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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

    KnowBe4 Compliance Plus

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/AKnowBe4's Compliance Plus training combines interactive real-life simulated scenarios to help teach users how to respond in a challenging situation. The content addresses difficult and sometimes chaotic topics like sexual harassment, diversity and inclusion, discrimination, and business ethics. Compliance Plus includes various types of media formats and reinforcement materials to support an organization's compliance training program.

    $0.82

    per seat

    Pricing
    BambooHRKnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    Editions & Modules
    Core
    $10
    per month per user
    Pro
    Contact Sales
    per month
    Elite
    Contact Sales
    per month
    501-1000 Monthly Pricing 3 Year
    $0.82
    per seat
    101-500 Monthly Pricing 3 Year
    $0.93
    per seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BambooHRKnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—For organizations larger than 1,000 seats, please contact KnowBe4 for a quote.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    BambooHRKnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    Considered Both Products
    BambooHR
    No answer on this topic
    KnowBe4
    Chose KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    For our HR trainings, we used to use BambooHR. We still use them for onboarding and a few other things, but we now use KnowBe4 for any/all security and HR trainings. That is because KnowBe4 has many more selections of trainings and a much easier way to track who has and hasn't …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    388 Answers
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    64 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    59 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
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    385 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    64 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    182 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    54 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    208 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    56 Answers
    Features
    BambooHRKnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BambooHR and KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.9
    421 Ratings
    4% below category average
    KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    -
    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 KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.7
    287 Ratings
    6% below category average
    KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    -
    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 KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    Feature
    BambooHR
    8.8
    364 Ratings
    7% above category average
    KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    -
    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 KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    Feature
    BambooHR
    8.5
    405 Ratings
    3% above category average
    KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    -
    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 KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    Feature
    BambooHR
    9.1
    74 Ratings
    13% above category average
    KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets9.174 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of BambooHR and KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.3
    294 Ratings
    4% below category average
    KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    -
    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 KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    Feature
    BambooHR
    8.2
    333 Ratings
    2% above category average
    KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    -
    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 KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.9
    252 Ratings
    2% below category average
    KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    -
    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 KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.8
    269 Ratings
    2% below category average
    KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    -
    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 KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    Feature
    BambooHR
    9.0
    81 Ratings
    14% above category average
    KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    -
    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 KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.9
    273 Ratings
    0% below category average
    KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    -
    Ratings
    Job Requisition Management7.6208 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.6225 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.191 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.3218 Ratings00 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.588 Ratings00 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking7.9239 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.0259 Ratings00 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of BambooHR and KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    Feature
    BambooHR
    -
    Ratings
    KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    8.1
    61 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings7.022 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings7.259 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings9.158 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings8.360 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings9.561 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings9.560 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings6.714 Ratings
    Gamification00 Ratings8.047 Ratings
    eLearning Content
    Comparison of eLearning Content features of BambooHR and KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    Feature
    BambooHR
    -
    Ratings
    KnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    8.2
    64 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Multi-Lingual Support00 Ratings7.838 Ratings
    Structured Learning00 Ratings9.061 Ratings
    Course Searches00 Ratings7.161 Ratings
    Historical Metrics00 Ratings8.160 Ratings
    Cloud-Based Content00 Ratings8.455 Ratings
    Automation & Integration00 Ratings8.855 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BambooHRKnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (442 ratings)
    8.7
    (64 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (18 ratings)
    7.6
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (369 ratings)
    8.4
    (20 ratings)
    Availability
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (188 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.6
    (6 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 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)
    9.1
    (1 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
    BambooHRKnowBe4 Compliance Plus
    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).
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    KnowBe4
    The KnowBe4 Compliance Plus library offers many options for creating targeted campaigns using a selection of short videos; we have found this especially effective for DEI and ABC topics. Because we also use KnowBe4 for our Cybersecurity training, the short-video format is familiar to administrators and users. Because we are a global company, the US-centric content for Anti-bribery and Corruption was not totally appropriate, and we have had to attach additional details to the FCPA module to clarify a more global approach to the topic.
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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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    KnowBe4
    • Easy to find training modules
    • Modules are short enough to keep user attention span
    • Material within those modules are easy to understand
    • The quizzes aren't stressful to the point of fearing to fail
    • Content stays fresh, modules retire and new ones that are updated are released
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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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    KnowBe4
    • perhaps some pre-built content packages as template starters would be helpful
    • some better explanation of what features exist in which places and how they work
    • content customization of what topics I want under my eyes and which I do not - to cut down on the selections ("Do not show this again" or "Hide this" or "Save as a Favorite")
    • more functionality to save content topics into personal collections for later use
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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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    KnowBe4
    KnowBe4 Compliance Plus has been a reliable, easy-to-manage platform that checks a lot of boxes for us—security awareness, compliance, onboarding, and ongoing training. The content is well-made and accessible across departments, and it’s helped us build a stronger culture of accountability. The only reason it’s not a 10 is because we’d like a bit more customization around reporting and tighter integration with our existing systems. But overall, it’s been a strong investment and we fully expect to renew.
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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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    KnowBe4
    KnowBe4's bread and butter is end-user usability. Its designed to be completed by all individuals in your company, regardless of technical skills. We have maintenance crew members on our team that are able to complete this training directly on their tablets without any help from the IT team. I would give this an 11 out of 10 if possible
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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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    KnowBe4
    It's always available. We have rarely encountered any issues at all. The fact that we have an assigned account manager, ensures we are getting very rapid responses and acknowledgement. This person quickly escalates any issues to the technical team and we usually get a resolution within a day or two
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    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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    KnowBe4
    Everything loads quite rapidly, and this has never been an issue. The automated summary reports that are sent to me remove me from even having to go run them. I love this platform. It's changed the way I work, and we have used a few different platforms in the past. Anybody looking should look no further. This is the best! Forget the rest.
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    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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    KnowBe4
    Our Customer Success Manager is amazingly helpful and responsive. She meets with us every month to go over new features and help us with campaigns. Also, when we email her with questions, she usually turns around an answer in a couple of hours and never longer than a day. KnowBe4 Compliance Plus has dedicated people who really take care of their customers after the sale.
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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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    KnowBe4
    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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    KnowBe4
    Great modules geared to adults
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    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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    KnowBe4
    It was goood. It required tech support from both sides but it was not hard
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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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    KnowBe4
    KnowBe4 Compliance Plus has a massive an customizable library for a really fair price, where competition may charge more and include tools and features you may not use. I've felt that the depth of KnowBe4 Compliance Plus training library more than makes it worth a whole package. I feel that as an admin I have more insight and control over my security.
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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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    KnowBe4
    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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    KnowBe4
    We love the variety of training available. The training is available in available in numerous languages for our international business. There is always new training is constantly being released. Our users find the training entertaining yet informative. We love pushing out training on a monthly basis and making it smaller chunks. This really resonates with our busy employees. It's great that we have so much selection and that it is broken down in small chunks. I get excited when I see new training. It really gives me comfort knowing that KnowBe4 is staying on top of current and evolving trends, and rapidly releasing content. AI is occurring almost everywhere we look these days, and it's great to see freshly released content coming out a very regular basis. Being able to target different divisions within our organization with targeted job specific training is a game changer. We even have our board of directors taking training designed for executives. The tracking and the reporting also really help show the improvement, and those that need more work. The fact that we can automate training that are launched when users start within our organization also eliminated the need for manual intervention, giving me my time back as an administrator
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    Professional Services
    BambooHR
    VERY professional!
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    KnowBe4
    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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    KnowBe4
    • The time saved looking for, reviewing, distributing and tracking learning/training sessions has greatly reduced as we moved to KnowBe4 Compliance Plus Dashboard. Everything is in one place and new content comes out often.
    • Individualized, train at your own pace, sessions have been a big plus for our employees. No more sitting in a classroom with others. They can now do it whenever it fits their schedule/workload.
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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

    KnowBe4 Compliance Plus Screenshots

    Screenshot of The Compliance Plus library, which includes content from multiple training publishers and comes with various types of media formats.Screenshot of The Compliance Plus training module, which is accessible through the ModStore.