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ELMO Software vs Rippling

ELMO is designed for Australia workforce requirements, connecting HR, payroll and workforce management across the employee lifecycle with local support. Rippling connects HR with IT, apps and global workforce workflows. The right fit depends on your payroll, workforce and international requirements.

Comparing ELMO and Rippling features at a glance

Capability
Rippling
Australian founded
Austallian-founded, built for Australian and New Zealand workforce requirements.
US-founded, expanded into the global markets including Australia. 1
Core HR
Employee records, workflows, self-service and AI insights.
Unified employee data, HR workflows and self-service. 2
Australian payroll
ELMO matches you to the right payroll with a curated network of Australian best-of-breed payroll partners suited to your industry, scale and award complexity.
Rippling Payroll supports Australian businesses, while also supporting international growth through Rippling Global Payroll. 3
Workforce management
Rostering, time, attendance, schedules and timesheets.
Time, attendance, scheduling, rostering and payroll sync. 4
Recruitment and onboarding
Recruitment and onboarding from candidate to first day, including offboarding.
Recruiting, onboarding and offboarding workflows. 2
Performance and remuneration
Performance, remuneration, career development and salary intelligence.
Performance, review cycles and compensation workflows. 5
Learning and development
Learning management, courses and career development.
Learning management and compliance connections. 6
Surveys and employee experience
Surveys, wellbeing and rewards and recognition.
Surveys and benefits administration. 7
Reporting and insights
Reporting and native AI workforce insights.
Analytics across workforce, payroll, IT and finance. 4
IT and device management
Cloud-based SaaS platform that connects with an organisation’s existing IT infrastructure.
Offers IT, app provisioning and device management that unifies identity, apps, and hardware. 8
Customer data hosting in Australia
Customer data is hosted in accredited AWS data centres located within Australia.
Rippling’s multiregion architecture is designed to keep each company’s data within a single region, but does not confirm that Australian customer data is hosted in Australia. 9
Australian founded
Austallian-founded, built for Australian and New Zealand workforce requirements.
Core HR
Employee records, workflows, self-service and AI insights.
Australian payroll
ELMO matches you to the right payroll with a curated network of Australian best-of-breed payroll partners suited to your industry, scale and award complexity.
Workforce management
Rostering, time, attendance, schedules and timesheets.
Recruitment and onboarding
Recruitment and onboarding from candidate to first day, including offboarding.
Performance and remuneration
Performance, remuneration, career development and salary intelligence.
Learning and development
Learning management, courses and career development.
Surveys and employee experience
Surveys, wellbeing and rewards and recognition.
Reporting and insights
Reporting and native AI workforce insights.
IT and device management
Cloud-based SaaS platform that connects with an organisation’s existing IT infrastructure.
Customer data hosting in Australia
Customer data is hosted in accredited AWS data centres located within Australia.
Australian founded
US-founded, expanded into the global markets including Australia. 1
Core HR
Unified employee data, HR workflows and self-service. 2
Australian payroll
Rippling Payroll supports Australian businesses, while also supporting international growth through Rippling Global Payroll. 3
Workforce management
Time, attendance, scheduling, rostering and payroll sync. 4
Recruitment and onboarding
Recruiting, onboarding and offboarding workflows. 2
Performance and remuneration
Performance, review cycles and compensation workflows. 5
Learning and development
Learning management and compliance connections. 6
Surveys and employee experience
Surveys and benefits administration. 7
Reporting and insights
Analytics across workforce, payroll, IT and finance. 4
IT and device management
Offers IT, app provisioning and device management that unifies identity, apps, and hardware. 8
Customer data hosting in Australia
Rippling’s multiregion architecture is designed to keep each company’s data within a single region, but does not confirm that Australian customer data is hosted in Australia. 9
This representative comparison is based on known Rippling product features as of October 2026.
ELMO and Rippling

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Consider ELMO if…
You need HR, payroll and workforce management designed for Australian or New Zealand workforce requirements.
You want connected employee data across the employee lifecycle.
You need support across the employee lifecycle—from recruitment and onboarding through learning, performance reviews and pay reviews.
You manage complex awards, multiple sites or frontline workforces.
You prefer flexibility to connect with a suitable payroll partner.
Local implementation adoption support or data-residency requirements matter.
Summary:
Consider ELMO if you need an Australian or/and New Zealand focused platform that connects HR, payroll and workforce management across multiple sites, worker types and compliance requirements.
Consider Rippling if…
You want HR, payroll, IT, apps and device management connected in one platform.
You operate across Australia and other countries or expect international growth.
You want workforce management tools that connect schedules, time, payroll and employee self-service.
You prefer extensive third-party app connectivity and configurable automation.
You need to provision, manage and secure employee devices and app access from the same platform.
Summary:
Consider Rippling if you want a platform across HR, IT and payroll that works globally and locally.

Find out why Australian businesses switch to ELMO

“Before ELMO, we managed eight different spreadsheets just to keep our people data straight. Now it’s all in one place. It’s made our workstreams ten times faster and freed me up to focus on bigger things.”
Rachelle Andrews
Eastland Group
“We save a heap of time, but the real value is in getting accurate information that we never had before, in seconds.”
Daniel Waixel
Patterson Cheney
“ELMO is not only saving us time and money but it has empowered our employees to self manage their own rosters, timesheets and leave, further lightening the workload.”
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Cheil
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Hosted in Australia

All customer data is securely hosted in AWS data centres located in Australia, ensuring compliance with local data residency requirements.

Enterprise-grade security

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Frequently Asked Questions about ELMO and Rippling

Yes. Trusted by 2,000+ ANZ organisations and around 1.2 million employee users, ELMO is the Complete AI Workforce PlatformTM designed for mid-sized Australian and New Zealand businesses, helping you manage people data, payroll and workforce processes across every site and worker type. With local compliance depth, mobile access and local expert support, ELMO helps you build a stronger workforce foundation for what’s next.

Both platforms connect HR and payroll data, but with a different focus. ELMO brings together HR, payroll and workforce management for Australian and New Zealand requirements, while Rippling connects HR with IT, apps and global workforce workflows. Confirm each vendor’s current payroll coverage, data-residency arrangements and support model against your requirements.

Consider ELMO if you need an Australian focused platform that connects HR, payroll and workforce management across multiple sites, worker types and compliance requirements. ELMO is also suited to organisations that want to turn connected workforce data into practical insight and action, with native AI and support from local experts.

ELMO may be a better fit when Australian or New Zealand payroll, workforce complexity, connected employee data and local support are central to your evaluation. Rippling may be a better fit when global HR, IT, app, device and finance workflows are central. Validate payroll coverage, implementation requirements and total cost for your organisation.

ELMO uses custom pricing based on workforce size, selected products and services. Rippling’s pricing is modular and quote-based, costs vary by product, number of users and configuration, and may increase as you add features.

ELMO helps mid-sized Australian companies move beyond fragmented HR administration, by connecting HR, payroll and workforce management on one employee data foundation. ELMO Insights can turn connected workforce data into practical answers, while local experts support implementation and adoption.

Sources

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rippling_(company)
  2. https://www.rippling.com/en-AU/products/hr
  3. https://www.rippling.com/en-AU/products/payroll/global-payroll
  4. https://www.rippling.com/en-AU/lp/workforce-management
  5. https://www.rippling.com/en-AU/products/hr/performance-management
  6. https://www.rippling.com/en-AU/products/hr/lms
  7. https://www.rippling.com/en-AU/products/hr/benefits
  8. https://www.rippling.com/en-AU/products/it
  9. https://www.rippling.com/en-AU/trust/security

The information in this article is based on publicly available information as of October 2026 and provided for educational purposes only. Features, pricing, and capabilities are subject to change. ELMO Software has made reasonable efforts to ensure accuracy but makes no warranties about the completeness or accuracy of third-party information.

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