BambooHR vs. Proliant

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BambooHR
Score 8.3 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.
$10
per month per user
Proliant
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Proliant provides a cloud-based human capital management solution designed to simplify payroll and HR processes, improves accuracy, and ensures industry compliance. Proliant is an all-in-one solution for workforce and talent management across the entire employment life cycle. Specializing in payroll, Proliant helps users pay people accurately, on time, and without risk from the IRS, supporting tax filings, contractor payments, and unlimited payroll runs. Proliant also streamlines…N/A
Pricing
BambooHRProliant
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
BambooHRProliant
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
BambooHRProliant
Considered Both Products
BambooHR

No answer on this topic

Proliant
Chose Proliant
We chose Proliant due to local customer service and pricing.
Features
BambooHRProliant
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.9
373 Ratings
4% below category average
Proliant
7.7
23 Ratings
6% below category average
Employee demographic data8.3330 Ratings9.721 Ratings
Employment history8.1329 Ratings8.822 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.1341 Ratings6.620 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.7308 Ratings8.822 Ratings
Organizational charting7.8349 Ratings5.916 Ratings
Organization and location management8.1327 Ratings7.117 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.4198 Ratings7.217 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.6
256 Ratings
7% below category average
Proliant
9.0
22 Ratings
10% above category average
Pay calculation8.1190 Ratings9.922 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.0141 Ratings7.411 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.4140 Ratings9.820 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.1198 Ratings8.115 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.3193 Ratings9.921 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.9207 Ratings9.720 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.6126 Ratings7.914 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.8
325 Ratings
7% above category average
Proliant
6.6
21 Ratings
22% below category average
Approval workflow8.7323 Ratings4.419 Ratings
Balance details8.5309 Ratings7.920 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.2129 Ratings7.516 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.5
363 Ratings
3% above category average
Proliant
8.7
22 Ratings
5% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.5249 Ratings9.822 Ratings
Update personal information8.9361 Ratings9.822 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.4313 Ratings8.317 Ratings
Employee recognition7.9232 Ratings7.513 Ratings
View job history8.8328 Ratings7.915 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
9.1
74 Ratings
12% above category average
Proliant
7.4
12 Ratings
8% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets9.174 Ratings7.412 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.3
267 Ratings
4% below category average
Proliant
9.0
22 Ratings
17% above category average
Report builder7.4260 Ratings9.821 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.5257 Ratings9.822 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.9194 Ratings7.612 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.2
298 Ratings
2% above category average
Proliant
8.6
20 Ratings
7% above category average
New hire portal8.4285 Ratings7.719 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.9256 Ratings9.618 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.9
219 Ratings
3% below category average
Proliant
7.2
10 Ratings
12% below category average
Corporate goal setting7.0162 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.9211 Ratings7.010 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.169 Ratings7.19 Ratings
Performance tracking7.6207 Ratings7.69 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.8
238 Ratings
2% below category average
Proliant
8.2
13 Ratings
3% above category average
Performance plans7.3224 Ratings8.113 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.3191 Ratings8.412 Ratings
Review status tracking8.697 Ratings8.313 Ratings
Review reminders8.1101 Ratings8.113 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.7212 Ratings8.211 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
9.1
81 Ratings
14% above category average
Proliant
7.2
9 Ratings
9% below category average
Create succession plans/pools8.946 Ratings7.59 Ratings
Candidate ranking9.067 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Candidate search9.068 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Candidate development9.359 Ratings7.59 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
7.9
241 Ratings
0% below category average
Proliant
7.0
14 Ratings
12% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.6183 Ratings6.612 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.6198 Ratings6.912 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.291 Ratings6.99 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.3194 Ratings6.912 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.588 Ratings6.712 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.0216 Ratings7.013 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.1230 Ratings7.613 Ratings
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Score 9.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
BambooHRProliant
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(391 ratings)
9.2
(24 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.9
(18 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(318 ratings)
7.1
(19 ratings)
Availability
9.3
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(173 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.2
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.6
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.4
(5 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
BambooHRProliant
Likelihood to Recommend
BambooHR
BambooHR works well for centralizing core hr processes like time-off management, org charts, and performance reviews in a mid-sized company where all employees need self-service access to these functions. Its ease of use and customization make it well-suited for organizations that want employees at all levels to interact with hr tools directly without heavy training.
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Proliant
Overall, I would generally recommend Proliant to a colleague as I think the system and structure has great bones and is generally very easy to use. However, if a colleague was needing a system with a robust reporting system or access to immediate support, I would be less likely to recommend the system.
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Pros
BambooHR
  • Ease of use for established staff and admins, all the way down to brand new hires.
  • Integrations, especially for posting and managing jobs during the hiring process.
  • Making regularly occurring things like meetings and assessments easy to customize and to action easily.
  • Being able to assign out tasks for onboarding and offboarding.
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Proliant
  • Some of the help for the training modules, [...] has been fantastic
  • [...] has also been really helpful
  • Adding a new employee to the system has been relatively easy and simple to do
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Cons
BambooHR
  • I think it could display PTO in number of days, as well.
  • I wish that the benefits page was easier to navigate.
  • I don't like that the pay stub area is hidden, since I am typically alone at home when I review that data.
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Proliant
  • Reporting is limited to data that is pulled by pay period--not by date worked, so if trying to determine how much an employee earned during a quarter--you have to calculate this manually
  • Employee records are limited to admin only viewing--so managers can not see payrates, upload documents to employee files or update expiration dates to licenses, etc
  • User guides in the knowledge base are out of date and don't cover the recent updates to the system--or outline processes that are no defunct
  • Limited integrations with other HR platforms are available. Ex--outside ATS, candidate assessment tools
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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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Proliant
No answers on this topic
Usability
BambooHR
I often have trouble finding where a setting or task I need should be. It's gotten better since we started using BambooHR®, but it's still hard to find things. Support chat is ALWAYS unavailable when I do have a question, even during their posted business hours.
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Proliant
Proliant is pretty easy to maneuver and get used to. There are some things than can be tedious but nothing too difficult where you have to spend hours to get it to work. The payroll processing is pretty straightforward and that's the core reason why we use their software.
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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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Proliant
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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Proliant
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
BambooHR
I think that the Bamboo customer support team is great. I've only had to contact them twice, but both times they were very easy to work with, assisted me quickly, and made sure I fully understood the solution and that it worked the way I needed it to.
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Proliant
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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Proliant
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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Proliant
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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Proliant
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
BambooHR
These are the three that come to mind, and we use each program for different things. We stick to HR driven areas for Bamboo, as we haven't shifted to it for payroll or project management. I do find Bamboo to be the most user-friendly, with the smallest learning curve of all the other programs, though.
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Proliant
Proliant is the only payroll software I have used, and I don't plan on changing that anytime soon. It gives me everything I need in simple, easy-to-use software. If I have questions they have quality customer service. I get calls weekly to change to other payroll services, and I don't consider changing because there is no need to change - I have everything I need here. Proliant does exactly the job I am looking for it to do.
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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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Proliant
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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Proliant
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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Proliant
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
BambooHR
  • We were able to cancel our ATS monthly subscription with another provider to use the Hiring module with BambooHR®. We save on average $600 a month!
  • We cancelled another monthly subscription that we were using for time off tracking saving hundreds a month.
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Proliant
  • i am not able to give this information because I don't believe our firm fully uses Proliant
  • I was just made aware of some of the benefits Proliant can offer through this survey
  • The only negative is that when the "pre-wire" requirement was activated this year, we were not told ahead of time and it caused a lot of confusion and delay when we tried to process the first partner payroll in January.
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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