Used For

• +**New hire onboarding takes 3+ days across HR, payroll, and IT setup** → 90-second automated process that handles everything from benefits enrollment to laptop provisioning
• +**Former employees linger in 20+ apps creating security risks** → Instant deprovisioning across 600+ connected tools when someone leaves
• +**HR manually tracks PTO in spreadsheets and makes calculation errors** → Automated time-off tracking with approval workflows and accurate payroll integration
• +Single sign-on (SSO) for 600+ apps - employees log in once and get access to everything their role needs
• +Custom approval workflows for device orders and role changes without building your own system

Best For

• >Your new hires wait 3 days for laptop setup and another week for app access
• >You're duct-taping separate HR, payroll, and IT tools together and your CEO wants one source of truth
• >Ex-employees still have access to Slack and Salesforce because nobody remembers to revoke everything

Not For

• -Teams under 50 people — you're paying for enterprise features before you have enterprise problems
• -Companies wanting simple, cheap tools — the modular pricing means costs add up fast when you need HR + IT + Finance modules
• -Anyone expecting perfect global payroll — non-US payroll is buggy with 2-5 day delays and compliance issues

Pairs With

• *Slack (where new hires automatically get added and ex-employees get removed without IT manually managing it)
• *Salesforce (accounts get provisioned based on job title so sales reps have access on day one)
• *Jira (developers get the right project access automatically, admins don't manually add them to 12 projects)
• *Okta (Rippling replaces this for most companies but enterprises sometimes run both)
• *QuickBooks (syncs payroll data so accounting doesn't manually enter employee costs)
• *BambooHR (Rippling often replaces this entirely but some companies keep both during transition)
• *Jamf (for Mac device management that Rippling handles but IT teams sometimes prefer dedicated tools)

The Catch

• !The sticker price doubles when you add necessary modules like app provisioning and global payroll — budget 2x your initial quote
• !Setup takes 1-3 days and you'll need someone willing to become the Rippling admin or pay for their support
• !Global payroll has bugs that can cause compliance fines, especially for non-US employees

Bottom Line

The Swiss Army knife of employee management that costs like one too — automates everything from onboarding to offboarding but you'll pay enterprise prices even for mid-sized teams.