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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

    Access PeopleHR

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AWith users among 7,000+ companies, Access PeopleHR is a cloud-based HR and payroll software designed for small and medium-sized businesses. Its features enable SMBs to manage their workforce and automate more of their HR processes.

    $3

    per month per user

    Pricing
    BambooHR®Access PeopleHR
    Editions & Modules
    Core
    $250
    per month
    Pro
    Contact Sales
    per month
    Elite
    Contact Sales
    per month
    Starter
    £3
    per month
    Core
    £5.50
    per month
    Pro
    £8
    per month
    Elite
    £9.50
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BambooHR®Access PeopleHR
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    BambooHR®Access PeopleHR
    Considered Both Products
    BambooHR
    No answer on this topic
    The Access Group
    Chose Access PeopleHR
    Selected Access PeopleHR initially on price and its promise of a fixed price for life. In my experience, they soon refused to follow the contract after signing.
    Incentivized
    Chose Access PeopleHR
    Prior to initially taking out our PeopleHR contract i reviewed many HR systems and PeopleHR seemed the best option as it seemed to have the most functionality for the best price. However that was many years ago now and since being a customer of PeopleHR and now going with Timeta…
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    190 Answers
    40%
    Would buy again
    2 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    167 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    188 Answers
    40%
    Happy with the feature set
    2 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    117 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    130 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    BambooHR®Access PeopleHR
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BambooHR® and Access PeopleHR
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.6
    201 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Access PeopleHR
    6.6
    7 Ratings
    17% below category average
    Employee demographic data8.2178 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Employment history7.8182 Ratings5.87 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration7.9177 Ratings6.96 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.4168 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Organizational charting6.6184 Ratings4.66 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.0174 Ratings5.27 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.197 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of BambooHR® and Access PeopleHR
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    6.5
    129 Ratings
    20% below category average
    Access PeopleHR
    5.7
    5 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Pay calculation7.390 Ratings4.95 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors5.767 Ratings4.05 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment6.063 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration5.798 Ratings4.05 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.094 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.8102 Ratings6.35 Ratings
    Reimbursement management6.158 Ratings4.94 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of BambooHR® and Access PeopleHR
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    8.7
    173 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Access PeopleHR
    6.1
    7 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Approval workflow8.4169 Ratings6.27 Ratings
    Balance details8.5160 Ratings6.07 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.3128 Ratings6.06 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of BambooHR® and Access PeopleHR
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    8.0
    194 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Access PeopleHR
    6.0
    7 Ratings
    29% below category average
    View and generate pay and benefit information7.7123 Ratings5.77 Ratings
    Update personal information8.8192 Ratings6.67 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.1164 Ratings6.47 Ratings
    Employee recognition7.1120 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    View job history8.3182 Ratings5.97 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of BambooHR® and Access PeopleHR
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    9.2
    74 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Access PeopleHR
    7.3
    4 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Tracking of all physical assets9.274 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of BambooHR® and Access PeopleHR
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    6.7
    163 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Access PeopleHR
    5.3
    7 Ratings
    34% below category average
    Report builder6.6157 Ratings6.37 Ratings
    Pre-built reports6.9155 Ratings4.67 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data6.7106 Ratings4.95 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of BambooHR® and Access PeopleHR
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.7
    166 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Access PeopleHR
    7.7
    6 Ratings
    3% below category average
    New hire portal8.1160 Ratings6.36 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.2147 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of BambooHR® and Access PeopleHR
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.4
    106 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Access PeopleHR
    7.0
    5 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Corporate goal setting6.673 Ratings5.65 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.3101 Ratings5.65 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility9.267 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Performance tracking6.794 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of BambooHR® and Access PeopleHR
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.5
    118 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Access PeopleHR
    7.3
    6 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Performance plans6.8106 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans6.789 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Review status tracking8.695 Ratings5.25 Ratings
    Review reminders8.099 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.3100 Ratings5.24 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of BambooHR® and Access PeopleHR
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    9.1
    80 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Access PeopleHR
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Create succession plans/pools9.046 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Candidate ranking9.166 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Candidate search9.167 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Candidate development9.458 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of BambooHR® and Access PeopleHR
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.8
    137 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Access PeopleHR
    6.0
    6 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Job Requisition Management7.3103 Ratings6.26 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.3113 Ratings3.55 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.490 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.2108 Ratings3.55 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.687 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.0126 Ratings5.55 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.0128 Ratings5.16 Ratings
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    BambooHR®Access PeopleHR
    Small Businesses
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Zoho People
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BambooHR®Access PeopleHR
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (206 ratings)
    4.6
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (15 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.3
    (133 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (107 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BambooHR®Access PeopleHR
    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
    Read full review
    The Access Group
    It's simple to use even for non-technical employees, making it very simple to install even for a workforce that hasn't grown up in the digital age, and for that People HR is the best option to fit in. I haven't got in any situation yet where I see People HR as less appropriate except Applications Tracking Systems as I have never worked on that module much.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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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    The Access Group
    • Complex reporting is made easy through the reporting capabilities of the system. We have been using reports for the past year and absolutely trust the accuracy of the data produced. The reports are generated easily through the system and can be exported into an editable Excel spreadsheet which is great.
    • The self-service of data is great for freeing up HR time. Employees can update their personal information themselves quickly and easily.
    • The App is a great feature of People HR. A large proportion of our employees work in our warehouse and as such don't have their own computer at work. The app allows those employees easy access to the system on the go.
    Incentivized
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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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    The Access Group
    • The UI could do with being more Up to date, i find it easy to use but is quite cartoon like.
    • More Details for skills is required, I have some certifications but the system does not recognise the Brand
    • Emails that are sent out could use an overhaul as they don't stand out as much as i think they should
    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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    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Read full review
    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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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    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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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    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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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    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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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    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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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    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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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    The Access Group
    Prior to initially taking out our PeopleHR contract i reviewed many HR systems and PeopleHR seemed the best option as it seemed to have the most functionality for the best price. However that was many years ago now and since being a customer of PeopleHR and now going with Timetastic, i wouldn't recommend PeopleHR. The costs have increased substantially but there hasn't been any significant improvements in the software that we've seen/utilised. There's also a lot of system issues that seem to occur frequently. Not to mention the service has taken a total nosedive since PeopleHR were taken over by Access. Whilst Timetastic is a much more basic system and really just a holiday planner, the cost is cheaper than anything I've seen on the market. For the more HRIS functionality, we've opted to utilise our O365 and create a Sharepoint HR Management Site which is much more cost effecitve us and we can avoid having to deal with Access which is a huge plus
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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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    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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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    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    BambooHR
    VERY professional!
    Incentivized
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    The Access Group
    No answers on this topic
    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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    The Access Group
    • PeopleHR has reduced the amount of holiday queries coming through to the HR Team. This has saved us around 2 hours per week.
    • PeopleHR has increased visibility to line managers of their team and indirect reports for holiday / time management.
    • The ATS has enabled us to automate responses/templates to all candidates applying for roles, send updates, reject, invite to interview etc. in a much quicker time frame. This has reduced hours of work writing emails per week.
    • PeopleHR has given more responsibility and ownership to our managers to do their roles.
    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

    Access PeopleHR Screenshots

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