LumApps vs. Rippling

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
LumApps
Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
LumApps is an Employee Experience Platform that engages every employee with personalized communications, regardless of location, and empowers them to do their best work by connecting them with the tools, people, and information they need to get the job done. Integrations with both Microsoft and Google enables employees to share knowledge, resources, and connect with each other. The employee experience platform aligns and engages digital workplaces, and enables…N/A
Rippling
Score 9.0 out of 10
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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
LumAppsRippling
Editions & Modules
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Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LumAppsRippling
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is upon request.For additional pricing details visit the Rippling pricing page.
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Community Pulse
LumAppsRippling
Features
LumAppsRippling
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
LumApps
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
1097 Ratings
11% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.9779 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.9804 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.1916 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.2814 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings9.2948 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings9.2843 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.0650 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
LumApps
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
1144 Ratings
13% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.31030 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.0718 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings9.01000 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.51003 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.4770 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.3676 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
LumApps
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
1026 Ratings
13% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.4990 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.3942 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.3698 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
LumApps
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.2
1191 Ratings
12% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.41127 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.51177 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.4978 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.6654 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.0843 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
LumApps
-
Ratings
Rippling
8.9
508 Ratings
10% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.9508 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
LumApps
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
617 Ratings
18% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.8597 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.1564 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings9.2511 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
LumApps
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.4
846 Ratings
16% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.5823 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings9.3642 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
LumApps
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
499 Ratings
11% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.2429 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings9.0458 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.1424 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.9454 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
LumApps
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
574 Ratings
17% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings9.2505 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings9.2479 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.2510 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings9.4539 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings9.3467 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
LumApps
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
424 Ratings
15% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.1350 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.2361 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.2379 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.0360 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
LumApps
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.0
484 Ratings
15% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.0384 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.0369 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.2326 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.9337 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.1337 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.9370 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.1454 Ratings
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User Ratings
LumAppsRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(30 ratings)
9.2
(1162 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.8
(2 ratings)
8.9
(20 ratings)
Usability
6.4
(26 ratings)
9.4
(1161 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(877 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(9 ratings)
Configurability
8.1
(3 ratings)
6.8
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.4
(25 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
LumAppsRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
LumApps
Suited for- It's a great one start shop for information. If you want your data all in one place and easy to access, you cannot beat LumApps for this. It's ease of placing pages across multiple sectors, menu navigation, and org chart integration are lovely. It showcases information and files very well with easy web page design that brings it all together. With only a little bit of training many people can use the product and create content. Less Appropriate- While great at what it does it is still a place to showcase information, not house it. It's not a replacement for Microsoft or Google regarding online file storage. It does not do the storage. It just makes files easy to access if your company houses them already. This same idea applies to Active Directory, it can do a lot of great customization of roles and allow/highlight information for people if they already have great data about people. It is a challenge if the backend data profiles of a person are not already syncing from other systems.
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Rippling
Rippling is extremely user friendly an allows our employees to help themselves in a lot of areas that previously required HR team assistance. Three areas I feel are not well suited for our organization is the inability to reset passwords manually, allocation of hours, and the software's inability to spot a rehire with a new application. We have several associates who moonlight/pick up shifts at other locations. This is infrequent so it woudn't make sense to allocate a percentage of their time to the properties where they're moonlighting. When we manually allocate those hours to the receiving property, the allocations do not take effect on the back end for our accounting department. It's creating a lot of journal entries and back-end corrections in our Accounting software. When it comes to applications, we have a new Director of Talent Acquisition who is not familiar with every previously-hired associate. This has caused duplication of profiles when we rehire an associate. If the DoTA isn't familiar with the associate and hires them in the "talent" portion of the website, it creates a new profile for them rather than recognizing their duplicated information (such as SSN or passport number). This has caused us to end up with dupliate profiles for several rehires. The system is very tech-y it should allow us to either merge the profiles or cause a notification/error to alert the hiring person that this associate/new hire is a rehire. Our previous software (UKG) was able to do this.
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Pros
LumApps
  • Offers simple addition of custom content types that give the ability to apply different access and distribution levels.
  • The HTML widget allows for the simple removal of WYSIWG tools to simplify the view for content contributors.
  • The ability to rearrange layouts is very simple.
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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
LumApps
  • The editing user interface is a bit wonky and occasionally glitchy.
  • The back-end options are not organized super well, which can make it confusing to find the right settings.
  • The customization options are somewhat limited without advanced CSS/dev skills, and the basic functions can be a bit challenging for some non-technical users.
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Rippling
  • The overall look and feel of Rippling is dated; it looks like it's straight out of the 00's.
  • The could be more functionality in the LMS, expanded features, more options, it works, and it's basic, but it could be really great with a few added features.
  • The shift from using people's personal email to log in to their work email, not everyone wants to use their personal information to log into a work system.
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Likelihood to Renew
LumApps
The tool is easy to use. Even without a dedicated product owner we feel confident using the system for our needs.
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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
LumApps
If you are a content owner, you need to learn how to use the tools and this can be time-consuming and not simple. We rely on the support of our internal LumApps team to provide support and train us on the tools. But it is fairly convenient once you know how to use it correctly.
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Rippling
Very intuitive, user-friendly, and modern interface that doesn't make you cringe when you have to access it for anything. The admin navigation is easier compared to our previous system, and doesn't feel like a maze of complicated jargon. On the user side, the benefits enrollment process was a breeze, and felt so much more informative and efficient. Accessing the benefits post-enrollment is also very straightforward.
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Reliability and Availability
LumApps
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
LumApps
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
LumApps
Question and bug support are very helpful and quick. About the feature requests, we don’t have much visibility of the features that we suggested, or If they are going to implement some solutions or not.
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Rippling
The highlight of my customer support experience was my first interaction with them: I had a small issue with my birthdate, and it was fixed very quickly—on the same day. It's pretty incredible to have things like that sorted out in the same day, which is a rare thing to see lately.
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In-Person Training
LumApps
No answers on this topic
Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Implementation Rating
LumApps
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
LumApps
Our organization selected LumApps for its customizability, integrations with the Google suite, Slack, etc., in addition to the customizable meta-data that would allow for a unique user experience for our global teams so that users in the Latin American region, for example, would no longer be inundated with content that did not apply to their region or market.
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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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Scalability
LumApps
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
LumApps
  • after migration, it has reduced time for Internal Comms to create and publish content (for some content that we can import as a chart, like anniversary celebrations, we've been able to reduce the time from 4-6 hours down to about 15 minutes)
  • we haven't used long it enough to see ROI on other facets, but not having divisions create their own websites unbeknownst to anyone else is invaluable
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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

LumApps Screenshots

Screenshot of Example HomepageScreenshot of Example NewsCenterScreenshot of Example Mobile HomepageScreenshot of Example User ProfileScreenshot of Example Applauncher

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.