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BambooHR vs Sage Intacct

BambooHR logo

BambooHR

All industries

HR software with heart

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

Sage Intacct

Payroll & Benefits

Best-in-class cloud financial management software

From
$29/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; Sage Intacct listed on UK G-Cloud at £10,775 per instance per year for Sage Intacct Financial Management & Reporting, via reseller X3 Consulting Ltd
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, Sage Intacct covers General ledger.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and Sage Intacct actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and Sage Intacct differ
AttributeBambooHRSage Intacct
Starting price$10/month per employee$29/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Api
CategoryAll industriesPayroll & Benefits
Founded20081981

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

Only in Sage Intacct

  • General ledger
  • Accounts payable
  • Accounts receivable
  • Cash management
  • Multi-entity consolidation
  • Salesforce
  • Expensify
  • SOC 1

Both cover

  • ADP

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

Sage Intacct

  • Financial reportingnot BambooHR
  • Multi-entity managementnot 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

Sage Intacct

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud at £10,775 per instance per year for Sage Intacct Financial Management & Reporting, via reseller X3 Consulting Ltd

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Sage Intacct

$29/month
  • Core$400/month
    • Core financials
    • Reporting
    • Cash management

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 Sage Intacct if

  • You need general ledger.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want accounts payable.
Sage Intacct review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or Sage Intacct better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Sage Intacct at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or Sage Intacct?
BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Sage Intacct at $29/month.
Does BambooHR or Sage Intacct run on more platforms?
BambooHR runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Sage Intacct runs on Web, Api.
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 Sage Intacct is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that Sage Intacct cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews. Sage Intacct covers General ledger, Accounts payable, Accounts receivable, Cash management. Both handle ADP.
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