Rippling vs. Sage HR

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Rippling
Score 9.0 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
Sage HR
Score 9.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Sage HR is HR software for small to medium businesses. The vendor states Sage HR is designed to be easy to use, and automates every step of the human resource process. Sage HR is designed with modular functionality to be customized for users' needs. According to the vendor, key differentiators include: 1. Easy to use 2. Modular functionality 2. Automates the end-to-end HR process 3. There's a mobile app (iOS & Android) 5. Feature…
$5.50
per month
Pricing
RipplingSage HR
Editions & Modules
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Expenses Management
$1.50
per user, per month
Performance Management
$3.00
per user, per month
Shift Scheduling
$3.00
per user, per month
Timesheets
$3.00
per user, per month
Leave Management
$5.50
per user, per month
Recruitment
$200.00
per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RipplingSage HR
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFor additional pricing details visit the Rippling pricing page.The modular product. - No hidden fees - Cancel anytime - No credit card required
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Community Pulse
RipplingSage HR
Features
RipplingSage HR
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.0
1124 Ratings
10% above category average
Sage HR
7.0
12 Ratings
15% below category average
Employee demographic data8.8799 Ratings8.911 Ratings
Employment history8.9826 Ratings8.311 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.1938 Ratings7.99 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.2835 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting9.1972 Ratings4.611 Ratings
Organization and location management9.2867 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.0666 Ratings5.54 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
1171 Ratings
14% above category average
Sage HR
7.5
2 Ratings
8% below category average
Pay calculation9.31055 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.0741 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.01021 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.51026 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.4792 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.3694 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
1051 Ratings
13% above category average
Sage HR
7.1
12 Ratings
14% below category average
Approval workflow9.41014 Ratings4.712 Ratings
Balance details9.3966 Ratings8.312 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.3720 Ratings8.29 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.2
1218 Ratings
12% above category average
Sage HR
6.5
11 Ratings
23% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information9.41153 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Update personal information9.51204 Ratings8.411 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.41003 Ratings4.49 Ratings
Employee recognition8.6672 Ratings3.99 Ratings
View job history9.0866 Ratings8.08 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
8.8
521 Ratings
9% above category average
Sage HR
4.8
6 Ratings
50% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets8.8521 Ratings4.86 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.0
635 Ratings
18% above category average
Sage HR
5.9
11 Ratings
24% below category average
Report builder8.8615 Ratings7.110 Ratings
Pre-built reports9.0581 Ratings7.810 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data9.2527 Ratings2.63 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.4
868 Ratings
17% above category average
Sage HR
7.9
9 Ratings
1% below category average
New hire portal9.5844 Ratings7.59 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.3660 Ratings8.28 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.0
514 Ratings
11% above category average
Sage HR
6.1
8 Ratings
27% below category average
Corporate goal setting9.1442 Ratings6.87 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.9472 Ratings3.58 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.1438 Ratings6.98 Ratings
Performance tracking8.9469 Ratings7.08 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
594 Ratings
17% above category average
Sage HR
5.2
8 Ratings
41% below category average
Performance plans9.2524 Ratings6.18 Ratings
Performance improvement plans9.2496 Ratings2.47 Ratings
Review status tracking9.2527 Ratings6.18 Ratings
Review reminders9.4559 Ratings7.98 Ratings
Multiple review frequency9.3484 Ratings3.58 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
435 Ratings
15% above category average
Sage HR
3.0
4 Ratings
89% below category average
Create succession plans/pools9.1361 Ratings2.54 Ratings
Candidate ranking9.1372 Ratings2.42 Ratings
Candidate search9.2390 Ratings4.32 Ratings
Candidate development9.0371 Ratings2.54 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.0
499 Ratings
14% above category average
Sage HR
2.9
3 Ratings
92% below category average
Job Requisition Management9.0397 Ratings1.63 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.0380 Ratings2.02 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.1336 Ratings2.01 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.8347 Ratings2.02 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.0346 Ratings2.02 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.9382 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.0468 Ratings4.02 Ratings
User Ratings
RipplingSage HR
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(1275 ratings)
8.7
(13 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.8
(25 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.3
(1272 ratings)
8.4
(3 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(950 ratings)
9.1
(5 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.7
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.2
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
RipplingSage HR
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Sage
Keeping an accurate time off calendar, with specific buckets, is extremely important. It has helped my company grow without having to manage things in Excel. Also, implementing an annual review process by using CakeHR has been very clean and transparent with my employees. This also allows me to see year over year. In years past, we used Word or a Jotform which made it challenging to pull up years past.
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Pros
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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Sage
  • Employee self service - the apps and desktops GUIs are very intuitive.
  • Leave management - this manages itself through the app and system, saves lots of admin.
  • Customization - you can tailor the system more and more to suit your specific needs.
  • Updates and Customer Service - the CakeHR team gave dedicated a lot of time to bring out weekly updates and systems improvements which shows they are dedicated to making this a great product - the fact that they were bought by Se recently is also testament to their ongoing mission.
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Cons
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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Sage
  • Some features available in other HR products have not been available in Cake in the past (Performance, ATS), however, these are being rolled out now.
  • The user experience for the Admin interface is not completely intuitive.
  • Overall look and feel could be updated one day.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Sage
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Usability
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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Sage
payroll process is good Sage HR - web version gives good demographic data uploading to Super portal is good uploading to ATO portal is good giving various reports to Managers is good
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Reliability and Availability
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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Sage
No answers on this topic
Performance
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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Sage
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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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Sage
Customer support is amazing. There are times I post a question and I don't get back to support. They will always follow-up with an email to make sure our questions are answered. I even had a call with Julianna who was wonderful and very personable. You definitely get a level us service that exceeds most companies. Keep up the good work CakeHR.
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In-Person Training
Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Sage
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
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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Sage
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
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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Sage
Bamboo is more versatile for large enterprises where as Sage HR is better for smaller/mid-size businesses. Both systems have very similar features and functionality. Sage HR has great tools for companies with multiple locations which has benefitted us in tracking employees' time, resources, and performance. Both have similar customer service and it really comes down to what features you are wanting to focus on as a business.
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Scalability
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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Sage
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
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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Sage
  • Saved me lots of admin time with employee self service.
  • I can run this system by myself for over 100 employees so no need to hire extra staff to manage.
  • Easy performance management allows the business to review and appraise employees and make everything more efficient (cost and time).
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ScreenShots

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.

Sage HR Screenshots

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