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Keka vs RippleHire

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Keka

Sales-quoted Free trial

Cloud HRMS bundling core HR, payroll, attendance, performance, and recruiting. US commercial terms are quoted. A free trial is the public entry.

Where Keka fits

  • Growing SMBs that want HR, payroll, attendance, and recruiting in one login
  • India-origin companies expanding to US payroll on the same PeopleOS
  • Teams that want a free trial before a Foundation vs Strength vs Growth quote
  • Buyers comparing a mid-market HRMS against BambooHR or Zoho People

RippleHire

Quote-based

RippleHire is an enterprise agentic ATS for organizations of about 1,000 or more employees running campus, volume and referral hiring, used by Axis Bank, Tata Steel and LTIMindtree. It is sold by quote after a demo, and RippleHire has served enterprises across 50+ countries since 2012.

Where RippleHire fits

  • Enterprises with 1,000+ employees
  • India employers running campus drives
  • TA teams hiring across countries

At a glance

DetailKekaRippleHire
Starting priceSales-quotedQuote-based
Free tier–No–No
Free trialYesNot on record
MCP server–No✓Yes
Public API–No✓Yes
Listed underATS, HRIS, Payroll, PerformanceATS, Employee referrals
Capterra4.4 from 91 reviewsNot enough reviews

Where they pull apart

Keka

Stands out: Keka sells Foundation, Strength, and Growth HR/payroll bands plus Hire Pro recruiting, with a US site at keka.com/us and native multi-state payroll.

Watch out: Keka publishes no US dollar amounts. Do not budget from India rupee cards if you are buying US payroll.

Not the right fit for

  • US buyers who need a printed per-employee USD rate before a sales call
  • Enterprises standardizing on Workday or UKG as the system of record

RippleHire

Stands out: RippleHire runs named AI agents, including Amy for L1 interviews, a campus voice screening agent, an offer agent and an agent builder. It also offers both a developer API and an MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and Cursor.

Watch out: RippleHire says it is built for organizations of about 1,000 or more employees and that smaller teams are probably not the right fit yet. It covers talent acquisition only, with no payroll or full HRIS, and there is no published price.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams under about 1,000 employees
  • Buyers who need a published price
  • Employers wanting payroll or a full HRIS

Pros and cons

Keka

  • HR, payroll, attendance, performance, and recruiting in one suite
  • US site with multi-state payroll and a free trial path
  • Foundation / Strength / Growth bands so you are not forced into a mega-suite on day one
  • No published US list prices
  • Recruiting (Hire Pro) is a separate add-on conversation
  • API access is not on the entry band

RippleHire

  • Named AI agents, including Amy for L1 interviews
  • Developer API plus MCP server
  • Campus, referral and volume hiring in one ATS
  • No published price, demo only
  • Not aimed at teams under 1,000 employees
  • No payroll or core HRIS

What each one costs

Keka

Sales-quoted

US plans (Foundation, Strength, Growth, and Hire Pro) are quoted. A free trial is available. The US pricing page is the commercial path for US payroll buyers. India rupee cards on other regional pages are a different rate card and are not the US list. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

RippleHire

Quote-based

RippleHire does not publish prices. Buyers schedule a demo to get a quote, and the product is built for enterprises with roughly 1,000 or more employees. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 27 Sep 2026

Common questions

Can you try Keka or RippleHire for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Keka offers a free trial.
Does Keka or RippleHire have an MCP server?
RippleHire ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?