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BambooHR has plenty of highs, but several lows
May 13, 2021

BambooHR has plenty of highs, but several lows

Tyler Bell | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with BambooHR

BambooHR is used across our entire organization. We utilize the software to track who is out of the office, anniversaries, and other milestones. It also houses our personal job information (title, level, pay, insurance elections, and emergency contacts).
  • It's great to see a quick calendar of who on your team or in your department is out of the office on a given day.
  • You can easily look up information on your direct reports. If you need to look at their salary as it relates to benchmarking, it's quickly accessible.
  • You can readily find out who on your team is coming up on a work anniversary or birthday soon and make sure to give them recognition.
  • The insurance information it shows is pretty high level and it doesn't easily show you your elections.
  • You're reliant on upline managers or HR to add detailed information, so at times it can be unclear as to why a certain change was made.
  • Improved involvement from our team on filling out documentation and data
  • Faster access to job history
  • Easy and quick access to organizational charts

Do you think BambooHR delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with BambooHR's feature set?

Yes

Did BambooHR live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of BambooHR go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy BambooHR again?

Yes

Bamboo is at its best when it's being utilized to find high-level information. The drop-off comes with the features that rely on input from upline managers or HR. If you need to recall a direct report's salary, when making raise adjustments relative to a set pool of allocated money, BambooHR is a great tool. If you need to see what your current premiums are for your own insurance, you're better off looking elsewhere.

BambooHR Feature Ratings

7.8
Employee demographic data
Not Rated
Employment history
10
Job profiles and administration
7
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.
10
Organizational charting
6
Organization and location management
6
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)
Not Rated
Not Rated
Pay calculation
Not Rated
Support for external payroll vendors
Not Rated
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment
Not Rated
Benefit plan administration
Not Rated
Direct deposit files
Not Rated
Salary revision and increment management
Not Rated
Reimbursement management
Not Rated
10.0
Approval workflow
10
Balance details
10
Annual carry-forward and encashment
10
10.0
Update personal information
10
View job history
10
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
Integration with other HR capabilities ()
Not Rated
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
Not Rated
Create succession plans/pools
Not Rated
Candidate ranking
Not Rated
Candidate search
Not Rated
Candidate development
Not Rated
Not Rated
New hire portal
Not Rated
Manager tracking tools
Not Rated
Not Rated
Corporate goal setting
Not Rated
Individual goal setting
Not Rated
Line-of sight-visibility
Not Rated
Performance tracking
Not Rated
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