BambooHR vs HiBob: pricing, features and which team each suits (2026)

The core difference

The biggest difference is how you buy. BambooHR prints its plans and prices on one page: three plans, a flat monthly rate for companies of 25 or fewer employees, and volume discounts that apply automatically. HiBob prints no prices. Its pricing page is a three-step form that ends in a custom proposal, and the only free offer on it is a demo.

The two also describe their customers differently. BambooHR says it is built for growing companies, generally 50 to 500 employees. HiBob calls Bob the HR and payroll platform for mid-sized and multinational companies, and it also publishes a page for small businesses. Bob is sold in suites: Core is the base, every other suite needs it, and Talent, Payroll, HR Planning and Finance are added on top.

Pricing

BambooHR's prices depend on company size. At 25 or fewer employees, Core is $250 a month, Pro is $425 and Elite is $650, flat. Above 25 employees, each plan is priced per employee per month at $10.25, $17.50 and $25. BambooHR says volume discounts apply automatically, so a quote can come in under these figures. Its add-ons (payroll, benefits administration, time and attendance, global employment) have no listed price.

HiBob gives no figure. Its form sorts companies into four headcount bands, 1-49, 50-199, 200-999 and 1,000+, and says it will prepare a customized proposal. Core is required and the other suites are optional, so ask for the price of Core and of each suite you add.

Time tracking is one place the bills can differ. BambooHR sells it in the paid Time and Attendance add-on. HiBob's own time and attendance page calls it an add-on to Core, while its platform overview lists it inside Core, so confirm in writing which applies to your quote. Ask both vendors for a written price at your headcount that covers every product you plan to use:

• BambooHR: the plan, each add-on you need, the volume discount at your headcount, and whether a longer term lowers the price.
• HiBob: the price of Core and of each added suite, whether time and attendance sits inside Core, and the contract length.

What each includes

On the basics the two are close. Each keeps employee records, documents with e-signature, onboarding and offboarding workflows, time off and reports in its base product. The differences are in what sits outside that base and how deep the extras go.

• Records and workflows. BambooHR gives every plan unlimited custom fields, an org chart, a custom report builder, and workflows and approvals. HiBob's Core has document generation with e-signature, joiner, mover and leaver workflows, and multi-step approval paths.
• Time off. BambooHR includes it on every plan, with unlimited custom policies and local holiday schedules set through locations. HiBob includes it in Core, with policies by location, department or employee group and local holiday calendars per region.
• Performance. BambooHR's custom review cycles, 360 feedback, 1:1s and goal tracking start on Pro, and every plan has an employee satisfaction survey. HiBob's Talent suite covers 360 reviews, goals and key results, 1-on-1s and engagement surveys, and it also lists calibration with a 9-box grid.
• Hiring. BambooHR's applicant tracking is built in, with 5, 25 or 50 open jobs on Core, Pro and Elite. HiBob's sits in the Talent suite, not Core, and posts to 2,300+ job boards.
• Payroll. BambooHR's payroll is an add-on for US employees, and elsewhere it connects to partner payroll providers. HiBob has built-in payroll for the US and the UK, and in other countries it connects providers such as ADP WFN, Paylocity, TriNet and Xero through Payroll Hub.
• Global teams. BambooHR sells employer of record in 90+ countries and contractor management as an add-on, both run by its partner Remote. HiBob's Core supports multiple languages and regional workflows, and its payroll outside the US and UK runs through partner providers.
• Integrations and apps. BambooHR lists 150+ prebuilt integrations, an open REST API and SAML sign-on as a marketplace app. HiBob has a public HR API with webhooks, and Okta, Google Workspace and Slack apps in its marketplace. Each has a mobile app and an AI assistant: Ask BambooHR and Bob Companion.

Which fits which team

• A team of 25 or fewer that wants a price today. BambooHR. Its flat monthly rates are on the pricing page, and you do not need a sales call to see them.
• A company of 50 to 500 that wants applicant tracking and review cycles priced by plan. BambooHR. Open jobs and review features are listed plan by plan, so you can see what Core, Pro and Elite include before you ask for a quote.
• A company that wants HR and payroll in one system in the US or the UK. HiBob has built-in payroll for both. BambooHR's payroll covers US employees only.
• A mid-sized or multinational company that is ready for a sales process. HiBob. Its Talent suite lists calibration with a 9-box grid, engagement and lifecycle surveys with an anonymous option, and posting to 2,300+ job boards, and you get a proposal rather than a list price.
• A company hiring in countries where it has no entity. BambooHR's global employment add-on offers employer of record in 90+ countries through Remote. For HiBob, ask what it recommends, since its payroll outside the US and UK runs through partner providers.
• A company that wants core HR only and keeps its own payroll. Toku HR, covered below. It has no payroll, applicant tracking or review cycles, so it fits only when records, documents and time off are the whole job.

Toku HR as a third option

Toku HR is Toku's HR software for the people a company employs and pays itself. It covers employee records, documents with e-signature, time off with each country's statutory holidays, expenses and reports. Growth and Scale add time tracking, and goals and feedback.

Starter costs $125, Growth $225 and Scale $325 a month for up to 25 employees, then $5, $9 and $13 per employee per month, and contractors are free. Each costs about half of BambooHR's starting price for the matching plan. HiBob publishes no price, so there is nothing to set it against. 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.

It is the narrowest of the three. There is no payroll, applicant tracking, review cycle, 360 review, survey, compensation planning, AI assistant or mobile app, so both BambooHR and HiBob go further. It suits a company that wants less software for less money. See Toku HR vs BambooHR and Toku HR vs HiBob.