BambooHR pricing: plans, add-ons and what it costs per employee (2026)

Short answer: BambooHR publishes three plans: Core at $10.25, Pro at $17.50 and Elite at $25 per employee per month for companies above 25 employees, and $250, $425 and $650 a month flat for 25 or fewer. Payroll, benefits administration, time and attendance and global employment are add-ons with no published price. BambooHR applies volume discounts automatically, so a quote can be lower than these starting prices. Toku HR costs about half as much on every plan.

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Toku HR is included at no charge for companies that use Employer of Record (EOR), PEO or Agent of Record (AOR), and costs $49 a month flat, however many people you have, for companies that use contractor management or stablecoin payroll.

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BambooHR plans next to Toku HR

Published prices are starting prices before discounts and taxes. “Quote-only” means the provider does not publish a price. Each competitor cell links to the page it comes from. A feature this table does not mention is not a claim that a provider lacks it.

BambooHR published plan prices next to Toku HR's, as of November 2026
PlanBambooHR (as of November 2026)Toku HR
Core$10.25 per employee per month above 25 employees, or $250 a month flat for 25 or fewer. Employee records, reports, workflows, onboarding, time off, an employee satisfaction survey and a base AI assistant, with 5 open jobs in applicant tracking.Source: BambooHR pricingToku HR Starter: $5 per employee per month, with a 25-employee minimum, so $125 a month for 25 or fewer.
Pro$17.50 per employee per month above 25 employees, or $425 flat for 25 or fewer. Adds custom review cycles, 360 feedback, 1:1s, goal tracking, an employee community and recognition, with 25 open jobs.Source: BambooHR pricingToku HR Growth: $9 per employee per month, with a 25-employee minimum, so $225 a month for 25 or fewer.
Elite$25 per employee per month above 25 employees, or $650 flat for 25 or fewer. Adds compensation planning and benchmarking, custom dashboards, HR benchmarks and premium services, with 50 open jobs.Source: BambooHR pricingToku HR Scale: $13 per employee per month, with a 25-employee minimum, so $325 a month for 25 or fewer.
Time and attendanceAdd-on with no published price: time tracking, shift scheduling, breaks, project tracking, overtime and an iPad time kiosk.Source: BambooHR time and attendance · BambooHR pricingTime tracking and a web clock are included on Growth and Scale.
PayrollAdd-on with no published price, for US employees only.Source: BambooHR payroll · BambooHR pricingNot part of Toku HR, which works alongside your payroll provider. Toku sells global payroll separately.
Global employmentAdd-on powered by its partner Remote, with no published price: employer of record in 90+ countries and contractor management.Source: BambooHR global employment · BambooHR pricingToku provides employer of record in 100+ countries as a separate service.
DiscountsVolume discounts apply automatically, registered nonprofits get an extra 15% off, and a bundle of payroll and benefits administration with any plan is 15% off for US employees.Source: BambooHR pricingIncluded at no charge with Employer of Record (EOR), PEO or Agent of Record (AOR), and $49 a month flat with contractor management or stablecoin payroll. Priced alone, there are no automatic volume discounts: one per-employee price at every headcount with a 25-employee minimum, and volume pricing through sales above 100 employees. Yearly billing costs ten months' price, and contractors are free.

What BambooHR publishes

BambooHR publishes its prices, which several HR platforms do not. Its pricing page lists Core, Pro and Elite, and each price depends on company size. Up to 25 employees you pay a flat monthly price: $250 for Core, $425 for Pro and $650 for Elite. Above 25 employees you pay per employee per month: $10.25, $17.50 and $25.

The plan cards on the same page round those figures to $10, $17 and $25, and mark them with an asterisk for volume and nonprofit discounts. The FAQ is the source for the exact numbers. BambooHR offers month-to-month terms and longer ones, and monthly customers pay by card or ACH.

The jump at 25 employees is worth knowing. A 25-person company pays $250 a month on Core, but a 26-person company pays 26 × $10.25, or $266.50 a month, because the per-employee price then applies to everyone.

What BambooHR does not publish

Four products sit outside the three plans as add-ons, and BambooHR shows no price for any of them: payroll and benefits administration (both for US employees only), time and attendance, and global employment through Remote. Its pricing page also does not state the size of its volume discounts, so the per-employee prices above are starting points rather than what a 100-person company will pay.

That matters when you compare. A company that needs payroll, time tracking and the performance tools is not buying the Core plan alone, and the real BambooHR bill is the sum of the plan and each add-on after discounts. Ask for those numbers in writing before you decide.

What the starting prices add up to

These figures use BambooHR's published starting prices and Toku HR's list prices, matching Core with Starter, Pro with Growth and Elite with Scale. They exclude add-ons and any discount.

  • 10 employees: BambooHR Core $250 a month, Toku HR Starter $125 a month.
  • 50 employees: BambooHR Core $512.50 a month, Toku HR Starter $250 a month.
  • 100 employees: BambooHR Core $1,025 a month, Toku HR Starter $500 a month.
  • 50 employees: BambooHR Pro $875 a month, Toku HR Growth $450 a month.
  • 100 employees: BambooHR Pro $1,750 a month, Toku HR Growth $900 a month.
  • 100 employees: BambooHR Elite $2,500 a month, Toku HR Scale $1,300 a month.
  • 250 employees on Core or Starter: BambooHR $2,562.50 a month, Toku HR $1,250 a month.

How to get a better BambooHR number

  • Give BambooHR your headcount for the next 12 months, not today's, and ask for the volume discount at each step.
  • Ask for the price of every add-on you need, in writing, with the discounts applied.
  • Ask whether a month-to-month term costs more than a longer term, since BambooHR offers both.
  • If you are a registered nonprofit, ask for the extra 15% off.
  • Get a second quote. Toku HR's list prices are about half of BambooHR's starting prices on matching plans, which is a useful number to bring.

BambooHR pricing against Toku HR

Toku HR has three plans that line up with BambooHR's: Starter with Core, Growth with Pro and Scale with Elite. Each costs about half as much, both in the price for up to 25 employees and in the per-employee price above it. Yearly billing costs ten months' price, so a year of Toku HR costs less than half of twelve months at BambooHR's starting price for the same headcount and plan, before any discount. Contractors are free in Toku HR and do not count toward the price. Toku HR is included at no charge for companies that use Employer of Record (EOR), PEO or Agent of Record (AOR), and costs $49 a month flat, however many people you have, for companies that use contractor management or stablecoin payroll.

Toku HR also includes time tracking from Growth, where BambooHR charges separately, and it adds the statutory holidays of each employee's country. It does not include applicant tracking, payroll or compensation planning, so match the plan you need, not only the price. The full comparison is in Toku HR vs BambooHR.

Work out your own numbers

  • The HR cost calculator sets BambooHR’s starting prices next to Toku HR’s for your headcount.
  • The PTO accrual calculator shows how much time off an employee has accrued on a given date, whichever HR software you use.

BambooHR pricing: frequently asked questions

BambooHR's starting prices are $10.25 (Core), $17.50 (Pro) and $25 (Elite) per employee per month for companies above 25 employees. BambooHR says volume discounts apply automatically.
For 25 employees or fewer BambooHR charges a flat monthly price: $250 for Core, $425 for Pro and $650 for Elite. At 26 employees Core becomes a per-employee price, so it costs more than the flat price.
No. Payroll, benefits administration, time and attendance and global employment are add-ons with no published price. Payroll and benefits administration are for US employees only.
Yes. It says volume discounts apply automatically, registered nonprofits get an additional 15% off, and a bundle of payroll and benefits administration with any plan is 15% off for US employees.
Both are offered. BambooHR says you can choose month-to-month terms or an extended term. Monthly payers use a card or ACH, and annual upfront payment can use wire or check.
Toku HR's list prices are about half of BambooHR's starting prices on matching plans, from $5 per employee a month. See the BambooHR alternatives for other options and what each costs.
Toku HR is included at no charge for companies that use Employer of Record (EOR), PEO or Agent of Record (AOR), and costs $49 a month flat, however many people you have, for companies that use contractor management or stablecoin payroll. Without another Toku product, Starter $125 a month for up to 25 employees, then $5 per employee a month; Growth $225 a month for up to 25 employees, then $9 per employee a month; Scale $325 a month for up to 25 employees, then $13 per employee a month. Yearly billing costs ten months' price, and contractors are free.

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