BambooHR

BambooHR is priced per employee, starting from From $6/emp/mo on its Core plan for small teams, with a Pro tier above it. Pricing becomes quote-based above roughly 25 employees and a one-time implementation fee can apply. Payroll, time tracking, and benefits administration are paid add-ons rather than bundled, so factor those in. The comparison table shows the headline per-employee figures in US dollars.

BambooHR offers native US payroll as a paid add-on rather than including it in the base plan. The payroll module files federal, state, and local taxes and handles W-2s, and it ties into ACA tracking and multi-state compliance. If you want payroll bundled into one price, Gusto and Rippling include it more directly; BambooHR is strongest as a core HRIS with payroll added on.

Yes. BambooHR includes a built-in applicant tracking system covering job posts, candidate pipelines, and hiring workflows, which is one of its stronger features. Combined with its polished onboarding and e-signature document handling, it is a capable end-to-end hire-to-onboard tool. This is a reason design-led teams often choose BambooHR over a payroll-first platform.

Yes. BambooHR supports digital Form I-9 with E-Verify during onboarding, and ACA tracking and reporting are handled through its payroll add-on, as is multi-state payroll compliance. The core HR plan covers the people-data and onboarding side; the payroll-dependent compliance features require the payroll module. Confirm which pieces you need before requesting a quote.

BambooHR includes native AI (often branded Ask BambooHR) for answering HR questions and surfacing insights from people data. It does not publish an official MCP server; AI agents connect via third-party and community integrations or its API. The AI is helpful for HR teams day to day but is not as broad as the agent tooling in Rippling or Deel.

No. BambooHR is HR software, not a Professional Employer Organization, so there is no co-employment and you remain the employer of record. If you want a PEO to pool benefits and offload compliance liability, Justworks or ADP TotalSource are the options in this comparison. BambooHR suits companies that want to keep HR in-house with a polished system rather than outsource employment administration.