ADP TotalSource vs. BambooHR®

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ADP TotalSource
Score 6.2 out of 10
N/A
ADP TotalSource is a professional employer organization (PEO) that provides strategic HR outsourcing. It includes services and technology to manage employee benefits, payroll, compliance, risk management, safety, and recruiting. Users have access to an online portal for things like self-service reporting, generating pay statements, and managing applicant resumes/interviews. Help from the service center and industry experts is available by phone.N/A
BambooHR®
Score 8.2 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 (minimum price for 25 employees or fewer)
Pricing
ADP TotalSourceBambooHR®
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Core
$10
per month per user
Pro
Contact Sales
per month
Elite
Contact Sales
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ADP TotalSourceBambooHR®
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
ADP TotalSourceBambooHR®
Considered Both Products
ADP TotalSource
Chose ADP TotalSource
ADP is significantly more "corporate" than BambooHR or Workable. Which is to say that it is an extremely simple solution, with basic interface design; that gets the job done well nearly every time. It doesn't sport the recruiting capabilities that Workable comes standard with …
BambooHR®
Chose BambooHR®
BambooHR is easy to use whether you have one or 1,000 employees.
Chose BambooHR®
It fits the size of our organization and is very user-friendly. It seems to be run by more modern people in the back. The website and all the documents and webinars offered are dynamic looking. All of these small details helped us make our decision and we like it.
Features
ADP TotalSourceBambooHR®
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP TotalSource
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
7.8
242 Ratings
4% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.2218 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.1222 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.9216 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.6206 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.1223 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings7.9213 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.5126 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP TotalSource
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
7.3
162 Ratings
11% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings7.9118 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings6.888 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings7.088 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings6.7125 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.9121 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings7.8132 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.078 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP TotalSource
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
8.5
208 Ratings
4% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings8.3202 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings8.2193 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.1128 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ADP TotalSource
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
8.4
235 Ratings
2% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.4155 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.8231 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.3203 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.1149 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.6222 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP TotalSource
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
8.7
73 Ratings
9% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.773 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
ADP TotalSource
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Ratings
BambooHR®
7.0
201 Ratings
8% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.2195 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.3193 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.6139 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ADP TotalSource
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Ratings
BambooHR®
7.9
201 Ratings
1% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.3193 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.6180 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ADP TotalSource
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Ratings
BambooHR®
7.9
131 Ratings
2% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.295 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.9125 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.968 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.6119 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP TotalSource
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Ratings
BambooHR®
7.8
148 Ratings
1% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.3135 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.3114 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings8.496 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.1100 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.9128 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
ADP TotalSource
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Ratings
BambooHR®
8.5
80 Ratings
9% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings8.045 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings8.766 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings8.667 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings8.958 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ADP TotalSource
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
8.1
170 Ratings
5% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.1131 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.1139 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.090 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.7136 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.487 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.4155 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.3161 Ratings
Best Alternatives
ADP TotalSourceBambooHR®
Small Businesses
Justworks
Justworks
Score 6.9 out of 10
Dayforce Powerpay
Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Justworks
Justworks
Score 6.9 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises

No answers on this topic

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PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
ADP TotalSourceBambooHR®
Likelihood to Recommend
1.0
(16 ratings)
8.3
(248 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.7
(17 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(175 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(5 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
3.3
(3 ratings)
8.1
(138 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(6 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(4 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(5 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(4 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
ADP TotalSourceBambooHR®
Likelihood to Recommend
ADP
I would not use this company for anything. [I believe my] employees [absolutely] hate the software and there are constantly glitches in the software which occur every payroll run, benefits enrollment, etc. [I have spent] large amounts of time on the phone with outsourced customer support[,] so think twice when comparing [the] cost to other providers. [I feel] you [will] need someone full time to deal with all of their issues. We are currently in the process of setting up another PEO company. The amount of money and time to implement ADP has been a huge loss.
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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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Pros
ADP
  • Payroll was easy to learn and use with time tracking in a short time frame
  • Tracking team members request offs and approving them were very easy
  • Customizing reports for specific periods of time. This made is very easy for end of year tracking for total hours worked and total dollars paid.
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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
ADP
  • Customer service is horrible
  • Follow up takes 7-10 days, and requires multiple inquiries from you, the client
  • The promised "dedicated team" doesn't exist
  • Onboarding is confusing to new hires
  • Explanation of benefits to new hires is useless and must be done in office, thereby negating any value.
  • They should not provide handling UI claims as as service. They have no ability to actually meet deadlines.
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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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Likelihood to Renew
ADP
No answers on this topic
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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Usability
ADP
No answers on this topic
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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Reliability and Availability
ADP
No answers on this topic
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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Performance
ADP
No answers on this topic
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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Support Rating
ADP
ADP is a great HR solution for most organizations. It is truly all-in-one. I rated it a 7, because of the issues we experienced during implementation and the high cost of service when issues do arise.
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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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In-Person Training
ADP
No answers on this topic
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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Online Training
ADP
No answers on this topic
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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Implementation Rating
ADP
No answers on this topic
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
ADP
At the moment, we have not investigated any of the products available in the drop-down list provided. However, we have evaluated some other (unavailable) products and have been intrigued by the potential decrease in fees along with the potential for a much more "rich" benefit plan. We can't speak to the level of customer service observed by current clients, only to apparent cost savings.
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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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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
ADP
No answers on this topic
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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Scalability
ADP
No answers on this topic
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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Professional Services
ADP
No answers on this topic
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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Return on Investment
ADP
  • It has cost us more money from a financial aspect and then taken away my main/other job duties because I have to focus all of my time on ADP TotalSource and basically fixing errors that happen weekly/every time an employee is added or terminated (which is more than the normal company due to the nature of our business).
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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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ScreenShots

BambooHR® Screenshots

Screenshot of the Job Info tabScreenshot of Onboarding TasksScreenshot of a New Hire PacketScreenshot of an Employee Performance ReportScreenshot of Employee Satisfaction (eNPS®)Screenshot of Open Enrollment