Core HR is table stakes. Performance intelligence is the edge.
BambooHR manages employee records well. Confirm tells you who's actually driving results, so you know who to promote, develop, and retain.
The problem with all-in-one HR platforms
BambooHR is strong at what it's built for: employee records, time off, onboarding, and HR operations. Performance management is a different story. It's locked behind a Pro plan upgrade, and even then, users consistently report limited customization and no behavioral insight.
Performance requires a plan upgrade, then delivers little
BambooHR's Core plan has no performance management at all. You need the Pro tier to get reviews. Once you upgrade, you get basic manager ratings, self-assessments, and up to 4 formal reviews per year. Users report limited ability to customize templates or evaluation flows.
Relies entirely on manager opinion
BambooHR's performance reviews collect what managers and employees write about themselves. There's no behavioral data, no network analysis, no signal from how people actually work. Managers only observe a fraction of what their reports do day to day.
"Who should we promote?" is still a guess
When promotion time comes, you're still relying on manager opinions and recency bias. You need data on who actually drives outcomes, not just who's most visible.
What makes Confirm different
Confirm is built for one thing: performance intelligence. We use Organizational Network Analysis to reveal who drives results.
ONA: See what HRIS can't capture
BambooHR tracks who reports to whom. Confirm tracks who people actually turn to for help, who influences decisions, who connects siloed teams, and who drives outcomes. This is the data that matters for talent decisions.
- Identify hidden high-performers before competitors poach them
- Spot underperformers early, even with strong self-promotion
- See collaboration bottlenecks and knowledge silos
- Make promotion decisions based on evidence, not politics
Layers on top of BambooHR
Keep BambooHR for core HR. Add Confirm for performance intelligence. We connect directly, pulling employee data from BambooHR and adding behavioral insights.
Continuous performance signals
BambooHR schedules up to 4 formal reviews per year. Confirm shows you performance signals continuously, so you can act on issues before they surface in a review cycle.
AI-powered manager coaching
Confirm gives managers personalized coaching for each employee, based on network position, collaboration patterns, and behavioral signals. No template. No guesswork.
Feature comparison
When to choose each platform
Choose Confirm if you need:
- Deep performance intelligence and behavioral insights
- To identify hidden high-performers and flight risks
- Data-driven promotion and compensation decisions
- Real-time collaboration and network analysis
- Manager coaching based on team dynamics
- To layer performance intelligence on top of your HRIS
Choose BambooHR if you need:
- Core HRIS functionality (employee records, org charts)
- Time off and PTO management
- Onboarding and offboarding workflows
- Applicant tracking system (ATS)
- Benefits administration
- All-in-one HR solution for SMBs (performance requires Pro plan)
Best together: Most companies use BambooHR for core HR operations and layer Confirm on top for performance intelligence. BambooHR stores the data; Confirm reveals the insights. They're designed to complement each other.
Hear from teams achieving true talent density
"We launched on a Monday, and by Saturday morning we had 98% of performance reviews done. I don't know that I've ever seen that level of completion in that amount of time."
"We reviewed Lattice, Rippling, and Culture Amp. Confirm was the only platform designed to be light-weight, fast, and easy to use."
"You don't realize how much you miss until you have a tool like Confirm."
"With Confirm, reviews were super quick, accurate and easy to edit. Probably saved me 80% of my time typically used in writing reviews."
"Confirm is the first tool that lets me see the behavioral side with holistic evidence. I can quickly get the information to make decisions."
"For the first time in my 10+ years in People/HR, 100% of team members completed their self evaluations."
"Confirm has transformed the way we do performance reviews, and helped us become a more data-driven HR organization."
"Confirm is a VITAL part of how we operate as a company. It helps us keep our team more engaged than they already were."
Go live in weeks, not months
Confirm connects directly with BambooHR. Pull employee data automatically while adding behavioral insights.
Confirm
- White-glove onboarding included
- BambooHR integration pre-built
- Change management playbook
- Manager training sessions
BambooHR
- HRIS data migration
- Module configuration
- Employee training
- Add-on setup
Pricing comparison
Confirm
Based on company size and features
- All ONA features included
- Unlimited users
- HRIS integrations
- Dedicated success rep
- Manager training
BambooHR
~$12-22 PEPM (sales-quoted, varies by size)
- Core HRIS in Core plan
- Performance reviews require Pro plan upgrade
- Payroll, time tracking, benefits are add-ons
- Flat $250/month for teams under 25
- No published pricing for Pro tier
Common questions
Can I use Confirm with BambooHR?
Yes! Confirm integrates directly with BambooHR. We pull employee data from BambooHR (names, roles, org structure) and layer on performance intelligence. Most customers keep BambooHR for core HR and add Confirm for performance insights.
Does Confirm replace BambooHR?
No. Confirm focuses on performance intelligence. We don't do time off, onboarding, or core HRIS. Use BambooHR for HR operations and Confirm for performance and talent decisions. Most companies run both.
How is ONA different from BambooHR's performance reviews?
BambooHR's performance module (Pro plan only) collects manager ratings and self-assessments. ONA analyzes actual behavior: who people go to for help, who influences decisions, who connects teams. One is opinion. The other is evidence.
What if we're happy with BambooHR's performance features?
Great! Many companies are. But if you're struggling to answer "who should we promote?" or losing top performers you didn't know were critical, Confirm adds the behavioral intelligence layer that basic review modules can't provide.
Hear from teams achieving true talent density
"We launched on a Monday, and by Saturday morning we had 98% of performance reviews done. I don't know that I've ever seen that level of completion in that amount of time."
"We reviewed Lattice, Rippling, and Culture Amp. Confirm was the only platform designed to be light-weight, fast, and easy to use."
"You don't realize how much you miss until you have a tool like Confirm."
"With Confirm, reviews were super quick, accurate and easy to edit. Probably saved me 80% of my time typically used in writing reviews."
"Confirm is the first tool that lets me see the behavioral side with holistic evidence. I can quickly get the information to make decisions."
"For the first time in my 10+ years in People/HR, 100% of team members completed their self evaluations."
"Confirm has transformed the way we do performance reviews, and helped us become a more data-driven HR organization."
"Confirm is a VITAL part of how we operate as a company. It helps us keep our team more engaged than they already were."
Ready to see the full picture?
Keep BambooHR for core HR. Add Confirm for performance intelligence you can't get anywhere else.
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