BambooHR
Lattice
| Feature | BambooHR | Lattice |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Contact sales | From $4/mo |
| Free Plan | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Rating | 4.4 / 5 | 4.5 / 5 |
| Best For | smbs, hr-teams, growing-companies, people-operations | hr-leaders, people-ops, managers, growing-companies |
| Founded | 2008 | 2015 |
| Employee Database | ✓ | ✗ |
| Ats | ✓ | ✗ |
| Onboarding | ✓ | ✗ |
| Time Off Tracking | ✓ | ✗ |
| Performance Reviews | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reporting | ✓ | ✗ |
| Employee Satisfaction | ✓ | ✗ |
| Engagement Surveys | ✗ | ✓ |
| Okrs | ✗ | ✓ |
| Compensation | ✗ | ✓ |
| 1 On 1s | ✗ | ✓ |
| Career Development | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ BambooHR Pros
- Beautiful and intuitive interface for HR teams
- Excellent employee self-service portal
- Built-in ATS for recruitment
- Strong performance management features
✗ BambooHR Cons
- Pricing not transparent (quote required)
- Limited payroll features (US only)
- Fewer integrations than enterprise HRIS
✓ Lattice Pros
- Excellent performance review workflows
- Engagement surveys with benchmarks
- OKR and goal tracking built in
- Clean modern interface
✗ Lattice Cons
- Modular pricing adds up quickly
- Not a full HRIS replacement
- Implementation requires HR expertise
The Verdict
BambooHR is built for smbs and hr teams, with a focus on employee-database and ats. Lattice targets hr leaders and people ops and leads with performance-reviews and engagement-surveys.
BambooHR uses custom enterprise pricing, while Lattice starts at $4/mo — a tangible advantage for teams with a fixed budget.
Neither tool offers a free plan, so factor the subscription cost into your decision from the start.
Feature-wise, BambooHR offers broader built-in capabilities (7 features vs 6), while Lattice takes a more focused approach — which can mean a simpler, faster onboarding experience.
Both tools are a solid fit for growing companies — in those cases, the decision often comes down to workflow style and how your team prefers to organize work.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.