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BambooHR vs Improvado

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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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Improvado

Software

Data integration platform for marketing teams

From
$1000/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; Improvado no pricing is published, and no cost driver or minimum is stated
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, Improvado covers 500+ data source connectors.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and Improvado actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and Improvado differ
AttributeBambooHRImprovado
Starting price$10/month per employee$1000/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Api, Data-warehouse
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 Improvado

  • 500+ data source connectors
  • Data transformation
  • Real-time syncing
  • Data warehouse integration
  • ETL capabilities
  • Data quality monitoring
  • Historical data
  • Custom connectors

Both cover

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

Improvado

  • Aggregating marketing data from many platforms into one pipelinenot BambooHR
  • Feeding blended campaign data into BI tools and dashboardsnot 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

Improvado

  • No pricing is published, and no cost driver or minimum is stated
  • The route to a figure is a working session with a solutions engineer rather than a rate card

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Improvado

$1000/month
  • Starter$1000/month
    • Up to 20 data sources
    • Basic transformations
    • Standard support
  • Professional$2500/month
    • Up to 100 data sources
    • Advanced transformations
    • Priority support
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Unlimited data sources
    • Custom integrations
    • Dedicated support

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 Improvado if

  • You need 500+ data source connectors.
  • You work on Web, Api, Data-warehouse.
  • You also want data transformation.
Improvado review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or Improvado better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Improvado at $1000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or Improvado?
BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Improvado at $1000/month.
Does BambooHR or Improvado run on more platforms?
BambooHR runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Improvado runs on Web, Api, Data-warehouse.
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 Improvado is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that Improvado cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews. Improvado covers 500+ data source connectors, Data transformation, Real-time syncing, Data warehouse integration. Both handle SOC2, Data encryption.
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