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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BambooHR

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ABambooHR 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

    symplr Talent Management Solutions

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/Asymplr acquired HealthcareSource in July, 2021. The former HealthcareSource now forms the foundation fo the symplr talent management suite.N/A
    Pricing
    BambooHRsymplr Talent Management Solutions
    Editions & Modules
    Core
    $10
    per month per user
    Pro
    Contact Sales
    per month
    Elite
    Contact Sales
    per month
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BambooHRsymplr Talent Management Solutions
    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
    BambooHRsymplr Talent Management Solutions
    Considered Both Products
    BambooHR
    No answer on this topic
    symplr
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    373 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    275 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    370 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    181 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    205 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    BambooHRsymplr Talent Management Solutions
    Human Resource Management
    Comparison of Human Resource Management features of BambooHR and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.9
    406 Ratings
    4% below category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Employee demographic data8.2359 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employment history8.1354 Ratings00 Ratings
    Job profiles and administration8.0369 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.7331 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organizational charting7.9381 Ratings00 Ratings
    Organization and location management8.2357 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.4212 Ratings00 Ratings
    Payroll Management
    Comparison of Payroll Management features of BambooHR and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.6
    277 Ratings
    8% below category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Pay calculation8.1208 Ratings00 Ratings
    Support for external payroll vendors7.0153 Ratings00 Ratings
    Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.4154 Ratings00 Ratings
    Benefit plan administration7.2215 Ratings00 Ratings
    Direct deposit files8.3209 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salary revision and increment management7.9224 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reimbursement management7.6138 Ratings00 Ratings
    Leave and Attendance Management
    Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of BambooHR and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    BambooHR
    8.8
    351 Ratings
    7% above category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Approval workflow8.7351 Ratings00 Ratings
    Balance details8.5337 Ratings00 Ratings
    Annual carry-forward and encashment9.2129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee Self Service
    Comparison of Employee Self Service features of BambooHR and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    BambooHR
    8.5
    392 Ratings
    3% above category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    View and generate pay and benefit information8.5268 Ratings00 Ratings
    Update personal information8.9392 Ratings00 Ratings
    View company policy documentation8.5340 Ratings00 Ratings
    Employee recognition7.8254 Ratings00 Ratings
    View job history8.7354 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset Management
    Comparison of Asset Management features of BambooHR and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    BambooHR
    9.1
    74 Ratings
    12% above category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Tracking of all physical assets9.174 Ratings00 Ratings
    HR Reporting
    Comparison of HR Reporting features of BambooHR and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.3
    286 Ratings
    4% below category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    -
    Ratings
    Report builder7.4280 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-built reports7.5277 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to combine HR data with external data6.9211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Onboarding
    Comparison of Onboarding features of BambooHR and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    BambooHR
    8.2
    322 Ratings
    2% above category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    9.2
    2 Ratings
    24% above category average
    New hire portal8.4307 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Manager tracking tools8.0280 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Compliance tracking and reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Performance and Goals
    Comparison of Performance and Goals features of BambooHR and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.9
    240 Ratings
    2% below category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    8.1
    2 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Corporate goal setting7.0177 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Individual goal setting7.9231 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Line-of sight-visibility9.169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance tracking7.6226 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Subordinate goal setting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Performance Management
    Comparison of Performance Management features of BambooHR and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.8
    257 Ratings
    2% below category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Performance plans7.3244 Ratings00 Ratings
    Performance improvement plans7.3208 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Review status tracking8.697 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Review reminders8.1101 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multiple review frequency7.7229 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Rater nomination workflow00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Workflow restrictions00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Succession Planning
    Comparison of Succession Planning features of BambooHR and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    BambooHR
    9.1
    81 Ratings
    15% above category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    6.5
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Create succession plans/pools8.946 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Candidate ranking9.067 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Candidate search9.068 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Candidate development9.359 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Recruiting / ATS
    Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of BambooHR and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    BambooHR
    7.9
    263 Ratings
    0% below category average
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    6.8
    2 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Job Requisition Management7.6200 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Company Website Posting7.6218 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Publish to Social Media9.291 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Job Search Site Posting7.4212 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.588 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Applicant Tracking8.0233 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Notifications and Alerts8.1250 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Customized Application Form00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Resume Management00 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Candidate Search00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Collaboration00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Task Creation and Delegation00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Email Templates00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    User Permissions00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Reporting00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Learning Management
    Comparison of Learning Management features of BambooHR and symplr Talent Management Solutions
    Feature
    BambooHR
    -
    Ratings
    symplr Talent Management Solutions
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Course authoring00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Course catalog or library00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Player/Portal00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Learning content00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile friendly00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Progress tracking & certifications00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Assignments00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Compliance management00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Learning administration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Learning reporting & analytics00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Social learning00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    BambooHRsymplr Talent Management Solutions
    Small Businesses
    UZIO
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Zoho People
    Score8.6 out of 10
    SumTotal (legacy)
    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PeopleStrong
    Score10 out of 10
    Cornerstone Galaxy
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    BambooHRsymplr Talent Management Solutions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (427 ratings)
    6.1
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (18 ratings)
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (354 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (185 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 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
    BambooHRsymplr Talent Management Solutions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BambooHR
    I have found that using BambooHR for recruiting has helped cut my company's recruiting budget down. I don't find BambooHR good for payroll, since we already use a company we trust. I wish our hour-tracking software integrated with or connected to BambooHR; otherwise, employees worry they aren't receiving their PTO.
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    symplr
    If their HRIS system holds all their data - employees, supervisors, positions then HealthcareSource can really take advantage of that data and save you a lot of time. We looked at a lot of systems and one of our needs was both Applicant Tracking and Performance Management and these systems work very well together. Other systems we looked at didn't have all our most needed features - we needed a vendor that could do both, integrate with our HRIS, report back data in a customizable fashion, and be user friendly. Some systems listed the features but during the demo and product reference calls we found they didn't perform as advertised. Some had reporting but the reporting was missing key data or didn't export in a data friendly manner. We have found HealthcareSource to be not only "pretty" - aka user friendly/non-cluttered but also had the engine under the hood as well that met our data analyst needs.
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    Pros
    BambooHR
    • It's a great hub to see the company's current status on who's off, how many days off we have, and which holidays are coming up.
    • Feedback forms are a great way to help you and your team grow. They're easy to set up and use.
    • Training management is a great feature since it centralizes the required trainings.
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    symplr
    • When any company implements a new program they have specific needs that they want customized for them. Healthcare source did a great job providing excellent customer service to our HR and IT professionals working behind the scenes to help us maximize the programs potential at our organization. They did not limit us to any standard uses or prohibit us from reaching our internal goals. Some examples include specialized reports, data uploads of employee data and time frames for our annual reviews.
    • They provided us with training and retraining and more training on using the system. This included training new members of our team when we had turnover in HR and inviting us to conferences and webcasts regularly.
    • The presentation of the software was very appealing and that may seem small but it really helps appeal to the employees that use it for their reviews.
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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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    symplr
    • To allow our team members choice, we offer training as either/or. The current system does not record either/or completions
    • To end enrollment of new hires for training at a set date, requires also ending the training of all those not yet completed.
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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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    symplr
    Looking back we can say that every year we used Performance Manager and other products too like HeathcareSource's Compensation and Position Manager we saw the ease of use for employees and HR staff members increase, we saw employees getting more comfortable with the product and HR Staff getting better at expressing their needs to the HealthcareSource team and this made us want to stay with the same company, when things are getting better each year we know we are in the right place.
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    Usability
    BambooHR
    The interface is so user-friendly for admins and employees. I've never seen another HRIS this easy to use, on both a computer and a mobile device. It's clean, intuitive, warm, and powerful. In the 5 years I've used it, I haven't had a single employee complain that Bamboo is confusing or hard to navigate.
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    symplr
    The product is very intuitive to the end users and our online documentation seems sufficient to train our new employees.
    Incentivized
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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.
    Incentivized
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    symplr
    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.
    Incentivized
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    symplr
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    BambooHR
    I don't think they have ever figured out an issue for me, and chat support has team activities when I need them. I don't know how that is possible, but I rarely use the feature and, when I try during the posted business hours, they are not available. I've contacted support to get help with applications that were coming in without required information, like salary, even though the salary requirement was toggled on. I reached out on July 24th and received this response on Aug 12, after we had found someone for the position and closed that job posting. This is the response: "The specialists reviewed the backend logs and noticed that there were several edits made to the application questions during the time in question. This could have impacted the required status of the salary field and allowed candidates to submit their applications without filling it out. If you notice this issue again in the future, please let us know right away so we can investigate further and ensure everything is working as expected." They ask me to reach out "right away" when I notice something amiss. If you go back to your records, I believe you will find that there was an employee activity on July 24th, which is when I noticed the issue and reached out immediately, and there was no one available to assist for three days.
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    symplr
    On the previous rating scale, I kept thinking "it depends". If I know it's an easy question or easy fix, the response is super fast. If I know I am asking something complex, custom or I just know it's not going to be able to be answered by 1st tier, it can take some time. I have worked on these issues with them (they are all very nice) I do now have avenues for finding things out from one person. We had one issue where we had a major problem and it required a software patch and their support team worked throughout the weekend to create, QA, and deliver the patch as promised. I was very impressed
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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).
    Incentivized
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    symplr
    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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    symplr
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    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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    symplr
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    BambooHR
    Bamboo HR's user interface is better than the alternative products listed above. It is easier to scroll through tabs and navigate different sections and reports. You do not need to train your team members to use Bamboo HR. This saves time on training. The user interface of other products listed above is not as simple and clean as Bamboo HR.
    Incentivized
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    symplr
    Both Health Stream and Healthcare Source have to-do lists, completion lists, and tracking. However, the functionality of Healthcare Source is far superior to HealthStream. The notifications are much better and helpful. The tracking on Healthcare Source is easy to use and see. Overall the interface in Healthcare Source is more intuitive.
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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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    symplr
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    symplr
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    BambooHR
    VERY professional!
    Incentivized
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    symplr
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    BambooHR
    • As the Director of HR, I have freed up a lot of my time. I can easily access employee information and spend less time switching between multiple platforms.
    • It has helped my staff become more self-sufficient in their jobs and take greater ownership of their career lifecycle as employees here.
    • Using Bamboo has shown us where we have had inefficiencies and where we need to focus on compliance, which has been very helpful.
    Incentivized
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    symplr
    • NetLearning has increased our nursing CEU credits with the most efficiency. Now nurses can take courses on NetLearning and have it track their hours.
    • On a compliance standpoint, NetLearning has benefited us when we are being audited and we have to show what trainings or classes an employee has made. Also, to make sure that their certifications are up to date.
    Incentivized
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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