OnPay vs 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	OnPay From $49/mo Visit Remove	BambooHR Free trial · from $250/mo Visit Remove	Rippling See pricing Visit Remove
What it is	US small-business payroll with a base fee plus a per-worker fee, and add-on HR, time tracking and benefits	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	No
Cheapest paid plan	$49/mo (Payroll Essentials)OnPay pricing	$250/mo (Core)BambooHR pricing	Not publishedRippling pricing
What it covers	Base fee only; add $6 per worker per month. For example, a 10-worker business would pay $49 plus 10 x $6 = $109 a month. The footer of the pricing page says 'Pricing starts at $55 per month', which does not match the $49 base.	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	A 'Get one month free' link appears on the pricing page; its terms are not shown there	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	Web
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Integrations with accounting, 401(k) and HR tools; no partner names or count were readable	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	No
Good for	Small US businesses that want payroll with phone support Franchises and multi-state employers Accounting firms running payroll for clients	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	Priced as a base fee plus a per-worker fee, so cost grows with headcount US payroll only; no international payroll is described Prices for compliance resources and live HR support are not listed	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	OnPay	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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