Justworks
Best for: Teams competing on benefitsPros
- Pooled large-group benefits
Cons
- Co-employment model
Rippling
Best for: Growing teams with IT needsPros
- Payroll + HR + IT in one
- Global options
Cons
- Quote-based pricing
This comparison is really about the model. Justworks is a PEO: it shares employer responsibilities with you. Rippling is software: you stay the sole employer and run everything through its platform. (Rippling also offers a PEO option; check whether it's available for you.)
| Justworks | Rippling | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | PEO (co-employment) | Software platform (PEO option available) |
| Benefits access | Pooled large-group plans | Through your own broker, or its PEO |
| Pricing | Published per-employee pricing | Quote-based |
Plans and prices change. Check current pricing on the official page: www.justworks.com/pricing
Plans and prices change. Check current pricing on the official page: www.rippling.com/pricing
How this page was made: from each provider's official product and pricing pages and its public documentation. We haven't run a formal hands-on test for this page. When we add hands-on notes, we'll label them.
How we score
Our scores are editorial scores out of 10. They're our judgment, weighted across the criteria below, based on each provider's official product pages, pricing and documentation, plus public feedback. They aren't user ratings or lab test results, and commissions don't change them.
- Payroll and tax filing coverage
- Pricing transparency
- HR/benefits breadth
- Setup and ease of use
- Scalability
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