BambooHR Reviews

The job openings are the most valuable for me because I use it the most. The BambooHR system makes it a lot faster for me to review and follow-up with candidates and it saves me time from having to print or distribute candidates that need to be reviewed with executives.

The most valuable feature is the ability to comment on candidates in the job openings program. That way, it’s easier to communicate with managers about new candidates or how their interview went, etc. Instead of me having to email or call to get feedback, it’s right on the screen in one central place.

The system has helped me personally with tracking of candidates for job opportunities and has helped streamline the process of candidate reviews with our executives.

We are now able to see who is in the office and who isn’t. We have better vacation tracking for employees and it’s easier to find who is an active or inactive employee (since a lot of our employees are project specific and are not in the head office, etc.).

Specifically, I work for 2 managers. In my profile, our administrator wasn’t able to add 2 managers. So when I put in a request for vacation time, it only goes to one of my managers for approval and not to the other one, since it only allows one manager in my profile.

It would be great, if there is a function to add another manager to my profile.

I have been using BambooHR for less than a year.

Technical support is great from my experience. I have only needed support twice, but I was helped very quickly.

We did not use anything else before.

For sure, onboarding, offboarding, time off and benefits are the most valuable features.

BambooHR has streamlined our new hire process by setting deadlines for the new hire and the hiring manager. The new hire gets introduced to the whole staff be for they start!

I would like to see some improvements with custom reports and Signature templates. I would like to have more options for the custom reports. I am finding I have to export and filter things out I don’t need. I would also like to be able to put a date range on my custom reports.

I have been using BambooHR since August 2016.

I have not encountered any stability issues.

I have not encountered any scalability issues.

Amazing turnaround time. I really like that I can search for the answer first and most of the time I find my answer. But incase I don’t, I like that I have the option to email as well.

We didn’t have a previous solution. Since joining my new company, I knew there was an easier way to have all our HR information in one place and paperless. Using BambooHR has stopped me from nagging my managers for what is missing when we hire a new employee.

Setup is very straightforward. I was able to easily upload the information needed for implementation.

The pricing is very reasonable. Just think of the money you are saving down sizing your HR department to one employee to manage BambooHR.

We did look into Krono, but it wasn’t a fit for what we wanted.

Take that next step now. Not only are you going paperless, but you are streamlining your HR department.

Honestly, all of the features are valuable to me. When I came on board with Goodwill, we were using spreadsheets and paper files. At this point, with all new hires, I am able to keep their files electronically and get the information I need at a moment’s notice. The end goal will to eliminate all paper files within the next year or two and be all electronic.

This product has made my job easier in that I am able to be more effective when it comes to making critical decisions with staffing, promotes, etc.

I would like to see BambooHR allow for more than 10 jobs to be posted. I am sure large agencies have a need to fill more than just 10 jobs at a time. I would also like to see the system allow for more than three signatures on documents. Some of my documents I need five signatures.

I have used this product for six months.

I did not encounter any stability issues.

I did not encounter any scalability issues.

Technical support is 10+!! They are outstanding!

Initial setup was straightforward. In fact, I was having my supervisors log into the system and become familiar with it before we fully launched it.

You cannot beat the price for this product. We shopped around and BambooHR is the cheapest around and they have far better customer service than the rest.

We looked at UltiPro and ADP.

Reach out to other organizations who are similar to you, and ask all the questions you have. That will let you know if this product is the right fit for you.

• Onboarding features
• Documents section
• Calendar + holidays

It has improved our record-keeping abilities. We can easily search for documents pertaining to employees. Employees are able to record their goals and receive feedback from their managers/peers.

We are also able to use the calendar function to track vacation days and personal holidays.

Their integration with formal HR systems and the payroll.

I have been using this product for more than two years.

We have not encountered any stability issues.

We have not yet encountered any scalability issues, but we are a fairly small organization.

Unknown: We haven't used the technical support yet.

We did not previously use a different solution; I've only used this one.

I did not participate in the initial setup so can't comment.

This is not my area of responsibility.

Bamboo was onboarded before I began to work here.

I would advise others to implement it. It is a very helpful people management tool.

I like that it keeps everything easily accessible, from signed documents to outlines of our benefits plans, etc. It is really a one-stop shop. What is needed for my company, it does, and does it well. I enjoy the new UI/UX push they did.

I think it is just easiest to sign electronically and focus on the ease-of-use. It is very simplistic and allows everyone full transparency.

• Days off to be redeemed do not appear when a user cancels the days when people are off.
• Have an integration to Slack or 3rd-party network to notify with fewer emails sent.
• Ability to control what is sent to you.

• Make it easier for a user to view others in the organization.

I have been using BambooHR for about two years.

I rate technical support 4.5/5.

We previously used 7Geese.

Initial setup was pretty easy, but it's complicated when switching systems, no matter what. Customer service was great, though.

We used an in-house team for implementation.

Just be ready for a bit of a switch. Have all your exported files ready to go!

We use the product in HR functions. 

The tool's most valuable features are the recruitment module, performance module, and document storage. 

BambooHR needs to have more flexibility around performance management. 

I have been using the product for six years. 

I rate the product's stability a ten out of ten. 

I rate BambooHR's scalability an eight out of ten. My company has around 350 users who use it weekly. 

I rate the tool's deployment a ten out of ten. Its deployment was very quick. You would need one resource to handle the process. 

We did the tool's deployment in-house. 

I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten. 

I rate BambooHR a ten out of ten. 

Reports are the most valuable feature.

It made the HR department more flexible. We can track employee records and trace the reports.

We recommend to have your own payroll integration as per GCC norms.

I have used BambooHR for five years.

We have not had stability issues.

We have not had scalability issues.

Technical support is very good.

This was a part of pilot program and, afterward, we decided to use this.

Setup is more or less straightforward. It depends on the company requirements.

We did look at alternative solutions.

This is recommended for small and medium size business. The most important part is the preliminary study of requirements based on which the system is implemented.

It is VERY user friendly. We are constantly getting unsolicited positive feedback from employees. I also really like that organizational charts and welcome emails that are sent out during onboarding.

It has given us a single source of data and has given our employees a central hub for their information. Employees can now access everything for themselves instead of calling HR.

I would love to see employees able to upload documents to their own profiles. Also, the training feature can use some improvements. There needs to be a place where information (videos and presentations) can be stored and shared.

I have been using BambooHR for three months.

I have not seen any stability problems. It is a pretty stable product.

This is MUCH more scalable then what we used to have.

Responses are always prompt and thorough. No complaints here!

I have used Kronos, but at my previous employer they were using Paychex (but not really as an HRIS). Paychex is a nightmare to work with, and our employees hated it. We needed something that gave us more value and was easier to use.

Initial setup was pretty straightforward. We were able to implement it ourselves, which was nice!

It is a great price in terms of quality, but once you start adding payroll and benefits, it starts getting pricy. It would be great to have packages to help alleviate that cost for smaller businesses.

I was not involved in the evaluation of other products. I started after BambooHR had been selected.

It is a great quality product, but make sure you have a payroll system and benefits admin that will integrate/work together.