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BambooHR vs Officevibe

BambooHR logo

BambooHR

All industries

HR software with heart

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

Officevibe

HR & Recruiting

Build better teams with pulse surveys and feedback

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Officevibe has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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; Officevibe officevibe is now sold inside the Workleap platform and has no separate published price of its own
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, Officevibe covers Pulse surveys.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and Officevibe actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and Officevibe differ
AttributeBambooHROfficevibe
Starting price$10/month per employeeFree
Free tierNoYes
CategoryAll industriesHR & Recruiting
Founded20082012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Api), 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 Officevibe

  • Pulse surveys
  • eNPS tracking
  • Anonymous feedback
  • 1-on-1 meetings
  • Good vibes recognition
  • Custom surveys
  • Manager dashboards
  • Engagement reports

Both cover

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

Officevibe

  • Running employee engagement pulse surveys and reading team sentimentnot BambooHR
  • Collecting continuous feedback between managers and their teamsnot BambooHR
  • Tracking performance conversations and one to onesnot 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

Officevibe

  • Officevibe is now sold inside the Workleap platform and has no separate published price of its own
  • There is no free plan; the entry Standard tier starts at $4,999 USD per year
  • SAML single sign on, API access and advanced security require the Pro tier starting at $11,999 USD per year
  • Plans are billed annually rather than monthly
  • Organisations of 250 or more employees are pushed to a custom Enterprise quote

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Officevibe

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Pulse surveys
    • eNPS tracking
    • Anonymous feedback
  • Essential$5/month
    • Everything in Free
    • 1-on-1 meetings
    • Good vibes recognition
  • Pro$7/month
    • Everything in Essential
    • Advanced analytics
    • API access

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 Officevibe if

  • You need pulse surveys.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want enps tracking.
Officevibe review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or Officevibe better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Officevibe at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or Officevibe?
Officevibe has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $10/month per employee for BambooHR and Free for Officevibe.
Does BambooHR or Officevibe run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Officevibe for free?
Yes. Officevibe has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee.
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 Officevibe is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that Officevibe cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews. Officevibe covers Pulse surveys, eNPS tracking, Anonymous feedback, 1-on-1 meetings. Both handle Slack, Google Workspace, ADP, SOC2.
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