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Rippling vs Deel vs BambooHR

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.

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Rippling

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Deel

From $49/user/mo

BambooHR

Free trial · from $250/mo

What it isHR, payroll, IT and finance modules on one employee database, priced per employee on a custom quoteGlobal hiring and payroll platform for contractors, employer of record and US PEO, priced per workerHR software with employee records, hiring and reviews, plus a US-only payroll add-on
Free planNoNoNo
Cheapest paid planNot publishedRippling pricing$49/user/mo (Hire contractors)Deel pricing$250/mo (Core)BambooHR pricing
What it coversNot statedPer 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.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.
Free trialNo free trial mentioned on the pricing page; it offers a demo request, and eligible US venture-backed startups can get 6 free monthsNone statedNo free trial mentioned on the pricing page
PlatformsWebWebWeb
Integrations (vendor's figure)The home page names examples such as Salesforce, Jira, Slack, GitHub and Google Drive but gives no integration countNot stated150+ pre-built integrations
Open sourceNoNoNo
Good for
  • Companies that want HR, payroll and IT admin on one record
  • Teams that expect to add modules over time
  • Startups using the vendor's venture-backed startup offer
  • 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
  • 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
Watch out for
  • Prices are not published beyond the $8 starting figure; a custom quote is needed
  • Cost depends on the modules chosen and a base fee whose amount is not stated
  • The pricing page does not list countries served, so check payroll coverage for your location
  • 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
  • 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
Made byRipplingDeelBambooHR

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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