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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BambooHR

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ABambooHR 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.

    $10

    per month per user

    Brex

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ABrex headquartered in San Francisco offers a corporate card for expenses, ecommerce, as well as rewards card, and travel expense management.

    $12

    per month per user

    Pricing
    BambooHRBrex
    Editions & Modules
    Core
    $10
    per month per user
    Pro
    Contact Sales
    per month
    Elite
    Contact Sales
    per month
    Essentials
    $0
    per month per user
    Premium
    $12
    per month per user
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BambooHRBrex
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    BambooHRBrex
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BambooHR and Brex
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.9
    387 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Brex
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data8.3343 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history8.1340 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.1353 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.7318 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting7.8364 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.1340 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.4205 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of BambooHR and Brex
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.6
    266 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Brex
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.1198 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors7.0148 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.4145 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.2206 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.3199 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.9216 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.6132 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of BambooHR and Brex
    Feature
    BambooHR
    8.8
    337 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Brex
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow8.7337 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details8.5323 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.2129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of BambooHR and Brex
    Feature
    BambooHR
    8.5
    374 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Brex
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.5258 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information8.9374 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.4323 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition7.9242 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history8.8337 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of BambooHR and Brex
    Feature
    BambooHR
    9.1
    74 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Brex
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets9.174 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of BambooHR and Brex
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.3
    273 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Brex
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder7.4267 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.5264 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data6.9200 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of BambooHR and Brex
    Feature
    BambooHR
    8.2
    306 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Brex
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal8.4293 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.9265 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of BambooHR and Brex
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.9
    226 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Brex
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting7.0167 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.9218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility9.169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.6214 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of BambooHR and Brex
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.8
    244 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Brex
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans7.3231 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.3198 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking8.697 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders8.1101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.7218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of BambooHR and Brex
    Feature
    BambooHR
    9.1
    81 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Brex
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools8.946 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking9.067 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search9.068 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development9.359 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of BambooHR and Brex
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.9
    248 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Brex
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management7.6188 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.6204 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.291 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.3199 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.588 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.0220 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.1236 Ratings00 Ratings
    Expense Management
    Comparison of Expense Management features of BambooHR and Brex
    Feature
    BambooHR
    -
    Ratings
    Brex
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Employee Expense Reporting00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Corporate Card Reconciliation00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Payment Management
    Comparison of Payment Management features of BambooHR and Brex
    Feature
    BambooHR
    -
    Ratings
    Brex
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Customizable Approval Policies00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Financial Document Management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Payment Status Tracking00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Payment Audit Trail00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Duplicate Bill Detection00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Advanced OCR00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Electronic Funds Transfer00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
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    BambooHRBrex
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    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Score9.5 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    Emburse Expense Enterprise (formerly Chrome River)
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BambooHRBrex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (408 ratings)
    8.5
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (18 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (335 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (175 ratings)
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.4
    (5 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.9
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    9.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BambooHRBrex
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BambooHR
    Pros: You can handle multiple time-off requests from your team members at once. A complete list of directories is available to all the employees of the organization. As a result, communication with other employees is easier. All the important documents and agreements are available in one place. Cons: You need to manually check how many team members are on leave on a given day and whether there are any conflicts.
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    Brex
    Very well suited for founders who are building companies in the US but are not US citizens. Works like a charm for start-ups who are looking for a cutting-edge product and not an outdated bank! Small-medium teams. Not well suited for those who are used to traditional banking and prefer in-person interaction or over the phone.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    BambooHR
    • Ease of use for established staff and admins, all the way down to brand new hires.
    • Integrations, especially for posting and managing jobs during the hiring process.
    • Making regularly occurring things like meetings and assessments easy to customize and to action easily.
    • Being able to assign out tasks for onboarding and offboarding.
    Incentivized
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    Brex
    • Rewards - The rewards were the main reason for us switching. Our previous card provider did not have a good rewards program.
    • User Interface and experience - When a charge is recorded on the Brex card, users immediately receive a text notification asking them to send a picture of their receipt. Brex automatically attaches the receipts to the charge which has saved our users a significant amount of time.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    BambooHR
    • I think it could display PTO in number of days, as well.
    • I wish that the benefits page was easier to navigate.
    • I don't like that the pay stub area is hidden, since I am typically alone at home when I review that data.
    Incentivized
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    Brex
    • It can be somewhat confusing to transfer money between the credit card and bank side
    • More help identifying areas of overspending
    • More help tracking spending around specific accounts
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Brex
    It has worked well for us for at least 5 years so I would anticipate us keeping Brex
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    BambooHR
    I often have trouble finding where a setting or task I need should be. It's gotten better since we started using BambooHR®, but it's still hard to find things. Support chat is ALWAYS unavailable when I do have a question, even during their posted business hours.
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    Brex
    The usability is pretty great. I love the UI / UX for uploading the Memo; at times, I do not even need to be inside the platform. I simply use Slack.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Brex
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Brex
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    BambooHR
    I think that the Bamboo customer support team is great. I've only had to contact them twice, but both times they were very easy to work with, assisted me quickly, and made sure I fully understood the solution and that it worked the way I needed it to.
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    Brex
    Prompt and always extremely fast to respond. I also think the intuitiveness of their solution negates the need for much support
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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).
    Incentivized
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    Brex
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    BambooHR
    Overall this training was great and our implementation specialist was wonderful and very helpful. We felt really prepared once our training was completed, But we could get additional help immediately even when we were live. The continuation Support heros after implementation are wonderful and you can always get a LIVE person each time you call into their office.
    Incentivized
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    Brex
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    BambooHR
    We implemented bambooHR in Fall, 2023 then implemented Payroll 1/1/24. A vital piece of information was not known or missed in that we are exempt from State Unemployment Tax and have a Reimbursement Set-up, so bambooHR did not send Payroll Reports to the State. Those reports need to be sent regardless if we are exempt or not.
    Incentivized
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    Brex
    NA-I wasn't part of the set up process for Brex
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    Alternatives Considered
    BambooHR
    Compared to other software, Bamboo is more modern and intuitive, especially in terms of user experience. But there is other software with more capabilities and features; maybe Bamboo is pretty good for a small- to mid-sized company.
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    Brex
    Divvy allows you to get hyper focused in on how much individuals are allowed to spend. Honestly it is comparable to Brex, but is more well suited for micromanaging organizational spend. Brex is good because I am able to give my employees limits that match our budgets and I don't care about micromanaging their spend.
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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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    Brex
    NA-I wasn't part of the set up process for Brex
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Brex
    NA- I don't use Brex in a way that I know how to comment on this
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    Professional Services
    BambooHR
    VERY professional!
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    Brex
    NA-I wasn't part of the set up process for Brex
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    Return on Investment
    BambooHR
    • We were able to cancel our ATS monthly subscription with another provider to use the Hiring module with BambooHR®. We save on average $600 a month!
    • We cancelled another monthly subscription that we were using for time off tracking saving hundreds a month.
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    Brex
    • No fee wire transfer.
    • Net 60 credit card terms is good for our cashflow.
    • Fast and easy employee credit cards saves us time.
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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