How is PeopleMuster different from BambooHR?
BambooHR is an HR system, priced from $10 per employee per month on its Core plan. PeopleMuster is an HR system and a delivery system in one, at $3 per person per month with every module included. That covers attendance and leave, plus timesheets by project, a capacity plan with leave built in, project health and client records.
Both products hold the employee record. The difference is what sits next to it.
BambooHR's published price, read from its own pricing page in September 2026, is Core at $10 per employee per month, Pro at $17 and Elite at $25. Teams of twenty-five or fewer pay a flat rate from $250 a month instead.
PeopleMuster is $3 per person per month, and every live module is in that price. There is no tier to outgrow.
The bigger difference is client-project delivery. BambooHR is built around HR and does not run client projects. PeopleMuster puts timesheets by project, a capacity grid and utilisation by person, project and department in the same product. Configurable project health scores, client records and meeting transcripts filed against projects sit there too.
That matters most for leave. When leave and the capacity plan share one database, an approved day off is already out of the plan before anyone schedules against it.
Agency tools show the other half of the split. Productive ships time off and capacity, and integrates out to BambooHR, Personio and Rippling for employee records. PeopleMuster keeps both halves in one place.
Operations come along too: an IT asset register, SOP checklists for onboarding and offboarding, an internal helpdesk and a policy library with an assistant.
Related questions
Which is cheaper?
PeopleMuster at $3 per person per month, against BambooHR Core at $10 per employee. For twenty-five people or fewer, BambooHR charges a flat rate from $250 a month.
Does PeopleMuster plan project capacity?
Yes. A capacity grid shows hours per person per day, with under, partial, full and over bands and leave and holidays marked.
Can we switch to PeopleMuster?
Yes. We set up your instance with you, including your people, departments, reporting lines, leave types and shifts.