Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BambooHR®
Score 8.4 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
TriNet
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
TriNet provides small and medium size businesses (SMBs) with full-service HR and payroll solutions tailored by industry. TriNet also offers specialized services through client access to HR representatives for advice and notifications on impactful regulatory changes.N/A
Pricing
BambooHR®TriNet
Editions & Modules
Core
$250
per month
Pro
Contact Sales
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BambooHR®TriNet
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BambooHR®TriNet
Considered Both Products
BambooHR®
Chose BambooHR®
BambooHR is much better. I often found TriNet had limited info and tools. We did not bother using it for timesheets or time off requests because it was just too annoying. It was also annoying to navigate. Many links to resources took you off the website. Bamboo includes …
Chose BambooHR®
It fits the size of our organization and is very user-friendly. It seems to be run by more modern people in the back. The website and all the documents and webinars offered are dynamic looking. All of these small details helped us make our decision and we like it.
Chose BambooHR®
I did not select BambooHR and there is an ongoing search for the replacement of BambooHR led by our new HR VP.
TriNet
Chose TriNet
TriNet outperforms ADP, Paycom, and paychex is support and compliance for sure. The only other system I've tried that has anything on TriNet's capabilites and interface is BambooHR... If I could mash the 2 systems together, I would!
Chose TriNet
I was no involved in the decision to use TriNet as it was in place before I started my role but I have since looked at Deel but they were not able to offer the same level or variety of benefit options as TriNet so that is why we have stayed.
Chose TriNet
I still use them separatetly
Chose TriNet
TriNet has way more guardrails setup to avoid compliance issues. TriNet's knowledge center is immensely more helpful.
Workday was the easiest platform I ever used. It was intuitive where to go and what to do. Trinet is overall a good platform, but it's difficult to use some of the features. Performance link is terrible in my experience
Chose TriNet
We use Bamboo HR for our global HR tracking on pay and performance, but TriNet is far and above the payroll and benefits side of things
Chose TriNet
I loved BambooHR for the applicant tracking system, but to be fair, I haven't used it in TriNet yet! I prefer the benefits and payroll sections as well as the PTO tracking in TriNet to BambooHR. ADP was difficult to use and navigate as a user so I much prefer the workflow used …
Chose TriNet
BambooHR is what we use Company-wide. We absolutely love it for its simplicity and user-friendliness, on that it really beats TriNet. That being said, we don't use BambooHR for payroll where TriNet seems to cover it really well and with the TriNet HR support team, we can always …
Chose TriNet
TriNet's benefits offerings leave all others in the dust.
Features
BambooHR®TriNet
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.7
211 Ratings
3% below category average
TriNet
7.6
689 Ratings
4% below category average
Employee demographic data8.4188 Ratings7.9485 Ratings
Employment history8.0192 Ratings7.4518 Ratings
Job profiles and administration7.8186 Ratings7.6491 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.7.7177 Ratings7.8578 Ratings
Organizational charting6.8194 Ratings7.0402 Ratings
Organization and location management8.0183 Ratings7.3428 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)7.6103 Ratings7.9544 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.4
136 Ratings
8% below category average
TriNet
8.2
746 Ratings
3% above category average
Pay calculation7.896 Ratings8.4720 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors7.471 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment7.168 Ratings8.1241 Ratings
Benefit plan administration7.1105 Ratings8.4731 Ratings
Direct deposit files7.8100 Ratings8.5680 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.1108 Ratings8.2601 Ratings
Reimbursement management6.561 Ratings7.7370 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.7
183 Ratings
7% above category average
TriNet
7.2
483 Ratings
12% below category average
Approval workflow8.5177 Ratings7.7399 Ratings
Balance details8.7169 Ratings6.9462 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment9.0127 Ratings7.1376 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.3
204 Ratings
2% above category average
TriNet
7.7
729 Ratings
5% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.1129 Ratings8.6706 Ratings
Update personal information9.0201 Ratings8.3721 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.3173 Ratings7.4616 Ratings
Employee recognition7.8125 Ratings6.3221 Ratings
View job history8.5192 Ratings7.7540 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.5
73 Ratings
7% above category average
TriNet
1.0
1 Ratings
155% below category average
Tracking of all physical assets8.573 Ratings1.01 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.2
173 Ratings
5% below category average
TriNet
7.2
611 Ratings
5% below category average
Report builder7.2167 Ratings7.2524 Ratings
Pre-built reports7.4165 Ratings7.6578 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.0115 Ratings6.9295 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.3
174 Ratings
4% above category average
TriNet
7.7
600 Ratings
3% below category average
New hire portal8.4168 Ratings7.7599 Ratings
Manager tracking tools8.1154 Ratings7.6374 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.8
110 Ratings
3% below category average
TriNet
7.0
105 Ratings
14% below category average
Corporate goal setting7.377 Ratings7.091 Ratings
Individual goal setting7.8105 Ratings7.0101 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.766 Ratings6.989 Ratings
Performance tracking7.398 Ratings7.1100 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
7.7
125 Ratings
3% below category average
TriNet
7.0
182 Ratings
12% below category average
Performance plans7.2113 Ratings6.9159 Ratings
Performance improvement plans7.195 Ratings7.0149 Ratings
Review status tracking8.294 Ratings6.9146 Ratings
Review reminders8.198 Ratings7.1155 Ratings
Multiple review frequency7.6105 Ratings7.23 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.1
79 Ratings
4% above category average
TriNet
7.0
82 Ratings
10% below category average
Create succession plans/pools7.345 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking8.465 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Candidate search8.166 Ratings6.477 Ratings
Candidate development8.657 Ratings6.471 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR®
8.0
144 Ratings
4% above category average
TriNet
7.2
118 Ratings
7% below category average
Job Requisition Management7.8110 Ratings6.989 Ratings
Company Website Posting7.9118 Ratings5.51 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.889 Ratings6.873 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting7.7114 Ratings7.291 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.486 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.2133 Ratings7.597 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts8.4135 Ratings7.4104 Ratings
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User Ratings
BambooHR®TriNet
Likelihood to Recommend
8.6
(216 ratings)
7.7
(763 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.4
(15 ratings)
8.3
(52 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(143 ratings)
7.7
(658 ratings)
Availability
9.3
(5 ratings)
7.9
(19 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(5 ratings)
7.1
(19 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(115 ratings)
7.5
(744 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(6 ratings)
Online Training
9.2
(4 ratings)
9.0
(8 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.7
(6 ratings)
7.9
(28 ratings)
Configurability
8.6
(4 ratings)
8.2
(11 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.4
(3 ratings)
7.9
(3 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.6
(2 ratings)
8.4
(7 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.9
(5 ratings)
8.7
(18 ratings)
Professional Services
9.2
(2 ratings)
8.3
(5 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.9
(4 ratings)
9.0
(15 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.1
(4 ratings)
8.3
(15 ratings)
User Testimonials
BambooHR®TriNet
Likelihood to Recommend
BambooHR
BambooHR® is great for small businesses. I would recommend to anyone looking to get out of spreadsheets and have a more streamlined process in place. However, it becomes more challenging to use the larger the company. It would just depend on the size of the company and their current processes.
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TriNet
TriNet is a great option as a PEO and EOR and is able to provide excellent benefit options, especially for smaller businesses that would not be able to get the same plans by themselves. It makes management of our US and Canadian workforce very straightforward and provides customer service if any questions are raised by the employee or employer.
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Pros
BambooHR
  • I have contacted Customer Service several times and everyone I have spoken to has been amazing. I always get my questions answered in a friendly, professional and efficient manner.
  • BambooHR is extremely user-friendly and easy to navigate.
  • I love that I can customize certain features according to our company's needs.
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TriNet
  • Extensive variety of benefit program plan designs and partners. Something for everyone.
  • One stop shopping for all health and wellness benefits.
  • Continue to add new offerings, such as access to Salary.com at a discount and access to Carta at a discount to manage employee stock programs.
  • On top of compliance by state.
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Cons
BambooHR
  • Notices for approving hours don't always coincide with pay periods well.
  • Payroll reports are by pay period without the ability to combine hours, etc. into a monthly report.
  • There is not an easy way to fix payroll errors. Must get it right the first time.
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TriNet
  • Time Clock More User Friendly
  • On Staff Admin ability to assist employees is slightly less than I'd like. I don't like being told to have the employee contact for platform issues. I'd like to advocate more for my employees.
  • Expense Reimbursement better integrated with the payroll functionality.
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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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TriNet
This is one stop shopping perse. They provide tools for Benefits and 401k. There reports are easy to read and the support given from Trinet support is awesome. Having everything in one place is best then having multiple places for things. Why change if things are working well? All the information is all there when needed.
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Usability
BambooHR
The usability from a user perspective is pretty straightforward and navigating the system is quite easy. The prompts for managers to approve certain things like time off could be improved as there isn't any follow-through after the first prompt. The availability of customer service can also be hard as we are a UK based company.
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TriNet
Being only 8 months into using the product there are still some things I need to learn, but I am sure as we start to use the product to it's full potential the usability score will go up. The expense interface is a little clunky to what we have used in the past, but the employees are happier that they can have their expenses direct deposited instead of getting an expense check.
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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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TriNet
We had an issue with application errors - took TriNet 5 months to fix it, mean while we had someone manually tracking and keeping up with many requests and questions about the application error which affected time off. When we were all registering for Benefits during open enrollment there were lots of bugs that caused issues with registering for benefits or being able to see what benefits were available
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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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TriNet
For the most part pages load quickly. Working for a software company we understand performance is everything, even a few seconds delay can feel like a lifetime, that being said, we ran into a few times where pages didn't load, information didn't load correctly, and an influx in users (like open enrollment) cause things to slow down
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Support Rating
BambooHR
There is a lot of good documentation on BambooHR features through their stock support library. Support agents are also typically available for more in-depth questions. Sales representatives, however, are extremely hands-off once they sell you the license. They know only enough to sell the platform, but any in-depth questions require technical support, which can prolong the response time.
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TriNet
again tough to say. Our account manager - 10 most others - 6 Benefits - 5 HR support - 2 (the joke in my team is "why ask, he's just going to say "do this and then check with your legal dept.") If we have to do our own research why do we need you. Like I said, great for smaller companies that don't have an HR team. There is almost an attitude of "we are TriNet, this is how we do it, deal with it. You're in our platform now". Every client may have different needs and TriNet needs to be able to adapt to them. The new role of strong HR teams is business partners - TriNet struggles with this and seems to be stuck in old "tell you what to do", plan the Christmas party and buy cake once a month for birthdays. Its timer to move forward!
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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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TriNet
it's been awhile, but I recall them being helpful. I got through a lot of it and when I needed help, they can walk me through it over the phone. It's also pretty user friendly in general at a platform. I don't really know what else to type, but they came and helped me in person and also when there was something new, they came and talked to me. They have not done that since with the new model that I hate
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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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TriNet
Since this was already implemented. I have another employee briefly train me. Then Trinet rep gave me some training as needed for things that came up. For one payroll preview report I figured it could be done, but I had asked the rep to be sure. One important training was when there was an employee leaving the company.
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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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TriNet
not applicable as I implementation was done 5 years ago and have no recollection of the details of the process. Above it says to skip question if not involved in the process but it will not allow me to skip it as it states explanation requitred thus making this process extremely frustrating.
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Alternatives Considered
BambooHR
I felt Bamboo HR was what we needed for our company. Other HRIS systems didn't give me the care and dedication I have gotten from Bamboo. It was almost like I was another notch in their belt. Bamboo has always made me feel like I came first...like I was their only customer!
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TriNet
I liked Rippling's software better than TriNet. However, the pricing on employee benefits was through the roof, and they don't offer many selections/options. If it was a software only decision, I would go with Rippling (the 2.0 version of Zenefits which TriNet offers). However, the software isn't a major need, compared to smooth payroll and benefits that I get from TriNet (and great service). I'm happy at TriNet long term as long as the health insurance rates aren't exhorbinant.
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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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TriNet
I was not part of the process
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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.
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TriNet
We are a small company, do we use it across departments and sites? Yes, we are all remote working, so there are as many sites as there are people. We also have our entire staff using TriNet, so every department from Accounting, Admin, HR, Development, QA, and Management are all using this. Can't say for sure how great the scalability is as we are only about 30 employees
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Professional Services
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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TriNet
Not sure it was used or not as the implementation was completed before I started working for the company
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Return on Investment
BambooHR
  • Gave more time back to HR, Directors, and Managers by providing options for easy reports and a place to have all the information.
  • PTO! This has given so much time back to accounting as they no longer have to manually calculate PTO and it's also allowed our team to feel more comfortable to take time off by having an official way to ask off and see what their balances are.
  • Onboarding and offboarding: this has helped HR with the many many tasks of helping team members come onboard as well as when they leave a company.
  • Professionalism: the ability to create forms and has stepped up our game for new hires and even tracking things we have needed our team to fill out!
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TriNet
  • We have saved money on benefits and been able to broaden benefit options
  • It has improved our expense tracking processes
  • It has made tracking time off so much easier for both employees and management
  • It has kept us in compliance
  • It has made employee reimbursement much easier
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ScreenShots

BambooHR® Screenshots

Screenshot of an employee timesheetScreenshot of the Job Info tabScreenshot of a new hire packetScreenshot of a new hire packet (2)Screenshot of an Employee Performance ReportScreenshot of Employee Satisfaction (eNPS®)