8 Best Rippling Alternatives For HR and IT Management

#2 Workday

Workday is an enterprise management platform on the cloud that unites HR and finance management in a single platform. It also has an inventory management and supply chain suite that makes stocking, tracking, and replenishing internal assets easy. When you pair it with Workday’s procurement solution, you get a whole system for efficient purchasing and flow of goods.

You can easily add new inventory sites, increase stocking locations, and restructure approval processes. And since it's mobile-friendly, you can approve requests, view dashboards, and perform tasks on the go.

Key features:

• Get real-time reporting and analytics of goods and supplies you have on hand 

• Prioritize high-impact sourcing projects and collaborate effortlessly with suppliers with Strategic Sourcing Supplier Management

• Automate and accelerate your procure-to-pay process with supplier invoice automation, requisitions and purchase orders, indirect spend management, and more

Pros

• The platform is user-friendly and very easy to understand and navigate 

• The customer support team maintains regular communication and solves issues promptly 

Cons

• The implementation process could feel complicated and needs some good training to work on 

• The reporting tool is not flexible enough and lacks a compiler to test queries. 

Pricing 

• Custom pricing

#3 Firstbase

Firstbase provides a unified platform to equip your teams and manage assets globally. It handles procurement, deployment, and retrieval of all your organizational assets.

The platform has a neat trick–it combines SaaS automation with a global physical operations engine, which lets you turn your employee asset lifecycle into a business advantage.

To improve the employee experience, Firstbase has integrated an employee self-service portal into its platform. It makes onboarding and offboarding simple with customized, role-based catalogs. 

Key features:

• Manage onboarding, ordering, asset tracking, inventory levels, retrievals, redeployments, and refreshes from a unified hub

• Integrate with your existing MDM with support for SSO, or drive automated workflows with a choice of HRIS and ITSM integrations

• Handle complex supply chain, logistics, device provisioning and deployment, repair, and replacement processes for end-user computing fleets.

Pros

• Accessible and reachable customer support

• It has partnerships with vendors across the globe where your ABM-enrolled assets can be stored. 

Cons

• The portal could feel a bit barebones and needs more detailed asset data

• Users would love more integrations for internal inventory management 

Pricing

• Custom pricing

#4 HROne

HROne is an HR Software and Payroll SaaS application that helps automate the employee lifecycle. However, it also has dedicated asset management capabilities that map and track the entire asset lifecycle to ensure maximum utilization. 

The software solution allows one-click asset management for assets while letting you create multi-approver workflows for better evaluation. You also benefit from the ability to upload assets individually or in bulk, automated invoice detail capture, and one-click asset inquiry. 

There is a companion mobile app as well.

Key features:

• Simplify vendor management with auto-generation of detailed vendor lists, security-enabled vendor detail database, and bulk upload of vendor information

• Get detailed analytics with quick reports, automatic report sharing with stakeholders, and complete asset cost tracking

• Have complete control and visibility over assets by managing asset duration and ownership checklists, asset inventory status, and asset condition reporting

Pros

• Responsive and helpful support team, along with a useful chatbot 

• The data access rights feature allows allocating department-wise rights to the concerned team members 

Cons

• The report section is occasionally slow to respond 

• The profile section needs more customization options than it currently allows 

Pricing

• Custom pricing

#5 ManageEngine AssetExplorer

ManageEngine AssetExplorer is ManageEngine’s software solution for web-based IT asset management. It handles IT asset inventory management, software asset and license management, purchase order management, asset lifecycle, and tracking. 

While others in its category often miss out on a dedicated Configuration Management Database (CMDB), AssetExplorer’s integrated CMDB lets you track and manage all your CIs like assets, software installations, IT and business services, documents etc. in a single repository. However, it’s not an HR platform directly.

The software license management suite helps you stay compliant by tracking software usage across your organization. It also identifies any unauthorized software to prevent illegal usage. Plus, you can scan and audit all workstations connected via LAN, WAN, or VPN across your entire enterprise.

Key features:

• Use purchase order management to easily track both hardware and software assets deployed throughout your organization

• Create contracts and link multiple assets based on model, purchase date, or vendor details

• Monitor your deployed Windows, Linux, and macOS device fleet at scale to ensure consistent data collection across the board

Pros

• The UI is user-friendly and easy to get accustomed to 

• The entire process of importing asset data into the platform is simple 

Cons

• The setup and deployment process is still clunky in some places 

• The customer service department could use some optimization 

Pricing

• Custom pricing

#6 TalentHR

TalentHR claims to be a people-focused, all-in-one HR software. It focuses on cost-effectively simplifying all HR-related management, from hiring to exits. TalentHR made it to our list because of its dedicated asset tracking and management solution.

Unlike other tools, this solution manages all company assets–from phones to vehicles. Since the assets vary wildly from organization to organization, this tool lets you set custom fields and categories, which you can later filter by any data set you choose. 

Key features:

• Gain complete visibility of equipment acquisition and warranty timelines to replace reactive and run-to-fail processes with regular maintenance

• Track every single company property simply by assigning it to the tool without the hassle of spreadsheets

• Manage your assets according to the needs of your organization with the ability to set custom fields and filters

Pros

• The UI is clean and minimalistic, which makes it easy to get used to 

• It needs minimal setup effort to get up and running, even in diverse asset ecosystems 

Cons

• The data migration process can be further improved)

• In some scenarios, there is no option to export data in CSV or xlsx format 

Pricing

• Asset management suite unlocks with the Essentials plan ($2/month per user)

• Premium plan: $4/month per user

#7 EasyHR 

Easy HR is a simplified HR and payroll management platform for SMEs and enterprises. Its capabilities include HRIS records, leaves and attendance, payroll, expenses, and more. It also has a feature-stacked asset management suite that manages all employee assets, from laptops to data cards.

The Asset Master designation within the application ensures that admins have total control over all organizational assets. Asset masters can add assets of any kind to the system. Then, there are the comprehensive reports for management and admin teams. Higher-ups can always view the existing asset, allocated, and returned lists through reports.

Key features:

• Track and manage all types of assets provided to employees, such as laptops, data cards, homes, and cars

• Generate reports in PDF, CSV, or Excel format with views of existing, allocated, and returned assets

• Allows administrators complete control over the asset master list so that they can add any asset to the system and manage inventory counts for all incoming assets

Pros

• EasyHR can be implemented as a one-platform-for-all solution in your organization if your needs are not too complicated.

• Unlike some other tools, it simplifies the management of company-provided housing, too

Cons

• There is very little in terms of community support and documentation

• It has minimal geographic coverage and doesn’t have enough options to procure assets for you

Pricing

• Custom pricing

#8 Lansweeper

Lansweeper is an advanced inventory management platform that provides comprehensive visibility by creating an accurate network inventory.

It automatically gathers detailed data on all assets, offering a complete overview of local and Active Directory (AD) users and administrators. Additionally, it can execute actions based on this data and detect unauthorized local admins.

Lansweeper analyzes asset-to-user relationships, linking devices to specific users for in-depth reporting. You can connect with local users, Azure accounts, and organizational units (OUs). The platform also gives access to user permissions, AD details, and asset data, including event logs from Windows devices.

Key features:

• Track employee access and device usage by linking assets to specific users, providing a clear view of who is using which devices

• Monitor user permissions and roles across local and Active Directory environments to ensure proper access controls and security.

• Generate detailed reports on device allocation and user activity, helping manage hardware lifecycles and employee productivity.

Pros

• It’s a comprehensive platform for managing assets, networks, and inventory.

• Provides several integrations with top ITAM and ITSM tools

Cons

• The software has a learning curve and requires expertise to use its features thoroughly. 

• Users complained about poor customer support. 

• Not suitable for standalone HR operations

Pricing

• Free plan for less than 100 assets

• Starter Plan: € 199/ month (billed annually)

• Pro Plan: € 359/ month (billed annually)

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