Rippling
Rippling Pricing
Rippling pricing from the vendor’s own pricing page: 2 plans, cost by headcount, and the extra fees to budget for.
- starting price
- $40/mo + $8/employee1
Rippling plans
Price at a glance
Rippling cost by company size
- Payroll Software: published starting price$40/mo base + $8/employee/mo
| Employees | Payroll Software: published starting price |
|---|---|
| 1 | $48/mo$1,728 over 3 yrs |
| 5 | $80/mo$2,880 over 3 yrs |
| 10 | $120/mo$4,320 over 3 yrs |
| 25 | $240/mo$8,640 over 3 yrs |
| 50 | $440/mo$15,840 over 3 yrs |
| 100 | $840/mo$30,240 over 3 yrs |
The published starting price only: plan tiers, add-ons and other products are quoted on top.
Extra and hidden costs
Implementation fee
Implementation: Guided implementation through the first payroll run is free of charge for small businesses; enterprise implementations have fixed pricing that is not published.
Each added product
(for example benefits administration, time and attendance or IT device management) is priced on top of payroll1
Optional printing and mailing of W-2 and 1099 forms for a small fee
Amount not published1
Consultative implementation service for complex or custom needs
Price not published1
Price comparison
| Product | Starting price | Pricing model | Pricing details |
|---|---|---|---|
 Zoho People | $3/user/mo5 | Per user | Zoho People pricing |
 Namely | $9/employee/mo6 | Per employee | Namely pricing |
 BambooHR | $250/mo flat up to 25 employees, then $10.25/employee/mo7 | Per employee | BambooHR pricing |
 Rippling | See plans | Rippling pricing | |
 HiBob | Quote only | Per employee | What HiBob costs |
 UKG Ready | Quote only | Quote only | UKG Ready pricing |
Lowest published monthly price of a plan for HRIS software, cheapest first at 25 employees. “See plans”: priced on another basis; “Quote only”: no published price.
Rippling price comparisons
Frequently asked questions
How much does Rippling cost?
Rippling payroll for small businesses starts at $8 per user per month plus a $40 monthly base fee. Benefits, time tracking, IT and other products cost extra, and the required Platform tier is priced by custom quote.
Does Rippling have a free trial?
Yes, but only for IT. Rippling offers a 14-day free trial of Rippling IT, which covers identity, access and device management. No trial is advertised for HR or payroll.
What does Rippling charge beyond the subscription?
Each product added to payroll, such as benefits administration, time and attendance or IT device management, is priced on top, so the final cost depends on the products you choose. Printing and mailing W-2 and 1099 forms is optional, for a small fee Rippling does not publish.
What plans does Rippling offer?
Rippling lists 2 plans: Rippling Platform Core and Rippling Platform Pro. No plan shows a published price.
What do alternatives to Rippling cost?
Rippling quotes its price; at 25 employees, the most similar alternatives compared here that publish one are BambooHR ($250, 39% similar), Namely ($225, 35% similar), and Zoho People ($75, 34% similar), a month at list price.
Does Rippling charge an implementation fee?
Yes. Rippling lists an implementation fee: Guided implementation through the first payroll run is free of charge for small businesses; enterprise implementations have fixed pricing that is not published.
Who makes Rippling?
Rippling (HRIS software) is sold by Rippling, founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, US. Its plans and contract terms are set by Rippling; see the Rippling company profile for the products it sells and its ownership.
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Rippling Pricing
What changed
PricingRippling now publishes some of its prices; it previously priced by quote only.
PricingRippling’s pricing model: base fee + per employee (previously quote only).
PublishedFirst published.
Sources
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Quotes from the sources
- Rippling rippling.com/solutions/small-businesses“Rippling's small business plans start at $8 per user per month for payroll. The final cost depends on which other products you add, such as benefits administration, time and attendance, or IT device management.” “Starting at $8 per user per month. Plus, a $40 per month base fee.”
- Rippling rippling.com/platform/tiers“Core Pro Global Employee Graph ... Workflows & Automation ... Note: Core tier supports onboarding event triggers only. ... Workflow Studio ... Formula Fields ... Advanced Reports ... Custom Workflows ... Webhooks in Workflows ... Available add-ons Unlimited Workflows ... Custom Apps ... Rippling API Platform”
- Rippling rippling.com/pricing“While most Rippling products are billed on a simple per-employee, per-month basis, some may be charged at (or include) a monthly basis fee.”
- Rippling rippling.com/products/it/trial“Start your 14-day free trial”
- Zoho Corporation zoho.com/people/zohopeople-pricing.html“ESSENTIAL HR US$3 US$3 /user/month billed annually”
- Namely namely.com/lp/pricing“Pricing for Namely Now starts at $9 per employee per month!”
- BambooHR bamboohr.com/pricing“For companies with more than 25 employees, our HR software is priced on a per-employee, per-month basis. BambooHR pricing starts at $10.25 USD per employee per month for Core, $17.50 USD per employee per month for Pro, and $25 USD per employee per month for Elite.”
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