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Paylocity vs Rippling comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Paylocity
Ranking in Benefits Administration
34th
Ranking in Talent Management
48th
Ranking in Cloud HCM
34th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Rippling
Ranking in Benefits Administration
13th
Ranking in Talent Management
29th
Ranking in Cloud HCM
28th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
Global Payroll (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Cloud HCM category, the mindshare of Paylocity is 0.7%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rippling is 1.0%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud HCM Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Rippling1.0%
Paylocity0.7%
Other98.3%
Cloud HCM
 

Featured Reviews

RP
HR Specialist with 201-500 employees
Has a comprehensive and intuitive knowledge base, and time saving payroll administration features
Paylocity is not great at communicating customer support related issues such as account manager changes. They claim to provide concierge level of support, but it has not been great. Some of the Paylocity systems are limited. For example, I can't create custom offer letters. I can create generic offer letters with a logo, but I can't edit them or create sections. It does not read like a MS Word document and needs to be more robust. At present, I can't send attachments, add hyperlinks to videos, or embed questions in videos. Also, the number of notifications regarding benefits needs to be increased so that new employees get reminders more than once.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
27%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
6%
Construction Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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