Worknice – The #1 Best Bamboo HR Alternative
Worknice HR software is built in Australia for Australian businesses; we are the new and modern option that combines powerful core HR features with an amazing employee experience.
Worknice and Bamboo HRIS Comparison
Why customers choose Worknice over Bamboo HR?
Why customers choose Worknice over Bamboo HR?
Both Worknice and Bamboo are HR platforms – but with key differences.
Bamboo HR is a massive product, and it can do a lot. But it comes with a lot of features you don’t need, an American focus and an overwhelming amount of work to get employees feeling comfortable using it. Worknice is an Australian alternative with 2 way payroll integration including TFN and superannuation details.
100% Australian focus
The Australian HR landscape is poles apart from that in the US. Worknice is completely focused on the unique Australian HR market (hello super, TFN ABN, and more!) Plus, enjoy dedicated, local support.
If we do it, we nail it
Bamboo HR is a jack of all trades but a master of none. Worknice focuses on the core HR features that 99% of businesses need. This focus results in incredibly flexible, powerful and intuitive core HR features that create a platform for growth.
2-way payroll sync
While Bamboo often has extremely limited one way integrations with Australian payrolls, Worknice has 2-way syncing out of the box (including TFN, Super and Leave). This means you can keep your current payroll and surface the information you need in Worknice.
What our Aussie customers say
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Modern Core In One HR Platform
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Employee Onboarding
Configurable, automated onboarding workflows
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People Insights
Turn centralised data into actionable insights
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Employee database
Powerful people database, positions, & unified data
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Performance
Bring the best out of your people
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Documents & e-sign
Keep your documents organised & secure
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Time Off
Time-off calendar, approval, and requests
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Employee self service
Intuitive, mobile-first access to Worknice
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Compliance
Create and manage job compliance
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Integrations
Connect your favourite tools and unify your HR Stack
Streamlined onboarding
Worknice employee onboarding software helps you easily build great pre-boarding & employee onboarding experiences that eliminate paperwork and manual process, while improving employee experience and productivity from day one. With our easy to use wizard you can adapt process & workflows, assign due dates for tasks, and attach smart documents review and digital sign.
- Set it up once and onboard repeatedly
- Add documents for digital sign
- Add tasks to make sure things get done
- Embed compliance so nothing gets missed
Manage and track employee changes
Control the chaos! Manage all of your sensitive employee records in one secure scalable HR platform. Stay compliant and keep your team in sync with a suite of HR tools at your disposal.
- Organise and view historical employment changes
- Dynamic org charts and directories
- Approval workflows for paperwork and employment changes
- Custom payroll integration – or XERO, Myob, Keypay, MicrOpay and more out of the box
Automate compliance
Reduce risk and ensure legal compliance with simple tools to manage policy acknowledgments, required work certificates & qualifications, training completion, approval processes, and more.
- Generate smart documents with dynamic fields
- Digital signatures and acknowledgment tracking
- Secure storage for sensitive information
- Historical data audit trails
Provide an incredible employee experience
Delight your employees with beautiful and simple to use software. Worknice is fast to learn, instantly intuitive and guides people through their assigned tasks and responsibilities. Empower employees and managers to update and review personal data relating to onboarding, payroll, time-off, performance, and more.
- Delight new starters with seamless onboarding
- Mobile first employee self service
- A single inbox for everything HR
Connect your favourite tools
Don’t settle for the ‘walled garden’ features of an ‘all-in-one’; bring your favourite tools together and create your own best of breed HR stack.
- Unify people data in custom data tables
- Sync your payroll seamlessly
- Create a connected HR stack with all your favourite tools
Flexible, intuitive reviews for high-performing teams
Empower employees to take an active role in their growth and transform the performance review process into a seamless, flexible experience.
- Run seamless review cycles at scale
- Uncover insights with intelligent analytics
- Frictionless experience for participants
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More reasons to choose Worknice
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Fast, Local Australian
Built for Australian’s by Australian’s.
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Next-Gen Technology
Modern technology approach enabling scalable HR functions.
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Assisted Onboarding
A fast and pain free onboarding experience.
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Trusted Security
Market leading security and data privacy by AWS.
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Mobile friendly
Built for mobile from the ground up. Works on any device, anywhere.
FAQs
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Is Worknice a good alternative to Bamboo HRIS software?
Yes, Worknice is a strong alternative to BambooHR, particularly for growing businesses with dedicated HR teams that need more flexibility. While BambooHR offers an all-in-one HR platform, Worknice is designed as a core-in-one HRIS that adapts to your processes, integrates with your existing tools, and scales with organisational complexity. It’s a better fit for teams that have outgrown more rigid or standardised HR systems.
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What are the differences between Worknice and BambooHR?
The main difference is flexibility and approach. BambooHR provides a structured, all-in-one HR platform that works well for small to mid-sized businesses with straightforward needs. Worknice, on the other hand, is built for configurability and scale, allowing you to design workflows, integrate with your preferred payroll and systems, and tailor the platform to how your business actually operates.
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Which is better: Worknice or BambooHR?
It depends on your business needs. BambooHR is often a good choice for smaller businesses looking for a simple, user-friendly HR platform. Worknice is typically the better option for scaling companies that need more customisation, deeper integrations, and a system that can evolve with their processes over time.
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How does Employment Hero HR Elite plan compare to Worknice’s plans?
Yes, Worknice plans offer the same Core HR functionality as Bamboo’s top Core Hr plans.
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What is the cost difference of Employment Hero and Worknice
BambooHR pricing is not publicly available and requires a custom quote. In practice, costs can increase depending on headcount, add-on modules, and implementation requirements. Worknice takes a different approach. Instead of bundling features into fixed tiers, Worknice pricing is modular and transparent allowing businesses to pay for the functionality they actually need, without being forced into higher-cost all-in plans. This often results in more predictable pricing as your team scales.
