Rippling Payroll

Cut hours of manual payroll work with AI

by Rippling, Inc. · Payroll & Time Tracking

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Executive Summary

Rippling Payroll is payroll software from Rippling. It calculates payroll taxes and files them with federal, state and local agencies, and HR data such as new hires, salary changes and benefits deductions flows into payroll from the HR system. It supports paying employees and contractors around the world, and Rippling says it includes AI that helps with payroll tasks.

Use Cases

  • Run payroll with payroll taxes calculated and filed with federal, state and local agencies
  • Pay employees and contractors around the world
  • Compare the current pay run with previous ones to catch discrepancies before approval
  • Control who can view, create, manage and approve pay runs
  • Let current and past employees view pay stubs and tax forms through self-service
  • Connect payroll to accounting software such as Xero, QuickBooks and NetSuite

Features

Visibility

  • Total visibility: Rippling lets you compare your current pay run with previous ones to catch discrepancies before final approval.
  • Track changes across pay runs: Rippling lets you compare your current pay run with previous ones to catch discrepancies before final approval.

Intelligence

  • Payroll automation: Click “run” and let Rippling handle the rest.

Support

  • All-in-one payroll software: With Rippling, HR data—like new hires, salary changes, and benefits deductions—flow directly and automatically into Payroll.
  • Sync payroll with your HCM: With Rippling, HR data—like new hires, salary changes, and benefits deductions—flow directly and automatically into Payroll.
  • Run global payroll in one system: Pay your employees and contractors in minutes, no matter where they work.
  • Connect preferred accounting software: Integrate with industry-leading accounting systems like Xero, QuickBooks, and NetSuite.

Technical Specifications

Architecture
Unified platform with AI-native payroll
Deployment
SaaS
API Available
Yes
MCP Server
Yes

Infrastructure

  • AWS

AI/ML Stack

  • AI-native

Integrations

  • 600+ apps

Security & Compliance

Certifications: ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 3, CSA STAR Level 2, ISO 27018, ISO 42001

Pricing

Model
Per-employee pricing, customised by the products chosen
Starting Price
Contact sales
Target Customer
SMB,Mid-Market,Enterprise

About Rippling, Inc.

Rippling is a workforce management platform that unifies HR, IT, and Finance operations in a single system. It helps companies onboard and manage employees globally, run payroll and benefits, provision and manage devices and apps, and automate workflows across departments.

Founded: 2016 · Headquarters: San Francisco, United States · Employees: 1,001-5,000 · Private

Verified sources

Each of these facts was checked against the vendor page linked (2026-10-15).

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