Alight Worklife vs. BambooHR®

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Alight Worklife
Score 9.0 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 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
Pricing
Alight WorklifeBambooHR®
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Core
$250
per month
Pro
Contact Sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Alight WorklifeBambooHR®
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Alight WorklifeBambooHR®
Features
Alight WorklifeBambooHR®
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
7.8
206 Ratings
1% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.4183 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.0187 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.8181 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.7173 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings6.8189 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings8.0178 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.799 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
7.4
132 Ratings
8% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings7.892 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings7.468 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings7.165 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings7.1101 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.896 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.1104 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.557 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
8.7
178 Ratings
7% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings8.5174 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings8.7164 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.9127 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
8.4
199 Ratings
4% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.1125 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.0196 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.3168 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings7.8120 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.5187 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
8.5
73 Ratings
7% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.573 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
7.2
168 Ratings
4% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.2162 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.4160 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings7.0110 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
8.3
169 Ratings
4% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.5163 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.1150 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
7.8
106 Ratings
2% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings7.373 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.8101 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.666 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings7.494 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
7.7
120 Ratings
2% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings7.2108 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings7.290 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings8.294 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.198 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.6100 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
8.1
79 Ratings
3% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.245 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings8.465 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings8.166 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings8.657 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
Alight Worklife
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
8.0
140 Ratings
3% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.8106 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.9114 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings8.889 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.7110 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.486 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.2129 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.4131 Ratings
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User Ratings
Alight WorklifeBambooHR®
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.5
(211 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(15 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(138 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(5 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(111 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(6 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
BambooHR® is great for small businesses. I would recommend to anyone looking to get out of spreadsheets and have a more streamlined process in place. However, it becomes more challenging to use the larger the company. It would just depend on the size of the company and their current processes.
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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
  • I have contacted Customer Service several times and everyone I have spoken to has been amazing. I always get my questions answered in a friendly, professional and efficient manner.
  • BambooHR is extremely user-friendly and easy to navigate.
  • I love that I can customize certain features according to our company's needs.
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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
  • Notices for approving hours don't always coincide with pay periods well.
  • Payroll reports are by pay period without the ability to combine hours, etc. into a monthly report.
  • There is not an easy way to fix payroll errors. Must get it right the first time.
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Likelihood to Renew
Alight Solutions LLC
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
Alight Solutions LLC
No answers on this topic
BambooHR
The usability from a user perspective is pretty straightforward and navigating the system is quite easy. The prompts for managers to approve certain things like time off could be improved as there isn't any follow-through after the first prompt. The availability of customer service can also be hard as we are a UK based company.
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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
There is a lot of good documentation on BambooHR features through their stock support library. Support agents are also typically available for more in-depth questions. Sales representatives, however, are extremely hands-off once they sell you the license. They know only enough to sell the platform, but any in-depth questions require technical support, which can prolong the response time.
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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
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
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
I felt Bamboo HR was what we needed for our company. Other HRIS systems didn't give me the care and dedication I have gotten from Bamboo. It was almost like I was another notch in their belt. Bamboo has always made me feel like I came first...like I was their only customer!
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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
  • Gave more time back to HR, Directors, and Managers by providing options for easy reports and a place to have all the information.
  • PTO! This has given so much time back to accounting as they no longer have to manually calculate PTO and it's also allowed our team to feel more comfortable to take time off by having an official way to ask off and see what their balances are.
  • Onboarding and offboarding: this has helped HR with the many many tasks of helping team members come onboard as well as when they leave a company.
  • Professionalism: the ability to create forms and has stepped up our game for new hires and even tracking things we have needed our team to fill out!
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ScreenShots

BambooHR® Screenshots

Screenshot of an employee timesheetScreenshot of the Job Info tabScreenshot of a new hire packetScreenshot of a new hire packet (2)Screenshot of an Employee Performance ReportScreenshot of Employee Satisfaction (eNPS®)