Rippling vs. Workday Human Capital Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Rippling
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Rippling gives businesses one place to run HR, IT, and Finance. It brings together all of the workforce systems that are normally scattered across a company, like payroll, expenses, benefits, and computers. This enables users to manage and automate every part of the employee lifecycle in a single system. For example, when onboarding a new employee, Rippling can take a new hire from anywhere in the world and set up their payroll, corporate card, computer, benefits, and even third-party…
$8
starting price per user, per month
Workday HCM
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Workday Human Capital Management is built as a cloud-based system with global consistency in user experience. Workday HCM is part of a broader system with other Workday products.
$100
per year per user
Pricing
RipplingWorkday Human Capital Management
Editions & Modules
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RipplingWorkday HCM
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
RipplingWorkday Human Capital Management
Considered Both Products
Rippling
Chose Rippling
I used Workday at a previous company and it wasn't as seamless as Rippling. The interface was confusing and I often had a hard time navigating to what section I needed. I like Rippling's home page because it's easy to navigate to what you need right away.
Chose Rippling
Other products have always felt designed for only reporting up.
They were clunky and difficult to use, and felt very much designed for the company not the employee user.
Chose Rippling
Rippling is much more intuitive. The UI is much more simple to navigate and does not require you to dig through several menus to find what you need like others do. I remember constant frustration trying to remember where certain features were located in other apps, but Rippling …
Chose Rippling
Rippling's HRIS is similar in quality to BambooHR and Workday. However, where Rippling outshines those platforms is in its added functionality and connection to other portions of the platform as well as other applications. Being able to have our HRIS and Payroll Software on the …
Chose Rippling
Rippling has far better UI and for me personally, is much more intuitive which is more important to me as an employee than a feature-rich software. Information is easier to find, things are easier to update and overall feels better than some of the alternatives out there.
Chose Rippling
Rippling is super easy to use and a lot more intuitive compared to tools like Workday. While Gusto is great for small startups, it isn't as robust as rippling when it comes to managing employees. Hibob works well but it isn't as intuitive or easy to use as rippling in my day to …
Chose Rippling
Rippling is more user-friendly than Workday. With Workday, things you enter would not always save correctly and I had to worry about entering my annual goals and having them get lost. I haven't had problems with Rippling's interface.
Chose Rippling
Did not communicate well with Kronos for payment during contract work
Chose Rippling
As an employee, I enjoy how easy to use Rippling is compared to Workday. All of the features I need are accessible, mobile-friendly, and easy to use. Onboarding was a breeze, as I was able to sign onboarding documents and fill out my employee profile entirely using my phone.
Chose Rippling
Workday is best in class but Rippling is not far behind. I believe people want something intuitive and easy to use and find what they need. Both platforms seem to have that.
Chose Rippling
Rippling was much more user friendly
Chose Rippling
I don't recall what my previous employer used but I do recall how difficult it was to use.
Chose Rippling
Rippling looks more modern and offers an intuitive UI. No bugs found yet.
Workday HCM

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
RipplingWorkday Human Capital Management
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
8.0
546 Ratings
2% above category average
Workday Human Capital Management
7.7
91 Ratings
2% below category average
Employee demographic data7.9362 Ratings8.077 Ratings
Employment history8.0380 Ratings7.486 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.3439 Ratings7.288 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.3371 Ratings7.984 Ratings
Organizational charting8.0461 Ratings8.383 Ratings
Organization and location management8.3391 Ratings7.981 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.4296 Ratings6.956 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
8.5
590 Ratings
6% above category average
Workday Human Capital Management
7.7
76 Ratings
4% below category average
Pay calculation8.6511 Ratings7.465 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.2315 Ratings8.215 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.7536 Ratings7.060 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.0517 Ratings7.466 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.5352 Ratings8.063 Ratings
Reimbursement management8.0292 Ratings8.439 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.553 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
8.9
508 Ratings
10% above category average
Workday Human Capital Management
8.0
70 Ratings
1% below category average
Approval workflow9.1485 Ratings8.369 Ratings
Balance details8.9446 Ratings8.269 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.6306 Ratings7.456 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
8.8
630 Ratings
8% above category average
Workday Human Capital Management
7.8
90 Ratings
4% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information9.2592 Ratings8.279 Ratings
Update personal information9.3619 Ratings8.188 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.8496 Ratings7.169 Ratings
Employee recognition8.1299 Ratings7.455 Ratings
View job history8.8419 Ratings8.279 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
7.8
230 Ratings
1% above category average
Workday Human Capital Management
6.8
23 Ratings
13% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets7.8230 Ratings6.823 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
8.2
254 Ratings
8% above category average
Workday Human Capital Management
7.7
76 Ratings
1% above category average
Report builder8.0247 Ratings8.172 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.9232 Ratings7.974 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data8.6197 Ratings7.262 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
8.7
416 Ratings
8% above category average
Workday Human Capital Management
8.1
54 Ratings
1% above category average
New hire portal8.8408 Ratings8.250 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.7290 Ratings8.050 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
8.6
161 Ratings
5% above category average
Workday Human Capital Management
7.7
57 Ratings
6% below category average
Corporate goal setting8.8136 Ratings8.047 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.6143 Ratings8.056 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.2138 Ratings7.149 Ratings
Performance tracking8.7142 Ratings7.855 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
8.6
189 Ratings
8% above category average
Workday Human Capital Management
8.2
60 Ratings
3% above category average
Performance plans8.3164 Ratings8.259 Ratings
Performance improvement plans8.3154 Ratings7.951 Ratings
Review status tracking9.0163 Ratings8.255 Ratings
Review reminders9.1178 Ratings8.555 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.5147 Ratings8.449 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
148 Ratings
14% above category average
Workday Human Capital Management
7.0
37 Ratings
12% below category average
Create succession plans/pools8.9123 Ratings7.732 Ratings
Candidate ranking9.2130 Ratings6.633 Ratings
Candidate search9.1135 Ratings7.335 Ratings
Candidate development9.0127 Ratings6.634 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
8.7
168 Ratings
12% above category average
Workday Human Capital Management
8.0
44 Ratings
3% above category average
Job Requisition Management9.1128 Ratings8.242 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.4124 Ratings8.435 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.7115 Ratings8.131 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.8117 Ratings8.436 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.2118 Ratings7.035 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.6123 Ratings7.736 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.9152 Ratings8.440 Ratings
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User Ratings
RipplingWorkday Human Capital Management
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(669 ratings)
8.7
(103 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(6 ratings)
9.0
(18 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(666 ratings)
7.0
(13 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(1 ratings)
6.6
(8 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.3
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
8.1
(599 ratings)
8.0
(22 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(6 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(7 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
8.0
(11 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.1
(1 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
RipplingWorkday Human Capital Management
Likelihood to Recommend
Rippling
Rippling shines in companies that prioritize streamlined HR operations and user-friendly experiences. It's ideal for: Growing companies: Easily manage HR as teams expand. Efficiency seekers: Automate tasks to save time and resources. Simple HR needs: Focus on core functionalities without overwhelm. Rippling might not be best for: Highly complex HR: Unique processes may require specialized solutions. Cloud-based hesitation: Some prefer traditional on-premises systems. Large international workforce: Current focus is on the US.
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Workday
Workday human capital management is well suited for organizations to manage their employee records. It is also well suited for managing the employee's salary details, also the details of past salary changes, promotions, etc. It has options to keep track of employees' goals for the year, where they can keep track of their progress, and also managers can view the progress or share feedback. This is very helpful for tracking career progress and providing feedback. Other options, like training assigned to employees, can also be seen in Workday; users will get alerts by email for any new assignments or due assignments, etc.
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Pros
Rippling
  • Clean UI - there is no ambiguity about what function each button will perform.
  • Very easy to navigate. It is not difficult to find what is being looked for.
  • Single location for multiple functions. This is great for me as there is one central hub for all professional admin matters. Saving me valuable time that I can better spend on more pressing work matters.
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Workday
  • Groups employees in management hierarchies and creates Org Charts that are easy to navigate and allow for visualizing management chains regardless of employee locations
  • Intuitive and easy to use. The Workday search functionality works very much like Google; one can search for anything that they have access to in the database and drill down into the various details. All information is connected through hyperlinks and users can easily keep digging into the details for as far as their security access would take them.
  • Tasks such as to do, review or approve items are sent to the user's Workday Inbox, very much resembling email. Notifications about outstanding "to do" items are also sent to each the user's work email address on a daily basis.
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Cons
Rippling
  • The immediate learning curve of working with workflows and recipes
  • Building Reports from scratch can be fairly tedious and time consuming. Not streamlined because of having to drill down click by click.
  • I am still mystified by all of the formulas that can be used to make custom reports. Rippling is robust and it takes a lot to learn what it can really do.
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Workday
  • The web interface is awful
  • Terrible, terrible, UI. No modern features like auto-save. I can't count the times I have lost work.
  • Their UX team (if it even exists) must be aliens, because I can't see how humans would have come up with the UI conventions they have.
  • Who creates a website application where you can't open stuff in multiple browser windows and tabs easily?
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Likelihood to Renew
Rippling
Rippling continues to innovate and amaze me with their new innovations and features. Product feedback is taken seriously so I always give it whenever I can and end up seeing results. Rippling is the new wave of HRIS that cannot compare against others in the industry just due to the fact they are super user friendly!
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Workday
It is work to make one system the source of truth for our data, but now that it is done, there is less work involved in staying on this path. This means for us that maintaining and/or implementing new modules like performance, finance, talent, etc. is simple. It's a no-brainer
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Usability
Rippling
Great product, easy to use. We've had great employee buy in at this point, and want to continue to partner with Rippling to make the live of our employees easier, more productive, and get them back to the professional roles they are good at, while offering the administrative support they need through an HRIS.
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Workday
Workday's on a great path in terms of user experience. Their goals is to deliver a use experience that doesn't require training or instruction, like Amazon on the consumer side for example. That's hard to do when you're talking about complex business processes and important and sensitive employee information, but they're doing it well
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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
In 2014, Workday has changed the update process. There will be two updates a year; the updates will be delivered to customers typically in a 24 hour window during these two weekends a year. They also keep the Community up-to-date about any planned outages, etc. There is weekly scheduled downtime on Friday night.
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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
From my perspective, the system runs like a well oiled machine and I have not had any issues with customers complaining about speed. If a report is taking long to run, the report can run in the background and you can go about your business. For larger enterprises, there is additional space and machines to process the application in what Workday refers to it as Extended Configuration Tenant
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Support Rating
Rippling
Overall customer support for Rippling have been excellent anytime that I have emailed. Their team responds usually within the day and have a great explanation on the issue and the recommendation on how to proceed going forward. I feel that the person that responds actually have a vested interest and truly cares about the issue/problem that you have.
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Workday
Workday is still learning about the needs of higher education. I have seen rapid improvement in support and knowledge over the last year so am confident this will continue to improve. Overall however, I have found the Support Team to be extremely responsive and Workday offers the advantage of having support across several timezones so that we never wait more than a few hours for a response.
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In-Person Training
Rippling
No answers on this topic
Workday
Some training is offered online. Cost is per-person. This also gets quite expensive. Training doesn’t follow a logical path A to B. Starts in middle. When you try to do it afterwards at your desk, difficult.
• Training scenarios are not very real
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Online Training
Rippling
No answers on this topic
Workday
I have done for report writing and mass imports (EIBs). They give materials and you run through examples, i.e. you don’t just watch them do tasks, so that is helpful. Training is expensive – a single reporting writing class is $600 per person for virtual training
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Implementation Rating
Rippling
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Workday
It was implemented before my joining the company. At my last company, we used Workday professional services.

Based upon my experience at my last company, I would rate the implementation experience an 8/10. There are different ways to set things up and we had different people telling us different things. It set us back a couple of times.

Regarding configuration advice, we could set things up where every manager has supervisory organizations, or have it financially based i.e. aligned to cost center/department. We chose the individual manager path and I think we should have chosen a department route. Going down the individual manager path, to maintain the information, we have to inactivate a supervisory org whenever a manager changes/leaves.
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Alternatives Considered
Rippling
Proof was much more convoluted and not easy to maneuver. Also all the platforms could not relate to each other and so nothing was streamlined in its approach. Also things seemed to lag and was not very up to date when it needed to be. I feel rippling has simplified their processes
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Workday
Unfortunately, I do not recall the brands of the other human capital management software programs or tools I used at my current company or workplaces prior. I do think that is a testament to Workday with its strong branding and compelling features. I was not part of the selection process of Workday but have enjoyed my experience.
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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
Workday has released Financials and is continuing to develop it's Human Capital Management footprint with the addition of Workday Recruiting. I think customers will find that is easy to add on additional functionality in the system. Workday does make it easy for customers to make changes without relying on IT resources. The Business Process framework is a visual tool that allows functional resources to make changes and see the flow of the transaction
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Return on Investment
Rippling
  • The organization of information increased the business efficiency
  • Employee can search for themselves, leaving HR to do the things they need to be productive
  • Access 24/7 thru mobile app allows employee to function when they have the opportunity leaving the normal work hours for other business.
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Workday
  • Positive ROI, we were one of the first organizations that went with Workday HCM, and we received numerous discounts. Cloud systems are the way to go and we feel the system is stable for our growing work force.
  • The user conferences have been helpful to network and learn more deepness in the modules and functionality.
  • Right off the bat, our implementation costs were lower than budgeted and we had less 'billing' surprises.
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ScreenShots

Rippling Screenshots

Screenshot of 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: 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 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.