Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Paycom
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Paycom is an automated HCM platform, built on a single database that eliminates redundant data entry through automation. A payroll and HR software solution, Paycom is used by organizations of all sizes to access employee data without navigating multiple systems.N/A
Rippling HCM
Score 8.9 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
PaycomRippling HCM
Editions & Modules
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Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PaycomRippling HCM
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
PaycomRippling HCM
Considered Both Products
Paycom
Chose Paycom
Paycom stacks up well overall against other providers in the same realm. There are areas of improvement that other companies are handling better, but overall, they are very similar. Paycom could improve on two major components: intersystem communication and ATS. Betti, however, …
Chose Paycom
Paycom was the service that met all of our needs at the best value. Others are more expensive or lacked all of the operational items that we wanted to cover.
Rippling HCM
Chose Rippling HCM
rippling is #1. fast and easy to use. I have used workday and Paycom and this is by far the most seamless software I have used at a workplace. Every tab provided has a purpose and there is nothing you cannot find on your day to day to answer any questions.
Chose Rippling HCM
Much cleaner user interface; less cluttered, more streamlined into "apps" or areas of focus where things can be more easily found. Onboarding and benefit enrollment workflows are above and beyond. Fewer dropdown menus to find what I'm looking for. More intuitive terminology …
Chose Rippling HCM
Paycom is extremely clunky. I remember one specific incident it took me a whole day to login to view my HR file. I had to reset my password, email, and call my GM to get access. The UX was not sleek at all and was notably older looking. Rippling is sleek and fresh.
Chose Rippling HCM
Easier to navigate and operate. Interface is more clean and modern. Paycom is full of options and menus everywhere, which makes it harder to operate. Also app integration with Rippling is so much easier.
Chose Rippling HCM
Rippling offered a superior experience for the admin and user. Paycom was old and clunky feeling. We had to adapt to their systems as opposed to it adapting to our needs. Additionally, Paycom's app wasn't robust from a manager perspective. They were price neutral when …
Chose Rippling HCM
Rippling has better design, it makes more sense to me, it also has more on the demand support and builds better rapport with the demos and one-on-ones to explain features, there are more features within the system, less bugs and more consistency. There just seems to be more …
Chose Rippling HCM
Must easier to use as far as the interface as it is less complicated and visually stacked.
Chose Rippling HCM
These bigger HRIS systems are built on old systems that require more work to understand and navigate the systems.
Chose Rippling HCM
Rippling seemed to be much more user friendly. In speaking with fellow business owners, many of the other payroll companies I looked into had poor customer service reviews, and the costs were much higher than Rippling. I also am pleased that Rippling offers much more than …
Chose Rippling HCM
Rippling has far better UI and for me personally, is much more intuitive which is more important to me as an employee than a feature-rich software. Information is easier to find, things are easier to update and overall feels better than some of the alternatives out there.
Chose Rippling HCM
Traditional payroll software has a clunky user experience. They get the job done, but it's at the expense of more time spent by my HR team in supporting employees in using the software to find what they need. Rippling's self-service features work because it's intuitive and easy …
Chose Rippling HCM
I would say that Rippling is the leader out of these I've mentioned. It's very easy to navigate, unlike Paycor or Paylocity. I was not the decision-maker on selecting Rippling, however, I've been very impressed as an end-user/employee. I'd like to learn more about their app …
Chose Rippling HCM
Rippling has been one of the easiest platforms I've ever used. It gives me the context I need for important decisions like what benefits to select and provides quick, clear insights into my payroll details when I need it.
Features
PaycomRippling HCM
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.1
561 Ratings
1% below category average
Rippling HCM
9.0
1136 Ratings
9% above category average
Employee demographic data8.9515 Ratings8.7810 Ratings
Employment history8.1495 Ratings8.8840 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.1495 Ratings9.2950 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.1496 Ratings9.1847 Ratings
Organizational charting7.6400 Ratings9.1986 Ratings
Organization and location management8.0439 Ratings9.1882 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.1411 Ratings9.0675 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.3
561 Ratings
1% above category average
Rippling HCM
9.2
1181 Ratings
12% above category average
Pay calculation8.8545 Ratings9.31067 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.447 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.594 Ratings9.0752 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.4479 Ratings8.91030 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.1542 Ratings9.51037 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.4453 Ratings9.4802 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.3315 Ratings9.3704 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.5
492 Ratings
3% above category average
Rippling HCM
9.2
1061 Ratings
11% above category average
Approval workflow8.5466 Ratings9.41026 Ratings
Balance details8.4467 Ratings9.2978 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.5392 Ratings9.1732 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.7
563 Ratings
5% above category average
Rippling HCM
9.1
1229 Ratings
10% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information9.0553 Ratings9.41165 Ratings
Update personal information9.2559 Ratings9.51217 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.7498 Ratings9.31015 Ratings
Employee recognition8.0275 Ratings8.4681 Ratings
View job history8.6460 Ratings8.9879 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
4.9
26 Ratings
49% below category average
Rippling HCM
8.7
528 Ratings
8% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets4.926 Ratings8.7530 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.2
498 Ratings
5% below category average
Rippling HCM
8.8
642 Ratings
15% above category average
Report builder7.9491 Ratings8.5624 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.9486 Ratings8.9589 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data5.855 Ratings8.9536 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
8.4
491 Ratings
4% above category average
Rippling HCM
9.2
877 Ratings
13% above category average
New hire portal8.5485 Ratings9.4855 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.3423 Ratings9.1672 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
6.3
292 Ratings
25% below category average
Rippling HCM
9.0
519 Ratings
10% above category average
Corporate goal setting4.236 Ratings9.1447 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.0270 Ratings8.9477 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility4.835 Ratings9.1443 Ratings
Performance tracking8.0287 Ratings8.8476 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.9
369 Ratings
1% below category average
Rippling HCM
9.2
601 Ratings
14% above category average
Performance plans7.8341 Ratings9.2533 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.8324 Ratings9.1505 Ratings
Review status tracking7.9329 Ratings9.2536 Ratings
Review reminders8.0337 Ratings9.5568 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.8301 Ratings9.3490 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.9
93 Ratings
0% above category average
Rippling HCM
9.1
439 Ratings
14% above category average
Create succession plans/pools7.953 Ratings9.1366 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.871 Ratings9.1377 Ratings
Candidate search7.988 Ratings9.3395 Ratings
Candidate development7.974 Ratings9.1376 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paycom
7.6
367 Ratings
4% below category average
Rippling HCM
8.9
504 Ratings
12% above category average
Job Requisition Management7.8330 Ratings9.0403 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.0325 Ratings8.9386 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.4257 Ratings9.1340 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.8301 Ratings8.7351 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention6.9280 Ratings9.0351 Ratings
Applicant Tracking7.7337 Ratings8.8388 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts7.9348 Ratings9.0474 Ratings
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Paypro Workforce Management
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
PaycomRippling HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(733 ratings)
9.1
(1290 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(31 ratings)
8.9
(28 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(124 ratings)
9.3
(1287 ratings)
Availability
9.5
(4 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(4 ratings)
8.9
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(59 ratings)
8.8
(962 ratings)
In-Person Training
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Online Training
7.9
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.5
(9 ratings)
7.9
(14 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(4 ratings)
7.6
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.5
(3 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.5
(4 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.0
(6 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.0
(6 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
PaycomRippling HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
Paycom
As I mentioned, the onboarding process is incredibly easy. We have around 300 employees and are constantly hiring, so Paycom has been a huge help. In fact, the ATS functionality was a major factor in our decision to switch to Paycom.
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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
Paycom
  • I like the employee self-service feature. It's very straightforward and easy to use. I also like my representative, Mikey. He's been very helpful—every time I call him, I get the assistance I need. I also appreciate how quickly I can get someone on the phone and get help when needed.
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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
Paycom
  • I am not a fan of the most recent update. I wasn't prepared for the change especially given it came right before payroll was processed. I'm told given time, I will get used to it and I'm always open to change for the better.
  • IWant™ feature isn't what I hoped it would be. I haven't used it much given the information I need in Paycom I can find quickly on my own. I have heard however that several employees utilize and appreciate the IWant™ feature.
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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
Paycom
we are having no problems with how the system works and our support system at paycom is the best - we are learning more and using the system in more ways all the time the only thing that could be better is pricing on some things
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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
Paycom
I'm probably going to have to go seven and three-quarter to eight, and that may be user error to me because I know Paycom has got it figured out, but there's times I just can't figure it out, even with some of the tutorials, the university, the show-mes, and calling Alex, our representative. He can hold my hand and walk me through that process, and it just may be I didn't get it, but that's why I gave that score. I'd give it a solid nine.
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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
Paycom
They are very dependable and I have never experience any outages
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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
Paycom
Yes load quickly
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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
Paycom
In 6 years, we've never had a bad experience with client support. We implemented during COVID, and I was the only person in HR at the time. I was also having to homeschool our children, which meant bizarre work hours and limited time to focus on platform build at times. There were nights that I was literally on calls at 11 pm and the implementation team was unbelievably supportive. Recently, a Position Seat specialist came on site to help us set up for our 5 client codes - the experience was transformative for how we use the platform and an absolute game changer. I trust Paycom because I trust our representatives. They truly are strategic partners for us, and work to ensure we're maximizing the platform and that our needs are being met
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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
Paycom
Tadd and Ellie have been great! They have show us many aspects that implementation did not. They are very personable and action oriented as well. Anytime we need them they offer to swing in.
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Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Online Training
Paycom
It was good, but hard to know what questions you need to ask until you actually get in there and start working with a live product. But Paycom is also very helpful every time I call and can't figure something out. Nathan has been very friendly and helpful no matter what I call him about. He is always eager to help out.
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Rippling
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Paycom
Not at all satisfied it was a nightmare we spent over 8 months with the implementation team having issues after issues all related to the Puerto Rico regulations (half my employees are in Puerto Rico) and at the end we were moved over from the implementation team to the production team without all the issues being resolved
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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
Paycom
I have not currently used any other products. I'm still kind of new to the HR industry. The only other thing that I really have to compare it to is Vonmar's system, which they created themselves, and it was not user-friendly.
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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
Paycom
They are not able to meet our current needs
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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
Paycom
  • It's helped us save time. We've been able to automate a number of payroll and accounting functions. It's also enabled our employees to use the ask gear feature. So it's really saved time, and also we've not gotten hacked, which is always a plus.
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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

Paycom Screenshots

Screenshot of A new study that reveals that for a composite organization representative of interviewed clients, unifying HR and payroll in a single-database software with automation and streamlined workflows achieved a three-year 362% ROI and resulted in: $1.4M net present value*; over 45% total time saved by HR; 80% time saved on compliance work.Screenshot of Full-Solution Automation and Auto-Decisioning Powered By a Single DatabaseScreenshot of Employee Self-Service

Rippling HCM 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.