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Top 7 advantages of Bob vs. alternatives

Compare Bob’s modern HR platform against competitors and see why customers love using Bob.

G2 Website: 765 reviews, score: 4.5 stars; Capterra website: 136 reviews, score: 4.6 stars.

Get a global HR platform that simplifies complexity and puts people first

As HR leaders face another year of uncertain and confusing times, now is the perfect time to make sure you have a flexible, agile HCM that can change when you need to change.

Bob, the modern HR platform from HiBob, lets you manage people globally and thrive through changes. From culture and connections to performance and payroll, Bob is the HCM built for everyone in your company, for everything HR. Whether it's streamlining HR processes to save HR admin time, understanding your people with feedback cycles and surveys, or printing reports for leadership and board members, Bob has what it takes to put your people first while getting your HR strategy done.

Seamless user experience, fantastic reporting capabilities, and amazing customer support. It can also cope with multiple complexities that previous HRIS couldn't.

#1

What HR leaders like in Bob over alternatives:

The high degree of customization in Bob is very impressive. You can create different sites to be able to store different information for localization (different workdays, holidays, timetables, etc.).
Josh A.
The simplicity to create what’s needed, the ability to tailor everything as we wish/need.
Janic M.
For Platform Content for Integrations with other platforms (as slack or Teamtailor) make the processes simple and easygoing. The managers are so happy managing the HR process with 1 click from Slack!
Gutier M.

#2

Automate for ease, then customize to make it yours

Automate and customize to gain efficiencies, save admin time and costs, and better manage and support your people.

Create dedicated workflows for any HR process. Assign tasks, timelines, and reminders so you never miss a beat.
Tailor workflows for a personalized experience. Incorporate relevant people data, make due dates align with employee milestones, automatically schedule meetings, and use prepared templates for a more collaborative experience.
Show cultural sensitivity and respect local customs and norms by localizing Bob for different sites and countries.

The number one thing is the focus on the user experience - it's not a traditional HRIS, it's an employee experience system! It's fun and intuitive to use - our employees love that it's set out like a social media platform. It's super engaging and doesn't feel at all like an HRIS - but it does the traditional HRIS things better than the big players!

#3

Run global processes smoothly from one location, one platform

Seamlessly manage all HR processes by connecting Bob to your existing ecosystem.

Create a single source of truth by integrating Bob with all your HR tech tools.
Gain a deep understanding of talent, performance, and feedback to develop your people.
Give your people a consistent experience aligned with your company’s cultures and values.
Remain secure and compliant with security measures at the local, state, and federal security measures.

#4

Create global transparency for the entire organization

Give and get transparency across the whole company to empower trust and teamwork and retain your people.

For HR:

One central location for all things HR allows you to manage and connect at a global level; performance cycles, compensation, feedback, surveys, and data insights.
The home page acts as the intranet with company comms, feedback forms, and links to what employees need most, like policies and benefits, time and attendance, and payroll slips.

For employees:

Make org charts and people directories available in real-time to all employees, even new hires, before day one.
View time-off calendars to see who’s working when and who is on leave, and what offices are closed for regional holidays.

We chose Bob for the mix that it provided: creating interactions between employees, payroll, and HR admin, and its modern look and feel.

#5

Gain meaningful intel and uncover hidden insights about your people.

Build your own report in clicks without development, then share with executive leadership for proactive decision-making.
Track vital KPIs like retention, turnover, and growth to report HR performance with one source of people data accurately.
Choose a different chart type for every KPI, then slice and dice to visualize your people data and progress.

HiBob has been exceptionally successful, and it’s largely because it feels like a natural place to hang out.

#6

Employee engagement that unites and delights

Foster a relationship with all employees around the globe, in different sites, remotely, and in hybrid work.

Use Bob’s social media-like home page to keep people informed and engaged with company updates, send kudos to recognize peers for a job well done, welcome new joiners, and easily see who’s in and who’s out.
Discover more about colleagues with Bob’s People Directory and org chart. Search for people, view their photos, watch an intro video, and learn how to pronounce their names.
Create personalized journeys that support retention with pre-boarding and onboarding, surveys for feedback, and Your Voice for an open channel of communications.

Bob is Fiverr’s single source of truth. Many of our departments rely on the data that Bob provides, and we make that data accessible
for everyone.

#7

Built for everyone in the company

Bob is built for everyone to use, from HR teams, managers, and employees.

Employees love using Bob’s social-media style UI to update their information and sign important documents, meet colleagues, join clubs, and give recognition to teammates for a job well done.
Managers can keep track of daily tasks, link goals to performance, update teams with company news, and ensure the wellbeing of each team member.
HR teams gain a robust, intuitive platform to manage all people processes efficiently and strategically. Bob is the central location for all people processes, from onboarding to compensation, workforce planning to surveys.
Bob’s is fun and easy to use, enabling self-service for everyone around the globe and driving adoption in all locations.

The Josh Bersin Company chooses HiBob

TIME recognized HiBob

Fosway 9-Grid Identified Bob

Bob is a G2 Crowd leader

Forbes Cloud 100

HR Tech Award; Employee Experience

FAQs

How do I compare HiBob to alternatives?

The challenge for HR leaders is finding the right HCM for today’s ever-changing environment. We’ve compiled a list of questions you should ask when comparing HR solutions, and turned it into a checklist that you can download and print. Use the PDF as a worksheet to compare solutions and see which HR tech best fits your strategy and people. Download and print the free checklist here.

Why do you call Bob a modern platform?

We call Bob a modern platform because it has built-in flexibility that can easily change as how the world of work evolves. Bob makes it easy to engage with each other, no matter where you work. Bob also supports HR’s seat at the table with a central place for all people data, clear insights, and a simple way to share with stakeholders. At its core, Bob is agile and built for a world that is forever in flux, but it doesn’t put the burden of change on its users. Our developers always collaborate with customers to improve and update the product to align with the modern world.

What is the ROI of an HR platform like Bob?

Bob’s return on investment is quantifiable through direct and indirect benefits. Most companies can get up and running with Bob in as little as two months. Company-wide adoption builds quickly as employees and managers find Bob very easy to use and the UI similar to their favorite social media platforms. The efficiency of HR processes can also be measured in admin time saved. Our customer Melio streamlined processes in 31 days, Australian Wool Innovation saves 1.5 days in admin time per month, Anymove saves up to 13 hours per week, and ManyPets saves 2 days per month on payroll processes. Nucleus Research conducted an ROI case study with our customer, Uala, and revealed a 405% ROI in 2.4 months with Bob.

How can I give a local experience to our multi-national workforce?

Bob lets you efficiently and effectively localize HR processes per site or country from one central platform. A few examples include: changing to the local language and currencies, showing local holiday calendars to all people globally, integrating with payroll providers, ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations, targeting communications to specific teams or sites, and configuring different workflows for HR processes that allow each site to work according to their own particular needs.

How does Bob manage payroll for different sites?

Bob is built to connect both local and global payroll systems so you can manage all your payroll cycles in one place. Integrate Bob with the multiple leading payroll system providers worldwide, extending the ability to pay according to local requirements and regulations. There is no need to settle for a single payroll system embedded in the platform when you can integrate with the local solutions that automatically meet the needs of your employees.

Learn how Bob can improve your HR processes