Zoho People vs Rippling
Zoho People and Rippling are built on different ideas of what HR software is. Zoho People is an HR product for small and mid-sized firms, with USD plans from $1.50 to $10 per user a month. Rippling is a platform for HR, IT and finance aimed at the mid-market. You buy a required core platform, add products on top, and get a quote.
What each one costs
| Product | Price | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Zoho People Essential HR | $1.50 | per user / month ($1.25 billed yearly) |
| Zoho People Premium | $3.50 | per user / month ($3 billed yearly) |
| Zoho People Plus | $10 | per user / month ($9 billed yearly) |
| Rippling core platform | Quote only | required before any product; no public price |
| Rippling products | Quote only | per employee / month, some with a monthly base fee |
| PeopleMuster | $3 | per person / month, every module, nothing sold separately |
Zoho People USD prices read from zoho.com/people on 24 September 2026; paid plans need five users. Rippling checked on rippling.com/pricing in September 2026: it publishes the structure (a core platform plus products billed per employee per month, some with a monthly base fee) but no figure.
Why teams choose PeopleMuster
- Nothing is sold separately. Attendance, leave, timesheets, client projects and the IT asset register all sit inside $3 per person a month.
- The asset register tracks each laptop's specs, serial number, health and who it's assigned to, with the full assignment history.
- Your data lives in your own database, in your own account, in the region you choose.
- Every edit is logged field by field, with the value before and after, so you can trace any change to the person who made it.
Questions people ask
Is Rippling or Zoho People cheaper?
Zoho People is the only one with a public figure: $1.50 to $10 per user a month in USD, or $1.25 to $9 billed yearly. Rippling quotes a required core platform plus each product you add, billed per employee per month. You'll need Rippling's quote before you can compare.
What does Rippling sell beyond HR?
Rippling sells IT and finance products beside HR, on one core platform: IT, device and spend tools for the mid-market. Zoho People focuses on HR, and Zoho sells other functions as sibling apps.
Is there an HR tool with devices and projects included at one price?
PeopleMuster includes both for $3 per person a month. The asset register, client projects, timesheets, leave and attendance share one database, and new customers get 14 days free with no card.