Alight Worklife vs. BambooHR

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Alight Worklife
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Alight Global Payroll (formerly NGA Global Payroll) is a payroll management software solution. It is built specifically to help multinational companies maintain globally compliant payrolls.N/A
BambooHR
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
BambooHR is an on-line human resources solution that provides onboarding, payroll, and benefits management. It also offers automated time-off management and employee self-service.
$250
per month
Pricing
Alight WorklifeBambooHR
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Core
$250
per month
Pro
$250
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Alight WorklifeBambooHR
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsNo matter what HR looks like at your company, we have the perfect plan for you!
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Alight WorklifeBambooHR
Top Pros
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Features
Alight WorklifeBambooHR
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
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Ratings
BambooHR
8.1
120 Ratings
3% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings7.8102 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.7109 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.4106 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings8.293 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.1105 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings8.096 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.557 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
-
Ratings
BambooHR
8.1
76 Ratings
1% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.250 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.244 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.030 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.859 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.458 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.060 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.730 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
-
Ratings
BambooHR
8.8
104 Ratings
9% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.1102 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings8.995 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.485 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
-
Ratings
BambooHR
8.7
115 Ratings
7% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings7.971 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.2114 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.094 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.677 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.0107 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
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Ratings
BambooHR
7.8
48 Ratings
1% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings7.848 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
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Ratings
BambooHR
7.7
91 Ratings
1% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings8.187 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.785 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.463 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
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Ratings
BambooHR
8.6
95 Ratings
7% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.791 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.683 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
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Ratings
BambooHR
8.2
59 Ratings
1% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.246 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.257 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.245 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.153 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
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Ratings
BambooHR
7.9
65 Ratings
1% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.658 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings8.052 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings7.959 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.261 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.856 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
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Ratings
BambooHR
7.1
45 Ratings
10% below category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings5.831 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings7.737 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings7.139 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings8.035 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
-
Ratings
BambooHR
8.1
78 Ratings
4% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings8.055 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings8.361 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings8.256 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings8.259 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.453 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.268 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.672 Ratings
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.3 out of 10
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Score 7.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Alight WorklifeBambooHR
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.9
(124 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(10 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(51 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(5 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(48 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(3 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(4 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.3
(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
Alight WorklifeBambooHR
Likelihood to Recommend
Alight Solutions LLC
I can recommend this platform to any of my colleagues and any organization due to its great performance from my experience. It has ensured that revenue management in our company takes place effectively. The platform ensures that each employee is awarded for excellent performance in their roles. Each employee is paid following the international set standards which increase motivation among our team members and increase production.
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BambooHR
I think BambooHR is meant for companies that have more than 200 employees, because it is not cheap, but for what they are offering, it is a nice software with some easy UI to understand for everyone at a company. I think for a small company, it is way too big of a software and it is not that worth the price.
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Pros
Alight Solutions LLC
  • Harmonizing salary for all employees.
  • Awarding team members according to their roles.
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BambooHR
  • Customer Service - The customer service is consistent and the team is always eager to help. They are polite, patient, and there are never terrible interactions.
  • Communication - BambooHR communication channels are simple. There are many different ways to communicate with the team. I prefer e-mail because it helps me keep track of the conversations and they respond within the appropriate time. Also, the e-mail reminders or notifications help tremendously and it's not overbearing.
  • User Interface - It's simple and easy to use!
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Cons
Alight Solutions LLC
  • I have not identified any area that requires improvement in this tool.
  • All the features in this platform functions effectively.
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BambooHR
  • Reporting - I wish that you could choose a timeframe for all reports. There are times when I need to run a report for information at a point in time, but there is no functionality to complete this (maybe this is an add-on, but seems like it should be a basic function.)
  • ATS - Customizable notifications and making it easier to figure out how to change notification/email settings. I figured it out, but it was difficult to find. I wish you could choose to notify managers of candidates 1/week instead of every time someone applies.
  • Custom Holidays - being able to set up 2 different Holiday policies for different working groups. Some of our team gets a floating holiday, but we can't set that up without doing it for the entire company.
  • Being able to intercept a form that was signed by an employee but not the 2nd signer. We can't access onboarding forms that new hires signed after the 2nd signer left the company. Now we have to have our team resign all their onboarding forms because we cannot access the one with their signature.
  • Delegation for approvals - being able to delegate this when someone is on leave or time away so that Admins don't have to manage.
  • Org chart - being able to customize this feature
  • More broad or customizable EEO categories
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Likelihood to Renew
Alight Solutions LLC
No answers on this topic
BambooHR
Overall we have not had any reason to discontinue our use of BambooHR. We have not found a better solution, and there is no pressing reason that we would want to move away from the product. If they should fail to continue to improve their features over time, I could see this changing down the road, but for now I would say we are very satisfied with them. We would definitely like to see continued growth of their product however.
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Usability
Alight Solutions LLC
No answers on this topic
BambooHR
Is very easy to navigate. All processes once explained, you can actually create an implement process associated to your HR goals. It is like a digital file of your employees, with functionalities that let you be on track on onboarding, performance, information, among others process. Time off approvals are easy to navigate.
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Reliability and Availability
Alight Solutions LLC
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
Alight Solutions LLC
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
Alight Solutions LLC
No answers on this topic
BambooHR
I have used the help chat function several times and that is easy and great to use. There are also many articles, FAQs sections and an entire learning platform to learn on your own. I believe that is great. I also have used ChatGPT to ask how to do certain functions as well, which were accurately reported.
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In-Person Training
Alight Solutions LLC
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
Alight Solutions LLC
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
Alight Solutions LLC
No answers on this topic
BambooHR
It was some work involved in moving all of our documents from a drive over to the correct folders and creating the system of what folders were needed and what got placed where
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Alternatives Considered
Alight Solutions LLC
Alight Global Payroll has great and powerful features that enable excellent calculation of salary for each employee with transparency. Sharing files across our team members and across departments is very fast and reliable with this product. It ensures that there is no late payment to our employees and pay slips are processed on time. Our investment in Alight Global Payroll has contributed to great achievements and created a conducive environment for teamwork.
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BambooHR
Although there are many products in the marketplace, there is no perfect system. BambooHR is the most economical HRIS for a small business, start-up, or business that has never had HR software. BambooHR was selected for its affordable functionality. However, if they continue to ingore the lack of functionality the pretty package will no longer have any value.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Alight Solutions LLC
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
Alight Solutions LLC
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
Alight Solutions LLC
No answers on this topic
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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Return on Investment
Alight Solutions LLC
  • It has lead to positive ROI due to increased production from employees.
  • We have achieved our set goals on salary management across the entire organization.
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BambooHR
  • It's been a great force multiplier for our HR staff, supplementing their skills to allow them to focus on more complex tasks.
  • Employees enjoy using it and have to talk to HR staff less with the self-service options.
  • You may find as your organization grows that you outgrow a module or BambooHR and will replace with a dedicated solution.
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