Brassring, formerly from IBM and part of the Kenexa Talent Acquisition Suite, and now sold by Infinite Computer Solutions, is an enterprise grade ATS and onboarding solution. It allows companies to find the right talent, track and manage candidates, and use candidate data to spot trends within the applicant pool.
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Rippling HCM
Score 8.9 out of 10
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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
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Rippling HCM
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$8.00
starting price per user, per month
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Rippling HCM
Free Trial
Yes
No
Free/Freemium Version
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No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
Yes
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
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Rippling HCM
Features
Brassring
Rippling HCM
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Brassring
7.5
11 Ratings
6% below category average
Rippling HCM
8.9
502 Ratings
13% above category average
Job Requisition Management
7.711 Ratings
9.0400 Ratings
Company Website Posting
7.410 Ratings
9.0383 Ratings
Publish to Social Media
7.710 Ratings
9.1339 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting
7.711 Ratings
8.8350 Ratings
Customized Application Form
7.111 Ratings
00 Ratings
Resume Management
7.410 Ratings
00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
7.110 Ratings
9.0349 Ratings
Candidate Search
8.310 Ratings
00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking
8.310 Ratings
8.8385 Ratings
Collaboration
7.18 Ratings
00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation
7.46 Ratings
00 Ratings
Email Templates
7.710 Ratings
00 Ratings
User Permissions
7.49 Ratings
00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts
7.710 Ratings
9.0471 Ratings
Reporting
7.110 Ratings
00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Brassring
-
Ratings
Rippling HCM
9.0
1133 Ratings
10% above category average
Employee demographic data
00 Ratings
8.7807 Ratings
Employment history
00 Ratings
8.8835 Ratings
Job profiles and administration
00 Ratings
9.1945 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
00 Ratings
9.1844 Ratings
Organizational charting
00 Ratings
9.1982 Ratings
Organization and location management
00 Ratings
9.2877 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
00 Ratings
9.0673 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Brassring
-
Ratings
Rippling HCM
9.2
1179 Ratings
12% above category average
Pay calculation
00 Ratings
9.31064 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
00 Ratings
9.0749 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
00 Ratings
8.91028 Ratings
Direct deposit files
00 Ratings
9.51034 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management
00 Ratings
9.4799 Ratings
Reimbursement management
00 Ratings
9.3701 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Brassring
-
Ratings
Rippling HCM
9.3
1058 Ratings
13% above category average
Approval workflow
00 Ratings
9.41021 Ratings
Balance details
00 Ratings
9.3973 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment
00 Ratings
9.3727 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Brassring
-
Ratings
Rippling HCM
9.2
1226 Ratings
12% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information
00 Ratings
9.41162 Ratings
Update personal information
00 Ratings
9.51212 Ratings
View company policy documentation
00 Ratings
9.41010 Ratings
Employee recognition
00 Ratings
8.5679 Ratings
View job history
00 Ratings
9.0874 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Brassring
-
Ratings
Rippling HCM
8.8
527 Ratings
9% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets
00 Ratings
8.8528 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Brassring
-
Ratings
Rippling HCM
9.0
639 Ratings
18% above category average
Report builder
00 Ratings
8.7619 Ratings
Pre-built reports
00 Ratings
9.0585 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data
00 Ratings
9.2531 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Brassring
-
Ratings
Rippling HCM
9.4
874 Ratings
16% above category average
New hire portal
00 Ratings
9.5851 Ratings
Manager tracking tools
00 Ratings
9.3667 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Brassring
-
Ratings
Rippling HCM
9.0
517 Ratings
11% above category average
Corporate goal setting
00 Ratings
9.1445 Ratings
Individual goal setting
00 Ratings
8.9475 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility
00 Ratings
9.1441 Ratings
Performance tracking
00 Ratings
8.9472 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Brassring
-
Ratings
Rippling HCM
9.2
598 Ratings
15% above category average
Performance plans
00 Ratings
9.2528 Ratings
Performance improvement plans
00 Ratings
9.2500 Ratings
Review status tracking
00 Ratings
9.2531 Ratings
Review reminders
00 Ratings
9.4563 Ratings
Multiple review frequency
00 Ratings
9.3488 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Kenexa is is well suited for any organization that has more than 3000 employees globally. I would not recommend this to startups or a growing organization with less than 3000 employees. But once you cross this number, Kenexa becomes useful and is a brilliant tool for global operations - recruiting. I would recommend this tool to any organization that has offices in many countries/geographies as well.
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.
Kenexa allows Boolean key word search within a particular requisition so it makes sifting through a high number of applicants manageable and effective
Kenexa can be tailored to meet individual business needs. During the time we’ve had Kenexa here I’ve used it in support of a few different business segments and for each the way the system was used to “position” candidate statuses have varied based on the individual need of the business. One example is when interviewing a high volume of applicants internationally, we were able to send qualified applicants through to the “event manager” and it would enable the candidate to select his/her interview date/time based on previously submitted options inputted by our Kenexa users.
Kenexa allows one to customize and score questions for each open requisition that applicants complete as they apply. The system then sorts applicants according to the score of candidate answers allowing for easy sorting of top qualified candidates.
BrassRing's application system for candidates is prone to freezing and crashing in the middle of the application causing potential candidates to lose all progress. I filled out the application myself and witnessed these issues first hand, on top of several complaints I received via phone and email from candidates attempting to apply via the BrassRing service. Also, the Parsing system within the application is not capable of pulling any meaningful information out of text documents.
Each user must be added to each job in order for that job, and the candidates in it, to show up in relevant searches. This becomes a problem when a new team member joins the account and needs access to all of the previous openings just so that they can find candidates already in the system. The account I was working on involved literally hundreds of new openings a month, meaning that any movement of personnel on or off the account would mean having to update potentially thousands of old positions just to allow them to be able to mine the ATS for candidates. I don't see any particular reason why someone with access to the system should have to be given access to each individual job. If a particular position needs to be kept confidential for whatever reason then that individual position should be able to be set to only show to authorized recruiters. The rest of the positions should automatically be searchable by anyone with appropriate access to the ATS to allow for basic level candidate mining and movement.
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.
I am confident that the Kenexa product will continue to evolve to meet the needs of our business in an ever changing work environment. The affiliation with IBM also plays a factor as we have a long standing successful relationship with IBM products. We will be looking to integrate other Kenexa products in the near future to streamline our HR processes.
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.
I feel like I am pretty decent with computers and systems. It was fairly easy to use it after about a week or two . But I have seen people struggle with it as well as some people not use it at all. It can be slow at times and not work at times. But Its a fine system.
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.
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.
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.
It is a very basic system. It may be OK for entry level positions only. The practice of removing CVs while the recruitment process is ON is disturbing and there is no one to explain or to inform why it is being done. Even a routine mail is not sent to the client/consultant. I am surprised how this system is continuing without too many complaints.
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.
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!
SF ATS was not available at the time and Taleo was thought to be too expensive. In retrospect, given the amount of customization and leveraging of other vendor technology for things like analytics I suspect any cost advantage we realized evaporated
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.
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.