Rippling Payroll

Score8.4 out of 10

45 Reviews and Ratings

What is Rippling Payroll?

Rippling Payroll calculates employee pay, manages deductions and withholdings, issues payments, and maintains payroll records. The listing covers Rippling’s US Payroll and Global Payroll offerings. US Payroll calculates federal, state, and local payroll taxes, submits applicable tax forms and payments, supports direct deposit or checks, and stores employee pay stubs and tax documents. Administrators can compare pay runs, examine changes in gross pay, taxes, and deductions, configure pay types, and control who can prepare or approve payroll.

Categories & Use Cases

Pay calculation
Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.
Category average: 9.1
Direct deposit files
Direct deposit is the ability to electronically transfer pay to an employee’s personal bank account.
Category average: 9.2
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
Provide employees access to wages accrued during the pay period before the end of the pay cycle.
Category average: 8.5

Benefit plan administration
Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.
Category average: 8.4
Salary revision and increment management
Salary revision is the ability to modify individual employee pay.
Category average: 8.5
Reimbursement management
Reimbursement management provides cash reimbursement for employee expenses related to business travel or other.
Category average: 8.1

Ashton Perriott

Technology Specialist in Information Technology at OneVision Resources (51-200 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

When working with overseas contractors, you face the issue of constantly having massive delays of their payroll and massive communication gap in terms of IT services. Additionally, when you use multiple tools that requires a vast amount of login information, you run the risk of being locked out due to forgetting the password, or having to breaches of multiple kinds due to mis-inputs. Rippling solve both these by having one umbrella that can have these payrolls be directly for each country at a feasible manner, along with one umbrella system to hold all login informations for each system or software needed.

Pros

Really great user interface - everything is not in places that is hard to find, they are straight forward.
All in one software portal - every software login that you require can be found quite easily and stored for easy access, so no need to constantly try to remember or reset your password.
Easy Implementation - Requires very little training and rolling out doesn't disrupt much.

Cons

Less clicks to get to certain areas - though it is easily accessible, there are certain functions you have to click a lot to get to.
AI customer service - Not a fan of having to fight through the AI to speak to someone from customer service.

Return on Investment

Everyone loves it, I haven't found a single individual who has issues with it that we can't solve

Alternatives Considered

Payoneer and Bluebirds by Salesforce

Usability

Other Software Used

Twilio, Provision

Cathleen Cher

CEO/Executive Producer at Strita Studio (1-10 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Rippling mainly for payroll services for myself and my employees. I also will be using it for tax preparation from an employee standpoint, and also I'm looking into exploring some of the benefits options such as health insurance, that are available through Rippling and its partners. As of now, I run payroll monthly.

Pros

Human reps
Automated emails to let you know missing items to complete
Generous amounts of follow up reminders

Cons

Contract requirement
Platform menu options can be confusing to navigate

Return on Investment

It has helped me with employee pay management
It has helped me feel more at ease that my company is compliant with pay

Alternatives Considered

Gusto

Usability

Other Software Used

BILL, QuickBooks Online, Gusto

Tanya Manchanda View profile

Analyst in Research & Development at InventIP (51-200 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Rippling streamlines payments across borders and centralizes everything, allowing easy time off requests, and tracking money and hours without errors or downtime. I use Rippling to track my time in and out, check my schedule and requests, and manage leaves. It's easy to see my earnings and schedules, making it very helpful and useful.

Pros

Simple and quick to use. It breaks everything down clearly, making it easy to understand
Stores information for easy access
Setting up Rippling was super easy too

Cons

Rippling could provide a more lively interface
Probably giving me options to download my invoices all at once instead of, you know, one by one
Bit of a learning curve if you want to build custom dashboards

Return on Investment

Saved time by automating HR and IT tasks.
Made employee onboarding faster and more organized.
Improved overall efficiency by managing everything in one platform.

Alternatives Considered

Zoho People

Usability

Nick Dingal

Supervisor in Sales at Barkbus (51-200 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Managing accurate and timely employee compensation across different regions came with administrative friction. Rippling solves several critical business pain points for us.

Pros

Tracking time sheets!
Sending weekly Payroll report
Adjust time if needed/Plot schedule for the team
Approve and disapprove time logs

Cons

I only encountered few, which is sometimes the application is too slow. But that's it!

Return on Investment

Pay is aligned

Usability

Other Software Used

Google Workspace, Marathon Registration Software, Aircall

Alphonse Tam View profile

Global Communications in Marketing at ITDP (51-200 employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Rippling is an all-in-one HR platform that my organization uses primarily for time and payroll management, with the possibility of exploring future expanded applications (such as hiring and talent management). It provides a pretty intuitive platform from the user side that helps our organization address some very crucial HR and finance functions as a mid-sized organization without a large operations team. The time logging and payroll functions are the primary usage areas for me as an employee.

Pros

Payroll and paystub management for employees
Timesheet entry and project billing
Time off and PTO tracking
Human resources trainings and courses

Cons

Changing interface is hard to follow
Timesheet UX/UI is sometimes glitchy
Paystubs display only as PDFs and doesn't allow for more interactive summaries
Notification settings are a bit too complex

Return on Investment

Helped reduce burden on internal staff
Streamlined payroll for finance teams
Eased access of documents for employees

Alternatives Considered

ADP Workforce Now and Justworks

Usability

Other Software Used

Microsoft Teams, Critical Mention, Emburse Nexonia

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