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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

    SmartRecruiters

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/ASmartRecruiters’ Talent Acquisition Suite is a cloud-based recruitment marketing and collaborative hiring platform. It features an open marketplace for third party recruitment services. SmartRecruiters also offers talent sourcing and screening as add-on features.

    $0

    per month

    Pricing
    BambooHR®SmartRecruiters
    Editions & Modules
    Core
    $250
    per month
    Pro
    Contact Sales
    per month
    Elite
    Contact Sales
    per month
    Corporate
    Varies, per FTE
    Billed annually
    Global
    Varies, per FTE
    Billed annually
    SmartStart
    Free
    up to 10 active job postings
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BambooHR®SmartRecruiters
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptional$1,000
    Additional Details—The software subscription is determined by the number of a company's full time employees. There is a one time cost to set up software, including customizations, integrations, data migration and training.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    BambooHR®SmartRecruiters
    Considered Both Products
    BambooHR
    No answer on this topic
    SmartRecruiters
    Chose SmartRecruiters
    In all candor, the price for services provided.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    190 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    27 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    167 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    22 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    93%
    Happy with the feature set
    188 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    117 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    130 Answers
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    BambooHR®SmartRecruiters
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BambooHR® and SmartRecruiters
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.5
    201 Ratings
    5% below category average
    SmartRecruiters
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data8.1178 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history7.7182 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration7.9177 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.4168 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting6.6184 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.0174 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.097 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of BambooHR® and SmartRecruiters
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    6.5
    129 Ratings
    20% below category average
    SmartRecruiters
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation7.290 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors5.767 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment6.063 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration5.698 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files7.094 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.8102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management6.158 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of BambooHR® and SmartRecruiters
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    8.7
    173 Ratings
    8% above category average
    SmartRecruiters
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow8.4169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details8.5160 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.3128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of BambooHR® and SmartRecruiters
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    8.0
    194 Ratings
    1% below category average
    SmartRecruiters
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information7.6123 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information8.8192 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.1164 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition7.1120 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history8.2182 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of BambooHR® and SmartRecruiters
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    9.2
    74 Ratings
    13% above category average
    SmartRecruiters
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets9.274 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of BambooHR® and SmartRecruiters
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    6.7
    163 Ratings
    11% below category average
    SmartRecruiters
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder6.5157 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports6.9155 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data6.7106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of BambooHR® and SmartRecruiters
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.6
    166 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SmartRecruiters
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal8.0160 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.2147 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of BambooHR® and SmartRecruiters
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.4
    106 Ratings
    7% below category average
    SmartRecruiters
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting6.573 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.2101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility9.267 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking6.794 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of BambooHR® and SmartRecruiters
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.5
    118 Ratings
    4% below category average
    SmartRecruiters
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans6.8106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans6.789 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking8.695 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders8.099 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.3100 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of BambooHR® and SmartRecruiters
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    9.2
    80 Ratings
    16% above category average
    SmartRecruiters
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools9.146 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking9.166 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search9.167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development9.458 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of BambooHR® and SmartRecruiters
    Feature
    BambooHR®
    7.8
    137 Ratings
    1% above category average
    SmartRecruiters
    8.6
    127 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Job Requisition Management7.3103 Ratings9.8109 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.3113 Ratings9.9114 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.490 Ratings7.5112 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.1108 Ratings8.0116 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.687 Ratings9.6114 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.9126 Ratings9.9126 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts7.9128 Ratings9.9119 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings9.7104 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings5.6119 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings8.1122 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings9.6117 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings9.997 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings9.7114 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings9.7109 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings1.7105 Ratings
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Score8.4 out of 10
    CareerSiteBuilder
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    JobDiva
    Score7.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BambooHR®SmartRecruiters
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (206 ratings)
    7.9
    (129 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (15 ratings)
    6.0
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (133 ratings)
    9.1
    (12 ratings)
    Availability
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (107 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (6 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 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)
    7.1
    (12 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 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®SmartRecruiters
    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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    SmartRecruiters
    SmartRecruiters has allowed us to enable our hiring managers to self-service their requirements for recruitment, simplifying our internal processes. We have visibility of recruitment requirements and significantly improved our approvals process using the software. We have been able to configure our hiring processes relevant to different areas of the business. Collaboration for our hiring teams (managers and business partners) is simple and effective. Candidate experience is enhanced and engaging. The platform has brought many benefits to our Resourcing business partners and hiring managers. We have visibility and insightful data which has integrity, allowing us to make informed business decisions. Our offer process has seen significant improvements and provides an engaging candidate experience, previously this was a labour-intensive process that is now streamlined and automated. The recently launched Community for collaboration amongst customers is very helpful and insigtful for how other people are using the software and exploring ideas with each other
    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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    SmartRecruiters
    • Job Referrals - can easily refer others to a job posting and view the status
    • Job Postings - can easily search for job openings and read job description and criteria
    • Application online - Can easily apply for the job directly and see who the hiring manager and hiring recruiter is
    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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    SmartRecruiters
    • Settings page can be difficult to navigate & find what you're looking for
    • Job approval chains would be better with additional qualifying fields so that we can segregate different areas of the business better
    • The ability to edit an existing offer template in-system would improve the experience, rather than having to edit offline and upload a whole new version.
    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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    SmartRecruiters
    I thoroughly enjoy using SmartRecruiters and have shared this feedback with those responsible, however I am not a decision maker in the process. I understand that at the moment there are lots of factors affecting the economy and business outcomes, so I cannot comment with certainty on the renewal of SmartRecruiters at this time, not involved in the confirmation of renewal.
    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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    SmartRecruiters
    I would give this rating as overall it a great combo of all your problems. With just one click you can get away with all your problems such as recruitment, candidate update, Interview scheduling, updating candidates, reports of a job perspective, and recruiters perspective. Usability is worth of SmartRecruiters. The dashboard is also very attractive and once you open you will love working on this platform again and again. I would say it is the best platform to use once for smooth work in your organization.
    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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    SmartRecruiters
    Rarely is there an issue and if the product is down, it typically is restored quickly.
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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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    SmartRecruiters
    I have no complaints about performance. The system works virtually flawless.
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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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    SmartRecruiters
    Response is normally very fast. There are times, however, when the response is not useful. It is difficult to work with the reporting and the offer letter templates, and the front line support agents usually are not very knowledgeable. Second, if there are any issues with integrations, the regular support agents will not be able to help you. You'll have to create that ticket and ask them to escalate it to an integration specialist.
    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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    SmartRecruiters
    Quick and easy to learn.
    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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    SmartRecruiters
    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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    SmartRecruiters
    It really was a painless and easy process to switch to SmartRecruiters.
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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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    SmartRecruiters
    I've really enjoyed using SmartRecruiters, but these other ATSs that we've checked out offer better reporting features and price points. Over time, we may be transitioning off of SmartRecruiters to one of these ATSs because the price is a set price where SmartRecruiters has employee-based pricing model. Also, these other software products offer better reporting features that would eliminate some of our manual tracking process that we're currently doing.
    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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    SmartRecruiters
    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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    SmartRecruiters
    No explanation really, just a great product.
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    Professional Services
    BambooHR
    VERY professional!
    Incentivized
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    SmartRecruiters
    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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    SmartRecruiters
    • In terms of ROI, SR helped our business greatly in returning precious time to my productivity in business management, as well as my team's, so that we could get back to the main work we were hired for. The SR process did most of the heavy lifting.
    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

    SmartRecruiters Screenshots

    Screenshot of a candidate experience to  reach, engage, and connect with talent wherever they are.Screenshot of engaged hiring managers empowered by collaboration tools and applicant tracking to drive better hiring decisions.Screenshot of digital offer management, onboarding, and reporting deliver a seamless journey for new hires and recruiters.Screenshot of how SmartRecruiters eases the burden of juggling multiple open roles and hiring large volumes.Screenshot of an example of the routine task automation that frees up hiring teams to focus on making great hires and delivering a better candidate experience.Screenshot of where to find and discover qualified talent while getting the most from the advertising budget.