BambooHR vs Deputy

Two HR & compliance tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	BambooHRBambooHR	DeputyDeputy
In one line	Employee records, PTO, and onboarding for 20 to 200 people	Scheduling, time clock, and compliance for shift workers
Starting price	From $250/mo	From $5/person
Six-person team	$250/mo	$30/mo
Plans	Core $250/mo flat for up to 25 employees; above 25 every employee is billed, $10/employee/mo on the plan card ($10.25 in the FAQ); Pro $425/mo flat ($17/employee; $17.50 in the FAQ); Elite $650/mo flat ($25/employee)	Lite $5/user/mo; Core $6.50/user/mo; Pro $9/user/mo; $30/mo minimum on monthly plans; 10% off annual
Pricing model	Paid	Free trial
Free trial	—	—
Users	Per employee	Per user
Integrations	Gusto, Rippling, Slack, Greenhouse, 100+	Gusto, ADP, Xero, QuickBooks, Square, Lightspeed
Team size	11–50 people · 51–200 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Plans not stated	Not looked up yet
Live chat	None listed	Not looked up yet
Support hours	Phone: Monday to Friday from 6 AM to 6 PM MT · Email: Monday to Friday from 6 AM to 6 PM MT	Not published
Incidents posted	BambooHR has a public status page. Status page	3 incidents posted on Deputy's status page, which covers all Deputy products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by Deputy. Status page
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 3,651 reviews	4.6 / 5 from 774 reviews
Trustpilot score	3.4 / 5 from 155 reviews	2.7 / 5 from 135 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	55	85
Fit: Restaurant or café	50	88
Fit: Service business	80	55
Fit: Agency or studio	90	15
Fit: Trades or contractor	65	50
Fit: Online store	75	20
Why people pick it	Pleasant to use Good onboarding flows	Compliance rules built in Works in four markets
Where it falls short	$250 a month minimum on Core Payroll costs extra	Per-user No payroll of its own
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices