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    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

    JazzHR

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AJazzHR is an ATS and recruiting software. JazzHR aims to replace antiquated hiring processes like email and spreadsheets with an intuitive applicant tracking system that helps recruiters and hiring managers build a scalable and effective recruiting process.

    $99

    per month

    Pricing
    BambooHRJazzHR
    Editions & Modules
    Core
    $10
    per month per user
    Pro
    Contact Sales
    per month
    Elite
    Contact Sales
    per month
    Hero
    $99
    per month
    Plus
    $325
    per month
    Pro
    $499
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BambooHRJazzHR
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discount available for annual pricing.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    BambooHRJazzHR
    Considered Both Products
    BambooHR
    Chose BambooHR
    In our company, we use them together. My team uses Lever for talent acquisition duties. We also use Lattice for company employee review, and we used to use Jazz HR, but we do not use it anymore. Bamboo is for managing employees and payroll.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR
    JazzHR and Comeet are much more advanced as ATSs. The UX of BambooHR is a bit better than both of them.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR
    We have only ever used external applicant tracking system which we still do.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR
    They were both good platforms, we just really like Bamboo. Their corporate culture is similar to ours, and their tool is geared towards companies of our size.
    Incentivized
    Chose BambooHR
    BambooHr was selected by me because it was at the company before I started work here. However, I have used Bamboo for the past four and a half years and have been very happy. I love that it's user friendly and has a wonderful interface. It makes it fun to work on the platform …
    Incentivized
    Employ Inc.
    Chose JazzHR
    JazzHR has more functionality than both Indeed and BambooHR. We had previously used Indeed, which works well enough, but the additional tracking that JazzHR offers, in addition to posting on ZipRecruiter and other paid and unpaid sites, was a dealbreaker for us in attempting to …
    Incentivized
    Chose JazzHR
    JazzHR was more feature rich though more expensive
    Incentivized
    Chose JazzHR
    Easy to use, easy to teach, user-friendly platform. Helps your team stay organized and on track of requests/candidates. Integrates smoothly [with] any other external or internal tools that you might have as part of your recruitment process. Workflow establishment, along with …
    Incentivized
    Chose JazzHR
    JazzHR was the most user-friendly and not too robust for our small company. I also liked JazzHR's dashboard and how you can see everything on one screen. The price was also very reasonable for JazzHR where the others were very expensive.
    Incentivized
    Chose JazzHR
    We looked at BambooHR, some of the big enterprise solutions, and using free tools like Trello. You get what you pay for. And for us, Jazz was the perfect cost for what we wanted. We could run interviews ourselves and we didn't need all the bells and whistles, but we also …
    Incentivized
    Chose JazzHR
    Bamboo was our HRIS and we implemented Cornerstone OnDemand for performance management needs. Another good feature here with The Resumator is that hired candidates could be sent to BambooHR with the click of a button.
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    388 Answers
    85%
    Would buy again
    22 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    286 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    23 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    385 Answers
    85%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    182 Answers
    90%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    208 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    Features
    BambooHRJazzHR
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BambooHR and JazzHR
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.9
    421 Ratings
    4% below category average
    JazzHR
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data8.3371 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history8.1366 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.0382 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.7341 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting7.9394 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.2370 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.4220 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of BambooHR and JazzHR
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.7
    287 Ratings
    6% below category average
    JazzHR
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.1218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors7.0161 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.5160 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.2221 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.3215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.9232 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.6144 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of BambooHR and JazzHR
    Feature
    BambooHR
    8.8
    364 Ratings
    7% above category average
    JazzHR
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow8.7362 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details8.6350 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.2129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of BambooHR and JazzHR
    Feature
    BambooHR
    8.5
    405 Ratings
    3% above category average
    JazzHR
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.6278 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information8.9405 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.5351 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition7.8263 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history8.8365 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of BambooHR and JazzHR
    Feature
    BambooHR
    9.1
    74 Ratings
    13% above category average
    JazzHR
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets9.174 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of BambooHR and JazzHR
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.3
    294 Ratings
    4% below category average
    JazzHR
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder7.4288 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.5284 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data7.0217 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of BambooHR and JazzHR
    Feature
    BambooHR
    8.2
    333 Ratings
    2% above category average
    JazzHR
    -
    Ratings
    New hire portal8.4318 Ratings00 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.0290 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of BambooHR and JazzHR
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.9
    252 Ratings
    2% below category average
    JazzHR
    -
    Ratings
    Corporate goal setting7.0185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.9242 Ratings00 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility9.169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.6237 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of BambooHR and JazzHR
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.8
    269 Ratings
    2% below category average
    JazzHR
    -
    Ratings
    Performance plans7.3256 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.3220 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review status tracking8.697 Ratings00 Ratings
    Review reminders8.1101 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.7240 Ratings00 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of BambooHR and JazzHR
    Feature
    BambooHR
    9.0
    81 Ratings
    14% above category average
    JazzHR
    -
    Ratings
    Create succession plans/pools8.946 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate ranking9.067 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate search9.068 Ratings00 Ratings
    Candidate development9.259 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of BambooHR and JazzHR
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.9
    273 Ratings
    0% below category average
    JazzHR
    2.6
    54 Ratings
    101% below category average
    Job Requisition Management7.6208 Ratings3.348 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.6225 Ratings2.552 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.191 Ratings2.145 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.3218 Ratings3.549 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.588 Ratings1.632 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.9239 Ratings3.154 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.0259 Ratings2.850 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings2.352 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings2.854 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings2.550 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings3.251 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings2.746 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings2.951 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings3.051 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings1.044 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BambooHRJazzHR
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (442 ratings)
    2.8
    (57 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (18 ratings)
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (369 ratings)
    3.2
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (188 ratings)
    8.8
    (6 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.3
    (5 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
    BambooHRJazzHR
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BambooHR
    BambooHR is well-suited for small organizations with less than 100 employees (like most churches, local businesses, etc.). An HR Director can easily customize the platform to suit both the organization's and the employees' needs. On the other hand, BambooHR seems less adept at serving large organizations (those with more than 100 employees).
    Incentivized
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    Employ Inc.
    Since it allows you to tag candidates based on their level of talent or potential utility to the company, it is best used to identify the best prospects in large operations, such as multi-franchise oriented businesses that cover all kinds of sales. It can be used to make periodic assessments of the level of employee growth in certain departments, and based on the results let us know if certain employees would do better working in another type of area, so that the overall work operations are more uniform. JazzHR could excel in departments that use a high level of reporting, as its administrative tools provide high content reports with statistics on the performance of each employee or candidate at different levels.
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    Pros
    BambooHR
    • Onboarding/Offboarding. This is where they really shine. The organization of the entire process—assigning tasks, responsibilities, deadlines—is all on a single platform. The time savings are incredible. I personally value the opportunity it gives new employees to connect with the company before their first day. Seeing them arrive with a large percentage of their tasks already completed is a huge plus.
    • Their APIs. For us, they're incredibly important. And to this day, we haven't had a single failure. We use access levels configured in detail for creating API keys, and we haven't had any data breaches or incidents. For a technology company like ours, this is invaluable.
    • Employee experience. When almost no employees call us to ask how to do something in BambooHR, it's a sign that the system's usability is excellent. The interface is intuitive, and everything is just a few clicks away. We value this highly because it saves time for us as platform administrators and for employees who don't have to spend time deciphering an HR platform.
    • Onboarding / Offboarding. Aquí realmente se lucen. La organización de todo el proceso, designando tareas, responsables, fechas de cumplimiento, todo en una sola plataforma. El ahorro de tiempo es brutal. Personalmente valoro muchísimo la posibilidad que les da a los nuevos empleados de entrar en contacto antes del día de inicio de su contrato. Verlos llegar a la empresa con un gran porcentaje de las tareas ya avanzadas, es un plus.
    • Sus APIs. Para nosotros, es importantísimo. Y a día de hoy, no hemos tenido ningún fallo. Utilizamos niveles de acceso configurados al detalle para la creación de API keys, y no hemos tenido fuga de datos ni incidentes. Para una empresa de Tecnología como la nuestra, esto es oro.
    • Experiencia del empleado. Cuando casi ningún empleado nos llama para preguntarnos cómo se hace algo en BambooHR, es señal de que la usabilidad del sistema está correcta. LA interfaz es intuitiva y todo se encuentra a la vuelta de tres clicks. Esto lo valoramos mucho, porque nos ahorra tiempo a nosotros como administradores de la plataforma, y a los empleados que no tienen que ocupar tiempo en descifrar una plataforma de RR.HH.
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    Employ Inc.
    • Customizable fields for the applicant/candidate process.
    • Easily tag managers on comments for candidates.
    • Send emails to candidates easily through the system.
    • Easy to see duplicate candidates and delete or merge their files.
    • Can assign stars to candidates and managers can vote on a candidate through the system.
    • Can set up Questionnaires to help screen candidates.
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    Cons
    BambooHR
    • The UI could be improved; there are some spinners/loaders that just look off.
    • It should be easier to find the performance-related views. For us, those are very important; however, navigating to them requires going through at least 3 pages.
    • It would be nice to have a dark mode, for people working all day behind a screen it helps not having a bright background color.
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    Employ Inc.
    • The integration of the other systems such as Payroll, HR systems and operations are not easy to set and not all systems are compatible.
    • Should improve compatibility with Microsoft Teams
    • Some processes require more steps and become more tedious than in other solutions
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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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    Employ Inc.
    It worked well for the majority of our needs and is still in use even though I've left the company. The Resumator was an interim solution until we found a system that integrated with all our other internal systems. However, we ended up staying with it because of ease of use
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    Usability
    BambooHR
    Because I can tell it's super good and intuitive platform, but it has some improvements to do that would facilitate and speed the HR managers tasks - like I would like to be able to upload the same document for all the employees at once, for example. They have to find a way to control processes simultaneously
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    Employ Inc.
    It's not a 10 due to the eTemplates. If those were less time-consuming to set up and if some common forms were available to select from already set up, then I would give it a 10.
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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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    Employ 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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    Employ Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    BambooHR
    Through their help center, FAQs, and live customer service agents, I've always received prompt, accurate, and helpful guidance when I reach out with questions. Their live-agent customer service hours cover a good portion of the day, and I get the help I need whenever I need it.
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    Employ Inc.
    Each person I've spoken to have been helpful, positive and encouraging. Once you begin using JazzHR, they have intervals in which they reach out to you to see how you're doing or if you have any questions. When you're setting up, they review what you've done and offer praise as well as suggestions on how to make it work better for you. They offer webinars and online training videos to walk you through every process.
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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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    Employ Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Employ Inc.
    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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    Employ Inc.
    A solutions consultant walked me through each step. It was easy. As I progressed in setting things up, their support contacted me to set a time to walk through any possible issues and make suggestions on a better way to set it up. At any time, if I had a question, they were available and there are also training documents and videos available.
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    Alternatives Considered
    BambooHR
    Bamboo HR's user interface is better than the alternative products listed above. It is easier to scroll through tabs and navigate different sections and reports. You do not need to train your team members to use Bamboo HR. This saves time on training. The user interface of other products listed above is not as simple and clean as Bamboo HR.
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    Employ Inc.
    Both Greenhouse and Lever at least seemed to have great products and great teams; they simply weren't worth 2-5X the cost for us. Now, let's be clear - a platform that helps you hire the best people is a certainly worth 2-5X (or perhaps 10X) the cost. However, for most small and medium businesses, the three platforms are very similar. Once you have ~100s of different positions or ~100,000 applicants, then a more advanced ATS could be worth the cost. For us, Jazz is excellent. We have about 8 types of roles and 250 employees, and we see the Jazz system working very well for us even as we grow to 1,000+ employees.
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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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    Employ 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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    Employ Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    BambooHR
    VERY professional!
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    Employ Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    BambooHR
    • We used to pay an outside firm to handle these things. We paid about the same per month as we do for BambooHR® and they would answer HR questions when we needed them to.
    • Onboarding goes a lot smoother and it's easy to collect esignatures.
    • Time off has become much more visible across the organization and managers can see their own team's requests and the requests of others to better plan our schedule.
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    Employ Inc.
    • This cuts down immensely on staff time needed in the total recruiting process. Has probably saved at least 1/2 person.
    • Trees are being saved since we don't have to print as much! :)
    • Consistency is so important in the HR field. Jazz HR makes this easy.
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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

    JazzHR Screenshots

    Screenshot of the JazzHr dashboard, where users can manage all open jobs.Screenshot of a customizable careers page.Screenshot of a customizable recruiting workflows that reflects the hiring process.Screenshot of where to see which jobs and job boards are performing with JazzHR's Job Analytics.Screenshot of where data and custom reports can be gathered and created for easy viewing.