Abacus is a web and mobile application that helps manage employee expenses and reimbursements. Some key features include: Real-Time Expense Submission, Integrated ACH Payments, and Dynamic Custom Reporting.
Abacus was acquired by Certify in summer 2018 and is now part of Emburse, formed from the merger of Certify and Chrome River March 2019.
$9
per active user/per month
Rippling
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Rippling’s platform for HR, IT, payroll, and spend management automates the entire employee lifecycle, ensures compliance, supports device management, and provides real-time financial visibility from a central dashboard.
$8
starting price per user, per month
Pricing
Emburse Abacus
Rippling
Editions & Modules
Starter
$9
per active user/per month
Professional
Custom Pricing
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
Recommended
$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Emburse Abacus
Rippling
Free Trial
Yes
No
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
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Emburse Abacus
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Features
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Rippling
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
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Ratings
Rippling
9.2
Ratings
16% above category average
Employee demographic data
00 Ratings
9.10 Ratings
Employment history
00 Ratings
8.90 Ratings
Job profiles and administration
00 Ratings
9.30 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
00 Ratings
9.20 Ratings
Organizational charting
00 Ratings
9.30 Ratings
Organization and location management
00 Ratings
9.20 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
00 Ratings
9.30 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
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Ratings
Rippling
9.2
Ratings
14% above category average
Pay calculation
00 Ratings
9.10 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
00 Ratings
9.10 Ratings
Benefit plan administration
00 Ratings
8.80 Ratings
Direct deposit files
00 Ratings
9.40 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management
00 Ratings
9.20 Ratings
Reimbursement management
00 Ratings
9.30 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
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Ratings
Rippling
9.2
Ratings
14% above category average
Approval workflow
00 Ratings
9.20 Ratings
Balance details
00 Ratings
9.30 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment
00 Ratings
9.10 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
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Ratings
Rippling
9.3
Ratings
14% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information
00 Ratings
9.40 Ratings
Update personal information
00 Ratings
9.30 Ratings
View company policy documentation
00 Ratings
9.50 Ratings
Employee recognition
00 Ratings
9.10 Ratings
View job history
00 Ratings
9.30 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
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Ratings
Rippling
9.3
Ratings
14% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets
00 Ratings
9.30 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
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Ratings
Rippling
9.1
Ratings
19% above category average
Report builder
00 Ratings
9.20 Ratings
Pre-built reports
00 Ratings
9.10 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data
00 Ratings
9.10 Ratings
Onboarding
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Rippling
9.3
Ratings
16% above category average
New hire portal
00 Ratings
9.50 Ratings
Manager tracking tools
00 Ratings
9.20 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
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Ratings
Rippling
9.2
Ratings
15% above category average
Corporate goal setting
00 Ratings
9.20 Ratings
Individual goal setting
00 Ratings
9.20 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility
00 Ratings
9.30 Ratings
Performance tracking
00 Ratings
9.30 Ratings
Performance Management
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Rippling
9.3
Ratings
17% above category average
Performance plans
00 Ratings
9.30 Ratings
Performance improvement plans
00 Ratings
9.20 Ratings
Review status tracking
00 Ratings
9.20 Ratings
Review reminders
00 Ratings
9.40 Ratings
Multiple review frequency
00 Ratings
9.50 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Emburse Abacus
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Ratings
Rippling
9.1
Ratings
15% above category average
Create succession plans/pools
00 Ratings
9.10 Ratings
Candidate ranking
00 Ratings
9.30 Ratings
Candidate search
00 Ratings
9.00 Ratings
Candidate development
00 Ratings
9.00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Abacus is great for smaller companies that need to automate expense management. It is a very user-friendly system that makes it easy for all employees to understand without any training. We have heard of issues with their AMEX program. Companies that have tens or hundreds of corporate AMEX cards should likely explore other options
I highly recommend Rippling for any company, regardless of its size. Many well-known companies trust it, and if you go onto their LinkedIn page, you will likely find that many of your friends and colleagues are already familiar with them. Along with a highly flexible and easy-to-use UI, many other companies use it, making it feel like a small world. Any company that needs software for expense management and payroll and wants consistency should consider using Rippling.
It is a very useful platform it helps me effectively, it allows me to put restrictions on the dates, till a card could be used.
Embrace Abacus has provided me much relief and saved my time which was spent in chalking out the financial status of my organization.
Emburse Abacus has equipped me with amazing features which are helping me to automatically set various limits about the expenditures and I always remain up to date about any purchase.
I did not expect Live Chat Support and Email Support when we moved to Rippling. Their Support team is quick and very knowledgeable. I have had multiple instances where we have gone back and forth on a situation to come to the correct conclusion, never feeling they were trying to just close the case unsolved.
Being able to manage employees from application to separation is huge. Having a built in ATS that we can hire candidates from directly, and immediately have their payroll, benefits and employee profile setup has saved me countless hours for each hire.
Rippling allows us to manage retirement plans across the US, Canada and UK with automation and file feeds. Before Rippling I manually managed these in multiple portals, now Rippling does it for me automatically.
I think this just has to do with how we use it but when go in to select a "category" or "event," it looks a little cluttered and can be hard to find what you are looking for.
It will not allow you to attach 2 items unless you are doing a split. This is not really an issue but there are times where I would like to include a screenshot with additional information and I have to put everything into one picture.
It is hard to think of ways that Rippling could improve. The one area that we did have a bit of a slowdown was in the onboarding process. It was not intuitive and we expect to have some learning curve so if I could say anything needs improvement it would be this area.
Rippling continues to innovate and amaze me with their new innovations and features. Product feedback is taken seriously so I always give it whenever I can and end up seeing results. Rippling is the new wave of HRIS that cannot compare against others in the industry just due to the fact they are super user friendly!
Rippling is a great product that has streamlined our payroll and leave management processes. The interface is intuitive, and it’s very convenient to manage everything in one place. While the initial setup was a bit lengthy and the mobile experience can sometimes be a little slow, overall, it’s been a reliable and effective solution for our needs.
I like that the availability in using Rippling at any given time is useful to me. Getting on the site freely when I need gives me security of knowing that I can be in control of viewing health insurance and hours information. I have yet to get any errors in using the Rippling app.
Rippling's performance has been great, no errors or glitches yet so far. I am confident that Going from one page to the next and all its complexity usage does not lag or times out, it works effectively and efficiently. While using Rippling and other apps it does not tend to slow it down, works great. No complaints.
I have never had to contact Abacus support and have not heard stories from any of my colleagues having to do so either. Our accounting department stresses the ease of Abacus and has not voiced any concerns with the software or the product support team or the product support process.
When I did have to reach out to Rippling for assistance I was able to get quick help and my problem resolved in a time efficient manner with out any type of hick up. The customer support team is professional, kind and always available. This makes Rippling more welcoming to use on a daily basis.
It's really easy to implement in comparison to other tools or applications. Different key points are easily configured and implemented as per need, having different configurations in systems. Implementation is something which binds the different parameters of an organization in a single row. Implementation of rippling is much easier, quicker, and error free than any other software. I recommend it strongly!
We migrated from SAP Concur to Emburse Abacus after carefully considering a number of factors. Total cost of ownership, new user training and adoption, direct integration with our ERP, and the ability to process individual expenses in real-time as opposed to processing monthly expense reports all weighed in Abacus' favor during the decision and selection process.
We switched from Gusto to Rippling and I wish we would've done it years ago. Rippling is so much more robust than Gusto and has made the lives of our HR team and each of our employees so much easier! I'd recommend Rippling over Gusto to every organization without any hesitation
I can go on here and see all my hours and pto plus health benefits. I like to have the work handbook handy to refer to legal things. How to work my role within it's limits. Being able to put in my hours and view when they are approved is a huge benefit for me.
It does seem like they are still working out some kinks in the web and mobile apps – a few times the app has crashed. But they're also very fast to push updates.
The benefits are simple. No one likes taking time out of their day to do expense reporting. Abacus speeds that process up considerably. The interface is clean, and I'm able to see what expenses are pending vs. expenses that are already cleared.
The benefit from a user standpoint is that it adds an element of organization to a process that is typically disorganized. It has saved us numerous hours.
Routine things like PTO requests and document uploads now take a few clicks instead of hours of email back‑and‑forth. I’d estimate I spend at least half the time on those tasks compared to before, which frees me up to actually help employees.
What used to drag on for days now gets done in a morning - I've just asked them this now. New hires can log in, set up their tools, and start training almost immediately, so they’re productive much sooner.
Payroll and benefits errors used to pop up regularly, but now I almost never have to fix things or follow up on missing info. That means less stress for me and for everyone involved.
Having everything in one platform cuts out the “where did you send that?” and “who approves this?” questions. It feels like we’ve reduced our back‑and‑forth by at least a third.