BambooHR vs. bswift

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
bswift
Score 6.8 out of 10
N/A
bswift is a benefits administration management software solution built to help companies with issues such as Affordable Care Act compliance.N/A
Pricing
BambooHRbswift
Editions & Modules
Core
$250
per month
Pro
$250
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BambooHRbswift
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
BambooHRbswift
Considered Both Products
BambooHR
Chose BambooHR
BambooHr was selected by me because it was at the company before I started work here. However, I have used Bamboo for the past four and a half years and have been very happy. I love that it's user friendly and has a wonderful interface. It makes it fun to work on the platform …
bswift

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
BambooHRbswift
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.2
177 Ratings
4% above category average
bswift
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data8.2155 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.7159 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.4155 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.5146 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting6.9160 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management8.3151 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.185 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.2
112 Ratings
2% above category average
bswift
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.378 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.162 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.453 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.885 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.782 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.288 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.147 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
9.0
151 Ratings
10% above category average
bswift
-
Ratings
Approval workflow9.2148 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details9.2138 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.7122 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.7
170 Ratings
7% above category average
bswift
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information8.4107 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information9.1169 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.9141 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition8.5105 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history8.8159 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.2
72 Ratings
4% above category average
bswift
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets8.272 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.9
141 Ratings
4% above category average
bswift
-
Ratings
Report builder8.4135 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports8.1133 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.492 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.9
145 Ratings
10% above category average
bswift
-
Ratings
New hire portal8.9139 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.9126 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.2
89 Ratings
1% above category average
bswift
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting8.264 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.285 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.263 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking8.277 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.8
99 Ratings
3% below category average
bswift
-
Ratings
Performance plans7.590 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.877 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking7.989 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders8.193 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.884 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.1
74 Ratings
11% below category average
bswift
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools5.743 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.661 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search7.062 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development7.955 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.3
117 Ratings
6% above category average
bswift
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management8.385 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.595 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.585 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.490 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.381 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.5106 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.8109 Ratings00 Ratings
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BambooHRbswift
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Score 7.1 out of 10
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Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.6 out of 10
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Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.6 out of 10
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Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.1 out of 10
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Score 7.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
BambooHRbswift
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(181 ratings)
2.2
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(108 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.3
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(88 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.2
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.8
(6 ratings)
-
(0 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
BambooHRbswift
Likelihood to Recommend
BambooHR
BambooHR is the first HR platform I have experience with but it is vastly better than a more traditional file cabinet where each employee has a file with their information. I appreciate the excellent customer service and how the platform is constantly improving. We cannot utilize the payroll options because our current needs are more complicated than what Bamboo HR can handle, but for a smaller business with simpler needs, BambooHR would be a perfect all-around tool.
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bswift
bswift is well suited for benefit enrollment for both new hires and users looking to change or enroll in benefits during open enrollment. It is less appropriate for people looking to explore personal or additional benefits that are separate from the employer. It is more designed for benefit administrators than it is for individual users.
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Pros
BambooHR
  • The Applicant Tracking System is pretty good. Has a couple flaws but over all it's a really great module.
  • The HR management system works really well and we love how much we can customize things we need.
  • The Reporting feature is one of my favorite things about BambooHR. I can create any report I want and I love that.
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bswift
  • bswift breaks down each benefit into its individual components really well.
  • bswift provides ample resources for additional support (phone numbers, emails, FAQ documents)
  • bswift makes it easy to compare the pros and cons of several benefit alternatives
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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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bswift
  • Turnaround
  • Coordination with benefits department
  • Coordination with Wex
  • Chat interface
  • Ability to solve problems
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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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bswift
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Usability
BambooHR
BambooHR makes things so easy. It's a very user-friendly application, with most things being easy to understand inherently and the handful of things that aren't easy to learn either via help from customer service or the hundreds of training videos and documents available to you. I've seamlessly taught the platform to multiple employees, some of them contractors and not very good at computer things.
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bswift
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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bswift
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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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bswift
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Support Rating
BambooHR
Any time I have had a concern or question with Bamboo HR, the support staff has been extremely helpful and professional. I appreciate the kindness and patience each agent has shown. It's actually a pleasure to speak with them, even through the chat. I cannot say enough good things about the support I receive.
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bswift
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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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bswift
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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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bswift
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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.
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bswift
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Alternatives Considered
BambooHR
BambooHR was a significant cost savings for us compared to Paylocity. As we compared both systems, Paylocity might have a few more bells and whistles, but BambooHR's simplicity and price tag made It a much better fit for us as we transitioned to an HRIS and payroll platform.
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bswift
We evaluated bswift and local vendors and bswift came hands down better in followinhg - support - ROI - EDI (can be better)
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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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bswift
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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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bswift
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Professional Services
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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bswift
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Return on Investment
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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bswift
  • HR/Benefits Admin ease of use
  • Employee functionality and transparency of use
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ScreenShots

BambooHR Screenshots

Screenshot of BambooHR's Reporting