Automate Basics

Justworks 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.

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Justworks

Free trial · from $8/mo

Rippling

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What it isPayroll from $8 per employee a month plus a $50 base fee, or PEO plans with benefits and HR support, for US small businessesHR, payroll, IT and finance modules on one employee database, priced per employee on a custom quote
Free planNoNo
Cheapest paid plan$8/mo (Payroll)Justworks pricingNot publishedRippling pricing
What it coversPayroll is $8 per employee a month plus a $50 monthly base fee; the pricing page does not say whether other billing terms change the price.Not stated
Free trialNo free trial listed on the pricing page; it offers Get Started and demo optionsNo free trial mentioned on the pricing page; it offers a demo request, and eligible US venture-backed startups can get 6 free months
PlatformsWebWeb
Integrations (vendor's figure)The pricing page lists accounting software integrations on all plans and applicant tracking and performance management integrations on some, with no countThe home page names examples such as Salesforce, Jira, Slack, GitHub and Google Drive but gives no integration count
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • US small businesses that want payroll, benefits and HR support from one provider
  • Teams that want a PEO to handle compliance and benefits
  • Companies planning to hire contractors or employees abroad later
  • 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
  • The Payroll plan adds a $50 monthly base fee on top of the per-employee price
  • The plans shown are for US teams; the EOR plan is the global option
  • Extras such as time tracking, contractors and dedicated HR consulting cost more per month
  • 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 byJustworksRippling

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.

Every tool in HR and payroll tools is on its category page, with the written head-to-heads on Compare.