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BambooHR pricing
BambooHR starts at a flat $250 a month for companies with 25 or fewer employees, then charges per employee per month. Its applicant tracking system comes inside each plan, with a cap on job openings. The prices here are from BambooHR's own pricing page, checked on November 9, 2026.
BambooHR's plans and what each one costs.
BambooHR sells Core, Pro, and Elite. A company with 25 or fewer employees pays a flat monthly rate. A bigger company pays a rate for each employee, every month. Pro includes everything in Core, and Elite includes everything in Pro.
BambooHR's page gives two slightly different per-employee rates. The plan cards show $10 for Core and $17 for Pro. The FAQ on the same page says pricing starts at $10.25 for Core and $17.50 for Pro. Both give Elite as $25. The table shows both, because BambooHR's page does not say which applies.
| Plan | 25 or fewer employees | More than 25 employees | Job openings | What the plan adds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | $250/month flat | $10 per employee/month on the plan card ($10.25 in the FAQ) | 5 | Employee records, reports, time off, benefits tracking, the applicant tracking system, offer letter templates, e-signatures, onboarding, and an AI assistant for HR data questions |
| Pro | $425/month flat | $17 per employee/month on the plan card ($17.50 in the FAQ) | 25 | 360 review cycles, 1:1s, an employee community, recognition and rewards, and 15 compliance courses |
| Elite | $650/month flat | $25 per employee/month | 50 | Compensation planning, salary benchmarking, custom dashboards, HR benchmarks, and premium services |
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The last column lists a few things each plan adds, not the whole plan. For every line, see BambooHR's pricing page.
What BambooHR's starting rates come to at your size.
Here is what BambooHR's published starting rates come to at three sizes. Where the plan card and the FAQ differ, the cell shows both. BambooHR's FAQ says pricing starts at these rates, and volume discounts come off them. BambooHR does not publish how large those discounts are.
| Company size | Core | Pro | Elite |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 or fewer employees | $250 a month | $425 a month | $650 a month |
| 50 employees | $500 to $512.50 a month | $850 to $875 a month | $1,250 a month |
| 100 employees | $1,000 to $1,025 a month | $1,700 to $1,750 a month | $2,500 a month |
Over a year, the flat rate for 25 or fewer employees comes to $3,000 on Core, $5,100 on Pro, and $7,800 on Elite. At 100 employees, Core's starting rates come to about $12,000 to $12,300 a year before volume discounts.
What hiring on BambooHR costs.
BambooHR's pricing page lists the applicant tracking system inside every plan and shows no separate price for it. Every plan includes the candidate record, job posting, email and offer letter templates, e-signatures, a new hire packet, and an onboarding checklist. In BambooHR's compare-plans table, the hiring rows differ in one place, which is how many job openings you can have.
BambooHR's compare table lists 5 job openings on Core, 25 on Pro, and 50 on Elite, and its pricing page shows no way to buy openings separately. Moving from Core to Pro moves the whole company to the Pro rate. With 25 or fewer employees, that step costs $175 a month more. At the starting rates, it is $350 to $362.50 a month more at 50 employees and $700 to $725 a month more at 100 employees.
BambooHR's applicant tracking page describes candidate self-scheduling from time slots you set, posting to job boards such as Indeed, ZipRecruiter, and LinkedIn, collaborative candidate review, searchable talent pools, a separate hiring app, and reports on candidate sources and the hiring funnel. When you hire someone, their details move into the employee record. The candidate record holds a status and a rating.
Add-ons, discounts, terms, and the trial.
Payroll, Benefits Administration, Time & Attendance, and Global Employment (powered by Remote) are add-ons. BambooHR's pricing page shows no price for any of them. Payroll and Benefits Administration are for US employees only. Adding both to any plan takes 15% off, and that bundle discount also applies to US employees only.
BambooHR's FAQ says volume discounts apply automatically as headcount grows. Registered nonprofits get an extra 15% off, and you can choose month-to-month terms or an extended term. Monthly customers pay by credit card or ACH, and customers paying a year upfront can pay by wire transfer or check.
BambooHR's sign-up page offers a free trial with no credit card required, and the trial ends on its own. The applicant tracking page says your first three background checks are free.
Comparing BambooHR's price with other systems.
BambooHR prices on company headcount, and each plan bundles HR records, time off, onboarding, and hiring. The standalone applicant tracking systems on our ATS pricing comparison price hiring alone, by plan, by employee count, by company-size band, by open role, or by quote, so headline prices do not line up. BambooHR and Greenhouse are compared side by side on BambooHR vs Greenhouse.
Yardstick, our product, is an applicant tracking system rather than an HRIS, and it bills on open roles. The first three Jobs are free, and Core is $49 a month plus $29 for each role you have open, billed monthly, with no paid seats for interviewers or hiring managers. On Yardstick's pricing table, five open roles on Core come to $194 a month at any headcount. The AI designs the interview guide and scorecard for each role on every account, including the free one, and your team edits both. Full Yardstick pricing is on the pricing page.
Common questions about BambooHR pricing.
How much does BambooHR cost?
BambooHR publishes three plans. With 25 or fewer employees, Core is a flat $250 a month, Pro is $425, and Elite is $650. Above 25 employees, the price is per employee per month. The plan cards show $10 for Core, $17 for Pro, and $25 for Elite, and BambooHR's FAQ gives $10.25, $17.50, and $25. These are the prices on BambooHR's pricing page, checked November 9, 2026.
Can I buy only BambooHR's applicant tracking system?
BambooHR's pricing page lists the applicant tracking system inside each plan, next to employee records, time off, and the other HR tools, and shows no separate price for it.
How many job openings does each BambooHR plan allow?
BambooHR's compare-plans table lists 5 job openings on Core, 25 on Pro, and 50 on Elite.
Does BambooHR charge for users or hiring managers?
BambooHR prices each plan on headcount, as a flat monthly rate up to 25 employees and per employee above that. Its pricing page lists no per-user or per-seat charge.
Does BambooHR have a free trial?
Yes. BambooHR's sign-up page offers a free trial with no credit card required, and says the trial ends automatically. The pricing page lists no free plan.
Does BambooHR offer discounts?
Yes. BambooHR's FAQ says volume discounts apply automatically as headcount grows, registered nonprofits get an extra 15% off, and there is a bundle discount when you buy HR, payroll, and benefits together. Separately, the pricing page's add-ons section offers 15% off when Payroll and Benefits Administration are combined with any plan, for US employees only.
Is BambooHR month-to-month or annual?
Either. BambooHR's FAQ says you can choose month-to-month terms or an extended term. Monthly customers can pay by credit card or ACH, and customers paying a year upfront can pay by wire transfer or check.
What does BambooHR cost on top of the plan?
Payroll, Benefits Administration, Time & Attendance, and Global Employment are add-ons, and BambooHR's pricing page shows no price for any of them. Its applicant tracking page says your first three background checks are free.
How current are these prices?
Every BambooHR price and plan detail here was read from BambooHR's own pages on November 9, 2026. The totals by company size are our arithmetic from BambooHR's published starting rates. We recheck quarterly. If BambooHR's page and this page disagree, BambooHR's page wins.
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