Compare BambooHR and CharlieHR 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (66.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (76.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
Starting at £5.00 Per Month
BambooHR
Star Rating
(4,106)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
Browse all 3 pricing plansCharlieHR
Star Rating
(54)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (76.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at £5.00 Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansBambooHR vs CharlieHR
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found CharlieHR easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with CharlieHR overall.
- Reviewers felt that CharlieHR meets the needs of their business better than BambooHR.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that CharlieHR is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of BambooHR over CharlieHR.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BambooHR
Core
Contact Us
Per Month
Foundational HR automation and insights to move your business forward.
- HR Data
- HR Reporting
- Time-Off Tracking
CharlieHR
Charlie
Starting at £5.00
Per Month
Get your first two weeks of software free, after that, it's only £4 per month per employee.
Control the chaos of running teams.
- Manage time-off easily. Automate calculations and checking for overlaps and events.
- Automate your on-boarding, document collection and storage
- Performance management. Give your team (and managers) the tools and guidance to grow and develop.
Free Trial
BambooHR
Free Trial is available
CharlieHR
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
2,790
9.0
36
Ease of Use
9.2
2,912
9.6
37
Ease of Setup
8.8
1,806
9.9
23
Ease of Admin
9.0
1,606
9.7
22
Quality of Support
8.8
2,316
9.4
34
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
1,582
9.4
24
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
2,698
8.3
34
Features by Category
Core HR
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
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.2
519
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1473
8.6
13
7.3
1179
Feature Not Available
7.3
1156
Feature Not Available
8.7
1518
8.6
15
8.5
1431
9.2
14
8.4
1391
8.6
11
8.3
1457
8.7
13
8.5
1494
9.0
15
Employee Self Service
8.9
457
Not enough data
7.9
407
Not enough data
8.2
427
Not enough data
Administration
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
Not enough data
Taxes
8.2
395
Not enough data
8.1
386
Not enough data
8.2
377
Not enough data
Integration
7.6
350
Not enough data
8.0
389
Not enough data
7.0
327
Not enough data
8.2
371
Not enough data
Platform
8.6
416
Not enough data
8.8
413
Not enough data
8.9
418
Not enough data
8.6
393
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Benefits Administration Platform Features
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
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1473
8.6
13
7.3
1179
Feature Not Available
7.3
1156
Feature Not Available
8.7
1518
8.6
15
8.5
1431
9.2
14
8.4
1391
8.6
11
8.3
1457
8.7
13
8.5
1494
9.0
15
Basics
7.8
342
Not enough data
8.7
389
Not enough data
8.5
383
Not enough data
Content
8.2
370
Not enough data
7.7
343
Not enough data
7.9
348
Not enough data
Logistics
7.6
321
Not enough data
8.7
407
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
8.7
514
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1473
8.6
13
7.3
1179
Feature Not Available
7.3
1156
Feature Not Available
8.7
1518
8.6
15
8.5
1431
9.2
14
8.4
1391
8.6
11
8.3
1457
8.7
13
8.5
1494
9.0
15
Basics
8.6
406
Not enough data
7.8
336
Not enough data
8.6
380
Not enough data
Additional Functionality
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
367
Not enough data
8.6
395
Not enough data
Content
8.4
379
Not enough data
8.4
387
Not enough data
Recruiting and Onboarding
8.3
493
Not enough data
7.6
942
Not enough data
8.7
539
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1473
8.6
13
7.3
1179
Feature Not Available
7.3
1156
Feature Not Available
8.7
1518
8.6
15
8.5
1431
9.2
14
8.4
1391
8.6
11
8.3
1457
8.7
13
8.5
1494
9.0
15
Performance reviews
8.0
564
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
586
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
600
|
Verified
Not enough data
Goals
8.1
628
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
530
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feedback
8.2
581
Not enough data
8.2
575
Not enough data
6.7
428
Not enough data
6.7
467
Not enough data
Data
8.3
609
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.4
599
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Performance Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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)
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Sourcing
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
Not enough data
Candidate Management - Applicant Tracking System
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
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1473
8.6
13
7.3
1179
Feature Not Available
7.3
1156
Feature Not Available
8.7
1518
8.6
15
8.5
1431
9.2
14
8.4
1391
8.6
11
8.3
1457
8.7
13
8.5
1494
9.0
15
AI - Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Onboarding
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
Not enough data
Platform Content
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
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
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
Not enough data
Platform Data
7.2
774
Not enough data
8.2
1012
Not enough data
8.3
924
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1473
8.6
13
7.3
1179
Feature Not Available
7.3
1156
Feature Not Available
8.7
1518
8.6
15
8.5
1431
9.2
14
8.4
1391
8.6
11
8.3
1457
8.7
13
8.5
1494
9.0
15
Recruiting and Onboarding
7.6
942
Not enough data
8.8
1246
Not enough data
Platform
7.8
1473
8.6
13
7.3
1179
Feature Not Available
7.3
1156
Feature Not Available
8.7
1518
8.6
15
8.5
1431
9.2
14
8.4
1391
8.6
11
8.3
1457
8.7
13
8.5
1494
9.0
15
Workforce Management Platform Features
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
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BambooHR and CharlieHR share no categories
Unique Categories
BambooHR is categorized as Candidate Relationship Management, Job Description Management, Onboarding, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS), Core HR, Workforce Management, Performance Management, HCM Software, and Payroll
CharlieHR is categorized as Benefits Administration
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BambooHR
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
CharlieHR
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
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%
Marketing and Advertising
18.8%
Computer Software
16.7%
Information Technology and Services
14.6%
Staffing and Recruiting
6.3%
Financial Services
6.3%
Other
37.5%
Discussions
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
CharlieHR has no discussions with answers
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