Compare 7shifts and BambooHR 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (66.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
Contact Us Per Month
7shifts
Star Rating
(121)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansBambooHR
Star Rating
(4,111)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-friendliness, with many users appreciating its intuitive interface and ease of navigation. One user mentioned, "I really like BambooHR for its ease of use and modern UI," highlighting how quickly they can find what they need.
- Users say that 7shifts offers strong communication features, particularly the ability to message the entire company in one go. This functionality is praised for enhancing team connectivity, although some users feel that the platform could benefit from more updates relevant to their specific needs.
- Reviewers mention that BambooHR's implementation process is notably smooth, with users noting that the initial setup was straightforward and quick. One user shared, "The initial setup was really easy; I just signed on and started using it," which speaks to its accessibility for new users.
- According to verified reviews, 7shifts shines in its payroll and tips distribution features, with users expressing satisfaction after adding these functionalities. However, the overall lack of recent reviews suggests that user experiences may not be as current or comprehensive as those for BambooHR.
- G2 reviewers highlight that BambooHR has a significantly larger volume of recent feedback, indicating a more active user base and ongoing engagement. With over 1,200 recent reviews, users are consistently sharing their positive experiences, which adds to the platform's credibility.
- Users report that while both platforms are easy to use, BambooHR has a slight edge in overall satisfaction, reflected in its higher G2 Score. Users appreciate having everything in one place, making it "super easy to understand and keep track of my documents," which enhances their day-to-day usability.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
7shifts
Comp
Free
Per Month
Get started with basic scheduling for single locations with up to 15 employees.
- Basic scheduling
- One-way announcements
- Availability and time off requests
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
7shifts
Free Trial is available
BambooHR
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
98
8.7
2,794
Ease of Use
9.3
100
9.2
2,916
Ease of Setup
9.1
69
8.8
1,809
Ease of Admin
9.2
68
9.0
1,609
Quality of Support
9.2
87
8.8
2,317
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.3
65
9.0
1,584
Product Direction (% positive)
8.6
92
8.7
2,702
Features by Category
Core HR
Not enough data
8.8
1518
Not enough data
8.7
1634
Not enough data
5.5
757
Not enough data
7.4
1160
Not enough data
7.8
1188
Not enough data
7.4
1059
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.2
519
Platform
Not enough data
7.8
1473
Not enough data
7.3
1179
Not enough data
7.3
1156
Not enough data
8.7
1518
Not enough data
8.5
1431
Not enough data
8.4
1391
Not enough data
8.3
1457
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
7.8
1473
Not enough data
7.3
1179
Not enough data
7.3
1156
Not enough data
8.7
1518
Not enough data
8.5
1431
Not enough data
8.4
1391
Not enough data
8.3
1457
Not enough data
8.5
1494
Platform Basics
8.4
33
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
Platform Data
9.0
37
Not enough data
8.8
37
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
9.1
27
Not enough data
9.3
35
Not enough data
9.4
35
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Restaurant Scheduling
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
7.8
1473
Not enough data
7.3
1179
Not enough data
7.3
1156
Not enough data
8.7
1518
Not enough data
8.5
1431
Not enough data
8.4
1391
Not enough data
8.3
1457
Not enough data
8.5
1494
Platform Basics
9.0
7
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
Back Office
6.7
5
Not enough data
8.6
7
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
3.7
5
Not enough data
Front of Office
4.5
7
Not enough data
3.9
6
Not enough data
3.3
5
Not enough data
3.3
5
Not enough data
Platform Data
6.7
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Restaurant Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Basics
7.9
43
Not enough data
8.5
45
Not enough data
8.6
42
Not enough data
Platform Content
8.1
42
Not enough data
7.2
35
Not enough data
7.2
35
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
7.7
38
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
8.0
38
Not enough data
8.1
34
Not enough data
7.9
39
Not enough data
Performance reviews
Not enough data
8.0
564
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
587
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
600
|
Verified
Goals
Not enough data
8.1
628
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
530
|
Verified
Feedback
Not enough data
8.2
581
Not enough data
8.3
576
Not enough data
6.7
429
Not enough data
6.7
467
Data
Not enough data
8.3
609
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
599
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Performance Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Employee Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Tip Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
7.8
1473
Not enough data
7.3
1179
Not enough data
7.3
1156
Not enough data
8.7
1518
Not enough data
8.5
1431
Not enough data
8.4
1391
Not enough data
8.3
1457
Not enough data
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
Not enough data
7.8
1473
Not enough data
7.3
1179
Not enough data
7.3
1156
Not enough data
8.7
1518
Not enough data
8.5
1431
Not enough data
8.4
1391
Not enough data
8.3
1457
Not enough data
8.5
1494
Recruiting and Onboarding
Not enough data
7.6
942
Not enough data
8.8
1246
Platform
Not enough data
7.8
1473
Not enough data
7.3
1179
Not enough data
7.3
1156
Not enough data
8.7
1518
Not enough data
8.5
1431
Not enough data
8.4
1391
Not enough data
8.3
1457
Not enough data
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
901
Not enough data
7.4
477
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
640
Not enough data
8.8
782
Not enough data
6.4
408
Not enough data
7.7
526
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
7shifts and BambooHR are categorized as Payroll
Unique Categories
7shifts is categorized as Tip Distribution, Restaurant Scheduling, Employee Scheduling, and Restaurant Management
BambooHR is categorized as Candidate Relationship Management, Job Description Management, Onboarding, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Core HR, Workforce Management, Performance Management, and HCM Software
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
7shifts
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
Restaurants
50.4%
Food & Beverages
18.8%
Hospitality
14.5%
Entertainment
3.4%
Retail
1.7%
Other
11.1%
Computer Software
12.0%
Information Technology and Services
11.4%
Construction
5.6%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.4%
Marketing and Advertising
4.2%
Other
61.5%
Discussions
How does the 14-day free trial work?
1 Comment
Official Response from 7shifts
Once you sign up to 7shifts, you immediately get access to all features in 7shifts for 14 days. If you have any questions, we have fast support that will be...Read more
Do I have to sign a contract?
1 Comment
Official Response from 7shifts
We offer term agreements for those clients looking to take advantage of an Enterprise discount model. Clients have the option to pay monthly or annually...Read more
What form of payment do you accept?
1 Comment
Official Response from 7shifts
We currently accept payment via credit card as well as ACH (automatic bank withdrawals), by request. You can select whether to be charged monthly or...Read 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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