BambooHR vs. Brightmove

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
Brightmove
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Brightmove is a cloud-based ATS developed by Brightmove, Inc based on Florida.This product offers the full suite of features typical of applicant tracking systems, as well as a few other features: a user-friendly and customizable dashboard, mobile accessibility, SMS messaging from the dashboard, batch or mass communication with potential candidates via multiple channels such as email or by leveraging its integration with social networking sites via the “Social Bar” that allows the recruiter to…
$625
per month
Pricing
BambooHRBrightmove
Editions & Modules
Core
$250
per month
Pro
$250
per month
Subscription
$625.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BambooHRBrightmove
Free Trial
YesYes
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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Features
BambooHRBrightmove
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.1
128 Ratings
3% above category average
Brightmove
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data7.7108 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.7116 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.4114 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.2101 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.1112 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management8.0102 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.661 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.1
82 Ratings
1% above category average
Brightmove
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.255 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.247 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.033 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.862 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.561 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.064 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management6.732 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.8
109 Ratings
8% above category average
Brightmove
-
Ratings
Approval workflow9.1107 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details8.9100 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.490 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.7
122 Ratings
7% above category average
Brightmove
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information7.975 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information9.2121 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.9101 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition8.681 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history9.0113 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.7
49 Ratings
1% below category average
Brightmove
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets7.749 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.7
98 Ratings
1% above category average
Brightmove
-
Ratings
Report builder8.193 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.792 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.466 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.6
101 Ratings
7% above category average
Brightmove
-
Ratings
New hire portal8.796 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.688 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.2
62 Ratings
0% above category average
Brightmove
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting8.247 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.260 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.246 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking8.156 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.9
67 Ratings
1% below category average
Brightmove
-
Ratings
Performance plans7.660 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans8.054 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking7.961 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders8.262 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.858 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.1
48 Ratings
11% below category average
Brightmove
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools5.831 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.740 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search7.142 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development7.938 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.1
83 Ratings
4% above category average
Brightmove
9.2
8 Ratings
14% above category average
Job Requisition Management8.059 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.365 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.258 Ratings9.07 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.261 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.455 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.273 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.676 Ratings10.07 Ratings
Customized Application Form00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
Resume Management00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Candidate Search00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Collaboration00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Email Templates00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
User Permissions00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
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User Ratings
BambooHRBrightmove
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(132 ratings)
7.0
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(10 ratings)
3.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(59 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.3
(5 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(54 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
9.2
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.6
(3 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
8.6
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.3
(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
BambooHRBrightmove
Likelihood to Recommend
BambooHR
I think it is best suited for a company's system of record. As an applicant tracking system, it doesn't automatically connect to common services like LinkedIn, Indeed, etc. More out-of-the-box integrations with common OS IDMs and other systems would be useful. Particularly integrating with ADP, GSuite, or Azure/Entra would be very helpful.
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Brightmove
If you want a full-service ATS and will use the tool to post jobs and track candidates, Brightmove is a very solid tool. They are adding functionality and making it more robust. In our case, we ended up just using it for resume repository and management and so the solution essentially outgrew us such that the price structure and options are no longer competitive or make as much sense as when we first started using the tool.
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Pros
BambooHR
  • Customer Service - The customer service is consistent and the team is always eager to help. They are polite, patient, and there are never terrible interactions.
  • Communication - BambooHR communication channels are simple. There are many different ways to communicate with the team. I prefer e-mail because it helps me keep track of the conversations and they respond within the appropriate time. Also, the e-mail reminders or notifications help tremendously and it's not overbearing.
  • User Interface - It's simple and easy to use!
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Brightmove
  • Brightmove is intuitive and easy to learn and to use. It interfaces well with social media.
  • Brightmove has good capabilities to build interfaces to other systems, such as a background checking system.
  • In addition, Brightmove has a good record of being available.
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Cons
BambooHR
  • The performance feature is a little clunky and not adjustable, so I would love to have more customizable options.
  • When a candidate signs an offer letter, it would be great if it could show up under the documents tab. Right now, it gets a little buried.
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Brightmove
  • Brightmove could offer more detailed and user friendly reports.
  • Brightmove could add more screening questions to applicants when they are applying to a job. The feature that is already there is not really useful.
  • Brightmove needs to separate internal applicants from external applicants.
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Likelihood to Renew
BambooHR
Overall we have not had any reason to discontinue our use of BambooHR. We have not found a better solution, and there is no pressing reason that we would want to move away from the product. If they should fail to continue to improve their features over time, I could see this changing down the road, but for now I would say we are very satisfied with them. We would definitely like to see continued growth of their product however.
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Brightmove
Brightmove has worked well as we are a company with 120 employees. For as long as we stay around this size, we will continue with Brightmove, but as we grow we will start looking for an ATS that can directly tie into our CRM (NetSuite). The price point is great for the functionality when compared to other ATS solutions
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Usability
BambooHR
It is a very easy page to manage for people that are not used to computers or technology in general. That is one of the main reasons Hermosillo chose this service. It has a very friendly UI for every employee to understand, and that is really important because, in the end, we want our employees to feel comfortable looking at their information.
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Brightmove
No answers on this topic
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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Brightmove
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.
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Brightmove
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
BambooHR
The support is good, they can respond, however the chat sometimes has line to wait, and sometimes you miss your window because you have to keep working. However, they do respond to inquiries and help you to navigate and solve your problems in a timely manner. So, I don't have complaints on that.
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Brightmove
The Customer Support is the best part of using this ATS vs others. They have a chat feature on the home page where you can ask a question and have a Customer Service rep help you in less than a minute. I have found that to be invaluable and a life saver on several occasions. I'm not sure you get that kind of service from a bigger ATS provider.
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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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Brightmove
No answers on this topic
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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Brightmove
No answers on this topic
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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Brightmove
The Info Tech conversion and implementation team was too small to meet our needs
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Alternatives Considered
BambooHR
BambooHR was already in place when I started. BambooHR has much better intuitive navigation than any of the other systems but not as much customizability as something like Workday
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Brightmove
Brightmove seems to be pretty similar to Vurv, but overall the functionality of the other systems I have used has been better. I didn't select to implement Brightmove, it was already in place when I joined the company.
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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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Brightmove
No answers on this topic
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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Brightmove
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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Brightmove
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
BambooHR
  • Self Service is great to free up time for Admin.
  • Self-Service/ Tracked PTO and sick days are easy to use and track very well. This frees up Admin time and is transparent for all employees.
  • Easy to use Job postings with very trackable sourcing reports.
  • Easy to use. Easy to onboard and user friendly interface. Requires minimal training.
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Brightmove
  • Positive ROI in terms of time spent by our recruiting team. Our old ATS was clunky and forced users to spend more time on mundane tasks.
  • Positive ROI in terms of connecting without outside job boards and finding job candidates.
  • Positive ROI in terms of motivating our team by seeing their numbers in an easy to understand/read dashboard.
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