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BambooHR vs Blink

BambooHR logo

BambooHR

All industries

HR software with heart

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

Blink

Employee Engagement

Employee app for frontline and deskless workers

From
$3.4/month
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; Blink aPI access, advanced admin controls and compliance features are Enterprise only, with pricing on request
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, Blink covers Mobile-first design.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and Blink actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and Blink differ
AttributeBambooHRBlink
Starting price$10/month per employee$3.4/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb
CategoryAll industriesEmployee Engagement
Founded20082015

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 Blink

  • Mobile-first design
  • News and updates
  • Chat messaging
  • Recognition
  • Forms and surveys
  • Document hub
  • Analytics
  • Integrations

Both cover

  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft 365

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

Blink

  • Employee communications app for frontline and deskless staffnot BambooHR
  • Company news feed and targeted announcementsnot BambooHR
  • Single sign-on hub to internal tools from a phonenot BambooHR
  • Multi-language publishing for distributed workforces on Pronot 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

Blink

  • API access, advanced admin controls and compliance features are Enterprise only, with pricing on request
  • Events management, multi-language publishing and the AI assistant require Pro at $5 per user per month
  • Monthly billing costs about 40 percent more than annual, at $5.60 against $3.75 on Core

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Blink

$3.4/month
  • Essential$3.4/month
    • News feed
    • Chat
    • Recognition
  • Business$undefined/month
    • Forms and surveys
    • Analytics
    • Integrations

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 Blink if

  • You need mobile-first design.
  • You also want news and updates.
Blink review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or Blink better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Blink at $3.4/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or Blink?
BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Blink at $3.4/month.
Does BambooHR or Blink run on more platforms?
BambooHR runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Blink 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 Blink is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that Blink cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews. Blink covers Mobile-first design, News and updates, Chat messaging, Recognition. Both handle Google Workspace, Microsoft 365.
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