BambooHR vs Deel vs Remote

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	Remote From $29/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	Global employment platform with employer of record, payroll, contractors and a US PEO, priced per person
Free plan	No	No	No
Cheapest paid plan	$250/mo (Core)BambooHR pricing	$49/user/mo (Hire contractors)Deel pricing	$29/user/mo (Global Payroll)Remote 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.	Starting price per employee per month, for countries where you own the entity. Contractor Management is $29 per contractor, US PEO $99, Contractor of Record $325 and EOR $599 per person per month; EOR needs annual contracts. 'Per user/month' is the closest allowed unit for a per-worker fee.
Free trial	No free trial mentioned on the pricing page	None stated	None stated
Platforms	Web	Web	Web, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	150+ pre-built integrations	Not stated	Listed integrations with Workday, Personio, BambooHR, HiBob, NetSuite, QuickBooks and Xero; others through Zapier or the API
Open source	No	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	Companies hiring in countries where they have no entity Teams paying international contractors US employers that want a PEO
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	Priced per person with starting figures only; EOR is $599 per employee per month EOR needs annual contracts and a refundable reserve may be required Country counts differ between pages (150+ on the home page, 100+ for payroll in the FAQ, 90+ for EOR on the pricing page)
Made by	BambooHR	Deel	Remote

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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