Payroll & Benefits · head to head
Zenefits vs Rippling
Zenefits
Payroll & Benefits
All-in-one HR platform for growing companies
- From
- $8/month
- Rated
- -
Rippling
Recruitment & ATS
Manage HR, IT, and Finance in one place
- From
- $8/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Zenefits product discontinued by parent company TriNet; 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: Zenefits covers HR Administration, Rippling covers Benefits Administration.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Zenefits and Rippling actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price ($8/month), 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 Zenefits
- HR Administration
- Benefits Management
- Time and Scheduling
- Compliance
- Performance Management
- QuickBooks
- Xero
Only in Rippling
- Benefits Administration
- Device Management
- App Management
- Time Tracking
- Learning Management
- Salesforce
- NetSuite
Both cover
- Payroll
- Slack
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Zenefits
- Product discontinued by parent company TriNet
- Remaining customers forced to migrate to more expensive TriNet products
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
Zenefits
$8/month- Essentials$8/month
- HR Administration
- Time Off Tracking
- Scheduling
- Growth$16/month
- All Essentials features
- Compensation Management
- Performance Management
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 Rippling if
- You need benefits administration.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want device management.
Questions people ask
- Is Zenefits or Rippling better?
- Neither clearly leads. Zenefits starts at $8/month and Rippling at $8/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Zenefits or Rippling?
- Zenefits starts at $8/month and Rippling at $8/month.
- Does Zenefits or Rippling run on more platforms?
- Zenefits runs on Web. Rippling runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- What can Zenefits do that Rippling cannot?
- Zenefits covers HR Administration, Benefits Management, Time and Scheduling, Compliance. Rippling covers Benefits Administration, Device Management, App Management, Time Tracking. Both handle Payroll, Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Zenefits: Is Zenefits still available as a standalone product?
No. Zenefits was discontinued as a standalone product after TriNet's acquisition in 2022. Existing customers are being migrated to TriNet HR Plus (ASO) or TriNet PEO at higher costs.
SourceZenefits: What were Zenefits' main features before discontinuation?
Zenefits provided HR, benefits management, payroll as optional add-on, time and attendance tracking, and compliance tools for small to mid-sized businesses with 10-200 employees.
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