Automate Basics

Remote 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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Remote

From $29/user/mo

Rippling

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What it isGlobal employment platform with employer of record, payroll, contractors and a US PEO, priced per personHR, payroll, IT and finance modules on one employee database, priced per employee on a custom quote
Free planNoNo
Cheapest paid plan$29/user/mo (Global Payroll)Remote pricingNot publishedRippling pricing
What it coversStarting price per employee per month, for countries where you own the entity. Contractor Management is $29 per contractor, US PEO $99, Contractor of Record $325 and EOR $599 per person per month; EOR needs annual contracts. 'Per user/month' is the closest allowed unit for a per-worker fee.Not stated
Free trialNone statedNo free trial mentioned on the pricing page; it offers a demo request, and eligible US venture-backed startups can get 6 free months
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb
Integrations (vendor's figure)Listed integrations with Workday, Personio, BambooHR, HiBob, NetSuite, QuickBooks and Xero; others through Zapier or the APIThe home page names examples such as Salesforce, Jira, Slack, GitHub and Google Drive but gives no integration count
Open sourceNoNo
Good for
  • Companies hiring in countries where they have no entity
  • Teams paying international contractors
  • US employers that want a PEO
  • 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 per person with starting figures only; EOR is $599 per employee per month
  • EOR needs annual contracts and a refundable reserve may be required
  • Country counts differ between pages (150+ on the home page, 100+ for payroll in the FAQ, 90+ for EOR on the pricing page)
  • 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 byRemoteRippling

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.