JumpCloud vs. Rippling

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
JumpCloud
Score 9.2 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
0% 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-provisioning7.513 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
9.0
1122 Ratings
10% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.9797 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.9824 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.1936 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.2833 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.1970 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.2865 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.0664 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
1169 Ratings
14% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.31053 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.0739 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.01019 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.51024 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.4790 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.3693 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
1049 Ratings
13% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.41012 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.3964 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.3718 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.2
1216 Ratings
12% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.41151 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.51202 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.41001 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.6670 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.0864 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
8.8
520 Ratings
9% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.8520 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
633 Ratings
18% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.8613 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.0579 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.2525 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.4
867 Ratings
17% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.5843 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.3659 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
514 Ratings
11% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.1442 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.9472 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.1438 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.9469 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
592 Ratings
17% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings9.2522 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings9.2494 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.2525 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings9.4557 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings9.3482 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
435 Ratings
15% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.1361 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.1372 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.2390 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.0371 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
JumpCloud
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
498 Ratings
14% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.0396 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.0380 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.1336 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.8347 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.0345 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.9381 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.0467 Ratings
User Ratings
JumpCloudRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(13 ratings)
9.2
(1273 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
8.8
(25 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(10 ratings)
9.3
(1270 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
7.4
(11 ratings)
8.9
(949 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.7
(11 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(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
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
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
  • 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
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
  • 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
JumpCloud
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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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
  • 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 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.