Compare 15Five and BambooHR 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (56.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$4.00 1 Per employee Per Month
Contact Us Per Month
15Five
Star Rating
(1,876)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (56.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$4.00 1 Per employee Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansBambooHR
Star Rating
(4,100)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (66.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that BambooHR excels in user experience, with many praising its intuitive interface and mobile app. Users appreciate how easy it is to navigate and organize tasks, making it a preferred choice for managing time off and sick leave efficiently.
- Users say that 15Five stands out for its ability to facilitate transparent communication among team members. Reviewers highlight its effectiveness in setting clear goals and expectations, which helps maintain a consistent flow of updates without overwhelming users.
- According to verified reviews, BambooHR's implementation process is notably quick and straightforward. Recent users have mentioned that the initial setup was super easy, which is a significant advantage for companies looking to get started without extensive delays.
- Reviewers mention that while 15Five offers strong features for goal-setting and continuous feedback, some users feel it could improve in areas like 1-on-1 meetings and public praise, where BambooHR has received lower ratings.
- G2 reviewers highlight that BambooHR has a higher overall satisfaction score, reflecting its strong market presence and user loyalty. Many users express that it is a significant improvement over manual processes, making it a reliable partner for HR needs.
- Users report that 15Five provides excellent customer support, with many finding it easy to understand and use. This is particularly beneficial for teams that prioritize ongoing communication and feedback, although some users still prefer the more comprehensive features offered by BambooHR.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
15Five
Engage
$4.00
1 Per employee Per Month
Engagement surveys with actionable insights to keep employees engaged
- ENGAGEMENT SURVEYS, INCLUDING:
- 6-minute completion time
- Benchmarking
BambooHR
Core
Contact Us
Per Month
Foundational HR automation and insights to move your business forward.
- HR Data
- HR Reporting
- Time-Off Tracking
Free Trial
15Five
Free Trial is available
BambooHR
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
1,576
8.6
2,790
Ease of Use
9.3
1,591
9.2
2,912
Ease of Setup
8.8
348
8.8
1,806
Ease of Admin
8.7
300
9.0
1,606
Quality of Support
9.1
1,046
8.8
2,316
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
286
9.0
1,582
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
1,565
8.7
2,698
Features by Category
Core HR
Not enough data
8.8
1518
Not enough data
8.7
1632
Not enough data
5.5
757
Not enough data
7.4
1160
Not enough data
7.8
1188
Not enough data
7.4
1058
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
519
Platform
7.7
230
7.8
1473
7.9
151
7.3
1179
Feature Not Available
7.3
1156
8.6
281
8.7
1518
9.2
297
8.5
1431
8.1
213
8.4
1391
8.4
266
8.3
1457
8.4
278
8.5
1494
Employee Self Service
Not enough data
8.9
457
Not enough data
7.9
407
Not enough data
8.2
427
Administration
Not enough data
8.6
436
Not enough data
8.9
476
Not enough data
9.0
426
Not enough data
7.0
339
Not enough data
8.5
398
Not enough data
8.1
356
Not enough data
8.6
421
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Taxes
Not enough data
8.2
395
Not enough data
8.1
386
Not enough data
8.2
377
Integration
Not enough data
7.6
350
Not enough data
8.0
389
Not enough data
7.0
327
Not enough data
8.2
371
Platform
Not enough data
8.6
416
Not enough data
8.8
413
Not enough data
8.9
418
Not enough data
8.6
393
Basics
Not enough data
7.8
342
Not enough data
8.7
389
Not enough data
8.5
383
Content
Not enough data
8.2
370
Not enough data
7.7
343
Not enough data
7.9
348
Logistics
Not enough data
7.6
321
Not enough data
8.7
407
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
8.7
514
Platform
7.7
230
7.8
1473
7.9
151
7.3
1179
Feature Not Available
7.3
1156
8.6
281
8.7
1518
9.2
297
8.5
1431
8.1
213
8.4
1391
8.4
266
8.3
1457
8.4
278
8.5
1494
Basics
Not enough data
8.6
406
Not enough data
7.8
336
Not enough data
8.6
380
Additional Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
367
Not enough data
8.6
395
Content
Not enough data
8.4
379
Not enough data
8.4
387
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
8.3
493
Not enough data
7.6
942
Not enough data
8.7
539
Platform
7.7
230
7.8
1473
7.9
151
7.3
1179
Feature Not Available
7.3
1156
8.6
281
8.7
1518
9.2
297
8.5
1431
8.1
213
8.4
1391
8.4
266
8.3
1457
8.4
278
8.5
1494
Communication
9.2
211
Not enough data
9.1
190
Not enough data
8.7
136
Not enough data
8.5
159
Not enough data
Goal Creation
9.0
187
Not enough data
9.0
198
Not enough data
8.4
118
Not enough data
8.9
180
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
7.3
15
Not enough data
7.2
15
Not enough data
Performance reviews
8.8
150
|
Verified
8.0
564
|
Verified
8.4
143
|
Verified
8.0
586
|
Verified
8.8
152
|
Verified
8.4
600
|
Verified
Goals
9.0
185
|
Verified
8.1
628
|
Verified
8.8
163
|
Verified
7.4
530
|
Verified
Feedback
9.0
184
|
Verified
8.2
581
8.7
159
|
Verified
8.2
575
8.8
184
|
Verified
6.7
428
9.0
168
|
Verified
6.7
467
Data
8.4
161
|
Verified
8.3
609
|
Verified
8.4
147
|
Verified
8.4
599
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Performance Management
7.4
40
Feature Not Available
7.5
38
Feature Not Available
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Core Features - Employee Experience Software
7.9
25
Not enough data
8.2
26
Not enough data
People Analytics - Employee Experience Software
7.9
24
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
Advanced Features - Employee Experience Software
7.8
23
Not enough data
8.3
22
Not enough data
7.8
21
Not enough data
Employee Improvement - Employee Experience Software
8.8
24
Not enough data
7.6
24
Not enough data
7.7
22
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Sourcing
Not enough data
7.8
736
Not enough data
7.8
732
Not enough data
8.0
43
Not enough data
8.9
53
Not enough data
8.1
44
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
Not enough data
8.3
784
Not enough data
8.7
48
Not enough data
9.1
55
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.3
43
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
43
Platform
7.7
230
7.8
1473
7.9
151
7.3
1179
Feature Not Available
7.3
1156
8.6
281
8.7
1518
9.2
297
8.5
1431
8.1
213
8.4
1391
8.4
266
8.3
1457
8.4
278
8.5
1494
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Onboarding
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Platform Content
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
1195
Not enough data
8.9
1259
Not enough data
6.2
668
Not enough data
8.4
1093
Not enough data
8.3
1078
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
1250
Not enough data
8.5
1117
Not enough data
7.1
771
Not enough data
8.7
1191
Not enough data
8.8
1240
Platform Data
Not enough data
7.2
774
Not enough data
8.2
1012
Not enough data
8.3
924
Platform
7.7
230
7.8
1473
7.9
151
7.3
1179
Feature Not Available
7.3
1156
8.6
281
8.7
1518
9.2
297
8.5
1431
8.1
213
8.4
1391
8.4
266
8.3
1457
8.4
278
8.5
1494
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
7.6
942
Not enough data
8.8
1246
Platform Basics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
743
Not enough data
8.2
133
Not enough data
Platform Content
9.0
719
Not enough data
8.9
628
Not enough data
8.9
806
Not enough data
8.5
129
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.8
563
Not enough data
8.9
806
Not enough data
9.4
978
Not enough data
8.9
574
Not enough data
Platform
7.7
230
7.8
1473
7.9
151
7.3
1179
Feature Not Available
7.3
1156
8.6
281
8.7
1518
9.2
297
8.5
1431
8.1
213
8.4
1391
8.4
266
8.3
1457
8.4
278
8.5
1494
Platform
7.7
230
7.8
1473
7.9
151
7.3
1179
Feature Not Available
7.3
1156
8.6
281
8.7
1518
9.2
297
8.5
1431
8.1
213
8.4
1391
8.4
266
8.3
1457
8.4
278
8.5
1494
Workforce Management Platform Features
Not enough data
7.1
538
Not enough data
6.1
421
Not enough data
8.2
715
Not enough data
9.0
900
Not enough data
7.4
477
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
640
Not enough data
8.8
781
Not enough data
6.4
408
Not enough data
7.7
526
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
15Five and BambooHR are categorized as Performance Management
Unique Categories
15Five is categorized as Employee Engagement, Objectives and Key Results (OKR), and Employee Experience
BambooHR is categorized as Candidate Relationship Management, Job Description Management, Onboarding, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Core HR, Workforce Management, HCM Software, and Payroll
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
15Five
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
BambooHR
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
16.5%
Information Technology and Services
11.7%
Marketing and Advertising
9.4%
Internet
7.5%
Financial Services
4.7%
Other
50.2%
Computer Software
12.0%
Information Technology and Services
11.3%
Construction
5.6%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.4%
Marketing and Advertising
4.1%
Other
61.5%
Discussions
What's the cost structure to deploy this service in an organization?
2 Comments
NM
Its a hosted solution so the pricing is as per the table on their websiteRead more
We haven't yet reached the eprformance management feature. What is the best way to use the 360 degrbee approach in 15Five?
2 Comments
MS
Hi Alina, thanks for your question. This is a hard one to answer here. You might find some help in this FAQ, but if you'd like, I can connect you to our...Read more
What is 15Five used for?
2 Comments
AG
performance management platform that helps managers understand how their employees are workingRead more
Does anyone else use the Original Hire Date and Hire Date field to show FT and PT hire dates?
3 Comments
EM
I would love to do that for a current client project but can’t even find where the original hire date option is or how to add it on the advantage package Read more
What's the scoop on the 7-day free trial?
2 Comments
TI
The system worked for us on the trial but they couldn't deliver during implementation.Read more
Am I locked into a contract when working with BambooHR?
2 Comments
TI
No contracts only month to monthRead more
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