The short answer
Rippling publishes an entry price of $40 a month plus $8 per employee and serves companies of every size; Workday HCM targets mid-market and enterprise employers and sells by quote, with deployment as a separate fixed-fee package.
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Rippling wins 2Workday HCM wins 03 ties
| Dimension | Rippling | Workday HCM |
|---|---|---|
| PricingRippling publishes $40 a month plus $8 per employee for payroll, with each added product priced on top. Workday quotes and sells deployment as separate fixed-fee Launch packages. $40/mo | Partly published | Quote only |
| CapabilitiesBoth cover HR, talent and payroll. Rippling adds IT identity and devices, finance tools and an employer of record; Workday adds workforce planning, HR service delivery and reorganization modeling. HR, IT, Finance, Payroll, Custom applications, Global (employer of record, global payroll, global contractors), PEO, Data Cloud, Rippling AI | 11 of 11 core capabilities | 8 of 11 core capabilities |
| IntegrationsRippling lists 650+ integrations with a REST API, webhooks and SCIM provisioning. Workday connects payroll to native and partner systems across 180+ countries. 650 | 650 native | 11 documented |
| Fit and supportRippling serves small, mid-market and enterprise companies, with free guided implementation through the first payroll for small businesses. Workday serves mid-market and enterprise organizations through Workday or its deployment partners. Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises | Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises | Mid-market companies, enterprises |
| SecurityBoth state SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and GDPR. Rippling adds SCIM; Workday adds HIPAA. Yes | SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR | SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR |
| Attribute | Rippling | Workday HCM |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Base fee + per employee | Quote only |
| Price transparency | Partly published | Quote only |
| Best for | Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises | Mid-market companies, enterprises |
| Founded | 2016 | 2005 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, US | Pleasanton, California, US |
| Ownership | Private | Publicly traded |
| Attribute | Rippling | Workday HCM |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Mobile apps | iOS, Android | |
| Single sign-on | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | ||
| ISO 27001 | ||
| GDPR program |
Pricing. Rippling publishes $40 a month plus $8 per employee for payroll, with each added product priced on top. Workday quotes and sells deployment as separate fixed-fee Launch packages.
Capabilities. Both cover HR, talent and payroll. Rippling adds IT identity and devices, finance tools and an employer of record; Workday adds workforce planning, HR service delivery and reorganization modeling.
Integrations. Rippling lists 650+ integrations with a REST API, webhooks and SCIM provisioning. Workday connects payroll to native and partner systems across 180+ countries.
Fit and support. Rippling serves small, mid-market and enterprise companies, with free guided implementation through the first payroll for small businesses. Workday serves mid-market and enterprise organizations through Workday or its deployment partners.
Security. Both state SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and GDPR. Rippling adds SCIM; Workday adds HIPAA.
BambooHR has the highest LeadChange Score in HRIS Software after excluding these two (9.2/10).
From $250/mo flat up to 25 employees, then $10.25/employee/mo
In our HRIS category, Rippling is listed with Workday HCM, BambooHR, HiBob, Paylocity, Paycom and Gusto. Next to Workday, it stands out for IT and finance apps on the same employee graph and a published entry price.
Workday HCM competes with the other large HCM suites: SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, UKG Pro, Dayforce and ADP Workforce Now sit in the same HCM category of ours. Rippling overlaps with Workday in HR and payroll but also sells to small businesses, which Workday does not target.
Rippling publishes a payroll entry price of $40 a month plus $8 per employee, with other products on top. Workday quotes every subscription and adds a separate deployment package.
Workday targets mid-market and enterprise organizations, so it is less suited to small businesses. Rippling lists small businesses among its segments and sets most of them up in 1–3 weeks.
Rippling says 1–3 weeks for most small businesses. Workday deploys through fixed-fee Launch Express or Launch Flex packages, delivered by Workday or a partner.
Rippling AI answers questions across connected business data and builds dashboards and reports; Workday’s Sana orchestrates agents, including a Payroll Agent that validates pay runs.
Both Rippling and Workday HCM state SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and GDPR. Only Workday HCM states HIPAA (BAA).
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