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Justworks and Rippling

The same fields for both, from each vendor's own pages and the SEC, read on the dates shown. This table does not say which to choose: that depends on your requirements, and the guide's checklist is how to test them.

Published 29 October 2026; vendor pages read 29 October 2026.

FieldJustworksRippling
Described as (our words)Payroll and a professional employer organisation (PEO) for small businesses. Plans are published per employee per month.HR, payroll, IT and finance applications on one employee record. Pricing is published as a starting figure per employee.
In its own wordsA Platform Flexible Enough for the Small Business Journey (justworks.com, read 29 October 2026)Rippling eliminates the friction from running a business, combining HR, IT, and Finance apps on a unified data platform. (rippling.com, read 29 October 2026)
Lists on its siteNo module list taken from the pages we read.HRIS; Benefits Administration; PEO; Time & Attendance; Payroll; Global Payroll; Employer of Record (rippling.com)
PricingThe pricing page states $8 /month/employee + $50/month base fee (justworks.com pricing, read 29 October 2026)The pricing page states Rippling plans start at $8 per employee per month, with a monthly base fee (rippling.com pricing, read 29 October 2026)
Integrations it namesGreenhouse Software; Ramp; Lever; Brex; Xero (justworks.com integrations)No integrations taken from the pages we read.
Public companyNo company named “Justworks” in the SEC's list of companies with tickers, read 29 October 2026. A listing elsewhere, or a parent company, is not checked here.No company named “Rippling” in the SEC's list of companies with tickers, read 29 October 2026. A listing elsewhere, or a parent company, is not checked here.
Guides it appears inPayrollPayroll

Ask both of them

From the Payroll guide. Put the same questions to each vendor and compare the answers against your checklist.

  • Which returns and deposits will you make in our name, in which jurisdictions, and how do we see confirmation of each?
  • If you make an error that causes a penalty, what does the contract say you pay?
  • Show a pay change, its approval and the audit log.
  • Show the journal entry for one payroll in our chart of accounts.
  • How do we confirm tax deposits independently, and how do your reports line up with EFTPS?
  • What does an off-cycle payroll cost, and how fast can you run one?

Sources

  1. Justworks. justworks.com/, read 29 October 2026.
  2. Justworks. justworks.com/pricing, read 29 October 2026.
  3. Justworks. justworks.com/platform/features/integrations, read 29 October 2026.
  4. SEC EDGAR. sec.gov/files/company_tickers.json, read 29 October 2026.
  5. Rippling. rippling.com/, read 29 October 2026.
  6. Rippling. rippling.com/pricing, read 29 October 2026.