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Lattice vs BambooHR

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Lattice

Software

People management platform for growing companies

From
$11/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
BambooHR logo

BambooHR

Software

HR software with heart

From
$10/month per employee
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Lattice a $4,000 minimum annual agreement applies, so the per seat prices only describe the cost above that floor; 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
  • They diverge on capability: Lattice covers OKRs & goal tracking, BambooHR covers Employee database.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Lattice and BambooHR actually diverge.

Attributes where Lattice and BambooHR differ
AttributeLatticeBambooHR
Starting price$11/month$10/month per employee
Founded20152008

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Api), 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 Lattice

  • OKRs & goal tracking
  • Employee engagement surveys
  • 1-on-1 meetings
  • Continuous feedback
  • Compensation management
  • Career development
  • People analytics
  • Microsoft Teams

Only in BambooHR

  • Employee database
  • Time-off management
  • Benefits tracking
  • Onboarding
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Mobile access
  • Document management
  • Google Workspace

Both cover

  • Performance reviews
  • Slack
  • GDPR
  • Data encryption

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Lattice

  • Running performance reviews, goals and engagement surveysnot BambooHR
  • Managing compensation cycles and career development frameworksnot BambooHR

BambooHR

  • HR system of record with employee data and documentsnot Lattice
  • Time off tracking and approvalsnot Lattice
  • Applicant tracking and onboardingnot Lattice
  • Performance reviews and 1:1s on the Pro tiernot Lattice
  • Compensation planning and benchmarking on Elitenot Lattice

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Lattice

  • A $4,000 minimum annual agreement applies, so the per seat prices only describe the cost above that floor
  • Billing is annual only
  • The platform is sold as three separate base products at $10, $8 and $4 per seat per month, so a full deployment stacks rather than being one price
  • Compensation and Grow are further add ons at $6 and $4 per seat per month on top

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

Pricing, plan by plan

Lattice

$11/month
  • Performance Management$11/month
    • Performance reviews
    • Goals & OKRs
    • 1-on-1s
  • Performance + Engagement$15/month
    • Everything in Performance
    • Engagement surveys
    • Pulse surveys
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • All features
    • Advanced analytics
    • Custom integrations

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Lattice if

  • You need okrs & goal tracking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want employee engagement surveys.
Lattice review

Choose BambooHR if

  • You need employee database.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want time-off management.
BambooHR review

Questions people ask

Is Lattice or BambooHR better?
Neither clearly leads. Lattice starts at $11/month and BambooHR at $10/month per employee, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Lattice or BambooHR?
Lattice starts at $11/month and BambooHR at $10/month per employee.
Does Lattice or BambooHR run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Lattice best used for?
Lattice is most often used for running performance reviews, goals and engagement surveys, managing compensation cycles and career development frameworks. Of those, running performance reviews, goals and engagement surveys and managing compensation cycles and career development frameworks are not what BambooHR is typically brought in for.
What can Lattice do that BambooHR cannot?
Lattice covers OKRs & goal tracking, Employee engagement surveys, 1-on-1 meetings, Continuous feedback. BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Onboarding. Both handle Performance reviews, Slack, GDPR, Data encryption.
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