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BambooHR vs Cloze

BambooHR logo

BambooHR

All industries

HR software with heart

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

Cloze

CRM & Sales

Relationship management for professionals

From
$50/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; Cloze four paid tiers run from $17 to $42 per user per month, and each withholds a different set of features rather than simply adding capacity
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, Cloze covers Contact management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and Cloze actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and Cloze differ
AttributeBambooHRCloze
Starting price$10/month per employee$50/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryAll industriesCRM & Sales
Founded20082012

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 Cloze

  • Contact management
  • Communication history
  • Relationship insights
  • Task management
  • Integration aggregation
  • Gmail
  • Outlook
  • Twitter

Both cover

  • LinkedIn
  • GDPR

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

Cloze

  • CRM that builds contact records automatically from email and calendarnot BambooHR
  • Tracking relationships and follow ups without manual data entrynot 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

Cloze

  • Four paid tiers run from $17 to $42 per user per month, and each withholds a different set of features rather than simply adding capacity
  • Campaign automation, marketing mail and generative AI require the Business Platinum plan at $42 per user per month
  • Lead routing, sub team hierarchies and enterprise controls are Platinum only
  • Even the Business Gold plan at $29 per user excludes the matching engine and lead capture
  • The concierge service is an add on at $20 per user per month with a $500 monthly minimum
  • Every published rate assumes annual billing

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Cloze

$50/month
  • Professional$50/month
    • Contact management
    • Communication history
    • Insights
  • Team$100/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Team collaboration
    • Advanced analytics

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 Cloze if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want communication history.
Cloze review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or Cloze better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Cloze at $50/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or Cloze?
BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Cloze at $50/month.
Does BambooHR or Cloze run on more platforms?
BambooHR runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Cloze runs on Web, Ios, Android.
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 Cloze is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that Cloze cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews. Cloze covers Contact management, Communication history, Relationship insights, Task management. Both handle LinkedIn, GDPR.
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