Rippling competitors by price for 10 employees, Sep 2026

Under a USD comparison assumption for dollar-symbol prices, Gusto Simple has the lowest listed Rippling-alternative entry rate for 10 US employees: $109 a month, from $49 plus $6 per person. Gusto’s page was checked 28 September 2026.¹ Justworks Payroll is $130; BambooHR’s HR software starts at $250; Justworks PEO Basic is $790 and Deel US PEO $1,250.^2,3,4 These prices buy different product types. Rippling’s pricing page offers custom quotes without numerical rates.⁵

TL;DR

• Gusto Simple leads at $109 a month for 10 US employees. It runs single-state payroll only. A team that pays staff in several states starts on Gusto Plus at $200 a month.¹
• Payroll software lists at $109 to $130 a month for 10 people. A PEO lists at $790 to $1,250. The gap pays for co-employment, HR support and access to benefits.^2,3
• BambooHR’s $250 buys HR software. Its payroll is a separate add-on with no listed price.⁴
• Rippling, ADP RUN, Paylocity, TriNet and HiBob have no numerical subscription rate on the valid pages checked. Numerical-source dates are 28 September; ADP and TriNet were rechecked on 1 and 2 October respectively.
• Several competitor lists quote prices that differ from the vendors’ own pages. The vendor page and its checked date settle the figure.^6,7

How this ranking was built

The ranked field is the listed entry-plan monthly price for 10 US employees, calculated from vendor rates captured 28 September 2026: base fee plus 10 times the per-person fee. USD is a comparison assumption where only ”$” is printed; BambooHR explicitly states USD. We apply no currency conversion or tax adjustment; tax treatment remains unconfirmed. Valid replacement quote pages for ADP and TriNet were checked on 1 and 2 October, without backdating them. See our research methodology.

The vendor set comes from the competitor lists that rank for the search “rippling competitors”. Rippling’s own list names seven of the eight competitors checked here: TriNet, ADP, Gusto, BambooHR, Paylocity, Deel and Justworks.⁸ Paylocity’s list adds HiBob.⁹

• Companies checked: 9, using valid pricing or package pages with each capture date preserved.
• Competitors with a listed price for a 10-person US team: 4. Gusto, Justworks, BambooHR and Deel.
• Ranked rows: 5. Justworks appears twice because it sells payroll software and a PEO.
• Vendors with no captured price: 5. Rippling, ADP, Paylocity, TriNet and HiBob.

The inclusion rule takes each product’s lowest listed plan for US W-2 employees. Three plan types fall outside it. Gusto’s contractor-only plan serves businesses that have not hired W-2 employees.¹ Employer-of-record plans serve staff outside the US; Justworks and Deel each list theirs at $599 per employee a month.^2,3 Contractor plans pay contractors, not employees. No rows were merged.

Rippling competitors ranked by monthly cost for 10 US employees

Rank	Vendor	Plan	Product type	Listed price	Monthly cost for 10 US employees (US$)
1	Gusto	Simple	Payroll software	$49/mo + $6/mo per person1	109
2	Justworks	Payroll	Payroll software	$8/month/employee + $50/month base fee2	130
3	BambooHR	Flat rate, 25 employees or fewer	HR software (payroll sold separately)	from $250 USD/mo4	250
4	Justworks	PEO Basic	PEO	$79/month/employee, no base fee2	790
5	Deel	US PEO	PEO	$125 per US PEO employee per month3	1,250

The cheapest payroll software is Gusto Simple at $109. The cheapest PEO is Justworks PEO Basic at $790. BambooHR is the only HR software row, at $250.

Read the rows by type before reading them by rank. Rows 1 and 2 pay staff and file payroll tax. Row 3 keeps employee records and runs HR processes, with payroll priced separately. Rows 4 and 5 co-employ the staff. A $109 payroll plan and a $1,250 PEO plan buy different jobs, so the rank orders cost and leaves the choice of product type to the buyer.

What does Rippling cost for 10 employees?

Rippling’s pricing page offers custom quotes without numerical rates.⁵ Most products bill per employee per month; some may carry or include a monthly fee.⁵ Each HR, Finance and IT product requires the Rippling Platform.⁵

A 10-person Rippling bill is therefore the Rippling Platform plus each module, and no part of it has a public price. Figures do circulate. Paylocity’s competitor list cites a third-party page for a Rippling base price of $8 per employee per month.⁹ Multiplier states that Rippling’s model often includes $8 per employee for HRIS and $15 for benefits administration.⁷ Both figures come from companies that compete with Rippling. Rippling’s own page confirms neither, so neither enters the ranking.

The practical test is a quote on the same scope as the ranked rows. Ask for single-state payroll and tax filing for 10 US W-2 employees, then add each module the team needs as a separate line.

Which Rippling alternatives require a quote on the checked pages?

ADP RUN, Paylocity, TriNet and HiBob supply no numerical subscription rate on the valid pages checked. Capture dates differ and are retained below.

Vendor	Checked product or page	Published pricing limit
Paylocity	HR and payroll, 28 September	Requests pricing with a demo, without a numerical rate.10
ADP	RUN package page, 1 October	Price depends on payroll frequency, payees and add-on services; requests business-specific pricing.11
TriNet	PEO pricing, 2 October	Pricing depends on company size and required services; requests a quote without a numerical rate.12
HiBob	Demo page, 28 September	Demo request without a numerical plan price.13

An undisclosed rate cannot rank above or below a published row. These statements are limited to the valid product pages checked, not every vendor page. Failed URLs do not establish absent pricing.

What is the difference between payroll software, a PEO and HR software?

Glamdring Research separates the ranking into three product types because each price buys a different job. Payroll software pays staff and files payroll tax for the business.¹ A PEO enters a co-employment relationship with the business and takes on payroll, benefits, HR and compliance work.⁸ HR software holds employee records and runs HR processes. At BambooHR, payroll is a separate add-on.⁴

Justworks shows the gap on one vendor’s page. Its Payroll plan costs $130 a month for 10 employees. Its PEO Basic plan costs $790 for the same 10 people and lists HR consulting and 24/7 support among its features.² PEO Plus adds medical, dental and vision administration.² Justworks also marks workers’ compensation access as required for its PEO.² Deel describes its US PEO as co-employment across all 50 US states with benefits included.³

The decision changes with what the business already has. A 10-person team with a benefits broker and someone handling HR compares payroll software. A team with neither compares PEO totals against payroll plus the separate cost of benefits and HR help. BambooHR fits a third case: a team that wants HR records and processes and will price payroll separately.

What does the next plan up cost for 10 US employees?

The next plan up costs $200 a month at Gusto and $1,240 at Justworks PEO for 10 US employees. Gusto Plus lists $80 plus $12 per person and adds multi-state payroll.¹ Gusto Premium lists $180 plus $22 per person, or $400 for 10.¹ Justworks PEO Plus lists $124 per employee.²

Vendor and plan	Listed price	Monthly cost for 10 US employees (US$)
Gusto Plus	$80/mo + $12/mo per person1	200
Gusto Premium	$180/mo + $22/mo per person1	400
Justworks PEO Plus	$124/month/employee2	1,240

Multi-state payroll alone moves a team from Gusto Simple to Plus, and the bill rises from $109 to $200. BambooHR’s flat rate holds to 25 employees. Above that it charges $10, $17 or $25 per employee per month for Core, Pro and Elite.⁴ Add-ons move the totals too. Justworks lists time tracking at $8 per employee a month, which adds $80 for 10 people.²

Why do other published prices for these vendors disagree?

The competitor lists that rank for this search quote prices that differ from the vendor pages checked 28 September 2026. We cannot see when each list copied its figures, so the vendor page settles every row.

• Brex’s list puts Gusto Simple at $40 a month plus $6 per person.⁶ Gusto’s page lists $49.¹
• Brex’s list says BambooHR doesn’t publish detailed pricing.⁶ BambooHR’s page lists a $250 flat rate and per-employee prices above 25 staff.⁴
• Multiplier’s list puts Justworks PEO Plus at $109 per employee.⁷ Justworks lists $124.²
• Paylocity’s list shows Gusto Premium at custom pricing and BambooHR as custom.⁹ Both vendors list those prices on their own pages.^1,4

Promotions add a second source of disagreement. Gusto discounts its contractor-only base fee to $0 for the first 6 months.¹ BambooHR offers payroll subscription fees at $0 through 31 December 2026 to eligible buyers who commit to a 12-month agreement.⁴ Deel credits three months of platform fees on qualifying PEO order forms with a minimum two-year term.³ Each offer changes a first-year bill. None changes the listed price, so the ranking leaves them out.

What the ranking cannot tell you

The ranking compares listed prices, and a listed price is the vendor’s own statement. A signed quote can differ. The figures leave out five things that change a real bill.

• Insurance premiums and workers’ compensation costs around a PEO fee. Confirm whether they sit inside the per-employee fee or on top of it.
• State tax registration, which Gusto prices by state.¹
• BambooHR payroll, which carries no listed price.⁴
• Volume discounts, which BambooHR applies automatically by headcount.⁴
• Workday, Paychex, Paycom and Paycor. They appear on competitor lists,⁹ but their pricing pages sit outside this check.

Feature fit sits outside the ranking too. The cheapest row may lack a function the team needs, and the rank cannot show that. For other software comparisons built on the same sourcing rules, see Glamdring’s published research.

Frequently asked questions

What companies are similar to Rippling?

Gusto, Justworks, BambooHR, Deel, ADP, Paylocity, TriNet and HiBob compete with Rippling for US payroll, HR or PEO buyers. Gusto and Justworks Payroll are payroll software. Justworks, Deel and TriNet sell PEO services.^2,3,12 BambooHR and HiBob sell HR software. Rippling’s own competitor list also names Workday, Paychex, Paycom, Paycor and Oyster.⁸

Is Gusto cheaper than Rippling for 10 employees?

Public prices cannot settle it. Gusto lists $109 a month for 10 US employees on its Simple plan.¹ Rippling lists no price and quotes each buyer.⁵ Ask Rippling to quote single-state payroll and tax filing for 10 W-2 employees, then compare the two numbers on the same scope.

Does a PEO cost more than payroll software for 10 employees?

On listed prices, yes. The two PEO rows list $790 and $1,250 a month for 10 US employees. The two payroll software rows list $109 and $130.^1,2,3 The PEO fee buys more than payroll. Justworks lists HR consulting and 24/7 support in its PEO plans,² so compare the PEO total against payroll plus the separate cost of benefits and HR help.

Are these prices before sales tax?

Tax treatment is unconfirmed. USD is the comparison convention where vendors print only ”$”, not a confirmed currency code from every vendor. Numerical rates were captured 28 September 2026; no currency conversion or tax adjustment is applied. Confirm both in the quote.