BambooHR vs. Zoho People

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
BambooHR
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
BambooHR is an on-line human resources solution that provides onboarding, payroll, and benefits management. It also offers automated time-off management and employee self-service.
$250
per month
Zoho People
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Zoho People is an efficient Human Resources Management System that automates daily tasks. It also offers Performance Management and Learning Management resources.
$1.25
per month
Pricing
BambooHRZoho People
Editions & Modules
Core
$250
per month
Pro
$250
per month
Essential HR
$1.50 ($1.25)
monthly (annually)
Professional
$2.50 ($2.00)
monthly (annually)
Premium
$3.50 ($3.00)
monthly (annually)
Enterprise
$5.00 ($4.50)
monthly (annually)
People Plus
$10.00 ($9.00)
monthly (annually)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BambooHRZoho People
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
BambooHRZoho People
Considered Both Products
BambooHR
Chose BambooHR
Bamboo has an intuitive design and covers many HR functions well. It is a great fit for small—to mid-size companies because of its detailed reporting, functionality, and price.
Zoho People
Chose Zoho People
Zoho People stand out with its all in one features like Database management with ease of using employee self service, time off management, option to integrate payroll integration. Zoho people allows us to manage employee leaves, attendance and Advance Analytics makes it visibly …
Chose Zoho People
One of the innovative CRM software products on the market is Zoho People. Compared to Salesforce and SugarCRM, Zoho People comes up to their standards. Zoho People is an integrated suite of CRM tools that allows small businesses to work more efficiently. Zoho People is a better …
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
BambooHRZoho People
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.3
185 Ratings
4% above category average
Zoho People
9.3
10 Ratings
16% above category average
Employee demographic data8.4162 Ratings9.310 Ratings
Employment history8.8166 Ratings00 Ratings
Job profiles and administration8.5162 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.8.6153 Ratings00 Ratings
Organizational charting7.3168 Ratings00 Ratings
Organization and location management8.5159 Ratings00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)8.386 Ratings00 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.4
115 Ratings
4% above category average
Zoho People
-
Ratings
Pay calculation8.680 Ratings00 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors8.163 Ratings00 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment8.454 Ratings00 Ratings
Benefit plan administration9.087 Ratings00 Ratings
Direct deposit files8.984 Ratings00 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management8.590 Ratings00 Ratings
Reimbursement management7.048 Ratings00 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
9.0
157 Ratings
10% above category average
Zoho People
10.0
10 Ratings
20% above category average
Approval workflow9.2154 Ratings10.010 Ratings
Balance details9.0144 Ratings00 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment8.9128 Ratings00 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.8
178 Ratings
7% above category average
Zoho People
9.7
10 Ratings
17% above category average
View and generate pay and benefit information8.5113 Ratings00 Ratings
Update personal information9.2176 Ratings9.410 Ratings
View company policy documentation8.9148 Ratings10.09 Ratings
Employee recognition8.7110 Ratings00 Ratings
View job history8.9167 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.5
74 Ratings
6% above category average
Zoho People
-
Ratings
Tracking of all physical assets8.574 Ratings00 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.2
148 Ratings
7% above category average
Zoho People
-
Ratings
Report builder8.5142 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-built reports8.3140 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data7.897 Ratings00 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
9.0
153 Ratings
11% above category average
Zoho People
9.0
10 Ratings
11% above category average
New hire portal9.0147 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Manager tracking tools9.0134 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.6
94 Ratings
8% above category average
Zoho People
-
Ratings
Corporate goal setting8.666 Ratings00 Ratings
Individual goal setting8.690 Ratings00 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility8.667 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance tracking8.482 Ratings00 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.1
106 Ratings
1% above category average
Zoho People
8.0
10 Ratings
0% above category average
Performance plans7.995 Ratings8.010 Ratings
Performance improvement plans8.180 Ratings00 Ratings
Review status tracking8.295 Ratings00 Ratings
Review reminders8.199 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency8.088 Ratings00 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.0
80 Ratings
2% above category average
Zoho People
-
Ratings
Create succession plans/pools7.146 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate ranking8.366 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate search8.067 Ratings00 Ratings
Candidate development8.558 Ratings00 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
BambooHR
8.6
125 Ratings
10% above category average
Zoho People
7.6
9 Ratings
2% below category average
Job Requisition Management8.791 Ratings00 Ratings
Company Website Posting8.7102 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to Social Media8.890 Ratings00 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting8.596 Ratings00 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention7.487 Ratings00 Ratings
Applicant Tracking8.9114 Ratings7.69 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts9.1117 Ratings00 Ratings
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BambooHRZoho People
Small Businesses
Dayforce Powerpay
Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.3 out of 10
Dayforce Powerpay
Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.1 out of 10
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
BambooHRZoho People
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(190 ratings)
8.4
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.2
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(117 ratings)
8.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
9.3
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.7
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(95 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
9.2
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.8
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.6
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.3
(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
BambooHRZoho People
Likelihood to Recommend
BambooHR
Bamboo is well suited for organization and making things easier for employees and management. I really don't have anything negative to say about Bamboo. I love all of its features, and I also love that it allows us to upload photos. It's such a wonderful app!
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Zoho
Zoho People is well suited for organizations where they need a self service HR tool for tasks like attendance, leave management and time tracking. It is perfect for offices where employees like to work independently and benefit from easily accessing and managing their own HR records. But it is less suitable where internet is an issue or GPS is unavailable which makes the process of check-in/check-out frustrating.
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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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Zoho
  • Data Management- It's useful to have all data related to HR in one space, especially using the cloud. Separating data into relevant categories also makes administrative work a breeze.
  • Employee Resources- Having a central place for employees to reach out to HR is ideal.
  • Customization- Creation of forms is especially useful for a growing business.
  • Integration- Integrates well with other systems.
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Cons
BambooHR
  • I would love the ability to override e-signatures if needed. Sometimes, they get stuck in a person's inbox because that particular person is out on PTO. As the admin, I would love the ability to override that if needed.
  • I hope the benefit portal has more connected carriers. That would be a bonus.
  • We are allowing re-hires to complete onboarding paperwork before their hire date. They can't access Bamboo HR until the hire date.
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Zoho
  • Check in and GPS issues - The app sometimes struggles with location detection during check-in which delays logging in
  • Limited offline access - Zoho People should have had an offline functionality making it difficult for employees to check in or log hours when internet connection is an issue
  • Clunky user interface - I personally find the interface bit too cluttered which makes navigation difficult
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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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Usability
BambooHR
BambooHR makes things so easy. It's a very user-friendly application, with most things being easy to understand inherently and the handful of things that aren't easy to learn either via help from customer service or the hundreds of training videos and documents available to you. I've seamlessly taught the platform to multiple employees, some of them contractors and not very good at computer things.
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Zoho
Because it is one of the best HRM software i have ever used and literally my experience with Zoho People is amazing and we are still using this software in our company to track employee records. Zoho People is perfectly fits on our organisation where employees is mandatory to run a health business. Thanks Zoho
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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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Zoho
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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
BambooHR
BambooHR support is very responsive, which I appreciate. They really aim to provide the answer on the first attempt, and if they have clarifying questions, they dive right into them to assist and fully come to a conclusion. If there is no solution to your roadblock, they will submit or ask you to submit a product enhancement request for consideration.
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Zoho
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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Zoho
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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Zoho
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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
BambooHR
BambooHR was a significant cost savings for us compared to Paylocity. As we compared both systems, Paylocity might have a few more bells and whistles, but BambooHR's simplicity and price tag made It a much better fit for us as we transitioned to an HRIS and payroll platform.
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Zoho
One of the innovative CRM software products on the market is Zoho People. Compared to Salesforce and SugarCRM, Zoho People comes up to their standards. Zoho People is an integrated suite of CRM tools that allows small businesses to work more efficiently. Zoho People is a better platform for managing HR and other human resource management. And it's a cost-effective solution for start-ups.
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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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Zoho
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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Zoho
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
BambooHR
VERY professional!
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Zoho
No answers on this topic
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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Zoho
  • For us, the time/attendance tracking function of Zoho People has done a lot to increase accountability for scheduling and attendance. Since we are a volunteer staff, scheduling can be difficult, and this has made it so much easier to quantify and track everyone's weekly time commitments.
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ScreenShots

BambooHR Screenshots

Screenshot of Employee TimesheetScreenshot of Job Info TabScreenshot of New Hire PacketScreenshot of New Hire Packet (2)Screenshot of Employee Performance ReportScreenshot of Employee Satisfaction (eNPS®)

Zoho People Screenshots

Screenshot of Zoho People allows employees to manage their own records