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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BambooHR Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+91 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?

0% Negative
0% Neutral
100% Positive

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Respectful
  • Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Dashboards and Reporting

89

Best-Fit Benefits

86

Self Service Portal

85

Health Savings Account

85

Integration

85

Claims Management

85

Mobile

84

Health Profile

84

Chatbot

81

Insurance Management

79

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Business Value Created

84

Breadth of Features

84

Ease of Customization

84

Ease of Implementation

84

Availability and Quality of Training

83

Ease of IT Administration

82

Ease of Data Integration

82

Vendor Support

82

Usability and Intuitiveness

80

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

79

Quality of Features

79

BambooHR Reviews

Vijay M.

  • Role: Human Resources
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2023

Simplifying HR Success

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates BambooHR from other similar products?

BambooHR's user-friendly design. Its intuitive workflows adapt seamlessly to our organization's needs, providing the flexibility essential for agile HR management. The exceptional Applicant Tracking System streamlines hiring, making recruitment intuitive and efficient. Employee empowerment is amplified through self-service features, enhancing engagement and liberating HR resources. BambooHR's analytics tools offer insights effortlessly, while its collaborative hub for HR activities ensures teamwork and alignment. In essence, BambooHR is more than a tool.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Practically using Bamboo HR has transformed our HR operations. Its user-friendly interface simplifies daily tasks, while customizable workflows add flexibility. The Applicant Tracking System (ATS) streamlines hiring, and self-service features empower employees. Robust reporting tools offer valuable insights, and collaborative features enhance team coordination. Bamboo HR isn't just a tool; it's our strategic partner, fostering HR excellence through its intuitive design and efficient functionalities, making it indispensable in our organization.

What do you dislike most about this product?

In practical use of Bamboo HR, a minor drawback is the learning curve for more advanced features. While the basics are intuitive, mastering complex functionalities may require additional time. Additionally, although the reporting tools are robust, more customization options would enhance their flexibility. Despite these considerations, Bamboo HR's continuous updates and responsive support have mitigated concerns. Its overall impact on streamlining HR processes, from recruitment to employee management, overshadows these minor challenges. It remains an invaluable tool, contributing significantly to our HR efficiency and overall success.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Good product for HR

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Saves Time
  • Altruistic

Tahir A.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Engineering
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2023

"Fantastic product!"

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates BambooHR from other similar products?

Its fulfil the need user-friendly interface and customisable features also track the record track the application

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Time management’s also the approval criteria and tracking system and the best feature is onboarding and off-boarding

What do you dislike most about this product?

To closing IT Asset tasks sometime its stuck on the user end and other person unable to close the task.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

BambooHR's offer lot of features thats why we recommend this product Employee Data Management. ...Benefits Tracking. ...Time-off Management. Approval Workflows. ...Applicant Tracking System. ...Onboarding and Offboarding. ...you can smooth your onboarding and offboarding

Pros

  • Continually Improving Product
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Efficient Service
  • Caring

Camilla S.

  • Role: Human Resources
  • Industry: Media
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2025

Light, Fast, and Surprisingly Powerful

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates BambooHR from other similar products?

We brought in BambooHR when our team grew past 80 people. What made it shine was how self-service it felt. I wasn’t spending time creating logins or resetting PTO calendars. Everyone from interns to C-suite could just dive in and own their data. It’s especially good for younger, tech-comfy teams that hate traditional HR forms.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The time-off module is gold. Employees see their balances, make requests, and managers approve from Slack. It also automatically tracks anniversaries and birthdays, which became a huge part of our culture recognition.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Performance reviews inside BambooHR are too rigid. We tried it for one cycle but found it couldn’t support hybrid review models or layered feedback. We had to export things out for 360 reviews. Also, once your org structure starts to branch into multi-brand or multi-entity setups, Bamboo starts to feel thin

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Great for agencies in the 50 to 200 headcount range who want speed and simplicity. But if you plan to scale up into layered performance management or succession planning, you’ll hit a ceiling

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Reliable
  • Effective Service
  • Inspires Innovation