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BambooHR vs Lattice

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BambooHR

Software

HR software with heart

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

Lattice

Software

People management platform for growing companies

From
$11/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; Lattice a $4,000 minimum annual agreement applies, so the per seat prices only describe the cost above that floor
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, Lattice covers OKRs & goal tracking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and Lattice actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and Lattice differ
AttributeBambooHRLattice
Starting price$10/month per employee$11/month
Founded20082015

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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
  • Onboarding
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Mobile access
  • Document management
  • Google Workspace

Only in Lattice

  • OKRs & goal tracking
  • Employee engagement surveys
  • 1-on-1 meetings
  • Continuous feedback
  • Compensation management
  • Career development
  • People analytics
  • Microsoft Teams

Both cover

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

Lattice

  • Running performance reviews, goals and engagement surveysnot BambooHR
  • Managing compensation cycles and career development frameworksnot 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

Lattice

  • A $4,000 minimum annual agreement applies, so the per seat prices only describe the cost above that floor
  • Billing is annual only
  • The platform is sold as three separate base products at $10, $8 and $4 per seat per month, so a full deployment stacks rather than being one price
  • Compensation and Grow are further add ons at $6 and $4 per seat per month on top

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Lattice

$11/month
  • Performance Management$11/month
    • Performance reviews
    • Goals & OKRs
    • 1-on-1s
  • Performance + Engagement$15/month
    • Everything in Performance
    • Engagement surveys
    • Pulse surveys
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • All features
    • Advanced analytics
    • Custom integrations

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 Lattice if

  • You need okrs & goal tracking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want employee engagement surveys.
Lattice review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or Lattice better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Lattice at $11/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or Lattice?
BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Lattice at $11/month.
Does BambooHR or Lattice 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 Lattice is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that Lattice cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Onboarding. Lattice covers OKRs & goal tracking, Employee engagement surveys, 1-on-1 meetings, Continuous feedback. Both handle Performance reviews, Slack, GDPR, Data encryption.
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