Rippling vs Basic PAYE Tools: UK Reviews & Prices Compared (2025)

We compare them based on real user reviews, prices and what features they both offer.

Rippling vs Basic PAYE Tools Basics

	Rippling	Basic PAYE Tools
Software Website	Rippling Website	Basic PAYE Tools Website
Company Name	Rippling	HMRC
Target Company Size (Small, Medium and/or Enterprise)	Small – Medium	Small
Industry Focus	None	None

Wondering if Rippling or Basic PAYE Tools has better user reviews. We compared them below.

	Rippling	Basic PAYE Tools
Listed On HMRC Website	Yes	Yes
Trustpilot Rating	4.8	1.3
Number of Trustpilot Reviews	1018	312
iPhone App Rating	3	4.8
Number of iPhone Reviews	2	130600
Android App Rating	No Rating	4.7
Number of Android Reviews	No Reviews	49900

Please note ratings we’re accurate at the time of writing but may have since changed

Which is cheaper Rippling or Basic PAYE Tools? Here are their prices compared.

	Rippling	Basic PAYE Tools
Listed As Having Free Plan By HMRC?	No	Yes
Free Plan?	No	No
Free Trial?	No	No
Free Trial Length?	Not Applicable	Not Applicable

Data taken from each company’s website at the time of writing but may have since changed.

Data taken from each company’s website at the time of writing but may have since changed.

Not Listed

	Rippling	Basic PAYE Tools
Unlimited Payrolls	No	No
Automated Tax Filing and Payments	Yes	No
Live Customer Support	Yes	No
Ability To Manage Employee Benefits	Yes	No
Employee Access To Platform	Yes	No
Direct Deposit	Yes	No
Expense Reimbursement	Yes	No
Time Off Tracking	Yes	No
Handle Deductions From Pay	Yes	No
Debt Repayment From Pay	Yes	No
Employee Background Checks	Yes	No
Has An API	Yes	No
Create Payslip	Yes	No
Create P45	Yes	No
Create P60	Yes	No
Pay For Salaried Employees	Yes	Yes
Pay For Hourly Employees	Yes	Yes
Bonus / Incentive Pay	Yes	No
Pension Filing	Yes	No
Statutory Payments (E.g. Sick Pay, Maternity Pay, etc.)	No	No
Direct HMRC Submissions	Yes	No
RTI Compliant	No	No