Rippling vs QuickBooks Payroll
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.
QuickBooks Payroll fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, trades or contractor.
| Compare | RipplingRippling | QuickBooks PayrollIntuit |
|---|---|---|
| In one line | HR, IT, and finance on one employee record | Payroll inside QuickBooks Online, sold as a bundle |
| Starting price | From $35/mo + $8/person | From $88/mo + $7/person |
| Six-person team | $83/mo | $130/mo |
| Plans | Quoted; roughly $35/mo base + $8 per person for payroll | Now sold as QuickBooks Workforce: Payroll + Simple Start $88/mo; Payroll + Essentials $135/mo, both + $7/employee; Premium + Plus $228/mo + $13/employee; often 50% off for 3 months |
| Pricing model | Paid | Paid |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Users | Per person | Per employee |
| Both connect to | QuickBooks Online, Homebase Scheduling, Buddy Punch, When I Work | |
| Also connects to | Xero, Puzzle600+ listed by the vendor | Connecteam, Planday |
| Team size | 11–50 people · 51–200 people | 2–10 people · 11–50 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US |
| Phone support | Not looked up yet | Plans not stated (US) |
| Live chat | Not looked up yet | Every paid plan |
| Support hours | Not published | Help center: Mon–Fri 6 AM–6 PM PT, weekends closed (Workforce Payroll), Mon–Fri 5 AM–7 PM PT, Sat–Sun 6 AM–3 PM PT (Workforce Premium and Elite) · Phone: Monday- Friday 6am -6pm PST |
| 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 | 5 incidents posted on Intuit's status page, which covers all Intuit products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 2 marked major or critical by Intuit. 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 | 85 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 45 | 82 |
| Fit: Service business | 70 | 88 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 90 | 85 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 50 | 88 |
| Fit: Online store | 75 | 78 |
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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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