BambooHR® vs. Darwinbox

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BambooHR®
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
BambooHR 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.
$250
per month
Darwinbox
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Darwinbox headquartered in Hyderabad offers an end-to-end HRMS software provide core HR functionality (e.g. employee data management), support for recruitment and onboarding, payroll management, time & attendance tracking, as well as comprehensive talent management and employee engagement features.N/A
Pricing
BambooHR®Darwinbox
Editions & Modules
Core
$250
per month
Pro
Contact Sales
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BambooHR®Darwinbox
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BambooHR®Darwinbox
Features
BambooHR®Darwinbox
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.8
236 Ratings
1% below category average
Darwinbox
9.4
5 Ratings
17% above category average
Employee demographic data8.2212 Ratings9.35 Ratings
Employment history8.2216 Ratings9.44 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.9210 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.7200 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Organizational charting7.1217 Ratings9.64 Ratings
Organization and location management8.0207 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.5120 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.3
156 Ratings
9% below category average
Darwinbox
9.2
5 Ratings
14% above category average
Pay calculation7.9112 Ratings9.75 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.982 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.082 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.8119 Ratings8.92 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.0115 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.8126 Ratings9.75 Ratings
Reimbursement management6.972 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.5
202 Ratings
5% above category average
Darwinbox
9.2
5 Ratings
13% above category average
Approval workflow8.4196 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Balance details8.2187 Ratings9.64 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.0128 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.5
229 Ratings
5% above category average
Darwinbox
9.1
5 Ratings
12% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.4149 Ratings9.64 Ratings
Update personal information8.8225 Ratings8.65 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.4197 Ratings9.35 Ratings
Employee recognition8.2143 Ratings10.03 Ratings
View job history8.6216 Ratings7.84 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.5
73 Ratings
7% above category average
Darwinbox
9.6
4 Ratings
19% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets8.573 Ratings9.64 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.1
195 Ratings
6% below category average
Darwinbox
8.4
3 Ratings
11% above category average
Report builder7.3189 Ratings8.33 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.3187 Ratings6.93 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.6133 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.0
195 Ratings
1% above category average
Darwinbox
9.4
3 Ratings
17% above category average
New hire portal8.3187 Ratings9.43 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.7174 Ratings9.43 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.8
125 Ratings
3% below category average
Darwinbox
9.1
4 Ratings
12% above category average
Corporate goal setting7.289 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.9119 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.768 Ratings7.93 Ratings
Performance tracking7.6113 Ratings8.64 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.7
142 Ratings
3% below category average
Darwinbox
9.6
4 Ratings
19% above category average
Performance plans7.3129 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.3108 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Review status tracking8.296 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Review reminders8.1100 Ratings7.83 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.8122 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.1
80 Ratings
5% above category average
Darwinbox
9.7
2 Ratings
22% above category average
Create succession plans/pools7.345 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Candidate ranking8.466 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Candidate search8.267 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Candidate development8.658 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.1
164 Ratings
5% above category average
Darwinbox
9.5
3 Ratings
21% above category average
Job Requisition Management8.1125 Ratings9.43 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.1133 Ratings9.43 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.890 Ratings9.43 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.8130 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.487 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.4149 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.3155 Ratings10.03 Ratings
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User Ratings
BambooHR®Darwinbox
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(215 ratings)
8.6
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.4
(15 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(143 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
9.3
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(115 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.2
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.7
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.6
(4 ratings)
-
(0 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
BambooHR®Darwinbox
Likelihood to Recommend
BambooHR
BambooHR® is great for a small to mid-size company looking for a user friendly aesthetically pleasing solution. The payroll side is very well integrated and offers no blackout periods. I appreciated when product updates occur such as tying over holiday pay into payroll to make the system even more seamless.
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Darwinbox
Darwinbox provides multiple functions and features related to Human resources and I Like the best where it maintains Attendance records and employees smartly. Darwinbox helps us to brings all the organization level activity on one platform which helps the management to take the crucial decisions. Sometimes it hangs and does not function properly due to an internet connectivity issue.
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Pros
BambooHR
  • Onboarding and Offboarding workflows are extremely useful, customizable, and help ensure no onboarding and offboarding task is left incomplete. We used a paper checklist system prior to BambooHR®, and transferring to BambooHR® has freed up several hours every single day for our HR team to focus on more strategic initiatives.
  • BambooHR®'s Integration marketplace is great, allowing us to synchronize our employee data and minimize repetitive administrative tasks.
  • BambooHR® is setup to allow for company specific customizations. This includes access level customization as well as framework customizations. We can create tabs, tables, fields, etc. within BambooHR® to help support our business operations needs.
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Darwinbox
  • Maintaining Attendance from payroll with HR.
  • Employees self portal to ask for PTO or to check hours.
  • User Interface is user friendly for our employees.
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Cons
BambooHR
  • The benefits management portal has many areas for potential improvement. Reconciliations are difficult and there is confusing data during open enrollment transitions.
  • I wish there was more functionality within signature requests. It would be helpful for employees to submit forms unprompted (ex. professional development request).
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Darwinbox
  • The UI is very buggy at times
  • Some of the process flows need improvement such as being able to save the draft at the time of performance reviews
  • Better report generation
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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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Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Usability
BambooHR
It's clear and well appointed with prompts on where to go for each category of information it holds. The user has limited access based on a need to know/job related basis. It has a clear help option with the ability to chat, email or read documentation on how to do something.
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Darwinbox
It overall helps me with applying for holidays and shows how many holidays I have left, whether it's an earned leave or casual leave, and even tells what all are the upcoming holidays. It helps me to read the firm's documentation and helps in writing things for my appraisal cycle, It even tells the performance and the tasks in my queue.
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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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Darwinbox
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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Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
BambooHR
The support can be slow as they are a US based company and therefore we often have to wait for them to be online before we can speak to somebody and they are not particularly responsive to emails. The service itself has always been helpful and in most cases, the issue was resolved.
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Darwinbox
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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Darwinbox
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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Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
BambooHR
BambooHR's initial implementation team was amazing. We loved having a dedicated person we could call, email or speak to during the entire process. I feel that's so important when you are new to a software. Our process was time consuming, but well worth the final product.
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Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
BambooHR
BambooHR is the most comprehensive, most affordable, and most feature rich of the alternative HR tools we have tried in the past. It is the best combination of feature and price for the current size of our business, and it's ease of operation make it very manageable to consistently maintain information.
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Darwinbox
Darwinbox helps to maintain all the things at one platform and easy to use too. It provide better usability compared with Moday.com. Darwinbox provides more functionality compared with monday.com. It is also user friendly as well. All the things we are getting one platform and on one place.
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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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Darwinbox
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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Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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Darwinbox
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
BambooHR
  • Time Savings: Automating onboarding, payroll, and employee record management has cut HR admin time by up to 30%, allowing teams to focus on strategic initiatives instead of paperwork.
  • Improved Onboarding: Streamlined workflows have cut onboarding time by nearly 50%, ensuring new hires are productive faster, reducing turnover risk in the critical first months.
  • - Enhanced Informational Clarity: Centralized employee data means fewer errors and faster access to essential information, reducing compliance risks and increasing accuracy in reporting.
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Darwinbox
  • The ability to view the organization structure and functional structure for the entire company.
  • One-stop solution for talent acquisition, payroll, leaves, reimbursements, attendance (time-sheet), holidays, etc. So I don't have to open a lot of different apps.
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ScreenShots

BambooHR® Screenshots

Screenshot of an employee timesheetScreenshot of the Job Info tabScreenshot of a new hire packetScreenshot of a new hire packet (2)Screenshot of an Employee Performance ReportScreenshot of Employee Satisfaction (eNPS®)

Darwinbox Screenshots

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