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BambooHR vs Bear

BambooHR logo

BambooHR

All industries

HR software with heart

From
$10/month per employee
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Bear logo

Bear

Productivity

Markdown notes for Apple devices

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: BambooHR organisations of 25 or fewer employees pay a flat rate starting at $250 a month, so a very small team pays far more per head than the listed per-employee price; Bear built for Apple hardware only, with no Windows, Android or web client

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and Bear actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and Bear differ
AttributeBambooHRBear
Starting price$10/month per employeeOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb
CategoryAll industriesProductivity
Founded2008Unknown

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in BambooHR

  • Employee database
  • Time-off management
  • Benefits tracking
  • Performance reviews
  • Onboarding
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Mobile access
  • Document management

Only in Bear

Nothing recorded that BambooHR does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

BambooHR

  • HR system of record with employee data and documentsnot Bear
  • Time off tracking and approvalsnot Bear
  • Applicant tracking and onboardingnot Bear
  • Performance reviews and 1:1s on the Pro tiernot Bear
  • Compensation planning and benchmarking on Elitenot Bear

Bear

No use cases recorded yet. See the Bear review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

BambooHR

  • Organisations of 25 or fewer employees pay a flat rate starting at $250 a month, so a very small team pays far more per head than the listed per-employee price
  • Per-employee pricing starts at 26 employees, from $10 on Core
  • Performance management, 360 reviews and recognition all require Pro at $17 per employee per month
  • Compensation management, salary benchmarking and advanced analytics are Elite only at $25 per employee per month
  • Compliance training is rationed by tier, at 1 course on Core against 300 on Elite

Bear

  • Built for Apple hardware only, with no Windows, Android or web client
  • Free tier is limited to 3 themes, 1 app icon and restricted export formats; iCloud sync requires Bear Pro
  • Bear Pro is $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year after a 7 day free trial

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Bear

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Bear review.

Which should you pick?

Choose BambooHR if

  • You need employee database.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want time-off management.
BambooHR review

Choose Bear if

Nothing in the data separates Bear from BambooHR on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Bear review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or Bear better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Bear at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or Bear?
BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Bear at On request.
Does BambooHR or Bear run on more platforms?
BambooHR runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Bear runs on Web.
What is BambooHR best used for?
BambooHR is most often used for hr system of record with employee data and documents, time off tracking and approvals, applicant tracking and onboarding, performance reviews and 1:1s on the pro tier. Of those, hr system of record with employee data and documents and time off tracking and approvals are not what Bear is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that Bear cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews.
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