BambooHR review

BambooHR earns its reputation by doing the boring parts of HR cleanly. The Core plan stores employee records, runs time-off requests with unlimited custom policies, posts jobs, tracks candidates and sends offer letters, and it adds an AI assistant that answers routine questions from company data. Pro brings performance reviews, 360 feedback, recognition and an employee community, while Elite adds compensation planning, levels and bands, and Mercer benchmarks. The pricing page is unusually open: per-employee rates for companies above 25 people and flat monthly rates below that line. That flat rate is the catch for very small teams, since $250 a month on Core is a lot for five people. Payroll, benefits and time tracking cost extra and payroll only covers US employees. If you have 30 to 300 staff and want a proven HRIS that managers can learn quickly, it is the safest choice on this list.

Who it is for

Small and midsize companies that want a clear, well-documented HR system of record with published per-employee prices.

Price

Core from $10.25 per employee per month (over 25 employees); flat $250 per month for 25 or fewer; Pro $17.50 and Elite $25 per employee per month.

BambooHR pricing starts at $10.25 USD per employee per month for Core, $17.50 USD per employee per month for Pro, and $25 USD per employee per month for Elite.
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 4, 2026.

Key features

• Employee records database with a custom report builder and dashboards
• Applicant tracking with job posting, candidate records and offer letter templates
• Time-off management with unlimited custom policies and a team calendar
• Performance reviews, 360 feedback and 1:1s on the Pro plan
• Compensation planning with Mercer salary benchmarks on Elite

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Prices are published per employee, with automatic volume discounts
• Strength: Core plan already covers records, hiring, onboarding and time off
• Strength: Over 150 integration partners, according to the vendor
• Weakness: Teams of 25 or fewer pay a flat $250 per month on Core, which is steep for a 5-person company
• Weakness: Payroll, benefits administration and time tracking are paid add-ons
• Weakness: Performance management needs Pro, a large jump from Core

Key facts

• Plans: Core, Pro, Elite
• Small-team pricing: $250 per month flat on Core for 25 employees or fewer
• Customers: 30,000+ companies, per BambooHR
• Nonprofit discount: Additional 15% off

Where it ranks

BambooHR is No. 1 in our Best HR Software verdict.