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Rippling

Rippling Spend

Composite Score

9.1 /10

CX Score

9.3 /10

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What is Rippling Spend?

Spend management software to stop waste at the source. Rippling gives you complete visibility and automated policy controls across every type of spend—saving you time and money in a single platform.

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Awards & Recognition

Rippling Spend won the following awards in the Expense Management category

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2025 Data Quadrant Champion

Latest Award, 2025

9 Top Rated Capabilities

5 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2025

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation
Conflict Resolution

2025

Rippling Spend Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+97 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Rippling Spend?

0% Negative

1% Neutral

99% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Enables Productivity
Saves Time
Client Friendly Policies

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Desktop Browser Support

Approval Workflow

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Expense Detail Tracking

Travel Profile

Receipt Image Submission

Multi Currency

Mobile App or Mobile Browser Support

Travel and Accommodation Booking

Expense Policy Aware

Expense Itemization

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Business Value Created

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Rippling Spend Reviews

Xiaoyu I.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

Rippling is easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Rippling Spend from other similar products?

Rippling does a better job in keeping paystubs, easy to search for them.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I like the employee review process a lot.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Some time, it is not easy to find the functions Rippling has.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This product is very helpful in keeping your employees review histories, and I like it that it is secured and keep my info safe.

Pros

Caring
Respectful
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product

satishkumar B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

Reliable Tool with Good Features

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Rippling Spend from other similar products?

Rippling Spend sets itself apart from other spend management tools through its strong integration with the wider Rippling platform. Unlike typical standalone solutions, it directly connects with payroll, HR, and IT systems, enabling organisations to manage employee spending with better clarity and control. Businesses can easily issue smart corporate cards with predefined spend policies, track expenses in real-time, and automate transaction reconciliation — all within a single, unified platform. This tight integration helps reduce manual work, ensures better compliance, and offers a holistic view of employee-wise spending.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

What I like the most about Rippling Spend is how well it works with the rest of the Rippling platform, especially with payroll and HR. It avoids the trouble of handling spend data separately, and the smart corporate card feature with pre-set rules makes expense tracking much easier. The whole process is smooth, saves a lot of time, and helps maintain better compliance.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Everything works fine, but sometimes new users may find the interface slightly tricky in the beginning. A bit more guidance or tooltips would really help.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend taking some time to explore the full Rippling platform, as the real benefit comes from how well all the modules—like HR, payroll, and Spend—work together. Also, make sure to clearly define your spend policies early on, so you can make the most of the automation features."

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy
Unique Features
Efficient Service

Melissa B.

Role: Vendor Management
Industry: Transportation
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2025

Rippling allows to manage multicultural currency

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Rippling Spend from other similar products?

This is my first time using this kind of platform, I can't tell you the differences with similar products.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

What I like most is that I can easily review all my payments, my paycheck, and I can withdraw my money whenever I need to use a different account or wallet.

What do you dislike most about this product?

So far, I can not say that I dislike something. Maybe I would like the option to transfer the funds to Binance.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

To try the demo because it explains everything very easily, that way you can see the features of Rippling.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Rippling Spend Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+97 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Rippling Spend?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Desktop Browser Support Accessible from a web browser, anywhere and anytime, with the appropriate security measures.

Approval Workflow Approval or non-approval of submitted expenses, as well as pre-approval of travel and accommodations reservations before bookings are allowed to be finalized.

Single Sign-On (SSO) Login authentication linked to corporate login credentials, and user account information auto-populated to the expense profile.

Expense Detail Tracking Expense information related to the expense, including reason, attendees, project and/or client information, and whether an expense is re-billable to a client.

Travel Profile The ability to save and apply traveler preferences, such as seat preferences, frequent traveler loyalty card information, upgrade options, etc.

Receipt Image Submission The ability to take or import photos of the receipts supporting the expense.

Multi Currency The ability to record expenses in multiple currencies in a single report.

Mobile App or Mobile Browser Support Facilitates the use of the mobile device to capture receipt images, allowing feature expense tracking and submission, with the convenience of mobility.

Travel and Accommodation Booking Booking with direct links to airline and hotel information, availability, upgrade options (subject to corporate policy and exception approval), and pricing.

Expense Policy Aware Configurable with the organization’s expense policy by blocking an expense or travel booking, or raising an alert that prompts for a rationale for exceptions.

Expense Itemization Itemize expenses off a single receipt, identifying specific line items to a person or activity, taxes, tips, and/or rebillable/non-rebillable items.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Rippling Spend Reviews

Xiaoyu I.

Rippling is easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

satishkumar B.

Reliable Tool with Good Features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Melissa B.

Rippling allows to manage multicultural currency

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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