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BambooHR vs GlossGenius

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BambooHR

All industries

HR software with heart

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

GlossGenius

All industries

Beautiful booking for beauty pros

From
$24/month
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; GlossGenius card payments are charged at a flat 2.6 percent, and instant payouts cost a further 1.8 percent
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, GlossGenius covers Custom booking pages.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and GlossGenius actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and GlossGenius differ
AttributeBambooHRGlossGenius
Starting price$10/month per employee$24/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryAll industriesUnknown
Founded20082016

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 GlossGenius

  • Custom booking pages
  • Payment processing
  • Client management
  • Automated reminders
  • Marketing tools
  • Website builder
  • Reports & insights
  • Gift cards

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

GlossGenius

  • Appointment booking and calendar management for salonsnot BambooHR
  • Card payments and tipping at the chairnot BambooHR
  • Client records, forms and waiversnot BambooHR
  • Memberships and prepaid packagesnot BambooHR
  • Medspa charting and photo markup on the clinical plansnot 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

GlossGenius

  • Card payments are charged at a flat 2.6 percent, and instant payouts cost a further 1.8 percent
  • Forms and waivers, waitlists and Google booking need the Gold plan at $56 a month
  • Team analytics, custom commissions and unlimited team members require Platinum at $168 a month
  • The medspa plans start where the beauty Platinum plan does, at $168 a month, rising to $298 for the full clinical suite
  • Payroll is a separate add-on at $40 a month plus $6 per staff member

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

GlossGenius

$24/month
  • Standard$24/month
    • Custom booking site
    • Unlimited appointments
    • Client management
  • Gold$48/month
    • Everything in Standard
    • Marketing suite
    • Advanced analytics

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 GlossGenius if

  • You need custom booking pages.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want payment processing.
GlossGenius review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or GlossGenius better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and GlossGenius at $24/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or GlossGenius?
BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and GlossGenius at $24/month.
Does BambooHR or GlossGenius run on more platforms?
BambooHR runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. GlossGenius 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 GlossGenius is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that GlossGenius cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews. GlossGenius covers Custom booking pages, Payment processing, Client management, Automated reminders.
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