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BambooHR vs Salesforce

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BambooHR

All industries

HR software with heart

From
$10/month per employee
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Salesforce

All industries

World's #1 CRM

From
$25/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; Salesforce sales Cloud tiers as captured 2 January 2024: Starter Suite $25/user/month, Professional $80/user/month, Enterprise $165/user/month, all USD billed annually
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, Salesforce covers Contact management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and Salesforce actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and Salesforce differ
AttributeBambooHRSalesforce
Starting price$10/month per employee$25/month
Founded20081999

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Api), user rating (Not yet rated), category (All industries).

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
  • Document management
  • Indeed

Only in Salesforce

  • Contact management
  • Opportunity management
  • Lead management
  • Reports & dashboards
  • Email integration
  • Workflow automation
  • AppExchange
  • DocuSign

Both cover

  • Mobile access
  • Slack
  • Google Workspace
  • Microsoft 365
  • LinkedIn
  • SOC2
  • ISO27001

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

Salesforce

  • Sales managementnot BambooHR
  • Customer servicenot BambooHR
  • Marketing automationnot BambooHR
  • Lead generationnot BambooHR
  • Analytics & reportingnot 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

Salesforce

  • Sales Cloud tiers as captured 2 January 2024: Starter Suite $25/user/month, Professional $80/user/month, Enterprise $165/user/month, all USD billed annually

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Salesforce

$25/month
  • Essentials$25/month
    • Account & contact management
    • Opportunity tracking
    • Lead management
  • Professional$80/month
    • Everything in Essentials
    • Complete CRM
    • Lead scoring
  • Enterprise$165/month
    • Everything in Professional
    • Workflow automation
    • Advanced analytics
  • Unlimited$330/month
    • Everything in Enterprise
    • Unlimited customizations
    • 24/7 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 Salesforce if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want opportunity management.
Salesforce review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or Salesforce better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Salesforce at $25/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or Salesforce?
BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Salesforce at $25/month.
Does BambooHR or Salesforce 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 Salesforce is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that Salesforce cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews. Salesforce covers Contact management, Opportunity management, Lead management, Reports & dashboards. Both handle Mobile access, Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365.
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