Rippling vs Deel
Two payroll & HR tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
Rippling costs less for a six-person team.- Rippling fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, trades or contractor, online store.
Deel: Global compliance handled.
| Compare | RipplingRippling | DeelDeel |
|---|---|---|
| In one line | HR, IT, and finance on one employee record | Contractors and employees in 150 countries |
| Starting price | From $35/mo + $8/person | From $49/person |
| Six-person team | $83/mo | $294/mo |
| Plans | Quoted; roughly $35/mo base + $8 per person for payroll | Contractors $49 per contractor per month; contractor of record $325 per contractor per month; US PEO $125 per employee per month; EOR $599 per employee per month |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Users | Per person | Per person |
| Both connect to | QuickBooks Online, Xero, Puzzle | |
| Also connects to | Homebase Scheduling, Buddy Punch, When I Work600+ listed by the vendor | No others on record200+ listed by the vendor |
| Team size | 11–50 people · 51–200 people | 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | Not looked up yet | Not looked up yet |
| Live chat | Not looked up yet | Plans not stated |
| Support hours | Not published | Not published |
| Incidents posted | 12 incidents posted on Rippling's status page, which covers all Rippling products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 6 marked major or critical by Rippling. Status page | Deel has a public status page. Status page |
| Capterra score | 4.9 / 5 from 4,886 reviews | 4.9 / 5 from 4,314 reviews |
| Trustpilot score | 4.6 / 5 from 2,643 reviews | 4.6 / 5 from 9,733 reviews |
| Fit: Retail shop | 55 | 10 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 45 | 5 |
| Fit: Service business | 70 | 40 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 90 | 85 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 50 | 10 |
| Fit: Online store | 75 | 60 |
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices
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