BambooHR vs Rippling

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 7 November 2026.

Compared on	BambooHR Free trial · from $250/mo Visit Remove	Rippling See pricing Visit Remove
What it is	HR software with employee records, hiring and reviews, plus a US-only payroll add-on	HR, payroll, IT and finance modules on one employee database, priced per employee on a custom quote
Free plan	No	No
Cheapest paid plan	$250/mo (Core)BambooHR pricing	Not publishedRippling pricing
What it covers	Flat minimum for companies with 25 or fewer employees. Above 25 employees Core is $10 per employee per month. Payroll, benefits administration and time and attendance are add-ons with no listed price. The FAQ lists $10.25 for Core and $17.50 for Pro, which differs slightly from the plan headers.	Not stated
Free trial	No free trial mentioned on the pricing page	No free trial mentioned on the pricing page; it offers a demo request, and eligible US venture-backed startups can get 6 free months
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations (vendor's figure)	150+ pre-built integrations	The home page names examples such as Salesforce, Jira, Slack, GitHub and Google Drive but gives no integration count
Open source	No	No
Good for	Small and mid-sized teams that want HR records and reviews in one tool One-person HR teams Companies with US employees that want payroll tied to HR data	Companies that want HR, payroll and IT admin on one record Teams that expect to add modules over time Startups using the vendor's venture-backed startup offer
Watch out for	Payroll and benefits administration are add-ons with no listed price and cover US employees only Plans have a flat monthly minimum for 25 or fewer employees The pricing page asks for a quote on every plan	Prices are not published beyond the $8 starting figure; a custom quote is needed Cost depends on the modules chosen and a base fee whose amount is not stated The pricing page does not list countries served, so check payroll coverage for your location
Made by	BambooHR	Rippling

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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