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BambooHR vs Paycor

BambooHR9.3/10

Paycor4.1/10

Scored in HRIS Software

The short answer

BambooHR publishes its prices: Core, Pro and Elite cost a flat $250, $425 or $650 a month for up to 25 employees and $10.25, $17.50 or $25 per employee above that. Paycor, owned by Paychex, quotes five plans from Basic payroll to Complete + ASO.

By LeadChange Research TeamUpdated Based on 23 sources, most recently checked

BambooHR

Starting price
$250/mo flat up to 25 employees, then $10.25/employee/mo1
Best for
Companies of about 50 to 500 employees, the range BambooHR says it is built for

Choose BambooHR if

  • You want to see the price first: Pro is $17.50 per employee a month above 25 employees.
  • You want performance reviews, goals and recognition on the Pro plan.
  • You want month-to-month terms with no long contract.
  • You want live support by phone, email and chat on weekdays from 6 AM to 6 PM Mountain Time.

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Paycor

Best for
US employers from small teams to large enterprises that want payroll and HR in one system

Choose Paycor if

  • You want payroll and tax filing at the core: Paycor’s Basic plan is a payroll and tax service.
  • You expect to pass 1,000 employees: Paycor sells plans for that size.
  • You want administrative services from the vendor (Complete + ASO).
  • You want an AI teammate that acts inside your daily tools.

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Scorecard

BambooHR wins 1Paycor wins 04 ties

BambooHR vs Paycor by dimension
DimensionBambooHRPaycor
PricingBambooHR publishes Core at $250 a month for up to 25 employees and $10.25 per employee a month above that; its payroll, benefits and time add-ons are priced on request. Paycor publishes no prices. Payroll add-on, Benefits Administration add-on, Time & Attendance add-on, Global Employment (powered by Remote) add-on1$250/mo flat up to 25 employees, then $10.25/employee/moQuote only
CapabilitiesBambooHR covers employee records, applicant tracking, onboarding, time off, performance and compensation planning. Paycor covers HR and payroll, recruiting, talent, time, scheduling, benefits and expense management. Employee records, Applicant tracking, Onboarding checklist, Time-off management, Performance management, Compensation planning and benchmarking, Custom reports and dashboards, On-demand pay111 of 11 core capabilities10 of 11 core capabilities
IntegrationsBambooHR lists over 150 integrations with a REST API and webhooks. Paycor’s marketplace lists hundreds of pre-built connectors, with open APIs and webhooks. 15026 documented (vendor says 150)16 documented (vendor says 100+)
Fit and supportBambooHR is built for organizations of generally 50 to 500 employees. Paycor sells plans for under 50, 50 to 1,000 and 1,000+ employees. Small businesses, mid-market companies3Small businesses, mid-market companiesSmall businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises
SecurityBoth state SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR compliance. BambooHR offers SAML 2.0, Google and Microsoft single sign-on; Paycor supports Microsoft, Google, OneLogin and Okta. Yes4SOC 2, GDPRSOC 2, GDPR

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Key differences

Where BambooHR and Paycor differ (8)
AttributeBambooHRPaycor
Pricing modelPer employee1Quote only5
Price transparencyPublished1Quote only5
Best forSmall businesses, mid-market companies3Small businesses, mid-market companies, enterprises5
Single sign-onSAML, Google, Microsoft6Microsoft, Google, OneLogin, Okta7
Native integrations1502100+5
Founded2008819909
HeadquartersDraper, Utah, US10Cincinnati, Ohio11
OwnershipPrivate12Subsidiary13
Show 7 attributes where they are the same
Where they are the same (7)
AttributeBambooHRPaycor
DeploymentCloud8Cloud7
Mobile appsiOS, Android1415
API167
Webhooks1718
SOC 2 Type II47
GDPR program197
Automatic tax filing2021

Analysis by dimension

Pricing. BambooHR publishes Core at $250 a month for up to 25 employees and $10.25 per employee a month above that; its payroll, benefits and time add-ons are priced on request. Paycor publishes no prices.

Capabilities. BambooHR covers employee records, applicant tracking, onboarding, time off, performance and compensation planning. Paycor covers HR and payroll, recruiting, talent, time, scheduling, benefits and expense management.

Integrations. BambooHR lists over 150 integrations with a REST API and webhooks. Paycor’s marketplace lists hundreds of pre-built connectors, with open APIs and webhooks.

Fit and support. BambooHR is built for organizations of generally 50 to 500 employees. Paycor sells plans for under 50, 50 to 1,000 and 1,000+ employees.

Security. Both state SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR compliance. BambooHR offers SAML 2.0, Google and Microsoft single sign-on; Paycor supports Microsoft, Google, OneLogin and Okta.

Neither one?

Zoho People

Zoho People has the highest LeadChange Score in HRIS Software after excluding these two (8.9/10).

From $3/user/mo (billed annually)22

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Frequently asked questions

Is BambooHR cheaper than Paycor?

BambooHR is the one you can price without a call: for 40 employees, Core comes to $410 a month at $10.25 per employee. Paycor quotes every plan, and BambooHR’s payroll add-on is quoted separately too.

Can BambooHR replace Paycor for payroll?

Only with its Payroll add-on, which files federal, state and local payroll taxes for US employees and runs unlimited, multi-rate payrolls. Payroll and tax filing are the base of every Paycor plan, starting with Basic.

Is BambooHR an alternative to Paycor?

For HR records, hiring and performance, yes: BambooHR’s plans center on those. A Paycor buyer who wants payroll, time and benefits from one vendor would add three BambooHR add-ons, whose prices are not published.

Which handles more employees, BambooHR or Paycor?

BambooHR says it is built for organizations of generally 50 to 500 employees, though many customers grow beyond that. Paycor sells separate plans for 50 to 1,000 and 1,000+ employees.

Who owns Paycor and BambooHR?

Paychex completed its acquisition of Paycor HCM, Inc., so Paycor is now a Paychex subsidiary. BambooHR, founded in 2008, is privately held and based in Draper, Utah.

Do BambooHR and Paycor use AI?

BambooHR’s AI assistant answers HR data questions on every plan; Pro adds company policies and documents, and Elite adds benchmark questions. Paycor offers WISE, an AI teammate that monitors and acts inside your tools, plus a mobile AI assistant for employees.

Which has more integrations, BambooHR or Paycor?

BambooHR lists 150 integrations; Paycor lists 100+ integrations. Both connect to Greenhouse and Indeed.

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Sources

The 23 pages this page's facts come from, with the day we last checked each one. The numbers beside the figures above link here.

Quotes from the sources
  1. BambooHR bamboohr.com/pricing“For companies with more than 25 employees, our HR software is priced on a per-employee, per-month basis. 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.” “Add-on solutions Accomplish even more with additional capabilities. Payroll ... Benefits Administration ... Time & Attendance ... Global Employment (powered by Remote) ... Get a 15% discount when you combine Payroll and Benefits Administration with any plan.* * Bundle discount currently only available for employees based in the US.”
  2. BambooHR bamboohr.com/integrations“Select from over 150 integrations designed to streamline processes and save time, enhancing your HR solutions.”
  3. BambooHR bamboohr.com/platform“BambooHR is purpose-built for growing organizations, generally in the range of 50 to 500 employees, though many customers scale well beyond that on the same platform.”
  4. BambooHR trust.bamboohr.com“SOC 2 Type 2”
  5. Paycor paycor.com/plans-pricing“Answer a few questions to get a custom price quote if you’re a small business or view our mid-market product plans.” “50-1000 EMPLOYEES”
  6. BambooHR SAML single sign-on (BambooHR Marketplace)“Installing this app in your BambooHR account will enable you to configure Single Sign-On between your identity provider and BambooHR (as the service provider) using SAML 2.0.”
  7. Paycor paycor.com/compliance-solutions/security“Paycor can easily support your SSO provider. Microsoft SSO clients are automatically signed in on their corporate devices connected to your network. For Google, OneLogin, and Okta clients, along with clients of other providers, Paycor identifies the user’s origin by application, subdomain, or IP address” “Multi-tenant architecture, Cloud-native features, Microservices, and Open APIs”
  8. BambooHR bamboohr.com/about-bamboohr“We founded BambooHR in 2008 with a mission to set people free to do great work” “With the help of our cloud-based HR platform, HR pros and leaders can spend more time on people and less time on paperwork.”
  9. Paycor paycor.com/company“Since our founding in 1990, we’ve always wanted to be a company animated by the Guiding Principles “Do the Right Thing” and “Take Care of Each Other.”
  10. BambooHR bamboohr.com/about-bamboohr/contact“42 Future Way, Draper, UT 84020, USA”
  11. Paycor paycor.com/company/news-press/paycor-receives-soc-2-type-2-attestation“CINCINNATI, OH – January 28, 2021 – Human Capital Management (HCM) company Paycor announces today”
  12. Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BambooHR“BambooHR's logo Type Private Industry”
  13. Paychex, Inc. (Form 8-K exhibit, April 14, 2025) sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723531/000095010325004790/dp227639_ex9901.htm“today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Paycor HCM, Inc.”
  14. BambooHR bamboohr.com/platform/hr-data-and-reporting/mobile-app“Yes. The app is free to download, but you’ll need an active BambooHR account provided by your employer to sign in. The app is available for supported iOS and Android devices.”
  15. Paycor paycor.com“EMPLOYEE MOBILE APP”
  16. BambooHR documentation.bamboohr.com/docs/getting-started“The BambooHR API is a RESTful Internet protocol built around making semantically meaningful HTTPS requests”
  17. BambooHR documentation.bamboohr.com/docs/webhooks“Webhooks are tools that allow external services to be notified when certain actions occur within your BambooHR account. When a specified event happens, like an update to employee information, BambooHR sends an HTTP POST request containing relevant data to a URL you specify.”
  18. Paycor Developers Portal developers.paycor.com/guides“To receive event notifications, you must provide the Event Notification URL to where you want us to send events on the Event Subscription tab.”
  19. BambooHR bamboohr.com/legal/data-processing-agreement“"Data Protection Law" means Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the Processing of Personal Data and on the free movement of such data ("General Data Protection Regulation" or "GDPR")”
  20. BambooHR bamboohr.com/platform/payroll“Yes. BambooHR handles federal, state, and local payroll tax filing for your US-based employees.”
  21. Paycor paycor.com/plans-pricing/small-business“Payroll and Tax Service Federal & state tax filing Direct deposit Check stuffing Employee self-service New hire filing Wage Garnishments”
  22. Zoho Corporation zoho.com/people/zohopeople-pricing.html“ESSENTIAL HR US$3 US$3 /user/month billed annually”
  23. Paycor marketplace.paycor.com/en-US/listing

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