BambooHR pricing, price hikes and cheaper alternatives
BambooHR (bamboohr.com) is a payroll and HR platform. Per employee per month (Core/Pro/Elite), with a flat monthly fee for companies of 25 or fewer employees; payroll, benefits and time tracking are quote-only add-ons.. No free plan.
What BambooHR costs
- 10 employees: $250/mo (Core flat rate $250/mo for companies with 25 or fewer employees. Payroll add-on price is not published (quote only), so payroll is excluded.)
- 1 employee: $250/mo (Core flat rate $250/mo (25 or fewer employees). Payroll add-on not published, so payroll is excluded.)
- 50 employees: $512.50/mo (Core $10.25/employee/mo (FAQ price; headline shows $10) x 50 = $512.50. Payroll add-on excluded; unpublished automatic volume discounts may lower this.)
Plan compared: Core (flat $250/mo for 25 or fewer employees), payroll add-on excluded. Prices are USD per month on monthly billing (annual-only plans divided by 12): the base fee plus per-employee fees for full-service payroll for employees in one US state paid twice a month, or the core HR plan for tools that do not run payroll. Products not sold in the US use their home-market price converted to USD. Setup fees, benefit and insurance premiums and taxes are left out.
BambooHR price hikes
No price hikes on record for BambooHR.
Cheaper alternatives to BambooHR
At a 10-employee company, BambooHR costs $250/mo. 2 payroll and HR platforms cost less:
- Gusto: $109/mo (Simple)
- QuickBooks Payroll: $115/mo (Workforce Payroll (formerly Core), payroll only)
BambooHR alternatives: 2 payroll and HR platforms compared, at every size.
Sources
Pricing page: bamboohr.com/pricing. Prices last checked Oct 16, 2026. Prices from the official pricing page (headline $10/$17/$25, FAQ $10.25/$17.50/$25 per employee and $250/$425/$650 flat for 25 or fewer); no separate annual rate is published. Payroll is quote-only so all points exclude it; third-party reports of 2026 increases (Costbench) conflict and were not verified, so no changes are recorded.