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BambooHR vs Jobvite

BambooHR logo

BambooHR

All industries

HR software with heart

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

Jobvite

Recruitment & ATS

Evolve your talent acquisition

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; Jobvite no pricing is published and no minimum is stated
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, Jobvite covers Applicant Tracking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and Jobvite actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and Jobvite differ
AttributeBambooHRJobvite
Starting price$10/month per employeeOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryAll industriesRecruitment & ATS
Founded20082006

Identical on both: 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
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Mobile access
  • Document management
  • QuickBooks

Only in Jobvite

  • Applicant Tracking
  • CRM
  • Career Sites
  • Social Recruiting
  • Employee Referrals
  • Analytics
  • Web support
  • Ios support

Both cover

  • Onboarding
  • Slack
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft 365
  • Indeed
  • LinkedIn
  • Glassdoor

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

Jobvite

  • Applicant tracking and recruitment workflow managementnot BambooHR
  • Recruitment marketing and candidate onboardingnot 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

Jobvite

  • No pricing is published and no minimum is stated
  • The product is sold as a core applicant tracking system with onboarding, AI and recruitment marketing as separately added modules, so cost depends on a combination rather than a tier
  • Every route to a figure is a quote request

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Jobvite

On request
  • Jobvite$undefined/month
    • ATS
    • CRM
    • Career Sites

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 Jobvite if

  • You need applicant tracking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want crm.
Jobvite review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or Jobvite better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Jobvite at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or Jobvite?
BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Jobvite at On request.
Does BambooHR or Jobvite run on more platforms?
BambooHR runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Jobvite 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 Jobvite is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that Jobvite cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews. Jobvite covers Applicant Tracking, CRM, Career Sites, Social Recruiting. Both handle Onboarding, Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365.
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