The short answer
JazzHR is an applicant tracking system for small businesses: Hero costs $1,000 a year, Plus $3,480 and Pro $5,508, billed annually. BambooHR is an HR platform whose plans include applicant tracking, from $250 a month for up to 25 employees on Core.
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JazzHR wins 2BambooHR wins 11 tie
| Dimension | JazzHR | BambooHR |
|---|---|---|
| PricingJazzHR Hero costs $1,000 a year billed annually, or $110 a month billed monthly. BambooHR Core costs $250 a month for up to 25 employees and $10.25 per employee a month above that, covering HR as well as hiring. | $1,000/yr (Hero plan) | $250/mo flat up to 25 employees, then $10.25/employee/mo |
| CapabilitiesJazzHR documents 8 items on our ATS checklist, resume parsing and offer management among them. BambooHR documents 6, including workflow stages, job distribution and interview scheduling. Post to free job boards in one click, Resume parser and searchable candidate database, Custom workflow stages and knockout questions, Recruiting calendar with Google Calendar and Outlook sync, Interview guides and evaluation templates, Source and timing reports | 8 of 12 core capabilities | 6 of 12 core capabilities |
| SecurityBoth have SOC 2 Type 2 reports. JazzHR’s parent Employ is verified against ISO 27001; BambooHR publishes a GDPR data processing agreement. Yes | SOC 2, ISO 27001 | SOC 2, GDPR |
| Fit and supportBambooHR is built for organizations of about 50 to 500 employees, with phone, email and chat support on weekdays. JazzHR targets small businesses, and its standard pricing excludes organizations over 250 employees. Small businesses, mid-market companies | Small businesses | Small businesses, mid-market companies |
| Attribute | JazzHR | BambooHR |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Tiered plans | Per employee |
| Best for | Small businesses | Small businesses, mid-market companies |
| Support channels | All-Access Support (Pro), Help Center | Phone, email, chat |
| Ownership | Subsidiary | Private |
| Attribute | JazzHR | BambooHR |
|---|---|---|
| Price transparency | Published | Published |
| Open API | ||
| Webhooks | ||
| SOC 2 Type II |
Pricing. JazzHR Hero costs $1,000 a year billed annually, or $110 a month billed monthly. BambooHR Core costs $250 a month for up to 25 employees and $10.25 per employee a month above that, covering HR as well as hiring.
Capabilities. JazzHR documents 8 items on our ATS checklist, resume parsing and offer management among them. BambooHR documents 6, including workflow stages, job distribution and interview scheduling.
Security. Both have SOC 2 Type 2 reports. JazzHR’s parent Employ is verified against ISO 27001; BambooHR publishes a GDPR data processing agreement.
Fit and support. BambooHR is built for organizations of about 50 to 500 employees, with phone, email and chat support on weekdays. JazzHR targets small businesses, and its standard pricing excludes organizations over 250 employees.
Workable has the highest LeadChange Score in Applicant Tracking Systems after excluding these two (9.4/10).
From $299/mo
For recruiting alone, JazzHR: Hero is $1,000 a year billed annually. BambooHR Core costs $250 a month for up to 25 employees, $3,000 a year, and covers HR records, onboarding and time off as well as hiring.
Hero is $1,000 a year, Plus $3,480 and Pro $5,508, billed annually, or $110, $350 and $549 a month billed monthly. Premium job listings are extra, and standard pricing does not apply to agencies, franchises or organizations over 250 employees.
Yes. BambooHR is one of JazzHR’s listed integrations, along with Gusto, HiBob, Justworks and GoCo.
Yes. Applicant tracking is part of BambooHR, and the Core plan includes hiring and onboarding with 5 job openings.
Small businesses: JazzHR describes itself as recruiting software without the complexity of enterprise ATS platforms. It is sold by Employ Inc., which also owns Lever and Jobvite.
Both have SOC 2 Type 2 reports. Employ, JazzHR’s parent, is verified against ISO 27001; BambooHR offers SAML single sign-on and a GDPR data processing agreement.
For hiring, JazzHR is one. As an HR platform, BambooHR competes with Gusto, Rippling, HiBob, Paylocity, Paycor and isolved, and we compare each of them with BambooHR.
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