BambooHR vs Workable

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

Compare	BambooHRBambooHR	WorkableWorkable
In one line	Employee records, PTO, and onboarding for 20 to 200 people	Hiring software that posts jobs and screens candidates
Starting price	From $250/mo	From $299/mo
Six-person team	$250/mo	$299/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)	Standard billed yearly by company size: $299/mo for 1-20 employees ($3,588/yr), $419 for 21-50 ($5,028/yr), $669 for 51-100 ($8,028/yr), $949 for 101-200 ($11,388/yr); Premier $599/mo; Enterprise $719/mo; unlimited active jobs
Pricing model	Paid	Free trial
Free trial	—	15 days
Users	Per employee	Unlimited hiring team members
Integrations	Gusto, Rippling, Slack, Greenhouse, 100+	Indeed, LinkedIn, BambooHR, Gusto, Slack
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	None listed
Live chat	None listed	None listed
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	2 incidents posted on Workable's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by Workable. Status page
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 3,651 reviews	4.4 / 5 from 662 reviews
Trustpilot score	3.4 / 5 from 155 reviews	3.0 / 5 from 131 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	55	60
Fit: Restaurant or café	50	60
Fit: Service business	80	70
Fit: Agency or studio	90	75
Fit: Trades or contractor	65	60
Fit: Online store	75	55
Why people pick it	Pleasant to use Good onboarding flows	Unlimited jobs Posts to many boards at once
Where it falls short	$250 a month minimum on Core Payroll costs extra	$299 a month even for small teams Only covers hiring
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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