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.
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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.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

89 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Product Experience:
96%
Negotiation and Contract:
93%
Conflict Resolution:
94%
Strategy & Innovation:
94%
Service Experience:
96%

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.

+95 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?

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2% Negative
1% Neutral
97% Positive

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Time and Attendance

89

HR Systems Interface

89

Self Service Portal

86

Accounting Systems Interface

86

Tax Form Preparation

85

Compensation Management

85

Direct Deposit

85

Benefits Calculation

84

Vacation and Leave Tracking

82

Taxation Deduction

82

Retirement Plan Tracking

81

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Quality of Features

88

Business Value Created

88

Ease of Customization

87

Ease of Implementation

86

Breadth of Features

86

Ease of Data Integration

85

Ease of IT Administration

84

Usability and Intuitiveness

83

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

82

Vendor Support

81

Availability and Quality of Training

81

BambooHR Reviews

Yvonne R.

  • Role: Human Resources
  • Industry: Food and Beverage
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Aug 2023

Optimizing HR Operations on a Global Scale

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates BambooHR from other similar products?

BambooHR remains competitive in the face of shifts by continuously innovating. They regularly update areas such, as compliance, integrations and admin controls. Unlike competitors who prioritize stability over agility BambooHR understands the importance of staying adaptable and up, to date in todays changing business landscape

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

With the help of BambooHR we can leverage analytics and benchmarking data extracted from employee records to enhance aspects such, as organizational charts and learning paths. We gain insights into areas with turnover rates or underrepresented demographics, which guide us in making strategic decisions to foster engagement and cultivate a thriving culture especially as our workforce increasingly embraces remote work. Accessible, to administrators and leaders these data driven best practices empower us to make decisions effortlessly

What do you dislike most about this product?

Setting up workflows, forms and shared templates and gaining approval, from offices requires dedicated attention, effective change management and support from leaders. It's important to recognize that not all remote cultures will readily adopt procedures, which can affect the success of implementation. Companies should invest in communication and comprehensive training for administrators for coordinating changes, across different languages and regions

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Begin with the trial to evaluate how well the integrations work with your payroll, document sharing and other essential systems. This will help guarantee an uninterrupted flow of data

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

AMB. Chidiebere Moses O.

  • Role: C-Level
  • Industry: Media
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2023

Best for Employee Sourcing and Engagement

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates BambooHR from other similar products?

Most important, it is employee focused, with great interface for anyone to navigate easily, On there, you can start from sourcing for employees, to onboarding, performance tracking, benefiting, succession planning and even firing. Some others do not offer these complete set of features.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Clean user-interface Proficient employee tracking Easy to onboard and track performance Employees are the main focus here

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is a bit costlier than other local platforms, although it performs well though. But you know, companies need, best product for great discounts.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

IF YOU CAN PAY FOR IT, THEN GO FOR IT, IT IS VERY GOOD FOR EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Siddhaarth S.

  • Role: Sales Marketing
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2025

Best HR solution for business of any Nature

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates BambooHR from other similar products?

Its intuitive design combined with powerful core HR functionalities ranging from employee data management to performance tracking delivers a holistic solution that simplifies HR processes while integrating seamlessly with other business tools.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I appreciate its easy-to-use interface, which centralizes staff data and automates repetitive procedures, freeing up critical time for strategic growth and revenue-generating projects.

What do you dislike most about this product?

For larger firms with more complicated HR requirements, some advanced reporting and customization options could feel limiting, possibly requiring further workarounds.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Utilize the demos and free trial to match Bamboo HR's features to your unique requirements. For the best return on investment, invest in a systematic onboarding procedure and make sure your staff is taught to utilize all of its potential.

Pros

  • Performance Enhancing
  • Generous Negotitation
  • Over Delivered
  • Transparent

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