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BambooHR®

Starting at $250 per month
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Overview

What is BambooHR®?

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.

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Pricing

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Core

$250

Cloud
per month

Pro

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Cloud

Entry-level set up fee?

  • Setup fee optional
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $250 per month
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Product Demos

Full BambooHR Demo 2024

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Product Overview of BambooHR Employee Records

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Product Overview of BambooHR Paid Time Off software

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Features

Human Resource Management

Organizing, tracking and providing instant access to critical employee data, job profiles, transfers, promotions, and benefits information.

7.8
Avg 7.8

Payroll Management

Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.

7.4
Avg 8.0

Leave and Attendance Management

Streamlines communication between HR and employees and facilitates efficient management of employee leave including requisitions, approvals, balance calculation, and annual carry-forward.

8.7
Avg 8.0

Employee Self Service

Employee portal allowing employees to view and update their personal information.

8.4
Avg 8.1

Asset Management

Maintaining a record of assets such as laptops, pagers, cell phones, etc. issued to employees. Record typically includes asset type, number, serial number and date of issuance.

8.5
Avg 8.0

HR Reporting

Pre-built and custom reports, and integration with external data.

7.2
Avg 7.5

Onboarding

Employee onboarding is the process of orienting new hires to the social and performance aspects of their jobs so that they are able to function in their new roles as quickly as possible.

8.3
Avg 8.0

Performance and Goals

Goal alignment is the practice of ensuring that all employees have clearly defined goals in support of the overall corporate strategy.

7.8
Avg 8.0

Performance Management

Performance management is the process of ensuring employees meet pre-determined objectives and goals through regular check-ins and appraisals.

7.7
Avg 7.9

Succession Planning

Succession planning is the identification and development of internal employees with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company.

8
Avg 7.8

Recruiting / ATS

Recruiting or Applicant Tracking Software is software used to manage the recruitment process electronically by handling job postings, applicant status, resume management, etc.

8
Avg 7.8
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Product Details

What is BambooHR®?

BambooHR® is a cloud-based HR platform that offers a suite of tools, including:


  • Integrated payroll

  • Applicant tracking system (ATS)

  • Onboarding and e-signatures

  • Time-off tracking and benefits administration

  • Performance management and reporting

  • User-friendly mobile app for employees


BambooHR simplifies HR data management, enabling HR teams to work more efficiently and focus on supporting employees.


BambooHR® Features

Human Resource Management Features

  • Supported: Employee demographic data
  • Supported: Employment history
  • Supported: Job profiles and administration
  • Supported: Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
  • Supported: Benefits information
  • Supported: Organizational charting
  • Supported: Organization and location management
  • Supported: Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)

Payroll Management Features

  • Supported: Pay calculation
  • Supported: Support for external payroll vendors
  • Supported: Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
  • Supported: Payroll history for each employee
  • Supported: Benefit plan administration
  • Supported: Direct deposit files
  • Supported: Payroll tracking and auditing
  • Supported: Salary revision and increment management
  • Supported: Reimbursement management
  • Supported: Statutory form management

Leave and Attendance Management Features

  • Supported: Approval workflow
  • Supported: Email notifications
  • Supported: Balance details
  • Supported: Travel absence management

Employee Self Service Features

  • Supported: Employee login
  • Supported: View and generate pay and benefit information
  • Supported: Update personal information
  • Supported: Request time off
  • Supported: View job history
  • Supported: View company policy documentation
  • Supported: View company news and information
  • Supported: Employee recognition

HR Reporting Features

  • Supported: Report builder
  • Supported: Pre-built reports
  • Supported: Ability to combine HR data with external data

Integration with other HR capabilities Features

  • Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by same vendor
  • Supported: Additional HR capabilities (talent management, LMS, etc.) supplied by different vendor

Performance Management Features

  • Supported: Performance plans
  • Supported: Performance improvement plans
  • Supported: Multiple review frequency

Onboarding Features

  • Supported: New hire portal
  • Supported: Manager tracking tools

Performance and Goals Features

  • Supported: Corporate goal setting
  • Supported: Individual goal setting
  • Supported: Performance tracking

Recruiting / ATS Features

  • Supported: Job Requisition Management
  • Supported: Company Website Posting
  • Supported: Job Search Site Posting
  • Supported: Applicant Tracking
  • Supported: Notifications and Alerts

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®)Screenshot of Open EnrollmentScreenshot of the Pay Info tab

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BambooHR® Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android
Supported CountriesBambooHR supports any country worldwide
Supported LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

BambooHR® starts at $250.

Sage People, WebHR, and BiznusSoft HR are common alternatives for BambooHR®.

Reviewers rate Update personal information highest, with a score of 9.

The most common users of BambooHR® are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Robust Reporting and User-Friendly Features

Rating: 7 out of 10
July 02, 2024
Vetted Review
Verified User
We were looking to automate processes and centralize all the company's information on a single platform with the ability to generate customizable reports to meet the changing needs of our industry. Currently, we have information loaded for more than a thousand employees and over 40 administrative processes. Our current challenge is to improve the processes to adapt them to the platform.
  • Reports
  • Administration
  • Workflows
  • Approvals
Cons
  • Customization
  • Complex calculable fields.
  • Blocking conditions for submitting requests.
Specifically for Mexican companies, it presents a particular challenge for the platform when trying to comply with Mexican laws and their processes. This includes requirements such as the expiration of vacation days, payroll regulations, mandatory employee benefits, and other legal stipulations. Ensuring adherence to these complex and detailed legal requirements adds an additional layer of difficulty in customizing the platform effectively for the Mexican market.

BAMBOOHR one user-friendly tool for HR management.

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 20, 2021
Bamboo HR is a seamless system to compile all employees' information in one place. everything from what they like to where they live. The documents required for their long-term experience in the company. We also keep salary information there and people can go back and track their growth and pay raises. We can manage time off in a fast and straightforward way. We provide unpaid time off options, parental leaves, and more.
  • BambooHR supports our Paid Time Off strategy
  • BambooHR supports our pay rate records per employee
  • Bamboo HR allows us to track Bday and anniversaries
Cons
  • I think the mobile version can be better
  • I think there are many other features to explore in HR that can make BambooHR a 360 platform
  • I think they can promote more the features available, unused or new.
BambooHR provides a simple and effective platform for company leaders, People Ops, and all team members to track relevant information about their employment, interests, salary rates, time off, parental leaves, birthdays, and anniversaries and see who is out. It is also great at integrating with our calendars and displaying this information elsewhere. It is not as effective when it comes to employee satisfaction tracking.

Work with Bambooligans!

Rating: 9 out of 10
December 05, 2017
Vetted Review
Verified User
BambooHR®
1 year of experience
Initially intended to be used to store and manage employee data and documentation. However, we ended up finding that BambooHR was much more effective as an applicant tracking system. We used BambooHR to post jobs, manage incoming applicants and applications, and extend formal offer letters. We also used BambooHR to assist with on-boarding and the completion of new hire employment documentation.
  • Offer Letters - easily "fill in the blanks" to extend a formal offer of employment to applicants that can be signed electronically.
  • Job Postings - allows for very pain-free management of posting new jobs and managing existing postings, including putting positions on hold and closing once filled.
  • E-Document Management - easily attach new hire documents to be filled electronically with the offer letters, such as I9s, W2s, etc.
Cons
  • Would like to see the applicant tracking workflow be a little easier to manage, similar to how Workable let's you move and track your pipeline more effectively.
  • Troubleshooting some use of the settings was difficult on occasion, but I think this is mostly a result of the vast amount of features available.
  • Would love to see additional features such as issuing warnings to employees, and even a timeclock feature to make it a more complete HRIS.
Modern HRIS to meet the needs of small to medium sized organizations looking to consolidate applicant tracking, employment documentation, and benefits management. Some areas fall short of software that is less all-encompassing and more specialized - the applicant tracking is not really comparable to something like Workable or Cosmos. However, all things considered, BambooHR offers really strong bang for your buck in terms of features offered and providing users with a clean, user-friendly interface.

Simple, clean, employee-friendly HR software

Rating: 8 out of 10
May 10, 2019
Vetted Review
Verified User
BambooHR®
1 year of experience
BambooHR is our HR software. We use it to manage human resources information across the entire company. Employees can use BambooHR to request time off, look up other employees' titles / managers / roles, see new hires, view company-wide announcements, and see who is on vacation that day. It allows employees to get insightful information about their colleagues instantly. Employees can also see an overview of their own job and information: hire date, benefits, documents, travel info, and more. This is helpful to HR as they plan events, arrange travel, etc.
  • Helpful homepage that includes lots of useful information at a glance. I especially like the "Who's Out" section which shows photos of all the employees not in the office. Because we are a global company with lots of offices in different time zones, it's essential to know who's on vacation for communication purposes.
  • The interface is very user friendly. The functionality felt intuitive the first time I used it: I instantly knew how to request time off, look up other employees, etc.
  • The employee directory is very useful. It displays everyone's title, photo, LinkedIn, contact info, etc. It's easy to search by name, title, department, etc. and to create custom filters.
Cons
  • I receive lots of BambooHR email notifications announcing new hires. I'd like to reduce the volume of these, or have them combined into a single email (our new employees always start in batches at the start of every month). However, I can't see a way to opt out or disable these notifications as a user.
  • When I initially onboarded and filled out my employee information, the phone number field was uneditable. Not sure if this was a glitch, but I ended up having to contact my company's HR and have them manually add my number for me on their end.
  • I almost never use the "Files" section of BambooHR -- the documents don't seem to be grouped or organized in an easy-to-follow way. Our company uses a different platform to host our wikis, department info, etc.
BambooHR is a wonderful tool for medium sized companies with lots of employees. It offers a very smooth onboarding process for new hires, even before their first day of work, and will reduce the need for copious printed onboarding materials. The ability to look up other employees' information, managers, team info, etc. at any time after onboarding is extremely valuable.

Happy User

Rating: 10 out of 10
February 12, 2025
PA
Vetted Review
Verified User
BambooHR®
3 years of experience
We are using BambooHR as HRMS , Its very helpful in maintaining overall employee data at one place, Helpful in performance evaluation, Helpful in making directories, Custom filters helps in fetching data very easily and quickly, One can easily access the teams across the globe as it contains all the information like Address , Contact etc.
I highly recommend BambooHR as HRMS.
  • Documents maintenance
  • Easy time off requests
  • Onboarding
  • Offer Generation
Cons
  • Sometimes not able to fetch data
  • Can be more detailed
  • UI can be improved
Overall Employee Lifecycle is very amazing feature, It is great in offer generation, Onboarding, Time off, Events notification etc.

Its not very helpful in uploading bulk resumes, since most companies use ATS for that, However it can be great ATS if some features will be added life Interview Scheduling, Meeting invites from BambooHR etc.
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