BambooHR vs Kissflow | TrustRadius

Likelihood to Recommend

If you are managing a small/medium-sized organization with up to 500 employees, BambooHR is a great utility. It will automate the entire recruitment and selection process, make time tracking benefit administration highly efficient, and enhance the integrity of annual performance appraisals. It will eliminate nearly all kinds of unnecessary record management and paperwork. All the information about an employee can be accessed at any time of the day. However, for a large organization, the HRIS can erect virtual walls among employees and make management of human resources a daunting task for the HR manager.

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Verified User

Analyst in Professional Services

Renewables & Environment Company, 51-200 employees

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Workflow. I would absolutely, 100% recommend it for a school, in Admissions, and I would recommend it to any small company who has an issue with workflow. The best thing about the program is that it knows what it is, and knows what it wants to be. You aren't going to sit down to work with KiSSFLOW and end up being sold an HR program. To make it work just right, find the person who truly understands how your business works. Have them build a workflow which takes care of the tedious tasks, and then let them train others on the process. You will find that your productivity increases, and that your paper costs decrease.

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Patrick Stephens

Director Of Communications

The Suzuki SchoolEducation Management, 51-200 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

BambooHR

Kissflow

Employee demographic data

Employment history

Job profiles and administration

Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.

Organizational charting

Organization and location management

Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

BambooHR

Kissflow

Pay calculation

Support for external payroll vendors

Off-cycle/On-Demand payment

Benefit plan administration

Direct deposit files

Salary revision and increment management

Reimbursement management

BambooHR

Kissflow

Approval workflow

Balance details

Annual carry-forward and encashment

BambooHR

Kissflow

View and generate pay and benefit information

Update personal information

View company policy documentation

Employee recognition

View job history

BambooHR

Kissflow

Tracking of all physical assets

BambooHR

Kissflow

Report builder

Pre-built reports

Ability to combine HR data with external data

BambooHR

Kissflow

New hire portal

Manager tracking tools

BambooHR

Kissflow

Corporate goal setting

Individual goal setting

Line-of sight-visibility

Performance tracking

BambooHR

Kissflow

Performance plans

Performance improvement plans

Review status tracking

Review reminders

Multiple review frequency

BambooHR

Kissflow

Create succession plans/pools

Candidate ranking

Candidate search

Candidate development

BambooHR

Kissflow

Job Requisition Management

Company Website Posting

Publish to Social Media

Job Search Site Posting

Duplicate Candidate Prevention

Applicant Tracking

Notifications and Alerts

BambooHR

Kissflow

Dashboards

Standard reports

Custom reports

BambooHR

Kissflow

Process designer

Process simulation

Business rules engine

SOA support

Process player

Support for modeling languages

Form builder

Model execution

BambooHR

Kissflow

Social collaboration tools

BambooHR

Kissflow

Content management

Pros

Helps us prepare our payroll on time and do so in an error-free manner.
Implements ATS in our organization and this is crucial in growing our talented workforce.
It's stable, and all organizations from small to mid-sized are able to use it efficiently.

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Martin Oliver

IT Specialist

KPMG UKAccounting, 5001-10,000 employees

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Ease of Use: It's easier to use and see workflow tasks that are assigned to you, workflows that you've participated in, or workflows that are pending other peoples approvals. From a development side, it's easy to pick up and begin creating processes if you know Excel formulation, which is easily researched as well.
Ease of Access: Since KiSSFLOW is hosted in the cloud, you can access the site from any internet connected device. All you have to do is sign in with your account, as opposed to needing to be on the network to access like our previous system.
The App: This is a feature we really hope to get a lot of use out of. With the way our business is structured, there are a lot of Regional positions that are always on the go. Because our current system requires a user to be on the network to access, this makes it hard for these roles to respond to tasks, causing bottlenecks. With an app available, along with push notifications, we can keep these tasks responses on pace with the associates required in that task.

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Matt Hockenbrock

Business Systems Analyst

Hersha HospitalityHospitality, 5001-10,000 employees

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Cons

Some edge cases aren't as fleshed out. For example, asset inventory management isn't something BambooHR can really excel at currently.
Something akin to Google Forms but with the privacy protections of being already in the HRIS would be great for collecting anonymized responses.

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Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology

Biotechnology Company, 51-200 employees

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The reporting could use some improvement. The actual reports are OK, it is access to the reports that is the problem. This is related to the permission schema. It really just has user, admin, and nothing in-between. There really needs to be something like report admin or something. Excel exports for data are needed as well.
The user workflow selection UI is not the best. There is a big red + sign in the lower right of the browser window that is not labeled. That is not clear. Also the selection list is just a pop-up window, it really should be a full page.
The mobile app does not have all the features that the browser version has, especially admin tools.

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Al Anderson

Chief Information Officer

Salish Kootenai CollegeHigher Education, 201-500 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

BambooHR 10.0

Based on 2 answers

We have tried other software in the last year and have not found it to be comparable to Bamboo HR especially in relation to the HR functionalities such as workflows, onboarding, automation, user-friendly experience, innovation, timekeeping, and ability to integrate with other 3rd party Payroll processing software. In addition, the employee ease of access and navigation of the platform makes this software crucial within our current culture of multi-site and remote work environments.

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Kendra Zondervan

Director of Financial Operations

Radiant ChurchNon-Profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees

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Usability

BambooHR 9.3

Based on 3 answers

Does not have many problems and this ensures all of users are able to use it reliably. There is a free demo available to illustrate the accurate usage of the platform and even customer support. All of these help in improving the usability of the platform and ensure that all users are comfortable with the platform.

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Chris Edwards

Project Manager

TotalOil & Energy, 5001-10,000 employees

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Reliability and Availability

BambooHR 10.0

Based on 1 answer

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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Verified User

Employee in Human Resources

Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees

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Performance

BambooHR 9.0

Based on 1 answer

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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Verified User

Employee in Human Resources

Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

BambooHR 8.4

Based on 28 answers

Support is effective and responsive. During our time with BambooHR we did not experience many issues, but initial support on setup was helpful and allowed for a quick turnaround on getting started. Since then, few needs have arisen for contacting support, but I would not hesitate to do so and would recommend BambooHR based on the quality of their support team.

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Matt LeMaire, B.A., M.A.

Vice President, People & Operations

Peel Mutual InsuranceInsurance, 11-50 employees

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Kissflow 9.7

Based on 4 answers

I haven't encountered a need for support with KiSSFLOW. It's not a perfect platform, but it's functional, dependable, and reasonably intuitive. I can't fault a support team just because their product works!

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Verified User

Manager in Finance and Accounting

Real Estate Company, 501-1000 employees

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Online Training

BambooHR 10.0

Based on 1 answer

The online training team is great. Theis is so well done! very user friendly, very nice to go through. Then you get all those exemples and questions to test you and make sure you understand the training as we go along. This is a great asset from the tool, I don't think I have ever been left without understanding because there is help and additional resources to understand or extra windows that explain terms or answer Q&A.

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Verified User

Employee in Human Resources

Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees

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Implementation Rating

BambooHR 10.0

Based on 2 answers

it was very easy to sign up, quick and we could use the site very quickly as well.

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Employee in Human Resources

Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I would say they both have a lot of strengths for sure. Workday manages data on a mass scale a little bit better in my opinion, but Bamboo HR is more user friendly and pleasing to the eyes

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Hayden Anderson

Senior Enterprise Account Development II - Team Lead

LucidchartComputer Software, 201-500 employees

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KiSSFLOW is much easier to set up, less coding and easier to explain to those that are being trained. The company already had SharePoint, but it is a very difficult system to set up. A class had to be taken, along with getting books in order to understand the process of the workflow. With KiSSFLOW, it is simple to understand, the helpdesk is quick with their response, help topics are laid out simply and you can even talk with someone on that side to ask your questions. Overall, KiSSFLOW is a much easier workflow and system to use.

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Andrea Boring

Policy Filing Analayst

Assurity LifeInsurance, 201-500 employees

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Scalability

BambooHR 10.0

Based on 1 answer

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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Verified User

Employee in Human Resources

Computer Software Company, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

There has been an excellent rate of profitability in our work season, especially thanks to the optimization of our operations through BambooHR.
Currently estimated gains appear to be 500%, which leaves our ROI at 4, demonstrating that the platform has a high return on investment.

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Verified User

Vice-President in Marketing

Marketing & Advertising Company, 201-500 employees

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Kissflow has helped us keep careful records of costs and pricing for various products, which indirectly impacts our margin.
Our owner had trouble with the phone app, so ultimately we stopped using Kissflow for purchase requests. There is some lost potential there.

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Jennifer Yeatts

Director of Coffee

Higher Grounds Trading CoFood & Beverages, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

Call for Quote*

* company size

BambooHR Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

No

Kissflow Editions & Modules

Edition

Standard Edition	$9¹

per user

Additional Pricing Details

Minimum of 10 users

Rating Summary

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