BambooHR Recommended as Your HRIS & ATS System.
October 16, 2024

BambooHR Recommended as Your HRIS & ATS System.

Jana Swartz | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

TraxPayroll (legacy)

Overall Satisfaction with BambooHR®

My current company uses Bamboo as a true HRIS and ATS system. We also use it for employee engagement, including Goal setting and performance reviews. It is beneficial to have all employee information and data in one platform. Also, the notifications to remind you of birthdays and anniversaries, announce new hires and generate reports are engaging.

Pros

  • Customize personnel data - add fields into the records to work for your business.
  • Applying for a position for our applicants very quickly.
  • Communicate with employees through Announcements.

Cons

  • They report structure setup and output, including an organizational chart.
  • Performance Reviews - hold the button until it is reviewed by a Sr Mgr or HR.
  • Streamlines processes within one system so we can remain a one person HR team.
Bamboo is very easy to use and navigate. It is also very easy to ask questions to figure things out and make the system work to your company's needs.
BambooHR support is very responsive, which I appreciate. They really aim to provide the answer on the first attempt, and if they have clarifying questions, they dive right into them to assist and fully come to a conclusion. If there is no solution to your roadblock, they will submit or ask you to submit a product enhancement request for consideration.
The reporting function is essential. When building my own reports it is beneficial to pull the report and go back and forth several times to re-que the report to get the exact specifics I am seeking.

Do you think BambooHR® delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with BambooHR®'s feature set?

Yes

Did BambooHR® live up to sales and marketing promises?

No

Did implementation of BambooHR® go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy BambooHR® again?

Yes

I actually implemented BambooHR at my last company, and when I came to this company, I was thrilled to know they were using BambooHR since I am familiar with it. I've taught them a lot about the system and how to grow and scale it to the company's needs. Working in two different countries, it would be nice to separate the employees easily with some system differentiator for sending out updated forms, reports, and announcements. I want to send announcements only to the U.S. population (which is easy to do), but then I want to add a few people from other countries for the message's visibility. Bamboo does not have the functionality to add individual names, which is frustrating. This would have been a beneficial option with Announcements and setting up a custom access level.

BambooHR® Feature Ratings

Employee demographic data
7
Employment history
8
Job profiles and administration
8
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
9
Organizational charting
7
Organization and location management
7
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
Not Rated
Pay calculation
Not Rated
Support for external payroll vendors
Not Rated
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
Not Rated
Benefit plan administration
Not Rated
Direct deposit files
Not Rated
Salary revision and increment management
Not Rated
Reimbursement management
Not Rated
Approval workflow
Not Rated
Balance details
Not Rated
Annual carry-forward and encashment
Not Rated
View and generate pay and benefit information
Not Rated
Update personal information
Not Rated
View job history
10
Tracking of all physical assets
Not Rated
Report builder
9
Pre-built reports
9
Ability to combine HR data with external data
Not Rated
Performance plans
7
Review status tracking
7
Review reminders
8
Multiple review frequency
4
Candidate ranking
5
Candidate search
3
Candidate development
3
New hire portal
7
Manager tracking tools
7
Individual goal setting
9
Performance tracking
7
Job Requisition Management
8
Company Website Posting
8
Publish to Social Media
8
Job Search Site Posting
7
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
1
Applicant Tracking
5
Notifications and Alerts
8

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