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BambooHR vs GanttPRO

BambooHR logo

BambooHR

Software

HR software with heart

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

Software

Online Gantt chart software

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; GanttPRO workload management, portfolios, reports and budget planning all require the Business plan at $17 per user per month
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, GanttPRO covers Gantt charts.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and GanttPRO actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and GanttPRO differ
AttributeBambooHRGanttPRO
Starting price$10/month per employeeOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb
Founded20082015

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 GanttPRO

  • Gantt charts
  • Resource management
  • Time tracking
  • Dependencies
  • Export
  • Jira
  • Google Drive
  • SSL encryption

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

GanttPRO

  • Building Gantt chart schedules with auto scheduling and dependenciesnot BambooHR
  • Planning resources and budgets against a project timelinenot 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

GanttPRO

  • Workload management, portfolios, reports and budget planning all require the Business plan at $17 per user per month
  • SAML SSO, custom roles and API access are Enterprise only at $25 per user per month
  • The Enterprise plan carries a 5 user minimum and requires an annual subscription
  • Custom fields and calendar view are excluded from the entry Core plan
  • Every published rate assumes annual billing, which the vendor prices 20% below monthly

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

GanttPRO

On request
  • Basic$7.99/month
    • 1 project
    • Gantt charts
    • Dependencies
  • Pro$12.99/month
    • Unlimited projects
    • Resource management
    • Time tracking

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 GanttPRO if

  • You need gantt charts.
  • You also want resource management.
GanttPRO review

Questions people ask

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