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What is Bob?

Bob UK Payroll in HiBob's HCM streamlines HR and payroll for global companies with a large UK workforce. UK Payroll combines the power of an all-in-one HCM with a robust payroll engine that reduces errors caused by manual uploads and provides a unified experience to employees already using Bob for other HR processes. UK Payroll processes end-to-end payroll for UK employees and enables HR and payroll teams to work together on strategic initiatives that benefit the company and employees.

Who Uses Bob?

Successful companies see value from Bob when they are: mid-sized, multi-national, put people first, need to tackle the complexities of global HR processes, and remain agile in an ever-changing world.

Where can Bob be deployed?

Cloud-based
On-premise

About the vendor

  • Hibob HRIS Software
  • Founded in 2016

Bob support

  • Phone Support
  • Chat

Countries available

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra and 225 others

Languages

Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, English, French and 6 others

Bob pricing

Starting Price:

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  • No free trial
  • No free version

Bob does not have a free version and does not offer a free trial.

About the vendor

  • Hibob HRIS Software
  • Founded in 2016

Bob support

  • Phone Support
  • Chat

Countries available

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra and 225 others

Languages

Brazilian Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, English, French and 6 others

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Features of Bob

  • 360 Degree Feedback
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Assignment Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Benchmarking
  • Bonus Management
  • Budget Management
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Calendar Management
  • Candidate Management
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Compensation Management
  • Compensation Statements
  • Continuous Feedback
  • Customisable Templates
  • Dashboard
  • Document Management
  • Employee Database
  • Employee Handbook
  • Employee Management
  • Employee Portal
  • Employee Profiles
  • Employee Recognition
  • Employee Scheduling
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Feedback Management
  • Gamification
  • Goal Management
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • HR Management
  • Individual Development Plans
  • Leave Tracking
  • Market Data Analysis
  • Mobile Access
  • Onboarding
  • Ongoing Performance Tracking
  • Organisational Charting
  • Overtime Calculation
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Peer Appraisals
  • Performance Management
  • Performance Review Management
  • Progress Tracking
  • Pulse Surveys
  • Question Library
  • Recruitment Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Review Cycle Tracking
  • Salary Planning
  • Skills Assessment
  • Succession Planning
  • Surveys & Feedback
  • Task Editing
  • Task Management
  • Time & Attendance
  • Time Off Management
  • Time Tracking
  • Timesheet Management
  • Vacation/Leave Tracking
  • Workflow Management

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Reviews of Bob

Average score

Overall
4.6
Ease of Use
4.6
Customer Service
4.6
Features
4.4
Value for Money
4.5

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Elena
Elena
Chief People Officer in Hungary
Verified LinkedIn User
Human Resources, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

I've chosen bob over another great product I was using in the past and haven't regretted!

5.0 6 years ago

Comments: ease of HR management, also our finance team benefits from easy holidays/absenses management, payroll reports and such.
I'm doing all admin in bob, from contracts to onboarding, org structure, salary changes etc

Pros:

It's very easy to use - user friendly interface, intuitive navigation, you can find whatever you need in the matter of seconds even if it's your first experience with the platform It's beautiful - our employees love it too The support team is amazing - they not only resolve any issues quickly, but they also listen to suggestions and implement them within reasonable time. I love getting product updates as I know that there will be something I asked about. The system features everything you'd want from a modern HRIS and even more - we love club feature and about section - it helps employees learn more about each other and find common interests. There's some functions that I'd love to have but they are not yet there (such as pre-boarding or e-signature) but the guys are constantly working on them and I've seen that for example e-signature is coming within next few weeks.

Cons:

If we are talking about bob as HRIS there's very few things that I don't like, or rather I would like to have and they are not yet there - prebording being one example. I'd love performance module to be more sophisticated but the guys have just introduced it and I see that it gets updated constantly, which is great. also, it's not a separate platform for performance management so I wouldn't expect it have all the features that other platforms dedicted to performance only have. There are other small things (such as I can't send a survey to 1 person only), but they are small compared to all the benefits and again, I know that sooner or later those will be resolved too.

Valentino
People, Culture & Inclusion Generalist in Italy
Retail, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Bob can be a great friend, but you need to know him well first

4.0 2 years ago

Comments: Bob is our HRIS. Whether that’s our people themselves (being able to see all of their employment information in one place, being able to book a holiday and see when others have time off), our managers (getting a full view of their team’s details - salaries, job titles, locations in one place and seeing time off in full view in order to capacity plan accurately) or our People, Culture and Inclusion team (reporting, right to work checks, onboarding new folks, onboarding ourselves onto new systems and employment changes) - all of these things get simpler with Bob. We make a great use of the automation of tasks that Bob allows to build, from new joiners to leavers, from probation and onboarding to parental leave, we have created flows that automatically assign tasks to the relevant people, to make sure nothing is missed on important lifecycle phases of employees.

Pros:

great user and admin experienceDEIB focus with pronouns and demographic fieldsmass loading possible super quick implementationautomation of tasks and workflows

Cons:

Automations don't always workSupport is patchy and relies too much on users being able to solve the problem themselvesA lot of workarounds are necessary to overcome Bob's limitations

Alternatives Considered: Personio and Humaans

Reasons for Switching to Bob: Quick implementation, onboarding & pre boarding workflows were suitable based on our needs, the UI is intuitive

Martyna
People Experience Specialist in UK
Medical Practice, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Review of HiBob

3.0 5 years ago

Comments: Bob has become our main HR system and allows us to track all the absences and employee information. We also use it as a base for the monthly payroll and use various reports. Bob provides a good onboarding experience for the new starters and allows employees to bond over some additional, fun information such as hobbies, food preferences, superpowers etc.

Pros:

Very easy to use, helpful and quick customer support and account management, user-friendly layout.

Cons:

Sometimes there can be limited functionality - examples include not being able to amend the automatic responses (onboarding) or adjusting holidays for part-timers.

Ali
Customer Specialist in Spain
Computer Software, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Good application for for small companies.

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: Overall experience is positive, small companies which have less then 1K employees might find this app very useful,

Pros:

Very simple look, and quite intuative. It is good for small companies for managing employees time punchs and holiday requests.

Cons:

Lacking of regular updates, and feels like a bit empty and basic regarding the functions that other similar apps provide such as Polaris PSA's "Replicon".

Alan
Alan
Human Resources Generalist in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Hospital & Health Care, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Our HR team is happy with the simplicity of the program

4.0 last year

Comments: The adaptability and simplicity of the system for the user. Ability to generate custom, digestible reports and analytics. The HR staff and the employees who have utilized it have given us nothing but positive feedback.

Pros:

HiBob is both easy for administrators to use and intuitive for end users. Good data visibility and an intuitive interface characterize the reporting features. Workflows are fantastic, in my opinion as well.

Cons:

Invisible drawbacks. Thanks to Bob's continuous updates and addition of new features in response to consumer input, any problems I've had have been swiftly and simply fixed.

Stefan
HRBP in Sweden
Entertainment, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Are you looking for something new?

5.0 last year

Pros:

A central platform that can connect to all other satellites in your organization, versatile in so many ways.Bobs modules are great, you can define your own system and build as grow, from start-up to corporate

Cons:

We would love to have Calculation fields in compensation planning.And be able to define our own calculations for ex Annual Bonuses

Alternatives Considered: Oracle PeopleSoft, BambooHR and Workday HCM

Reasons for Switching to Bob: We wanted an HRM to feel like a hoodie, not a suit and tie

Ben
Ben
Owner in UK
Verified LinkedIn User
Publishing, Self Employed
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

The nicest HRIS I've ever used

4.0 last year

Comments: Bob is a highly effective HRIS for small-medium sized SaaS companies

Pros:

Bob is a solid HRIS system that can manage HR processes effectively. The system is user-friendly and easy to navigate, making it accessible to all employees. Its time tracking feature is highly efficient and helps to streamline the payroll process. Moreover, the feedback tracking feature is solid.

Cons:

Bob's performance management leave much to be desired. Additionally, Bob's lack of support for useful competency frameworks is a major weakness. Without a strong foundation in this area, employees may struggle to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in their roles.

Leeav
Finance Intern in US
Computer Software, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

HiBob Review

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: I love this software and would recommend it to all companies looking to get a HRIS system in place.

Pros:

I love the UX and especially the customer support team, both in Israel and in NY.

Cons:

Sometimes features aren't available for different employees and it takes time to talk to the HR manager to allow some permissions.

Ashley
Senior Manager, People Operations in US
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Fantastic, Flexible Option

5.0 last year

Pros:

Unlike other HRIS companies I've worked with in the past, the Bob platform is incredibly flexible. I'm able to set up customized onboarding flows, employee fields, and reports for every instance. Surprises come up in HR a lot and HiBob can go with the flow.

Cons:

My least favorite feature is no good screen to view all holidays across the company for employees.

Alternatives Considered: BambooHR

Reasons for Switching to Bob: Bob had more flexibility and more integrations with our other systems.

Jenny
HR Manager in UK
Import & Export, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

User friendly and current

5.0 last year

Comments: Really positive, would recommend as it's very engaging in design, but also useful in terms of a HR portal.

Pros:

I really like the social media style communication on the profile page, this has brought our teams together so well across all locations.

Cons:

Some of the dashboards could be adapted to show more of a breakdown. For example time off by reason, not just by month.

Alternatives Considered: Sage HR

Reasons for Switching to Bob: More modern than Sage which fits our people better.

Jayne
HR Consultant in South Africa
Financial Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Highly recommended

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: We have had a very positive experience with Bob, its is a very intuitive system to use and the information available in the help centre is extensive and easy to follow. The response form the support team is very quick. The more we have asked of the system as we reviewed our internal processes and procedures, the more it delivered. We did not implement Bob wit the intention of reducing headcount but when one of the team resigned we did not need a replacement due to automation and self service.

Pros:

Implementing Bob has had a significant positive impact on the workload of the HR team allowing us to spend more time on value add activities and far less on routine admin. This was achieved by automation of workflows and tasks through the entire employee lifecycle. Employee information is visible to managers, employees and selected departments (i.e Compliance) reducing the number of routine queries directed to HR.

Cons:

It would be helpful if employees who are on garden leave could still access the system until their termination date. Access is removed based on their last day of work but they are still employed and need access to documents. Esign saves time in that documents are automatically added to the employees record when completed but the process of uploading, then making the document active followed by a third step to assign to the employee is clunky especially when sending multiple document to the same person.

Pierre
People Services Specialist in Netherlands
Philanthropy, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

An honest review of HiBob

5.0 last year

Comments: A real challenger to the old-school main systems around. HiBob along with others really manage to bring a breath of fresh air in HR management and HRIS tools in general. I could not recommend it more.Its system as a SaaS is extremely convenient and can tailor it to any potential use, whether limited in combination with other systems or as your full HR system.

Pros:

Every feature of HiBob has a meaningful impact, as long as it is properly set and used. The support team is fantastic and solves issues extremely quickly.We have HiBob for our organisation since last year, but I don't see how we could have done it with any other system. The most impactful to me is clearly the employee database management, and its general ease of use.

Cons:

There are some automation features that are lacking, for instance the time and attendance module not being automatically linked to overtime policies. But I have no doubt that this will be implemented soon.The price can also be a deterrent, but it does fit with our purpose and need.

Kat
Motion Picture Solutions in UK
Motion Pictures & Film, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Best HRIS on the market

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: Implementation of automation across HR department.

Pros:

1. Very easy to customise and use. 2. Really high standard of cutomer service. 3. Continuous improvements and new features.

Cons:

Some limitations around different shift patterns and rota roastering.

Alternatives Considered: IRIS HR Professional

Reasons for Choosing Bob: Previous software was really old fashined.

Switched From: IRIS HR Professional

Reasons for Switching to Bob: Promide to meet all requirements

Sally-Ann
Senior HR Manager in UK
Management Consulting, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Intuitive, time saving and effortlessly engaging for everyone who uses it.

5.0 6 years ago

Pros:

They are constantly listening to their customers and adding functionalities to Hibob. The rate of innovation to their product is something that I have never experienced before in the HR world. Normally you buy the software and once a year an element of it is updated. With Hibob they very regularly update and improve the system, constantly working on an even better experience for the user and admins. Compared to Hibob our pricey payroll system (from a global market leader) feels like a system from the dark ages! We use HIbob for our 'Pulse' questions to check in with how the company is feeling, we use it for our appriasal process, the reporting is great, booking holidays on it and reporting on holiday is very simple. Love the dashboard for quick answers that in the HR Team we so regularly get asked. The workflows for new joiners and leavers have saved so much team time! We are complete Hibob lovers! The 'Club View' is a great quick way at looking at salaries, who drinks red wine and everything in between!

Cons:

Ummmmmm.....I really can't think of anything...it really is a revolutionary and essential piece of HR kit!

Lucie
Global Head of People Ops in Czechia
Education Management, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Best HRIS I’ve worked with so far!

5.0 last year

Pros:

Complex HRIS with al the features you need for small/mid-size company, they cover all the employee life-cycle. Very remote/global-friendly. Pretty easy implementation, great support from their team during the selection & implementation process and even now when we need help with some issues/questions. Highly recommend Bob!

Cons:

NA - We are really satisfied with HiBob!

Karlin
Senior HR Manager in UK
Financial Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Hibob is incredible!

5.0 12 months ago

Pros:

HiBob is incredibly convenient for efficiently compiling and organizing staff data, particularly when it comes to gathering specific information for various tasks and departments. Its flexibility significantly streamlines my workload, making managing data a breeze.

Cons:

HiBob is fantastic, but a feature I'd love to see is the ability to save preset report filters for different departments. This would streamline processes by having specific filters ready, eliminating the need to manually adjust them for each department's unique requirements. Implementing this would further boost efficiency and customization within the platform.

Hannah
Head of People in UK
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Simply the best HRS out there

5.0 7 years ago

Pros:

Brilliantly designed, intuitive, easy to use for employees and People professionals. By far the biggest selling point though is the fact that Hibob is constantly developing new features which are actually based on customer feedback. All of the traditional HRS' i've used (e.g. BambooHR, Workday, Fairsail) are slow to respond to the needs of a changing HR/People function with an expanded remit (e.g. employee experience & wellbeing). Other challenger HRS (e.g. Namely, Charlie) only offer barebones features with a few gimmicks or are developing at the cost of platform stability. Hibob has unlimited ambition to actually fulfil the needs of the HR/People community

Cons:

Occasional bugs due to there being a lot of new features (however these are few and far between and the longest i've ever waited for a fix is 36 hours), need to grow Customer Success team to ensure they can maintain same awesome levels of support.

Emma
Chief Human Resources Officer in US
Leisure, Travel & Tourism, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Only platform that does it all

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Very good. It’s an extremely helpful platform

Pros:

Bob is the only platform we have found that can handle both our employees and our overseas contractors all on one platform. PTO tracking in particular was a huge challenge to us before we found Bob. It’s been a sanity saver

Cons:

Setup of new Workflows is not super intuitive

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Great HRIS & PMS

5.0 last year

Comments: I use Bob daily and it's essential for being able to view our people and resource planning, as well as for day to day people operations and reporting.

Pros:

Very easy to use as an HRIS, really great Dashboards feature and good basic Performance Management System.

Cons:

The Reporting feature could be more intuitive.

Sheila
Global HR Director in Israel
Financial Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

OverBobing

4.0 last year

Comments: Very positive

Pros:

I like ti centralize all the info to have an instant picture a virtual place where to meet when important communication or done user friendly

Cons:

Tasks module not so easy to use and some other related future not so intuitive

Laila
HR Coordinator in UK
Information Technology & Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

HiBob takes feedback seriously

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Overall really liking HiBob its smooth and easy to use in a general sense, I've used other platforms such as Maconomy, ADP and BambooHR and HiBob would currently be my top.

Pros:

The product is user friendly, straightforward and easy to use.The functions such as time off policies, onboarding modules, e-sign and forms functions are great and practical. Support is amazing and they respond so quickly to my queriesIs able to integrate with some external systems such as Learnerbly

Cons:

Scheduling performance cycles within task lists or setting up emails within task lists aren't easy to do and can be confusing Reporting - effective dates not captured within a pre selected date rangeReporting - navigation challenges some reports are held in analytics some in dashboard some under time off can be confusing would be good to have them all in one place even if they are duplicated elsewhere

Amrita
People Advisor in UK
Food & Beverages, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Best HR System!!

5.0 last year

Pros:

So easy to use, has an app, it is visually appealing and has so many features. The customer support is fab, you get answers to queries so quickly

Cons:

The performance review tool is a bit complicated and lacks customisation

Alternatives Considered: BambooHR

Reasons for Choosing Bob: Personio lacked a lot of features that Bob offers. It was also not straightforward and didn't look great

Rachel
People Operations Coordinator in UK
Financial Services, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Good for SMBs

5.0 2 years ago

Comments: Generally I really like using Bob - user-friendly as an administrator, and the support team is responsive and helpful

Pros:

Easy to use and integrates well with other software

Cons:

A lot of manual work is required if we need to make updates to the whole company - definitely wouldn't recommend to large companies (500+)

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Renewables & Environment, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Hibob, making employee life easy and better

5.0 last year

Comments: Using bob has made employee management easier

Pros:

Performance management and offboarding features

Cons:

I wish bob could also serve as a clock-in device. Overall, it is a great software

Julia
HR Business Partner in Austria
Leisure, Travel & Tourism, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

A user-friendly, innovative and ever-developing HRIS with a few limitations

4.0 2 years ago

Pros:

- flexible and adaptive to the current needs of the company- beautiful and friendly front end- calendars, sites are location-specific- dash board is great- flows, task lists, pre onboarding flow etc.

Cons:

- reports and filters are a bit complicated to set up.- sometimes not very intuitive- limited for surveys (conditions, dependencies, 2nd page, layout and format)- payroll section > Monthly salary could be automatically calculated if there is a change in the working hours- esign could be more formal and professional (the fields are super difficult to add and not