Sapling by Kallidus vs. Rippling

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Sapling by Kallidus
Score 10.0 out of 10
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A suite of HR and L&D software that supports the entire employee lifecycle. It offers functionality to support onboarding and upskilling, performance reviews and employee farewells, and boasts over 2 million users worldwide. Sapling provides onboarding and offboarding experiences that aim to create a unique and engaging experience for employees, helping HR teams automate workflows, support data-driven decisions and be more strategic. The vendor states the platform is used by…N/A
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
Sapling by KallidusRippling
Editions & Modules
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$8.00
starting price per user, per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Sapling by KallidusRippling
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsFor additional pricing details visit the Rippling pricing page.
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
6.7
Ratings
16% below category average
Rippling
9.2
Ratings
16% above category average
Employee demographic data7.90 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Employment history3.40 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.10 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Organization and location management8.30 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
6.4
Ratings
22% below category average
Rippling
9.2
Ratings
14% above category average
Approval workflow6.40 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Balance details6.40 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
8.9
Ratings
10% above category average
Rippling
9.3
Ratings
14% above category average
Update personal information9.00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.90 Ratings9.60 Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
7.5
Ratings
7% below category average
Rippling
9.3
Ratings
14% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets7.50 Ratings9.30 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
6.0
Ratings
22% below category average
Rippling
9.1
Ratings
19% above category average
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Report builder00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
7.9
Ratings
0% below category average
Rippling
9.4
Ratings
17% above category average
New hire portal8.80 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.2
Ratings
14% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.2
Ratings
15% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.3
Ratings
17% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.1
Ratings
15% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Sapling by Kallidus
-
Ratings
Rippling
9.4
Ratings
19% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
7.4
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9.1
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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9.1
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Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
9.3
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
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9.3
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
8.4
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
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1.0
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
It's a good space to have a high level overview of the organization (especially Org view). Places for improvement include extra levels of complexity when you need to click on the person and you are navigated to the pop-up that is hard to use and only one pop up can be used at a time. I wish there wasn't so much of clicking in and clicking out.
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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.
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Pros
  • Organization Structure: Clean and simple visual organization structure to understand the business fairly quickly.
  • Onboarding: Great tool for utilizing their questionnaire and presentation tools.
  • Employee info: Keeping all employee/workforce individual info (i.e. t-shirt sizes).
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  • 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.
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Cons
  • Less email reminders to incomplete work.
  • Clicks must be specific to file, can't highlight and open file.
  • Too many add-ons in the system.
  • Have to upload and transfer too many documents.
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  • 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.
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Likelihood to Renew
It is hard to rip out and replace systems and Sapling is doing what we need
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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!
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Usability
To use this system you need to buy several add-ons. If add-ons do not fit your business model you will have to access platforms from different companies. The system is not easy to use for onboarding. Candidates cannot change and update settings. To use the system a person must click in the correct spots. If not it leads you someplace else. Then you have to start clicking all over again.
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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.
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Reliability and Availability
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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.
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Performance
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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.
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Support Rating
The support received during the product implementation was good, but once you move out of that stage you have to reach out to the support team through a chat type of tool and often have to wait for a response.
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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.
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In-Person Training
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The trainer went slow and and answered our questions.
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Implementation Rating
If you have someone internally that can run it that definitely helps!
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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!
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Alternatives Considered
Sapling [HR] was our first and only HR automation platform. We ran a trial campaign with them and did not compare them to other vendors.
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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
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Scalability
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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.
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Return on Investment
  • We were able to get the system implemented very quickly, which was of great importance to us as we were undergoing rapid growth.
  • The system has helped us keep and stay organized and allowed team members to work collaboratively to get tasks done. Many of these tasks were previously managed with various spreadsheets and other trackers that were quickly becoming unmanageable.
  • Sapling has greatly decreased the time we needed to onboard and employee and has prevented many errors.
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  • 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.
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ScreenShots

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Rippling Screenshots

Screenshot of the Rippling Dashboard: Employees' home for their payroll, benefits, documents, devices, expenses, and apps.Screenshot of Rippling Payroll: Runs payroll in 90 seconds. Pays employees and contractors around the world. Automatic tax filing.Screenshot of Rippling Benefits Administration: For the management of employees' Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, FSA, HSA, and commuter benefits.Screenshot of Rippling Single Sign-On: Employees can access all of their SaaS apps in one click from their Rippling dashboard.Screenshot of Rippling’s Time & Attendance platform. This integrates with the rest of the product suite so that when employees clock in, their approved hours automatically synced with payroll and accounting systems.Screenshot of Rippling Mobile Device Management: To manage employees' computers and devices 100% remotely.