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Culture Amp vs Rippling

Culture Amp logo

Culture Amp

HR & Recruiting

Build a better workplace with employee experience data

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Rippling logo

Rippling

Recruitment & ATS

Manage HR, IT, and Finance in one place

From
$8/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Culture Amp no price is published, and cost depends on employee count, product chosen and service tier; Rippling the Internet Archive's capture of Rippling's homepage on 10 January 2021 named distinct product modules, Employee Platform, Payroll, Benefits, Talent Management, App Management, Device Management, and a PEO offering, all sold via 'Request Demo' with no price figure published.
  • They diverge on capability: Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, Rippling covers Payroll.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Culture Amp and Rippling actually diverge.

Attributes where Culture Amp and Rippling differ
AttributeCulture AmpRippling
Starting priceOn request$8/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryHR & RecruitingRecruitment & ATS
Founded20092016

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Culture Amp

  • Employee engagement surveys
  • Pulse surveys
  • Performance management
  • Goal tracking
  • 360-degree feedback
  • Analytics & insights
  • Action planning
  • Manager effectiveness

Only in Rippling

  • Payroll
  • Benefits Administration
  • Device Management
  • App Management
  • Time Tracking
  • Learning Management
  • Microsoft 365
  • Google Workspace

Both cover

  • Slack

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Culture Amp

  • Employee engagement surveys and analysisnot Rippling
  • Performance reviews and development planning across an organisationnot Rippling

Rippling

No use cases recorded yet. See the Rippling review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Culture Amp

  • No price is published, and cost depends on employee count, product chosen and service tier
  • All products are billed annually
  • Support level is banded by organisation size, with additional support starting at 200 employees and enterprise treatment at 1,000, so smaller customers get less for the same product

Rippling

  • The Internet Archive's capture of Rippling's homepage on 10 January 2021 named distinct product modules, Employee Platform, Payroll, Benefits, Talent Management, App Management, Device Management, and a PEO offering, all sold via 'Request Demo' with no price figure published.

Pricing, plan by plan

Culture Amp

On request
  • Engage$undefined/month
    • Engagement surveys
    • Pulse surveys
    • Action planning
  • Perform$undefined/month
    • Goal tracking
    • Performance reviews
    • 1-on-1 meetings
  • Develop$undefined/month
    • Skills development
    • Career paths
    • Learning integrations

Rippling

$8/month
  • Core$8/month
    • Employee Management
    • Onboarding
    • Offboarding
  • Pro$12/month
    • All Core features
    • Advanced Analytics
    • Custom Reports

Which should you pick?

Choose Culture Amp if

  • You need employee engagement surveys.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want pulse surveys.
Culture Amp review

Choose Rippling if

  • You need payroll.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want benefits administration.
Rippling review

Questions people ask

Is Culture Amp or Rippling better?
Neither clearly leads. Culture Amp starts at On request and Rippling at $8/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Culture Amp or Rippling?
Culture Amp starts at On request and Rippling at $8/month.
Does Culture Amp or Rippling run on more platforms?
Culture Amp runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Rippling runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Culture Amp best used for?
Culture Amp is most often used for employee engagement surveys and analysis, performance reviews and development planning across an organisation. Of those, employee engagement surveys and analysis and performance reviews and development planning across an organisation are not what Rippling is typically brought in for.
What can Culture Amp do that Rippling cannot?
Culture Amp covers Employee engagement surveys, Pulse surveys, Performance management, Goal tracking. Rippling covers Payroll, Benefits Administration, Device Management, App Management. Both handle Slack.
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