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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

    Coupa

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/ACoupa’s cloud-native Business Spend Management (BSM) platform provides end-to-end processes that helps drive collaboration across for every business leader from supply chain, procurement, finance, treasury, compliance, and IT and supply chain leaders to help their companies to get the visibility and control they need to spend smarter, mitigate risk, and improve resilience. A unified platform approach frees up IT from complex integrations to help leaders deliver on these goals.

    $549

    per year

    Pricing
    BambooHRCoupa
    Editions & Modules
    Core
    $10
    per month per user
    Pro
    Contact Sales
    per month
    Elite
    Contact Sales
    per month
    Premium Support
    $499+
    per year
    Verified
    $549
    per year
    Advanced
    $4800
    per year
    Registered
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BambooHRCoupa
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    BambooHRCoupa
    Considered Both Products
    BambooHR
    No answer on this topic
    Coupa Software
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    366 Answers
    75%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    268 Answers
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    363 Answers
    75%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    175 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    199 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    BambooHRCoupa
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BambooHR and Coupa
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.9
    399 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Coupa
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data8.3353 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history8.1350 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.1363 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.7326 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting7.8376 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.1351 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.4209 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of BambooHR and Coupa
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.6
    273 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Coupa
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.1205 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors7.0152 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.4152 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.2212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.3205 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.9221 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.6135 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of BambooHR and Coupa
    Feature
    BambooHR
    8.8
    346 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Coupa
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow8.7346 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details8.5332 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.2129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of BambooHR and Coupa
    Feature
    BambooHR
    8.5
    385 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Coupa
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.5265 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information8.9385 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.5334 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition7.9249 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history8.8347 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of BambooHR and Coupa
    Feature
    BambooHR
    9.1
    74 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Coupa
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets9.174 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of BambooHR and Coupa
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.3
    280 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Coupa
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder7.4274 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.5271 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data6.9205 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of BambooHR and Coupa
    Feature
    BambooHR
    8.2
    315 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Coupa
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal8.4300 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools7.9274 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of BambooHR and Coupa
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.9
    235 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Coupa
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting7.0173 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.9226 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility9.169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.6221 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of BambooHR and Coupa
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.8
    252 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Coupa
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans7.3239 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.3204 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking8.697 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders8.1101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.7225 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of BambooHR and Coupa
    Feature
    BambooHR
    9.1
    81 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Coupa
    -
    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 Coupa
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.9
    257 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Coupa
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management7.6194 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.6212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.291 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.3206 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.588 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.0227 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.1244 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    BambooHRCoupa
    Small Businesses
    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Precoro
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    GEP Quantum Intelligence
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BambooHRCoupa
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (420 ratings)
    9.0
    (27 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (18 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (347 ratings)
    7.8
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (181 ratings)
    6.5
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 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
    BambooHRCoupa
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BambooHR
    BambooHR is well-suited to managing your employees' needs, such as tracking time off and submitting requests, understanding their benefits, and reviewing how others see their performance. From an organizational standpoint, it's the hub where all people management happens; that's valuable because it saves an organization from juggling many tools. BambooHR just works.
    Incentivized
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    Coupa Software
    Suitable: Simple indirect procurement. Low cost; short cycle implementation. Less Suitable: Complex procurement scenario requiring serious vendor collaboration. End-to-end integration. Direct Material Procurement, especially when planning, quality inspection, and other miscellaneous activities are involved, requires handling various special statuses and updates to meet industry- or country-specific requirements.
    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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    Coupa Software
    • Coupa is easy to use, however, we had to teach our end users about procurement. They are not used to conducting an RFP, onboarding a supplier, or preparing a PO. This is the change management that our employees had to be prepared to understand. The Shelby Group helped us with the implementation.
    • The hardest part was the integration between NetSuite and Coupa. We wanted to have a dynamic tight integration between the two solutions. If we adjusted the chart of accounts or added a new supplier we wanted it to be able to done in both systems and be available immediately in both systems. We used a partner called SuiteSkies to accomplish this dynamic integration.
    • We’ve been able to manage the implementation and maintenance with a very lean IT group.
    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.
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    Coupa Software
    • Support Team - A little slow in responding. I think the tool is so configurable that they struggle with figuring out what is causing certain issues that are being submitted on the portal.
    • I'd love for the Sourcing Module to be able to support larger events. There seems to be a limit on the number of lines each event can support and as a growing retailer, our store count dictates we have room to grow and that each store is represented in the bid process.
    • Would like to see the ability to issue multiple POs for a single item to multiple locations. The tool may do this but I know I can't and it may be due to how we interface with our ERP.
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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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    Coupa Software
    I love using coupa but i'm not the decision maker in this regard.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    BambooHR
    As mentioned earlier, a company directory for all employees is available in one place, making communication easier across the organization. Also, little things like birthday reminders and work anniversaries for your team members add a personal touch to your professional relationship. Applying for time off and tracking your available PTO on a single screen helps you plan better.
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    Coupa Software
    -Could be easy or hard to use depending on corporate policies and compliance. At times, errors and cryptical message associated with them could drive users mad.
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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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    Coupa Software
    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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    Coupa Software
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    BambooHR
    I don't think they have ever figured out an issue for me, and chat support has team activities when I need them. I don't know how that is possible, but I rarely use the feature and, when I try during the posted business hours, they are not available. I've contacted support to get help with applications that were coming in without required information, like salary, even though the salary requirement was toggled on. I reached out on July 24th and received this response on Aug 12, after we had found someone for the position and closed that job posting. This is the response: "The specialists reviewed the backend logs and noticed that there were several edits made to the application questions during the time in question. This could have impacted the required status of the salary field and allowed candidates to submit their applications without filling it out. If you notice this issue again in the future, please let us know right away so we can investigate further and ensure everything is working as expected." They ask me to reach out "right away" when I notice something amiss. If you go back to your records, I believe you will find that there was an employee activity on July 24th, which is when I noticed the issue and reached out immediately, and there was no one available to assist for three days.
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    Coupa Software
    -Support is generally speaking OK (not great). The user community is quite active, and the response time is acceptable. I would certainly hope there's more user-generated content (like in SAP, Oracle, and Linux, etc.), but I suppose Coupa is still not large enough, and the incentives are not yet there.
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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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    Coupa Software
    The employee that trained me was not particularly interesting in teaching me but they were not a Coupa employee.
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    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.
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    Coupa Software
    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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    Coupa Software
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Coupa Software
    Concur was a lot easier and more user friendly for employees doing expense reports on their phone. That is not the case with Coupa. You must use your laptop to do expenses and our managers don't always have enough time to do that while out in the field working. This has caused some issues.
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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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    Coupa Software
    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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    Coupa Software
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    BambooHR
    VERY professional!
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    Coupa Software
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    BambooHR
    • As the Director of HR, I have freed up a lot of my time. I can easily access employee information and spend less time switching between multiple platforms.
    • It has helped my staff become more self-sufficient in their jobs and take greater ownership of their career lifecycle as employees here.
    • Using Bamboo has shown us where we have had inefficiencies and where we need to focus on compliance, which has been very helpful.
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    Coupa Software
    • It has allowed for proper processing of expenses tied directly to the proper LOB and GL Codes
    • Has taken the guesswork away and allowed for the proper budgets to be hit and reconciled
    • Ease of use has led to mass adoption and more prompt processing of expenses
    Incentivized
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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

    Coupa Screenshots

    Screenshot of Transform your company’s supply chain planning from running one-off projects to a consistent and repeatable process.Screenshot of Efficiently capture data for apples-to-apples comparisons of suppliers across business requirements, risk factors, ESG, and costs to find the best solution.Screenshot of Understand supplier relationships, ensure that the right mitigation is in place, and onboard suppliers. Use trusted data services, Community.ai, and performance feedback to spot risk and optimize relationships over time.Screenshot of Bring the results of sourcing events and risk vetting together to quickly formalize agreements without costly omissions or delays.Screenshot of Give users an easy experience for all types of goods, services, and contingent worker needs while bubbling up ESG and other favored suppliers. Streamline budget checks and approvals simple emails to get move spend pre-approved, on-contract, and under control.Screenshot of Give suppliers a variety of options for submitting e-invoices — all without fees and in compliance with VAT and global regulations. Boost supplier adoption of e-invoicing by giving visibility into status of invoice approval and digital payments.