BambooHR is an HRIS human resources information system built for small and mid-size businesses that need to manage the full employee lifecycle in one place. It covers onboarding, performance management, time tracking, and offboarding without requiring a large HR team to operate it. I'd consider it over Rippling if your priority is people management rather than IT and device management—BambooHR® is purpose-built for HR, and that focus shows in its feature depth and overall design.

BambooHR® Evaluation Summary
- From $10/user/month
- Free trial available
Por qué confiar en nuestras reseñas de software
Hemos estado probando y revisando sistemas de software de RRHH desde 2019. Como expertos en RRHH, sabemos lo crítico y difícil que es tomar la decisión correcta al seleccionar un software. Invertimos en una investigación profunda para ayudar a nuestra audiencia a tomar mejores decisiones de compra de software. Hemos probado más de 2,000 herramientas para diferentes casos de uso en gestión de RRHH y escrito más de 1,000 reseñas de software completas. Conoce cómo nos mantenemos transparentes & nuestra metodología de reseñas de software.
BambooHR® Overview
pros
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The modern, intuitive interface makes it simple to find information and complete tasks. The free trial includes dummy data so you can test out the user experience easily.
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Excellent employee engagement features, including the Employee Community.
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Employee self-service features help staff access their data, request time off, sign documents, and more.
cons
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Benefits administration, payroll, and time tracking are paid add-ons (and some are only available to U.S. customers)
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Not a ton of wiggle room if you require lots of platform customization.
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Native payroll is limited to the United States. Global payroll is only available through a third-party EOR provider.
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Cómo probamos y puntuamos nuestras herramientas
Hemos pasado años construyendo, refinando y mejorando nuestro sistema de pruebas y puntuación de software. La rúbrica está diseñada para capturar los matices de la selección de software y lo que hace que una herramienta sea efectiva, centrándose en los aspectos críticos del proceso de toma de decisiones. A continuación, puedes ver exactamente cómo funcionan nuestras pruebas y puntuaciones a través de siete criterios. Esto nos permite ofrecer una evaluación imparcial del software basada en la funcionalidad principal, características destacadas, facilidad de uso, incorporación, soporte al cliente, integraciones, reseñas de clientes y relación calidad-precio.
Funcionalidad principal (25% de la puntuación final)
El punto de partida de nuestra evaluación siempre es la funcionalidad principal de la herramienta. ¿Tiene las funciones básicas que se espera encontrar? ¿Alguna de esas funciones básicas está restringida a planes de precio superiores? En esencia, esperamos que una herramienta se compare favorablemente con las capacidades básicas de sus competidores.
Características destacadas (25% de la puntuación final)
Luego, evaluamos características poco comunes que van más allá de la funcionalidad principal que normalmente se encuentra en herramientas de su tipo. Una puntuación alta refleja funciones especializadas o únicas que hacen que el producto sea más rápido, eficiente o que ofrezca un valor adicional al usuario. También evaluamos lo fácil que es integrar con otras herramientas comúnmente usadas en el entorno tecnológico para ampliar la funcionalidad y utilidad del software. Las herramientas que ofrecen muchas integraciones nativas, conexiones de terceros y acceso a API para construir integraciones personalizadas obtienen las mejores puntuaciones.
Facilidad de uso (10% de la puntuación final)
Consideramos qué tan rápido y fácil es ejecutar las tareas definidas en la funcionalidad principal utilizando la herramienta. El software que obtiene una puntuación alta está bien diseñado, es intuitivo, ofrece aplicaciones móviles, proporciona plantillas y hace que tareas relativamente complejas parezcan simples.
Incorporación (10% de la puntuación final)
Sabemos lo importante que es la rápida adopción del equipo para una nueva plataforma, por eso evaluamos qué tan fácil es aprender y usar una herramienta con una capacitación mínima. Evaluamos cuán rápido un miembro del equipo puede configurarse y comenzar a usar la herramienta sin experiencia. Las soluciones con mejores puntuaciones requieren poco o ningún soporte.
Soporte al cliente (10% de la puntuación final)
Revisamos cuán rápido y fácil es obtener ayuda mediante teléfono, chat en vivo o base de conocimientos. Las herramientas y empresas que ofrecen soporte en tiempo real obtienen las mejores puntuaciones, mientras que los chatbots obtienen las peores.
Reseñas de clientes (10% de la puntuación final)
Además de nuestras propias pruebas y evaluaciones, consideramos el puntaje neto de promotores de clientes presentes y pasados. Revisamos su probabilidad, dada la opción, de elegir nuevamente la herramienta por su funcionalidad principal. El software con una puntuación alta refleja un alto puntaje neto de promotores por parte de clientes actuales o anteriores.
Relación calidad-precio (10% de la puntuación final)
Por último, considerando todos los demás criterios, revisamos el precio promedio de los planes de entrada frente a las funciones principales y valoramos el resto de los criterios de evaluación. El software que ofrece más por menos tendrá una mejor puntuación.
Core Features
Employee Records
Digital management of employee records is made easy with the platform's secure, centralized database. It efficiently organizes employee information, including emergency contacts, contract details, job responsibilities, salary, and addresses, in a user-friendly manner. The system also provides a centralized “Documents” hub to store resumes, signed documents, task lists, and project workflows. Additionally, the “Assets” hub lists equipment assigned to employees, such as computers, monitors, and other hardware. For miscellaneous items, the “Notes” hub offers a space to store agendas, meeting minutes, and other relevant information.
Hiring
When evaluating BambooHR's hiring capabilities, I found it lacks automatic importation and parsing of resumes, which limits efficient data entry and candidate tracking when recruiting at scale. While it simplifies job posting with an intuitive three-step process, the absence of robust resume handling is a significant drawback. BambooHR can automatically push job postings to major job boards, but setting up connections involves extra steps and permission controls, slowing recruitment efforts. During the free trial, interview emails cannot be sent directly, hindering communication. The platform supports GDPR compliance but lacks information on other international regulations, which could be a concern for global organizations. BambooHR offers strong controls over access permissions, balancing collaboration and data confidentiality. Its pre-built templates and reporting features support comprehensive analytics without additional modules, making it suitable for large organizations needing detailed HR metrics.
Employee Onboarding and Offboarding
The platform streamlines employee onboarding and offboarding workflows. Customizable steps and comprehensive new starter checklists make the onboarding process transparent and self-managed. It provides an easy-to-access space for resources and information, such as employee details via the “Directory” under the People tab, which supports adding new employees, list view, search, and organizational charts. Offboarding templates cover essential tasks, including vacation payout/accrual, disabling access to software systems and shared drives, and collecting company assets.
Time Tracking
A suite of tools allows employees to track work hours, submit time-off requests, and manage various leaves of absence, including paid time-off accruals. Users can easily submit time-off requests and view their remaining sick, bereavement, and vacation balances. Managers can review and approve timesheets and time-off requests, ensuring accurate and efficient time management.
Performance Management
Tools to enhance performance management and employee development are integrated into the platform. Learning and development (L&D) resources and training channels are housed in the “Performance” tab under My Info. The platform includes templates for review cycles, as well as 60- and 90-day performance assessments, making it easy to start an assessment. The Training tab provides templates for various trainings, including security training, unlawful harassment, product trainings, and COVID office protocols. You can track incomplete trainings and assign deadlines to ensure timely completion.
Payroll and Benefits Administration
The platform offers streamlined payroll and benefits administration modules or integrations. It houses employee information, calculates gross and net pay, and disburses payments. Integration with several payroll providers allows for seamless payroll processing and benefits administration. The Benefits tab offers a clear overview of benefits coverage and dependent information, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k plans, and any opt-in supplemental benefits. Note that users are unable to try out the payroll and integrations experience via the 7-day free trial.
Reporting & Analytics
The Reports tab helps track signed documents, custom reports (with limited field configuration), and standard reports. Templates include headcount, employee turnover, additions and terminations, and time off used. You can configure custom reports to export assets, contact information, training history, and contract renewals, although details are somewhat limited. For example, generating a report on time-to-hire per recruiter or representative is not supported.
Ease of Use
BambooHR is highly user-friendly, with an intuitive interface that simplifies HR tasks for your team. Its clean design allows you to navigate easily, reducing the learning curve for new users. Features like employee self-service and customizable workflows enhance usability, letting your team manage their own data efficiently. Compared to other systems, BambooHR stands out for its straightforward approach, making it a preferred choice for businesses seeking simplicity and ease in managing HR processes.
Integrations
Integrations include Checkr, Greenhouse Software, Culture Amp, TalentLMS, Slack, Google Single Sign-On, Blue Marble Global Payroll, Deel, Oyster, Papaya Global, QuickBooks, and Xero.
New Product Updates from BambooHR®
BambooHR Adds EasyLlama Course Retirement Management
BambooHR now flags EasyLlama courses that are retiring or no longer available and lets admins choose or schedule replacement training. The update also gives employees clearer messaging when assigned courses reach end of life while preserving completed certificates. Highlights include:
- Retirement Alerts: Flags courses that are approaching retirement or have reached end of life.
- Replacement Workflows: Lets admins search, filter, and select replacement EasyLlama courses.
- Scheduled Replacements: Allows replacement courses to take over automatically when current training retires.
- Employee Guidance: Shows clearer messages when assigned training is no longer available.
- Certificate Retention: Keeps certificates accessible for completed retired courses.
Visit BambooHR’s official site for more details.
BambooHR Adds EOR Documents and Payslips
BambooHR now syncs Remote employment agreements and payslips into a dedicated Remote Documents folder within each employee’s Documents tab. Admins can also manage syncing, review storage usage, and monitor the latest sync from Global Employment Settings. Highlights include:
- EOR Document Sync: Syncs employment agreements and payslips from Remote into BambooHR.
- Dedicated Remote Folder: Organizes synced files into Agreements and Payslips subfolders.
- Global Employment Settings: Lets admins monitor sync activity, storage usage, and document syncing.
- Read-Only Source Records: Keeps the original Remote documents unchanged when files are renamed or deleted in BambooHR.
Visit BambooHR’s official site for more details.
BambooHR Expands Shift Scheduling and Reporting
BambooHR expands shift scheduling with custom reporting for staffing, coverage, labor trends, and shift exceptions, plus a 24-hour Day View for managing daily schedules. Managers can also move and resize shifts in 15-minute increments and publish a single day’s schedule. Highlights include:
- Scheduling Dataset: Adds schedule configuration, shift details, coverage data, and labor hours to Custom Report Builder.
- Shift Assessment Fields: Adds reporting for missed shifts, late arrivals, early departures, unscheduled work, and other exceptions.
- Shift Scheduling Day View: Provides a detailed 24-hour view for managing overlapping and high-volume shifts.
- 15-Minute Shift Adjustments: Lets managers move and resize shifts in 15-minute increments.
- Single-Day Publishing: Lets managers publish only the schedule for the day currently displayed.
Visit BambooHR’s official site for more details.
BambooHR Automates 401(k) Payroll Data Sharing
BambooHR Payroll now supports automated, secure sharing of finalized payroll data with select 401(k) providers via retirement payroll APIs. This reduces manual file handling and helps ensure retirement contributions and loan repayments are processed accurately and on time. Highlights include:
- Automated Data Sharing: Sends finalized payroll data to authorized 401(k) providers without manual file transfers.
- Retirement Payroll APIs: Provides secure, read-only access to payroll and year-to-date information.
- 401(k) Provider Support: Supports automated data retrieval for Human Interest and 401GO.
- Retirement Data Processing: Provides the data needed to process contributions, loan repayments, and employer matches.
Visit BambooHR’s official site for more details.
BambooHR Expands Compensation Planning Workflows
BambooHR adds automated calculations, budget allocation, hierarchical approval workflows, employee communications, and expanded admin controls to Compensation Planning. The updated experience helps teams manage compensation cycles end to end, with approved changes applied to employee records and captured in an audit trail. Highlights include:
- Approval Workflows: Provides dynamic approval flows with temporary compensation data access for recommenders and approvers.
- Communication Automation: Sends compensation change communications using customizable email templates and employee placeholders.
- Admin Controls: Lets admins create, edit, and publish cycles, manage workflow permissions, export data, and review audit logs.
- Compensation Publishing: Applies approved compensation changes to employee records when a cycle is closed.
Visit BambooHR’s official site for more details.
BambooHR Adds Retirement Savings Powered by Human Interest
BambooHR introduced Retirement Savings powered by Human Interest, helping administrators evaluate and buy a 401(k) plan without leaving BambooHR. After purchase, the plan is automatically added to the Benefits tab, simplifying setup and keeping benefits information centralized. Highlights include:
- Human Interest Integration: Explore and purchase 401(k) retirement plans directly from BambooHR.
- Automatic Benefits Setup: Adds purchased retirement plans to the Benefits tab without manual configuration.
- Payroll Contribution Sync: Synchronizes contribution data with BambooHR Payroll through API to keep deductions up to date.
Visit BambooHR’s official site for more details.
BambooHR Adds Contractor Agreement Options and Global Employment Insights
BambooHR introduced flexible contract options for onboarding global contractors through the embedded Remote experience and expanded Ask BambooHR with in-chat answers for Global Employment Powered by Remote. Together, these updates give teams more flexibility during contractor onboarding and faster access to global workforce information. Highlights include:
- Flexible Contractor Agreement Options: Choose to generate a contractor services agreement or continue onboarding without one to match existing legal processes.
- Ask BambooHR Global Employment Insights: Answers questions about EOR employees, contractors, country-specific hiring requirements, onboarding progress, and pricing using Remote data.
Visit BambooHR’s official site for more details.
BambooHR Adds Images to Recognition and Rewards Posts
BambooHR now lets employees add one or more images to Recognition and Rewards posts, making shout-outs more visual and engaging. Images can be uploaded and adjusted during creation, and they carry through wherever recognition is viewed. Highlights include:
- Image Uploads: Add one or more images to recognition posts using PNG, JPEG, GIF, or WebP files.
- Image Resizing: Adjust uploaded images before publishing to better fit the recognition message.
- Feed and Email Display: Shows images in the recognition feed and recognition email notifications.
Visit BambooHR’s official site for more details.
BambooHR Enhances Time Clocks With Break and Shift Tools
BambooHR Time Clocks have expanded timekeeping capabilities by adding break tracking and new shift-related tools. This helps employees manage more of their workday from the clock itself and supports more consistent clock-in behavior. Highlights include:
- Break Tracking: Start and end meal or rest breaks directly from BambooHR Time Clocks.
- Scheduled Shift Validation: Verify scheduled shifts automatically when employees clock in to support accurate attendance.
- Schedule Viewing: View published work schedules directly from the time clock before starting a shift.
Visit BambooHR's official site for more details
BambooHR Adds Searchable Chat Conversations
Ask BambooHR now organizes chat history into distinct, searchable conversations, making it easier to find past answers and keep work streams tidy. With clearer organization and simple management controls, users can revisit prior questions faster and track ongoing topics more effectively. Highlights include:
- Searchable Chat Conversations: Search and access previous AI conversations from a dedicated sidebar.
- Persistent Chat History: Save conversations with automatic titles to revisit ongoing work later.
- Conversation Management: Rename or delete chats to keep conversation history organized.
Visit BambooHR's official site for more details.
BambooHR® Specs
- 2-Factor Authentication
- 360 Degree Feedback
- API
- Application Tracking
- Attendance Tracking
- Batch Permissions & Access
- Compliance Tracking
- Dashboard
- Data Export
- Data Import
- Data Visualization
- Employee Database
- Employee Engagement
- Employee Incentive Management
- Employee Onboarding
- Employee Training
- Expense Tracking
- External Integrations
- Feedback Management
- Multi-User
- Notifications
- Payroll
- Performance Appraisal
- Scheduling
- Time Management
- Timesheets
- Travel Management
- Vacation & Absence Calendar
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Descripción general y trayectoria de la empresa BambooHR
BambooHR es una empresa de software de recursos humanos que ofrece un sistema basado en la nube para gestionar datos de empleados, contratación, incorporación, compensación y desempeño. La empresa se centra en atender a pequeñas y medianas empresas. BambooHR es una compañía privada con sede en Lindon, Utah, y cuenta con más de 500 empleados.
Más de 16,000 empresas en más de 100 países utilizan BambooHR para optimizar sus procesos de RRHH. Algunos de los clientes más destacados de BambooHR incluyen Postmates, Change.org, University of Maryland, FreshBooks, ZipRecruiter y Stance.
BambooHR tiene unos ingresos anuales estimados de más de $54 millones. En 2018, la empresa alcanzó una valoración de $1 mil millones después de recaudar $54 millones en una ronda de financiación Serie B. BambooHR es reconocida por su cultura laboral galardonada y ha sido reconocida como uno de los mejores lugares para trabajar por Great Place to Work y la revista Fortune durante varios años consecutivos.
Principales hitos de BambooHR
- 2008: Fundada por Ben Peterson y Ryan Sanders en Lindon, Utah
- 2012: Recaudó $3 millones en financiación Serie A
- 2016: Superó los 10,000 clientes
- 2018: Alcanzó una valoración de $1 mil millones con una ronda Serie B de $54 millones
- 2019: Lanzó funciones de bienestar para empleados
- 2021: Incluida en la lista Forbes Cloud 100
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