Eddy vs. Rippling Software Comparison
By Eddy Team — September 2025
How do you decide which HR + Payroll software is right for your business? We’ll help you compare Eddy with Rippling so you can decide which platform works best for your HR and payroll needs.
Eddy Overview
Eddy is the ideal all-in-one HR and payroll platform for small businesses that have outgrown spreadsheets. It offers the key features you need without the complexity and overhead of larger systems, giving you the opportunity to simplify your life by combining multiple tools into one that makes sense for your business. Save time and money with Eddy. Hire, onboard, manage, and pay employees—all in a single and simple system.
What’s Similar
Both Eddy and Rippling provide full-service payroll processing, comprehensive HR functionality, and employee management tools. They offer:
- Payroll in all 50 states with unlimited payroll processing
- Automatic tax filing and remittance
- Employee self-service portals for paystubs, W-2s, and direct deposit updates
- Time tracking and attendance management
- Benefits administration and integration
- Mobile apps for employee access
- Document management and storage
Both platforms are designed to streamline HR operations and integrate various aspects of human resources management into unified systems.
Where Eddy Shines
While both platforms offer similar core features, Eddy excels in several key areas that make it particularly well-suited for small to medium-sized businesses:
1. Simplicity and Ease of Use
Eddy is specifically designed for businesses that have outgrown spreadsheets but don't need enterprise-level complexity. Users consistently praise Eddy's intuitive interface and straightforward navigation. The platform prioritizes user-friendliness, making it accessible even for those without extensive HR backgrounds.
2. Better for Growing Companies
Eddy offers more flexibility and control for businesses scaling from 5 to 500 employees. Unlike Rippling, which can feel overwhelming for smaller teams with its extensive feature set, Eddy provides just the right level of functionality without unnecessary complexity. Eddy supports custom employee information fields and allows administrators to create custom signable documents from within the platform.
3. Streamlined Payroll Entry
Eddy's payroll entry is fully automated, with hours worked, time off entries, benefits, and deductions flowing directly to payroll. This automation eliminates manual data entry and reduces errors. Customers report that manager approval of timesheets is simpler and more intuitive in Eddy compared to competitors.
4. Comprehensive Hiring and Onboarding
Eddy's hiring tool provides complete functionality including job distribution, automated messaging and scheduling, hiring team communication, digital offer letters, and background checks. The platform allows candidates to self-schedule interviews and supports customizable hiring processes. Eddy's onboarding enables new hires to complete paperwork before their first day, creating a smoother welcome experience.
5. Superior Customer Support and Implementation
Eddy users consistently highlight the platform's exceptional customer service and straightforward implementation process. Eddy's team of payroll experts actively helps catch potential compliance issues during setup, helping clients avoid penalties. This contrasts with more complex platforms where customers often feel left to figure things out on their own.
What Rippling Does Well
Rippling does some things really well, particularly for larger organizations or those requiring extensive integrations. For example, Rippling goes beyond HR to include IT management, spend management, and finance functions in one platform. This unified approach can be valuable for companies wanting to manage devices, software, and expenses alongside HR functions.
Pricing Comparison
Eddy's pricing structure offers more flexibility because you can purchase the HR platform without hiring or payroll modules. This allows businesses to start at an affordable price point and add services as needed.
Rippling pricing
Rippling requires custom sales consultations for all pricing information, making it difficult for businesses to make budget decisions. Industry analysis suggests that what starts as an $8 per employee quote often escalates to $30-50+ per employee monthly once businesses add the modules they actually need to run their operations effectively. Implementation fees of $2,000-20,000+ are common, and many users report hidden costs and billing for past employee counts that create unpredictable expenses.
Eddy pricing
Eddy’s pricing is structured into three product tiers: Starter, Growth, and Premium. Customers can add on Payroll or Hiring to the Starter or Growth products.
- Starter: $50 per month plus $4 per person per month. Starter includes all the core HR platform features for record tracking, document storage, benefits tracking, onboarding, time tracking, PTO, basic reporting, and more (see the full list)
- Growth: $75 per month plus $8 per person per month. Growth offers everything in Starter, plus: Training tracking, Custom signature documents, Onboarding templates, Custom data fields, Org chart, and Manager approval flows
- Premium: Premium is a bundle of Eddy’s Growth, Hiring, and Payroll products and offers custom pricing.
Why customers love Eddy
Customers appreciate the organization and structure that Eddy provides. One example of many: Eddy helped RevRoad find an all-in-one HR + Payroll platform that was a perfect fit, giving them tools to streamline their hiring, onboarding, time tracking, PTO, payroll and more. And all this in a single system that their employees love.
Before Eddy, RevRoad was using a variety of different solutions—all of it as she says, “duct taped and zip tied together.” She says the contrast now is remarkable. “It's a nice place to house everything—Eddy is like the grownup version of what we need in order to be super organized.”
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Final Thoughts
Rippling can be a solid choice for larger organizations that need extensive integrations and don't mind a steeper learning curve—or a higher price point. However, for small and medium-sized businesses, Eddy provides the ideal balance of powerful functionality, affordable pricing, and ease of use.
Eddy is particularly well-suited for businesses that:
- Want an intuitive, user-friendly platform
- Need reliable customer support during implementation and beyond
- Prefer transparent pricing without hidden fees
- Want to streamline HR processes without unnecessary complexity
Eddy's focus on simplicity, combined with comprehensive HR and payroll capabilities, makes it an excellent choice for growing businesses that want to professionalize their HR operations without the overhead of enterprise-level complexity. The platform's competitive pricing and exceptional customer service make it accessible for companies of all sizes who want to start with a robust foundation and scale efficiently.
*Competitive data on this page was collected as of September 2025 and is subject to change or update. Eddy does not make any representations as to the completeness or accuracy of the information on this page.
