Rippling vs. TimeClock Plus

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Rippling
Score 8.9 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
TimeClock Plus
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
TimeClock Plus is a time tracking and attendance solution from Data Management Incorporated (DMI) in San Angelo, Texas. The Express edition is targeted at small businesses, Standard and Pro at larger businesses, and finally TimeClock Plus OnDemand is a complete cloud-based solution.N/A
Pricing
RipplingTimeClock Plus
Editions & Modules
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RipplingTimeClock Plus
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
RipplingTimeClock Plus
Considered Both Products
Rippling
Chose Rippling
I haven't really used another service like Rippling and I'm happy that I've found it because it is super helpful. I've used a virtual timeclock but it was nothing compared to how in-depth Rippling goes and what it allows for.
TimeClock Plus
Chose TimeClock Plus
We have used Rippling as an employee management software that essentially has a cleaner and smaller scale clock-in and clock-out feature that was easier to use for our team. I think the TimeClock Plus beats out Rippling when you have a bigger team that needs to constantly …
Features
RipplingTimeClock Plus
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
1117 Ratings
11% above category average
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data8.9794 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.9820 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.1933 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.2830 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting9.1966 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management9.2860 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.0662 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
1164 Ratings
13% above category average
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
Pay calculation9.31048 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.0735 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.01017 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.51020 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.4787 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.3690 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
1044 Ratings
13% above category average
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
Approval workflow9.41007 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details9.3960 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.3715 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.2
1211 Ratings
12% above category average
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information9.41146 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information9.51197 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.4998 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition8.6669 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history9.0859 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
8.9
518 Ratings
10% above category average
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets8.9518 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.0
631 Ratings
18% above category average
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
Report builder8.8611 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports9.0577 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data9.2523 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.4
862 Ratings
16% above category average
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
New hire portal9.5838 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.3657 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.0
511 Ratings
11% above category average
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting9.1440 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.9470 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.1436 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking8.9466 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
588 Ratings
17% above category average
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
Performance plans9.2519 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans9.2492 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking9.2522 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders9.4553 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency9.3478 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
433 Ratings
15% above category average
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools9.1359 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking9.2370 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search9.2388 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development9.0369 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.0
495 Ratings
15% above category average
TimeClock Plus
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management9.0393 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.0377 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.1334 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.9345 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.1344 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.9379 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.0465 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
RipplingTimeClock Plus
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(1161 ratings)
9.5
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(20 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(1160 ratings)
9.5
(2 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(4 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(4 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(877 ratings)
6.3
(2 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.8
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(3 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
RipplingTimeClock Plus
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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TCP
I think the best place for TimeClock Plus to work would be at a restaurant or a busy business that has a lot of people to track and needs a robust dashboard to keep things in order. For my organization, we only have around 10 people max per location and it was a bit too expensive and complex for our needs. We could use a simpler system.
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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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TCP
  • Employees' time goes straight to the database we use. No having to manually enter time.
  • No one can clock anyone else in or out at the time clock. We love that security feature.
  • It exports easily into the payroll system we are using.
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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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TCP
  • Email notifications for entered requests do not always work, and the system will not send notifications from a manager user to a manager user.
  • We set up schedules to run each morning to populate timesheets, but there have been many times when the schedules did not run, and hours were missing.
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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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TCP
It's robust and does what we need it to do in terms of tracking worked time, also unworked time. It has a detailed Employee Profiles section but mostly it's because it keeps track of hours
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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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TCP
I absolutely love the ability to customize TCP to what you need it to be. There's lots of settings and areas where you get to decide how to want the system to operate. For every situation our team has said "I wish TCP would do it this way" we have been able to find a setting to adjust to make it do that. There are very minor adjustments I would like to make like hiding drop down menu items that we won't ever use.
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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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TCP
It has never been unavailable when I've needed to use it.
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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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TCP
Great performance, pages load quickly and reports generate quickly. They do take some time to complete if they're covering a large Start - Stop date, eg months but that's not an issue, they still complete fairly quickly.
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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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TCP
  • The support representatives respond quickly and work hard to resolve every issue. They are always friendly and courteous.
  • The email notifications are our most significant issue, and they are still not entirely resolved.
  • I dislike having to sign forms to allow them access to the databases routinely...it seems this could be an annual document.
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In-Person Training
Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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TCP
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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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TCP
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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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TCP
TimeClock Plus is extremely easy to use for all employees!!! We want platforms that every employee feels comfortable using. Again, it is effortless to log hours on a day-to-day basis. I love that our employees have the ability to keep track of their hour details, such as paid time off, volunteerism, holiday, etc. This portal helps our team to stay compliant!!!
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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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TCP
It's consistent and easy to use.
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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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TCP
  • At the time that we needed it, the system did what it promised, it kept track of team members' time.
  • We were able to pull reports to see hours worked for payroll.
  • It could be easily used by the staff.
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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.