BambooHR is dedicated HR software for small and medium businesses, covering everything from hiring and onboarding to payroll and benefits. Wizard Application includes HR and hiring too, as part of a platform that also runs projects, time tracking, invoicing and a sales CRM.
If you are choosing between them, this guide sets out how they compare, where each one is strong, and which kind of business each suits best.
At a glance
| Wizard Application | BambooHR | |
|---|---|---|
| Employee records | Employee records with self-service for staff | The core product, with self-service for staff |
| Time off | Self-service leave requests, approvals and allowances | Time off requests with custom policies |
| Onboarding | Onboarding workflows, welcome emails and document collection | New-hire packets with electronic signatures |
| Hiring | A recruitment ATS, with AI CV parsing, screening and matching on the Professional and Enterprise plans | An applicant tracking system |
| Payroll | Pay details held on each employee and synced to Xero, which runs payroll | Payroll run in the platform |
| Projects, CRM and invoicing | Included | Not part of BambooHR |
Where BambooHR is strong
BambooHR is built by and for HR teams. Beyond records, time off and hiring, it covers benefits administration, performance management, compensation and payroll in one HR system. For businesses with a dedicated HR function and specialist needs, that depth is its strength.
Where Wizard Application is different
- HR next to the work. HR records, leave and onboarding live in the same workspace as projects and time, so availability and workload are in one view.
- Hiring built in. The recruitment ATS moves a hired candidate straight into onboarding, on the same platform.
- Payroll-ready. Salaries, tax codes and bank details are held on each employee and synced to Xero, which runs the payroll.
- The rest of the business too. Projects, a sales CRM, invoicing and a help desk sit alongside HR, so you run one system rather than several.
- We move you across. Our migration team maps your employee records into Wizard Application, and you check everything on a staging link before you switch.
Which should you choose
BambooHR may suit you better if you have a dedicated HR team that needs specialist tools such as benefits administration, performance reviews and payroll run in the HR system itself.
Wizard Application may suit you better if HR is one part of running a growing business, and you want people, projects, sales and billing on one platform.
Moving from BambooHR
If you decide to switch, our migration service starts with a free assessment. We map your data, give you a private staging link to check everything, and you keep working in BambooHR until you are ready, so there is no downtime.
When you are ready to compare the two properly, see our plans or request a free migration assessment.
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BambooHR is a trademark of BambooHR LLC. Details about BambooHR were correct at the time of writing (September 2026), based on its public website, and may have changed since. Product names and logos are used only to identify the products being compared, and do not imply any endorsement or partnership.