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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Rippling HCM

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ARippling 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

    Xero

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AXero is an online accounting software product for small businesses and personal finance. Its features beyond general ledger and double-bookkeeping include quotable invoicing, bank reconciliation, purchase order and expense management, and tax management. Third party apps can extend its features further.

    $13

    per month

    Pricing
    Rippling HCMXero
    Editions & Modules
    Recommended
    $8.00
    starting price per user, per month
    Early
    $13
    per month
    Growing
    $37
    per month
    Established
    $70
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Rippling HCMXero
    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.Prices in table are in USD and just apply to the US - other markets & prices are listed below: Canada - Starter $18 CAD/month, Standard $45 CAD/month, Premium 5 $58 CAD/month UK - Starter £14/month, Standard £28/month, Premium £36/month AU - Starter $29 AUD/month, Standard $59 AUD/month, Premium 5 $76 AUD/month NZ - Starter $31 NZD/month, Standard $66 NZD/month, Premium $84 NZD/month
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    Community Pulse
    Rippling HCMXero
    Considered Both Products
    Rippling
    Chose Rippling HCM
    Rippling blows all the rest of the payroll providers out of the water! The ease of use for employees to update info, and the reports that you can get from Rippling surpass any other payroll service provider
    Incentivized
    Chose Rippling HCM
    Key Features:
    Incentivized
    Xero
    Chose Xero
    N/A
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    1191 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    160 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    817 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    153 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    1192 Answers
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    160 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    589 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    131 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    616 Answers
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    149 Answers
    Features
    Rippling HCMXero
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Rippling HCM and Xero
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    9.1
    1055 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data8.8746 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history8.9775 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration9.3884 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.9.3783 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting9.3921 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management9.1820 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)9.0632 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of Rippling HCM and Xero
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    9.4
    1101 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Xero
    7.5
    73 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pay calculation9.4990 Ratings8.065 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment9.2693 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration9.1970 Ratings8.023 Ratings
    Direct deposit files9.5970 Ratings7.249 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management9.5743 Ratings7.141 Ratings
    Reimbursement management9.4647 Ratings7.054 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Rippling HCM and Xero
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    9.2
    990 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow9.5958 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details9.2911 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.0682 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Rippling HCM and Xero
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    9.2
    1152 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information9.41091 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information9.51140 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation9.3952 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition8.7630 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history9.0818 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of Rippling HCM and Xero
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    8.6
    489 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets8.6490 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of Rippling HCM and Xero
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    8.8
    591 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder8.6574 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports8.8543 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data8.9495 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of Rippling HCM and Xero
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    9.2
    818 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal9.4797 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools9.1622 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Rippling HCM and Xero
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    9.0
    475 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting9.1408 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting9.0436 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility9.1405 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking8.9435 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of Rippling HCM and Xero
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    9.3
    544 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans9.2487 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans9.1461 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking9.2486 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders9.5514 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency9.4443 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of Rippling HCM and Xero
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    9.1
    402 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools8.9336 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking9.1345 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search9.2362 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development9.4342 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Rippling HCM and Xero
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    9.0
    461 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Xero
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management9.0366 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting8.9355 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.1310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting8.9319 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention8.9321 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking9.1353 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts9.1432 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Rippling HCM and Xero
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Xero
    8.0
    169 Ratings
    6% above category average
    API for custom integration00 Ratings7.979 Ratings
    Plug-ins00 Ratings8.1156 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Rippling HCM and Xero
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Xero
    7.1
    213 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings5.572 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.7211 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Rippling HCM and Xero
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Xero
    8.3
    241 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.3237 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.9239 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.9212 Ratings
    General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
    Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Rippling HCM and Xero
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Xero
    8.3
    251 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Accounts payable00 Ratings8.0229 Ratings
    Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.1234 Ratings
    Cash management00 Ratings7.7217 Ratings
    Bank reconciliation00 Ratings8.6244 Ratings
    Expense management00 Ratings7.8224 Ratings
    Time tracking00 Ratings6.387 Ratings
    Fixed asset management00 Ratings7.7152 Ratings
    Multi-currency support00 Ratings7.9149 Ratings
    Multi-division support00 Ratings7.4129 Ratings
    Regulations compliance00 Ratings8.3131 Ratings
    Electronic tax filing00 Ratings8.6134 Ratings
    Self-service portal00 Ratings7.7153 Ratings
    Global Financial Support00 Ratings7.884 Ratings
    Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.881 Ratings
    Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings10.040 Ratings
    Localizations00 Ratings10.039 Ratings
    Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings10.090 Ratings
    Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings10.033 Ratings
    Configurable Accounting00 Ratings10.059 Ratings
    Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings6.033 Ratings
    Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.059 Ratings
    Inventory Management
    Comparison of Inventory Management features of Rippling HCM and Xero
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Xero
    6.3
    119 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Inventory tracking00 Ratings7.1115 Ratings
    Automatic reordering00 Ratings6.224 Ratings
    Location management00 Ratings6.229 Ratings
    Manufacturing module00 Ratings6.016 Ratings
    Order Management
    Comparison of Order Management features of Rippling HCM and Xero
    Feature
    Rippling HCM
    -
    Ratings
    Xero
    7.3
    89 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Pricing00 Ratings10.062 Ratings
    Order entry00 Ratings10.056 Ratings
    Credit card processing00 Ratings6.358 Ratings
    Cost of goods sold00 Ratings6.366 Ratings
    Order Orchestration00 Ratings6.121 Ratings
    End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings6.124 Ratings
    Order exception Resolution00 Ratings6.117 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Rippling HCMXero
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (1204 ratings)
    8.3
    (266 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (22 ratings)
    4.7
    (38 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (1201 ratings)
    8.3
    (192 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    3.1
    (12 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (902 ratings)
    5.6
    (40 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    7.6
    (13 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (3 ratings)
    CPA Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (10 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (150 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (8 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.5
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.5
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Rippling HCMXero
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Rippling
    When I first started my new job, it was an additional one on top of a day job I already had. I didn't have time to waste between getting home and starting this new night job, so the first thing that I found was that I was blown away at how quickly and easily I could log in and start. When starting a new job, I didn't need the added stress of learning another app/portal when I had more important things to learn. I am really grateful for those 2 factors alone. Once I got more familiar with the portal, I was able to search around a bit and found some great features that have just enriched the experience even more...no training needed.
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    Xero
    The only time I wouldn't be suggesting it is to consultants or solopreneurs. I think it's too overwhelming unless you are experienced or have a background related to finance. So it's not that the product isn't powerful, it's that it can be too powerful. For all other size businesses it really is what you need to use to make life simple to track everything in your business. It definitely saves me time by having it all in one place and not multiple spreadsheets etc
    Incentivized
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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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    Xero
    • The bank feed integration makes reconciling transactions easy
    • Once you load a template for your invoices, every client gets a professional looking invoice
    • Bill paying and tracking of payments is also easy; you load your bill into Xero, pay it through the bank, and when the transaction is completed it comes through on bank feeds. If you need to query when a bill was paid, it is all there in Xero
    Incentivized
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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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    Xero
    • Having different email addresses for different parts of a customer's business (eg invoices and statements to different places)
    • Easily seeing the text of emails that have been sent through Xero
    • More easily archiving old pay items. Our HR software updates rates when awards are updated which means a lot of old pay rates are in the system and they have multiple clicks to archive each one. Clicking the ones to archive in bulk and then just click archive for all would be much more efficient.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Xero
    In addition to the matters covered in this review, my reason for renewing this product is that Xero's functionality and the constant updates that the company provides, makes the software even more business friendly. The software therefore builds a brand loyalty among customers.
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    Usability
    Rippling
    It is easy to use. It has an option to favorite commonly used functions, such as timekeeping and payroll. The app is easily accessible and easy to use, thanks to a quick-use option. This can be managed remotely and is great for all things HR for a company employee.
    Incentivized
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    Xero
    As a standalone software, it allows users to fulfill most of the basic functions (e.g. transaction input and report generation) simply and conveniently. It also allows for multiple APIs to help augment various tasks that accounting-adjacent (e.g. claims processing). The cloud based model and portability to mobile devices allows tasks to be carried out in a more convenient way.
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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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    Xero
    We have been actively using and 100% Xero based for our ecommerce accounting practice for over 4 years. There has on been one real outage for more than 5 minutes. Xero was open and transparent about the outage, what they were doing to resolve the issue, and provided 15 minute updates. Showing how they care about their customers and partners. Plus, showing that their customers care too, were understanding, and went surfing or in our case took a nap. Couldn't run our business without Xero as a partner.
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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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    Xero
    On a good day, things worked but after upgrades, things began to slow and or not work at all at times. I coined the moving circle while I waited as the "Xero Wheel of Death". Sometimes it never stopped and force quitting was necessary.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Rippling
    I have contacted support one time, and I was assisted by the Artificial Intelligence bot. Not only did it help with my inquiry, but it also went the extra mile by suggesting other options. I was looking for a feature I could not find, and it was very helpful. It would be nice also to chat with an actual person.
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    Xero
    Always respond and keep issues open until you are satisfied with the result. Generally good responses, in the past, I had some support responses that were really basic and really annoying. They type where "have your tried restarting your computer" style of answers. Well, of course, I went through all the basics before contacting them. Duh, but I suppose not everyone does. Otherwise, it would be a 10. The last year has shown a marked improvement in the support responses however.
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    In-Person Training
    Rippling
    No answers on this topic
    Xero
    The format was great; someone was there to ask questions or help if you were stuck.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Rippling
    No answers on this topic
    Xero
    All of Xero's training is online and available for anyone (business owner or accountants) to learn and become experts in their system. There is a range of content from product training to real world webinars from their partners. Xero is beautiful accounting software and their training is the same.
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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!
    Incentivized
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    Xero
    If it can be done, time the implementation near a new fiscal year so you can start clean. Otherwise, you have to go back and do historical data from the beginning of the fiscal year, which can be brain draining.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Rippling
    Rippling has a much more modern, user-friendly approach, and it continues to build out their product suite to help create a seamlessly integrated eco-system. BambooHR is also more modern, but doesn't seem to have the broad product suite that Rippling is pursuing. UKG felt so disconnected and archaic to work with... quite painful, actually. I really like that Rippling has been extremely supportive with the onboarding process, ensuring that you work with various members of their implementation team to get things up and running which leads to a better experience and quicker ROI.
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    Xero
    Each of the products I listed had their own list of drawbacks, but the one thing they all had in common, which was right on top of that list of drawbacks, was ease of use. I struggled to get myself accustomed to each system and struggled, but when it came to getting a client to even try and use it was when the true struggle started. Just found it easier to make use of Xero from the very beginning.
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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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    Xero
    I have yet to fully stress test the product given the size of the company where I am using it. I am sure as we scale to more customers, more vendors and more reporting requirements, I will have a better understanding of what it is capable of in terms of bandwidth and processing
    Incentivized
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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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    Xero
    • Xero is a basic accounting system that performs basic accounting tasks easily and accurately. For that, it provides a positive impact on our day to day accounting operations.
    • Because of Xero's basic structure, I feel it lacks some of the sophistication that some users want and need. The ability to create unique custom reports would enhance the impact Xero would have on meeting business objectives by providing current and useful accounting information.
    • In my opinion, Xero's lack of focus on their customers - their users - is a real issue with me. In my opinion, those of us that are in the trenches that work with the system on a daily basis have to deal with the shortcomings of the system with the knowledge that Xero support refuses to address the operational issues that make their user's lives difficult. I feel if Xero would focus on truly making their software better from a users point of view, it has the potential to be a great system.
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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.

    Xero Screenshots

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