BambooHR® vs. Greenhouse

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
Greenhouse
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Greenhouse delivers a solution to help companies hire for what's next. Their hiring platform has users at companies like DoorDash, Dropbox and Wayfair, who use Greenhouse's intelligent guidance to design and automate all aspects of hiring.N/A
Pricing
BambooHR®Greenhouse
Editions & Modules
Core
$250
per month
Pro
Contact Sales
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BambooHR®Greenhouse
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BambooHR®Greenhouse
Considered Both Products
BambooHR®
Chose BambooHR®
Bamboo is a more robust HRIS, not just an ATS.
Chose BambooHR®
For small business, like myself, BambooHR is enough. When working for more giant corporations, Workday was amazing. However, I cannot compare their customer service. In terms of user experience, BambooHR is definitely better than the others listed.
Chose BambooHR®
BambooHR offers flawless perfoming apps for different operating systems and it is recommended to remote and decentralized teams. It has a quote-based pricing scheme which can be tailored by any business to meet their needs no matter the size and even before making the final …
Chose BambooHR®
I have never worked with bamboo before this and I think there is no better program than this one.
Greenhouse
Chose Greenhouse
The feature discoverability and scope of use case of certain features was better for Greenhouse and also the reviews from Employees with their past experiences weighted against BambooHR but in favour of Greenhouse.
Chose Greenhouse
I've worked with BambooHR's ATS and Greenhouse is hands down far better. BambooHR is bare-bones, and it works. I wouldn't personally recommend upgrading until you need to (Greenhouse is pricey!), but once that need arises Greenhouse is a good next step.
Chose Greenhouse
I've actually used Greenhouse in tandem with BambooHR, which turned out to be the ideal setup, in my opinion - these tools work pretty seamlessly together. In terms of ADP and Hibob, I thought Greenhouse was much easier to use, and the overall interface was much more pleasing …
Chose Greenhouse
I prefer Greenhouse to Workday's built-in talent tool as Greenhouse is significantly more intuitive and easier to use. Our whole recruiting team prefers Greenhouse.
Chose Greenhouse
Greenhouse is better in terms of usability as it user-friendly and easy to navigate around. It has helped streamline the recruitment process which allows automation of job postings to social sites, candidate search.

From the HR team, it has helped them to provide a better …
Chose Greenhouse
I prefer Greenhouse to the other products as their suite of services seems to be much larger and more diverse. By using Greenhouse I know that I can use it for the whole process from introduction to hiring whereas in some others I cannot and will need to loop in other products.
Chose Greenhouse
Greenhouse has a very reasonable price for various organization sizes. It's intuitive to use and provides decent reporting. It's much better than Success Factors, Lever, or ZipRecruiter. ZipRecruiter is fine for very small businesses..but it doesn't allow organization or …
Chose Greenhouse
We looked at Bamboo HR as well when we were deciding but I wasn't part of the decision-making process so I don't have any comparison notes.
Chose Greenhouse
According to the pricing and on a team review we get to know that the teams are more compatible and find greenhouse more adequate software than any other . Some more modifications like business centric recruitment process must be added to enhance the features , rest the …
Chose Greenhouse
Greenhouse is more customizable compared to competitors. I haven't found another ATS that is easy enough for many users, and able to track so many different candidates and processes.
Chose Greenhouse
Greenhouse has the best third-party integrations with other systems, which increases our candidate flow and reduces our friction and number of manual steps in our interview process. It has some of the best workflow definitions and interview structuring support with objective …
Chose Greenhouse
I think Greenhouse is much stronger than JazzHR. Where Jazz scratches the surface, Greenhouse takes it to the next level. Especially in regards to customizing the platform for whatever your organization needs. I found that Jazz is fine for a small organization but with a larger …
Chose Greenhouse
Better for candidate tracking, BambooHR is more suitable for employee management
Chose Greenhouse
I used Bamboo HR for a short period of time at a previous job but it did not fully integrate with other software they were using. The UI design was not great from what I remember (though it may have been improved since I last used it), but comparing what I worked with back then …
Chose Greenhouse
I've used 3 other systems in the past (as well as spreadsheets) and Greenhouse tops them all. I've only been using Greenhouse for 3 months and I've not used every function available, but I can already see a massive difference in the way this works compared to the others. Plus, …
Features
BambooHR®Greenhouse
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.8
236 Ratings
1% below category average
Greenhouse
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data8.2212 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.2216 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.9210 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.7200 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.1217 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management8.0207 Ratings00 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
Greenhouse
-
Ratings
Pay calculation7.9112 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.982 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.082 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.8119 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.0115 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.8126 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management6.972 Ratings00 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
Greenhouse
-
Ratings
Approval workflow8.4196 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details8.2187 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.0128 Ratings00 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
Greenhouse
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information8.4149 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.8225 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.4197 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition8.2143 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history8.6216 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.5
73 Ratings
7% above category average
Greenhouse
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets8.573 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.1
195 Ratings
6% below category average
Greenhouse
-
Ratings
Report builder7.2189 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.3187 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.6133 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.0
195 Ratings
1% above category average
Greenhouse
-
Ratings
New hire portal8.3187 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.7174 Ratings00 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
Greenhouse
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting7.289 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.9119 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.768 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.5113 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.7
142 Ratings
3% below category average
Greenhouse
-
Ratings
Performance plans7.3129 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.2108 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking8.296 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders8.1100 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.8122 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.1
80 Ratings
5% above category average
Greenhouse
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools7.345 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking8.466 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search8.267 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development8.658 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.1
164 Ratings
5% above category average
Greenhouse
8.6
139 Ratings
8% above category average
Job Requisition Management8.1125 Ratings9.3123 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.1133 Ratings9.4123 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.890 Ratings7.6109 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.8130 Ratings8.0115 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.487 Ratings8.0110 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.4149 Ratings9.2133 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.3155 Ratings9.1128 Ratings
Customized Application Form00 Ratings8.2116 Ratings
Resume Management00 Ratings9.2129 Ratings
Candidate Search00 Ratings7.5112 Ratings
Collaboration00 Ratings8.7126 Ratings
Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings9.0104 Ratings
Email Templates00 Ratings9.0112 Ratings
User Permissions00 Ratings8.9115 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings7.8111 Ratings
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User Ratings
BambooHR®Greenhouse
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(215 ratings)
9.0
(142 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.4
(15 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(143 ratings)
9.1
(60 ratings)
Availability
9.3
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(115 ratings)
10.0
(16 ratings)
Online Training
9.2
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.7
(6 ratings)
6.1
(2 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®Greenhouse
Likelihood to Recommend
BambooHR
I think if you're a small organization and you're trying to get out of paper, this is a really good first step to doing that. I've heard from other people that are in larger organizations where they have thousands of employees that there may be better platforms, but for smaller organization it's awesome.
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Greenhouse Software Inc.
Well suited for Big organizations where recruitment is a daily task. Understanding of Greenhouse workings is simple and it is not difficult to train people who use it for first time. Greenhouse is less appropriate if you are looking for sharing offer letters or doing employee onboarding. Did not had a great experience in doing that
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Pros
BambooHR
  • Recruiting- communications are easy for both the internal team and candidates
  • Onboarding- the onboarding tasks are great. I love being able to attach documents as well as delay sending out tasks
  • Communication- the employee community is a great tool to keep our communications clean and organized. I love that we now have insight as to who has viewed the comms
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Greenhouse Software Inc.
  • Customization of interview plans, questions, interviewer roles for multiple positions
  • Manages efficient and timely candidate, hiring manager, and interviewer communication
  • Integrates with other tools needed in the hiring process such as sourcing tools and onboarding systems
  • Provides analytics and reporting to allow for data insights and process improvements
  • Provides an Onboarding feature that makes the hiring cycle seamless from first interview to hire date
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Cons
BambooHR
  • BambooHR® has moved their offerings to a tiered package approach that groups features together at different tier and price levels. To gain access to a specific feature, you may need to upgrade to a whole new tier that includes additional features you may not be interested in. I would prefer being able to add-on one specific feature when needed.
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Greenhouse Software Inc.
  • Greenhouse Security is simple, but not that granular. For example, everytime new recruiter joins, we have to give them access manually one by one. There is no one click or an easy way to auto assign security unlike other systems that we use such as Workday.
  • Greenhouse reporting is very lacking. Even though we are on the highest tier, we cannot extract data through this delivered feature. For example, scorecard custom questions. We have to do this through SQL.
  • Greenhouse Audit Log is also lacking. It is not useful at all. We cannot even see what job info changed and who changed it even though we are on the highest tier now.
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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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Greenhouse Software Inc.
we are gaining more by in from our hiring managers and candidates seem to like the ease of getting us interview times etc
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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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Greenhouse Software Inc.
Greenhouse's user-friendly interface, efficient workflows, and integration capabilities with other HR tools make it a powerful tool for our company, helping us streamline our hiring and onboarding processes. With its customizable workflow and intuitive design, Greenhouse allows us to create a hiring process that suits their specific needs and requirements, without the need for extensive coding or technical expertise. Moreover, Greenhouse's integration capabilities with other HR tools enable us to centralise our hiring and onboarding data, making it easier to access and analyse applicant information, and reducing the risk of data loss or errors.
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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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Greenhouse Software Inc.
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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Greenhouse Software Inc.
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
BambooHR
10/10. The absolute best. I never dread contacting support. I know the team will be quick and helpful. It is so easy, that sometimes I skip straight to contacting support instead of trying to find help articles. They are faster than me trying to figure it out on my own!
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Greenhouse Software Inc.
I have never needed to call Greenhouse for support. I am not the primary account holder, nor do I use Greenhouse enough to merit calling support. I delegate that responsibility to the Recruiting team. They have never mentioned any experience with Greenhouse technical support, either bad or good. I would assume that they would tell me if the support was poor.
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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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Greenhouse Software Inc.
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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Greenhouse Software Inc.
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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Greenhouse Software Inc.
I think we could have used more delivered functionality and less customized which now results in more maintenance
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Alternatives Considered
BambooHR
BambooHR® was able to provide excellent value for money when compared to the other options we looked at when we carried out a review of them. A previous member of the team had also used BambooHR® at another company and rated them highly which influenced our decision greatly. The demo also showed BambooHR® was able to carry out all of the tasks we were looking for
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Greenhouse Software Inc.
Tools appears very light to use. It does not take forever to load. the interface is very simple but capable, unlike many ATS's. The tools is Simple yet loaded with very useful functionalities that save a lot of time and expedites the processes. For different stakeholders, the tools works accordingly.
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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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Greenhouse Software Inc.
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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Greenhouse Software Inc.
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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Greenhouse Software Inc.
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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Greenhouse Software Inc.
  • Streamlined the hiring process and new hire time to value
  • Increased satisfaction for hiring managers and sales account managers
  • Allowed us to gain access to a bigger and more targeted talent pool
  • Saved us time and helped us avoid things falling by the wayside by keeping things in one place and sending automated alerts
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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®)

Greenhouse Screenshots

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