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BambooHR vs Betterworks

BambooHR logo

BambooHR

All industries

HR software with heart

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

Betterworks

Employee Engagement

Align, develop, and inspire your workforce

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; Betterworks the $1 and $2 promotional rates require a three year agreement and expire on 31 August 2026; the standing prices are $8 and $9 per user per month
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, Betterworks covers OKR & goal management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and Betterworks actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and Betterworks differ
AttributeBambooHRBetterworks
Starting price$10/month per employeeOn request
CategoryAll industriesEmployee Engagement
Founded20082013

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Api), 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
  • Onboarding
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Mobile access
  • Document management
  • Google Workspace

Only in Betterworks

  • OKR & goal management
  • Continuous feedback
  • 1-on-1 meetings
  • Goal alignment
  • Calibration tools
  • Analytics & reporting
  • Mobile app
  • Workday

Both cover

  • Performance reviews
  • Slack
  • ISO27001
  • GDPR
  • Data encryption

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 Betterworks
  • Time off tracking and approvalsnot Betterworks
  • Applicant tracking and onboardingnot Betterworks
  • Performance reviews and 1:1s on the Pro tiernot Betterworks
  • Compensation planning and benchmarking on Elitenot Betterworks

Betterworks

  • Goals and OKR tracking across an organisationnot BambooHR
  • Performance reviews, 1:1s and continuous feedbacknot BambooHR
  • Calibration and succession planning on the higher tiernot BambooHR
  • Skills mapping and development plansnot BambooHR
  • Engagement surveys on the Enterprise tiernot BambooHR

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

Betterworks

  • The $1 and $2 promotional rates require a three year agreement and expire on 31 August 2026; the standing prices are $8 and $9 per user per month
  • Implementation is charged on top of the per-user price
  • Calibration, succession planning and skills intelligence need the Talent Intelligence tier
  • Engagement surveys and change management services are Enterprise only
  • The vendor states it adds most value above 500 employees, so smaller companies are not the target

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Betterworks

On request
  • Goals$undefined/month
    • OKR management
    • Goal alignment
    • Progress tracking
  • Performance$undefined/month
    • Everything in Goals
    • Performance reviews
    • Continuous feedback
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Everything in Performance
    • Advanced analytics
    • Custom workflows

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 Betterworks if

  • You need okr & goal management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want continuous feedback.
Betterworks review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or Betterworks better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Betterworks at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or Betterworks?
BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Betterworks at On request.
Does BambooHR or Betterworks run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Betterworks is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that Betterworks cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Onboarding. Betterworks covers OKR & goal management, Continuous feedback, 1-on-1 meetings, Goal alignment. Both handle Performance reviews, Slack, ISO27001, GDPR.
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