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What Is BambooHR?

In BambooHR, everything works together in a clear, easy-to-understand way. Whether managing data, onboarding new employees, or running payroll, BambooHR simply works how you’d expect, with an intuitive and easy to learn and use design. And you can bet that your employees will love it too as they have access to all their data, PTO, and files all in one place, even on their mobile phone.

For more information, visit www.bamboohr.com.

Who Uses BambooHR?

BambooHR brings all your employee, payroll, time, and benefit information together in one place, giving you the data accuracy, security, and coordination you need to sleep soundly.

Where can BambooHR be deployed?

Cloud-based
On-premises

About the vendor

  • BambooHR
  • Located in Lindon, US
  • Founded in 2008

BambooHR support

  • Phone Support
  • Chat

Countries available

Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France and 9 others

Languages

Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, English, French, German and 2 others

BambooHR pricing

Starting Price:

Not provided by vendor
  • Yes, has free trial
  • No free version

BambooHR does not have a free version but does offer a free trial.

About the vendor

  • BambooHR
  • Located in Lindon, US
  • Founded in 2008

BambooHR support

  • Phone Support
  • Chat

Countries available

Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France and 9 others

Languages

Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, English, French, German and 2 others

BambooHR videos and images

BambooHR Software - Job Tab
BambooHR Software - Employee Performance Report
BambooHR Software - Employee Timesheet
BambooHR Software - Turnover Report
BambooHR Software - Payroll Admin Overview
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BambooHR Software - Job Tab
BambooHR Software - Employee Performance Report
BambooHR Software - Employee Timesheet
BambooHR Software - Turnover Report
BambooHR Software - Payroll Admin Overview

Features of BambooHR

  • 360 Degree Feedback
  • API
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity/News Feed
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Archiving & Retention
  • Automatic Time Capture
  • Benefits Dashboard
  • Benefits Management
  • Billable & Non-Billable Hours
  • Calendar Management
  • Candidate Management
  • Candidate Profiles
  • Candidate Tracking
  • Careers Page
  • Clock In/Out
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Customizable Reports
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Visualization
  • Deduction Management
  • Direct Deposit
  • Disability Insurance Administration
  • Document Management
  • Electronic Forms
  • Employee Benefits Administration
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Directory
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Self Service
  • Employee Time Tracking
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Goal Management
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • HR Management
  • Health Insurance Administration
  • Interview Management
  • Job Posting
  • Labor Forecasting
  • Leave Tracking
  • Life Insurance Administration
  • Mass Notifications
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Time Tracking
  • On-going Performance Tracking
  • Onboarding
  • Online Benefits Enrollment
  • Online Time Clock
  • Online Time Tracking Software
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Peer Appraisals
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Review Management
  • Process/Workflow Automation
  • Project Time Tracking
  • Pulse Surveys
  • Question Library
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resume Storage
  • Retirement Plan Management
  • Review Cycle Tracking
  • Self Assessment
  • Self Service Portal
  • Sick Leave Tracking
  • Skills Tracking
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Talent Management
  • Task Management
  • Tax Compliance
  • Third Party Integrations
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Off Management
  • Time Off Requests
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • Training Management
  • Trend Analysis
  • Turnover Tracking
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • W-2 Preparation
  • Workflow Management

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Reviews of BambooHR

Average score

Overall
4.6
Ease of Use
4.6
Customer Service
4.5
Features
4.4
Value for Money
4.5

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
daniel
daniel
Human resource manager in Kenya
Verified LinkedIn User
Retail, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

BambooHR is a game-changer

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: I generally like the idea of the BambooHR having a comprehensive suite of HR solutions as it goes a long way in providing efficient HR management capabilities. Its robust reporting tools are excellent as they track the data and update me on time. their swift onboarding and offboarding processes has really become one of my favourite feature as it has reduced the general onboarding costs.

Pros:

BambooHR is a game-changer when it comes to HR software. We've been using it for our growing company for over a year now, and it has truly streamlined our HR processes. The onboarding and offboarding workflows that used to be a time-consuming process have been simplified .

Cons:

Despite that it provides valuable HR solutions, BambooHR is a bit relatively expensive for smaller businesses or startups. Individuals on a tight budget might be a little overwhelmed, but luckily I think they have introduced cheaper plans.

Sarah
Sarah
System Administrator in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Information Technology & Services, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

BambooHR is a comprehensive and easy-to-use HR software

4.0 3 weeks ago New

Comments: In terms of HR functions, BambooHR handles everything. Our human resources department and management can benefit much from this system. BambooHR serves many uses for many divisions. Every day, the human resources team uses BambooHR because it is quick, simple, and easy to use.

Pros:

This HR management system is both feature-rich and user-friendly. The user interface is made user- and administrator-friendly. The site is user-friendly, and my staff appreciates how straightforward the features are.

Cons:

One of BambooHR's less enticing characteristics, in my opinion, is its pricing structure. We are a very young company, thus cost-effectiveness is of paramount importance. Unfortunately, it appears that BambooHR's rates are out of reach for startups like ours.

Tomas
Software Engineer in Spain
Computer Software, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Good to track annual leaves

3.0 4 weeks ago New

Pros:

Bamboo has good features to request and approve annual leaves

Cons:

It does not correctly sync with other tools and does not contain local holidays

Bethany
HR Director in US
Hospital & Health Care, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

BambooHR makes my work life so much easier!!

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: Overall, very happy with BambooHR’s performance!! I recommend it to anyone who I know could benefit from it. Streamlines so many aspects of my day to day - hiring, onboarding, time clock, employee performance management, payroll, employee pulse surveys, .. the list goes on!

Pros:

Easy time-trackingPhone app makes it easy for coworkers to check time card Company-wide announcements (alert on phone if you have the app) Personnel documents all stored in one placeCan push out new procedures that require a signature after the coworker reviewsStreamlines the onboarding process Hiring platform is convenient and you can build templates for scheduling phone screenings and interviews You can process payroll right in BambooHRAttendance notes – we set it so that coworkers can see them, but you can keep them hiddenNotes – we set it so managers and admin can see those notes, but not the coworker. Good for documenting verbal warnings

Cons:

If you have a custom general ledger or another payroll report, they will build it for you, but it takes awhile to get it all sorted out We don’t pay the extra fee for benefits administration through BambooHR since we already use Employee Navigator through our benefits management group. (I have to manually select the benefits the coworkers choose to update their payroll deductions)

Cevdet
Managing Director in Türkiye
Consumer Goods, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

The only tool you need for all-things HR

5.0 2 months ago New

Comments: BambooHR has made our HR processes a lot easier and more effectively manageable. With it, we completely transferred our HR operations to the cloud and set up automated systems for reporting on time off requests, applicant tasks, etc. I think it's a fantastic tool for expanding companies.

Pros:

I love how versatile Bamboo is. Especially compared to some of the other HR tools we evaluated, there are so many more modules and API capabilities you can run to make eveyrthing easier. The UI is pretty simplistic as well, which makes it very easy to integrate it into your current systems

Cons:

The mobile friendliness can be improved more in my opinon. It's a bit hard to navigate because of the performance issues. But other than that, nothing really sticks out.

Alternatives Considered: Personio and Sage HR

Reasons for Switching to BambooHR: Bamboo seemed more comprehensive than the others, and the team were very eager to help us set it up to get max value. So we decided to go for it in the end.