Rippling vs Patriot Payroll
Two payroll & HR tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
Patriot Payroll costs less for a six-person team.- Patriot Payroll fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, trades or contractor.
Rippling fits agency or studio, online store.- Rippling suits teams past ten people.
| Compare | RipplingRippling | Patriot PayrollPatriot Software |
|---|---|---|
| In one line | HR, IT, and finance on one employee record | The cheapest full-service payroll for a handful of employees |
| Starting price | From $35/mo + $8/person | From $17/mo + $4/person |
| Six-person team | $83/mo | $41/mo |
| Plans | Quoted; roughly $35/mo base + $8 per person for payroll | Basic $17/mo + $4/worker (you file taxes); Full Service $37/mo + $5/worker; 30-day free trial; 50% off for 3 months |
| Pricing model | Paid | Free trial |
| Free trial | — | 30 days |
| Users | Per person | Per worker paid |
| Both connect to | QuickBooks Online | |
| Also connects to | Xero, Homebase Scheduling, Buddy Punch, Puzzle, When I Work600+ listed by the vendor | Patriot Accounting |
| Team size | 11–50 people · 51–200 people | Just me · 2–10 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US |
| Phone support | Not looked up yet | Every plan |
| Live chat | Not looked up yet | Every plan |
| Support hours | Not published | Phone: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday · Live chat: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday |
| 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 | 2 incidents posted on Patriot Software's status page, which covers all Patriot Software products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 2 marked major or critical by Patriot Software. Status page |
| Capterra score | 4.9 / 5 from 4,886 reviews | Not listed |
| Trustpilot score | 4.6 / 5 from 2,643 reviews | Not listed |
| Fit: Retail shop | 55 | 78 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 45 | 75 |
| Fit: Service business | 70 | 82 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 90 | 72 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 50 | 82 |
| Fit: Online store | 75 | 65 |
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| Visit Rippling | Visit Patriot Payroll | |
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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