BambooHR vs Justworks

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

Compare	BambooHRBambooHR	JustworksJustworks
In one line	Employee records, PTO, and onboarding for 20 to 200 people	A PEO: payroll, benefits, and compliance under one umbrella
Starting price	From $250/mo	From $79/person
Six-person team	$250/mo	$474/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)	Per employee per month: Payroll $8 + $50/mo base fee; PEO Basic $79; PEO Plus $124; EOR $599; PEO needs 2+ W-2 employees; no implementation fee
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Free trial	—	—
Users	Per employee	Per employee
Integrations	Gusto, Rippling, Slack, Greenhouse, 100+	QuickBooks, Xero, Slack, Greenhouse
Team size	11–50 people · 51–200 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US
Phone support	Plans not stated	Plans not stated
Live chat	None listed	Plans not stated
Support hours	Phone: Monday to Friday from 6 AM to 6 PM MT · Email: Monday to Friday from 6 AM to 6 PM MT	Live chat: 24/7 (PEO) (Justworks PEO only) · Email: 24/7 (PEO) (Justworks PEO only) · Phone: 24/7 (PEO) (Justworks PEO only)
Incidents posted	BambooHR has a public status page. Status page	9 incidents posted on Justworks's status page, which covers all Justworks products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 5 marked major or critical by Justworks. Status page
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 3,651 reviews	4.6 / 5 from 741 reviews
Trustpilot score	3.4 / 5 from 155 reviews	2.3 / 5 from 38 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	55	50
Fit: Restaurant or café	50	45
Fit: Service business	80	80
Fit: Agency or studio	90	90
Fit: Trades or contractor	65	55
Fit: Online store	75	75
Why people pick it	Pleasant to use Good onboarding flows	Big-company benefits Compliance handled
Where it falls short	$250 a month minimum on Core Payroll costs extra	Per-head cost US only
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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