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QuickBooks Payroll vs Rippling Comparison (2026)

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Rippling

Overview

QuickBooks Payroll is a cloud-based payroll solution for small businesses which offers automatic payroll tax calculations, integrated time tracking, same day direct deposit, real-time data updates, tax form preparation and filing, and an online employee portal to streamline the payroll process

Rippling is the #1 Rated HR Software. Rippling allows admins to automatically sync employee updates to payroll, onboard and offboard...

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

3.5

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

8

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.5

999

5

4

3

2

1

680

199

61

18

41

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
75%
would recommend this app

4.9

4.8K

5

4

3

2

1

4.3K

415

42

12

39

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
95%
would recommend this app

Pros

“I especially appreciated the simplicity and convenience of running payroll—once set up, it usually takes just a few minutes, taxes are handled automatically with the right subscription, and everything syncs smoothly with QuickBooks accounting.”
AS

Angie S.

Partner

“We love that it deals with coming up with pay cheque amounts, removing all the taxes that need to be taken off and puts together what we owe to the government for payrolls taxes.”
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Tanya D.

President

“Automation saves time and reduces the amount of manual work involved in calculating payroll and taxes. While the pricing and occasional setup or support issues can be drawbacks, overall it is a solid and user-friendly payroll solution.”
KL

Khimson L.

IT admin

Pros

“The thing I like most about Rippling is that it has allowed me to unify my HR tooling and services to a single vendor that solves problems for me from international hiring and onboarding to benefits and payroll.”
JP

James P.

Chief Product Officer

“Having payroll, HR, compliance, performance management, device management, and employee records all in one platform is incredibly convenient and helps streamline day-to-day operations.”
SK

Serish K.

HR Director

“It consolidated tools we were paying for separately, cut down the admin work for our people ops and IT teams, and gave employees a much better experience for everyday tasks like time off, expenses, and benefits.”
AA

Ali A.

CSM

Cons

“Hard to navigate the screens, Intuit has taken complete control over payroll, can't make adjustments when needed, Inuit sets up unneeded payroll items automatically, support is terrible and takes too long for corrections, support does not understand the payroll tax rules”
LM

Linda M.

Senior Manager

“However, occasional issues with payroll tax calculations and customer support have prevented me from giving it a perfect score, resulting in a solid 4-star rating.”
CC

Clara C.

Finance Manager

“The pricing structure can get expensive quickly, as monthly base fees combined with per-employee costs add up for mid-sized teams.”
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Jennifer N.

Asst Payroll Clerk

Cons

“Lastly, the user is unable to customize the dashboard easily; however, the worst part of using rippling is that it becomes extremely slow when every person uses it to run payroll at the same time.”
LK

Lawrence K.

Enterprise Software Architect and Developer

“The search bar completely sucks 50% of the time — if you type something that isn’t exactly worded as per the system’s usage, you get no results and you have to browse through endless screens.”
BD

Benjamin D.

CTO

“Occasionally, there are small bugs or syncing delays between modules, particularly with third-party integrations, which can be frustrating when handling time-sensitive payroll or reporting tasks.”
AL

Ammaar L.

Software Engineer

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  • Last review21 days ago

Key features

  • Total features51
  • 1-On-1 Meetings
  • 360 Degree Feedback
  • 360 Reviews
  • ACH
  • AI Agent
  • AI Automation
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Image-to-Text
  • AI Job Description
  • AI Text Generation
  • AI Text Summarization
  • AI Text-to-Image
  • AI‑Driven Access Anomaly Detection
  • API
  • Absence & Leave Management
  • Access
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Adaptive & Contextual Access Control
  • Adaptive Learning
  • Admin Management
  • Administration Console
  • Administrative Reporting
  • Advanced Integrations
  • Alerts and Notifications
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Alignment
  • Analytics
  • Android Support
  • Apple Support
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Control
  • Application Management
  • Application Monitoring
  • Applications Consolidation
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Approval Workflows
  • Approvals
  • Assessments & Quizzes
  • Asset Management
  • Assignment Scheduling
  • Assistance
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Trail
  • Auditing
  • Authentication
  • Authentication User experience
  • Automated Onboarding Workflows
  • Automated Policy Tuning
  • Automated Team Introductions
  • Automatic Tax Payment
  • Automation
  • Autonomous Task Execution
  • Background Checks
  • Background Screening
  • Benchmarking
  • Benchmarks
  • Benefits Administration
  • Benefits Dashboard
  • Benefits Management
  • Benefits Manager
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Blacklist
  • Branded Shopping
  • Browser Extension
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Budgets
  • Bulk Changes
  • Business Tool Integration
  • Candidate Evaluations
  • Candidate Search
  • Candidate Sourcing
  • Candidate Sourcing Metrics
  • Candidate Tracking
  • Candidate-Facing Statuses
  • Capture
  • Career Page Configuration
  • Certifications
  • Certified Assistance
  • Chatbot
  • Check Printing
  • Check/W-2 Delivery
  • Client Portal
  • Cloud-solution
  • Communication & Notifications
  • Company Goals And OKRs
  • Compensation Bands
  • Compensation Management
  • Complex Approval Workflow
  • Compliance
  • Compliance & Audit Trail Export
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Managenent
  • Compliance Monitoring
  • Compliance Support
  • Compliance Training
  • Consulting
  • Content Creation
  • Content Delivery and Tracking
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Continuous Feedback
  • Contract/License Management
  • Contractor Management
  • Controls
  • Core HR Integration
  • Corporate Card
  • Cost Savings
  • Cost Tracking
  • Country-Specific
  • Course Builder
  • Course Marketplace
  • Cross Browser Support
  • Cross-system Integration
  • Customer Training
  • Customizability
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboards
  • Dashboards & Reporting
  • Data Collection
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Consolidation
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data quality
  • Decision Making
  • Device Control
  • Digital Signature
  • Digital Wallet
  • Direct Deposit
  • Document Management
  • Due Dates
  • Duplicates
  • E-Commerce
  • ERP
  • ERP integration
  • Ease of Booking
  • Ease of Creating Expense Reports
  • Ease of connecting applications
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Embedded AI / Machine Learning
  • Employee Benefits Administration
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Engagement
  • Employee Information
  • Employee Information Automation
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Reimbursement
  • Employee Reimbursements
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Endpoint Intelligence
  • Endpoint access
  • Enforces policies
  • Enrollment Planning
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Enterprise Consulting
  • Entrepreneur
  • Expense Automation
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Planning
  • Expense Reimbursement
  • FMLA Administration
  • Fail over protection
  • Federation/SAML support (idp)
  • File Sharing
  • File Storage
  • Filtering
  • Filters
  • Finance
  • Financial Analysis
  • Firewall
  • For Accountants
  • Forecasting
  • Historical Reporting
  • Learning & Development
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-State
  • Onboarding
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Management
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Self Service Portal
  • Succession Planning
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Filing
  • Tax Forms
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Off Management
  • Timesheet Management
  • Training Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • W-2 Preparation
  • Wage Garnishment
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features180
  • 1-On-1 Meetings
  • 360 Degree Feedback
  • 360 Reviews
  • ACH
  • AI Agent
  • AI Automation
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Image-to-Text
  • AI Job Description
  • AI Text Generation
  • AI Text Summarization
  • AI Text-to-Image
  • AI‑Driven Access Anomaly Detection
  • API
  • Absence & Leave Management
  • Access
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Adaptive & Contextual Access Control
  • Adaptive Learning
  • Admin Management
  • Administration Console
  • Administrative Reporting
  • Advanced Integrations
  • Alerts and Notifications
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Alignment
  • Analytics
  • Android Support
  • Apple Support
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Control
  • Application Management
  • Application Monitoring
  • Applications Consolidation
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Approval Workflows
  • Approvals
  • Assessments & Quizzes
  • Asset Management
  • Assignment Scheduling
  • Assistance
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Audit Trail
  • Auditing
  • Authentication
  • Authentication User experience
  • Automated Onboarding Workflows
  • Automated Policy Tuning
  • Automated Team Introductions
  • Automatic Tax Payment
  • Automation
  • Autonomous Task Execution
  • Background Checks
  • Background Screening
  • Benchmarking
  • Benchmarks
  • Benefits Administration
  • Benefits Dashboard
  • Benefits Management
  • Benefits Manager
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Blacklist
  • Branded Shopping
  • Browser Extension
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Budgets
  • Bulk Changes
  • Business Tool Integration
  • Candidate Evaluations
  • Candidate Search
  • Candidate Sourcing
  • Candidate Sourcing Metrics
  • Candidate Tracking
  • Candidate-Facing Statuses
  • Capture
  • Career Page Configuration
  • Certifications
  • Certified Assistance
  • Chatbot
  • Check Printing
  • Check/W-2 Delivery
  • Client Portal
  • Cloud-solution
  • Communication & Notifications
  • Company Goals And OKRs
  • Compensation Bands
  • Compensation Management
  • Complex Approval Workflow
  • Compliance
  • Compliance & Audit Trail Export
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Managenent
  • Compliance Monitoring
  • Compliance Support
  • Compliance Training
  • Consulting
  • Content Creation
  • Content Delivery and Tracking
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Continuous Feedback
  • Contract/License Management
  • Contractor Management
  • Controls
  • Core HR Integration
  • Corporate Card
  • Cost Savings
  • Cost Tracking
  • Country-Specific
  • Course Builder
  • Course Marketplace
  • Cross Browser Support
  • Cross-system Integration
  • Customer Training
  • Customizability
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboards
  • Dashboards & Reporting
  • Data Collection
  • Data Connectors
  • Data Consolidation
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data quality
  • Decision Making
  • Device Control
  • Digital Signature
  • Digital Wallet
  • Direct Deposit
  • Document Management
  • Due Dates
  • Duplicates
  • E-Commerce
  • ERP
  • ERP integration
  • Ease of Booking
  • Ease of Creating Expense Reports
  • Ease of connecting applications
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Embedded AI / Machine Learning
  • Employee Benefits Administration
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Engagement
  • Employee Information
  • Employee Information Automation
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Reimbursement
  • Employee Reimbursements
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Endpoint Intelligence
  • Endpoint access
  • Enforces policies
  • Enrollment Planning
  • Enrollments/Onboarding
  • Enterprise Consulting
  • Entrepreneur
  • Expense Automation
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Planning
  • Expense Reimbursement
  • FMLA Administration
  • Fail over protection
  • Federation/SAML support (idp)
  • File Sharing
  • File Storage
  • Filtering
  • Filters
  • Finance
  • Financial Analysis
  • Firewall
  • For Accountants
  • Forecasting
  • Historical Reporting
  • Learning & Development
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-State
  • Onboarding
  • Online Time Tracking
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Performance Management
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Self Service Portal
  • Succession Planning
  • Tax Calculation
  • Tax Compliance
  • Tax Filing
  • Tax Forms
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time & Expense Tracking
  • Time Off Management
  • Timesheet Management
  • Training Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • W-2 Preparation
  • Wage Garnishment
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations4
  • 15Five
  • 1Password
  • 360Learning
  • ADP TotalSource
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • AlohaABA
  • Amazon Connect
  • Asana
  • Ashby
  • Atlas
  • Awardco
  • BambooHR
  • Benchling
  • Bonusly
  • Breezy
  • Bullhorn
  • BusyBusy
  • CDD Vault
  • Calendly
  • Carta
  • Claude
  • ClickUp
  • Connecteam
  • Culture Amp
  • Databricks
  • Datadog
  • Docusign
  • Drata
  • Employee Navigator
  • Figma
  • Frame.io
  • Freshservice
  • Fullstory
  • Gem
  • Genesys Cloud CX
  • GitHub
  • Gong
  • Google Authenticator
  • Google Classroom
  • Grammarly
  • Greenhouse
  • Harvest
  • HubSpot Marketing Hub
  • HubSpot Sales Hub
  • HubSpot Service Hub
  • Hubstaff
  • Human Interest
  • Insightful
  • JIRA Service Management
  • JazzHR
  • Jira
  • Jobber
  • JumpCloud
  • KingAsterisk Contact Center Software
  • KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
  • Lattice
  • Lavender
  • Leapsome
  • Learn:Up
  • Lever
  • Linear
  • LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Mercury
  • Metabase
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Project Server Subscription Edition
  • Microsoft Teams
  • MineralTree TotalAP
  • Miro
  • Multiview ERP
  • MyTime
  • Namely
  • Navan
  • Nectar
  • NetSuite
  • Notion
  • Okta
  • OneLogin
  • Onfleet
  • Payoneer
  • Pinpoint
  • Pipedrive
  • PreciseFP
  • Principle
  • Procore
  • Qbo
  • QuickBooks Money
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Ramp
  • RingCentral Video
  • RingEX
  • Rippling
  • Sage Intacct
  • Salesforce Platform
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Salesforce Service Cloud
  • ServiceTitan
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Snowflake
  • Startly
  • Tableau
  • TalentLMS
  • Text Blaze
  • Thoropass
  • Tilt
  • Toggl
  • Trainual
  • TriNet HR Plus
  • Twilio Flex
  • UKG Pro
  • Vanta
  • WEX Benefits
  • Wealthbox CRM
  • When I Work
  • Whimsical
  • WooCommerce
  • Xero
  • Zoom Workplace
  • empower
  • iOS14
  • monday AI Work Platform
  • Total integrations125
  • 15Five
  • 1Password
  • 360Learning
  • ADP TotalSource
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • AlohaABA
  • Amazon Connect
  • Asana
  • Ashby
  • Atlas
  • Awardco
  • BambooHR
  • Benchling
  • Bonusly
  • Breezy
  • Bullhorn
  • BusyBusy
  • CDD Vault
  • Calendly
  • Carta
  • Claude
  • ClickUp
  • Connecteam
  • Culture Amp
  • Databricks
  • Datadog
  • Docusign
  • Drata
  • Employee Navigator
  • Figma
  • Frame.io
  • Freshservice
  • Fullstory
  • Gem
  • Genesys Cloud CX
  • GitHub
  • Gong
  • Google Authenticator
  • Google Classroom
  • Grammarly
  • Greenhouse
  • Harvest
  • HubSpot Marketing Hub
  • HubSpot Sales Hub
  • HubSpot Service Hub
  • Hubstaff
  • Human Interest
  • Insightful
  • JIRA Service Management
  • JazzHR
  • Jira
  • Jobber
  • JumpCloud
  • KingAsterisk Contact Center Software
  • KnowBe4 Security Awareness Training
  • Lattice
  • Lavender
  • Leapsome
  • Learn:Up
  • Lever
  • Linear
  • LinkedIn Recruiter
  • Mercury
  • Metabase
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Project Server Subscription Edition
  • Microsoft Teams
  • MineralTree TotalAP
  • Miro
  • Multiview ERP
  • MyTime
  • Namely
  • Navan
  • Nectar
  • NetSuite
  • Notion
  • Okta
  • OneLogin
  • Onfleet
  • Payoneer
  • Pinpoint
  • Pipedrive
  • PreciseFP
  • Principle
  • Procore
  • Qbo
  • QuickBooks Money
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Ramp
  • RingCentral Video
  • RingEX
  • Rippling
  • Sage Intacct
  • Salesforce Platform
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Salesforce Service Cloud
  • ServiceTitan
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Snowflake
  • Startly
  • Tableau
  • TalentLMS
  • Text Blaze
  • Thoropass
  • Tilt
  • Toggl
  • Trainual
  • TriNet HR Plus
  • Twilio Flex
  • UKG Pro
  • Vanta
  • WEX Benefits
  • Wealthbox CRM
  • When I Work
  • Whimsical
  • WooCommerce
  • Xero
  • Zoom Workplace
  • empower
  • iOS14
  • monday AI Work Platform