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BambooHR vs Softgarden Comparison (2026)

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Softgarden

Overview

With tools like BambooHR®, you can gather valuable insights, foster open communication, and create a culture where everyone feels va...

+1,600 customers trust in the recruiting software made in Germany, available in +15 languages. Optimal for recruiters, optimised for applicants – new customers benefit from a switching bonus and improve their recruitment processes and candidate journey. We make your candidates apply.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

10

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

3.6K

5

4

3

2

1

2.4K

1K

131

20

15

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
83%
would recommend this app

4.6

124

5

4

3

2

1

77

43

3

0

1

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
89%
would recommend this app

Pros

“The interface is intuitive, well-organized, and makes HR processes much simpler on a daily basis, especially tasks like employee management, time-off tracking, and onboarding.”
TR

Tamires R.

Payroll analyst

“It helped streamline administrative processes and provided a good experience for both employees and administrators. While there is room for improvement in advanced customization and reporting, I found BambooHR to be a reliable and user-friendly HR solution that meets the needs of most small to medium-sized organizations.”
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Shruti D.

Regulatory Manager

“It simplifies daily administrative tasks like checking vacation balances and submitting feedback. While the user experience is generally positive, resolving the stability of the org chart and adding an "auto-save" or longer session duration for feedback forms would make it much better.”
SG

Santiago G.

Product Manager

Pros

“The platform's ability to centralize candidate management, provide detailed analytics, and offer a seamless experience from job posting to onboarding are commonly mentioned as strengths.”
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Raisa N.

Business Analyst

“I appreciate Softgarden for its user-friendly interface, customizable features, and comprehensive tools for streamlining the recruitment process.”
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Raisa N.

Business Analyst

“From the perspective of a person who is also involved in recruiting, what is important to me is the softgarden's openness to change, continuous product development, and striving to improve recruitment processes, as well as care for security in the acquisition and processing of the candidate's data.”
AR

Aneta R.

HR Specialist

Cons

“Administrative control is also hampered by overly restrictive user permissions that prevent granular access for managers, while the Applicant Tracking System lacks the automated communication workflows necessary for high-volume recruitment. While the interface is user-friendly for basic HR tasks, these limitations create bottlenecks for growing teams with sophisticated operational requirements.”
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Marquita V.

SALES MANAGER

“Also, for new hire paperwork, it is difficult to parse the forms and then there are glitches when new hires fill out the forms (also it doesn't work right on the app, so they are forced to use a computer to fill out the forms)”
LF

Laura F.

HR Associate

“The inability to view time off requests on the same page as the time card made it very difficult to get a good overview of time needs without constantly changing screens.”
LH

LuAnne H.

Billing Specialist

Cons

“It is a pity that you cannot use the search engine for searching candidates via their telephone number or e-mail address.”
OC

Olga C.

Recruiter

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  • Last reviewa month ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa year ago

Key features

  • Total features180
  • 1-On-1 Meetings
  • 1099 Preparation
  • 360 Degree Feedback
  • 360 Reviews
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Summarization
  • AI Text Generation
  • AI Text Summarization
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Absence & Leave Management
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Action Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Advertising Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Approvals
  • Assessment Management
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Auto Update
  • Automated Onboarding Workflows
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automated Team Introductions
  • Automatic Tax Payment
  • Automation
  • Background Checks
  • Background Screening
  • Batch Processing
  • Benefits Administration
  • Benefits Dashboard
  • Benefits Management
  • Benefits Manager
  • Boolean Search
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Candidate Evaluations
  • Candidate Management
  • Candidate Profiles
  • Candidate Search
  • Candidate Sourcing
  • Candidate Sourcing Metrics
  • Candidate Tracking
  • Career Development
  • Career Page Configuration
  • Careers Page
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Chatbot
  • Clock In/Out
  • Cloud
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Commission Management
  • Communication Management
  • Community Management
  • Company Goals And OKRs
  • Compensation Management
  • Compliance
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Training
  • Content Creation
  • Continuous Feedback
  • Core HR Integration
  • Corporate/Business
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Storage Management
  • Deduction Management
  • Direct Deposit
  • Discount Management
  • Distribution Features
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Templates
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Engagement
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Recognition
  • Employee Referral Management
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Employee Self Service
  • Employee Training
  • Evaluation Management
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Reimbursement
  • Factor-based Evaluation
  • Feedback Management
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • For CPA Firms
  • For Job Analysts
  • For Small Businesses
  • GDPR Compliance
  • Generative AI
  • Goal Management
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • HR Management
  • Help Desk Management
  • Historical Data
  • Individual Development Plans
  • Initiative Management
  • Integrations & APIs
  • Internal Chat Integration
  • Internal HR
  • Internationalization
  • Interoperability
  • Interview Management
  • Interview Scheduling
  • Job Application Management
  • Job Board
  • Job Comparison
  • Job Description Management
  • Job Management
  • Job Posting
  • Job Requisition
  • Job Scoring
  • Labor Forecasting
  • Learning & Development
  • Match & Merge
  • Matching Engine
  • Mobile
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Shift Scheduling
  • Mobility
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-State
  • Offboarding
  • Offer Letter Approvals
  • Offer Letter Templates
  • Onboarding
  • Onboarding Process Reporting
  • Ongoing Performance Tracking
  • Organization Management
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Payroll Entry
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Outsourcing
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Peer Appraisals
  • Performance
  • Performance Appraisal
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Review Management
  • Performance and Reliability
  • Personalization and Recommendation
  • Pipeline Management
  • Policy Management
  • Pre-tax Deductions
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Public Praise
  • Question Library
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Receipt Management
  • Recruiting Firms
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reference Checking
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resume Database
  • Resume Parsing
  • Resume Search
  • Resume Storage
  • Self Service Portal
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Recruiting
  • Tagging
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Talent Pool
  • Task Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Workflow Management
  • Total features58
  • 1-On-1 Meetings
  • 1099 Preparation
  • 360 Degree Feedback
  • 360 Reviews
  • 401(k) Tracking
  • AI Copilot
  • AI Summarization
  • AI Text Generation
  • AI Text Summarization
  • AI/Machine Learning
  • API
  • Absence & Leave Management
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Action Management
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Advertising Management
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Applicant Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Approval Process Control
  • Approval Workflow
  • Approvals
  • Assessment Management
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Auto Update
  • Automated Onboarding Workflows
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automated Team Introductions
  • Automatic Tax Payment
  • Automation
  • Background Checks
  • Background Screening
  • Batch Processing
  • Benefits Administration
  • Benefits Dashboard
  • Benefits Management
  • Benefits Manager
  • Boolean Search
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • CRM
  • Calendar Management
  • Candidate Evaluations
  • Candidate Management
  • Candidate Profiles
  • Candidate Search
  • Candidate Sourcing
  • Candidate Sourcing Metrics
  • Candidate Tracking
  • Career Development
  • Career Page Configuration
  • Careers Page
  • Cash Flow Management
  • Chatbot
  • Clock In/Out
  • Cloud
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Commission Management
  • Communication Management
  • Community Management
  • Company Goals And OKRs
  • Compensation Management
  • Compliance
  • Compliance Management
  • Compliance Training
  • Content Creation
  • Continuous Feedback
  • Core HR Integration
  • Corporate/Business
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Storage Management
  • Deduction Management
  • Direct Deposit
  • Discount Management
  • Distribution Features
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Forms
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Management
  • Email Marketing
  • Email Templates
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Engagement
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Onboarding
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Recognition
  • Employee Referral Management
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Employee Self Service
  • Employee Training
  • Evaluation Management
  • Expense Claims
  • Expense Management
  • Expense Reimbursement
  • Factor-based Evaluation
  • Feedback Management
  • File Management
  • File Sharing
  • For CPA Firms
  • For Job Analysts
  • For Small Businesses
  • GDPR Compliance
  • Generative AI
  • Goal Management
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • HR Management
  • Help Desk Management
  • Historical Data
  • Individual Development Plans
  • Initiative Management
  • Integrations & APIs
  • Internal Chat Integration
  • Internal HR
  • Internationalization
  • Interoperability
  • Interview Management
  • Interview Scheduling
  • Job Application Management
  • Job Board
  • Job Comparison
  • Job Description Management
  • Job Management
  • Job Posting
  • Job Requisition
  • Job Scoring
  • Labor Forecasting
  • Learning & Development
  • Match & Merge
  • Matching Engine
  • Mobile
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Shift Scheduling
  • Mobility
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-State
  • Offboarding
  • Offer Letter Approvals
  • Offer Letter Templates
  • Onboarding
  • Onboarding Process Reporting
  • Ongoing Performance Tracking
  • Organization Management
  • Orientation Workflow Management
  • Payroll Entry
  • Payroll Management
  • Payroll Outsourcing
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Peer Appraisals
  • Performance
  • Performance Appraisal
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Metrics
  • Performance Review Management
  • Performance and Reliability
  • Personalization and Recommendation
  • Pipeline Management
  • Policy Management
  • Pre-tax Deductions
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Public Praise
  • Question Library
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Receipt Management
  • Recruiting Firms
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reference Checking
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Resume Database
  • Resume Parsing
  • Resume Search
  • Resume Storage
  • Self Service Portal
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Recruiting
  • Tagging
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Talent Pool
  • Task Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Workflow Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations120
  • 15Five
  • 7shifts
  • ADP SmartCompliance
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • AWS Lambda
  • Absorb
  • Access PeopleHR
  • Adaptive Security
  • Aivy
  • Aplos
  • Ashby
  • Atlas
  • Awardco
  • Basecamp
  • Bonusly
  • Breezy
  • Cammio
  • Carta
  • Certn
  • Chameleon
  • Cisco Duo
  • Citation Canada
  • Claude Code
  • ClickTime
  • ClickUp
  • Clockify
  • Codility
  • ConnectWise PSA
  • Criteria
  • Cronofy
  • Deel Payroll
  • Deltek Vantagepoint
  • Deputy
  • DevRev
  • Docebo
  • Docusign
  • EasyLlama
  • Employee Navigator
  • Expensify
  • FieldCap
  • Findmyshift
  • Glassdoor
  • GoalSpan
  • Google Ads
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Authenticator
  • Google Calendar Extension
  • Greenhouse
  • HR WORKS
  • Harver
  • Human Interest
  • Humanity Schedule
  • Insightful
  • JIRA Service Management
  • Jira
  • Jisr
  • Jitsi
  • Jobber
  • Jotform
  • JumpCloud
  • Kantata
  • Kudos
  • Lattice
  • Leapsome
  • Learn:Up
  • LearnUpon
  • Lever
  • LinkedIn Jobs
  • Litmos
  • Maxwell Health
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Power Automate
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Microsoft Project Server Subscription Edition
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Mitratech Perform
  • Nectar
  • NetSuite
  • Okta
  • Papaya Global
  • Paychex
  • Payfit
  • Payworks
  • Pigment
  • Pinpoint
  • Predictive Index
  • ProProfs Training Maker
  • Productive
  • Quick Hub
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Re-Leased
  • Remote
  • Rhumbix
  • Runn
  • SAP Sales Cloud
  • SAP SuccessFactors HCM
  • Sage 300
  • Sage Intacct
  • Salesforce Platform
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Scribe Mail
  • ServiceTrade
  • Skedulo
  • Slack
  • Spendesk
  • Sprout
  • TalentLMS
  • Testlify
  • Textkernel
  • Time Doctor
  • TimeRewards
  • Total Synergy
  • Trainual
  • Travis CI
  • Tribal Habits
  • UKG Pro
  • UKG Ready
  • Udemy Business
  • Vanta
  • Verified First
  • WhatsApp
  • WorkMeter
  • Workleap
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • ZipRecruiter
  • Zoom Workplace
  • absence.io
  • emPerform
  • greytHR
  • iOS14
  • monday AI Work Platform
  • Total integrations16
  • 15Five
  • 7shifts
  • ADP SmartCompliance
  • ADP Workforce Now
  • AWS Lambda
  • Absorb
  • Access PeopleHR
  • Adaptive Security
  • Aivy
  • Aplos
  • Ashby
  • Atlas
  • Awardco
  • Basecamp
  • Bonusly
  • Breezy
  • Cammio
  • Carta
  • Certn
  • Chameleon
  • Cisco Duo
  • Citation Canada
  • Claude Code
  • ClickTime
  • ClickUp
  • Clockify
  • Codility
  • ConnectWise PSA
  • Criteria
  • Cronofy
  • Deel Payroll
  • Deltek Vantagepoint
  • Deputy
  • DevRev
  • Docebo
  • Docusign
  • EasyLlama
  • Employee Navigator
  • Expensify
  • FieldCap
  • Findmyshift
  • Glassdoor
  • GoalSpan
  • Google Ads
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Authenticator
  • Google Calendar Extension
  • Greenhouse
  • HR WORKS
  • Harver
  • Human Interest
  • Humanity Schedule
  • Insightful
  • JIRA Service Management
  • Jira
  • Jisr
  • Jitsi
  • Jobber
  • Jotform
  • JumpCloud
  • Kantata
  • Kudos
  • Lattice
  • Leapsome
  • Learn:Up
  • LearnUpon
  • Lever
  • LinkedIn Jobs
  • Litmos
  • Maxwell Health
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Power Automate
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Microsoft Project Server Subscription Edition
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Mitratech Perform
  • Nectar
  • NetSuite
  • Okta
  • Papaya Global
  • Paychex
  • Payfit
  • Payworks
  • Pigment
  • Pinpoint
  • Predictive Index
  • ProProfs Training Maker
  • Productive
  • Quick Hub
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Re-Leased
  • Remote
  • Rhumbix
  • Runn
  • SAP Sales Cloud
  • SAP SuccessFactors HCM
  • Sage 300
  • Sage Intacct
  • Salesforce Platform
  • Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Scribe Mail
  • ServiceTrade
  • Skedulo
  • Slack
  • Spendesk
  • Sprout
  • TalentLMS
  • Testlify
  • Textkernel
  • Time Doctor
  • TimeRewards
  • Total Synergy
  • Trainual
  • Travis CI
  • Tribal Habits
  • UKG Pro
  • UKG Ready
  • Udemy Business
  • Vanta
  • Verified First
  • WhatsApp
  • WorkMeter
  • Workleap
  • Xero
  • Zapier
  • ZipRecruiter
  • Zoom Workplace
  • absence.io
  • emPerform
  • greytHR
  • iOS14
  • monday AI Work Platform

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