Rippling vs. Workday Workforce Management

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Rippling
Score 9.0 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 Workforce Management
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Workday Workforce Management is a workforce operations software that integrates HR, time, and scheduling data, to eliminate disjointed processes that halt day-to-day operations. Consistent with a worker-first approach, Workday provides mobile-first access to personalized pay, time, and schedules, giving workers frictionless on-the-go access. This helps overcome difficulties in retaining workers and keeps them engaged in a competitive labor…N/A
Pricing
RipplingWorkday Workforce Management
Editions & Modules
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
RipplingWorkday Workforce Management
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 Workforce Management
Considered Both Products
Rippling
Chose Rippling
Rippling is far easier and cheaper to use. It just does not have the deep integration with a wide range of SIEM and GRC tools, but we appreciate Rippling's simplicity. Rippling handles the basics we need VERY well with little admin effort, and, if properly configured, we have …
Chose Rippling
We selected Rippling because of its cost and ease of use. Our experience with Workday was not positive and we wanted to avoid a repeat of an expensive contract that ultimately does not serve our needs well. I also have a friend who works as an account manager for Rippling who …
Chose Rippling
Rippling has better design, it makes more sense to me, it also has more on the demand support and builds better rapport with the demos and one-on-ones to explain features, there are more features within the system, less bugs and more consistency. There just seems to be more …
Chose Rippling
Rippling was able to do all they they could do and more. And better. A major plus for us has also been the responsiveness from Rippling that we didn't get from customer support before.
Chose Rippling
Workday is built for large enterprises. Rippling is optimized for small to mid-sized businesses that want flexibility, fast execution, and fewer administrative hurdles. Rippling lets you pay only for what you use—payroll, benefits, device management, etc.—whereas Workday often …
Chose Rippling
Although I did not choose Rippling, I’m glad my company did! It’s the best platform I’ve used by far. It exceeds Workday's capabilities and is easier to use in terms of its user interface. I’d pick Rippling 10 times out of 10 over any HR platform I’ve used before, especially …
Chose Rippling
I did not select Rippling; I am an end user.
Chose Rippling
Rippling is easier to use, quicker to set up, and more affordable for small to mid-sized businesses. It combines HR, and IT in one place, saving time. Workday is better for large companies with complex needs, but it’s harder to learn and more expensive. Rippling is great for …
Chose Rippling
The Workday was unorganized, in my opinion. It has way too many tabs, which makes it difficult to schedule time off. Rippling is much more organized and has what you need right in your face. It immediately shows you the time off that you scheduled when it is approved. It …
Chose Rippling
Workday feels archaic compared to Rippling. To be honest I am not sure why my former employer used Workday for so long. Rippling uses best practices in UI / UX design that have been around for while, but nobody cared to implement. Rippling seems to be user-centric, actually …
Chose Rippling
Similar, but Rippling seems a lot more straightforward.
Chose Rippling
Rippling had improved overall functionality compared to other softwares. There’s a practical use of a software but Rippling stands out for personal and professional use.
Chose Rippling
Rippling has the best UI/UX design. Its very user friendly and easy to navigate. It acts as a single source of truth for all the organisation related information. All employee details can be accessed by the admin from the organisation. It is less complicated than others. It's …
Chose Rippling
I am writing from a User prospective. I was not involved in the selection process. As long as I remember the previous HRMS was way more lagging in feature and Rippling has been pivotal in my experience impact from a employee prospective. I have been more timely in submission of …
Chose Rippling
I personally used Workday in my previous employment, but I am not the one who can choose which software we use. It's my first time using Rippling, and so far, I did not have any issues, and it's very easy to use.
Chose Rippling
Rippling has a much easier interface and usability. I love it way more than Workday and everything (almost everything except benefits) is housed within one platform for easy access. Workday was difficult to navigate and the dropdown menu never had all the options that you need …
Chose Rippling
While each of the tools demonstrated notable expertise in certain areas, it was the complete suite of features which fit the wide spectrum of requirement across organization that helped make the evaluation complete with the application / product which was able to not just meet …
Chose Rippling
Much better reporting capabilities but harder to track employee history and changes.
The Onboarding process and tasks are efficient and easy to follow- I feel like Rippling has all the info in one place while in Workday you have to dig for info. Rippling is much more intuitive …
Workday Workforce Management

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Features
RipplingWorkday Workforce Management
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
1054 Ratings
12% above category average
Workday Workforce Management
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Ratings
Employee demographic data8.9747 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.9771 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration9.2877 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.2780 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting9.3916 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management9.2812 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.0629 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
1102 Ratings
13% above category average
Workday Workforce Management
8.9
6 Ratings
8% above category average
Pay calculation9.4989 Ratings9.65 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.1690 Ratings8.43 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.0967 Ratings9.84 Ratings
Direct deposit files9.5971 Ratings9.56 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management9.4742 Ratings8.95 Ratings
Reimbursement management9.3648 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.82 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
988 Ratings
13% above category average
Workday Workforce Management
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Ratings
Approval workflow9.4953 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details9.3908 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.3675 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.2
1150 Ratings
12% above category average
Workday Workforce Management
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Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information9.41088 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information9.51136 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.4944 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition8.7626 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history9.1816 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
8.9
489 Ratings
11% above category average
Workday Workforce Management
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Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets8.9489 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.0
595 Ratings
18% above category average
Workday Workforce Management
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Ratings
Report builder8.8576 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports9.1545 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data9.2492 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.4
819 Ratings
16% above category average
Workday Workforce Management
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Ratings
New hire portal9.5797 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.3621 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
478 Ratings
12% above category average
Workday Workforce Management
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting9.2412 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting9.0441 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.2408 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking9.0433 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.3
549 Ratings
16% above category average
Workday Workforce Management
-
Ratings
Performance plans9.2484 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans9.2458 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking9.2487 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders9.5515 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency9.4447 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
405 Ratings
15% above category average
Workday Workforce Management
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools9.2337 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking9.2347 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search9.2362 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development9.0344 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Rippling
9.1
462 Ratings
17% above category average
Workday Workforce Management
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Ratings
Job Requisition Management9.1369 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.1355 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.2312 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting9.0323 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention9.1324 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking9.0356 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.1434 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.2 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
RipplingWorkday Workforce Management
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(1164 ratings)
9.3
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(20 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(1162 ratings)
9.2
(3 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.6
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.2
(877 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
8.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.8
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
6.4
(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
RipplingWorkday Workforce Management
Likelihood to Recommend
Rippling
Hmmm, this is a tricky one, as I was only really in charge of the LMS function. It is very well suited in the LMS section for a business that just needs basic e-learning building and a repository for company video content, a go-to for all things learning and education.
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Workday
Workday is well suited as am employee because it allows me to easily access pay and goal-setting information at a large org. It also made the process of getting hired and initially onboarded simple. I imagine it could be less helpful at a smaller organization where people have more direct access to folks in payroll
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Pros
Rippling
  • Three different options to view the hours you've worked in a pay period. All three are valuable in their own way! I love this and use each one every week.
  • Rippling has the option to retroactively log your hours later if you forget to log in before you start work. I love this because sometimes I take a work call on the go and don't have time to clock in first. Such a handy feature!
  • Rippling has also made putting in time-off requests (sick/PTO/etc) so much easier. I'm sure every HR team would appreciate this!
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Workday
  • Collaborate with HR on completed tasks
  • Review and Submit Timesheets for staff
  • Submit personal time off for supervisors to review and approve or decline.
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Cons
Rippling
  • Could clarify what is being asked when creating expense reports.
  • It could make 2FA more intuitive on mobile, such as allowing iPhone users to use Face ID as an alternative if the device is locked.
  • Overall avoid using too much jargon when asking questions.
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Workday
  • The tasks function is somewhat clunky, and its hard to see who the task is sent to next in order to follow up with them.
  • In-process referrals don't always show up in the "My Referrals" tab
  • Filters on tasks don't always work.
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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 user interface is very intuitive most of the time. It is easy to see where and how to navigate, edit, and interact with the software. The leave approval notification system (and associated communications) were the one area where this was not the case. Those were difficult processes to address. To be fair to Rippling, that is likely the result of our initial configuration - so user error on our part.
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Workday
Workday Payroll and Workforce Management is a great resource, it makes the payroll process and HR functions simple. If implemented properly, there are well defined roles and it does much better than most payroll systems currently out there. The day to day functionality is very easy and pretty easy for time tracking, and teammates to view the systems.
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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
No answers on this topic
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
No answers on this topic
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 selected Rippling because of its cost and ease of use. Our experience with Workday was not positive and we wanted to avoid a repeat of an expensive contract that ultimately does not serve our needs well. I also have a friend who works as an account manager for Rippling who provided early insight into the relatively new product.
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Workday
Workday is much easier and simpler to use. It's very straightforward and easy to train people on.
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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
  • Routine things like PTO requests and document uploads now take a few clicks instead of hours of email back‑and‑forth. I’d estimate I spend at least half the time on those tasks compared to before, which frees me up to actually help employees.
  • What used to drag on for days now gets done in a morning - I've just asked them this now. New hires can log in, set up their tools, and start training almost immediately, so they’re productive much sooner.
  • Payroll and benefits errors used to pop up regularly, but now I almost never have to fix things or follow up on missing info. That means less stress for me and for everyone involved.
  • Having everything in one platform cuts out the “where did you send that?” and “who approves this?” questions. It feels like we’ve reduced our back‑and‑forth by at least a third.
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Workday
  • More staff felt comfortable using Workday Payroll and Workforce Management to complete tasks
  • Having a mobile app made it possible to submit or approve hours when you're on the go and not at your desk in front of a computer.
  • Because of the mobile app, it made it easier for student worker to submit their time when they are at home.
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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 Workforce Management Screenshots

Screenshot of Workday Workforce Management ScheduleScreenshot of Workday Workforce Management Schedule (Mobile)Screenshot of Workday Workforce Management Team InsightsScreenshot of Workday Workforce Management Time and Scheduling HubScreenshot of Workday Workforce Management Time (Mobile)