ApplicantPro vs. BambooHR

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ApplicantPro
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
ApplicantPro is a recruiting software solution offered by JobMatch, LLC.N/A
BambooHR
Score 8.4 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
ApplicantProBambooHR
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Core
$250
per month
Pro
Contact Sales
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ApplicantProBambooHR
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
ApplicantProBambooHR
Considered Both Products
ApplicantPro

No answer on this topic

BambooHR
Chose 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 …
Chose BambooHR
Other tools with a more unified platform (including a more mature payroll solution) have been much more robust in terms of their data and reporting capabilities. BambooHR, however, has the edge on having a flashier look that may be more appealing to some up-and-coming …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
ApplicantProBambooHR
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantPro
8.7
7 Ratings
9% above category average
BambooHR
8.5
135 Ratings
9% above category average
Job Requisition Management9.05 Ratings8.5101 Ratings
Company Website Posting9.26 Ratings8.5111 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.26 Ratings8.890 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting9.26 Ratings8.3106 Ratings
Customized Application Form9.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Resume Management8.46 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention4.14 Ratings7.487 Ratings
Candidate Search8.27 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking9.17 Ratings8.9124 Ratings
Collaboration9.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation8.46 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Templates9.57 Ratings00 Ratings
User Permissions9.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts10.06 Ratings9.1126 Ratings
Reporting9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantPro
-
Ratings
BambooHR
8.3
197 Ratings
6% above category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.5174 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings8.7178 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings8.5173 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings8.4164 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings7.0180 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings8.5170 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings8.493 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantPro
-
Ratings
BambooHR
8.3
125 Ratings
4% above category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings8.886 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings8.165 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings8.459 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings8.095 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings8.490 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings8.998 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings7.454 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantPro
-
Ratings
BambooHR
9.1
169 Ratings
13% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings9.1165 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings9.2156 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings8.9128 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantPro
-
Ratings
BambooHR
9.0
190 Ratings
11% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings8.6120 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings9.4188 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings9.0160 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings8.9116 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings9.1178 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantPro
-
Ratings
BambooHR
8.5
74 Ratings
6% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings8.574 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantPro
-
Ratings
BambooHR
8.0
159 Ratings
6% above category average
Report builder00 Ratings7.9153 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.9151 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings8.1102 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantPro
-
Ratings
BambooHR
9.0
163 Ratings
13% above category average
New hire portal00 Ratings9.2157 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings8.9144 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantPro
-
Ratings
BambooHR
8.7
103 Ratings
9% above category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings8.871 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings8.899 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings8.667 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings8.491 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantPro
-
Ratings
BambooHR
8.3
115 Ratings
5% above category average
Performance plans00 Ratings8.1103 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings8.586 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings8.295 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.199 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings8.797 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
ApplicantPro
-
Ratings
BambooHR
8.0
80 Ratings
2% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings7.146 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings8.466 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings8.067 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings8.558 Ratings
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
ApplicantProBambooHR
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(7 ratings)
9.0
(202 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.2
(14 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(129 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(5 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(104 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
ApplicantProBambooHR
Likelihood to Recommend
JobMatch, LLC
ApplicantPro is well suited in a environment where an employer isn't hiring a ton of people - this is because ApplicantPro is built with some automation, but you do have to pay attention to each individual candidate. ApplicantPro would be less well suited for a company looking to hire a lot of people or a company where they want to post a ton of different jobs
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BambooHR
BambooHR is well suited for smaller organizations that need a comprehensive tool for organizing and executing their basis HR processes. BambooHR is extremely intuitive and easy to use, and of leveraged properly, it can be a great place to disseminate information amongst remote teams. BambooHR is affordable and scalable as your business grows, with several add-on features available to make this HR tool even more of a one-stop-shop. Add-ons can be expensive across larger teams, so it is extremely important to assess which features are priority before enrolling in the service. BambooHR has a large library of self-help documentation to enable autonomous use of the application.
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Pros
JobMatch, LLC
  • Notifies me when someone has applied for a position.
  • Send follow-up emails to applicants.
  • Relatively easy to set up a job posting.
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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
JobMatch, LLC
  • Recently it has been a bit harder to push jobs to my Favorite job boards.
  • Can be hard to reach a CSR for help.
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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
JobMatch, LLC
It is a solid product that is easy to use and implement.
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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
JobMatch, LLC
No answers on this topic
BambooHR
I love what this application has to offer. It is extremely easy to use and has made things a lot more organized. I mostly use my Bamboo application to track employee birthdays and anniversaries. I can also research files that I need from human resources and find paycheck stubs.
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Reliability and Availability
JobMatch, 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
JobMatch, 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
JobMatch, LLC
No answers on this topic
BambooHR
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.
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In-Person Training
JobMatch, 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
JobMatch, 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
JobMatch, 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
JobMatch, LLC
We tried using BambooHR's built in job applications. It didn't post to near as many job sites and that is why we switched.
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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
JobMatch, 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
JobMatch, 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
JobMatch, LLC
No answers on this topic
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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Return on Investment
JobMatch, LLC
  • ApplicantPro has given us a cost-efficient way of getting our jobs out to several free job sites and does a great job of integrating with Indeed.
  • We typically get a great flow of candidates when we post with ApplicantPro.
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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

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