BambooHR® vs. Leapsome

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 (minimum price for 25 employees or fewer)
Leapsome
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Leapsome is a platform for Performance Management & Employee Engagement. CEOs and HR / People Operations teams in companies such as Trivago, Babbel and Mercedes-Benz choose Leapsome to enhance their people management processes. With Leapsome, you develop employees across your organisation. Leapsome combines tools for Goals & OKRs Management, Performance Reviews and 360s, Employee Engagement Surveys, Instant Feedback & Praise, and 1-on-1 Meetings into one easy to use and customizable…
$6
per month
Pricing
BambooHR®Leapsome
Editions & Modules
Core
$10
per month per user
Pro
Contact Sales
per month
Elite
Contact Sales
per month
Modular
$6
per month
Enterprise
custom pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BambooHR®Leapsome
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
BambooHR®Leapsome
Considered Both Products
BambooHR®
Leapsome

No answer on this topic

Features
BambooHR®Leapsome
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.8
249 Ratings
4% below category average
Leapsome
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data8.3224 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.2229 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.0223 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.7213 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.3230 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management8.0220 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.3130 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.5
168 Ratings
8% below category average
Leapsome
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.2123 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.892 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.392 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.8129 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.3126 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.0137 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.481 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.6
215 Ratings
5% above category average
Leapsome
-
Ratings
Approval workflow8.3209 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details8.2200 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.1129 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.5
242 Ratings
4% above category average
Leapsome
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information8.6162 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.8238 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.3210 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition8.1154 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history8.7228 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.9
74 Ratings
11% above category average
Leapsome
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets8.974 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.1
206 Ratings
6% below category average
Leapsome
-
Ratings
Report builder7.3199 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.4198 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.5142 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.1
207 Ratings
1% above category average
Leapsome
-
Ratings
New hire portal8.3199 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.8186 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.8
138 Ratings
3% below category average
Leapsome
6.2
3 Ratings
20% below category average
Corporate goal setting7.099 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.8132 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.069 Ratings4.03 Ratings
Performance tracking7.5126 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings5.03 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.7
155 Ratings
3% below category average
Leapsome
7.7
3 Ratings
8% below category average
Performance plans7.2141 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.2119 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking8.597 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Review reminders8.1101 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.7134 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Plan weighting00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
Manager note taking00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Workflow restrictions00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Reporting00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.7
81 Ratings
11% above category average
Leapsome
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools8.346 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking8.867 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search8.768 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development9.059 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.0
176 Ratings
4% above category average
Leapsome
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management8.1134 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.7144 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.191 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.4140 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.588 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.2160 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.3167 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
BambooHR®Leapsome
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(245 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.7
(17 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.6
(173 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.3
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(137 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.2
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.6
(6 ratings)
-
(0 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®Leapsome
Likelihood to Recommend
BambooHR
It works very well for submitting PTO requests and identifying information around personnel matters. I love being able to quickly see how long someone has worked for the company or whether there are upcoming birthdays so I can send a personal note. There are analytics and charts around organizational segmentation that are less valuable for a smaller company like ours.
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Leapsome
It will be an apt tool where only performance management is the requirement of the company in case there is no such tool in place. Like for a startup where the tool is yet to implement, this can help in managing the performance management with ease and a simple interface. Within a large organization where the requirements are beyond performance management, this tool will fall short
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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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Leapsome
  • Great tool for assessments & development Profile, awesome graphs and highly customizable
  • Internal surveys as one of the most used feature, use of visuals to represent data is very impressive
  • Integration with Slack keeps me updated so emails are not lost in the sea of unreads
  • A personalized "To Do" list helps me save time.
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Cons
BambooHR
  • I feel like BambooHR is rolling out a lot of updates all at one time, which is awesome, but I could see somebody who's maybe not as tech savvy, feeling like it's a lot of information at one time. I think the support area of the website has thorough walkthroughs, but sometimes the search functions don't really take you to exactly what you're asking about.
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Leapsome
  • Sometimes it is hard to navigate
  • It is tough to see how visible your feedback is and who views it
  • It took some time to get to understand the software
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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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Leapsome
No answers on this topic
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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Leapsome
No answers on this topic
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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Leapsome
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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Leapsome
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
BambooHR
I have used their support team over a dozen times. They have chat agents available throughout the day. They have support ticket submissions. They have their own resources website with different programs to learn BambooHR®. They also have onboarding support.
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Leapsome
No answers on this topic
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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Leapsome
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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Leapsome
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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Leapsome
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
BambooHR
At my previous employer, I evaluated over 20 HRIS platforms before choosing and implementing BambooHR® (in 2019). I love it! The continuous improvements are promising and I actually feel like product feedback is reviewed and, at times, implemented. With BambooHR®, it truly comes down to what you are looking for. If I was solely doing performance management and career ladders, BambooHR® probably wouldn't be a fit. However, it does an overall great job at most things, and is a good quality product.
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Leapsome
I didn’t select over workday since this was used in the previous organization. The major difference is that workday provides multiple functions which leapsome currently doesn’t have or have it and I am not aware of it may be. However, I still recommend Leapsome over workday since its simple interface is effective to users. It is a user friendly tool that can still produce multiple KPI and reports which are required for people management
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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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Leapsome
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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Leapsome
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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Leapsome
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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Leapsome
  • Get to know the company pulse, we can't put a ROI there
  • Assessments are easier and documented
  • Feedbacks are a great way to see engagement between employees
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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

Leapsome Screenshots

Screenshot of Facilitate a culture of rapid development and learning through giving and receiving instant feedback and praise with anyone in the organisation.Screenshot of Allow employees to privately or publicly praise their co-workers for a job well done - on Leapsome or via Slack & Gmail. Studies show that this boosts engagement, learning and workplace relationships.Screenshot of Track and collaborate on goals at all levels to create alignment,
accountability and transparency across the organisation.Screenshot of Go beyond simple tracking by sharing feedback on goals or requesting feedback on them. Customize the visibility of each goal to share with the company, specific teams or individual colleagues.Screenshot of Our live dashboards give you an overview of your review at any time. In the background, smart reminders nudge participants to complete their reviews, while you can simply lay back and relax.Screenshot of Any review participant will see relevant goals, 1:1 notes, peer reviews and instant feedback notes in the context of the review. Leapsome helps managers avoid bias and write great reviews.