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BambooHR vs Chatwork

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BambooHR

Software

HR software with heart

From
$10/month per employee
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Chatwork

Software

Group chat for global teams, built to replace email with real-time communication

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; Chatwork no pricing figures or plan names are shown on the vendor's own homepage; only Sign up for free and Get Started buttons are offered, with pricing details requiring further navigation not present on the fetched page

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and Chatwork actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and Chatwork differ
AttributeBambooHRChatwork
Starting price$10/month per employeeOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb
Founded2008Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Chatwork

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

Chatwork

No use cases recorded yet. See the Chatwork 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

Chatwork

  • No pricing figures or plan names are shown on the vendor's own homepage; only Sign up for free and Get Started buttons are offered, with pricing details requiring further navigation not present on the fetched page
  • The homepage highlights 256-bit encryption and ISO27001 certification as its main security claims without stating which plan tier includes them

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Chatwork

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Chatwork 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 Chatwork if

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

Chatwork review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or Chatwork better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Chatwork at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or Chatwork?
BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Chatwork at On request.
Does BambooHR or Chatwork run on more platforms?
BambooHR runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Chatwork 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 Chatwork is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that Chatwork cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews.
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