Recruitment & ATS · head to head
Rippling vs Breezy HR
Rippling
Recruitment & ATS
Manage HR, IT, and Finance in one place
- From
- $8/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Breezy HR has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: 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.; Breezy HR the free Bootstrap plan allows one active position or candidate pool at a time
- They diverge on capability: Rippling covers Payroll, Breezy HR covers Applicant Tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Rippling and Breezy HR actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Recruitment & ATS).
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 Rippling
- Payroll
- Benefits Administration
- Device Management
- App Management
- Time Tracking
- Learning Management
- Salesforce
- NetSuite
Only in Breezy HR
- Applicant Tracking
- Visual Pipeline
- Video Interviews
- Automated Scheduling
- Assessments
- Career Site
- Indeed
Both cover
- Slack
- Microsoft 365
- Google Workspace
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Rippling
No use cases recorded yet. See the Rippling review.
Breezy HR
- Applicant tracking for small and mid-sized teamsnot Rippling
- Posting to job boards and managing a candidate pipelinenot Rippling
- Structured interviews with scorecards and guidesnot Rippling
- Background screening and reference checking through integrationsnot Rippling
- Employee referral programmesnot Rippling
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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.
Breezy HR
- The free Bootstrap plan allows one active position or candidate pool at a time
- Unlimited positions, EEOC reporting and video interviews all require Startup at $157 a month
- Scorecards, interview guides and e-signatures need Growth at $273 a month
- HRIS integrations, offer management and custom roles are Business tier at $439 a month
- API access and advanced reporting are only on Custom Pro, which is quote-based
Pricing, plan by plan
Rippling
$8/month- Core$8/month
- Employee Management
- Onboarding
- Offboarding
- Pro$12/month
- All Core features
- Advanced Analytics
- Custom Reports
Breezy HR
Free- BootstrapFree
- 1 Position
- Basic Features
- Candidate Management
- Startup$189/month
- Unlimited Positions
- Video Interviews
- Assessments
Which should you pick?
Choose Rippling if
- You need payroll.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want benefits administration.
Choose Breezy HR if
- You need applicant tracking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want visual pipeline.
Questions people ask
- Is Rippling or Breezy HR better?
- Neither clearly leads. Rippling starts at $8/month and Breezy HR at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Rippling or Breezy HR?
- Breezy HR has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $8/month for Rippling and Free for Breezy HR.
- Does Rippling or Breezy HR run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Breezy HR for free?
- Yes. Breezy HR has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Rippling starts at $8/month.
- What can Rippling do that Breezy HR cannot?
- Rippling covers Payroll, Benefits Administration, Device Management, App Management. Breezy HR covers Applicant Tracking, Visual Pipeline, Video Interviews, Automated Scheduling. Both handle Slack, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Web support.