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Remote vs Rippling

By Aleksandra Popova, Founder & Editor · Updated · 1 min read

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Remote and Rippling both help companies pay and manage people across borders. Both offer Employer of Record, Contractor of Record, contractor management and global payroll. This comparison looks at country coverage, pricing, compliance and verified user ratings — every figure is sourced from each provider's official site, with ratings aggregated from G2, Capterra and Trustpilot.

Remote 3
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3 Rippling

9 rounds · 2 tied · 1 not comparable

Remote

Best for compliance-sensitive teams
Not for teams needing the widest possible country list

Rippling

Best for companies wanting HR, IT and payroll in one platform
Not for buyers who need published, transparent EOR pricing up front

Round-by-round scorecard

Round Remote Rippling Winner
Country coverage 90+ 80+ Remote
Product breadth 4 of 4 core products 4 of 4 core products tie
Lead plan price $699/mo per employee ($599 on annual billing) Custom quote not comparable
Fastest published payout 70% of payments received in seconds 2–4 days to balance; instant option tie
Documents issued In-platform invoices + localized contracts Auto invoices + vetted contracts; 1099 filing (US) Rippling
Onboarding time 2 days (average) ≈5 days to payday in popular markets (12 in less common) Remote
Security certifications SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, CSA STAR Level 1, GDPR SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, CSA STAR Level 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27018, ISO 42001, GDPR, CCPA Rippling
User rating 4.4/5 4.8/5 Rippling
Our editorial score 8.4/10 8.3/10 Remote

Rounds are decided from facts the vendors publish. Where the claims are not comparable — a flat fee against a percentage of volume, say — no winner is assigned. Payout speed is scored on the fastest option each vendor publishes, documents on how many distinct types each one issues.

Side by side

RemoteRippling
Editorial score 8.4/10 8.3/10
User rating 4.4/5 4.8/5
Countries covered 90+ 80+
Entity model 100% owned (0 partner) —
Employer of Record Yes Yes
Contractor of Record Yes Yes
Contractor management Yes Yes
Global payroll Yes Yes
Onboarding time 2 days (average) ≈5 days to payday in popular markets (12 in less common)
Certifications SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, CSA STAR Level 1, GDPR SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, CSA STAR Level 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27018, ISO 42001, GDPR, CCPA
Support chat, email
Lead plan $699/mo per employee ($599 on annual billing) Custom quote
Payout speed 70% of payments received in seconds 2–4 days to balance; instant option
Documents issued In-platform invoices + localized contracts Auto invoices + vetted contracts; 1099 filing (US)
FX rate no Remote FX fee; partner may charge 1–2% —
Batch payouts Yes —
Payout API Yes —

Facts checked on the vendors' own pages —

Both platforms in detail

Remote

A compliance-first EOR built on 100% owned entities — fewer countries, but no third-party handoffs.

8.4/10

★ 4.4 · 97 reviews

Price
$699/mo per employee ($599 on annual billing)
FX
no Remote FX fee; partner may charge 1–2%
Payout speed
70% of payments received in seconds
Documents
In-platform invoices + localized contracts
Coverage
90+ countries
Batch runs
yes
Payout API
yes

Differs from Rippling: 90+ countries vs 80+adds batch payoutsadds payout API

What stands out

  • 100% owned entities, no third-party partners
  • strong certifications (SOC 2, ISO 27001, CSA STAR, GDPR)
  • transparent per-product pricing

Not a fit for

  • teams needing the widest possible country list
  • lowest-price seekers
Checked on the vendor's own pages · 3 pages

Read full review Visit site ↗

Rippling

A unified workforce platform (HR, IT and Finance) with EOR in 80 countries and contractor payments in 185+ — strongest when you want employees, contractors, payroll, apps and devices managed in one system.

8.3/10

★ 4.8 · 23k reviews

Price
Custom quote
Payout speed
2–4 days to balance; instant option
Documents
Auto invoices + vetted contracts; 1099 filing (US)
Contractor onboarding
Onboarding in minutes, auto-KYC
Coverage
80+ countries

Differs from Remote: 80+ countries vs 90+no batch payoutsno payout API

What stands out

  • EOR live in 80 countries; contractor payments in 185+ and 50+ currencies
  • unified HR, IT and Finance platform
  • broad security/compliance (SOC 1/2/3 Type II, ISO 27001/27018/42001)

Not a fit for

  • buyers who need published, transparent EOR pricing up front
  • hiring employees outside the 80 EOR markets
Checked on the vendor's own pages · 2 pages

Read full review Visit site ↗

Pricing side by side

Product Remote Rippling
EOR — employer of record $699/mo per employee ($599 on annual billing) EOR (Employer of Record) Custom quote EOR (Employer of Record)
COR — contractor of record from $325/mo per contractor Contractor of Record —
Contractor management $29/mo per contractor Contractor Management —
Contractor payments — Custom quote
Global payroll $29/mo per employee Payroll —

A dash means the vendor does not publish a price for that product, not that it has none. The last rows are plans only one of the two sells.

If neither fits

Both may miss what you need. In that case, widen the search:

Frequently asked questions

Does Remote or Rippling cover more countries?

Remote states the broader reach at 90+ countries, versus 80+ for Rippling (per each provider's official site).

How do Remote and Rippling user ratings compare?

Across third-party review sites (weighted by review count), Remote averages 4.4/5 and Rippling averages 4.8/5.

How we researched this page

Both profiles are built from the vendors' own pages: every fact carries a source and a check date, and where a vendor publishes nothing there is a dash rather than a guess. Scores are ours and are not for sale. Methodology · Report an error

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