opinion. The layout feels more intuitive, and it’s easier to find what you need without having to click through multiple menus or search extensively. Tasks like onboarding, benefits selection, and …
Chose Rippling
Rippling was miles above Bamboo, UKG, and ADP. I think that they're very comparable to Paycom. Rippling was, by far, the most tech-driven HRIS we tested which was why it was ultimately chosen in favor of other options.
Chose Rippling
Rippling is way more advanced than Deel, I use that in past, especially UI and UX is way better, and overall product is really giant as compared to Deel, support is amazing, the mobile app is really amazing, the documents managements make it even better. So Rippling is much …
Features
HubstaffRippling
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Hubstaff
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
Ratings
10% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Hubstaff
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.2
Ratings
13% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Hubstaff
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
Ratings
13% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Hubstaff
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.2
Ratings
11% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Hubstaff
-
Ratings
Rippling
8.8
Ratings
9% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Hubstaff
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
Ratings
18% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Hubstaff
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.4
Ratings
16% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Hubstaff
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
Ratings
11% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Hubstaff
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
Ratings
17% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Hubstaff
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
Ratings
15% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Hubstaff
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
Ratings
14% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
HubstaffRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(0 ratings)
9.2
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.8
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(0 ratings)
9.3
(0 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.8
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.9
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(0 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.6
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
It enables you to monitor workers' time on every project. It monitors productivity even if an internet connection is not available. It provides a customizable interface. Every task is customizable to suit project requirements. It allows you to track time from anywhere in the world. In this way, it provides powerful insights to determine how many hours are required to do a project.
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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
  • It has all the features that need to have while managing the project like screen capturing, sending invoices, create and view reports, pay and quick insights.
  • It also gives me the reports of my team effectiveness.
  • It tracks all the project progress along with team effectiveness and productivity at the workplace, gives me all the insights into team performance, and also helps me to track team productivity easily.
  • Another great feature that Hubstaff has which is its integration module.
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  • 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
  • [Hubstaff] is limited to integrations, while working on the projects I face difficulty to drag the drop because sometimes the plan requires to be discussed and it becomes a necessity to insert various attachments on the spot so that we could achieve the maximum.
  • Further live chats should be made available.
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  • 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
Because it's easy to implement and use. It does not disrupt your work.
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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
I give it 9 because it is really good for time tracking and managing remote teams. It helps me to manage my team very efficiently. Still, prices are high, so don't give 10. I need more discounts to add more team. Also need more accuracy as users are now fooling the tools with various cheats. Overall it is good and helfull
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Very intuitive, user-friendly, and modern interface that doesn't make you cringe when you have to access it for anything. The admin navigation is easier compared to our previous system, and doesn't feel like a maze of complicated jargon. On the user side, the benefits enrollment process was a breeze, and felt so much more informative and efficient. Accessing the benefits post-enrollment is also very straightforward.
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Reliability and Availability
I've never had any issues and always received proper support. They let you know in advance when they'll be in maintenance and it's always in odd hours, so it's good. You still can use it when they are maintaining it.
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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
I've never had any issues. It loads correctly and works like a charm.
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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
Hubstaff has always responded to support requests in a timely manner and has kept me in the loop of changes. When contacting them about future changes/features they've always been upfront on whether that is a change they are looking to make and when that change may occur. Finally, if the person I have communicated with was unable to resolve, they always escalated to the next best person who can answer/resolve.
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The highlight of my customer support experience was my first interaction with them: I had a small issue with my birthdate, and it was fixed very quickly—on the same day. It's pretty incredible to have things like that sorted out in the same day, which is a rare thing to see lately.
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In-Person Training
No answers on this topic
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Implementation Rating
None, everything went smoothly.
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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
Hubstaff is a better tool than Hubstaff. There
are certain details which if present can enhance the overall user experience
and I must mention that Hubstaff has carefully taken into account and has given
attention to detail by even making easy to understand training videos available
for beginners that can further help and aid them in training.
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I am not the one who actually changed from Clockify; I am just a Rippling user. But what I can tell you is that I used Clociky for almost a year, and it's the best. Rippling has more features, and those actually impact how the job is done and our daily production.
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Scalability
No answers on this topic
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
  • The availability of the recording feature is the biggest plus of this software so that I can easily record things that can be proved helpful to me further.
  • It has replaced timesheets with spreadsheets and this is how it makes my work easier and interesting for me.
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  • As an individual contributor we have not used Rippling yet in terms of goal calculation and it would be nice to see where I'm at for my bonus payout
  • Many employees are very happy having Rippling compared to their other HR softwares at previous jobs which helps retention
  • Documentation that needs to be signed is much easier to track as opposed to tracking documentation through simple emails
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ScreenShots

Hubstaff Screenshots

Screenshot of the time tracking interface, with screenshotsScreenshot of the remote work dashboardScreenshot of Hubstaff's 30 project management integrations

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.