JumpCloud vs. Rippling

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
JumpCloud
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
JumpCloud® delivers a unified open directory platform used to securely manage identities, devices, and access across an organization. With JumpCloud, IT teams and MSPs enable users to work securely from anywhere and manage their Windows, Apple, Linux, and Android devices from a single platform.
$11
per month per user
Rippling
Score 9.0 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
JumpCloudRippling
Editions & Modules
Device Management
$11
per month per user
SSO
$13
per month per user
Device Management + Identity
$15
per month per user
Core Directory
$15
per month per user
JumpCloud Platform
$22
per month per user
JumpCloud Platform Prime
$27
per month per user
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
JumpCloudRippling
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details18% discount for annual pricing.For additional pricing details visit the Rippling pricing page.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
JumpCloudRippling
Considered Both Products
JumpCloud

No answer on this topic

Rippling
Chose Rippling
In the end we selected Rippling instead of JumpCloud because Rippling also offers HR solutions.
Chose Rippling
Rippling is similar to Gusto in presentation and features, and I loved Gusto. I was very sad when I heard we were switching to Rippling, but I was very pleasantly surprised when it measured up in UI/UX presentation, responsiveness, and features. It is also very useful to now …
Features
JumpCloudRippling
Identity Management
Comparison of Identity Management features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
8.2
13 Ratings
1% below category average
Rippling
-
Ratings
ID-Management Access Control8.512 Ratings00 Ratings
ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)8.812 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Factor Authentication8.513 Ratings00 Ratings
Password Management8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
Account Provisioning and De-provisioning7.613 Ratings00 Ratings
ID Management Workflow Automation7.59 Ratings00 Ratings
ID Risk Management8.28 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
1067 Ratings
12% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.9756 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.9781 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.2888 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.2790 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.3926 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.2821 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.0636 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
1114 Ratings
13% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.41001 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.0699 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.0976 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.5980 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.4751 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.3655 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
998 Ratings
13% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.4962 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.3918 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.2680 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.2
1162 Ratings
11% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.41100 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.51148 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.4951 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.7635 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.1824 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
8.9
494 Ratings
10% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.9494 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
601 Ratings
17% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.8581 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.1549 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.2497 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.4
825 Ratings
16% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.5803 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.3625 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
484 Ratings
12% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.2416 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings9.0446 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.2412 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings9.0439 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
556 Ratings
16% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings9.2490 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings9.2464 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.2494 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings9.4522 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings9.3453 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
411 Ratings
15% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.1341 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.2350 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.2367 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.0348 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
469 Ratings
17% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.1373 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.1358 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.2315 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings9.0326 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.1327 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.0359 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.1440 Ratings
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User Ratings
JumpCloudRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(13 ratings)
9.2
(1164 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
8.9
(20 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(10 ratings)
9.4
(1162 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
7.4
(11 ratings)
9.2
(877 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.8
(9 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
6.5
(3 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.0
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Professional Services
7.9
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
JumpCloudRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
JumpCloud
JumpCloud is least suited in situations where you have few devices, but lots of users. JumpCloud heavily focuses on the "One-User-One-Device" type of use, and does lack some of the features things like Active Directory is better suited for when having multiple users accessing one machine. Their Powershell APIs are fantastic and getting only more powerful. Lots of features are hidden behind these APIs, so admins not as familiar with Powershell would have more issues leveraging these tools. BYOD deployments are amazing, especially for macOS devices that are using Apple Business Manager and can leverage Zero Touch deployments. It is especially good at handling mixed systems, whereas other options, such as Jamf, are really suiting only for macOS, or Intune is more suited for Windows; JumpCloud managed to handle both systems well.
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Rippling
Considering my past employers used Workday and Kronos, Rippling is miles ahead in terms of a friendly user interface and fast, easy access. For an environment like a fintech, Rippling is definitely the best one considering the need for a fast pace. I think Rippling would be less appropriate for a much older large company like a legacy bank that has built their entire HR systems already off of a different software. Making a transition for a company so large from Workday to Rippling would seem like a bit too much.
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Pros
JumpCloud
  • User Management - The ability to control our users and set password/polices is made easy in the JC console
  • Device Management - Using JC each user is assigned to their own device with only the rights to do their job - When elevated rights are required, this is done simply via the JC console for the period of time required
  • SSO - Using JC's SAML SSO integrations we are building out our SSO offering and this is making for a much simpler daily user experience
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Rippling
  • 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
JumpCloud
  • SSO via OpenID - Opening up their SSO from just SAML to including OpenID (OAuth) would allow us to make more use of the service and to also incorporate it into some internal testing suites
  • Time Limited User Elevation - The ability to time limit a users elevation of privileges would be a great addition
  • Extending device management to include LPA - Least Privilege Access is becoming a bigger ask from our external auditors - Being able to do this via JC would be amazing
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Rippling
  • Could clarify what is being asked when creating expense reports.
  • It could make 2FA more intuitive on mobile, such as allowing iPhone users to use Face ID as an alternative if the device is locked.
  • Overall avoid using too much jargon when asking questions.
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Likelihood to Renew
JumpCloud
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
JumpCloud
It's simple. I like how JumpCloud keeps things simple. Similar to Apple's ecosystem, they give you what you want with some extra features and bells and whistles but it doesn't take a large instruction manual to use it. They have the support system and KB articles to back up their product and learn about a feature and how to implement it
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Rippling
The interface is very user-friendly. Everything you do on Rippling is communicated to you via email (for example, when your invoice is approved, when your payment will be received, and any login attempts). There are some things that need work, though, some minor issues with "where some menus are located", but those are minor things that don't spoil the overall experience with the product (but they should be addressed nonetheless).
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Reliability and Availability
JumpCloud
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
JumpCloud
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
JumpCloud
I have rarely contacted support. When I have, the responses were within expected time frames, and easy to access. Community support is incredible, both from the JumpCloud representatives, and the user base community at large. The support pages on the website also are typically very well written and strike a nice balance between having the technical information needed, and also being easy to understand for the small business types that might not have as much of a technical background as an IT Admin.
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Rippling
When I did have to reach out to Rippling for assistance I was able to get quick help and my problem resolved in a time efficient manner with out any type of hick up. The customer support team is professional, kind and always available. This makes Rippling more welcoming to use on a daily basis.
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In-Person Training
JumpCloud
No answers on this topic
Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Implementation Rating
JumpCloud
Being responsible for choosing the product after a POC and pilot we found the process to be simple and effective
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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
JumpCloud
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Rippling
We chose Rippling primarily based on cost and feature set available. As a small organization, budget is a high priority. Rippling gave us enterprise-level features at an affordable cost for an early stage start up. We appreciate that we have the opportunity to expand our feature set within Rippling as our business and workforce grow.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
JumpCloud
Some features would make more sense for us to be bundled by machine, instead of the user. We have fewer machines, and multiple users log into one machine, so doing something like paying per user for services like Patch Management are difficult to warrant the cost. I also feel a more complete package that includes common addon features; Patch Management and Password Manager, would be an improvement. It would also be nice if we could change packages, addons, and other billing services via self-service instead of reaching out to our account manager.
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Rippling
No answers on this topic
Scalability
JumpCloud
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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Professional Services
JumpCloud
services and professional team and support teams are good
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Rippling
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
JumpCloud
  • Very easily add, or disable employee logins
  • Reduce "password fatigue" by being able to reduce password expiration requirements, and having single sign on
  • Higher security and visibility of security issues
  • Reduced onboarding time from days to minutes
  • Enabled easy reassignment of user accounts to another user via groups when employees leave
  • Quick securing of terminated users, or otherwise compromised accounts
  • Reduced user disablement time from previous manual methods requiring days, to literal minutes
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Rippling
  • Our HR team used to spend almost three days doing payroll calculations before Rippling. This platform has cut that time down by 75%! Now they can devote the time they would've spent on payroll to other important tasks.
  • Rippling saves employees time by making time-tracking less of a headache.
  • Rippling has so many so many services that it's essentially a one-stop-shop for centralized HR solutions!
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ScreenShots

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.