Payroll & HR Software · reliability comparison
BambooHR vs Rippling: which is more reliable? (2026)
BambooHR is more reliable than Rippling, scoring 86.9 vs 56.1 out of 100. Over the last 90 days BambooHR reported 3 incidents and Rippling reported 15, with effective uptime of 100% and 98.96% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | BambooHR | Rippling |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 86.9 | 56.1 |
| Rank (payroll & HR platforms) | #6 | #8 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 98.96% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 3 | 15 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 7 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 5h 16m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where BambooHR and Rippling differ
- Rippling reported 5× as many incidents as BambooHR over the last 90 days (15 vs 3).
- Rippling had 7 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for BambooHR.
90-day uptime
BambooHR
Rippling
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent BambooHR incidents
- Major outageOct 21, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- MaintenanceOct 8, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceOct 5, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceSep 8, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- MaintenanceAug 8, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Recent Rippling incidents
- InformationalOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 1h 26m
- Degraded performanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 10h 54m
QuickBooks data import delayed for some customers
Affected: Pipelines
- Partial outageOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 11m
Affected: Rippling AI
- Partial outageOct 15, 2026 · resolved in 1h 48m
Affected: Rippling App
- Degraded performanceOct 7, 2026 · resolved in 1d 1h
- InformationalOct 7, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Other payroll & HR platforms to consider
- QuickBooks Payroll · #1 · 99.94% uptime
- Patriot Payroll · #2 · 99.93% uptime
- Justworks · #3 · 99.95% uptime
- Personio · #4 · 99.89% uptime