BambooHR®

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
BambooHR®
Editions & Modules
Core
$10
per month per user
Pro
Contact Sales
per month
Elite
Contact Sales
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BambooHR®
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BambooHR®
Considered Both Products
BambooHR®
Chose BambooHR®
We chose BambooHR® as we generally found their UI and flow of key capabilities to be more straight forward, easy to understand and better designed. Compared to Zoho People we found BambooHR® to offer a more established and well rounded set of features that would suit us not …
Chose BambooHR®
We previously had for our reviews a system called ClearPoint. They had horrible customer service and really didn't do the functionality that BambooHR does for reviews.
Chose BambooHR®
I needed a system that was easy to use from an admin level as well as employee level. We run a pretty simple operation as we do not have shift diffs or multiple approval levels. Some of the systems reviewed were too much for us and, as a result, too expensive. BambooHR® fit our …
Chose BambooHR®
None. We used our own self made folders and spreadsheets prior to Bamboo.
Chose BambooHR®
scalability is an issue with BambooHR (missing lot of competent), integration with other tools (EDI feed, compliance etc)
Chose BambooHR®
BambooHR® is not in the same category as others that I have used. BambooHR is truly comprehensive and if you pay for all the extras, you wouldn't need anything else. The parts we use are great for us and the fact that we can add custom fields means that our unique needs are …
Chose BambooHR®
Lattice is much more oriented towards performance management. It includes many more advanced performance management features from building actual assessments to also performance development planning. BambooHR® for us was a place to centralize our data and build from within as …
Chose BambooHR®
I used to use workday at a past company and BambooHR® is less extensive but very easy to use. Again, the features and functionality on the former were more fleshed out and readily available but the functions that I use most often are more easily accessible via BambooHR®.
Chose BambooHR®
The platform for both employees and employer were way easier to use and navigate. Additionally, VensureHR generated many errors which we did not see with BambooHR.
Chose BambooHR®
Not as well as any of them. I am not a QBO Payroll fan either but they are better than BambooHR®.
Chose BambooHR®
We have tried other system, but they were less user friendly and they were doing so much other stuff that they were not fulfilling correctly our needs. BambooHR® is a really nice tool to use, user friendly, and just the functions we need from an HR tool. It's great for the …
Chose BambooHR®
Used them before and wanted to try something new, overall it was a much easier product to use and get a handle on.
Chose BambooHR®
Bamboo HR is so so much more user-friendly and easier to navigate on both the admin and employee side of things. This significantly helps reduce headaches and frustration when something needs correction. There is always something that will need to be fixed, so having a platform …
Chose BambooHR®
BambooHR is the best, but unfortunately, it doesn't currently have an adequate payroll module for our needs.
Chose BambooHR®
We switch our clients from the other HRIS platforms to BambooHR, because they do everything better and have amazing customer support.
Chose BambooHR®
We've used Bamboo I believe since the start
Chose BambooHR®
Less expensive than ADP and much more up to date and efficient than Heartland
Features
BambooHR®
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.8
242 Ratings
4% below category average
Employee demographic data8.2218 Ratings
Employment history8.1222 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.9216 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.6206 Ratings
Organizational charting7.1223 Ratings
Organization and location management7.9213 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.5126 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.3
162 Ratings
11% below category average
Pay calculation7.9118 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.888 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.088 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.7125 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.9121 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.8132 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.078 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.5
208 Ratings
4% above category average
Approval workflow8.3202 Ratings
Balance details8.2193 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.1128 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.4
235 Ratings
2% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.4155 Ratings
Update personal information8.8231 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.3203 Ratings
Employee recognition8.1149 Ratings
View job history8.6222 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.7
73 Ratings
9% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets8.773 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.0
201 Ratings
8% below category average
Report builder7.2195 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.3193 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.6139 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.9
201 Ratings
1% below category average
New hire portal8.3193 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.6180 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.9
131 Ratings
2% below category average
Corporate goal setting7.395 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.9125 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.968 Ratings
Performance tracking7.6119 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.8
148 Ratings
1% below category average
Performance plans7.3135 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.3114 Ratings
Review status tracking8.496 Ratings
Review reminders8.1100 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.9128 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.5
80 Ratings
9% above category average
Create succession plans/pools8.045 Ratings
Candidate ranking8.766 Ratings
Candidate search8.567 Ratings
Candidate development8.958 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.1
170 Ratings
5% above category average
Job Requisition Management8.1131 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.1139 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.090 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.7136 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.487 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.4155 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.3161 Ratings
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User Ratings
BambooHR®
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(248 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.6
(17 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(175 ratings)
Availability
9.3
(5 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
8.1
(138 ratings)
Online Training
9.2
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.6
(6 ratings)
Configurability
8.6
(4 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.4
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.6
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.9
(5 ratings)
Professional Services
9.2
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.9
(4 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
BambooHR®
Likelihood to Recommend
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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Return on Investment
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