Compare Gusto and Rippling - Jan 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Gusto or Rippling?

Gusto is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Rippling, and Gusto is rated higher (99/100) than Rippling (88/100). Gusto offers users more features (9) than Rippling (0).

Looking for the right Human Resources solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Gusto Vs. Rippling

Gusto: Gusto was started in 2011 by best friends Josh, Tomer and Eddie to help every business in the world put people first. In 2015, we expanded our payroll service to all 50 states and opened a new office in Denver. We changed our name from ZenPayroll to Gusto to celebrate our customers' courage and passion. We also added health benefits and compliance ...

Rippling: Rippling makes it unbelievably easy to manage your teams payroll, benefits, computers, and apps — all in one, modern platform.

Who is more expensive? Gusto or Rippling?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Human Resources software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Gusto and Rippling.

Gusto price starts at $39 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Gusto HR is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Human Resources software. Rippling price starts at $8 per user/month , When comparing Rippling to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Human Resources software cost.

Bottom line: Gusto is more expensive than Rippling.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Gusto Vs. Rippling based on some of the most important and required Human Resources features.

Gusto: Payroll, Human Resources, Employee Onboarding, Workforce Management, Benefits Administration, Applicant Tracking, Compliant With HIPAA, Business tax.

Rippling: We are still working to collect the list of features for Rippling.

Target customer size

Gusto's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and Rippling's target customer size include: SMBs.