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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BambooHR®

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ABambooHR is an cloud-based human resources solution that provides onboarding, payroll, and benefits management. It also offers automated time-off management and employee self-service.

    $250

    per month

    Pricing
    BambooHR®
    Editions & Modules
    Core
    $250
    per month
    Pro
    Contact Sales
    per month
    Elite
    Contact Sales
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BambooHR®
    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptional
    Additional Details—
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    BambooHR®
    Considered Both Products
    BambooHR
    Chose BambooHR®
    None. We used our own self made folders and spreadsheets prior to Bamboo.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    scalability is an issue with BambooHR (missing lot of competent), integration with other tools (EDI feed, compliance etc)
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    BambooHR® is not in the same category as others that I have used. BambooHR is truly comprehensive and if you pay for all the extras, you wouldn't need anything else. The parts we use are great for us and the fact that we can add custom fields means that our unique needs are …
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    Lattice is much more oriented towards performance management. It includes many more advanced performance management features from building actual assessments to also performance development planning. BambooHR® for us was a place to centralize our data and build from within as …
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    In my experience, I prefer overall reporting and functionality of Rippling, Gusto, and Ease.
    It is on par with Employee Navigator and Paycom (due to more user friendly design)
    Prefer to Worklio, Paylocity, and ADP Workforce.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    I used to use workday at a past company and BambooHR® is less extensive but very easy to use. Again, the features and functionality on the former were more fleshed out and readily available but the functions that I use most often are more easily accessible via BambooHR®.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    Not as well as any of them. I am not a QBO Payroll fan either but they are better than BambooHR®.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    We have tried other system, but they were less user friendly and they were doing so much other stuff that they were not fulfilling correctly our needs. BambooHR® is a really nice tool to use, user friendly, and just the functions we need from an HR tool. It's great for the …
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    Used them before and wanted to try something new, overall it was a much easier product to use and get a handle on.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    Bamboo HR is so so much more user-friendly and easier to navigate on both the admin and employee side of things. This significantly helps reduce headaches and frustration when something needs correction. There is always something that will need to be fixed, so having a platform …
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    Ease of use.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    BambooHR is the best, but unfortunately, it doesn't currently have an adequate payroll module for our needs.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    This is our first HR platform
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    We switch our clients from the other HRIS platforms to BambooHR, because they do everything better and have amazing customer support.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    We've used Bamboo I believe since the start
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    I wasn't part of the decision on selecting Bamboo.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    I think BambooHR® overall is a superior product.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    Less expensive than ADP and much more up to date and efficient than Heartland
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    At my previous employer, I evaluated over 20 HRIS platforms before choosing and implementing BambooHR® (in 2019). I love it! The continuous improvements are promising and I actually feel like product feedback is reviewed and, at times, implemented.

    With BambooHR®, it truly …
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    BambooHR® was able to provide excellent value for money when compared to the other options we looked at when we carried out a review of them. A previous member of the team had also used BambooHR® at another company and rated them highly which influenced our decision greatly. …
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    Different companies and each proved to be beneficial for the particular company that had it implemented.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    The platform for both employees and employer were way easier to use and navigate. Additionally, VensureHR generated many errors which we did not see with BambooHR.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    I think they are the worst
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    We moved to BambooHR time tracking from ClickTime once BambooHR's functionality improved and we prefer to have all functions on the same platform.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR®
    I would say BambooHR is the best platform I have used and help setup so far
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    190 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    167 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    188 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    117 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    130 Answers
    Features
    BambooHR®
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BambooHR®
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.5
    201 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Employee demographic data8.1178 Ratings
    Employment history7.7182 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration7.9177 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.4168 Ratings
    Organizational charting6.6184 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.0174 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.097 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of BambooHR®
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    6.5
    129 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Pay calculation7.390 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors5.767 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment6.063 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration5.798 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.094 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.8102 Ratings
    Reimbursement management6.158 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of BambooHR®
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    8.7
    173 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Approval workflow8.4169 Ratings
    Balance details8.5160 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.3128 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of BambooHR®
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    8.0
    194 Ratings
    1% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information7.6123 Ratings
    Update personal information8.8192 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.1164 Ratings
    Employee recognition7.1120 Ratings
    View job history8.2182 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of BambooHR®
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    9.2
    74 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Tracking of all physical assets9.274 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of BambooHR®
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    6.7
    163 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Report builder6.5157 Ratings
    Pre-built reports6.9155 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data6.7106 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of BambooHR®
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.6
    166 Ratings
    4% below category average
    New hire portal8.0160 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.2147 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of BambooHR®
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.4
    106 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Corporate goal setting6.673 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.3101 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility9.267 Ratings
    Performance tracking6.794 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of BambooHR®
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.5
    118 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Performance plans6.8106 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans6.789 Ratings
    Review status tracking8.695 Ratings
    Review reminders8.099 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.3100 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of BambooHR®
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    9.2
    80 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools9.146 Ratings
    Candidate ranking9.166 Ratings
    Candidate search9.167 Ratings
    Candidate development9.458 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of BambooHR®
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.8
    137 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Job Requisition Management7.3103 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.3113 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.490 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.2108 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.687 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.9126 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.0128 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    BambooHR®
    Small Businesses
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BambooHR®
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (206 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (133 ratings)
    Availability
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    Performance
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (107 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BambooHR®
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BambooHR
    I think if you're a small organization and you're trying to get out of paper, this is a really good first step to doing that. I've heard from other people that are in larger organizations where they have thousands of employees that there may be better platforms, but for smaller organization it's awesome.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    BambooHR
    • Recruiting- communications are easy for both the internal team and candidates
    • Onboarding- the onboarding tasks are great. I love being able to attach documents as well as delay sending out tasks
    • Communication- the employee community is a great tool to keep our communications clean and organized. I love that we now have insight as to who has viewed the comms
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    Cons
    BambooHR
    • BambooHR® has moved their offerings to a tiered package approach that groups features together at different tier and price levels. To gain access to a specific feature, you may need to upgrade to a whole new tier that includes additional features you may not be interested in. I would prefer being able to add-on one specific feature when needed.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BambooHR
    There's nothing wrong with this platform. I would recommend it to any business starting with more than 10 employees. I will continue to use the program for as long as I need to, hoping they continue being tremendous and finding other ways to incorporate more technology.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    BambooHR
    It's clear and well appointed with prompts on where to go for each category of information it holds. The user has limited access based on a need to know/job related basis. It has a clear help option with the ability to chat, email or read documentation on how to do something.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    BambooHR
    Yes, there is a huge team in the back of the online platform or it looks like it because I have never been left without an answer when I have a question or waiting from a response on my chat .... There must be a huge team, this is so great and I always seem to have someone that is very knowledgeable too. So many times in the past I had to leave with customer service that would connect you with someone else because of the expertise, here everyone seems to be some kind of an expert in the HR function.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    BambooHR
    I love BambooHR. Reports are easy to run and download and it usually covers any types of requests I get from the management team. You get excel or .csv downloads/reports and it is fast and simple, not too crowded so it is easy to read through. We don't integrate the tool yet but again, soon we will. we just did not had the time to utilize it yet but that's the plan.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    BambooHR
    10/10. The absolute best. I never dread contacting support. I know the team will be quick and helpful. It is so easy, that sometimes I skip straight to contacting support instead of trying to find help articles. They are faster than me trying to figure it out on my own!
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    BambooHR
    I didn't have in-person training besides teaching my managers how to use the program. However, I couldn't omit this question (maybe a system glitch).
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    BambooHR
    As far as I can recall, everything went well with doing it online and got questions answered. Was thankful to work with a dummy file to get used to some practices prior to getting our own domain within bamboo to then place our personnel information in the system, this helped a lot!
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    BambooHR
    BambooHR's initial implementation team was amazing. We loved having a dedicated person we could call, email or speak to during the entire process. I feel that's so important when you are new to a software. Our process was time consuming, but well worth the final product.
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    Alternatives Considered
    BambooHR
    BambooHR® was able to provide excellent value for money when compared to the other options we looked at when we carried out a review of them. A previous member of the team had also used BambooHR® at another company and rated them highly which influenced our decision greatly. The demo also showed BambooHR® was able to carry out all of the tasks we were looking for
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    BambooHR
    Since my organization has dropped with employees, I always find ways to reduce costs. I thought there would be a cheaper option, but I was glad that my package included a lot for the price, and downgrading would cost more. The rep could have let me downgraded and taken me to a higher package. I am thankful that didn't happen.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    BambooHR
    There is so much you can do with this platform, it is incredible and so welcoming. We don't utilize it 100% yet just because we are growing and the HR team has not been able to concentrate on other areas offered to us but but we will soon. Which is also why we got the product, specifically because what BambooHR can do to help us meet our growing business needs.
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    BambooHR
    VERY professional!
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    BambooHR
    • Time Savings: Automating onboarding, payroll, and employee record management has cut HR admin time by up to 30%, allowing teams to focus on strategic initiatives instead of paperwork.
    • Improved Onboarding: Streamlined workflows have cut onboarding time by nearly 50%, ensuring new hires are productive faster, reducing turnover risk in the critical first months.
    • - Enhanced Informational Clarity: Centralized employee data means fewer errors and faster access to essential information, reducing compliance risks and increasing accuracy in reporting.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    BambooHR® Screenshots

    Screenshot of Job Info TabScreenshot of Onboarding TasksScreenshot of New Hire PacketScreenshot of Employee Performance ReportScreenshot of Employee Satisfaction (eNPS®)Screenshot of Open Enrollment