BambooHR® vs. PrimePay

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)
PrimePay
Score 2.1 out of 10
N/A
PrimePay is an HR management software that provides employers with tools to use from recruiting to onboarding to offboarding. PrimePay offers support for applicant tracking, payroll, benefits administration, and time tracking to streamline several HR processes.N/A
Pricing
BambooHR®PrimePay
Editions & Modules
Core
$10
per month per user
Pro
Contact Sales
per month
Elite
Contact Sales
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BambooHR®PrimePay
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is available online for their time clock service only. For all other services or for companies with more than 150 employees, reach out to the vendor for a custom quote.
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Community Pulse
BambooHR®PrimePay
Features
BambooHR®PrimePay
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.8
242 Ratings
4% below category average
PrimePay
9.4
1 Ratings
15% above category average
Employee demographic data8.2218 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Employment history8.1222 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.9216 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.6206 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Organizational charting7.1223 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Organization and location management7.9213 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.5126 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.3
162 Ratings
11% below category average
PrimePay
9.4
1 Ratings
14% above category average
Pay calculation7.9118 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.888 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.088 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.7125 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.9121 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.8132 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.078 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.5
208 Ratings
4% above category average
PrimePay
9.0
1 Ratings
10% above category average
Approval workflow8.3202 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Balance details8.2193 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.1128 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.4
235 Ratings
2% above category average
PrimePay
9.2
1 Ratings
11% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.4155 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Update personal information8.8231 Ratings10.01 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.3203 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Employee recognition8.1149 Ratings8.01 Ratings
View job history8.6222 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.8
73 Ratings
10% above category average
PrimePay
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets8.873 Ratings10.01 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.0
201 Ratings
8% below category average
PrimePay
10.0
1 Ratings
28% above category average
Report builder7.2195 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.3193 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.6139 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.9
201 Ratings
1% below category average
PrimePay
10.0
1 Ratings
22% above category average
New hire portal8.3193 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.6180 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.9
131 Ratings
2% below category average
PrimePay
9.0
1 Ratings
11% above category average
Corporate goal setting7.295 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.9125 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.968 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Performance tracking7.6119 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.8
148 Ratings
1% below category average
PrimePay
8.4
1 Ratings
6% above category average
Performance plans7.3135 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.3114 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Review status tracking8.496 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Review reminders8.1100 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.9128 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.6
80 Ratings
10% above category average
PrimePay
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools8.045 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking8.766 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search8.667 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development8.958 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.1
170 Ratings
5% above category average
PrimePay
8.9
1 Ratings
15% above category average
Job Requisition Management8.1131 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.0139 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.090 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.7136 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.487 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.4155 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.3161 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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BambooHR®PrimePay
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Dayforce Powerpay
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.4 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
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PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
BambooHR®PrimePay
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(248 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.7
(17 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(175 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
9.3
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.1
(138 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Online Training
9.2
(4 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.6
(6 ratings)
9.0
(1 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®PrimePay
Likelihood to Recommend
BambooHR
I think if you're a small organization and you're trying to get out of paper, this is a really good first step to doing that. I've heard from other people that are in larger organizations where they have thousands of employees that there may be better platforms, but for smaller organization it's awesome.
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PrimePay
syncHR is designed for mid to large size companies, typically 200-2000 employees. Any organization that has a strong reporting need and/or a complicated payroll process could benefit from the unique features built into the platform
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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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PrimePay
  • Automated retroactive change processing and mid-period rate changes – completely automated with no manual intervention needed - If you ever need to give someone a merit increase and make it retroactive or if an employee is entitled to enroll in health benefits on their first day employment but has 30 days to enroll, syncHR will automatically handles these retro changes.
  • A single application designed from the ground up that gives equal weight to HR, payroll, and benefit functions - syncHR is designed as a true unified solution with no back-end mainframes or separate front-ends vs backends. Everything is processed real-time in the cloud which has eliminated all discrepancies.
  • Customer Service - syncHR provides a designated account manager as your single point of contact. Since the The StaffWell Group is a 24/7 business, I needed a company that was available when I needed them. syncHR delivered with 24/7 emergency support.
  • Event-driven employee self service - Other systems we have used rely on employees to make the correct choices as to what is required when completing an employee initiated transaction. With syncHR, the system always directs the employee to the next step reducing both errors and calls to our support staff. I believe this is also the reason why we had a 40% increase in the adoption of ESS.
  • Dynamic Security & Workflows - syncHR has no static pages which allows security and workflows to be updated automatically whenever a change is made. This has virtually eliminated the time and effort required from HR to manually update workflows to the correct personnel.
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Cons
BambooHR
  • BambooHR® has moved their offerings to a tiered package approach that groups features together at different tier and price levels. To gain access to a specific feature, you may need to upgrade to a whole new tier that includes additional features you may not be interested in. I would prefer being able to add-on one specific feature when needed.
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PrimePay
  • Learning Management System- syncHR currently does not offer an LMS system. They only track and report training dates, licenses and certifications.
  • Although syncHR is a global solution it is somewhat limited to tracking employee headcount, HR documents, paperless on boarding and benefit information. There is no international payroll option like the one they provide for domestic employees. Although the system can handle multiple languages and currencies, I would like to see a global payroll option.
  • Succession Planning - syncHR provides little functionality for succession planning. The system can track budgets vs actuals, goals and ratings but does not offer a true succession planning module
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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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PrimePay
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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PrimePay
Overall the system is very easy to navigate but more importantly my employees find it so easy to use. The percentage of employees who now use ESS went up by 40%
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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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PrimePay
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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PrimePay
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
BambooHR
10/10. The absolute best. I never dread contacting support. I know the team will be quick and helpful. It is so easy, that sometimes I skip straight to contacting support instead of trying to find help articles. They are faster than me trying to figure it out on my own!
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PrimePay
Whenever we need support our designated account manager is there to provide answers for us. If she doesn't have or know the answer, additional support is provided via a service matter expert in that field. Support hours are 24/7
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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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PrimePay
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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PrimePay
Training was very well done and thorough
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Implementation Rating
BambooHR
BambooHR's initial implementation team was amazing. We loved having a dedicated person we could call, email or speak to during the entire process. I feel that's so important when you are new to a software. Our process was time consuming, but well worth the final product.
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PrimePay
During the first few weeks of implementation it is important to have all key members participate in meetings. Finance, HR, Payroll and Benefits should be involved from the early stages to ensure that the solution is designed to meet your specific requirements. Since syncHR personalizes their solution for each company a few wrong steps early on regarding the design we wanted caused us to spend extra time later. The more info you provide syncHR upfront the better they can take all of your rules and needs into account from day one. In our case, finance did not get involved right away and therefore some of the items that we needed for our GL needed to be re-done. SyncHR was very accommodating though as they spent extra time with us to update some of the allocations so that finance got what they needed
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Alternatives Considered
BambooHR
BambooHR® was able to provide excellent value for money when compared to the other options we looked at when we carried out a review of them. A previous member of the team had also used BambooHR® at another company and rated them highly which influenced our decision greatly. The demo also showed BambooHR® was able to carry out all of the tasks we were looking for
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PrimePay
As I mentioned I have used UltiPro, ADP, Ceridian as well as several others and none of them seem to offer half of the functionality and service that syncHR provides. Although we had some problems from time to time, I hold companies in high regard by how they resolve these problems. It's a comfort knowing that my HCM provider truly cares about me and my business so if for no other reason than this, I feel syncHR is far and away the best system I have used. The system works as advertised which is all I could ask for
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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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PrimePay
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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PrimePay
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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PrimePay
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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PrimePay
  • Due to complexity of our payroll, it would typically take us almost 3 full days to verify hours and perform retro changes before actually running payroll. With so many retroactive changes and manual calculations it was a time consuming and error prone process. With syncHR, the accuracy of payroll has increased tremendously and the amount of time we now spend preparing to process payroll decreased to less than 4 hours per week. All approved time seamlessly moves from the T&A module into payroll and all retro transactions are automatically processed.
  • When I initially selected syncHR I was a little hesitant because I never heard of them before and was concerned about their viability as a company and customer service. Several years later I'm happy to say that syncHR has provided better support than any of the better know competitors ever did.
  • Although no system is ever perfect, overall syncHR has exceeded most of my expectations. The sales and implementation process was wonderful, the salesperson was responsive and did not oversell what the system could do.
  • Training & Implementation - syncHR spent a considerable amount of time learning my business rules in order to build the system to meet my requirements. Training was provided on all aspects of the system until my team felt comfortable enough to handle things on their own. I never felt as though we had a set number of hours of training or that our questions, no matter how redundant or simple were a bother to them.
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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

PrimePay Screenshots

Screenshot of Example of PrimePay’s payroll dashboard.