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BambooHR vs Freshsales

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BambooHR

Software

HR software with heart

From
$10/month per employee
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Freshsales

Software

Smart CRM for growing businesses

From
$19/month
Rated
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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; Freshsales contact scoring, sales sequences and territory management require the Pro plan at $39 per user per month, more than four times the Growth price
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, Freshsales covers Contact management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and Freshsales actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and Freshsales differ
AttributeBambooHRFreshsales
Starting price$10/month per employee$19/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20082010

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Freshsales

  • Contact management
  • Lead scoring
  • Sales pipeline
  • Activity tracking
  • Email sync
  • AI insights
  • Workflow automation
  • Gmail

Both cover

  • Slack
  • SOC2
  • ISO27001
  • 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 Freshsales
  • Time off tracking and approvalsnot Freshsales
  • Applicant tracking and onboardingnot Freshsales
  • Performance reviews and 1:1s on the Pro tiernot Freshsales
  • Compensation planning and benchmarking on Elitenot Freshsales

Freshsales

  • Sales CRM with built in email, phone and chatnot BambooHR
  • Managing deals, pipelines and sales sequencesnot 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

Freshsales

  • Contact scoring, sales sequences and territory management require the Pro plan at $39 per user per month, more than four times the Growth price
  • Forecasting insights, custom modules, sandbox and audit logs are Enterprise only at $59 per user per month
  • Every published price requires annual billing
  • The Freddy AI agent is billed separately at $49 per 100 sessions
  • Branded documents are a further $19 per user add on
  • No contact limits are stated for any tier on the pricing page

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Freshsales

$19/month
  • Starter$19/month
    • Contact & account management
    • Pipeline management
  • Growth$39/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Sales automation
    • Territory management
  • Pro$65/month
    • Everything in Growth
    • Forecasting
    • Advanced customization

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 Freshsales if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want lead scoring.
Freshsales review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or Freshsales better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Freshsales at $19/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or Freshsales?
BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Freshsales at $19/month.
Does BambooHR or Freshsales run on more platforms?
BambooHR runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Freshsales 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 Freshsales is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that Freshsales cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews. Freshsales covers Contact management, Lead scoring, Sales pipeline, Activity tracking. Both handle Slack, SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR.
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