BambooHR vs. Bullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)

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
Bullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)
Score 9.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
Jobscience was a cloud-based ATS and CRM tool designed to help recruitment firms to streamline and grow their business. Built 100% natively on Force.com, Bullhorn Jobscience offered a CRM-based approach to talent acquisition. It has reached end of life, and has been discontinued.
$100
Per User per Month
Pricing
BambooHRBullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
Core
$250
per month
Pro
$250
per month
Practice
$100
Per User per Month
Placement
$125
Per User per Month
Workforce
$133
Per User per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BambooHRBullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
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
BambooHRBullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.2
169 Ratings
4% above category average
Bullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data8.2147 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.7151 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.4147 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.5138 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting6.9152 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management8.3143 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.181 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.2
105 Ratings
2% above category average
Bullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)
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Ratings
Pay calculation8.371 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.157 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.447 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.878 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.776 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.282 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.143 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
9.1
143 Ratings
11% above category average
Bullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)
-
Ratings
Approval workflow9.2140 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details9.2130 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.7116 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.7
162 Ratings
7% above category average
Bullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)
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Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information8.4101 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information9.1161 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.9133 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition8.598 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history8.8151 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.2
68 Ratings
4% above category average
Bullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)
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Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets8.268 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.9
134 Ratings
4% above category average
Bullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)
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Ratings
Report builder8.4128 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports8.1127 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.489 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.9
137 Ratings
10% above category average
Bullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)
-
Ratings
New hire portal8.9131 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.9119 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.2
84 Ratings
1% above category average
Bullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)
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Ratings
Corporate goal setting8.260 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.281 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.259 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking8.273 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.8
92 Ratings
2% below category average
Bullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)
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Ratings
Performance plans7.583 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.871 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking7.982 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders8.186 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.878 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.1
71 Ratings
11% below category average
Bullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)
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Ratings
Create succession plans/pools5.740 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.659 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search7.060 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development7.953 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.4
112 Ratings
7% above category average
Bullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)
7.9
6 Ratings
1% below category average
Job Requisition Management8.381 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.591 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.581 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.487 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.378 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.5102 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.8104 Ratings00 Ratings
Resume Management00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Candidate Search00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
Best Alternatives
BambooHRBullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)
Small Businesses
Zoho People
Zoho People
Score 9.1 out of 10
Recruit CRM
Recruit CRM
Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.6 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.1 out of 10
Vibe HCM
Vibe HCM
Score 4.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
BambooHRBullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(173 ratings)
7.5
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(100 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.3
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(82 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
BambooHRBullhorn Jobscience (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
BambooHR
As I mentioned before, our employee record maintenance has improved dramatically. I no longer store documentation on my desktop or in email. Everything is housed in one application. I have one place to go for data storage instead of two or three. It's a time saver, and the onboarding feature also helps with that by storing documentation where it should be stored.
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Bullhorn
Jobscience is a good fit for medium to large organizations, especially those who have various different lines of business and need one system to be able to handle them all. It is very difficult for me to imagine another system being able to accommodate the very different ways of doing business between our departments. Only a highly flexible system could have a chance at doing that.
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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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Bullhorn
  • JobScience is extremely customizable and flexible. This is a strength because you can tailor it to your workflow, rather than having to change your workflow to fit a software.
  • JobScience is the most intuitive ATS / CRM I have ever used. This is particularly important when hiring and training new employees. The faster they can come up to speed on the core software in your business, the faster they can start generating revenue.
  • JobScience has extremely powerful built in reports. I have yet to need a report that I couldn't build using the internal report wizard. It helps us understand all the numbers at the heart of our business, which is critical in decision making situations.
  • JobScience also has powerful automation components. The email alerts and automated tasks you can set up are great and boost efficiency. We use them a lot, and I suspect we may have only scratched the surface.
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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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Bullhorn
  • Multiple users - when multiple users edit a page, it doesn't show that there is someone else on the page and it only lets one person edit which can cause the information to be lost.
  • Action grid - it is a helpful page to use however it is extremely slow and takes a long time to load and can be a bit finicky.
  • It's simple - this is is also a positive, but I also think there could be additional resources added to it to make it more up to date and advanced.
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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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Bullhorn
No answers on this topic
Usability
BambooHR
BambooHR has been easy for me as a first-time HRIS user. It is clean and straightforward to operate. It has been an excellent upgrade for us. It seamlessly links to our website for job postings, and recruiting/onboarding is now easily tracked and done. BambooHR took us into the correct century in many ways.
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Bullhorn
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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Bullhorn
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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Bullhorn
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
BambooHR
BambooHR support has been a pleasant surprise. I expected with a larger payroll/HR provider for the support to be a sticking point. BambooHR's support has been quite easy to contact and, in almost every case, very quick to respond with a solution to the issue we are facing.
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Bullhorn
No answers on this topic
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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Bullhorn
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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Bullhorn
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.
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Bullhorn
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
BambooHR
BambooHR is much better. I often found TriNet had limited info and tools. We did not bother using it for timesheets or time off requests because it was just too annoying. It was also annoying to navigate. Many links to resources took you off the website. Bamboo includes everything within the platform and makes it easy.
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Bullhorn
We use Jobscience to add candidates, upload resumes, and have certain fields such as Name, Location, Compensation Details, Non-compete Details, Packet highlights, and of course the Resume field, all of which are required in order to create a packet to submit to our clients. These packets are created using Conga ActionGrid, so Jobscience allows us to input all the information, and it would be great if we could create a packet directly through Jobscience, but we require Conga ActionGrid, as that is then used in Adobe PDF to create the final packet.
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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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Bullhorn
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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Bullhorn
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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Bullhorn
No answers on this topic
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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Bullhorn
  • It is convenient because I can see nationwide activity logged in the database from other locations in real time.
  • It's not a negative impact, just isn't as lead-generation or easy to use for candidate pool search as I would like.
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ScreenShots

BambooHR Screenshots

Screenshot of BambooHR's Reporting

Bullhorn Jobscience (discontinued) Screenshots

Screenshot of JobscienceScreenshot of Jobscience PowerSearchScreenshot of Jobscience Reporting