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BambooHR vs Fond

BambooHR logo

BambooHR

All industries

HR software with heart

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

Fond

Employee Engagement

Employee experience platform for modern teams

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; Fond acquired by Reward Gateway and now sold as part of their employee engagement suite rather than independently
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, Fond covers Social recognition.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and Fond actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and Fond differ
AttributeBambooHRFond
Starting price$10/month per employeeOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb
CategoryAll industriesEmployee Engagement
Founded20082013

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 Fond

  • Social recognition
  • Engagement tools
  • Culture programs
  • Mobile app
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Manager resources
  • Customizable workflows
  • Reporting

Both cover

  • Slack

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

Fond

  • Peer-to-peer recognition with points employees send each othernot BambooHR
  • Redeeming points against a rewards cataloguenot BambooHR
  • Corporate perks and discounts for staffnot BambooHR
  • Running a recognition programme across international officesnot 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

Fond

  • Acquired by Reward Gateway and now sold as part of their employee engagement suite rather than independently

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Fond

On request
  • Fond Platform$undefined/month
    • Recognition
    • Engagement tools
    • Culture building

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 Fond if

  • You need social recognition.
  • You also want engagement tools.
Fond review

Questions people ask

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