Deel vs Rippling
We give Deel and Rippling the same GPA: 2.4 out of 4.0. They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Rippling
HR, IT and finance platform with US and global payroll, by quote
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADeelFair | 2.4GPARipplingFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CGraded against the other employer-of-record services, since EOR is a different kind of thing: $599 a person a month, $2,995 for five, the usual rate with Remote and Justworks. Its US payroll is $29 a person, $145 for five, dearer than most US tools. | CNo payroll price is published. Rippling says plans start at $8 an employee a month plus a base fee it doesn't state, so five people are at least $40 before that fee, and each module is priced on its own. Quote only. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo free plan or trial: Deel offers a demo instead. Pricing is month to month with no long-term contract, which helps, but you pay from the start. | FNo free plan or trial. Eligible US venture-backed startups can get 6 months free, but that's a program you qualify for, not a trial anyone can start. |
| Features | BEmployer of record and payroll in 130+ countries, US payroll in all 50 states, contractor payments in 120+ currencies, contractor of record and a US PEO. The whole job of paying people wherever they are. | BPayroll fed straight from HR records, pay-run comparisons, US taxes filed, global payroll, an employer-of-record service and contractor payments abroad, plus approval rules and workflows. The whole job, at home and abroad. |
| Ease of use | A4.84 from about 3,200 App Store ratings. US payroll is yours to run yourself, or a Deel payroll manager can run it on the managed option. | A4.71 from about 16,600 App Store ratings. New hires and salary changes flow into payroll without retyping, though choosing and pricing the modules takes a sales call. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, BambooHR, Greenhouse, Ashby, Slack and Google Workspace. No desktop app. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Xero, QuickBooks and NetSuite among more than 650 integrations. No desktop app, which keeps it off an A. |
| Best for | hiring and paying people in other countries | growing companies that want HR, IT and payroll as one |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Deel and Rippling. How we grade
Where they differ
- Rippling also covers workflow automation and time tracking.
At a glance
| Deel | Rippling | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $29 per employee / month for self-service US payroll | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Deel | Rippling |
| Price read from | deel.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Deel
- Companies paying contractors in several countries
- Hiring abroad without setting up a local company
- US startups that want payroll and global hires in one system
Rippling
- Growing companies that want HR, payroll and IT in one system
- Teams with staff or contractors in more than one country
- US venture-backed startups eligible for six free months
Worth knowing
Deel
- Employer of record costs $599 per employee a month, against $29 for payroll where you have your own entity.
- Deel's US PEO is shown at $125 per employee a month on one tab and $110 to $147 on others, depending on the plan and health benefits.
- Pricing is month to month with no long-term contract; Deel offers a demo rather than a free trial.
- Covers 130+ countries for EOR and payroll and the US for PEO; the pricing page does not list the countries.
Rippling
- No payroll price is published: Rippling says plans start at $8 per employee a month plus a base fee it does not state, and quotes the rest.
- Each product, such as payroll, benefits, time tracking or expenses, is priced separately, so the total depends on the modules chosen.
- It runs US payroll and pays people abroad through Global Payroll and its EOR; the pages read give no list or count of countries.
Key features
Deel
- Contractor payments
- Pay contractors in 120+ currencies from automatically created invoices, with compliant contracts and tax form collection.
- Employer of record
- Hire full-time staff in 130+ countries without a local entity; Deel employs them and runs their payroll, benefits and compliance.
- US and global payroll
- Run US payroll in all 50 states yourself or have Deel manage it, and run payroll for your own entities in 130+ countries.
- US PEO
- Co-employment for US companies with an entity: Deel handles payroll, tax, HR and state registrations, with or without its health benefits.
- Payroll add-ons
- Global benefits management and treasury at $10 per employee a month, expenses from $8, and Payroll Connect at $5 to view other payroll vendors.
- Integrations
- Connects to QuickBooks, Xero and NetSuite for accounting, and to BambooHR, Greenhouse, Ashby and Slack.
Rippling
- Payroll fed by HR data
- New hires, salary changes and benefit deductions flow from the HR record into payroll, and taxes are filed with federal, state and local agencies.
- Pay run comparison
- Compare a pay run with earlier ones to catch changes in gross pay, taxes and deductions before approving it. Extra pay runs cost nothing more.
- Global payroll, EOR and contractors
- Pay employees abroad in their local currency, employ through Rippling's EOR where you have no entity, and pay contractors worldwide from invoices.
- Rippling AI
- Adds one-off bonuses, compares payroll costs across entities, answers employees' questions about pay changes and builds reports from a prompt.
- Workflows, policies and permissions
- Set who can view, create and approve pay runs, and automate HR and IT steps with custom triggers in Workflow Studio.
- Accounting and app integrations
- Links to Xero, QuickBooks and NetSuite for accounting, among more than 650 integrations.
Plans
Deel
Deel Payroll: US$29
per employee / month, self-service, billed monthly
Payroll in all 50 states with federal, state and local tax filing, W-2s and new-hire reporting. A managed option adds a Deel payroll manager.
Deel Payroll: Global$29
per employee / month, billed monthly
Payroll in 130+ countries where you have an entity, with local tax filings, run by Deel's experts; your own team can run it in the US and Canada.
Contractors$49
per contractor / month, billed monthly
Contracts, automated invoicing, tax form collection and payments to contractors in 120+ currencies. You classify the contractors yourself.
Contractor of Record$325
per contractor / month, billed monthly
Deel takes on the contractor relationship and the classification liability.
Employer of Record$599
per employee / month, billed monthly
Deel legally employs your hire in 130+ countries, handling contracts, payroll, taxes, benefits and local compliance.
Rippling
Pricing could not be confirmed. See rippling.com.
Ways to pay less
Deel
- Other savings
3 months of PEO platform fees free
New PEO order forms signed between July 15 and December 31, 2026 with a term of at least two years get 3 months of platform fees credited at the end of the term.
Rippling
- Startups
6 months free for US VC-backed startups
Rippling's startup program gives eligible US venture-backed startups free access for 6 months, depending on their funding status and stage.
