Justworks vs. Rippling

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Justworks
Score 6.9 out of 10
N/A
Justworks offers a platform for payroll, benefits, compliance support, with HR tools. As a Professional Employer Organization (PEO), Justworks offers PEO solutions that can bundle payroll, compliance, HR, and benefits under the Justworks umbrella, and help to administer employment-related responsibilities on the user's behalf. With Justworks' group buying power, customers can get access to PEO health insurance and other perks at more affordable rates. The vendor states that as a…
$59
per month per user
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
per month per user
Pricing
JustworksRippling
Editions & Modules
Basic
$59
per month per user
Plus
$99
per month per user
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
JustworksRippling
Free Trial
NoNo
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
JustworksRippling
Considered Both Products
Justworks
Chose Justworks
JustWorks is a full PEO rather than a simple payroll provider, and fairly tech forward. Their HR support is extremely good.
Rippling
Chose Rippling
Rippling has a better interface, though I haven't used Justworks in over a year. I always seemed confused about what Justworks even did - it seemed too branded.
Chose Rippling
Rippling is a lot better than Justworks in my opinion. It helps me manage all of my important medical and insurance-related items much better than Justworks. I do, however, enjoy the look/feel of the Justworks portal better - it looks cleaner.
Chose Rippling
Justworks has a better color scheme and looks more relaxed. But feature-wise they are the same I would say. Rippling might best them in the dashboard department as I think it is a little easier to understand and navigate. But overall I think they do the same thing as well as …
Chose Rippling
I started using Rippling over Justworks because I switched organizations and my new company uses Rippling. So far, I like it better because it has more content and better functionality. Very easy to use and well suited for this organization. I had no control over the decision, …
Chose Rippling
I used Justworks in my previous company. I feel like compared to other products, Rippling has more features - I used to use Justwork to keep track of my payroll and Divvy for travel reimbursement. Rippling is more powerful and I don't need to switch to different products any …
Chose Rippling
Rippling is much better than both of these platforms. Justworks and Insperity's user interfaces felt like they hadn't been updated in decades and were clunky to navigate. Rippling was organized from the start and had a specific place for everything I needed regarding my HR, …
Chose Rippling
Rippling performs well against Justworks, and I didn't struggle at all with the new interface. It also does well for change management, as it was easy for our company to switch over to Rippling instead of using Justworks.
Chose Rippling
Rippling stands out for its seamless automation, configurability and breadth of integration. Compared with Workday, Rippling is much easier to manage, no need for specialised admin teams and allows anyone to build or adjust workflows quickly. Compared to Justworks, Rippling …
Chose Rippling
100% better from a tech/analytics platform, benefit rates on the PEO vary. Good for companies in hyper growth and growth. Excellent automation.
Chose Rippling
Rippling offered more intuitive HR functionality and greater IT management offerings than the other vendors we looked at.
Chose Rippling
Rippling is the perfect balance between a PEO and a standalone payroll system. They have all the functions, features and support that a company needs, but allows the user (company) the flexibility to utilize the system with control. Other systems were missing this feature, …
Chose Rippling
Rippling inetrages with more systems
Chose Rippling
Rippling provides a better user experience compared to the other product that I used in the past. It's more user friendly and easy to look up most of the features. Rippling also provides recommendations on other features that are not currently in use but available to be used if …
Chose Rippling
Has all of the bells & whistles + more! Rippling is slick, intuitive, and getting better by the day. We needed an HRIS that was able to keep up with our rapid growth.
Chose Rippling
Rippling has a better UI experience and offers more options.
Chose Rippling
Frankly, there is no comparison to what Rippling brings to the table. So many platforms are antiquated back-ends that are stitched together like Frankenstein's monster with a lot of limitations and marginal performance. Rippling is the system you always wanted - definitely …
Chose Rippling
Two big differentiators: Rippling has more benefits options, and payroll splitting across accounts. It also scales better with company growth
Chose Rippling
Deciding Factors: Ability to scale up and down with business Ease-of-use Cost based on needs of business, can add on a la carte features of platform IT solution for future Equipment management (software configuration, hardware configuration)
Chose Rippling
Better technology, better experience, getting even better at a very fast pace.
Features
JustworksRippling
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
1125 Ratings
10% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.8800 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.9826 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.1939 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.2836 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.1973 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.2868 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.0666 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
1172 Ratings
14% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.31056 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.0741 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.01021 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.51027 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.4792 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.3694 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
1051 Ratings
13% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.41014 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.3966 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.3720 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.2
1219 Ratings
12% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.41154 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.51204 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.41003 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.5672 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.0866 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
-
Ratings
Rippling
8.8
521 Ratings
9% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.8521 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
635 Ratings
18% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.7615 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.0581 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.2527 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.4
868 Ratings
16% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.5844 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.3660 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
-
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
Justworks
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
594 Ratings
17% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings9.2524 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings9.2496 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.2527 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings9.4559 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings9.3484 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Justworks
-
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
Justworks
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
499 Ratings
14% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.0397 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.0380 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.1336 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.8347 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.0346 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.8382 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.0468 Ratings
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Score 7.6 out of 10
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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TriNet
TriNet
Score 7.6 out of 10
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Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises

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Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
JustworksRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
4.5
(58 ratings)
9.2
(1276 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(25 ratings)
Usability
4.9
(2 ratings)
9.3
(1273 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
9.7
(8 ratings)
8.9
(950 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.7
(11 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(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
JustworksRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
Justworks
Justworks is a competitively priced product for small businesses and start-ups and, in my opinion, offers a better product and better customer service than larger PEOs competing in the same small-buisiness space (ex. ADP). I believe Justworks would work well for companies up to 200 employees; after that, I believe a bigger PEO may provide an enterprise solution better suited for a larger company (and their HR reporting 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
Justworks
  • Onboarding employees on their first day. We use Justworks to set up the employee calculate the first payroll, and perform the I9 employment verification. The process is seamless and all can be done electronically and automated which makes it very simple
  • Payroll processing. Justworks automatically calculates the payroll earnings, related taxes and withholdings and will automatically withdraw and deposit the funds. This is a seamless experience
  • Customer Service. Justworks is incredibly responsive and helpful. HR related issues can be a nightmare but Justworks make it easier and more efficient since they are always on call to answer your questions and make life easier.
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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
Justworks
  • JustWorks couldn't accurately track our PTO. We use an accrual system that maxes out at 88 hours. We incentivise our employees with additional PTO hours based off of goals met. The JustWorks platform allowed our employees to accrue far more PTO than what was offered. They didn't have a feature that offered a Cap and accrual.
  • When using the JustWorks reports for 401K, if not using their integrated 401K provider, the reports give you every employee regardless of whether or not they contribute. This makes it difficult when adding the contributions in separately.
  • JustWorks tracks historical data for employees. Whenever there is a salary change made, it keeps track. However, it shows a salary adjustment made on the day they are entered into JustWorks which can be very confusing. We switched from another PEO mid year and it looked like I made salary changes on the beginning date. This made it difficult to differentiate an actual salary adjustment.
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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
Justworks
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
Justworks
Justworks is a really good platform for payroll and even vendor payments. There are some areas of improvement that Justworks could make in the area of bulk processing, to decrease administrative time as well as reporting. There are no reports we currently use from the Justworks platform as we have not found them useful.
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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
Justworks
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
Justworks
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
Justworks
Justworks offers many different options for customer service. You can contact them via email, phone or Slack. They are quick to resolve issues and if your Account Manager is out of office, they have other Managers covering your account who are knowledgable and ready to support. They also have an office in New York, which makes their support even more localized.
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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
Justworks
No answers on this topic
Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Implementation Rating
Justworks
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
Justworks
Justworks is a much simpler platform with better pricing. I remember ADP's cost was tied to a certain percentage of the total payroll, which is not ideal if you have highly compensated employees. Though ADP offered more ancillary benefit options and group employee discounts, we feel Justworks suffices and meets our daily HR needs.
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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
Justworks
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
Justworks
  • We're still new to Justworks, but for nearly everyone on our team, this is the dealmaker. Benefits plans are worth more than salaries to the best hires.In fact, part of the process we used to choose Justworks was to send their offering, in advance, to our team to approve of, first.
  • Dealmaker for great hires!
  • Financial security for their families!
  • Compliance management.
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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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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.