Lever vs. Rippling

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Lever
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Lever is a Talent Acquisition Suite designed to help talent teams to reach their hiring goals and to connect companies with top talent. Lever provides ATS and applicant CRM capabilities, in LeverTRM. The Lever Hire and Lever Nurture features allow leaders to grow their people pipeline, build long-lasting relationships, and source the right people. Lever Analytics provides customized reports with data visualization, see offers completed and interview feedback, and it informs strategic decisions…N/A
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
LeverRippling
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LeverRippling
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFor additional pricing details visit the Rippling pricing page.
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Community Pulse
LeverRippling
Considered Both Products
Lever

No answer on this topic

Rippling
Chose Rippling
Rippling's customer service far exceeds TriNet and Lever.
Rippling's cost is fair for all value provided.
Chose Rippling
I found the Sequoia platform overloaded with information and at times it was confusing and distracting.
Chose Rippling
Rippling is much more user friendly
Chose Rippling
Rippling does a better job of processing paperwork electronically with digital signature and Rippling is more up to date with meeting the current demands of today's market with being a modern, integrated system, transparent pricing with no hidden fees, and being one system of …
Features
LeverRippling
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Lever
9.1
34 Ratings
14% above category average
Rippling
9.2
435 Ratings
18% above category average
Job Requisition Management9.231 Ratings9.1345 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.231 Ratings9.2332 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.221 Ratings9.3290 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting9.223 Ratings9.1302 Ratings
Customized Application Form9.229 Ratings00 Ratings
Resume Management9.232 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.230 Ratings9.2302 Ratings
Candidate Search9.233 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking9.232 Ratings9.1334 Ratings
Collaboration9.232 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation9.222 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Templates8.628 Ratings00 Ratings
User Permissions8.631 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.232 Ratings9.1408 Ratings
Reporting9.230 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Lever
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
1011 Ratings
12% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.8713 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings9.0740 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.2843 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.2744 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.3877 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.2777 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.0602 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Lever
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
1060 Ratings
13% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.3950 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.0657 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.0931 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.5934 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.4708 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.4612 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Lever
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.4
948 Ratings
14% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.4916 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.4868 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.3642 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Lever
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.2
1109 Ratings
11% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.41048 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.51095 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.4907 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.7598 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.0783 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Lever
-
Ratings
Rippling
8.9
467 Ratings
11% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.9467 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Lever
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
565 Ratings
17% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.8547 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.1516 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.1464 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Lever
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.4
788 Ratings
16% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.5768 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.3592 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Lever
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
448 Ratings
12% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.2383 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings9.1413 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.2380 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings9.0406 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Lever
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
517 Ratings
16% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings9.2456 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings9.2432 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.2459 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings9.4484 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings9.3418 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Lever
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
385 Ratings
15% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.1317 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.2328 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.2342 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.0324 Ratings
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User Ratings
LeverRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(35 ratings)
9.2
(1160 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(19 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(2 ratings)
9.4
(1157 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
1.1
(5 ratings)
9.2
(875 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(8 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
6.2
(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
LeverRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
Employ Inc.
I think Lever is great for any sized company, but especially strong for smaller, growing teams. It's a very simple system, but clean, sleek, and very useful in any scenario. They have great support whenever you need it so those with smaller HR or People teams could easily benefit from their help. Can't think of too many scenarios where Lever wouldn't be well-suited, but maybe once you grow to International growth and hiring, it may be better to have a more Enterprise style business, set up for larger scaling.
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Rippling
With Rippling, we get a one stop shop for all things HR. Our benefits, pay, PTO, and leave management are all under one umbrella. This simplifies workflow and limits the number of systems we need to access to take care of day to day HR tasks. Despite the one-stop shop aspect of it all, some processes ended up being more problematic than others, for instance, sometimes PTO requests that have been approved do not register as such - and sometimes duplicate notifications go out on those approvals. To be fair to Rippling, this is likely user error on our part with initial or continued setup issues, but it is also not (seemingly) easily remediated. Our overall experience with Rippling has been positive. The simplicity and ease of use definitely overcome the few nagging issues that we have experienced.
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Pros
Employ Inc.
  • Great integration: Keeps a list of Outlook email communication along with LinkedIn and other data sources
  • Is fairly lively, not too much lag between screens even though it is looking through a lot of data.
  • Has excellent reporting on how well each email message is working.
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Rippling
  • Three different options to view the hours you've worked in a pay period. All three are valuable in their own way! I love this and use each one every week.
  • Rippling has the option to retroactively log your hours later if you forget to log in before you start work. I love this because sometimes I take a work call on the go and don't have time to clock in first. Such a handy feature!
  • Rippling has also made putting in time-off requests (sick/PTO/etc) so much easier. I'm sure every HR team would appreciate this!
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Cons
Employ Inc.
  • [In my experience,] terrible customer support - pay more to get less...
  • Integrations are spotty and can break without reason
  • Lever has so much potential, but their Roadmap is lacking in ways that will really help customers succeed
  • Focuses on the number of candidates and not the company's need to build talent in a cost effective, data driven and collaborative way
  • Overpromised and underdelivered in [the] capability of the tool. [I believe that you should] not trust your sales team.
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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
Employ Inc.
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
Employ Inc.
It isn't difficult to use for the applicant processing, but [I feel] if you want to pull reports or use their tools, good luck!
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Rippling
Rippling has an easy-to-use user interface and so far, employees at my company have really enjoyed using it. I find the modules for payroll, performance management, personal information, and benefits easy to navigate and appreciate that so many different features are integrated into one product. I much prefer it to our previous HRIS, Workday.
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Reliability and Availability
Employ Inc.
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
Employ Inc.
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
Employ Inc.
What support? - Add a ticket and get links to [I believe] their unhelpful user guide. Add a charge if you want better support - afterward just got those links faster...
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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
Employ Inc.
No answers on this topic
Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Implementation Rating
Employ Inc.
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
Employ Inc.
Lever is comparable to Greenhouse in its basic recruiting functions. I have found it to be WAY better than Bullhorn (clunky and overly-complicated with a very dated and non-intuitive interface) and Jazz HR (slick and pretty, but limited in its functions). The best ATS I've used is the proprietary tool at Meta, but alas, that tool is for internal use only
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Rippling
Workday is built for large enterprises. Rippling is optimized for small to mid-sized businesses that want flexibility, fast execution, and fewer administrative hurdles. Rippling lets you pay only for what you use—payroll, benefits, device management, etc.—whereas Workday often comes as a large, bundled enterprise solution, which may be overkill for many organizations.
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Scalability
Employ Inc.
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
Employ Inc.
  • Lever provides an enormous ROI by getting us in front of the right candidates that are going to make us more money and more successful as an org.
  • I think that both the quality and quantity of new hires has gone up ever since we started using lever and involving the entire org in the process.
  • It also saves us a lot of time because we don't need to send referrals via email, while saving/attaching resumes and such.
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Rippling
  • Routine things like PTO requests and document uploads now take a few clicks instead of hours of email back‑and‑forth. I’d estimate I spend at least half the time on those tasks compared to before, which frees me up to actually help employees.
  • What used to drag on for days now gets done in a morning - I've just asked them this now. New hires can log in, set up their tools, and start training almost immediately, so they’re productive much sooner.
  • Payroll and benefits errors used to pop up regularly, but now I almost never have to fix things or follow up on missing info. That means less stress for me and for everyone involved.
  • Having everything in one platform cuts out the “where did you send that?” and “who approves this?” questions. It feels like we’ve reduced our back‑and‑forth by at least a third.
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ScreenShots

Lever Screenshots

Screenshot of where to identify the top origin and sources of candidates in all stages, the Offer stage, and the Hired stage.

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.