BambooHR is a simple but powerful tool, easy to navigate for any user
June 02, 2019

BambooHR is a simple but powerful tool, easy to navigate for any user

Rebecca Mogollón | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with BambooHR

Everyone in our corporate office uses BambooHR to track our paid time off, our jury duty time, our HR documents, to see who works at our company, their contact information, whether they are out that day or not, and to view information about any new employees that have been hired recently.
  • BambooHR is super easy to log into and has a very intuitive user interface.
  • I love the technology being used -- you can hover over items and get a quick look at what you want to know.
  • It's easy to see how many hours you will have accrued at a certain date (UltiPro did not do that, as I recall).
  • It's very easy to use the "Who's Out Today?" feed link to put into your Outlook calendar and view who is out without logging into the browser.
  • I would like the desktop directory widget to include if the employee is out or not. That would be a game changer.
  • The files section could be more visually appealing, but it still does the job.
  • Maybe a discussion board for the community? I don't know, just trying to add 3 points into this area.
  • Since I am just a user of the software I actually don't know of any ROI, but as a user, I can tell you it's the best one I've used in all my jobs.
  • At both my previous jobs I used UltiPro, and Workday was implemented before I left, which seemed OK but was still a bit funky with the hours.
  • We have been using more and more BambooHR features over the last year, so I am guessing the HR team is very happy with it.
UltiPro, from what I remember, was clunky and always had an awkward calculation of my hours. I could not "project" how much PTO I would have when I wanted to take time off in the future. Also, I was planning my maternity leave with UltiPro, and I truly feel like the software made me miscalculate how much time off I would have and it caused me a LOT of problems when I had my first baby. It made my life financially very difficult.
Workday, I only used briefly before I left the company for the one I am in now. Interface-wise, it was great, very smooth and slick and attractive. I never felt very good about the hours though, but that might have been a migration issue from UltiPro.
I love its simplicity and ease of use. I think this is an area in which a lot of other HR software is lacking. Its use of graphics is strategic but not overwhelming. I really like the little "New Employee!" announcement area where you can see and read about new employees before they even start. It's super easy to log in whenever you need to quickly check something out.

BambooHR Feature Ratings

Employee demographic data
10
Employment history
10
Job profiles and administration
Not Rated
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
Not Rated
Organizational charting
10
Organization and location management
Not Rated
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
Not Rated
Pay calculation
Not Rated
Support for external payroll vendors
10
Benefit plan administration
Not Rated
Direct deposit files
Not Rated
Salary revision and increment management
Not Rated
Reimbursement management
Not Rated
Approval workflow
10
Balance details
10
Annual carry-forward and encashment
10
View and generate pay and benefit information
Not Rated
Update personal information
10
View job history
Not Rated
View company policy documentation
10
Employee recognition
Not Rated
Tracking of all physical assets
Not Rated
Not Rated
Report builder
Not Rated
Pre-built reports
Not Rated
Ability to combine HR data with external data
Not Rated
Performance plans
Not Rated
Performance improvement plans
Not Rated
Review status tracking
Not Rated
Review reminders
Not Rated
Multiple review frequency
Not Rated
Create succession plans/pools
Not Rated
Candidate ranking
Not Rated
Candidate search
Not Rated
Candidate development
Not Rated
New hire portal
10
Manager tracking tools
Not Rated
Corporate goal setting
Not Rated
Individual goal setting
Not Rated
Line-of sight-visibility
Not Rated
Performance tracking
Not Rated
Job Requisition Management
Not Rated
Company Website Posting
Not Rated
Publish to Social Media
Not Rated
Job Search Site Posting
Not Rated
Duplicate Candidate Prevention
Not Rated
Applicant Tracking
Not Rated
Notifications and Alerts
Not Rated