BambooHR® vs. Sage HRMS

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
Sage HRMS
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
Sage HRMS is an HR management solution that integrates payroll, benefits, recruiting, employee self-service, and analytics capabilities.N/A
Pricing
BambooHR®Sage HRMS
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®Sage HRMS
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
BambooHR®Sage HRMS
Considered Both Products
BambooHR®

No answer on this topic

Sage HRMS
Chose Sage HRMS
Sage HRMS is popular and it's used in most organizations due to the reputation of Sage in coming up with popular and reliable business softwares. The software is not that expensive and after learning how to use it, everything becomes smooth and perfect. It's ultimate strength …
Features
BambooHR®Sage HRMS
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.8
250 Ratings
4% below category average
Sage HRMS
5.5
9 Ratings
38% below category average
Employee demographic data8.3224 Ratings8.08 Ratings
Employment history8.2230 Ratings8.09 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.0223 Ratings1.39 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.7213 Ratings7.99 Ratings
Organizational charting7.4231 Ratings6.04 Ratings
Organization and location management8.0221 Ratings6.06 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.3130 Ratings1.27 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.5
168 Ratings
8% below category average
Sage HRMS
4.8
7 Ratings
52% below category average
Pay calculation8.2123 Ratings6.17 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors6.892 Ratings4.04 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.392 Ratings6.92 Ratings
Benefit plan administration6.7129 Ratings2.16 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.3126 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.0137 Ratings3.06 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.481 Ratings3.27 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.6
216 Ratings
5% above category average
Sage HRMS
1.2
7 Ratings
149% below category average
Approval workflow8.3210 Ratings1.26 Ratings
Balance details8.2201 Ratings1.27 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.2129 Ratings1.06 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.5
243 Ratings
4% above category average
Sage HRMS
3.9
8 Ratings
71% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.6163 Ratings4.18 Ratings
Update personal information8.8239 Ratings4.27 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.3211 Ratings1.16 Ratings
Employee recognition8.1154 Ratings6.04 Ratings
View job history8.7229 Ratings4.05 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.9
74 Ratings
10% above category average
Sage HRMS
7.0
2 Ratings
14% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets8.974 Ratings7.02 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.1
206 Ratings
6% below category average
Sage HRMS
3.7
8 Ratings
69% below category average
Report builder7.3199 Ratings2.07 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.4198 Ratings1.28 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data6.5142 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.0
207 Ratings
0% above category average
Sage HRMS
7.0
4 Ratings
13% below category average
New hire portal8.3199 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Manager tracking tools7.7186 Ratings7.03 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
Sage HRMS
7.3
2 Ratings
10% below category average
Corporate goal setting7.099 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.8132 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility9.069 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Performance tracking7.5126 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.7
156 Ratings
2% below category average
Sage HRMS
7.8
5 Ratings
1% below category average
Performance plans7.2142 Ratings9.03 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.2120 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Review status tracking8.597 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Review reminders8.0101 Ratings8.04 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.8135 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.8
81 Ratings
12% above category average
Sage HRMS
8.5
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Create succession plans/pools8.546 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Candidate ranking8.967 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Candidate search8.868 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Candidate development9.159 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.0
176 Ratings
3% above category average
Sage HRMS
7.6
3 Ratings
2% below category average
Job Requisition Management8.1134 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.7144 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Publish to Social Media9.191 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.4140 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.588 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.2160 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.3167 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
BambooHR®Sage HRMS
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(245 ratings)
1.2
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.8
(17 ratings)
8.0
(1 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®Sage HRMS
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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Sage
Sage HRMS is a software that fits in all organizations whether small or large and this makes it the most suitable HR solution as it will help you manage your workforce even if it may appear small. The software has analytics and reporting tools that are applicable in performance management where you will use them in assessing the productivity of your employees and plan on how to improve further as a workforce. It further helps in employee on-boarding, payroll management, and talent management
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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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Sage
  • Ability to see history (like job history) easily at a glance.
  • Ability to make changes easily.
  • Organizing info in the employee record.
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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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Sage
  • We changed our chart of accounts. The system does not allow you to change the numbering format, so we had to start over with new databases.
  • The tax return portion of the software does not file local taxes. We would definitely like to see this functionality in the future.
  • The payroll piece does not handle complicated move up and move downs for union pay. This could definitely be improved upon.
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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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Sage
I do not work with this software anymore, and I am not involved with the renewal of it. However, if I were, I would still suggest using it unless something better was introduced
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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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Sage
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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Sage
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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Sage
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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Sage
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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Sage
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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Sage
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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Sage
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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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Sage
Sage HRMS was very cost effective for a non-profit. It does all that we needed as a company and more. It also allows us to handle payroll ourselves instead of outsourcing [it].
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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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Sage
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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Sage
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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Sage
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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Sage
  • there can be a high ROI when processing payroll in house compared to outsourced. Not to mention the flexibility you gain.
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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