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BambooHR vs VWO

BambooHR logo

BambooHR

Software

HR software with heart

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

VWO

Software

Experience Optimization Platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only VWO 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; VWO growth plan restricted to 1 workspace and 0 custom attributes
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, VWO covers A/B testing.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and VWO actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and VWO differ
AttributeBambooHRVWO
Starting price$10/month per employeeFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, iOS, Android, Server-side
Founded20082007

Identical on both: 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 VWO

  • A/B testing
  • Multivariate testing
  • Heatmaps
  • Session recordings
  • Analytics
  • Google Analytics
  • SSL encryption
  • Cloud deployment

Both cover

  • Slack

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

VWO

  • A/B testing and multivariate testingnot BambooHR
  • Conversion rate optimisationnot BambooHR
  • Behavioural analytics and session recordingsnot BambooHR
  • Feature experimentation and progressive rolloutsnot 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

VWO

  • Growth plan restricted to 1 workspace and 0 custom attributes
  • Single Sign-On (SSO) and API access limited to Enterprise tier only
  • Growth plan offers only 8-hour first response time for support

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

VWO

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the VWO review.

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 VWO if

  • You need a/b testing.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android, Server-side.
  • You also want multivariate testing.
VWO review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or VWO better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and VWO at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or VWO?
VWO has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $10/month per employee for BambooHR and Free for VWO.
Does BambooHR or VWO run on more platforms?
BambooHR runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. VWO runs on Web, iOS, Android, Server-side.
Can I use VWO for free?
Yes. VWO 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 VWO is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that VWO cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews. VWO covers A/B testing, Multivariate testing, Heatmaps, Session recordings. Both handle Slack.
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