BambooHR® vs. QuickBooks Online

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)
QuickBooks Online
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
QuickBooks Online is a SaaS version of the QuickBooks product. It contains all of the features found in the local version. Higher-priced plans include greater automation, payment management, inventory and time tracking, and analytics features.
$38
per month
Pricing
BambooHR®QuickBooks Online
Editions & Modules
Core
$10
per month per user
Pro
Contact Sales
per month
Elite
Contact Sales
per month
Simple Start
$38
per month
Essentials
$75
per month
Plus
$115
per month
Advanced
$275
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BambooHR®QuickBooks Online
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
BambooHR®QuickBooks Online
Considered Both Products
BambooHR®
Chose BambooHR®
We tried using QuickBooks Time to get employee hours to flow through to our payroll system with QuickBooks Online, but it did not protect the integrity of our accounting data and caused a major catastrophe. Once we recovered, we did not decide to keep trying to use QB Time and …
Chose BambooHR®
The platform for both employees and employer were way easier to use and navigate. Additionally, VensureHR generated many errors which we did not see with BambooHR.
Chose BambooHR®
Not as well as any of them. I am not a QBO Payroll fan either but they are better than BambooHR®.
Chose BambooHR®
Less expensive than ADP and much more up to date and efficient than Heartland
Chose BambooHR®
We moved to BambooHR time tracking from ClickTime once BambooHR's functionality improved and we prefer to have all functions on the same platform.
Chose BambooHR®
BambooHR is the most comprehensive, most affordable, and most feature rich of the alternative HR tools we have tried in the past. It is the best combination of feature and price for the current size of our business, and it's ease of operation make it very manageable to …
Chose BambooHR®
Onboarding/offboarding is a much better workflow in BambooHR. Timesheet entry, as well as document retention, is also preferred in BambooHR. We use the different platforms for different reasons. It appears that BambooHR has additional capabilities that we have not learned …
Chose BambooHR®
BambooHR offers instant access to pay stubs, easy uploads and document signature requests, better PTO tracking and report functionality
Chose BambooHR®
BambooHR pricing leaves it a bit harder of a sell than some of the competitors we have used in the past. If it was fully featured rich with an overflow of integrations that might be different, but as it stands, without a pricing change, I think that bridge is a harder sell for …
QuickBooks Online

No answer on this topic

Features
BambooHR®QuickBooks Online
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.8
242 Ratings
4% below category average
QuickBooks Online
-
Ratings
Employee demographic data8.2218 Ratings00 Ratings
Employment history8.1222 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.9216 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.6206 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.1223 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management7.9213 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.5126 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.3
162 Ratings
11% below category average
QuickBooks Online
7.9
109 Ratings
4% above category average
Pay calculation7.9118 Ratings8.399 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.888 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.088 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.7125 Ratings7.251 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.9121 Ratings8.491 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management7.8132 Ratings8.064 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.078 Ratings7.770 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
QuickBooks Online
-
Ratings
Approval workflow8.3202 Ratings00 Ratings
Balance details8.2193 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.1128 Ratings00 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
QuickBooks Online
-
Ratings
View and generate pay and benefit information8.4155 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information8.8231 Ratings00 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.3203 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee recognition8.1149 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history8.6222 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.8
73 Ratings
10% above category average
QuickBooks Online
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets8.873 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.0
201 Ratings
8% below category average
QuickBooks Online
-
Ratings
Report builder7.2195 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.3193 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.6139 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.9
201 Ratings
1% below category average
QuickBooks Online
-
Ratings
New hire portal8.3193 Ratings00 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.6180 Ratings00 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
QuickBooks Online
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting7.295 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.9125 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.968 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking7.6119 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.8
148 Ratings
1% below category average
QuickBooks Online
-
Ratings
Performance plans7.3135 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.3114 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking8.496 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders8.1100 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.9128 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.6
80 Ratings
10% above category average
QuickBooks Online
-
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
QuickBooks Online
-
Ratings
Job Requisition Management8.1131 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.0139 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.090 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.7136 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.487 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.4155 Ratings00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.3161 Ratings00 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online
6.8
99 Ratings
13% below category average
API for custom integration00 Ratings6.781 Ratings
Plug-ins00 Ratings6.881 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online
8.4
170 Ratings
2% above category average
Single sign-on capability00 Ratings8.5135 Ratings
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.3160 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online
8.3
196 Ratings
6% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings8.3183 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.6191 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings8.0174 Ratings
General Ledger and Configurable Accounting
Comparison of General Ledger and Configurable Accounting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online
7.8
213 Ratings
2% above category average
Accounts payable00 Ratings8.9179 Ratings
Accounts receivable00 Ratings8.8196 Ratings
Cash management00 Ratings8.2179 Ratings
Bank reconciliation00 Ratings9.0202 Ratings
Expense management00 Ratings8.4186 Ratings
Time tracking00 Ratings6.982 Ratings
Fixed asset management00 Ratings7.982 Ratings
Multi-currency support00 Ratings6.736 Ratings
Multi-division support00 Ratings7.464 Ratings
Regulations compliance00 Ratings7.765 Ratings
Electronic tax filing00 Ratings8.2100 Ratings
Self-service portal00 Ratings7.4110 Ratings
Global Financial Support00 Ratings6.528 Ratings
Primary and Secondary Ledgers00 Ratings7.957 Ratings
Intercompany Accounting00 Ratings8.057 Ratings
Localizations00 Ratings7.742 Ratings
Journals and Reconciliations00 Ratings8.4126 Ratings
Enterprise Accounting00 Ratings6.847 Ratings
Configurable Accounting00 Ratings7.771 Ratings
Centralized Rules Framework00 Ratings7.546 Ratings
Standardized Processes00 Ratings8.790 Ratings
Inventory Management
Comparison of Inventory Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online
6.6
75 Ratings
13% below category average
Inventory tracking00 Ratings6.470 Ratings
Automatic reordering00 Ratings7.037 Ratings
Location management00 Ratings7.041 Ratings
Manufacturing module00 Ratings6.127 Ratings
Order Management
Comparison of Order Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
-
Ratings
QuickBooks Online
7.5
128 Ratings
1% below category average
Pricing00 Ratings7.878 Ratings
Order entry00 Ratings7.574 Ratings
Credit card processing00 Ratings8.296 Ratings
Cost of goods sold00 Ratings8.396 Ratings
Order Orchestration00 Ratings6.736 Ratings
End-to-end order visibility00 Ratings7.639 Ratings
Order exception Resolution00 Ratings6.732 Ratings
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User Ratings
BambooHR®QuickBooks Online
Likelihood to Recommend
8.3
(248 ratings)
8.3
(231 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.7
(17 ratings)
9.1
(27 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(175 ratings)
8.4
(146 ratings)
Availability
9.3
(5 ratings)
8.8
(6 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(5 ratings)
1.0
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
8.1
(138 ratings)
9.2
(70 ratings)
Online Training
9.2
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.6
(6 ratings)
9.5
(7 ratings)
Configurability
8.6
(4 ratings)
1.0
(2 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.4
(3 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.6
(2 ratings)
1.3
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.9
(5 ratings)
2.0
(3 ratings)
Professional Services
9.2
(2 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.9
(4 ratings)
4.9
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(4 ratings)
4.9
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
BambooHR®QuickBooks Online
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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Intuit
I appreciate the ability to auto-generate invoices for recurring transactions, which saves time, as well as the option to set up auto-generated transactions. The report option is super helpful when reviewing information, as you can click to view the details in the report without having to go back and forth.
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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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Intuit
  • Workflows for accounts payable invoice review are terrific.
  • Bill payment allows you to pay vendors online via ACH or check without having to write a physical check, which reduces admin time.
  • The cloud based login lends well to a remote or hybrid work environment for staff.
  • QuickBooks Online allows you to pre-configure vendors' general ledger expense accounts. This helps with general ledger coding accuracy and consistency.
  • QuickBooks Online integrates with Rippling HRIS, Coast, Capital One, JPMorgan Chase, etc., which lends well to an efficient month-end closing and reduced administrative time.
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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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Intuit
  • The upsells have gotten worse over time and are on every screen in the most awkward positions. I don't need a constant reminder to upgrade, especially on a very old account that's paid thousands over the years.
  • The interface has never been especially intuitive, but I was an old Quicken user and it was somewhat familiar. Over time, it's gotten worse, and in the last 2 years, the program seems to move things more often than I would expect.
  • The software constantly adds features that I don't want and want to turn off, but the interface is so difficult to use that I find myself skipping it. Imagine seeing a message that the system recognized invoices that hadn't been paid so it prepared reminder notices for you that can be sent at the click of a button. Who thinks using canned reminders that you've never seen is a good thing?
  • A lot of functionality seems to derive from connecting your bank accounts to QBO. I don't want Intuit to have an always-on connection to any bank accounts, even checking.
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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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Intuit
It like the product 'right out of the box' and I trust Intuit will continually improve it over the years based on my experience with their desktop products. The large providers of Apps makes customizing the entire package relatively easy and seamless for a wide variety of business types.
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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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Intuit
I had very little trouble setting up the program and migrating from our old accounting system. The daily usage is also very intuitive and easy. Anytime we run into minor trouble with the program, there are always tons of help available on YouTube, so we don't even look up the online manual anymore.
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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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Intuit
We have rarely had outages in the last 10 years. I can only recall 2 times in the last 10 years where we were not able to access our client files.
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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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Intuit
Everything process has its bugs lately with the new interface. Nothing has worked smoothly since this all began last month.
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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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Intuit
In my experience, most representatives keep me on the phone for hours, literally, for a single issue and then usually cannot resolve it satisfactorily. I have 10 open cases that need resolution and, in my experience, there has been NO follow-up communication on any of them.
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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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Intuit
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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Intuit
No answers on this topic
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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Intuit
The person in charge of QB needs to be very accurate with record keeping and is recommended to stay on top of tasks. The biggest issue we have is reconciliation, and those issues occur only when too much time has occurred between reconciliations
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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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Intuit
As a freelance bookkeeper, the Desktop version of QuickBooks Online doesn't allow for ease of access from any device. Having to be on a computer with the software downloaded creates additional work to gain access to all required filings etc. Also, I personally find the linking functionality on the Online version to be much more streamlined and user friendly.
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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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Intuit
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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Intuit
As we have grown along our professional path, we have also expanded our use of QB. The scalability is easy and features seem to be waiting for you until you need them. We have increased profits by over 10x from our first year in business to the current and have yet to find a reason to look elsewhere
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Professional Services
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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Intuit
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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Intuit
  • QuickBooks has given us a useful portal by which to get an overview of our financials.
  • QuickBooks has given us a relatively easy way to send out invoices quickly and efficiently.
  • Due to the customization limitations on QuickBooks, we've had to get creative in third-party implementations to better represent our brand and to track financials.
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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

QuickBooks Online Screenshots

Screenshot of the accounting and bank transactions interfaceScreenshot of an overview of the accounting inventoryScreenshot of book marksScreenshot of the business tax overviewScreenshot of the customer hubScreenshot of the dashboard