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Checked November 2026

12 Best European Alternatives to Rippling (2026)

Rippling is a San Francisco company whose platform combines HR, payroll, benefits, device and app management and finance tools. It also offers global payroll and employer-of-record services, mainly for small and mid-size companies. It's also known as Rippling HR, Rippling Payroll and Rippling EOR. The same list works if you're replacing BambooHR, HiBob and Deel. The European alternatives that replace it best are Zelt (United Kingdom) for UK companies wanting HR and IT admin together, Factorial (Spain) for SMEs wanting HR, time and expenses in one tool and Personio (Germany) for European SMEs replacing spreadsheets and separate HR tools.

European alternatives
12
From 5 countries
Keep data in Europe
7
By default, no setting needed
With a free plan
0
No time limit
Open source
0
Can run on your own servers

Rippling alternatives from Europe, compared

Best first for someone replacing Rippling. Headcount and founding year come from LeadWave's database; prices, hosting and G2 ratings from each company's own pages and G2, checked in November 2026.

European alternatives to Rippling
AlternativeHeadquartersFoundedEmployeesG2 ratingFree planPaid plans fromYour dataOpen source
1ZeltLondon, United Kingdom2020144.6 (279 reviews)No£5/monthIn EuropeNo
2FactorialBarcelona, Spain2016—4.4 (105 reviews)No€8/user/monthIn EuropeNo
3PersonioMunich, Germany20151,077—No——No
4PayFitParis, France20156553.9 (20 reviews)No€26/employee/monthIn EuropeNo
5KenjoBerlin, Germany2017654.8 (7 reviews)No€6/employee/monthIn EuropeNo
6HumaansLondon, United Kingdom2020114.8 (111 reviews)No—In EuropeNo
7Sesame HRValencia, Spain———No€4.75/employee/month—No
8LeapsomeBerlin, Germany2016564.8 (2,528 reviews)No€7/employee/month—No
9CharlieHRLondon, United Kingdom2016564.6 (55 reviews)No£21/account/monthIn EuropeNo
10BreatheHorsham, United Kingdom2012—4.4 (604 reviews)No£24/account/monthIn EuropeNo
11BoundlessDublin, Ireland2019——No€175/employee/month—No
12WorkMotionBerlin, Germany20201464.5 (424 reviews)No€29/contractor/month—No

The 12 alternatives in detail

1. Zelt

HR, payroll, devices and apps in one place

UK platform that combines HR, payroll, expenses, benefits, device management and app access for growing companies. The Core plan needs at least 20 seats.

Compared with Rippling: Closest match to Rippling's scope: HR, payroll, devices and app access in one product, with data in AWS's London region. Payroll is UK-focused; Core needs 20 seats.

Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2020
Employees
14
Your data
In Europe
Price
From £5/month
Free plan
No
Best for
UK companies wanting HR and IT admin together

2. Factorial

HR, time, payroll and expenses for SMEs

HR software for small and mid-size companies covering time tracking, time off, performance, recruiting, payroll, expenses and IT asset management. Prices vary by country.

Compared with Rippling: HR, time tracking, payroll, expenses and an IT management module for SMEs, from Barcelona. From €8 per user a month in Germany; prices vary by country.

Headquarters
Barcelona, Spain
Founded
2016
Your data
In Europe
Price
From €8/user/month
Free plan
No
Best for
SMEs wanting HR, time and expenses in one tool

3. Personio

All-in-one HR software for mid-size companies

HR platform for small and mid-size companies covering employee records, absence, recruiting, performance reviews and payroll, used in around 70 countries. Prices are quoted on request.

Compared with Rippling: All-in-one HR for European SMEs with recruiting, performance and payroll, run from Munich. No device or app management, and prices are on request.

Headquarters
Munich, Germany
Founded
2015
Employees
1,077
Funding raised
$524.2M
Your data
Not stated
Price
On request
Free plan
No
Best for
European SMEs replacing spreadsheets and separate HR tools

4. PayFit

Payroll and HR for small French businesses

Automates payslips, payroll calculations and social declarations, with time off, expenses and employee records alongside. Built mainly for French small and mid-size businesses.

Compared with Rippling: Payroll-first tool for French small businesses, hosted on AWS in France, from €26 per employee a month. Narrower than Rippling: no device, app or global payroll features.

Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
2015
Employees
655
Funding raised
$208.4M
Your data
In Europe
Price
From €26/employee/month
Free plan
No
Best for
French small businesses running their own payroll

5. Kenjo

HR, time tracking and shift planning for SMEs

HR software for small and mid-size companies with employee records, time tracking, shift planning, payroll preparation and performance reviews. Sold mainly in Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Austria.

Compared with Rippling: HR, time tracking, shift planning and payroll preparation for SMEs in Germany and Spain, from €6 per employee a month, with data on AWS in Frankfurt. No IT management.

Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Founded
2017
Employees
65
Your data
In Europe
Price
From €6/employee/month
Free plan
No
Best for
SMEs with shift workers in Germany or Spain

6. Humaans

HRIS for fast-growing tech companies

HR platform for scale-ups that keeps employee data, onboarding, time off, documents, performance and compensation in one place, with an API and many integrations. Prices on request.

Compared with Rippling: HRIS for tech scale-ups covering onboarding, time off, performance and compensation, hosted in the EU on Google Cloud. Prices on request; no device management.

Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2020
Employees
11
Your data
In Europe
Price
On request
Free plan
No
Best for
Tech scale-ups that want a clean HR database

7. Sesame HR

Time tracking and HR for small and mid-size firms

Spanish HR software that started with time tracking and now covers absences, shifts, employee files, payroll preparation and performance. Priced per employee with a 15-employee minimum.

Compared with Rippling: Spanish HR suite built around time tracking, from €4.75 per employee a month on annual billing with a 15-employee minimum. Prepares payroll rather than running it.

Headquarters
Valencia, Spain
Your data
Not stated
Price
From €4.75/employee/month, billed yearly
Free plan
No
Best for
Spanish companies that must record working hours

8. Leapsome

Performance, engagement and HRIS in one platform

People platform known for performance reviews, goals, engagement surveys and learning, now with an HRIS for records, absence, time tracking and payroll exports. Priced per employee per module.

Compared with Rippling: Berlin people platform that adds an HRIS, from €7 per employee a month, to its performance, engagement and learning tools. Prepares payroll exports rather than paying staff.

Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Founded
2016
Employees
56
Your data
Not stated
Price
From €7/employee/month
Free plan
No
Best for
Companies that put performance and engagement first

9. CharlieHR

Simple HR software for UK small businesses

HR software for UK startups and small businesses covering onboarding, time off, performance reviews and employee files, with an optional HR advice service. Payroll is not available yet.

Compared with Rippling: Simple HR for UK startups, from £21 a month for up to four people, with data stored in the EEA. Payroll is not available yet.

Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2016
Employees
56
Funding raised
$1.4M
Your data
In Europe
Price
From £21/account/month
Free plan
No
Best for
UK startups making their first HR hire

10. Breathe

HR software for UK small businesses

Cloud HR system for UK small businesses with employee records, documents, holiday and sickness tracking and performance reviews. Priced per company by headcount band.

Compared with Rippling: UK small-business HR from £24 a month per company, hosted in the UK on AWS. Owned by Australia's ELMO Software; no device or app management.

Headquarters
Horsham, United Kingdom
Founded
2012
Owned by
ELMO Software (Australia)
Your data
In Europe
Price
From £24/account/month
Free plan
No
Best for
UK small businesses managing leave and records

11. Boundless

Employer of record for hiring abroad

Employer-of-record service that legally employs staff for you in countries where you have no company, handling contracts, payroll, taxes and benefits.

Compared with Rippling: Covers Rippling's employer-of-record use: employs staff abroad on your behalf, from €175 per employee a month. Run from Dublin; not an HR system for your own staff.

Headquarters
Dublin, Ireland
Founded
2019
Your data
Not stated
Price
From €175/employee/month
Free plan
No
Best for
Companies hiring a few people in other countries

12. WorkMotion

Employer of record and contractor payments

Berlin service for hiring abroad: employer of record in over 160 countries, help with direct hiring through your own entity, and contractor management with payments.

Compared with Rippling: Berlin employer-of-record and contractor service: EOR from €499 per employee a month, contractors from €29. Replaces Rippling's global hiring, not its HR or IT tools.

Headquarters
Berlin, Germany
Founded
2020
Employees
146
Funding raised
$26.6M
Your data
Not stated
Price
From €29/contractor/month
Free plan
No
Best for
European companies hiring staff in other countries

Why look for a European alternative to Rippling?

Rippling is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. These are the reasons buyers in Europe most often give for looking elsewhere:

  • Rippling is a US company, so US law, including the CLOUD Act, applies to it, and its security page says all customer data is housed in US-based AWS data centres.
  • Its device, app and spend management add scope that a company looking only for HR and payroll may not need.
  • European HR vendors build payroll and labour-law rules for their home markets, and most keep employee data in Europe.

How this list was made

A company counts as European if it's headquartered in Europe: the EU, the EEA, Switzerland, the UK, or elsewhere in geographic Europe, never Russia or Belarus. Headquarters means where it's run from, not a registered office. Companies founded in Europe but headquartered elsewhere today are listed separately, and a non-European owner is always named.

Each company was checked against its own legal notice, pricing page and data-processing terms, and its G2 page. Headcount, funding and founding year come from LeadWave's database of SaaS companies. No company paid to be listed or ranked.

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Frequently asked questions

It depends on what you use Rippling for. Zelt (United Kingdom) for UK companies wanting HR and IT admin together, Factorial (Spain) for SMEs wanting HR, time and expenses in one tool and Personio (Germany) for European SMEs replacing spreadsheets and separate HR tools. All 12 on this page are headquartered in Europe; the table compares their hosting, prices and G2 ratings.