BambooHR vs. isolved

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
isolved
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
isolved is a SaaS-based, cloud-resident Human Capital Management (HCM) solution that provides Payroll, HR, Benefits Administration, Time & Attendance, Talent Management and Compliance. Employers have the ability to schedule an upcoming shift, view overtime levels, run a customized report, preview payroll in real time, write a performance report for a peer or elect benefits.
$4
Per Employee Per Month
Pricing
BambooHRisolved
Editions & Modules
Core
$250
per month
Pro
$250
per month
isolved
$4.00
Per Employee Per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BambooHRisolved
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsNo matter what HR looks like at your company, we have the perfect plan for you!
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Community Pulse
BambooHRisolved
Considered Both Products
BambooHR

No answer on this topic

isolved
Chose isolved
Checked most of the boxes. Should have insisted on speaking to references who could speak to implementation and hand-off.
Chose isolved
I don't think I listed all of the HCM vendors we tried out; however, let me save you some time. If you want the most affordable option that's user friendly with the most options, go with isolved. One thing I need to mention is the communication they have with all the evolving …
Chose isolved
PrismHR is exclusive to PEO, BerniePortal is best for small groups, UltiPro is mainly just a bit prettier, and BambooHR is one that a valued client chose and enjoyed but seems nearly identical in function. I think Infinisource iSolved would stack up to any of these for a …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
BambooHRisolved
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.1
103 Ratings
3% above category average
isolved
7.1
144 Ratings
10% below category average
Employee demographic data7.885 Ratings7.9122 Ratings
Employment history8.892 Ratings6.8119 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.591 Ratings7.6111 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.380 Ratings6.8117 Ratings
Organizational charting7.188 Ratings7.268 Ratings
Organization and location management8.081 Ratings7.293 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.552 Ratings6.687 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.1
69 Ratings
1% above category average
isolved
7.7
153 Ratings
4% below category average
Pay calculation8.246 Ratings8.4149 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.240 Ratings6.368 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.026 Ratings7.098 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.952 Ratings7.2110 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.553 Ratings8.5149 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.153 Ratings8.2121 Ratings
Reimbursement management6.827 Ratings8.481 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.9
90 Ratings
10% above category average
isolved
7.2
127 Ratings
11% below category average
Approval workflow9.288 Ratings6.9102 Ratings
Balance details9.081 Ratings7.5124 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.572 Ratings7.195 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.7
100 Ratings
7% above category average
isolved
7.9
145 Ratings
3% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information7.965 Ratings8.0144 Ratings
Update personal information9.299 Ratings8.1138 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.080 Ratings7.991 Ratings
Employee recognition8.567 Ratings7.151 Ratings
View job history9.093 Ratings8.5112 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.8
39 Ratings
1% above category average
isolved
8.0
45 Ratings
3% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets7.839 Ratings8.045 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.7
77 Ratings
1% above category average
isolved
7.5
134 Ratings
1% below category average
Report builder8.173 Ratings7.9127 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.773 Ratings7.0131 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.456 Ratings7.567 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.6
81 Ratings
7% above category average
isolved
7.5
108 Ratings
7% below category average
New hire portal8.777 Ratings7.4107 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.673 Ratings7.674 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.2
53 Ratings
1% above category average
isolved
7.7
34 Ratings
6% below category average
Corporate goal setting8.243 Ratings7.625 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.351 Ratings7.629 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.240 Ratings7.725 Ratings
Performance tracking8.147 Ratings7.731 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.9
59 Ratings
1% below category average
isolved
7.4
54 Ratings
7% below category average
Performance plans7.652 Ratings7.446 Ratings
Performance improvement plans8.047 Ratings7.445 Ratings
Review status tracking7.953 Ratings7.948 Ratings
Review reminders8.255 Ratings7.047 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.850 Ratings7.443 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.2
39 Ratings
9% below category average
isolved
7.6
33 Ratings
4% below category average
Create succession plans/pools5.927 Ratings7.721 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.734 Ratings7.628 Ratings
Candidate search7.134 Ratings7.530 Ratings
Candidate development8.031 Ratings7.724 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.1
65 Ratings
4% above category average
isolved
7.9
50 Ratings
2% above category average
Job Requisition Management8.045 Ratings7.738 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.353 Ratings8.145 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.247 Ratings8.038 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.250 Ratings8.041 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.543 Ratings7.738 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.257 Ratings8.140 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.760 Ratings7.848 Ratings
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User Ratings
BambooHRisolved
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(106 ratings)
7.7
(166 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(10 ratings)
9.9
(21 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(33 ratings)
8.4
(12 ratings)
Availability
9.3
(5 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(5 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(36 ratings)
7.2
(21 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
9.2
(4 ratings)
8.9
(5 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.6
(3 ratings)
7.0
(10 ratings)
Configurability
8.6
(4 ratings)
8.2
(3 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.3
(3 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.6
(2 ratings)
8.7
(3 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.9
(5 ratings)
8.9
(5 ratings)
Professional Services
9.2
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.9
(4 ratings)
8.1
(6 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(4 ratings)
8.7
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
BambooHRisolved
Likelihood to Recommend
BambooHR
BambooHR is well suited for corporate type of organization. For example, the performance reviews are great, but if something more tailored to the restaurant side were quick and easy, that would be awesome. Timekeeping, as I mentioned, could be a bit more automated. Customer service is top-notch!
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isolved
Isolved is great with payroll and payroll changes as well as onboarding. Our benefit open enrollment went well and for the most part was stress free, there were a few hiccups with our 3rd party supplemental insurances. Because of their complexity and they way they are processed through payroll there was a little confusion and things needed to be adjusted. But due to the flexibility of the system the issues didn't become big problems.
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Pros
BambooHR
  • It provides an extensive system for setting up time off accruals and managing their balances.
  • It has a powerful system for managing user permissions to allow supervisors access to necessary areas and limit the access of employees.
  • It provides a very useful set of auditing tools and reports, both for tracking changes to employee profiles and who made the changes.
  • It has a clean UI that makes it easy for less tech-savvy users to interact with their HR data.
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isolved
  • Payroll Processing (timely and accurate).
  • Customer Service (dedicated account service representative, who gets to know your company's needs).
  • Payroll Reports (accurate, timely, extensive, exhaustive, customizable).
  • Employee Information (accurate reporting of the data, easily viewable information, information presented in a streamlined fashion).
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Cons
BambooHR
  • Have a more robust report builder that has all the data as a filter.
  • Not all reports are able to be downloaded in different formats. I would prefer, csv, excel and PDF for all.
  • More options in the report builder to be able to customize your own reports instead of having to pay at least $200 for a simple report.
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isolved
  • More reminder notifications would be great!
  • A way to email hiring managers and our IT department at the same time with a template would save us from so much email communication
  • Transfer all attached documents such as interview notes from iHired applicants to isolved employee documents would save us time uploading into multiple places
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Likelihood to Renew
BambooHR
We have tried other software in the last year and have not found it to be comparable to Bamboo HR especially in relation to the HR functionalities such as workflows, onboarding, automation, user-friendly experience, innovation, timekeeping, and ability to integrate with other 3rd party Payroll processing software. In addition, the employee ease of access and navigation of the platform makes this software crucial within our current culture of multi-site and remote work environments.
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isolved
Due to the continued problems (time clock disconnects, regular post-update issues) and users' negative attitude, we are unlikely to renew. Another important factor is that TF is US-centric, so it does not account for local Philippine specifics, which is important to us.
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Usability
BambooHR
It’s a very user-friendly interface. It is modern and easy on the eyes. It is simple and not overloaded with too much detail. It is not overwhelming, and it is visually insightful for all types of learners and workers. The backend is also just as simple to use and visualize.
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isolved
It is very intuitive and user friendly. iSolved is always updating and improving things before they even become a problem. I like how they inform us of the new updates and provide us with the details of what is changing and how it will improve the usuage.
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Reliability and Availability
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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isolved
Payroll due dates and send to us at the beginning of the year, with email reminders for holidays. The support email address is fairly fast, within 24-48 hours. But if something is needed immediately, I can just call and they help me out right then.
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Performance
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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isolved
We do not use the integration, so we have a csv file that I upload manually for payroll. That is our decision based on the software at our restaurants. Pages loaded fairly quickly, but reports to pdf lag about 15-20 seconds
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Support Rating
BambooHR
Support is effective and responsive. During our time with BambooHR we did not experience many issues, but initial support on setup was helpful and allowed for a quick turnaround on getting started. Since then, few needs have arisen for contacting support, but I would not hesitate to do so and would recommend BambooHR based on the quality of their support team.
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isolved
I gave this rating because for the most part I am always responded to quickly. More recently there have been a couple of times where it has taken a couple of days for me to get a reply. I also said I would receive a call back same day and that did not happen. It eventually was handled. after a couple of days
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In-Person Training
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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isolved
All over the phone, but it was comprehensive.
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Online Training
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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isolved
We loved taking the course, we went through most of them before we went live and I believe that was very helpful. The online training helped us learn to navigate in the program. We still refer to the training and assign our managers and supervisors to it as well. I highly recommend using it. We have also been able to attend the Connect Conferences with are extremely valuable and we learn tips and tricks to help us better utilize our system.
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Implementation Rating
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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isolved
The system was very cumbersome setting up as well as time consuming. There were times I just wanted to walk away and sometimes I did have to get up and walk away for a break and come back with a fresh perspective. The setup took me over a period of two to three months getting it to serve the purposes that we needed it two. I am very intuitive when it comes to computer software however getting all the right buttons checked in order for it to do what I needed didn't always work.
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Alternatives Considered
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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isolved
I went with iSolved because the people I spoke with were all quick to answer and very thorough in their responses. I knew they could help me build my setup the way I wanted it, and not just force me to work within some pre-set parameters once I had signed the contract.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
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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isolved
Price increases do happen every year. I understand that the cost of living rises, but every year to us is a bit excessive.
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Scalability
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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isolved
We are a company of about 135 people at 9 locations in 2 towns. We were able to set locations and departments, and also have each location seperate so only that manager can see their employees.
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Professional Services
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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isolved
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
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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isolved
  • When we had Paycom, we had 1/4 of our staff that were not logging in and using the system. That number is down to maybe 5% now
  • Employees love having the ability to easily view and verify their timecards prior to payroll submission.
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