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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Rippling HCM

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ARippling 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

    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AAcuity Scheduling is an appointment management platform developed by the company of the same name in New York and acquired by Squarespace in 2019.

    $14

    per month

    Pricing
    Rippling HCMAcuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Editions & Modules
    Recommended
    $8.00
    starting price per user, per month
    Emerging
    $14
    per month
    Growing
    $23
    per month
    Powerhouse
    $45
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Rippling HCMAcuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    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.—
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    Community Pulse
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
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    96%
    Would buy again
    26 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    1192 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    27 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    589 Answers
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    24 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
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    96%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Rippling HCMAcuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Rippling HCM and Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    9.1
    1055 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
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    Ratings
    Employee demographic data8.8746 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history8.9775 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration9.3884 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.3783 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting9.3921 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management9.1820 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.0632 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Rippling HCM and Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    9.4
    1101 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
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    Ratings
    Pay calculation9.4990 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.2693 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.1970 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.5970 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.5743 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.4647 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Rippling HCM and Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    9.2
    990 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
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    Ratings
    Approval workflow9.5958 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details9.2911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.0682 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Rippling HCM and Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    9.2
    1152 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
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    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information9.41091 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information9.51140 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation9.3952 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition8.7630 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history9.0818 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Rippling HCM and Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    8.6
    489 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
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    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets8.6490 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Rippling HCM and Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    8.8
    591 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
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    Ratings
    Report builder8.6574 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports8.8543 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data8.9495 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Rippling HCM and Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    9.2
    818 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
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    Ratings
    New hire portal9.4797 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools9.1622 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Rippling HCM and Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    9.0
    475 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
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    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting9.1408 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting9.0436 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility9.1405 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking8.9435 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Rippling HCM and Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    9.3
    544 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
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    Ratings
    Performance plans9.2487 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans9.1461 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking9.2486 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders9.5514 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency9.4443 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Rippling HCM and Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    9.1
    402 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
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    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools8.9336 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking9.1345 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search9.2362 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development9.4342 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Rippling HCM and Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    9.0
    461 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Acuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
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    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management9.0366 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.9355 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.1310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.9319 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.9321 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking9.1353 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.1432 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Rippling HCMAcuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (1204 ratings)
    9.3
    (48 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (22 ratings)
    9.3
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (1201 ratings)
    9.5
    (9 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (902 ratings)
    9.7
    (16 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Rippling HCMAcuity Scheduling, a Squarespace company
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Rippling
    When I first started my new job, it was an additional one on top of a day job I already had. I didn't have time to waste between getting home and starting this new night job, so the first thing that I found was that I was blown away at how quickly and easily I could log in and start. When starting a new job, I didn't need the added stress of learning another app/portal when I had more important things to learn. I am really grateful for those 2 factors alone. Once I got more familiar with the portal, I was able to search around a bit and found some great features that have just enriched the experience even more...no training needed.
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    Squarespace
    I think any business can benefit from Acuity Scheduling. In my experience, however, and maybe I just haven’t found the correct settings yet, it’s been difficult to manage 4 business schedules with multiple employees and varying hours that change day-to-day and week-to-week. So I definitely would recommend it to more simple business models with set hours, as it seems like it would have all the functions one might need. I still would recommend to more complex businesses like mine as well, but also include discussion of some of the potential drawbacks.
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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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    Squarespace
    • Clicking on the link opens up my calendar, which has an uncluttered look, making it easy for my prospects and clients to review their options and make their choice.
    • I am able to customize my schedule, the types of appointments I want to offer, and even decide how many appointments I want in a day. There are so many details that I can customize.
    • I can customize how my calendar and emails look for my prospects and clients so that I come across professional and coordinated. I want the look of my business, website, etc. to have a polished, cohesive, and interesting presence.
    • I love that there is a workshop/class/series option for my workshops. My attendees reserve their place and pay upfront. I can duplicate these events or add future dates. It's wonderful. This saves us a lot of time and is so convenient.
    • I haven't had any trouble with my scheduler. It works flawlessly, so I don't have to take time out of my day to fix, troubleshoot or call customer service.
    • I love that I can add questions for my prospects to answer right away before booking a call. This means 3 fewer steps for me. 1. They answer these questions without an email from me. 2. They make their reservation and get a follow-up email, right away. 3. I customized the follow-up email with more details and actions to take to prepare for our call.
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    Cons
    Rippling
    • The overall look and feel of Rippling is dated; it looks like it's straight out of the 00's.
    • The could be more functionality in the LMS, expanded features, more options, it works, and it's basic, but it could be really great with a few added features.
    • The shift from using people's personal email to log in to their work email, not everyone wants to use their personal information to log into a work system.
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    Squarespace
    • Administrator interface is tricky to use. It is not easy to add new types of meetings or edit the settings on the current types of meetings we have
    • I'd like to see them send out more reminder emails leading up to the meeting scheduled to reduce the number of no-shows and reschedules
    • Make it easier to customize the confirmation emails-- easier ability to add videos and customizable text
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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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    Squarespace
    Acuity Scheduling has been very reliable. If you don't believe me, check out their status page here. They do a pretty decent job maintaining their app. To be fair, it's a pretty simple tool so they shouldn't run into too many hiccups given it doesn't feature near as many options as other applications on the market run.
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    Usability
    Rippling
    It is easy to use. It has an option to favorite commonly used functions, such as timekeeping and payroll. The app is easily accessible and easy to use, thanks to a quick-use option. This can be managed remotely and is great for all things HR for a company employee.
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    Squarespace
    It is very easy to use once you get to know the program but with years of working with the program I am still finding new things that I had wished I knew about earlier. I feel like aspects of the website become hidden that would help productivity a lot if I knew they existed beforehand.
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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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    Squarespace
    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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    Squarespace
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Rippling
    I have contacted support one time, and I was assisted by the Artificial Intelligence bot. Not only did it help with my inquiry, but it also went the extra mile by suggesting other options. I was looking for a feature I could not find, and it was very helpful. It would be nice also to chat with an actual person.
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    Squarespace
    Every time I had a question on how to do something or had any issues with Acuity Scheduling, mainly in the very beginning, when I was learning the platform, customer service was excellent. They were prompt to respond, friendly, and very helpful until I had the right solution.
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    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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    Squarespace
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Rippling
    Rippling has a much more modern, user-friendly approach, and it continues to build out their product suite to help create a seamlessly integrated eco-system. BambooHR is also more modern, but doesn't seem to have the broad product suite that Rippling is pursuing. UKG felt so disconnected and archaic to work with... quite painful, actually. I really like that Rippling has been extremely supportive with the onboarding process, ensuring that you work with various members of their implementation team to get things up and running which leads to a better experience and quicker ROI.
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    Squarespace
    In the case of Schedulicity, the system was awesome (very easy to set up and had some nice features) but did not offer the functionality and flexibility that AcuityScheduling does. In the case of SimplyBook.me, they offer lots of functionality but the interface is extremely complex and you pay a la carte for features so you're going to pay exponentially more for the same set of features as compared to AcuityScheduling. Their customer service was also lacking, in my opinion.
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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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    Squarespace
    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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    Squarespace
    • Minimizing no shows
    • Giving me back time by taking tasks off my mind/to-do list to focus on bigger more important things
    • Payment management (it helps me make sure I receive my payments/recurring payments and follow up with clients if a payment has failed)
    • Honestly just saving me from scheduling nightmares and headaches
    • Timezones! It does it for you! (I work internationally)
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    ScreenShots

    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.