

BambooHR and Rippling are both HR & People Ops tools. BambooHR starts at $10/mo, Rippling at $8/mo. Compare features, pricing, and ratings below to find the best fit for your team.
The question that matters: “In what situation will I regret choosing A over B after 3 months?”
BambooHR's self-service portal lets employees request time off, view their balance, and track approval status without emailing HR, cutting PTO-related HR admin requests by 40-60% for most teams.
Rippling Global Payroll handles multi-currency payroll, local tax compliance, and pension contributions across 50+ countries from a single system, without requiring a local HR entity for each country.
BambooHR's performance module manages review cycle scheduling, peer feedback collection, and manager scoring in one system, removing the Google Forms and spreadsheet coordination of manual performance reviews.
Rippling's Workflow Automator triggers SaaS app provisioning, equipment ordering, payroll enrollment, and benefits setup simultaneously on hire, cutting average onboarding time from 8 hours to under 30 minutes.
BambooHR's offboarding workflow assigns equipment collection, system access revocation, and final paycheck tasks to relevant owners automatically when a termination is initiated.
Rippling MDM locks, wipes, or deprovisions devices automatically when an employee terminates, without IT manually coordinating with HR to learn about separations.
Best for: SMBs needing foundational HR automation
Best for: Teams wanting performance management + employee experience
Best for: Orgs needing compensation management + advanced analytics + benchmarks
Best for: Ideal for small to medium businesses needing essential HR functions like onboarding, benefits, and time tracking
Best for: companies requiring comprehensive payroll processing, tax filing, and compliance
Best for: Suitable for organizations looking to automate IT operations, device management, and app provisioning
Best for: Designed for businesses that need to manage expenses, corporate cards, and bill payments efficiently
3 differences found across 15 standardized features
Evaluative strengths and weaknesses: not feature lists
Rippling removed the "Global EOR Services" plan
Plan removed · Jun 2, 2026
Rippling added a new "Enterprise" plan (Custom pricing)
Plan added · Jun 2, 2026
Rippling added a new "Pro" plan (Custom pricing)
Plan added · Jun 2, 2026
Rippling added a new "Global Payroll" plan (Custom pricing)
Plan added · Jun 2, 2026
Rippling added a new "EOR Services" plan (Custom pricing)
Plan added · Jun 2, 2026
Update · May 29, 2026
BambooHR added a new "Elite" plan (Custom pricing)
Plan added · May 29, 2026
BambooHR removed the "Enterprise" plan
Plan removed · May 21, 2026