Rippling vs Remote

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	Rippling See pricing Visit Remove	Remote From $29/user/mo Visit Remove
What it is	HR, payroll, IT and finance modules on one employee database, priced per employee on a custom quote	Global employment platform with employer of record, payroll, contractors and a US PEO, priced per person
Free plan	No	No
Cheapest paid plan	Not publishedRippling pricing	$29/user/mo (Global Payroll)Remote pricing
What it covers	Not stated	Starting 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.
Free trial	No free trial mentioned on the pricing page; it offers a demo request, and eligible US venture-backed startups can get 6 free months	None stated
Platforms	Web	Web, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	The home page names examples such as Salesforce, Jira, Slack, GitHub and Google Drive but gives no integration count	Listed integrations with Workday, Personio, BambooHR, HiBob, NetSuite, QuickBooks and Xero; others through Zapier or the API
Open source	No	No
Good for	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	Companies hiring in countries where they have no entity Teams paying international contractors US employers that want a PEO
Watch out for	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	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)
Made by	Rippling	Remote

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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