Deel vs Rippling
Deel vs Rippling turns on where your people are. Deel is built for global hiring: employer of record at $599 per employee a month, contractor management at $49, and Deel HR Core from $5. Rippling joins HR, IT and finance on a required core platform and quotes each product. Choose Deel when you hire across borders; choose Rippling when devices and spend belong beside HR in one system.
What each one costs
| Product | Price | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Deel HR Core | from $5 | per employee / month |
| Deel Contractor Management | $49 | per contractor / month |
| Deel Contractor of Record | $325 | per contractor / month |
| Deel US PEO | $125 | per employee / month |
| Deel Employer of Record | $599 | per employee / month |
| Deel Find Talent (ATS) | $14 | per worker / month |
| Deel entity setup | Quote only | no public price |
| Rippling | Quote only | no public price; products per employee / month on a required core platform |
| PeopleMuster | $3 | per person / month, every module included |
Deel figures read from deel.com/pricing and deel.com/hr in September 2026; Deel's own page prices HR Core at $5, not free. Rippling checked on rippling.com/pricing the same month; it publishes structure, not figures.
Why teams choose PeopleMuster
- One rate for everyone on the team: $3 per person a month, whatever their role or contract.
- Leave and holidays drop out of the capacity plan without anyone editing the grid by hand.
- Meeting summaries import from Fireflies and attach to the project they belong to.
- An IT asset register covers each device's serial, health and current holder.
- Scheduled Slack reminders chase the week's timesheets and post your announcements to the right channel.
Questions people ask
Is Deel HR free?
Not on Deel's own pricing. Some third-party sites call it free, but deel.com prices Deel HR Core from $5 per employee a month in September 2026. Contractor management is $49 per contractor a month.
What does Deel charge for hiring abroad?
Deel publishes each product's price. Employer of record is $599 per employee a month and contractor of record is $325, while entity setup is quoted. Rippling publishes no figure for any of its products.
How does Rippling bill?
Per employee per month, with products bought separately on top of a required core platform. Some products may be charged at, or include, a monthly base fee. The pricing page shows that structure but no number.