“We regard Remote as a foremost and dependable partner in this field. Their specialist help with local payroll, tax compliance, and HR operations has simplified our workflows and unlocked further opportunities for growth and success worldwide.”
Remote vs Rippling
Remote: the global-first Rippling alternative
If your priorities include specialised global expertise and broader country coverage both inside and outside the US, then choose Remote for an international employment platform delivering dedicated human support, compliance expertise, and transparent pricing with no hidden add-on fees.
Global companies scale with Remote
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3x country coverage compared with Rippling
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12% increase in operational efficiency using Remote Payroll
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$10,000 USD in annual savings from using Remote's HRIS
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43% improvement in regulatory compliance with Remote
Remote is the choice for global compliance
Scaling internationally involves many challenges, so you need a global employment platform to support growth. Rippling provides a broad HR offering, but Remote was engineered specifically to onboard, pay, and manage employees worldwide. The platform is purpose-built to handle country-level compliance and includes the partnership of a support team of global employment experts.
A word from our customers
Join the customers who rely on Remote to transform their businesses.
“If we had to manage and coordinate everything in-house, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote removes that financial strain and lifts the operational load from our team, allowing us to prioritise growing our business with confidence and greater efficiency.”
“We manage monthly, semi-monthly and hourly payroll across several currencies around the world, and our Finance Manager has complete visibility in a single platform. Remote makes that possible.”
“We partner with 460+ Contractors around the world. Without Remote, I would need to hire five or six full-time employees to manage compliance, administration and payroll. Remote has certainly saved us both time and money.”
“We regard Remote as a foremost and dependable partner in this field. Their specialist help with local payroll, tax compliance, and HR operations has simplified our workflows and unlocked further opportunities for growth and success worldwide.”
“If we had to manage and coordinate everything in-house, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote removes that financial strain and lifts the operational load from our team, allowing us to prioritise growing our business with confidence and greater efficiency.”
“We manage monthly, semi-monthly and hourly payroll across several currencies around the world, and our Finance Manager has complete visibility in a single platform. Remote makes that possible.”
“We partner with 460+ Contractors around the world. Without Remote, I would need to hire five or six full-time employees to manage compliance, administration and payroll. Remote has certainly saved us both time and money.”
“We regard Remote as a foremost and dependable partner in this field. Their specialist help with local payroll, tax compliance, and HR operations has simplified our workflows and unlocked further opportunities for growth and success worldwide.”
“If we had to manage and coordinate everything in-house, it would cost us well over $500,000 more each year. Remote removes that financial strain and lifts the operational load from our team, allowing us to prioritise growing our business with confidence and greater efficiency.”
“We manage monthly, semi-monthly and hourly payroll across several currencies around the world, and our Finance Manager has complete visibility in a single platform. Remote makes that possible.”
“We partner with 460+ Contractors around the world. Without Remote, I would need to hire five or six full-time employees to manage compliance, administration and payroll. Remote has certainly saved us both time and money.”
What sets Remote apart?
Local HR expertise across 100+ countries
Rippling introduced an EOR service into its wide HR offering in 2023, whereas Remote has been delivering specialised global employment solutions for five years.
97% customer satisfaction
Remote has hundreds of in-house employment, tax, and legal specialists worldwide, providing targeted support and local market expertise.
In-house operations you can rely on
Remote’s legal teams monitor international law and regulatory changes continuously so customers can be confident they are hiring compliantly anywhere.
Key features compared: Remote versus Rippling
Compare against other platforms
Tens of thousands of organisations depend on Remote’s global presence and deep in-house expertise to hire, contract, and pay individuals anywhere in the world. Although Rippling provides broad functionality, its multi-purpose design cannot address the specific complexities of international HR as effectively as Remote.
Employ staff in at least 70 additional countries compared with Rippling.
Centralise all employee data in a single, dedicated global HR platform.
Access an extensive library of expert hiring guides, resources, and reports for global expansion.
Remote was created in response to providers that outsourced core services, which often left compliance as an afterthought. Our approach keeps operations in-house from day one, avoiding third-party dependencies to deliver stronger compliance and lower risk.
Ensure full compliance with local laws when hiring internationally.
Protect personal information, including salaries, addresses, and bank details.
Sustain robust security through accredited policies and procedures
We maintain real people on the ground in every country we serve, so you receive prompt human support backed by local market insight — something a one-size-fits-all provider cannot match. Don’t accept generic assistance — choose specialist guidance at every stage.
Access 24/7 support at no extra cost, no matter what pricing plan you select.
Connect with real people, not a faceless web portal.
Experience personal, human onboarding with a customer implementation expert.
Only Remote provides fair pricing and a satisfaction guarantee — we don’t charge for inactive users, integrations, or expenses, and we offer a full refund on all EOR management fees in the first 90 days if you’re not satisfied. In comparison, the Rippling pricing model is shrouded in mystery, with no guarantee of a predictable, transparent invoice.
Make global employment simple with fully transparent pricing.
Hire an employee in any country we support for just C$945 per month.
Pay contractors through Remote for just $29 USD per month.
Based on G2 reviews, Remote is regarded as the market-leading global employment platform — it outperforms competitors in customer satisfaction, including Rippling.
Where Rippling positions itself as an all-round HR solution, Remote delivers unmatched localised expertise and deeper strategic support.
Remote provides a comprehensive platform designed for multi-country teams, plus access to the knowledge and guidance of Remote’s international employment experts.
Global HR represents just one component of Rippling’s wider service suite, whereas every element of Remote’s HR platform is engineered to minimise the complexity of hiring, paying, and managing across countries.
Rippling boasts a broad suite of features as part of its all-in-one HR solution, but global HR is a new service built onto Rippling’s existing product.
Remote has always prioritised helping customers to power international expansion, with features tailored specifically for remote and hybrid team management.
When you face the intricacies of global recruitment — adapting to local employment laws, tax regulations, and legal compliance — you want a dedicated expert partner at your side.
Remote’s dedicated onboarding specialists will get you started in minutes.
Our local market expertise is built into the product to give you strategic guidance on where and how best to hire
We manage compliance obligations on your behalf, so you can minimise risk and grow globally with confidence
Remote prioritises security at every stage of the employment process, with rock-solid IP and data protection mechanisms
While many of Rippling’s reviews highlight its ease of use, a notable portion criticise the platform’s customer support, citing limited availability and a tendency to prioritise upselling over problem resolution.
Remote, by contrast, is more than software: customers value the specialised expert support we provide at no extra charge, with every business assigned a dedicated contact and 24/7 support available via chat or email.
What does this mean for you and your team?
You always have a real person’s email to contact for fast, human support.
You have one point of contact throughout your journey with Remote (our customer support team has a 95% retention rate).
You, your team, and former employees can rely on rapid, efficient problem resolution.
You pay absolutely nothing extra for this level of personalised support.
How does this compare to Rippling?
Support is for admins only and unavailable directly to employees.
Access to support is only available when you’ve wired funds to Rippling.
There’s no access to support for terminated employees.
Implementation can end up costing you an extra $10,000 USD.
Rippling’s service doesn’t even include support and advice as standard — meaning you’ll pay additional costs for legal counsel, HR advice, and more — while with Remote, first-rate support doesn’t depend on how much you pay.
Rippling vs Remote FAQs
Pricing comparisons with Rippling are difficult because the platform doesn’t publish its costs up-front, meaning there’s little transparency over what you’ll pay. With Remote, each EOR employee costs C$945/month (with no additional or hidden fees) while contractors can be onboarded and paid for just $29 USD/month. All Remote’s prices are transparent and there are no hidden surprises.
Remote’s Employer of Record (EOR) service covers more than 100 countries worldwide, offering broad access to global talent. Because Remote owns 100% of the entities it operates, customers retain full oversight and control without exposure to extra administrative fees.
Although Rippling addresses many HR areas, it is not a dedicated global employment provider like Remote. Remote’s purpose-built EOR, contractor management services, and payroll solutions are tailored specifically for global employers, making Remote a more specialised, cost-effective solution for companies that want to scale internationally.
Moving from Rippling to Remote is straightforward; our team can onboard you onto the Remote platform within 24 hours. Simplyget in touchand you can say goodbye to Rippling and start onboarding your employees with Remote in no time.