# Rippling

Rippling is a private HR, IT, and payroll platform rated 4.8/5 on G2 and 4.9/5 on Capterra. Sourced profile: funding, leadership, pricing, and reviews.

**Category:** HR, IT, and payroll platform  
**Vendor:** Rippling, Inc.  
**Founded:** 2016  
**HQ:** San Francisco, California, US  
**Website:** https://www.rippling.com  


## About

Rippling is a workforce management platform that combines HR, IT, and finance operations, including payroll, benefits administration, device management, app provisioning, and spend management, on a single employee data model. It was founded in 2016 in San Francisco by Parker Conrad and Prasanna Sankar, who previously built Zenefits together. The pitch is that changes to an employee record, a new hire, a role change, an offboarding, propagate automatically across every connected HR, IT, and finance system instead of requiring separate updates in each tool. Rippling remains privately held and has raised money through a series of large venture rounds rather than an IPO, with CEO Parker Conrad stating as of mid-2026 that the company has no immediate public-listing plans.

## Ratings

| Source | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| G2 | 4.8/5 | ~12,700-13,100 (core Rippling product page; G2 seller-level aggregate across ALL Rippling products, incl. Rippling Spend, is ~16,121) |
| Capterra | 4.9/5 | 4,850 |
| Gartner Peer Insights | 4.8/5 | 143 |
| TrustRadius | 9/10 | ~164 |

## Funding

~$1.85 billion raised across Series A through Series G (per Crunchbase, as of 2026)

| Round | Amount | Date | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | $45M | 2017 | Kleiner Perkins |
| Series B | $145M | Aug 2020 | Founders Fund |
| Series C | $250M | Oct 2021 | Sequoia Capital (Global Equities and Global Growth), valued the company at $6.5B |
| Series D | $250M | May 2022 | Bedrock and Kleiner Perkins, valued the company at $11.25B |
| Series E | $500M | Mar 2023 | Greenoaks, valued the company at $11.25B |
| Series F | $200M | Apr 2024 | Coatue, with Founders Fund, Greenoaks, and new investor Dragoneer; valued the company at $13.5B |
| Series G | $450M | May 2025 | Elad Gil, Sands Capital, GIC, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, and Baillie Gifford, with existing investors; valued the company at $16.8B |

## Viability

Low risk on solvency, but still a private, unprofitable-by-design growth company rather than a public entity with audited disclosures. Rippling has raised roughly $1.85 billion across seven priced rounds since 2016 and was valued at $16.8 billion in its May 2025 Series G, backed by Sequoia, Founders Fund, Greenoaks, Coatue, and other large institutional investors. Sacra estimated Rippling crossed $1 billion in annualized revenue in March 2026, growing about 78% year over year. CEO Parker Conrad has said there are no near-term IPO plans, so buyers should treat pricing, roadmap, and support commitments as coming from a well-funded but still-private vendor, not a public company with SEC reporting obligations.

## Pricing

Rippling's headline $8/employee/mo covers only the Unity base platform: the shared employee directory, workflow automation, and basic analytics. Payroll, benefits administration, and IT device management are each separate modules with their own per-employee charge, and none of it is published as a fixed rate card, every quote is negotiated per company. Independent pricing breakdowns consistently put realistic all-in costs at $20 to $35+ per employee per month for a mid-size team once the modules that make Rippling function as a payroll or IT system are added in, and some estimates run higher for larger or more complex deployments. Budget for the modules you'll actually turn on, not the base rate, and get a written quote before committing.

| Plan | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Unity (base) | $8/employee/mo | Required foundation: unified employee directory, onboarding/offboarding workflows, basic analytics |
| + Payroll | Add-on, quote-based (independent estimates ~$8+/employee/mo) | Full US payroll processing and tax filing |
| + Benefits Administration | Add-on, quote-based | Benefits enrollment and carrier management |
| + IT / Device Management | Add-on, quote-based (independent estimates ~$8-12/employee/mo) | Device provisioning and SaaS access control |

## What reviewers say

_Roughly 12,700-13,100 G2 reviews at 4.8/5 on the core Rippling product page, 4,850 Capterra reviews at 4.9/5, and approximately 164 TrustRadius reviews at 9/10_

**Praised:**
- The unified employee record is the single most-repeated strength: onboarding, offboarding, device provisioning, and app access all trigger from one workflow instead of separate systems
- Fast, largely self-serve onboarding and setup, with reviewers describing it as noticeably quicker to stand up than legacy HRIS or payroll systems
- Breadth of automation and the app marketplace (650+ integrations) come up often, especially for IT teams handling device and access provisioning at scale

**Complaints:**
- Modular, quote-based pricing is the dominant complaint; the advertised $8/employee/mo base rarely reflects the real bill once payroll, benefits, and IT modules are added, and reviewers say quotes vary company to company
- Customer support response time is a recurring friction point, particularly for standard-tier tickets and account-specific escalations
- Custom reporting and some advanced configuration are described as complex to set up, and a subset of reviewers flag mobile app functionality as weaker than the desktop experience

## Compliance

- **SOC 2:** Yes (SOC 2 Type II, plus SOC 3 and ISO 27001)
- **GDPR:** Yes
- **HIPAA:** Yes
- **SSO:** Yes

## Integrations

- Slack
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft 365
- QuickBooks Online
- Xero
- NetSuite
- Sage Intacct
- Carta
- Zoom
- Jira

## FAQs

### Is Rippling free?

No. Rippling has no free tier and no self-serve trial; the site offers a sales demo. Pricing starts at $8/employee/mo for the required Unity base platform, with payroll, benefits, and IT modules priced as separate quote-based add-ons.

### How much does Rippling actually cost?

The advertised base rate is $8/employee/mo, but that only covers the core employee directory and workflow layer. Adding payroll, benefits administration, and IT device management, which most companies need for Rippling to function as a full HR/payroll system, typically pushes real per-employee costs to roughly $20-$35+/month based on independent pricing breakdowns. Every module is quote-based, so get a written quote for your specific headcount and modules.

### Is Rippling a public company?

No. Rippling is privately held and venture-backed, most recently raising $450 million in a Series G round in May 2025 at a $16.8 billion valuation. CEO Parker Conrad has said the company has no near-term IPO plans as of mid-2026.

### Is Rippling SOC 2 and GDPR compliant?

Yes. Rippling holds SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, and ISO 27001 certifications, complies with GDPR, and states it supports HIPAA requirements for healthcare customers handling protected health information. Single sign-on is available. Verify current scope on Rippling's trust center before a regulated deployment.

### Who is Rippling best for?

Rippling fits growing companies that want HR, IT, and payroll unified in one employee data model, especially teams managing device provisioning and app access alongside HR and payroll. The modular, quote-based pricing means it can get expensive fast for very small teams, so sub-30-person companies that only need basic payroll and recordkeeping often find the pricing complexity doesn't pay back at that size.


## Sources

- [G2: Rippling reviews](https://www.g2.com/products/rippling/reviews): rating 4.8/5; core Rippling product page shows roughly 12,700-13,100 reviews per multiple 2026 search-indexed snapshots (direct live fetch blocked by G2 bot wall); the G2 seller/company page aggregates ALL Rippling products (incl. Rippling Spend) at ~16,121 reviews, a different, larger figure than the core-product count used here
- [Capterra: Rippling](https://www.capterra.com/p/172127/Rippling/): rating 4.9/5, 4,850 reviews, sub-scores, demographics, read live
- [Gartner Peer Insights: Rippling (Cloud HCM Suites, sub-1000 employee market)](https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/cloud-hcm-suites-for-regional-and-or-sub-1000-employee-enterprises/vendor/rippling/product/rippling-1139883183): rating 4.8/5 across 143 reviews. Note: Gartner Peer Insights also runs a separate 1,000+ employee enterprise Cloud HCM Suites listing for Rippling at 4.9/5 across 60 reviews; the sub-1000 segment is used here as primary because it has the larger review sample and matches Rippling's reviewer base (majority small/mid-size per Capterra demographics)
- [TrustRadius: Rippling reviews](https://www.trustradius.com/products/rippling/reviews): score approximately 9/10 across approximately 164 written reviews (corrected: the 2,632 figure originally used was TrustRadius/HG Insights' installation count, not the review count)
- [Wikipedia: Rippling (company)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rippling_(company)): founding, founders, HQ, funding history, ownership status
- [Crunchbase: Rippling](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/rippling): total funding ~$1.85B across 10 rounds, investor list
- [CNBC: Rippling valued at $16.8 billion in $450 million funding round](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/09/rippling-valued-at-16point8-billion-in-450-million-funding-round.html): Series G amount, date, valuation, no near-term IPO plans
- [TechCrunch: Parker Conrad's Rippling is now valued at $6.5 billion](https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/21/parker-conrads-rippling-is-now-valued-at-6-5-billion-more-than-zenefits-at-its-peak/): Series C amount, date, valuation, lead investor
- [Forbes: Parker Conrad's Rippling hits $11.25 billion valuation](https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyfeldman/2022/05/11/parker-conrads-rippling-hits-1125-billion-valuation-as-former-zenefits-ceo-rebounds-with-hr-software/): Series D amount, date, valuation, lead investors
- [Rippling blog: Rippling raises $500M in Series E funding](https://www.rippling.com/blog/rippling-raises-500m-in-series-e-funding): Series E amount, date, lead investor Greenoaks
- [Rippling blog: Rippling announces Series F fundraising and tender offer](https://www.rippling.com/blog/rippling-announces-series-f-fundraising-and-tender-offer): Series F amount, date, valuation, lead investor Coatue
- [Sacra: Rippling revenue, funding & news](https://sacra.com/c/rippling/): estimated $1B ARR crossed March 2026, ~78% YoY growth
- [Rippling: security and trust](https://www.rippling.com/trust/security): SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA support
- [Rippling: platform integrations](https://www.rippling.com/platform/integrations): 650+ app marketplace integrations
- [best-hris-platforms listicle (Topickz)](https://www.topickz.com/list/best-hris-platforms/): pricing tiers, compliance flags, and G2 review snapshot cross-checked against this Topickz listicle entry