BambooHR Pricing 2026: Core, Pro, Elite & Add-On Costs

BambooHR pricing is now much more transparent than its historical quote-only reputation suggests. The company publicly lists Core, Pro and Elite with different pricing rules for organizations above 25 employees versus companies with 25 or fewer employees. Payroll, Benefits Administration, Time & Attendance and Global Employment remain additional solutions, so the base HR plan is only one layer of the total BambooHR budget.

BambooHR pricing at a glance

Core pricing

For companies above 25 employees, BambooHR's FAQ states that Core starts at $10.25 per employee per month. Organizations with 25 or fewer employees pay a $250 monthly flat rate.

The visible pricing card currently rounds Core to $10. Toollers uses the precise FAQ value because it is BambooHR's own more specific statement.

Core includes employee records, custom reports, workflows and approvals, dashboards, hiring and onboarding, time-off management, employee wellbeing, HR insights, compliance intelligence, one compliance-training course and an AI Assistant for HR-data questions.

Pro pricing

Pro starts at $17.50 per employee per month above 25 employees or $425 monthly for 25 or fewer employees.

The visible plan card currently rounds the rate to $17, while the FAQ gives $17.50. Pro adds performance management, 360 review cycles, one-on-ones, performance reporting, Employee Community, Recognition and Rewards, 15 compliance-training courses and an upgraded AI Assistant for company policies and documents.

Elite pricing

Elite is $25 per employee per month for organizations above 25 employees or $650 monthly for companies with 25 or fewer.

It adds compensation planning, salary benchmarking, job levels and bands, custom dashboards, advanced visualizations, HR benchmarks, premium services, 300+ compliance-training courses and BambooHR's most advanced AI Assistant.

Why the 25-employee threshold matters

BambooHR uses flat monthly base-plan pricing for companies with 25 employees or fewer. Above that threshold, pricing is per employee per month.

At exactly 25 employees, the flat rate works out to $10 per employee for Core, $17 for Pro and $26 for Elite. That is not identical to the larger-company rates, so small employers should compare plans using the actual flat monthly totals rather than extrapolating from per-employee pricing.

Automatic volume discounts

BambooHR states that volume discounts are automatically applied based on headcount and grow as the team gets larger. Buyers do not need to negotiate each headcount threshold manually.

This means simple multiplication of list price by headcount can overstate the final quote for larger organizations. The public rates are best treated as transparent list references, with the actual quote reflecting volume discounts and selected modules.

Nonprofit discount

Registered nonprofit organizations can receive an additional 15% discount.

Nonprofits should confirm how this discount interacts with headcount-based volume discounts and any add-on pricing before comparing BambooHR with nonprofit-specific HR vendors.

Payroll pricing

BambooHR Payroll is an add-on solution rather than part of every Core, Pro or Elite subscription. The public pricing page describes the product but does not expose one universal numeric payroll add-on price.

Payroll includes direct deposit, flexible pay schedules, federal and state tax filing and specialized payroll support. It is currently positioned for US employees.

Benefits Administration pricing

Benefits Administration is also separately priced. It includes plan configuration, open enrollment, life events, new hires, election review, reporting and carrier connections.

BambooHR currently advertises a 15% bundle discount when eligible US customers combine Payroll and Benefits Administration with any base plan.

Time & Attendance pricing

Time & Attendance is another add-on. It includes shift scheduling, project tracking, billable hours, meal and rest breaks, approval workflows, overtime calculations and physical/digital clock options.

Organizations should distinguish this add-on from the time-off management already included in BambooHR's base HR platform.

Global Employment

BambooHR also offers Global Employment powered by Remote for contractor management, Employer of Record services, global compliance support and international hiring.

These services follow a different commercial model from base HRIS pricing, so multinational organizations should request a consolidated quote rather than assuming the Core/Pro/Elite rate represents global employment cost.

50-employee list-price illustration

Before automatic volume discounts and add-ons, 50 employees at the precise public rates would imply about $512.50 per month for Core, $875 for Pro and $1,250 for Elite.

Those figures are only list-price illustrations. BambooHR states that volume discounts apply automatically, so an actual quote for 50 employees can be lower.

100-employee list-price illustration

At 100 employees, simple list math is about $1,025 per month for Core, $1,750 for Pro and $2,500 for Elite before automatic volume discounts, taxes and add-ons.

The growing difference between Core and Elite shows why companies should buy the HR capabilities they actually need rather than upgrading only because headcount increases.

Month-to-month subscriptions

BambooHR's current Terms say month-to-month customers may terminate at any time, with termination effective on the last day of the subscription month in which cancellation occurs.

For a buyer that values flexibility, month-to-month terms provide a materially different risk profile from extended contracts.

Extended-term subscriptions

Extended-term subscriptions are generally non-cancelable until the end of the term and fees paid are generally non-refundable.

Customers that do not want an extended-term subscription to renew must provide at least 60 days' notice before expiration. Buyers should place that notice date on the procurement calendar immediately after signing.

Refunds

BambooHR's current Terms do not provide a broad consumer-style money-back guarantee. Fees are generally non-refundable.

A specific contractual exception exists when BambooHR materially fails to provide the service, receives written notice, and does not cure the breach within 30 days; in that case, prepaid unused term can be refunded.

Employee minimums on extended terms

The current Terms state that extended-term subscriptions can include employee minimums and product minimums in the Order Form.

If actual headcount falls below the committed minimum, fees do not necessarily fall with it. This is an important difference from simple pay-as-you-go expectations and should be reviewed during procurement.

Add-on budgeting

A realistic BambooHR budget should include the base HR plan plus every required module: Payroll, Benefits Administration, Time & Attendance, global employment and any specialized partner services.

The same logic applies to implementation and integrations. Even with 150+ integrations, a connected payroll, accounting or identity provider can carry its own subscription or service costs.

Which plan should you choose?

Core is the best starting point for organizations that need a modern HRIS with reporting, workflows, hiring/onboarding and time off.

Pro is the logical upgrade when performance reviews, one-on-ones, employee community and recognition become part of the HR operating model.

Elite is justified when compensation planning, salary benchmarks, custom analytics and HR benchmarks are strategic requirements rather than occasional needs.

Pricing methodology

Toollers rechecked BambooHR's live pricing page and current September 18, 2026 Terms on October 9, 2026. The precise FAQ rates remain $10.25/$17.50/$25 for organizations above 25 employees, with $250/$425/$650 flat monthly pricing for organizations with 25 employees or fewer.

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Procurement checklist

Request a line-item quote with base-plan rate, automatic volume discount, nonprofit discount if applicable, Payroll, Benefits Administration, Time & Attendance, implementation, integration and support charges. Ask the salesperson to identify the employee minimum and product minimum that would appear on an extended-term Order Form.

Finally, record the renewal-notice deadline. The current Terms require at least 60 days' notice for an extended-term customer that does not want automatic renewal.