Updated 11 November 2026
First published 2026-11-11 · Tool Comparison
Checked 11 November 2026. Every price below was read on the vendor’s own page that day and is quoted as printed. A vendor with no printed price says so; we did not fill the gap.
| Tool | Who it suits | One figure, as printed |
|---|---|---|
| Rippling | A company that is happy to pay a per-employee price with a monthly base fee on top. | Starting price: “Rippling plans start at $8 per employee per month, with a monthly base fee.” |
| Deel | A company that hires contractors and employees in other countries and wants Deel to be the legal employer where needed. | Worker line: “Starting at $14 per worker per month” |
A company that is happy to pay a per-employee price with a monthly base fee on top.
A company that hires contractors and employees in other countries and wants Deel to be the legal employer where needed.
Our open score gives a tool up to 60 points from signals we can check: rupee pricing, GST invoice, UPI, data in India, a public price, a free plan and the number of alternatives. “Not recorded” means we have not found a vendor statement on that point, not that the answer is no. How the score is worked out.
| Tool | Open score | Prices in ₹ | GST invoice | UPI | Data in India |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rippling | 30 of 60 (known 3 of 8 signals) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Deel | 30 of 60 (known 3 of 8 signals) | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
We asked three assistants the same 5 buyer questions about payroll and hr software (9–10 Nov 2026), 15 answers in all. 4 of the 5 questions name no company; question 5 names greytHR. Named in how many: Rippling in 2, Deel in 3. The names that came up most across all answers, the answers to question 5 included: Zoho Payroll (10), greytHR (9), Keka (7), RazorpayX Payroll (5). How the Index is run.
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