BambooHR vs Deel

Pick up to 4 tools and see their free plans, entry prices, platforms and limits in one table. Every fact comes from each vendor's own pages, checked 7 November 2026.

Compared on	BambooHR Free trial · from $250/mo Visit Remove	Deel From $49/user/mo Visit Remove
What it is	HR software with employee records, hiring and reviews, plus a US-only payroll add-on	Global hiring and payroll platform for contractors, employer of record and US PEO, priced per worker
Free plan	No	No
Cheapest paid plan	$250/mo (Core)BambooHR pricing	$49/user/mo (Hire contractors)Deel pricing
What it covers	Flat minimum for companies with 25 or fewer employees. Above 25 employees Core is $10 per employee per month. Payroll, benefits administration and time and attendance are add-ons with no listed price. The FAQ lists $10.25 for Core and $17.50 for Pro, which differs slightly from the plan headers.	Per contractor per month; charged per worker, with no base fee shown. 'Find talent' is $14 per worker per month, Contractor of Record $325, US PEO $125 and EOR $599 per person per month. The unit 'per user/month' is the closest allowed unit for a per-contractor fee. Global Payroll and HR prices are not listed.
Free trial	No free trial mentioned on the pricing page	None stated
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations (vendor's figure)	150+ pre-built integrations	Not stated
Open source	No	No
Good for	Small and mid-sized teams that want HR records and reviews in one tool One-person HR teams Companies with US employees that want payroll tied to HR data	Companies hiring contractors or employees in other countries Teams that want one vendor for global payroll and compliance Businesses with a mix of contractors and employees
Watch out for	Payroll and benefits administration are add-ons with no listed price and cover US employees only Plans have a flat monthly minimum for 25 or fewer employees The pricing page asks for a quote on every plan	Priced per person, so cost grows with each worker; EOR is $599 per employee per month Global Payroll and HR prices are not published Mostly aimed at cross-border hiring, not a US-only payroll for a small local team
Made by	BambooHR	Deel

Entry prices are the cheapest paid plan, as each vendor publishes it; “What it covers” says what that price is per (a user, a channel, a brand, a number of contacts). The sources are listed on each tool's page.

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