Questions to ask when comparing Employment Hero vs BambooHR
Can BambooHR support growing Canadian businesses?
BambooHR offers an intuitive HR platform, but as teams grow, its lack of native payroll means more tools, more integrations and more admin.
Employment Hero gives you a powerful, all-in-one HRIS system: HR, payroll, hiring, ATS, LMS, scheduling, time tracking and benefits: all designed for Canadian compliance and supported by local teams.
If you want a platform that helps you move faster, stay compliant and give your team a better experience, Employment Hero is the clear choice.
Does BambooHR require more integrations than Employment Hero?
BambooHR offers a wide integration ecosystem, but that often reflects the need to connect multiple products rather than operate from a single system — increasing overhead and ongoing management.
Employment Hero reduces the need for integrations from day one because the core platform is genuinely all-in-one. For the tools you do want to connect, we offer seamless integrations with essentials like Indeed for recruitment.
Can BambooHR deliver a unified employee experience?
Both platforms offer modern HR self-service, but Employment Hero delivers a more complete experience by unifying HR, payroll, scheduling and learning in one place.
For Canadian teams — especially those with hourly or frontline employees — fewer systems mean higher adoption and fewer data discrepancies.
Can BambooHR implement HR and payroll in a single process?
BambooHR is easy to implement for core HR, but Canadian businesses still need to onboard and integrate a separate payroll system. We get you from day one to done, faster.
Employment Hero is built for a fast, straightforward and intuitive setup. Employment Hero’s all-in-one structure means you can implement HR and payroll together — with fewer vendors, fewer handoffs and faster time to value.
Disclaimer: Information is accurate as of the publication date. Product features and pricing are subject to change by the respective providers. While we review this data periodically, users should verify current details directly with the competitor.
How Employment Hero compares to BambooHR
All-in-one HR and Payroll
Employment Hero offers a centralized HR system, offering automation, compliance tools, employee self-service features and an integrated payroll system. This reduces admin time, the tech stack bloat and minimizes errors to improve overall efficiency — freeing you up to focus on growing your business.
All-in-one HR: Integrated payroll, time & attendance and benefits
CRA-ready payroll: Automated T4s, source deductions and remittances
Simple setup, no IT needed
ATS & LMS: Built-in hiring and training
Local experts: 100% Canadian support
BambooHR
Core HR platform only
HR and payroll data managed across multiple systems
Dedicated local support with Canadian compliance built-in
When you’re dealing with payroll, compliance and people management, you shouldn’t have to “translate” software designed for another market.
Purpose-built for Canadian provincial law, Employment Hero offers local-first support and dedicated HR advisory services from experts who truly understand our regulatory landscape. Our team has a thorough understanding of local compliance requirements, payroll complexities and industry best practices.
Canadian-based support teams
Built for Canadian law and compliance
Deep understanding of provincial compliance
BambooHR
Support teams are primarily U.S.-based
U.S.-centric defaults
Manual customization required for Canadian compliance
Streamlined hiring and onboarding
Hiring shouldn’t feel like ten tabs and a spreadsheet. Employment Hero gives SMBs the tools to recruit, onboard and upskill without jumping between systems.
Full-cycle hiring: Postings to offers in one place
Built-in Robust LMS powered by Go1
Hire faster, without missed steps or manual follow-ups
BambooHR
ATS and onboarding tools included
Manual syncing between HR and Canadian payroll system
Employee experience that actually adds value
Retention starts with giving people a workplace experience that feels supportive, modern and connected. Our intuitive, all-in-one platform helps you provide your employees with rewards, recognition, upskilling and an integrated employee benefits experience that employees actually want to use. Plus, our robust mobile app makes that experience seamless for teams who are always on the move.
Integrated LMS: Growth and development tools
Hero Points: Redeemable rewards and gift cards
Central Portal: Unified pay, time off, schedules and announcements
BambooHR
Strong HR self-service experience
Separate systems required for payroll-related tasks
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