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Salesforce vs BambooHR

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Salesforce

Software

World's #1 CRM

From
$25/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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BambooHR

Software

HR software with heart

From
$10/month per employee
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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; 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: Salesforce covers Contact management, BambooHR covers Employee database.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Salesforce and BambooHR actually diverge.

Attributes where Salesforce and BambooHR differ
AttributeSalesforceBambooHR
Starting price$25/month$10/month per employee
Founded19992008

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 Salesforce

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

Only in BambooHR

  • Employee database
  • Time-off management
  • Benefits tracking
  • Performance reviews
  • Onboarding
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Document management
  • Indeed

Both cover

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

What people use each for

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

Salesforce

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

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

Where each one falls short

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

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

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

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

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Salesforce if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want opportunity management.
Salesforce 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 Salesforce or BambooHR better?
Neither clearly leads. Salesforce starts at $25/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, Salesforce or BambooHR?
Salesforce starts at $25/month and BambooHR at $10/month per employee.
Does Salesforce 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 Salesforce best used for?
Salesforce is most often used for sales management, customer service, marketing automation, lead generation. Of those, sales management and customer service are not what BambooHR is typically brought in for.
What can Salesforce do that BambooHR cannot?
Salesforce covers Contact management, Opportunity management, Lead management, Reports & dashboards. BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews. Both handle Mobile access, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack.
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