Comparison

BambooHR vs Paylocity

No leader: the top candidate Paylocity has only 0.22 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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BambooHR58
Paylocity81
Score
Vioscale score
BambooHR58 / 100medium · 64%
Paylocity81 / 100low · 22%
Pricing
Free tier
BambooHR
Paylocity
Model
BambooHRcommercial
Paylocity
Price level
BambooHRlow
Paylocity
Transparent
BambooHR
Paylocity
Security
Disclosure policy
BambooHR
Paylocity
Gdpr
BambooHR
Paylocity
Hipaa
BambooHR
Paylocity
Iso27001
BambooHR
Paylocity
Soc2
BambooHR
Paylocity
Reliability
Status page
BambooHR
Paylocity
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for hris & payroll software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Core HRIS (system of record)
BambooHR
Paylocity
Payroll
Native payroll
BambooHR-
PaylocitySingle-country
Native-payroll countries
BambooHR-
PaylocityUS
Tax filing
BambooHRNone
PaylocityFull service
Employment
EOR / PEO
BambooHRNone
Paylocity-
Contractor payments
BambooHR
Paylocity-
People
Benefits administration
BambooHR
Paylocity
Time & attendance
BambooHR
Paylocity-
Onboarding
BambooHR
Paylocity
Platform
SSO / SCIM
BambooHR
Paylocity-
GL / accounting posting
BambooHR
Paylocity-
Mobile app
BambooHR
Paylocity
API access
BambooHRNone
Paylocity-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

BambooHR

Complete HR solution consolidating employee records, payroll processing, benefits administration, time tracking, hiring, onboarding, and performance management with built-in AI capabilities for automating routine work.

Independently observed

Paylocity

An integrated software suite that handles core HR functions, payroll processing with tax filing support, spend management, and IT asset management designed for organizations of all sizes.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

BambooHR

from $10/moSubscription

From $10/employee/month, billed monthly per employee with volume discounts

  • Core$10/employee/month
    • HR Data & Reporting
    • Employee Records
    • Custom Report Builder
    • Workflows and Approvals
    • Dashboards
    • +16 more
  • Pro$17/employee/month
    • Everything in Core
    • 360 Review Cycles
    • 1:1s
    • Instant Reporting
    • Employee Community
    • +4 more
  • Elite$25/employee/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • Compensation Planning
    • Salary Benchmarking
    • Levels & Bands
    • Custom Dashboards
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Paylocity

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
BambooHR
Paylocity
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
BambooHR
Paylocity

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.