BambooHR® vs. Personio

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BambooHR®
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
BambooHR 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
Personio
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Personio is presented as an all-in-one HR software for small and medium-sized companies from the company of the same name based in Munich. The platform supports applicant tracking, workforce management features (e.g. attendance tracking, leave management) with employee self-service, as well as support for HR workflows, and employee performance review.N/A
Pricing
BambooHR®Personio
Editions & Modules
Core
$250
per month
Pro
Contact Sales
per month
Elite
Contact Sales
per month
Enterprise
Custom
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BambooHR®Personio
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BambooHR®Personio
Features
BambooHR®Personio
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.7
201 Ratings
2% below category average
Personio
9.3
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Employee demographic data8.3178 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Employment history7.9182 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.0177 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.6168 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Organizational charting6.7184 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Organization and location management8.1174 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.297 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
6.8
129 Ratings
16% below category average
Personio
9.0
1 Ratings
12% above category average
Pay calculation7.590 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.267 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment6.363 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.198 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.394 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.9102 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Reimbursement management6.358 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.8
173 Ratings
10% above category average
Personio
10.0
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Approval workflow8.5169 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Balance details8.5160 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.2128 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.2
194 Ratings
2% above category average
Personio
9.2
1 Ratings
13% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information7.9123 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Update personal information8.9192 Ratings9.01 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.3164 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Employee recognition7.3120 Ratings9.01 Ratings
View job history8.4182 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
9.0
74 Ratings
11% above category average
Personio
10.0
1 Ratings
21% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets9.074 Ratings10.01 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.0
163 Ratings
7% below category average
Personio
10.0
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Report builder6.8157 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.2155 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.9106 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.9
166 Ratings
0% below category average
Personio
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
New hire portal8.2160 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.6147 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.6
106 Ratings
4% below category average
Personio
9.3
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Corporate goal setting6.973 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.5101 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.167 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Performance tracking6.994 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.6
118 Ratings
3% below category average
Personio
9.4
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Performance plans7.0106 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Performance improvement plans6.989 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Review status tracking8.595 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Review reminders8.099 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.5100 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.9
80 Ratings
13% above category average
Personio
9.3
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Create succession plans/pools8.646 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Candidate ranking9.066 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Candidate search8.967 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Candidate development9.258 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.9
137 Ratings
2% above category average
Personio
9.6
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Job Requisition Management7.5103 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.5113 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.290 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.3108 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.587 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.1126 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.2128 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
BambooHR®Personio
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(206 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.7
(15 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(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®Personio
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.
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Personio
If you are an SMB or generally just a startup, Personio is a no-brainer for its intuitiveness and easy-to-get-started approach. Employees truly enjoy the UI and possibility to get an easy overview of its own data, not to mention processes to apply for vacations and absence etc. Absolutely recommended if your main focus for the new HR system is directed towards your employees.
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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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Personio
  • Allows automatic posting of job offers on different sites and portals to find the perfect candidates for available vacancies.
  • It has employee tracking tools, such as attendance and absence tracking, as well as time monitoring of working hours and overtime.
  • Payroll management is very complete and is done quickly and almost automatically, as it enters hours worked, overtime and absences, with an accurate calculation to avoid errors.
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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.
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Personio
  • From administrative POV, there were indication that some integrations to salarysystems in other countries was lacking
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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.
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Personio
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.
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Personio
Personio is an established HCM provider - for good reasons. In particular, for employees and managers, Personio is easy to use and allows for managers and employees to truly focus on what matters, in a modern and flexible way. There are certain points that could be improved in the overall administration of the system, in particular when it comes to integrations and old techstack - but this is the case really for all historical HCM providers. Personio is a solid tool and certainly recommended.
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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.
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Personio
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.
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Personio
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!
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Personio
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).
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Personio
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!
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Personio
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.
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Personio
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
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Personio
Personio is much like HiBob, strong focus on the relationship between managers and employees. Very intuitive UX and UI - staying at the forefront of HCM. Sympa does better in terms of overall connectivity. Personio is a market leader for good reasons, solid and giving its customers good value for the investment.
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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.
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Personio
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.
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Personio
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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Personio
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.
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Personio
  • This program is complete, so it allows to have all the human resources management in the same panel, along with all the information of the employees, which streamlines the activities of the department, making us more productive. Employees feel more satisfied with our performance, and we have considerably lowered payroll complaints.
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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