Rippling vs. Workday Financial Management

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
Workday Financial Management
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Workday Financial Management is a native cloud solution built on a global foundation designed to enable accounting teams to operate with greater productivity, superior insights, and adapt to changing business needs. Its AI embedded features improve financial business processes like record to report and opportunity to cash while strengthening internal controls, and enabling consistency across global operations. Powered by an in-memory architecture and object data…N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RipplingWorkday Financial Management
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
1083 Ratings
12% above category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data8.9767 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.9794 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.1903 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.2802 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting9.1937 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management9.2832 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.0642 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
1131 Ratings
13% above category average
Workday Financial Management
8.0
22 Ratings
8% above category average
Pay calculation9.31018 Ratings8.222 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.0710 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.0989 Ratings7.819 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.5994 Ratings7.919 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.4762 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.3667 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
1013 Ratings
13% above category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
Approval workflow9.4977 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details9.3931 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.2689 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.2
1178 Ratings
11% above category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information9.41115 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information9.51164 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.4966 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition8.6645 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history9.1833 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
8.9
503 Ratings
10% above category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets8.9503 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.0
610 Ratings
17% above category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
Report builder8.8590 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports9.1558 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data9.2505 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.4
837 Ratings
16% above category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
New hire portal9.5815 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.3636 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
492 Ratings
12% above category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting9.2422 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting9.0452 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.1418 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking9.0447 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
565 Ratings
17% above category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
Performance plans9.2498 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans9.2472 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking9.2503 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders9.4530 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency9.3461 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
416 Ratings
15% above category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools9.1346 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking9.2355 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search9.2372 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development9.0353 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.0
475 Ratings
15% above category average
Workday Financial Management
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management9.1378 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.0363 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.2320 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.9331 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.1332 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.9364 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.0446 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
-
Ratings
Workday Financial Management
8.0
19 Ratings
8% above category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings8.616 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings7.418 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
-
Ratings
Workday Financial Management
9.0
24 Ratings
7% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings9.224 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.822 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
-
Ratings
Workday Financial Management
7.7
26 Ratings
5% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings7.626 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings7.723 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings7.721 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
-
Ratings
Workday Financial Management
7.5
22 Ratings
2% below category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings7.217 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings6.817 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings7.018 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings6.918 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings7.315 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings7.218 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings7.619 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
-
Ratings
Workday Financial Management
6.8
10 Ratings
15% below category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings7.110 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.010 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings6.49 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
-
Ratings
Workday Financial Management
6.3
10 Ratings
22% below category average
Credit card processing00 Ratings6.310 Ratings
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User Ratings
RipplingWorkday Financial Management
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(1162 ratings)
8.3
(26 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(20 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(1161 ratings)
9.0
(9 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.6
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.2
(877 ratings)
10.0
(5 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.8
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
6.7
(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
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Likelihood to Recommend
Rippling
Great as an HRIS-as-master and configuring dynamic groups that can be synced with downstream apps or IdP solutions to help streamline IAM processes and user lifecycle management. If you are a business planning to scale, Rippling is a noteworthy option that provides a nice suite of products that can be added as you grow. It may be too heavy for a small business, but worth keeping tabs with for future growth. The Rippling IT module could be beneficial for companies/businesses that aren't subject to tighter security controls. It still needs to build out more granular customizations and controls for it to be more competitive with other MDM's.
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Workday
Workday is well suited for managing employees throughout their full life cycle. It excels at housing employee data from the start of their time with the company through their departure. Workday is less suited to payroll functions, which could be more robust.
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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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Workday
  • The flexibility of going beyond handling the accounts, where we can handle cash, assets, and accounting simultaneously for the customer.
  • The single platform offers grants management where you can organize the lifecycle of the grants and synchronize it with any criteria of grant closing out scheme.
  • I personally liked Project billing with the essence of evaluating project revenue and nice reporting templates that can be shared with the customer at any stage of the project while having the flexibility of auditing the reported cost.
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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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Workday
  • Some of the Workday updates last till like 10 in the morning which prevents employees to clock in and check their times and some cases their schedules
  • Workday can work on opening documents quicker instead of taking couple of minutes or notifying the user when they are ready to download
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Likelihood to Renew
Rippling
The AI assistant has always been able to direct me to the correct solution to any question i have about Rippling. Payroll is so easy, it takes about 10 minutes to go through the process.
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Workday
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Usability
Rippling
The interface is very user-friendly. Everything you do on Rippling is communicated to you via email (for example, when your invoice is approved, when your payment will be received, and any login attempts). There are some things that need work, though, some minor issues with "where some menus are located", but those are minor things that don't spoil the overall experience with the product (but they should be addressed nonetheless).
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Workday
Workday is easy enough navigate, as long as it is properly set up. With that said, it can be put together in a modular fashion as well, allowing for a very high degree of flexibility in terms of design and process delegation. Finally, it makes consolidation achievable in times previously unthinkable.
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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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Workday
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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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Workday
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Support Rating
Rippling
When I did have to reach out to Rippling for assistance I was able to get quick help and my problem resolved in a time efficient manner with out any type of hick up. The customer support team is professional, kind and always available. This makes Rippling more welcoming to use on a daily basis.
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Workday
Our support team has been awesome. They are extremely knowledgeable and have been able to guide us through all of the challenges we have faced. Workday's community online is also extremely helpful with many trainings and help topics that can be reviewed at your convenience.
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In-Person Training
Rippling
The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Workday
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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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Workday
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Alternatives Considered
Rippling
We chose Rippling primarily based on cost and feature set available. As a small organization, budget is a high priority. Rippling gave us enterprise-level features at an affordable cost for an early stage start up. We appreciate that we have the opportunity to expand our feature set within Rippling as our business and workforce grow.
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Workday
Despite Airtable also being easier to use one thing that differentiates and put forth Workday Financial Management tool above is it's key features and better suited functionality for handling confidential data. The other positive note where Workday Financial Management performs high is it key analytics tool that's easier to use and representation of information into insightful dashboards.
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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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Workday
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Return on Investment
Rippling
  • Our HR team used to spend almost three days doing payroll calculations before Rippling. This platform has cut that time down by 75%! Now they can devote the time they would've spent on payroll to other important tasks.
  • Rippling saves employees time by making time-tracking less of a headache.
  • Rippling has so many so many services that it's essentially a one-stop-shop for centralized HR solutions!
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Workday
  • We were able to combine 4 different HR modules into one system.
  • We reduced data breach incidents by 95% after shifting to Workday. One of our legacy softwares had vulnerabilities.
  • The initial learning curve was higher than projected. We spent about a week to 10 days extra time deploying it, which affected the profit center that year.
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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.

Workday Financial Management Screenshots

Screenshot of a discovery boardScreenshot of financial resultsScreenshot of operational analysis