Justworks vs Rippling

Justworks publishes pricing: payroll at $50 per month plus $8 per employee and PEO plans at $79 or $124 per employee, with 24/7 support on PEO plans and workers' compensation included. Rippling combines HR, payroll, IT, and finance apps and is sold by custom quote only.

By LeadChange Research TeamUpdated 25 verified data points12 sources

Justworks

Best for
Small businesses wanting a PEO with benefits and HR support

Choose Justworks if

  • You want a PEO; Justworks lists group benefits, workers' compensation, and HR advisory.
  • You want published prices: Payroll is $50 plus $8 per employee, and PEO Basic is $79 per employee.
  • You want 24/7 support, which is included in PEO Basic and PEO Plus.
  • You hire abroad and want EOR at $599 per employee per month, listed for about 100 countries.
  • You want health insurance reimbursements (ICHRA) at $25 per enrolled employee per month.

Rippling

Best for
Companies wanting HR, IT and payroll on one system

Choose Rippling if

  • You want IT and finance apps alongside HR and payroll, including device management, cards, and expenses.
  • You need a wide integration catalog: Rippling documents 650 native integrations and a REST API.
  • You require SSO and SCIM provisioning, which Rippling documents and we could not confirm for Justworks.
  • You want to build custom workflows and apps in App Studio, with approvals across apps.
  • You want Rippling AI answers across connected business data, with admin approval for actions.

Key differences

Where Justworks and Rippling differ (4)
AttributeJustworksRippling
Pricing modelBase fee + per employeeQuote only
Price transparencyPublishedQuote only
Best forSmall businessesSmall businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises
Founded20122017
Show 1 attributes where they are the same
Where they are the same (1)
AttributeJustworksRippling
Open API

Analysis by dimension

Pricing. Justworks publishes Payroll at $50 plus $8 per employee, PEO Basic at $79 and PEO Plus at $124 per employee per month. Rippling pricing is quote-only, so no cost comparison is possible, and a PEO and a software suite are not like-for-like.

Capabilities. Justworks documents PEO capabilities such as group benefits, workers' compensation, and compliance support, plus payroll and EOR. Rippling documents HR and HRIS capabilities and IT and finance modules, but does not detail its payroll capabilities on the pages we reviewed.

Integrations. Rippling documents 650 native integrations. Justworks names five notable integrations (15Five, Brex, Carta, Checkr, and Culture Amp) but does not publish a total.

Fit and support. Justworks includes 24/7 support in PEO Basic and PEO Plus and lists phone, email, and chat. We could not confirm Rippling's support channels or hours on its public pages.

Neither one?

Patriot Payroll

Patriot Payroll has the highest LeadChange Score in Payroll Software after excluding these two (6.3/10).

From $17/mo + $4/employee/mo

Frequently asked questions

Is Justworks cheaper than Rippling?

Rippling's pricing is quote-only, so a comparison is not possible from published data. Justworks lists Payroll at $50 per month plus $8 per employee, PEO Basic at $79 per employee and PEO Plus at $124 per employee. The two are different models: a PEO bundles benefits and HR support, so request a Rippling quote for equivalent scope.

Which is better for a small business, Justworks or Rippling?

Justworks targets small businesses and publishes its prices, including a $50 plus $8 per employee payroll plan and PEO plans from $79 per employee. Rippling lists small businesses among its segments and is quote-only. Choose Justworks if you want a PEO with 24/7 support; choose Rippling if you want IT and finance apps.

Can you switch between Justworks and Rippling?

Neither vendor publishes its contract term, so confirm terms and notice periods in writing. Justworks lists no implementation fee. Because Justworks PEO plans bundle benefits and workers' compensation, ask both vendors how coverage will carry over, and plan the move around a payroll period boundary.

What is the key difference between Justworks and Rippling?

Justworks sells payroll, a PEO with benefits, workers' compensation, and HR support, and international EOR, with public prices. Rippling sells a modular system of HR, payroll, IT, and finance apps with custom workflows, by quote only. The choice often turns on whether you want a PEO service or a configurable software suite.

Which integrations do Justworks and Rippling list?

Justworks names 15Five, Brex, Carta, Checkr, and Culture Amp. Rippling documents 650 native integrations, including Slack, HubSpot, Zendesk, GitHub, and Jira, plus a REST API. Justworks does not publish a full integration count, so check its directory for the apps you use, such as your accounting tool.

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Data sources

Every value on this page links to its source below. Primary sources are the vendor's or authority's own pages.

  1. Justworks pricing page · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
  2. Rippling pricing page · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
  3. Justworks website · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
  4. Justworks website: Our company · primary source, checked Oct 6, 2026
  5. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rippling_(company) · secondary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
  6. tryfinch.com/blog/justworks-taps-finch-to-support-their-hr-and-fintech-integration-strategy · secondary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
  7. Rippling documentation · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026
  8. Patriot Software pricing page · primary source, checked Oct 5, 2026