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BambooHR vs SAP Concur

BambooHR logo

BambooHR

Software

HR software with heart

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

SAP Concur

Software

Travel, expense, and invoice management

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; SAP Concur listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £0.21 to £9.70 per unit for SAP Concur Travel & Expense Professional Edition, submitted directly by SAP Concur, with the unit and billing period not further defined on the listing
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, SAP Concur covers Expense management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and SAP Concur actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and SAP Concur differ
AttributeBambooHRSAP Concur
Starting price$10/month per employee$29/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20081993

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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
  • Performance reviews
  • Onboarding
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Mobile access
  • Document management

Only in SAP Concur

  • Expense management
  • Travel booking
  • Invoice processing
  • Spend analytics
  • Policy compliance
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • Workday

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

SAP Concur

  • Enterprise expense managementnot BambooHR
  • Corporate travelnot BambooHR
  • Invoice processingnot 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

SAP Concur

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £0.21 to £9.70 per unit for SAP Concur Travel & Expense Professional Edition, submitted directly by SAP Concur, with the unit and billing period not further defined on the listing

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

SAP Concur

$29/month
  • Professional$8/month
    • Expense reporting
    • Receipt capture
    • Approvals
  • Premium$12/month
    • Travel booking
    • Invoice management
    • Analytics

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 SAP Concur if

  • You need expense management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want travel booking.
SAP Concur review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or SAP Concur better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and SAP Concur at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or SAP Concur?
BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and SAP Concur at $29/month.
Does BambooHR or SAP Concur run on more platforms?
BambooHR runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. SAP Concur 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 SAP Concur is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that SAP Concur cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews. SAP Concur covers Expense management, Travel booking, Invoice processing, Spend analytics.
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