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BambooHR vs Confluence

BambooHR logo

BambooHR

Software

HR software with heart

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

Confluence

Software

Your remote-friendly team workspace

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Confluence has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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; Confluence listed on UK G-Cloud at £5 to £11 per licence per month for Atlassian Confluence, via reseller Rapid X
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, Confluence covers Page creation.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and Confluence actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and Confluence differ
AttributeBambooHRConfluence
Starting price$10/month per employeeFree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android
Founded20082002

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Confluence

  • Page creation
  • Rich text editing
  • Macros
  • Templates
  • Comments
  • Version history
  • Content organization
  • Jira

Both cover

  • Slack
  • SOC2
  • ISO27001

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

Confluence

  • Knowledge basenot BambooHR
  • Meeting notesnot BambooHR
  • Process documentationnot BambooHR
  • Project planningnot 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

Confluence

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud at £5 to £11 per licence per month for Atlassian Confluence, via reseller Rapid X

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Confluence

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited pages
    • Basic sharing
    • Search
  • Standard$5.5/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Advanced permissions
    • Macros

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 Confluence if

  • You need page creation.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.
  • You also want rich text editing.
Confluence review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or Confluence better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Confluence at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or Confluence?
Confluence has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $10/month per employee for BambooHR and Free for Confluence.
Does BambooHR or Confluence run on more platforms?
BambooHR runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Confluence runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.
Can I use Confluence for free?
Yes. Confluence has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee.
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 Confluence is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that Confluence cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews. Confluence covers Page creation, Rich text editing, Macros, Templates. Both handle Slack, SOC2, ISO27001.
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