Namely vs. Rippling

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Namely
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Namely is an end-to-end HR, benefits, and payroll solution for mid-sized businesses. The cloud-based platform can be used to manage the entire HR process.N/A
Rippling
Score 8.9 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
NamelyRippling
Editions & Modules
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Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
NamelyRippling
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFor additional pricing details visit the Rippling pricing page.
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Namely
Chose Namely
Namely has a robust suite of offerings, and fallows for a la carte selection of add-ons (rather than a single bundled option). This has allowed our company to save money by not purchasing options / functionalities that we dont need, but may drive up the cost for other …
Chose Namely
Namely was able to check all of the boxes in the most affordable way
Chose Namely
I did not choose Namely, the previous head of HR selected it. I do not find Namely to be better in any area than the tools Ive used in the past. Specifically the user interface - some of my employees have limited experience with technology and this system is not intuitive.
Rippling

No answer on this topic

Features
NamelyRippling
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Namely
9.6
144 Ratings
17% above category average
Rippling
9.0
1119 Ratings
10% above category average
Employee demographic data8.0133 Ratings8.9795 Ratings
Employment history9.9139 Ratings8.9821 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.931 Ratings9.1934 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.9133 Ratings9.2832 Ratings
Organizational charting9.9135 Ratings9.1967 Ratings
Organization and location management9.9130 Ratings9.2862 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)10.083 Ratings9.0663 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Namely
9.2
128 Ratings
12% above category average
Rippling
9.3
1166 Ratings
14% above category average
Pay calculation10.0112 Ratings9.31050 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors10.054 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.958 Ratings9.0737 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.0110 Ratings9.01019 Ratings
Direct deposit files10.0114 Ratings9.51022 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.9101 Ratings9.4789 Ratings
Reimbursement management6.657 Ratings9.3692 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Namely
9.9
125 Ratings
19% above category average
Rippling
9.3
1046 Ratings
13% above category average
Approval workflow9.9122 Ratings9.41009 Ratings
Balance details9.9117 Ratings9.3962 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment10.096 Ratings9.3717 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Namely
7.2
142 Ratings
13% below category average
Rippling
9.2
1213 Ratings
12% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information10.0130 Ratings9.41148 Ratings
Update personal information10.0141 Ratings9.51199 Ratings
View company policy documentation7.0128 Ratings9.41000 Ratings
Employee recognition2.2117 Ratings8.6669 Ratings
View job history7.0135 Ratings9.0861 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Namely
5.9
53 Ratings
30% below category average
Rippling
8.9
519 Ratings
11% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets5.953 Ratings8.9519 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Namely
7.9
122 Ratings
5% above category average
Rippling
9.0
632 Ratings
18% above category average
Report builder8.0118 Ratings8.8612 Ratings
Pre-built reports8.0113 Ratings9.0578 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.574 Ratings9.2524 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Namely
6.5
117 Ratings
20% below category average
Rippling
9.4
864 Ratings
17% above category average
New hire portal8.0111 Ratings9.5840 Ratings
Manager tracking tools5.086 Ratings9.3658 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Namely
6.3
97 Ratings
24% below category average
Rippling
9.0
513 Ratings
12% above category average
Corporate goal setting5.087 Ratings9.1441 Ratings
Individual goal setting3.194 Ratings8.9471 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.973 Ratings9.1437 Ratings
Performance tracking7.090 Ratings8.9468 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Namely
6.3
108 Ratings
22% below category average
Rippling
9.3
590 Ratings
17% above category average
Performance plans5.097 Ratings9.2521 Ratings
Performance improvement plans5.069 Ratings9.2493 Ratings
Review status tracking7.096 Ratings9.2524 Ratings
Review reminders7.099 Ratings9.4555 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.485 Ratings9.3480 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Namely
5.9
21 Ratings
28% below category average
Rippling
9.1
434 Ratings
15% above category average
Candidate search5.921 Ratings9.2389 Ratings
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.1360 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.2371 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.0370 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Namely
8.8
6 Ratings
12% above category average
Rippling
9.0
497 Ratings
14% above category average
Job Requisition Management8.95 Ratings9.0395 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.85 Ratings9.0379 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.85 Ratings9.1336 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.95 Ratings8.9347 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.85 Ratings9.1345 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.95 Ratings8.9381 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.66 Ratings9.0467 Ratings
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User Ratings
NamelyRippling
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(145 ratings)
9.2
(1161 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(10 ratings)
8.9
(20 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(71 ratings)
9.4
(1160 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
10.0
(1 ratings)
8.7
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
6.0
(28 ratings)
9.1
(877 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
5.5
(85 ratings)
7.8
(9 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Namely
Namely is aesthetically very pleasing and navigates like other social media platforms which can be appealing to potentially a remote workforce who interacts more online than in person. Unfortunately, it did not serve our population well as we are primarily manufacturing where people are not as interested in utilizing the HRIS for interactions when they would rather connect in person.
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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
Namely
  • Namely has helped with our COVID sick leave response. It has made a major difference both with the weekly payroll and the 941 tax filing
  • Keeping track of our multiple PTO plans. Thank goodness for Namely, I have shredded my old PTO spreadsheets.
  • Employees like the convenience of the cell phone app. As a payroll administrator, I like the Geo Tracking tool where I can see where some are when the clock is in or out.
  • The flexibility inside of the payroll system both as you are finalizing an employee profile and when you are processing payroll is a major advantage.
  • The reports I get out of Namely in Excel format work well for me.
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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
Namely
  • Limits to custom reporting
  • No direct feed for Ohio Workers Comp (now a manual process on our end)
  • No option to place an employee on Leave of Absence and exclude them from payroll while they are "inactive"
  • No option to suppress certain deductions for certain pay types (i.e. allow 401K for commissions but block remaining deductions - also now a manual process to uncheck the suppress box for 401K for each commission check)
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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
Namely
Administrators and employees love Namely. It is very easy to use and streamlined. Employees stay engaged with news feed updates and enjoy all the self service options. The time cards are very easy to access and clocking in and out for non-exempt employees is a breeze. Namely is part of our family.
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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
Namely
It is very simple to use for myself, the HR team, and our employees. I find the payroll process very user-friendly. Reporting is simple to navigate and produce the required information requested. I know our employees enjoy the self-service feature and use it on a regular basis, which saves me time.
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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
Namely
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
Namely
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
Namely
Namely platform has pretty good support: knowledgeable and relatively fast response times. Namely Payroll and Namely Benefits are very much depending on the quality of the support agent or CSM: we have had knowledgeable and attentive ones, but also ones that have provided erroneous information or failed to respond to urgent asks in a timely manner
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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
Namely
No answers on this topic
Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Implementation Rating
Namely
Implementation was a bit complicated and our company had to carry most of the weight. It often felt like our implementation manager was giving us extra work that she did not want to do herself. It also took much longer than expected - I believe almost 2 months. I believe our company carried a bit too much of the weight.
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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
Namely
The reason I continued to choose Namely at multiple employers is due to the continuity of employee experience. And the features have continued to grow since I initially onboarded in 2014. Also, through the years, I have had terrific benefits teams. The customer service has been the worst part of the experience outside of the benefits team.
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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
Namely
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
Namely
  • We were able to transition to a fully digital onboarding process which saved us hours in time per new hire and made the process smoother for the new hire.
  • Namely is our first HRIS and has helped the HR department to find data and information quickly.
  • Namely helped us digitize our performance management process which the company undergoes on an annual basis.
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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

Namely Screenshots

Screenshot of the Namely employee dashboard. This creates a central hub to access payroll and benefits info, share announcements, celebrate milestones, and navigate everything HR, from a desk or on the go.Screenshot of Namely Payroll, which is backed by automation and built-in compliance.Screenshot of the Onboarding interface, for new hires.Screenshot of the Applicant Tracking interface, which supports processes from job posting to onboarding with tools for hiring teams and candidates.Screenshot of the Benefits Administration interface, which supports open enrollment, plan changes, and employee elections.Screenshot of the Workforce Management interface. From here, viewers can track time, manage schedules, and handle complex workforce needs.

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.