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BambooHR vs DarwinBox comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

BambooHR
Ranking in Talent Management
10th
Ranking in Cloud HCM
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
Benefits Administration (9th)
DarwinBox
Ranking in Talent Management
23rd
Ranking in Cloud HCM
16th
Average Rating
6.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
HR Analytics Software (8th), Talent Acquisition (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Cloud HCM category, the mindshare of BambooHR is 2.8%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of DarwinBox is 2.6%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

ROCHELLE RAMOS - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 9, 2022
HRIS software used for a company of 300 employees that offers employee tracking, data insights and automation
I use this solution for all things HR related. It was the first HRIS system that I implemented for a company of around 300 employees. I was able to consolidate our software systems because BambooHR offers pulse surveys, NPS scores and performance reviews. It also tracks training and acts as an…
SHANOOPCHATHOTH PARAMBIL - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 16, 2024
Enhancing attendance and leave management but needs better performance customization
Our primary use case for DarwinBox includes managing attendance, payroll-related tasks, and employee appraisal cycles DarwinBox has provided a significant return on investment for our finance team. Managing payroll and attendance manually would require more team members, so using DarwinBox…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The solution's technical support is super responsive and helpful. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"This is a scalable solution. We have not experienced any issues."
"The HR metrics that this solution provides has been most useful. We also really like the fact that employees have the ability to be self sufficient and manage their own information."
"The performance goals and personal features of every employee with the dashboard is most valuable."
"The scalability of BambooHR is good."
"The tool's most valuable features are the recruitment module, performance module, and document storage."
"We use this solution for our end to end HR needs from onboarding and hiring to learning."
"The product is user-friendly."
"The solution that we used previously was very complex. As a result, without referring to the manuals and consulting an expert, it was difficult for a newly hired employee to navigate the platform. However, this is not the case with Darwinbox. It has a very intuitive user interface, and anyone can use it and implement it without having to use a guide or a walk through process. It's very simple."
"In our company, we use DarwinBox to maintain the data of our employees and for recruitment purposes."
"The leave-related modules are comprehensive, offering built-in functionalities for optional leaves."
"The most valuable features of the solution are organogram and position-based mapping."
 

Cons

"The UI needs improvement because it needs to be more user-friendly."
"The color palettes could be changed to make the solution a little more attractive and easier to use."
"The only thing that could have been added is better integration with local payroll systems or a local Canadian payroll module."
"The performance could be improved. When you save some documents, it takes longer to store them in BambooHR's systems than it used to. Something needs to be upgraded or fixed in the code. Alow, we provide services to other companies, so Bamboo isn't able to help us in many areas because of the way we work."
"I would like to be able to export some documents into PDFs a little easier. Right now, only HR can update the training record and as you scale your company, managing the system can be manual and time consuming."
"It would be useful to have the possibility to assign a task to the different users within the software."
"If you are dealing with two or more businesses under one company name, it is not possible to transfer employees between companies if they have a separate bamboo set up."
"BambooHR could be improved by managing leave in a way that transfers remaining days at the end of the annual year to the following year."
"Like most software, it has a base version, the vanilla, out-of-the-box version, and customization is required to match it to the unique processes of each company. The Darwinbox team seems to be having difficulty with the customization process. They have to be a little more mature to customize it as per every company's need."
"Customization in performance management is cumbersome."
"The solution's API integration with third-party applications should be improved."
"DarwinBox is not a stable solution...DarwinBox is not a scalable solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."
"We pay a monthly subscription to use the solution. The subscript model is based on how many employees we have active."
"Price-wise, the solution is in the middle compared to other tools offering similar functionalities."
"It was definitely cheaper than some of the larger systems."
"My company makes some yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to DarwinBox."
"Compared with SuccessFactors, there is no major difference in DarwinBox's cost."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
6%
Computer Software Company
20%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What advice do you have for others considering BambooHR?
Organizations of all sizes, especially those that are experiencing rapid growth, want to have a way to effectively manage their HR operations. Our organization feels that BambooHR is an HR manageme...
What do you like most about BambooHR?
The tool's most valuable features are the recruitment module, performance module, and document storage.
What needs improvement with BambooHR?
BambooHR's reporting tools were not the best I've used, but they're good. There are some limitations in terms of customized reports, as opposed to ADP, for example. The only thing that could have b...
What do you like most about DarwinBox?
The most valuable features of the solution are organogram and position-based mapping.
What needs improvement with DarwinBox?
The solution's API integration with third-party applications should be improved. There are some issues when it comes to integrating the solution with the SAP system and banking single channels. Mul...
What is your primary use case for DarwinBox?
We use DarwinBox for payroll and the complete hire-to-fire cycle of employees.
 

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