BambooHR vs. EPAY Systems

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
EPAY Systems
Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
EPAY Systems, a PrismHR Company, is a SaaS provider of human capital management technology and services designed to help medium to large businesses better manage their workforce. Their solutions include recruiting and applicant tracking, new hire onboarding, benefits administration, HR management, time tracking, workforce management, payroll processing, tax management, performance management, ACA reporting, and COBRA administration.N/A
Pricing
BambooHREPAY Systems
Editions & Modules
Core
$250
per month
Pro
$250
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BambooHREPAY Systems
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
Additional DetailsNo matter what HR looks like at your company, we have the perfect plan for you!
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Features
BambooHREPAY Systems
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.1
123 Ratings
3% above category average
EPAY Systems
2.4
2 Ratings
106% below category average
Employee demographic data7.7104 Ratings2.52 Ratings
Employment history8.7112 Ratings2.52 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.4109 Ratings2.32 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.296 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.1108 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management8.099 Ratings2.52 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.659 Ratings2.32 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.1
79 Ratings
1% above category average
EPAY Systems
3.1
5 Ratings
89% below category average
Pay calculation8.253 Ratings6.65 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.245 Ratings2.72 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.031 Ratings2.52 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.860 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.460 Ratings2.52 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.063 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management6.731 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.8
107 Ratings
8% above category average
EPAY Systems
2.7
3 Ratings
100% below category average
Approval workflow9.1105 Ratings2.52 Ratings
Balance details8.998 Ratings3.53 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.488 Ratings2.32 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.7
118 Ratings
7% above category average
EPAY Systems
3.2
3 Ratings
87% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information7.972 Ratings3.53 Ratings
Update personal information9.2117 Ratings3.73 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.997 Ratings2.52 Ratings
Employee recognition8.678 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history9.0110 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.8
48 Ratings
1% above category average
EPAY Systems
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets7.848 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.7
94 Ratings
1% above category average
EPAY Systems
3.3
3 Ratings
79% below category average
Report builder8.190 Ratings3.43 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.788 Ratings3.23 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.463 Ratings3.43 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.7
97 Ratings
8% above category average
EPAY Systems
2.3
2 Ratings
111% below category average
New hire portal8.793 Ratings2.32 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.684 Ratings2.32 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.2
61 Ratings
0% above category average
EPAY Systems
2.4
2 Ratings
109% below category average
Corporate goal setting8.246 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.259 Ratings2.32 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.246 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking8.155 Ratings2.52 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.9
67 Ratings
1% below category average
EPAY Systems
2.0
2 Ratings
120% below category average
Performance plans7.660 Ratings2.72 Ratings
Performance improvement plans8.054 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Review status tracking7.961 Ratings2.72 Ratings
Review reminders8.262 Ratings2.72 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.858 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.1
46 Ratings
11% below category average
EPAY Systems
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools5.831 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.738 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search7.140 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development7.936 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.1
80 Ratings
4% above category average
EPAY Systems
2.1
2 Ratings
115% below category average
Job Requisition Management8.056 Ratings2.52 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.363 Ratings2.52 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.257 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.260 Ratings2.52 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.454 Ratings1.01 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.270 Ratings2.52 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.673 Ratings2.52 Ratings
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User Ratings
BambooHREPAY Systems
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(127 ratings)
6.5
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(54 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.3
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(51 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
9.2
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.6
(3 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
BambooHREPAY Systems
Likelihood to Recommend
BambooHR
There is an easy-to-use central place to store all employee documents and a way to share them with the employee when appropriate. The reminder of anniversary dates is a great motivational tool for the company. Sometimes, applicants who try to send a resume by phone are an issue. It needs to be more phone-friendly.
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EPAY Systems
I am able to track which of my clients have paid their invoices and which have not. The number of days that the EPAY invoice is outstanding is easily accessible. The date the original invoice was sent is displayed. The initial form to complete in order to send the EPAY is so simple a caveman can do it. Just need the client's name, email, and the amount of the invoice. The automated follow-up emails to the clients who have not paid are helpful.
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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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EPAY Systems
  • EPAY team is responsive to our needs. Excellent team who understands our challenges and helps us come up with solutions.
  • System functionality is configurable so that we minimize custom programming.
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Cons
BambooHR
  • Reporting - I wish that you could choose a timeframe for all reports. There are times when I need to run a report for information at a point in time, but there is no functionality to complete this (maybe this is an add-on, but seems like it should be a basic function.)
  • ATS - Customizable notifications and making it easier to figure out how to change notification/email settings. I figured it out, but it was difficult to find. I wish you could choose to notify managers of candidates 1/week instead of every time someone applies.
  • Custom Holidays - being able to set up 2 different Holiday policies for different working groups. Some of our team gets a floating holiday, but we can't set that up without doing it for the entire company.
  • Being able to intercept a form that was signed by an employee but not the 2nd signer. We can't access onboarding forms that new hires signed after the 2nd signer left the company. Now we have to have our team resign all their onboarding forms because we cannot access the one with their signature.
  • Delegation for approvals - being able to delegate this when someone is on leave or time away so that Admins don't have to manage.
  • Org chart - being able to customize this feature
  • More broad or customizable EEO categories
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EPAY Systems
  • All-time punches are rounded to 15-minute intervals which can skew accurate break times.
  • Slow lading or occasional lags due to server overload.
  • Sync errors cause occasional overlapping punches.
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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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EPAY Systems
No answers on this topic
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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EPAY Systems
Because I can't give it a Zero, I believe EPAY Systems is the most senseless system I have ever used. I worked on systems over 25 years ago that were better. In my opinion, there is no logic to the programming; the system is unbelievably SLOW, and there and hundreds of problems every week. And major ones that they will not or can not correct. For example, we can not file or access employee records in the system as it can take longer than 10 minutes to view or load one document for one employee - IF the system allows you to get that far, which it usually doesn't.
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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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EPAY Systems
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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EPAY Systems
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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EPAY Systems
I feel the support is terrible. We have an outsourced support purpose who doesn't understand the EPAY Systems or our company, [removed], will only answer the first thing mentioned even if there is an entire list. Then the answer does not solve the 1st problem on the list or any other and has no idea how to help us. We have requested a replacement and were told we would get one, then told later we would not. I believe while the support person is nice, I believe they were not trained or supported on their end, and effectiveness is probably 1% or less, takes forever, and is only on the minor issues.
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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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EPAY Systems
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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EPAY Systems
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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EPAY Systems
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Alternatives Considered
BambooHR
Although there are many products in the marketplace, there is no perfect system. BambooHR is the most economical HRIS for a small business, start-up, or business that has never had HR software. BambooHR was selected for its affordable functionality. However, if they continue to ingore the lack of functionality the pretty package will no longer have any value.
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EPAY Systems
Our main reason for switching to Blueforce is
that we found the platform to be pretty promising and interactive than other
alternatives. With other alternatives, there was one issue or another which just
used to not give us a very smooth and subtle experience. Thankfully, this tool
has solved all our problems and has been a godsend gift that does its job
quietly and lets the final results make the noise.
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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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EPAY Systems
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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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EPAY Systems
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Professional Services
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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EPAY Systems
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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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EPAY Systems
  • Decreased the Risk of lawsuits due to paying incorrectly
  • Allows for accurate Payroll process
  • Employees are paid correctly per the law- Employee Happiness
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ScreenShots

BambooHR Screenshots

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EPAY Systems Screenshots

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