BambooHR vs. Oracle PeopleSoft HCM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BambooHR
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
BambooHR is an on-line human resources solution that provides onboarding, payroll, and benefits management. It also offers automated time-off management and employee self-service.
$250
per month
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
Oracle's PeopleSoft HCM is a complete, customizable suite including Global Core Human Capital Management, Workforce Management, Workforce Service Delivery, and Talent Management. PeopleSoft can be integrated to run on the Oracle Cloud.
$85
Per User Per Month
Pricing
BambooHROracle PeopleSoft HCM
Editions & Modules
Core
$250
per month
Pro
$250
per month
Benefits
$85.00
Per User Per Month
Pension Administration
$85.00
Per User Per Month
Human Resources
$185.00
Per User Per Month
Payroll
$225.00
Per User Per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BambooHROracle PeopleSoft HCM
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsNo matter what HR looks like at your company, we have the perfect plan for you!
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Community Pulse
BambooHROracle PeopleSoft HCM
Considered Both Products
BambooHR
Chose BambooHR
BambooHR was already in place when I started. BambooHR has much better intuitive navigation than any of the other systems but not as much customizability as something like Workday.
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.
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Chose Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is a well known product, with a history of being a successful tool for large organizations. It has a wide variety of features and tools available to assist human resources needs. As mentioned before though, for smaller organizations, it probably offers …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
BambooHROracle PeopleSoft HCM
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.1
119 Ratings
3% above category average
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
8.1
70 Ratings
3% above category average
Employee demographic data7.8101 Ratings7.066 Ratings
Employment history8.7108 Ratings9.064 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.4106 Ratings10.066 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.392 Ratings9.064 Ratings
Organizational charting7.1104 Ratings8.056 Ratings
Organization and location management8.095 Ratings8.061 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.656 Ratings6.054 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.1
76 Ratings
1% above category average
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
9.3
61 Ratings
15% above category average
Pay calculation8.250 Ratings10.057 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.244 Ratings9.041 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.030 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Benefit plan administration8.859 Ratings9.052 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.458 Ratings9.055 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.060 Ratings9.053 Ratings
Reimbursement management6.730 Ratings9.040 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.8
103 Ratings
9% above category average
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
8.7
48 Ratings
8% above category average
Approval workflow9.1101 Ratings9.041 Ratings
Balance details8.994 Ratings8.047 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.484 Ratings9.037 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.7
114 Ratings
7% above category average
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
9.2
69 Ratings
13% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information7.971 Ratings10.059 Ratings
Update personal information9.2113 Ratings10.067 Ratings
View company policy documentation9.093 Ratings8.046 Ratings
Employee recognition8.676 Ratings9.039 Ratings
View job history9.0106 Ratings9.063 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.8
48 Ratings
1% above category average
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
9.0
27 Ratings
15% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets7.848 Ratings9.027 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.7
90 Ratings
1% above category average
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
7.7
65 Ratings
1% above category average
Report builder8.186 Ratings8.062 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.784 Ratings7.060 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.462 Ratings8.055 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.6
94 Ratings
7% above category average
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
9.0
46 Ratings
12% above category average
New hire portal8.790 Ratings9.046 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.683 Ratings9.042 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.2
58 Ratings
1% above category average
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
8.5
35 Ratings
4% above category average
Corporate goal setting8.246 Ratings8.033 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.256 Ratings9.035 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.245 Ratings8.033 Ratings
Performance tracking8.152 Ratings9.035 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.9
64 Ratings
1% below category average
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
8.6
40 Ratings
8% above category average
Performance plans7.657 Ratings9.039 Ratings
Performance improvement plans8.052 Ratings9.038 Ratings
Review status tracking7.958 Ratings9.038 Ratings
Review reminders8.260 Ratings9.033 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.855 Ratings7.036 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.1
45 Ratings
10% below category average
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
7.5
31 Ratings
5% below category average
Create succession plans/pools5.831 Ratings8.030 Ratings
Candidate ranking7.737 Ratings7.029 Ratings
Candidate search7.139 Ratings6.030 Ratings
Candidate development8.035 Ratings9.027 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.1
77 Ratings
4% above category average
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM
8.1
35 Ratings
4% above category average
Job Requisition Management8.054 Ratings8.033 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.360 Ratings7.031 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.255 Ratings7.029 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.258 Ratings8.032 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.452 Ratings9.025 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.267 Ratings9.034 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.671 Ratings9.033 Ratings
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Patriot Software
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
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Infor Human Resources
Score 7.3 out of 10
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Score 7.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
BambooHROracle PeopleSoft HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(123 ratings)
9.0
(78 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(10 ratings)
5.0
(10 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(50 ratings)
9.0
(6 ratings)
Availability
9.3
(5 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(5 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.5
(47 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
Online Training
9.2
(4 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.6
(3 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Configurability
8.6
(4 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.3
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.6
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.9
(5 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
9.2
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.9
(4 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(4 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
BambooHROracle PeopleSoft HCM
Likelihood to Recommend
BambooHR
I think BambooHR is meant for companies that have more than 200 employees, because it is not cheap, but for what they are offering, it is a nice software with some easy UI to understand for everyone at a company. I think for a small company, it is way too big of a software and it is not that worth the price.
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Oracle
Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is great for tracking most HR related information. The customization for the company is great, as well as the ability to integrate with a wide variety of complimentary software. For example, ours is integrated with our ATS (Taleo) for recruiting, Kronos for timekeeping, and Vemo for workforce insight reports. Given it's overall ability, it is probably overkill for smaller companies that may want a more focused HRIS that can handle everything without the need to integrate with additional software.
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Pros
BambooHR
  • Customer Service - The customer service is consistent and the team is always eager to help. They are polite, patient, and there are never terrible interactions.
  • Communication - BambooHR communication channels are simple. There are many different ways to communicate with the team. I prefer e-mail because it helps me keep track of the conversations and they respond within the appropriate time. Also, the e-mail reminders or notifications help tremendously and it's not overbearing.
  • User Interface - It's simple and easy to use!
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Oracle
  • Oracle PeopleSoft HCM is one of the best product and has helped implement the complex Business functionalities in the Higher Education business in a very streamlined process.
  • Oracle PeopleSoft HCM helped in moving from 34 different legacy system to one centralized system which helps immensely in maintaining the data and reporting purpose.
  • Oracle PeopleSoft HCM also helps immensely in data analytics and trend analysis which helps immensely in preparing for the resourcing and planning for the peak season in advance and be better prepared to handle the quarterly on annual activities.
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Cons
BambooHR
  • Reporting - I wish that you could choose a timeframe for all reports. There are times when I need to run a report for information at a point in time, but there is no functionality to complete this (maybe this is an add-on, but seems like it should be a basic function.)
  • ATS - Customizable notifications and making it easier to figure out how to change notification/email settings. I figured it out, but it was difficult to find. I wish you could choose to notify managers of candidates 1/week instead of every time someone applies.
  • Custom Holidays - being able to set up 2 different Holiday policies for different working groups. Some of our team gets a floating holiday, but we can't set that up without doing it for the entire company.
  • Being able to intercept a form that was signed by an employee but not the 2nd signer. We can't access onboarding forms that new hires signed after the 2nd signer left the company. Now we have to have our team resign all their onboarding forms because we cannot access the one with their signature.
  • Delegation for approvals - being able to delegate this when someone is on leave or time away so that Admins don't have to manage.
  • Org chart - being able to customize this feature
  • More broad or customizable EEO categories
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Oracle
  • We have issues with students using Time & Labor for multiple jobs, where time is incorrectly calculated, including negative balances where none exist.
  • The application is complex and some areas, especially Time & Labor, are very difficult to troubleshoot. The overall level of complexity has increased over the years.
  • We also use Campus Solutions and had to split apart HCM and CS, significantly increasing our maintenance overhead and creating inter-system issues that aren't always resolvable.
  • Campus Solutions has developed a solution for managing preferred names and gender identity that is missing/ incompatible with the HCM product.
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Likelihood to Renew
BambooHR
Overall we have not had any reason to discontinue our use of BambooHR. We have not found a better solution, and there is no pressing reason that we would want to move away from the product. If they should fail to continue to improve their features over time, I could see this changing down the road, but for now I would say we are very satisfied with them. We would definitely like to see continued growth of their product however.
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Oracle
PeopleSoft HCM has provided a very flexible platform for our HR needs. The ability to add customizations to handle some of our unique business processes have been critical in the longevity of our PS HCM use. We've been able to handle a wide variety of business processes for multiple subsidiaries due to the ability to customize when needed.
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Usability
BambooHR
Is very easy to navigate. All processes once explained, you can actually create an implement process associated to your HR goals. It is like a digital file of your employees, with functionalities that let you be on track on onboarding, performance, information, among others process. Time off approvals are easy to navigate.
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Oracle
Oracle HCM has been around for more thab a decade and is a preferred package to use for Human capital management.Ease with which upgrades happen and how updates are pushed has come thru a long way of improvement and research over the years.Oracle has moved toward cloud based architecture which will help in its customers keep at par with current industry trends.
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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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Oracle
I give this rating because we have had no issues in the area of the product's overall availability. In my opinion the resources are there when we need them and the features serve the purpose they are set to do. I feel things have gone really well as far as the availability of the product.
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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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Oracle
I give this rating because I don't have any complaints in the area of performance. In my opinion the product's performance is right on the mark. In comparison to other systems I have used for the same purpose - recruiting, hiring and managing hires, I have found Oracle's performance to be the best. Oracle system flows better than any other recruiting system out there.
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Support Rating
BambooHR
I have used the help chat function several times and that is easy and great to use. There are also many articles, FAQs sections and an entire learning platform to learn on your own. I believe that is great. I also have used ChatGPT to ask how to do certain functions as well, which were accurately reported.
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Oracle
Overall support has been positive and Oracle has gladly sent out representatives to meet with our teams in person. Despite sometimes sow and inadequate fixes, their willingness to try and meet face to face helps give them a better name in our organization. Sometimes their people do not understand unique needs of the industry, and it can be a challenge to explain that one size does not fit all. Finding the appropriate IT support for our unique requests has been hit and miss.
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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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Oracle
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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Oracle
It was a great training tool and provided all of the necessary information we needed to implement the sites for our clients. We were provided with a great deal of resources in regards to Oracle CRM. We didn't have any issues with the training at all. The only thing I would say would that there could be more FAQ's for users to read through
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Implementation Rating
BambooHR
It was some work involved in moving all of our documents from a drive over to the correct folders and creating the system of what folders were needed and what got placed where
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Oracle
When we implement Oracle and Taleo to different clients it typically goes pretty smoothly. When we do system upgrades we usually test the main issues the clients are having just to make sure there are not outstanding issues or errors. I don't have any examples where implementation went poorly. It typically goes well and clients are pleased with the final result. The only complaint would be the time it takes to implement
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Alternatives Considered
BambooHR
Although there are many products in the marketplace, there is no perfect system. BambooHR is the most economical HRIS for a small business, start-up, or business that has never had HR software. BambooHR was selected for its affordable functionality. However, if they continue to ingore the lack of functionality the pretty package will no longer have any value.
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Oracle
Great features that are aesthetically amazing and provide trendy reporting features to gain insights, but lacks a fully developed product. They constantly deliver new features and tools and will be fully rounded in a few years from now, but as of now, they do not have all the features that PeopleSoft provides.
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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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Oracle
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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Oracle
In my opinion I rate this high because we have had no issues in this area and so that is why I give it such a high rating. There is no issue with the product's overall scalability. In my opinion this has been a positive from my team and client's view.
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Professional Services
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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Oracle
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
BambooHR
  • It's been a great force multiplier for our HR staff, supplementing their skills to allow them to focus on more complex tasks.
  • Employees enjoy using it and have to talk to HR staff less with the self-service options.
  • You may find as your organization grows that you outgrow a module or BambooHR and will replace with a dedicated solution.
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Oracle
  • PeopleSoft helps us when we have re-orgs or acquisitions. Helps to house and organize data.
  • Very positive impact given that we have over 13,000 employees and we need a robust system like PeopleSoft to organize our employees and multiple locations and unions, etc...
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