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What is BambooHR?
BambooHR is an online HR software that collects and organizes all the information you gather throughout the employee life cycle, and then helps you use it to achieve great things. Whether you are hiring, onboarding, preparing compensation, or building culture, BambooHR gives you the time and insights to focus on your most important asset - your people. BambooHR is a complete HR platform that brings all your employee, payroll, time, and benefit information together in one place, giving you the data accuracy, security, and coordination.
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88 Likeliness to Recommend
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99 Plan to Renew
86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+93 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love BambooHR?
Pros
- Respectful
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Friendly Negotiation
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Leave Management
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Talent Management
Talent Acquisition
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Interactive Organizational Chart
Position Management
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Ease of Data Integration
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of IT Administration
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Ease of Customization
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Payroll
Score 8.9
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Applicant Tracking Systems - Enterprise
Score 8.8
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Performance Management
Score 8.7
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Talent Management
Score 8.5
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Workforce Management - Midmarket
Score 8.5
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Employee Benefits Support
Score 8.4
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Benefits Administration
Score 8.3
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BambooHR Reviews
Josefina C.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jul 2025
Extreme ease of use.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates BambooHR from other similar products?
It has tools that solve many of the most common payroll problems. Add to that its extreme ease of use.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Everything is managed with great ease, it offers a quick view of pay stubs, profile/personal information
What do you dislike most about this product?
More Flexible than ever.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Extremely easy to use. It helps solve many of the most common payroll problems. It's not limited to calculating payrolls. It helps all types of businesses with hiring and onboarding new employees. Offer letters can be sent, signed, and all documents can be stored in BambooHR.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
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Allan P.
- Role: Human Resources
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Jul 2025
Zen and the Art of BambooHR Maintenance.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates BambooHR from other similar products?
So let’s talk BambooHR - the platform that’s quietly holding together the beautiful chaos that is our HR department. At first glance, it’s got that spa-day interface: clean, calming, everything where it should be. But under the hood? It’s surprisingly gutsy. What makes BambooHR punchier than the average HR software is how it blends people ops with personality. It’s
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Now, here’s something I keep bragging about: the self-serve portal. This thing basically cut my “Can you send me my pay stub?” emails in half. Folks just log in, poke around their own data, time off balances, job history, even documents like NDAs and contracts. And because marketing people are famously allergic to admin work, the interface had to be intuitive. Luckily, it is. Even our most scatterbrained designer figured it out.
What do you dislike most about this product?
I dislike nothing about BambooHR. It just fits, no issues.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Would I recommend it? Yeah , especially if you’re at a mid-sized agency like us where culture and clarity both matter. If you want something that's more “let’s make HR human again” and less “robot overlord with 57 tabs,” BambooHR is your people-first toolkit.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
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Christian N.
- Role: Human Resources
- Industry: Consulting
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted May 2025
Sactisfactory review
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates BambooHR from other similar products?
BambooHR has carved out a strong position in the HR software landscape, particularly for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Here's a breakdown of what often differentiates it from other similar products: 1. Focus on the Employee Experience: User-Friendly Interface: BambooHR is frequently praised for its clean, intuitive, and easy-to-navigate interface for both HR administrators and employees. This can lead to higher adoption rates and less time spent on training. Employee Self-Service: It offers robust self-service portals where employees can manage their personal information, request time off, access pay stubs, and more.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
From what I've learned, BambooHR seems to genuinely focus on making things easier and more pleasant for everyone in the company, not just the HR administrators. The intuitive interface, the self-service options that empower employees, and even the features designed to boost culture and engagement all point to this. It's like they understand that HR isn't just about compliance and paperwork; it's about people. And a positive employee experience ultimately benefits the entire organization
What do you dislike most about this product?
Even though there's a lot to appreciate about BambooHR, if I had to pinpoint something I perceive as a potential drawback based on what I've learned, it would be the potential for the pricing structure to become less favorable as an organization grows or has more complex needs. While it's often seen as a great value for small to medium-sized businesses, the per-employee pricing model could become a significant expense for larger companies. As the headcount increases, the overall cost can escalate, potentially making other solutions with different pricing structures more attractive.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Take Advantage of the Free Trial: Hands-on exploration is key: Sign up for BambooHR's free trial and thoroughly explore the platform. This will give you a real feel for the user interface and how well it fits your team's workflow. Involve your team: If possible, get input from HR administrators and even a few employees who would be using the system. Their feedback will be invaluable.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Effective Service
- Respectful
- Acts with Integrity
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