{"id":47284,"date":"2020-08-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/?p=47284"},"modified":"2020-08-31T16:43:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T22:43:18","slug":"rippling-what-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/blog\/rippling-what-is","title":{"rendered":"What is Rippling?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rippling is a software provider that enables smaller organizations with a combined platform for HR, payroll, benefits, and basic IT administration. They recently raised $145M in funding, naturally drawing the attention of the business community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what benefits does Rippling offer organizations? Who can gain from their offering that has clearly been deemed valuable by Silicon Valley investors? We\u2019ll get into all of that and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rippling\u2019s Value to Very Small Organizations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Founded by Parker Conrad, previously the founder of Zenefits<\/a>, Rippling aims to help very small business owners streamline the hassle of managing HR and IT. For SMBs, HR and IT needs can be relatively low. Yet, there\u2019s work to be done, and it often becomes tedious for a business owner to manage either of these functions. Rippling\u2019s target organizations often don\u2019t have an IT admin or HR person. The result is that the burden to manage these issues falls to the business owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the main value that Rippling provides? <\/strong>Rippling allows very small business owners to input their employee\u2019s data into their point tool to run payroll and benefits, as well as order technology like laptops and software. Small business owners can then save time by managing their employee\u2019s needs in one spot and force their end users to update data rather than needing to track it down themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where\u2019s the money going?<\/strong> The up front pricing of Rippling is the software, which starts at $8 per month, per user. However, customers also pay fees on payroll service and benefits. In cases where small businesses want to purchase their hardware and software through Rippling, they can do so, and Rippling will take a cut of those payments. Adding up all of the services and fees, it can be a hefty sum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should You Combine HR and IT?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The concept of combining HR and IT has existed since the time there were networks and line-of-business applications. Even enterprise-class organizations such as Workday and Okta have flirted with the concepts of combining the functions of HR and IT. Others such as BambooHR and Namely have integrations \u2014 and, of course, organizations such as Zenefits and Gusto also target their approaches to benefits and HR for small businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concept works well in a very small organization where the owner is responsible for both the HR and IT functions. Here are the main reasons this might work for your organization:<\/p>\n\n\n\n