BambooHR

BambooHR makes cloud HR software that keeps employee records, pay and people processes in one system. It is built for organisations where HR is a small team, and the company says the system can be run by a one-person HR department. By its own count 30,000 businesses in more than 150 countries use it.

What the software does

The core is an HR information system holding employee records, with reporting, custom dashboards and HR benchmarks on top. Around it BambooHR sells payroll with automated data flow from the HR record and full-service tax filing, benefits administration and enrolment, and time tracking with multiple pay rates, time-off requests and approval workflows. For the employee life cycle it offers applicant tracking and onboarding, performance management, employee satisfaction surveys, recognition and rewards, and compensation tools with salary bands, approval workflows and benchmark data. Bamboo AI, its built-in AI layer, is described as completing routine work and bringing people in when judgement is needed.

Who it serves and how it is sold

BambooHR is aimed at small and mid-sized companies that want HR and payroll in one product rather than separate tools. Pricing depends on headcount and the features chosen, with quotes from its sales team rather than a public price list.

Key facts

Customers: 30,000 businesses in more than 150 countries, by the company's count Hosting: data hosted in the US, Canada or Ireland Security: annual third-party SOC 2 audit, annual penetration testing, encryption in transit and at rest, SAML single sign-on Status page: status.bamboohr.com, which on 21 October 2026 recorded a precautionary six-hour outage to patch critical PHP flaws