Paylocity vs. Rippling HCM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Paylocity
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Paylocity provides 24/7 access to your online payroll and human resource data management. Paylocity offers highly customizable payroll functionality, as well as HR, benefits administration, and time and talent management programs.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
PaylocityRippling HCM
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PaylocityRippling HCM
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFor additional pricing details visit the Rippling pricing page.
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Community Pulse
PaylocityRippling HCM
Considered Both Products
Paylocity
Chose Paylocity
We evaluated and are in the process of moving to Rippling. This was based on some decision maker's conversations with other organization. Alhtough we asked Paylocity if it is a PEO - the answer was no - most of the functionality of Rippling could have been available at …
Chose Paylocity
We were very close to selecting Proliant or Rippling. Proliant because their customer service was superior to any of the other platforms we looked at. They were so much more personable and ready to work with us. However, we chose Paylocity because Proliant didn't have many …
Chose Paylocity
We selected Paylocity because Rippling lacked a core integration that we required. We left Paycor due to poor IT management, unexplained glitches with no plans to resolve, and a general degradation in the functionality of the site. Paycor grew too fast too quickly, and did not …
Chose Paylocity
Rippling is another tool that I think delivers on what you need it for. I would say both tools work wonderfully, but I am used to Paylocity's set up and have grown to prefer it more. I can't definitively say one is better than the other, but I can say that Paylocity delivers.
Chose Paylocity
Rippling and Paycor were close contenders when we evaluated a new tool, but ultimately, I feel confident we made the right choice in selecting Paylocity for our growing business. We had about 115 employees when we migrated, and we have 150+ today across 4 countries, and the …
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity is better organized and way more robust.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity was very user friendly from the beginning and the cost compared to other products was a no brainer.
Chose Paylocity
I inherited Paylocity 5 yrs ago and it was great, and it’s only gone down hill over the last 2 years.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity was the easiest from an employee perspective and also had the most intuitive workflows from the HR side. The ability to create our own reports was very important to us and the open API has meant it is easy to use and integrate with our other solutions as we grow.
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity has been a good fit with a wide offering that has fit our growing organization well. It is well integrated, and we are able to integrate expenses, and our benefits admin system pretty seemlessly as well as it being easy to push candidates from recruiting to onboarding …
Chose Paylocity
Paylocity seemed the most user-friendly and robust system, that fit our budget
Chose Paylocity
They are mostly parity. But it's difficult to walk away from always-on-demand live account manager.
Chose Paylocity
Some of these other platforms were less expensive than Paylocity but lacked the integrations we sought. They also did not have the customer support and knowledge base Paylocity does. The demo for Paylocity was far more robust and curtailed our pain points than any other demo …
Chose Paylocity
Price Ease of system commitment to a long-term relationship.
Chose Paylocity
I am actively vetting other systems. I'm looking for a system with a unified database, position seat management, and more robust reporting. While the all other systems I mentioned don't meet all these requirements, some do. What it has shown, is that Paylocity is lagging behind …
Chose Paylocity
We did not select Paylocity. It was chosen before i got here. If I had made the selection, we would not have gone with Paylocity.
Rippling HCM
Chose Rippling HCM
Rippling is leaps and bounds ahead of Paylocity and ADP. Paylocity and ADP are archaic and outdated and are some of my least favorite HR/benefit software I have used. Rippling has been awesome to use and has a better UI, more features, better support, and is in my opinion the …
Chose Rippling HCM
Paylocity was much higher in price, and their tax management was non-existent, which was not feasible since we have a multi-state payroll.
Chose Rippling HCM
Rippling is more advanced than Paylocity was. It gives me more information and reminds me of important dates, such as birthdays and anniversaries. It's easier for my maintenance team to use as well. Rippling has better time management tools than Paylocity did. It also sends …
Chose Rippling HCM
At a high level, Rippling is just more intuitive. Paylocity was hard to navigate, and I often found myself visiting multiple pages to find what I wanted. Rippling's navigation makes it easy to find what I'm looking for quickly without getting lost. Also, we recently went …
Chose Rippling HCM
Rippling is much easier to use. It is better maintained and more accessible, which, in the end, makes it easier to use. I think there are a lot more options and things that you can do on Rippling compared to Paylocity. I feel more secure with my Rippling account.
Chose Rippling HCM
In my opinion, Paylocity was a pain in the [...] to navigate. The app was constantly buggy to outright broken. It made us remember an arbitrary code for login that password managers didn't support. To me, just felt clunky compared to Rippling in almost every way. It did have a …
Chose Rippling HCM
Paylocity was good, and had some feature that in a way I preferred ( pie chart in the paystub ; easier to locate accumulation and usage of PTO ) , however rippling is overall easier and more oriented to a less time consuming approach . it's also very final user friendly, …
Chose Rippling HCM
UKG's system is ancient and their sales staff was bordering harassment. Paylocity was a very close second for us, in the end their system was just way to similar to the "frankensteined" Paycor system, just parts bought over the decades and jammed together to create one system …
Chose Rippling HCM
Switching from Paylocity to Rippling was an upper management decision and I had no say so on the switch. I am simply an employee and use Rippling to access payroll, my benefits elections, learning and safety tasks assigned by the company. I also use it to access my healthy …
Chose Rippling HCM
More features and easier to use.
Chose Rippling HCM
Rippling is ahead of the curve on automation for HRIS systems. The others pale in comparison. If you need a system that functions as a multitool, this is doing the work that others cannot
Chose Rippling HCM
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 HCM
Rippling provides a faster and more affordable service for our medium-sized business. I know that I can rely on Rippling to provide payroll documentation promptly and efficiently each and every pay cycle. Their tools are easy to use and intuitive when filling out customized …
Chose Rippling HCM
Rippling provided more product availability to allow us to move several systems into one. Rippling also took the time to provide the service at a cost that would work for the company when combining all of these systems without seeing a negative return on investment. They were …
Chose Rippling HCM
More cost effective, more inclusive and nicer user interface. Allows past employees to access documents which saved HR TIME
Chose Rippling HCM
Rippling has more information and is easier to access.
Chose Rippling HCM
Rippling seems to have a wider range of features than similar products, but some of them are not currently used.
Chose Rippling HCM
Light years better from a usability standpoint. Easier to scale with than Gusto, which really starts to fall apart at about 100 employees. And finally, the ability to integrate with a majority of the systems we're already using today and to provision (and deprovision) those in …
Chose Rippling HCM
In my opinion, superior reporting and easier access to manage HR & Benefits. Not too many bells and whistles, the user-friendly platform and data set pulls are great for myself and my clients.
Chose Rippling HCM
I recently moved an employer/company to Rippling from TriNet. The experience has been oustanding and this employer is very happy with the move to Rippling. The service support from TriNet is severely lacking and it is very difficult for employers and employees to get any …
Chose Rippling HCM
Rippling provides more features than the other products and the user interface is easier to use and integrates better with other platforms. We use NetSuite, and Rippling integrates well with NetSuite. Rippling also is a lot faster when it comes to loading screens and opening …
Chose Rippling HCM
Rippling has one of the best UI, customer service was incredible, lot more offerings for the value of money we are paying to them. We also noted that other service providers HRIS system was not as great as Rippling where it can connect with ERP (without syncing errors) and …
Chose Rippling HCM
Rippling is much more intuitive. The UI is much more simple to navigate and does not require you to dig through several menus to find what you need like others do. I remember constant frustration trying to remember where certain features were located in other apps, but Rippling …
Features
PaylocityRippling HCM
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.9
1606 Ratings
3% below category average
Rippling HCM
9.0
1133 Ratings
10% above category average
Employee demographic data8.31536 Ratings8.7807 Ratings
Employment history8.11488 Ratings8.8835 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.81385 Ratings9.1945 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.71399 Ratings9.1844 Ratings
Organizational charting7.81282 Ratings9.1982 Ratings
Organization and location management8.11256 Ratings9.2877 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.71085 Ratings9.0673 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.3
1540 Ratings
2% above category average
Rippling HCM
9.2
1179 Ratings
12% above category average
Pay calculation8.61512 Ratings9.31064 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.0768 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.61194 Ratings9.0749 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.61049 Ratings8.91028 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.91502 Ratings9.51034 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.31224 Ratings9.4799 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.6773 Ratings9.3701 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.8
1304 Ratings
4% below category average
Rippling HCM
9.3
1058 Ratings
13% above category average
Approval workflow7.91160 Ratings9.41021 Ratings
Balance details7.61254 Ratings9.3973 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment7.91010 Ratings9.3727 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.4
1546 Ratings
3% above category average
Rippling HCM
9.2
1226 Ratings
12% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.71511 Ratings9.41162 Ratings
Update personal information8.71538 Ratings9.51212 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.01263 Ratings9.41010 Ratings
Employee recognition8.01147 Ratings8.5679 Ratings
View job history8.51354 Ratings9.0874 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.4
499 Ratings
8% below category average
Rippling HCM
8.8
527 Ratings
9% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets7.4500 Ratings8.8528 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.2
1435 Ratings
4% below category average
Rippling HCM
9.0
639 Ratings
18% above category average
Report builder7.31383 Ratings8.7619 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.51402 Ratings9.0585 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.9927 Ratings9.2531 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.1
1346 Ratings
2% above category average
Rippling HCM
9.4
874 Ratings
16% above category average
New hire portal8.31341 Ratings9.5851 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.91098 Ratings9.3667 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.6
767 Ratings
6% below category average
Rippling HCM
9.0
517 Ratings
11% above category average
Corporate goal setting7.5615 Ratings9.1445 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.6711 Ratings8.9475 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility7.4553 Ratings9.1441 Ratings
Performance tracking7.9714 Ratings8.9472 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.6
958 Ratings
4% below category average
Rippling HCM
9.2
598 Ratings
15% above category average
Performance plans7.4875 Ratings9.2528 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.2765 Ratings9.2500 Ratings
Review status tracking7.8884 Ratings9.2531 Ratings
Review reminders7.8890 Ratings9.4563 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.8757 Ratings9.3488 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
7.5
525 Ratings
5% below category average
Rippling HCM
9.1
438 Ratings
14% above category average
Create succession plans/pools7.4365 Ratings9.1364 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.6426 Ratings9.1375 Ratings
Candidate search7.7480 Ratings9.2393 Ratings
Candidate development7.2394 Ratings9.0374 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Paylocity
8.0
910 Ratings
2% above category average
Rippling HCM
8.9
502 Ratings
13% above category average
Job Requisition Management8.1788 Ratings9.0400 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.3814 Ratings9.0383 Ratings
Publish to Social Media7.9638 Ratings9.1339 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.9781 Ratings8.8350 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.4681 Ratings9.0349 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.2844 Ratings8.8385 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.0846 Ratings9.0471 Ratings
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User Ratings
PaylocityRippling HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1699 ratings)
9.1
(1285 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(180 ratings)
8.9
(28 ratings)
Usability
8.1
(512 ratings)
9.3
(1282 ratings)
Availability
8.9
(41 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Performance
8.4
(39 ratings)
8.8
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
7.5
(167 ratings)
8.9
(959 ratings)
In-Person Training
7.3
(7 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Online Training
8.3
(35 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
6.6
(100 ratings)
7.9
(14 ratings)
Configurability
7.6
(33 ratings)
7.5
(3 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.0
(29 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
7.5
(33 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.3
(40 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Professional Services
8.6
(20 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.8
(38 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.6
(36 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
PaylocityRippling HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
Paylocity
I will undeniably give it a 10 if Paylocity will: 1. auto save will be implemented on adding time entries; 2. they will give us more flexibility with using the app or at least fix it the clock in feature; 3. give us Firefox compatibility - I love using that browser.
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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
Paylocity
  • Customer service is absolutely top notch - there is always someone available, any day of the week and any time to help if I have any question.
  • It makes employee deductions and taxes so simple that really anyone can do it.
  • Has helped save time in regard to recruiting as I am able to control everything from one hub within the Paylocity platform.
  • It has made our onboarding seamless, with everything from I9's with eVerify to company specific paperwork that needs to be completed and provided prior to an employee starting.
  • Employees no longer have to go through me to make changes to their personal information, 401K, tax information, etc., because they can go directly through their Paylocity dashboard for all of it.
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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
Paylocity
  • Customer service could use some work. It can be difficult to get a hold of customer service and get an answer in a timely manner.
  • Being able to build custom reports in Paylocity is a helpful feature, but making it a little more user-friendly would be great.
  • It would be helpful to see on the employee time card how many hours the employee worked per day.
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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
Paylocity
There are several technical issues we have experienced this past year with the employee onboarding process that we are still waiting to have resolved. Overall our experience with Paylocity has been positive, and we love how user-friendly and easy to navigate the system is. It has made all of our HR processes much more streamlined and efficient.
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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
Paylocity
I gave Paylocity an 8 because it's easy to use once you learn it, and it saves a lot of time by keeping payroll, time tracking, and HR in one place. It has a lot of useful features, but some reports and settings can be confusing, and it takes time to learn everything. Overall, it works well and makes our job easier.
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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
Paylocity
Over the last 3 years, we've only had one major service issue that rendered Airbase unusable for us for about 24 hours. That said, they navigated the SVB bank crisis very well and made sure funds were available during that time.
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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
Paylocity
We had some minor hiccups throughout the year but they have all been fixable. Paylocity integrates well with our 401k provider, Principal, and our benefits, OneDigital. It makes it simple to house everything and have it all connected. It doesn't slow anything down to have Principal integrated. It makes it more efficient
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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
Paylocity
It is very hard to get answers to your questions, you cannot speak to someone without days of requesting assistance or answers and then eventually can get a call back and then it is usually resolved fairly quickly. But NOT easy to get that help.
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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
Paylocity
I didn't have in-person training, but I'm sure it was just as great as any other training/assistance Paylocity provides. Paylocity customer service is always available. You never have to be on hold and their answers are always accurate and timely. Documents in the help section are helpful as well. My in-person training was conducted y one of our employees who was involved in the initial set-up and training of all employees. She was excellent.
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Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Online Training
Paylocity
Our rep was very thorough and made sure we fully understood the software before turning us loose alone. Paylocity was very good to do periodic check ins to ensure we understood the features and answered any questions we had. The training reps are very well trained and are very patient with clients.
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Rippling
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Paylocity
Implementation was a bit bumpy and Paylocity team not always available for next steps and/or questions. I feel like Paylocity could have done a better job in their fact finding as far as what we were currently doing, our payroll policies and needs, etc. so that we would have run into less issues as we moved forward.
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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
Paylocity
Paylocity is SO far ahead of Paycor, it's not even funny. Just from the implementation standpoint alone, Paycor was an absolute nightmare. Paylocity had some struggles, but that goes along with any implementation. The experience with Paylocity was LIGHTYEARS ahead of our experience with Paycor, and the system itself is so, so much better.
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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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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Paylocity
Everyone wants a good deal of course. We thought we did ok and felt you still made your money also
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Rippling
No answers on this topic
Scalability
Paylocity
We have gone from a medium sized company to a larger company with no issues whatsoever with Paylocity being able to keep up or do what we need it to do for the size of our needs. In fact, it does more than we even use at this juncture
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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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Professional Services
Paylocity
Some are knowledgable others not as much and sometimes instead of helping you fix the issue will just give you some directions and expect you to try to figure it out yourself. Also, when your Account Manager needs to escliate the issue to another group, it can take a long time for them to get to your issue and there's no commuication.
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Rippling
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Paylocity
  • Payroll Processing is much faster now that we've integrated with Toast.
  • Garnishments haven't been great so far, but working those out.
  • Integration makes it easier and more organized for our managers, saving time by eliminating the need to run multiple reports across multiple platforms to track down documents.
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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

Paylocity Screenshots

Screenshot of a view of real-time employee data and performance metrics used to uncover and analyze trends. This creates an impactful understanding of the business, increase retention, understand labor costs, and plan for changes.Screenshot of where to automate manual processes with Paylocity's self-serve automation engine, Workflows. Users can implement routines for time-consuming manual tasks.Screenshot of where to manage and comply with employment law. Paylocity's HR Compliance solution helps users to stay on track and view important employee compliance items, from Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), healthcare, and compensation.Screenshot of how Paylocity Recruiting can automate hiring processes. amplify outreach, showcase a company's culture, and build stronger candidate connections to swiftly fill positions.Screenshot of recognition and rewards in Paylocity.

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.