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
Pourquoi faire confiance à nos avis sur les logiciels
Nous testons et évaluons des systèmes de logiciels RH depuis 2019. En tant qu’experts RH, nous savons à quel point il est crucial et difficile de prendre la bonne décision lors de la sélection des logiciels. Nous investissons dans une recherche approfondie pour aider notre public à faire de meilleurs choix d’achats de logiciels. Nous avons testé plus de 2 000 outils pour différents cas d’utilisation de gestion RH et rédigé plus de 1 000 avis détaillés sur les logiciels. Découvrez comment nous restons transparents & notre méthodologie d’évaluation des logiciels.
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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Comment nous testons et évaluons nos outils
Nous avons passé des années à construire, affiner et améliorer notre système de test et d’évaluation des logiciels. La grille d’évaluation est conçue pour saisir les nuances de la sélection des logiciels et ce qui rend un outil efficace, en se concentrant sur les aspects critiques du processus décisionnel. Ci-dessous, vous pouvez voir exactement comment fonctionne notre test et notre système d’évaluation à travers sept critères. Cela nous permet de fournir une évaluation impartiale des logiciels basée sur les fonctionnalités principales, les caractéristiques remarquables, la facilité d’utilisation, l’intégration, le support client, les intégrations, les avis clients et le rapport qualité-prix.
Fonctionnalités principales (25 % de la note finale)
Le point de départ de notre évaluation est toujours la fonctionnalité principale de l’outil. Dispose-t-il des fonctionnalités de base qu’un utilisateur s’attend à voir ? Certaines de ces fonctionnalités principales sont-elles réservées à des forfaits plus élevés ? En substance, nous nous attendons à ce qu’un outil soit à la hauteur des capacités de base de ses concurrents.
Fonctionnalités remarquables (25 % de la note finale)
Ensuite, nous évaluons les fonctionnalités remarquables, peu courantes, qui vont au-delà de la fonction principale habituellement présente dans les outils de ce type. Un score élevé reflète des fonctionnalités spéciales ou uniques qui rendent le produit plus rapide, plus efficace, ou offrent une valeur ajoutée à l’utilisateur. Nous évaluons également la facilité d’intégration avec d’autres outils généralement présents dans la pile technologique pour étendre la fonctionnalité et l’utilité du logiciel. Les outils qui proposent de nombreuses intégrations natives, des connexions tierces et un accès API pour développer des intégrations personnalisées obtiennent les meilleurs résultats.
Facilité d’utilisation (10 % de la note finale)
Nous prenons en compte la rapidité et la simplicité d’exécution des tâches définies par la fonctionnalité principale à l’aide de l’outil. Un logiciel bien noté est bien conçu, intuitif à utiliser, offre des applications mobiles, propose des modèles, et permet de simplifier des tâches relativement complexes.
Mise en route (10 % de la note finale)
Nous savons à quel point une adoption rapide par l’équipe est cruciale pour une nouvelle plateforme, c’est pourquoi nous évaluons la facilité d’apprentissage et d’utilisation d’un outil avec un minimum de formation. Nous évaluons la rapidité avec laquelle un membre de l’équipe peut s’installer et commencer à utiliser l’outil sans expérience préalable. Les solutions bien notées impliquent qu’aucune ou très peu d’assistance soit requise.
Support client (10 % de la note finale)
Nous examinons la rapidité et la simplicité d’obtention d’aide par téléphone, chat en direct ou base de connaissances. Les outils et sociétés qui proposent une assistance en temps réel obtiennent les meilleurs scores, tandis que les chatbots sont moins bien notés.
Avis clients (10 % de la note finale)
En plus de nos propres tests et évaluations, nous prenons en compte le score net de recommandation (NPS) des clients actuels et passés. Nous évaluons leur propension, s’ils en avaient l’option, à choisir à nouveau l’outil pour la fonctionnalité principale. Un logiciel obtenant un score élevé reflète un NPS élevé de clients actuels ou passés.
Rapport qualité-prix (10 % de la note finale)
Enfin, en tenant compte de tous les autres critères, nous comparons le prix moyen des forfaits d’entrée de gamme aux principales fonctionnalités et considérons la valeur des autres critères d’évaluation. Un logiciel qui en offre plus, pour moins, sera mieux noté.
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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Présentation et histoire de l'entreprise BambooHR
BambooHR est une entreprise de logiciels de gestion des ressources humaines qui propose un système basé sur le cloud pour gérer les données des employés, le recrutement, l'intégration, la rémunération et la performance. L'entreprise se concentre sur la fourniture de services aux petites et moyennes entreprises. BambooHR est une entreprise privée dont le siège social est situé à Lindon, dans l'Utah, et qui emploie plus de 500 personnes.
Plus de 16 000 entreprises dans plus de 100 pays utilisent BambooHR pour simplifier leurs processus RH. Parmi les clients notables de BambooHR figurent Postmates, Change.org, l'Université du Maryland, FreshBooks, ZipRecruiter et Stance.
BambooHR réalise un chiffre d'affaires annuel estimé à plus de 54 millions de dollars. En 2018, l'entreprise a atteint une valorisation d'un milliard de dollars après avoir levé 54 millions de dollars lors d'un tour de financement de Série B. BambooHR est reconnue pour sa culture d'entreprise primée et a été classée parmi les meilleurs endroits où travailler par Great Place to Work et le magazine Fortune pendant plusieurs années consécutives.
Principales étapes de BambooHR
- 2008 : Fondée par Ben Peterson et Ryan Sanders à Lindon, Utah
- 2012 : Levée de 3 millions de dollars lors d'un financement de Série A
- 2016 : Plus de 10 000 clients dépassés
- 2018 : Valorisation d'un milliard de dollars atteinte avec un financement de 54 millions de dollars en Série B
- 2019 : Lancement des fonctionnalités de bien-être des employés
- 2021 : Inscrit dans la liste Forbes Cloud 100
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