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BambooHR vs Glint

BambooHR logo

BambooHR

Software

HR software with heart

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

Glint

Software

Employee engagement powered by AI

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; Glint glint.com is now a domain sale listing operated by Digimedia and carries no Glint product, documentation or pricing
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, Glint covers AI-powered insights.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and Glint actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and Glint differ
AttributeBambooHRGlint
Starting price$10/month per employeeOn request
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb
Founded20082014

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 Glint

  • AI-powered insights
  • Engagement surveys
  • Pulse surveys
  • Real-time listening
  • Predictive analytics
  • Action planning
  • Engagement roadmap
  • Manager tools

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

Glint

  • Employee engagement pulse surveysnot BambooHR
  • Manager-level engagement dashboards and action planningnot BambooHR
  • Tracking employee sentiment trends over timenot 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

Glint

  • glint.com is now a domain sale listing operated by Digimedia and carries no Glint product, documentation or pricing
  • There is no vendor-published rate, plan or minimum for Glint at its original domain

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Glint

On request
  • Engage$undefined/month
    • Engagement surveys
    • Pulse surveys
    • AI insights

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 Glint if

  • You need ai-powered insights.
  • You also want engagement surveys.
Glint review

Questions people ask

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