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HiBob VS Rippling

As of 30 October 2026, Rippling is named by 453 companies and HiBob by 151; HiBob skews to companies under 200 people (51% vs 72%), Rippling to companies over 1,000 (4% vs 6%).

As of 30 October 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: HiBob's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Rippling rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

HiBob: 2–200 employees
51%
Rippling: 2–200 employees
72%
HiBob: 1,000+ employees
6%
Rippling: 1,000+ employees
4%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.6 · 1.8
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 7,187
151companies name HiBob
453companies name Rippling
8name both
248 · 805postings in 90 days, HiBob · Rippling
02Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentHiBobshareRipplingshareLeans
Self-employed32%112%even
2-10 employees117%8318%Rippling
11-50 employees2617%10122%Rippling
51-200 employees4026%14131%Rippling
201-500 employees4228%7416%HiBob
501-1000 employees2013%276%HiBob
1001-5000 employees85%143%HiBob
5001-10000 employees11%––outside top 12
10,001+ employees––20%outside top 12
By industry
SegmentHiBobshareRipplingshareLeans
Technology & software5738%21147%Rippling
Business & finance services4127%8619%HiBob
Manufacturing & industry139%399%even
Commerce & trade85%133%HiBob
Consumer services & leisure75%112%HiBob
Media & content64%133%even
Public, community & associations43%204%even
Hospitality & travel43%51%even
Transport, logistics & rental32%51%even
Utilities & infrastructure32%123%even
Health care21%164%Rippling
Property & construction21%174%Rippling
By country
SegmentHiBobshareRipplingshareLeans
United States5838%39988%Rippling
United Kingdom4429%143%HiBob
Germany117%20%HiBob
Canada43%143%even
Netherlands43%––outside top 12
Sweden43%––outside top 12
Australia32%92%even
Spain32%10%even
France32%20%even
Switzerland21%––outside top 12
Cyprus21%––outside top 12
Finland21%––outside top 12
India––20%outside top 12
Belgium––10%outside top 12
Brazil––10%outside top 12
Denmark––10%outside top 12
Ireland––10%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentHiBobshareRipplingshareLeans
Human resources19066%39438%HiBob
Finance & accounting228%21721%Rippling
IT operations & business systems186%626%even
Customer service & success83%172%even
Product, program & project management72%374%even
Software engineering62%757%Rippling
Education & training52%––outside top 12
General management & consulting52%111%even
Data & AI41%202%even
Sales31%888%Rippling
Administration & office10%91%even
Manufacturing and production10%––outside top 12
Marketing & communications––141%outside top 12
Design & UX––101%outside top 12
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Rippling is named by 453 companies in job postings and HiBob by 151; 8 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/hibob-vs-rippling)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

HiBob vs Rippling: questions

Which is more used, HiBob or Rippling?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Rippling (453) over HiBob (151). By website-and-DNS footprint, Rippling (7,187 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses HiBob?

51% of HiBob companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 72% for Rippling. 6% of HiBob companies have over 1,000 employees, against 4% for Rippling.

Do companies run both?

8 companies name both in their postings, usually HiBob in marketing and Rippling in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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