Overview
What is BambooHR?
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.
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Hiring
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Quite well!
Great HR tool!
Easy-to-Use
BambooHR is awesome!
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Awards
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Popular Features
- Update personal information (116)9.292%
- View job history (109)9.090%
- Employment history (111)8.787%
- Job profiles and administration (108)8.484%
Reviewer Pros & Cons
Pricing
Core
$250
Pro
$250
Entry-level set up fee?
- Setup fee optionalOptional
Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Starting price (does not include set up fee)
- $250 per month
Product Demos
Integrating Boomr and BambooHR
Product Overview of BambooHR Employee Records
BambooHR to Active Directory Demo
TRAXPayroll Demo - BambooHR Integration July 2014
Product Overview of BambooHR Paid Time Off software
How to Setup Paid Time Off Policies in BambooHR
Features
Human Resource Management
Organizing, tracking and providing instant access to critical employee data, job profiles, transfers, promotions, and benefits information.
- 7.7Employee demographic data(104) Ratings
Administrators have the ability to enter detailed demographic data for each employee.
- 8.7Employment history(111) Ratings
Employment history is the ability to track previous positions held.
- 8.4Job profiles and administration(108) Ratings
Job profiles and descriptions can be created and edited.
- 8.2Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.(95) Ratings
Employee move workflow provides the ability to move employees to different positions and apply pay raises.
- 7.1Organizational charting(107) Ratings
Organizational charting is the ability to create hierarchical charts.
- 8Organization and location management(98) Ratings
Organization and location management allows employees to be managed across multiple geographical locations.
- 8.5Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)(58) Ratings
Compliance capabilities ensure full compliance with federal workplace regulations by capturing required data in central database.
Payroll Management
Provides for pay calculation and benefit plan administration, in addition to managing direct deposit, salary revisions and payroll tracking.
- 8.2Pay calculation(52) Ratings
Pay calculation provides for computation of employee pay with state and federal deductions.
- 8.2Support for external payroll vendors(45) Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors is the ability to integrate with 3rd-party payroll services.
- 8Off-cycle/On-Demand payment(30) Ratings
Provide employees access to wages accrued during the pay period before the end of the pay cycle.
- 8.8Benefit plan administration(60) Ratings
Benefit plan administration is administration of health insurance plans and 401k plans, and other benefits.
- 8.4Direct deposit files(59) Ratings
Direct deposit is the ability to electronically transfer pay to an employee’s personal bank account.
- 8Salary revision and increment management(62) Ratings
Salary revision is the ability to modify individual employee pay.
- 6.7Reimbursement management(31) Ratings
Reimbursement management provides cash reimbursement for employee expenses related to business travel or other.
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.
- 9.1Approval workflow(104) Ratings
Approval workflow is the process for approving employee paid time-off requests.
- 8.9Balance details(97) Ratings
Balance details is automatic updating of paid time-off balance to reflect time taken.
- 8.4Annual carry-forward and encashment(87) Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment enables unused paid time-off days to be carried forward to new year, or paid in cash.
Employee Self Service
Employee portal allowing employees to view and update their personal information.
- 7.9View and generate pay and benefit information(71) Ratings
Employees can view pay and benefit data and print pay stubs.
- 9.2Update personal information(116) Ratings
Employees can update personal profile with change of address, dependents, or other personal data.
- 8.9View company policy documentation(96) Ratings
Employees can review company handbook, and corporate policy documents.
- 8.6Employee recognition(78) Ratings
thank a team member
- 9View job history(109) Ratings
Employees can view all positions held at the company.
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.
- 7.8Tracking of all physical assets(48) Ratings
Tracking of track laptops, pagers, phones, and other company equipment.
HR Reporting
Pre-built and custom reports, and integration with external data.
- 8.1Report builder(89) Ratings
Report builder allows custom reports to be created using a GUI.
- 7.7Pre-built reports(87) Ratings
Pre-built reports is the provision of a variety of canned reports on employee retention, and other key metrics.
- 7.4Ability to combine HR data with external data(63) Ratings
Ability to bring data from external systems like CRM and combine with HR data.
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.
- 8.7New hire portal(92) Ratings
New hire portal eliminates printing and mailing with a personalized portal of all required reading, corporate information, and all forms and other paperwork, online.
- 8.6Manager tracking tools(83) Ratings
Tracking tools allow hiring managers to check status on individual hires for all onboarding activities.
Performance and Goals
Goal alignment is the practice of ensuring that all employees have clearly defined goals in support of the overall corporate strategy.
- 8.2Corporate goal setting(46) Ratings
Corporate goal setting is the ability to define corporate goals, and/or vision statements in the system.
- 8.2Individual goal setting(58) Ratings
Individual goal setting is the ability to define individual goals that align to organizational and subordinate goals.
- 8.2Line-of sight-visibility(45) Ratings
Line-of-sight visibility is the provision of line-of sight visibility for each goal to see how goals support overall corporate objectives.
- 8.1Performance tracking(54) Ratings
Performance tracking allows managers to track individual progress against goals as a component of overall performance.
Performance Management
Performance management is the process of ensuring employees meet pre-determined objectives and goals through regular check-ins and appraisals.
- 7.6Performance plans(59) Ratings
Supervisors have ability to build individual performance plans including, goals, competencies, etc..
- 8Performance improvement plans(53) Ratings
Supervisors can track disciplinary actions such as performance improvement plans.
- 7.9Review status tracking(60) Ratings
Supervisors can monitor and track review status completion with dashboard showing milestones and status.
- 8.2Review reminders(61) Ratings
System can generate reminders to ensure review completion timeliness.
- 7.8Multiple review frequency(57) Ratings
System supports multiple review types including annual, quarterly mid-year and anniversary reviews.
Succession Planning
Succession planning is the identification and development of internal employees with the potential to fill key business leadership positions in the company.
- 5.8Create succession plans/pools(31) Ratings
Managers can create and manage pools of potentially high-performing individuals.
- 7.7Candidate ranking(37) Ratings
Candidate readiness for key business positions can be ranked and assessed.
- 7.1Candidate search(39) Ratings
Candidate search provides search capabilities for potential candidates based on attribute or other profile data.
- 8Candidate development(35) Ratings
Candidate development is the ability to assign learning and development goals.
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.
- 8Job Requisition Management(55) Ratings
Job Requisition Management – Job requisition management is the ability to create jobs quickly and easily
- 8.3Company Website Posting(62) Ratings
Software allows postings to be displayed on the company website
- 8.2Publish to Social Media(56) Ratings
Software provides ability to publish postings to social media sites
- 8.2Job Search Site Posting(59) Ratings
Software provides ability to publish postings to top job search sites
- 7.4Duplicate Candidate Prevention(53) Ratings
Duplicate candidate prevention prevents candidates already in the system from being added
- 8.2Applicant Tracking(69) Ratings
Applicant tracking allows recruiters to assign applicants to various stages so others can see status at a glance
- 8.6Notifications and Alerts(72) Ratings
Notifications and reminders inform you of tasks to be completed
Product Details
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- Competitors
- Tech Details
- FAQs
What is BambooHR?
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BambooHR Integrations
- CATS Applicant Tracking System
- JazzHR
- Cornerstone OnDemand
- NetSuite ERP
- Slack
- Checkr
- Deel
- Flock Benefits Administration, by Paychex
- Culture Amp
- Cronofy
- Lattice
- Greenhouse
- Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite
- Workleap Officevibe
- The Okta Identity Cloud
- Workable
- Zapier
- 15Five
- Absorb LMS
- Breezy HR
- JumpCloud
- Lever
- Litmos
- Pento
- PerformYard
- CyberArk Privileged Access Management
- Human Interest
- Jobvite
- Nectar
- Tovuti LMS
- Xoxoday Empuls
- WorkTango
- Tray.io
BambooHR Competitors
BambooHR Technical Details
Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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Operating Systems | Unspecified |
Mobile Application | Apple iOS, Android |
Supported Countries | BambooHR supports any country worldwide |
Supported Languages | English, French, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish |
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(384)Attribute Ratings
- 9.2Likelihood to Renew10 ratings
- 9.3Availability5 ratings
- 8.7Performance5 ratings
- 8.5Usability53 ratings
- 8.5Support Rating50 ratings
- 9.2Online Training4 ratings
- 9.6Implementation Rating3 ratings
- 8.6Configurability4 ratings
- 8.9Product Scalability5 ratings
- 9.6Ease of integration2 ratings
- 9.1Vendor pre-sale4 ratings
- 8.9Vendor post-sale4 ratings
- 9.2Professional Services2 ratings
- 8.3Contract Terms and Pricing Model3 ratings
Reviews
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- New hire packet is useful to save time capturing employee data
- Reports can provide insight quickly without having to manually generate
BambooHR Review
- improved performance management
- clear time off tracking
- reminders for anniversaries and birthdays are great
Review of BambooHR
- Onboarding #1
- HR efficiency, especially as the team got smaller
- Organization and user friendliness
BambooHR Review
- It has definitely improved our hiring skills
- It has helped us manage time-off requests in a more organized way
- It has helped us manage our people's information in a better way
so far so good, BambooHR
- as admin assistant, the onboarding is more efficient with BambooHR than just paper filing
BambooHR Review
- Cuts down on new hire "paper" paperwork and houses it all in Employee file. Streamlines approval queues.
- Cuts the timing of having to enter & calculate time cards by more than 1/2.
Review of Bamboo at Human Resource Admin Level
- Easier/quicker smaller tasks completed easier
BambooHR review
- Improved onboarding process
- Informational clarity
- Decreased time expenditures on all HR systems
BambooHR for the win
- improved onboarding
- improved employee file management
- improved HR efficiency
Great HR tool!
- help us a great deal when transitionning between 2 HR Managers. It was simple to stay on top of the game.
Easy-to-Use
- Improved Onboarding process, saved time with pre-loaded forms like I-9s
- Tracked clocking, gave accurate info about time worked for non-exempt
- Allows hiring multiple candidates through one requisition - saving time on reposting positions that we decided to hire more people for
BambooHR is awesome!
- Reduced time expenditure
- Improved onboarding
- Clearer payroll
- Ease in managing time off
Bamboo Review
- Reduction in the time it takes to pull HR reports together
- Ability to track and record employee timesheets
BambooHR is the Way
- We are just starting, it hasnt been a whole year yet. So far, it's improved our efficiency, keeping everything in one place.
BambooHR #1 to HMV
- HR efficiency
- Onboarding improvement
Great System - Happy to recommend
- saves time
- less queries from employees when using system
BambooHR Experience
- improved onboarding
- informational clarity
BambooHR Review
- Much improved onboarding process
- Clarity with documentation
- Understanding of HR's role
Awesome HR IS
- Huge improvement in staff onboarding.
- Reduced administrative workload for HR.
- Introduced invaluable self service capability.
BambooHR User's feedback
- Time saving
- Better monitor of processes, e.g., on-boarding/off-off-boarding, job and salary history, announcements
- Have all employees info in one place
- Improve the employee experience we offer to our people
Yay for BambooHR!
- Increased visibility into employee performance
- Houses all personnel files in digital format
- Streamlined onboarding process
BambooHR!
Happy Customer
- Our employees' paychecks have had a higher percentage of correctness since implementing the BambooHR payroll.
- Our hiring process is streamlined, allowing our .5 FTE HR person to manage efficiently.
- Payroll data is easy to manage via the complete payroll summary Excel download.
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- ease of onboarding
- time off tracking
- eSignatures
BambooHR Review
- Improved onboarding/hiring time from 2 months down to about 5 weeks total time
- HR efficiency increased as employees can use self-service feature rather than sending all requests to HR
- Supportive of Single Sign On (SSO) and decreased login times significantly