Rippling vs. Sage HRMS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Rippling
Score 9.0 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
Sage HRMS
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
Sage HRMS is an HR management solution that integrates payroll, benefits, recruiting, employee self-service, and analytics capabilities.N/A
Pricing
RipplingSage HRMS
Editions & Modules
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RipplingSage HRMS
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
RipplingSage HRMS
Features
RipplingSage HRMS
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 HRMS
5.5
9 Ratings
38% below category average
Employee demographic data8.8799 Ratings8.08 Ratings
Employment history8.9826 Ratings8.09 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.1938 Ratings1.39 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.2835 Ratings7.99 Ratings
Organizational charting9.1972 Ratings6.04 Ratings
Organization and location management9.2867 Ratings6.06 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.0666 Ratings1.27 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
1171 Ratings
14% above category average
Sage HRMS
4.8
7 Ratings
51% below category average
Pay calculation9.31055 Ratings6.17 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.0741 Ratings6.92 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.01021 Ratings2.16 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.51026 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.4792 Ratings3.06 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.3694 Ratings3.27 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings4.04 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 HRMS
1.2
7 Ratings
149% below category average
Approval workflow9.41014 Ratings1.26 Ratings
Balance details9.3966 Ratings1.27 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.3720 Ratings1.06 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 HRMS
3.9
8 Ratings
71% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information9.41153 Ratings4.18 Ratings
Update personal information9.51204 Ratings4.27 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.41003 Ratings1.16 Ratings
Employee recognition8.6672 Ratings6.04 Ratings
View job history9.0866 Ratings4.05 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
8.8
521 Ratings
9% above category average
Sage HRMS
7.0
2 Ratings
14% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets8.8521 Ratings7.02 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.0
635 Ratings
18% above category average
Sage HRMS
3.7
8 Ratings
68% below category average
Report builder8.8615 Ratings2.07 Ratings
Pre-built reports9.0581 Ratings1.28 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data9.2527 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.4
868 Ratings
17% above category average
Sage HRMS
7.0
4 Ratings
13% below category average
New hire portal9.5844 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.3660 Ratings7.03 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 HRMS
7.3
2 Ratings
9% below category average
Corporate goal setting9.1442 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.9472 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.1438 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Performance tracking8.9469 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
594 Ratings
17% above category average
Sage HRMS
7.8
5 Ratings
1% below category average
Performance plans9.2524 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Performance improvement plans9.2496 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Review status tracking9.2527 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Review reminders9.4559 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Multiple review frequency9.3484 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
435 Ratings
15% above category average
Sage HRMS
8.5
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Create succession plans/pools9.1361 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Candidate ranking9.1372 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Candidate search9.2390 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Candidate development9.0371 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.0
499 Ratings
14% above category average
Sage HRMS
7.6
3 Ratings
3% below category average
Job Requisition Management9.0397 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.0380 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.1336 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.8347 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.0346 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.9382 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.0468 Ratings9.01 Ratings
User Ratings
RipplingSage HRMS
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(1275 ratings)
1.2
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.8
(25 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.3
(1272 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(950 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.7
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.1
(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 HRMS
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
Sage HRMS is a software that fits in all organizations whether small or large and this makes it the most suitable HR solution as it will help you manage your workforce even if it may appear small. The software has analytics and reporting tools that are applicable in performance management where you will use them in assessing the productivity of your employees and plan on how to improve further as a workforce. It further helps in employee on-boarding, payroll management, and talent management
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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
  • Ability to see history (like job history) easily at a glance.
  • Ability to make changes easily.
  • Organizing info in the employee record.
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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
  • We changed our chart of accounts. The system does not allow you to change the numbering format, so we had to start over with new databases.
  • The tax return portion of the software does not file local taxes. We would definitely like to see this functionality in the future.
  • The payroll piece does not handle complicated move up and move downs for union pay. This could definitely be improved upon.
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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
I do not work with this software anymore, and I am not involved with the renewal of it. However, if I were, I would still suggest using it unless something better was introduced
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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
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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
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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
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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
No answers on this topic
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
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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
Sage HRMS was very cost effective for a non-profit. It does all that we needed as a company and more. It also allows us to handle payroll ourselves instead of outsourcing [it].
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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
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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
  • there can be a high ROI when processing payroll in house compared to outsourced. Not to mention the flexibility you gain.
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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.