ADP Mobile Solutions vs. BambooHR®

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ADP Mobile Solutions
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
ADP Mobile Solutions is a benefits administration tool for remote, tablet / mobile platform access to benefits, timesheets, and pay statements.N/A
BambooHR®
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
BambooHR is an cloud-based human resources solution that provides onboarding, payroll, and benefits management. It also offers automated time-off management and employee self-service.
$250
per month
Pricing
ADP Mobile SolutionsBambooHR®
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Core
$250
per month
Pro
Contact Sales
per month
Elite
Contact Sales
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ADP Mobile SolutionsBambooHR®
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
ADP Mobile SolutionsBambooHR®
Considered Both Products
ADP Mobile Solutions
Chose ADP Mobile Solutions
They both have their advantages and disadvantages. PayCore is a better application to track the PTO time of employees however ADP is a better application to track paystubs and is a better application to use as a general employee hub. Overall, both applications have their …
Chose ADP Mobile Solutions
While I was not responsible for the platform selection, ADP has a much better interface. The tools available help in accessing payroll data for several pay periods easily. The data is easy to interpret and consume without the need to open every pay slip. Also the data is …
Chose ADP Mobile Solutions
We use ADP Mobile Solutions in conjunction with ADP Workforce Now. The mobile convenience for timekeeping is the primary reason we went with ADP Mobile Solutions instead of other products.
Chose ADP Mobile Solutions
We were having a lot of issues with paycor reps editing things without our permission messing up the payroll for the bookkeepers.
Chose ADP Mobile Solutions
Our company was acquired and we went with the parent company's vendor. I am glad we did because I honestly stopped going in the Insperity app. I would wake up and see that I was paid in an email but when I tried to log in to the app it was just too annoying. Once I was in I had …
Chose ADP Mobile Solutions
ADP definitely stacks up to all its other products. It looks 10x fresher than the ADP Vantage (Classic) platform. I wish Vantage could have a better UI like the ADP Mobile Solutions.
Chose ADP Mobile Solutions
I evaluated several other payroll services for small business, like Paychex and QuickBooks. I found that ADP provides so much value in the accuracy, ease of use and support provided, that any small monetary savings a cheaper services provides is outweighed by the savings in …
Chose ADP Mobile Solutions
ADP mobile is an extremely straightforward application in my opinion. Other apps are very similar though, offering an array of the same options. I wouldn't say the mobile application was the primary reason why we choose one service over another, but it is absolutely a …
Chose ADP Mobile Solutions
The ADP Enterprise eTIME customer service team is excellent. I hope that ADP gears up their support for the ADP Mobile Solutions app and models it after ADP Enterprise eTIME. They are very professional and knowledgeable whenever my payroll needs to call them for a solution. …
Chose ADP Mobile Solutions
Both software do the same types of things. I think either is a good choice, I would just recommend you consolidate all your processes onto one software. Having multiple software can be tedious and confusing for employees.
Chose ADP Mobile Solutions
I have not used another mobile solution...But I am impressed with this one. At age 52 if I find it easy to use then it must be very intuitive.
Chose ADP Mobile Solutions
Have you used no other - normally there is a payroll/benefits department.
BambooHR®
Chose BambooHR®
None. We used our own self made folders and spreadsheets prior to Bamboo.
Chose BambooHR®
scalability is an issue with BambooHR (missing lot of competent), integration with other tools (EDI feed, compliance etc)
Chose BambooHR®
BambooHR® is not in the same category as others that I have used. BambooHR is truly comprehensive and if you pay for all the extras, you wouldn't need anything else. The parts we use are great for us and the fact that we can add custom fields means that our unique needs are …
Chose BambooHR®
Lattice is much more oriented towards performance management. It includes many more advanced performance management features from building actual assessments to also performance development planning. BambooHR® for us was a place to centralize our data and build from within as …
Chose BambooHR®
In my experience, I prefer overall reporting and functionality of Rippling, Gusto, and Ease.
It is on par with Employee Navigator and Paycom (due to more user friendly design)
Prefer to Worklio, Paylocity, and ADP Workforce.
Chose BambooHR®
I used to use workday at a past company and BambooHR® is less extensive but very easy to use. Again, the features and functionality on the former were more fleshed out and readily available but the functions that I use most often are more easily accessible via BambooHR®.
Chose BambooHR®
Not as well as any of them. I am not a QBO Payroll fan either but they are better than BambooHR®.
Chose BambooHR®
We have tried other system, but they were less user friendly and they were doing so much other stuff that they were not fulfilling correctly our needs. BambooHR® is a really nice tool to use, user friendly, and just the functions we need from an HR tool. It's great for the …
Chose BambooHR®
Used them before and wanted to try something new, overall it was a much easier product to use and get a handle on.
Chose BambooHR®
Bamboo HR is so so much more user-friendly and easier to navigate on both the admin and employee side of things. This significantly helps reduce headaches and frustration when something needs correction. There is always something that will need to be fixed, so having a platform …
Chose BambooHR®
BambooHR is the best, but unfortunately, it doesn't currently have an adequate payroll module for our needs.
Chose BambooHR®
We switch our clients from the other HRIS platforms to BambooHR, because they do everything better and have amazing customer support.
Chose BambooHR®
Less expensive than ADP and much more up to date and efficient than Heartland
Chose BambooHR®
At my previous employer, I evaluated over 20 HRIS platforms before choosing and implementing BambooHR® (in 2019). I love it! The continuous improvements are promising and I actually feel like product feedback is reviewed and, at times, implemented.

With BambooHR®, it truly …
Chose BambooHR®
BambooHR® was able to provide excellent value for money when compared to the other options we looked at when we carried out a review of them. A previous member of the team had also used BambooHR® at another company and rated them highly which influenced our decision greatly. …
Chose BambooHR®
Different companies and each proved to be beneficial for the particular company that had it implemented.
Chose BambooHR®
The platform for both employees and employer were way easier to use and navigate. Additionally, VensureHR generated many errors which we did not see with BambooHR.
Chose BambooHR®
We moved to BambooHR time tracking from Clicktime once BambooHR's functionality improved and we prefer to have all functions on the same platform.
Features
ADP Mobile SolutionsBambooHR®
Human Resource Management
Comparison of Human Resource Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Mobile Solutions
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
7.6
Ratings
3% below category average
Employee demographic data00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Employment history00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Job profiles and administration00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Workflow for transfers, promotions, pay raises, etc.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Organizational charting00 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Organization and location management00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Compliance data (COBRA, OSHA, etc.)00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Payroll Management
Comparison of Payroll Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Mobile Solutions
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
6.6
Ratings
19% below category average
Pay calculation00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Support for external payroll vendors00 Ratings5.80 Ratings
Off-cycle/On-Demand payment00 Ratings6.10 Ratings
Benefit plan administration00 Ratings5.80 Ratings
Direct deposit files00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Salary revision and increment management00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Reimbursement management00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Leave and Attendance Management
Comparison of Leave and Attendance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Mobile Solutions
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Ratings
BambooHR®
8.7
Ratings
8% above category average
Approval workflow00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Balance details00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Annual carry-forward and encashment00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Employee Self Service
Comparison of Employee Self Service features of Product A and Product B
ADP Mobile Solutions
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Ratings
BambooHR®
8.0
Ratings
1% below category average
View and generate pay and benefit information00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Update personal information00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
View company policy documentation00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Employee recognition00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
View job history00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Asset Management
Comparison of Asset Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Mobile Solutions
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Ratings
BambooHR®
9.1
Ratings
12% above category average
Tracking of all physical assets00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
HR Reporting
Comparison of HR Reporting features of Product A and Product B
ADP Mobile Solutions
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Ratings
BambooHR®
6.8
Ratings
10% below category average
Report builder00 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Pre-built reports00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Ability to combine HR data with external data00 Ratings6.80 Ratings
Onboarding
Comparison of Onboarding features of Product A and Product B
ADP Mobile Solutions
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Ratings
BambooHR®
7.7
Ratings
3% below category average
New hire portal00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Manager tracking tools00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Performance and Goals
Comparison of Performance and Goals features of Product A and Product B
ADP Mobile Solutions
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Ratings
BambooHR®
7.5
Ratings
5% below category average
Corporate goal setting00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Individual goal setting00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Line-of sight-visibility00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Performance tracking00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Performance Management
Comparison of Performance Management features of Product A and Product B
ADP Mobile Solutions
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Ratings
BambooHR®
7.5
Ratings
4% below category average
Performance plans00 Ratings6.90 Ratings
Performance improvement plans00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Review status tracking00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Review reminders00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Multiple review frequency00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
Succession Planning
Comparison of Succession Planning features of Product A and Product B
ADP Mobile Solutions
-
Ratings
BambooHR®
9.1
Ratings
15% above category average
Create succession plans/pools00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Candidate ranking00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Candidate search00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Candidate development00 Ratings9.40 Ratings
Recruiting / ATS
Comparison of Recruiting / ATS features of Product A and Product B
ADP Mobile Solutions
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Ratings
BambooHR®
7.8
Ratings
1% above category average
Job Requisition Management00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Company Website Posting00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Publish to Social Media00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Job Search Site Posting00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Duplicate Candidate Prevention00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Applicant Tracking00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Notifications and Alerts00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
ADP Mobile SolutionsBambooHR®
Small Businesses
OnPay
OnPay
Score 9.8 out of 10
Dayforce Powerpay
Dayforce Powerpay
Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Paypro Workforce Management
Paypro Workforce Management
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Infor Human Resources
Infor Human Resources
Score 7.1 out of 10
PeopleStrong
PeopleStrong
Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
ADP Mobile SolutionsBambooHR®
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(0 ratings)
8.3
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
1.0
(0 ratings)
9.8
(0 ratings)
Usability
7.0
(0 ratings)
8.3
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.3
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(0 ratings)
8.8
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(0 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ADP Mobile SolutionsBambooHR®
Likelihood to Recommend
[ADP Mobile Solutions is] appropriate for when your at home and you need to request time off. It's also nice to see your benefits that you elected and be able to do open enrollment for benefits via the app. They can see their paystubs and their W2's and your able to print or email those documents to yourself.
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I think if you're a small organization and you're trying to get out of paper, this is a really good first step to doing that. I've heard from other people that are in larger organizations where they have thousands of employees that there may be better platforms, but for smaller organization it's awesome.
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Pros
  • ADP does a great job of handling all tax filings, which removes a lot of complexity and headache for the business owner.
  • ADP has great reporting functions to facilitate analysis around labor costs.
  • The "employee access" function allows employees to directly view their pay stubs, or tax statements, update changes in personal information like address or direct deposit info, which cuts down on admin work for business owner and improves accuracy of employee records.
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  • BambooHR® allows you to preview as a user in a specific access level. This is VERY helpful for providing instructions to employees or double checking that information is secure.
  • BambooHR® customer support is unmatched. Any time I have a question, I can quickly get an answer as well as additional resources.
  • Employees are able to easily find their information without coming to HR for questions. This cuts down on the questions coming into HR departments, big and small.
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Cons
  • The password requirements are onerous.
  • It takes awhile for the UI to load.
  • I'd like to see favorites added to the selection bar. There are normally only one or two items I need to find quickly but there are several click-throughs.
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  • Notices for approving hours don't always coincide with pay periods well.
  • Payroll reports are by pay period without the ability to combine hours, etc. into a monthly report.
  • There is not an easy way to fix payroll errors. Must get it right the first time.
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Likelihood to Renew
It's just not user-friendly
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There's nothing wrong with this platform. I would recommend it to any business starting with more than 10 employees. I will continue to use the program for as long as I need to, hoping they continue being tremendous and finding other ways to incorporate more technology.
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Usability
The usability seems very intuitive, as we turn more features on we are continually impressed. As we roll out features to our employees, it is very user-friendly, and most users have little to complain about. I would recommend a training module when someone first downloads the app, to have a few training screens before logging in to help those less familiar with application technology. Other than that recommendation, the app has been great.
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BambooHR® is helpful, but I still handle some tasks manually due to missing features relevant to my needs. Certain processes require additional functionality, limiting full automation. While it streamlines HR operations, gaps in usability mean I must supplement workflows with manual efforts to ensure efficiency and meet specific business demands.
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Reliability and Availability
No answers on this topic
Yes, there is a huge team in the back of the online platform or it looks like it because I have never been left without an answer when I have a question or waiting from a response on my chat .... There must be a huge team, this is so great and I always seem to have someone that is very knowledgeable too. So many times in the past I had to leave with customer service that would connect you with someone else because of the expertise, here everyone seems to be some kind of an expert in the HR function.
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Performance
No answers on this topic
I love BambooHR. Reports are easy to run and download and it usually covers any types of requests I get from the management team. You get excel or .csv downloads/reports and it is fast and simple, not too crowded so it is easy to read through. We don't integrate the tool yet but again, soon we will. we just did not had the time to utilize it yet but that's the plan.
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Support Rating
I've never really had to use the support for ADP mobile, so I would say that it is a great reason to give a good score. I believe the support that is put into keeping the application up to date and keeping the functionality of the application must be a focus of ADP, which is nice to see.
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The support can be slow as they are a US based company and therefore we often have to wait for them to be online before we can speak to somebody and they are not particularly responsive to emails. The service itself has always been helpful and in most cases, the issue was resolved.
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In-Person Training
No answers on this topic
I didn't have in-person training besides teaching my managers how to use the program. However, I couldn't omit this question (maybe a system glitch).
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Online Training
No answers on this topic
As far as I can recall, everything went well with doing it online and got questions answered. Was thankful to work with a dummy file to get used to some practices prior to getting our own domain within bamboo to then place our personnel information in the system, this helped a lot!
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Implementation Rating
No answers on this topic
We implemented bambooHR in Fall, 2023 then implemented Payroll 1/1/24. A vital piece of information was not known or missed in that we are exempt from State Unemployment Tax and have a Reimbursement Set-up, so bambooHR did not send Payroll Reports to the State. Those reports need to be sent regardless if we are exempt or not.
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Alternatives Considered
ADP mobile is an extremely straightforward application in my opinion. Other apps are very similar though, offering an array of the same options. I wouldn't say the mobile application was the primary reason why we choose one service over another, but it is absolutely a must-have for choosing a system in general. I would say most applications we reviewed, specifically the Ceridian app, were very similar
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I needed a system that was easy to use from an admin level as well as employee level. We run a pretty simple operation as we do not have shift diffs or multiple approval levels. Some of the systems reviewed were too much for us and, as a result, too expensive. BambooHR® fit our needs and budget accordingly.
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Scalability
No answers on this topic
There is so much you can do with this platform, it is incredible and so welcoming. We don't utilize it 100% yet just because we are growing and the HR team has not been able to concentrate on other areas offered to us but but we will soon. Which is also why we got the product, specifically because what BambooHR can do to help us meet our growing business needs.
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Return on Investment
  • Well it's only for my pay but I will admit I check my pay a lot more often and check more data than I have before. I was able to catch a mistake early on and get it fixed. I might not have done so as early with my previous app.
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  • HR team members have been saved thousands of hours over the 3.5 years we've had BambooHR®. It saved me personally several hours a day once BambooHR® was set up. Specifically, onboarding, offboarding, and a formal Hiring system are the major time savers.
  • Employee Information is much easier to access and is all centralized. Employees are empowered to update their information when applicable, and we have designed custom access levels for different positions and managers to ensure every individual is seeing the appropriate types of information about employees.
  • We saved significant money by switching from Lattice to BambooHR®'s Performance Management solution. This solution is less advanced, but the simplicity meets our needs perfectly fine, and it even saves time for managers and employees by BambooHR®'s standard questions, carefully designed to get to the heart of performance and improvement.
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ScreenShots

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