Rippling HCM vs. When I Work

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
When I Work
Score 5.9 out of 10
N/A
When I Work is a way for businesses to schedule, track time and attendance, and communicate with their hourly employees. The schedule and time clock is placed in every employee's pocket with When I Work's iOS and Android apps. It can be used to keep track of time off, employee availability, and manage shift swaps with a few clicks. When I Work integrates with payroll providers to streamline the process and avoid human error.
$2.50
per month per user
Pricing
Rippling HCMWhen I Work
Editions & Modules
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Essentials
$2.50
per month per user
Essentials + Attendance
$4
per month per user
Pro
$5
per month per user
Pro + Attendance
$7
per month per user
Premium
$8
per month per user
Premium + Attendance
$10
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Rippling HCMWhen I Work
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.
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Community Pulse
Rippling HCMWhen I Work
Considered Both Products
Rippling HCM
Chose Rippling HCM
It's an all in one feature with all the platforms (scheduling, HR, onboarding, recruiting, travel expense). This eliminates multiple different platforms and the integration between multiple different platforms. We are able to keep all employee documents, expenses, …
When I Work

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Features
Rippling HCMWhen I Work
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling HCM
9.0
1133 Ratings
10% above category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data8.7807 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.8835 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.1945 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.1844 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting9.1982 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management9.2877 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.0673 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling HCM
9.2
1179 Ratings
12% above category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
Pay calculation9.31064 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.0749 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.91028 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.51034 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.4799 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.3701 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling HCM
9.3
1058 Ratings
13% above category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
Approval workflow9.41021 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details9.3973 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.3727 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Rippling HCM
9.2
1226 Ratings
12% above category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information9.41162 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information9.51212 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.31010 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition8.5679 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history9.0874 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling HCM
8.8
527 Ratings
9% above category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets8.8528 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Rippling HCM
9.0
639 Ratings
18% above category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
Report builder8.7619 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports9.0585 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data9.2531 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Rippling HCM
9.4
874 Ratings
16% above category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
New hire portal9.5851 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.3667 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Rippling HCM
9.0
517 Ratings
11% above category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting9.1445 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.9475 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.1441 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking8.9472 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling HCM
9.3
598 Ratings
16% above category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
Performance plans9.2528 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans9.2500 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking9.2531 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders9.4563 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency9.3488 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Rippling HCM
9.1
438 Ratings
14% above category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools9.1364 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking9.1375 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search9.2393 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development9.0374 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Rippling HCM
8.9
502 Ratings
13% above category average
When I Work
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management9.0400 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.0383 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.1339 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.8350 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.0349 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.8385 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.0471 Ratings00 Ratings
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Rippling HCMWhen I Work
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User Ratings
Rippling HCMWhen I Work
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(1285 ratings)
10.0
(25 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(28 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.3
(1282 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.8
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(959 ratings)
8.7
(19 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.9
(14 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
7.5
(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
Rippling HCMWhen I Work
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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When I Work
I recommend When I Work to those companies that are looking for a way to manage work schedules and want to increase the productivity of all employees. This is an important platform that would bring excellent results to small, medium and large companies. This is a constant monitoring system which allows employees to complete their tasks in the indicated time, When I Work sends automated alerts when an employee is not complying with their tasks and this allows us to know exactly the productivity we are having in each one of the sectors. It is an excellent platform for planning and administration of working hours, it has a very easy-to-use UI that allows schedules to be easily managed. Without a doubt, When I Work would be a perfect implementation for any sector or company, since it has a lot of potential to collect exact data on compliance with working hours.
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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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When I Work
  • When I Work allowed me to color-code each employee's schedule.
  • When I Work allowed me to show who was "off" during what time of day. This was essential for morale, as our event included 16-18 hour days, and I wanted to show that everyone had down time each day.
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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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When I Work
  • You cannot view inactive employees on the app.
  • When pulling up the schedule on the app, it defaults to Tuesday when the screen is done loading.
  • If you pull up an individual's schedule it removes your default settings. For example, I have mine set to just my store, but if I need to see an employee's schedule it resets those defaults. You're always looking at the last schedule you pulled up.
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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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When I Work
It's a powerful tool for employee management and intuitive to use.
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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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When I Work
While it's one of the better apps, my only complaint is the icon layout of the dash; mouseover sometimes doesn't work for my system.
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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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When I Work
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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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When I Work
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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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When I Work
Every time I contact When I Work staff with an issue, someone is there with a quick solution to my problem. I love the chat feature. I can continue to work on other things while the When I Work representative assists me.
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In-Person Training
Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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When I Work
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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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When I Work
Make certain your team knows how to turn off alerts and utilise the system.
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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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When I Work
When I Work seemed a bit easier to implement for our team and employees. When I Work had all the things we needed without a lot of the bells and whistles that we wouldn't really utilize. When I Work was also a bit more affordable for our budget. Overall, it was the better choice.
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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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When I Work
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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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When I Work
  • Has cut down on the time I spend scheduling.
  • Makes estimating payroll simple.
  • Is convenient for staff to use because they can utilize it on their own device.
  • Allows for messaging as well, which helps get the word out about numerous things, not just scheduling issues.
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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.