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BambooHR vs Greenhouse

BambooHR logo

BambooHR

Software

HR software with heart

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

Greenhouse

Software

Hiring software for growing companies

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; Greenhouse core plan lacks talent discovery and contact lookups
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, Greenhouse covers Applicant tracking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and Greenhouse actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and Greenhouse differ
AttributeBambooHRGreenhouse
Starting price$10/month per employeeOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
Founded20082012

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Api), 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
  • Mobile access
  • Document management
  • Google Workspace

Only in Greenhouse

  • Applicant tracking
  • Interview scheduling
  • Scorecard system
  • Job board posting
  • Candidate CRM
  • Offer management
  • EEO compliance
  • Google Calendar

Both cover

  • Reporting & analytics
  • Slack
  • Indeed
  • LinkedIn
  • Glassdoor
  • SOC2
  • GDPR
  • Data encryption

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

Greenhouse

  • Applicant tracking system for structured hiringnot BambooHR
  • AI-powered interview notetaking and sourcingnot 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

Greenhouse

  • Core plan lacks talent discovery and contact lookups
  • Core plan lacks email automation and applicant texting
  • Plus plan lacks resume anonymisation and application limits
  • Plus plan lacks audit logging and developer tools
  • Pricing customised by hiring volume and company size, not published
  • Only Pro tier offers audit logs and developer sandbox

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Greenhouse

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Greenhouse review.

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 Greenhouse if

  • You need applicant tracking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want interview scheduling.
Greenhouse review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or Greenhouse better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Greenhouse at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or Greenhouse?
BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Greenhouse at On request.
Does BambooHR or Greenhouse run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Greenhouse is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that Greenhouse cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews. Greenhouse covers Applicant tracking, Interview scheduling, Scorecard system, Job board posting. Both handle Reporting & analytics, Slack, Indeed, LinkedIn.
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