BambooHR vs ADP
BambooHR and ADP Workforce Now often share an HR shortlist, and the clearest split is how you buy them. BambooHR prints three plans: Core at $10, Pro at $17 and Elite at $25 per employee a month. Small teams can take a flat rate from $250. ADP sells Workforce Now as Select, Plus and Premium packages. You get the figure from ADP once you've talked to its sales team.
What each one costs
| Product | Price | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| BambooHR Core | $10 | per employee / month |
| BambooHR Pro | $17 | per employee / month |
| BambooHR Elite | $25 | per employee / month |
| BambooHR, 25 employees or fewer | from $250 | flat per month, not per seat |
| ADP Workforce Now Select, Plus, Premium | Quote only | packages named, no public figure |
| PeopleMuster | $3 | per person / month, every module included |
BambooHR figures read from bamboohr.com/pricing in September 2026. BambooHR also gives volume discounts and 15% off its Payroll and Benefits bundle in the United States. ADP Workforce Now checked on adp.com on 24 September 2026: the three packages are named, and pricing is by quote.
Why teams choose PeopleMuster
- Hours logged against client projects turn into a utilisation report: total hours, utilisation percentage, a weekly trend and the week-over-week change.
- Each project carries a health score, a setup score and a task score. It warns you when no meeting has happened in the number of days you set.
- Slack gets scheduled reminders and announcements, so the weekly timesheet chase runs itself.
- It's one bill of $3 per person a month, or $30 per person per year on annual billing, with no setup fee.
Questions people ask
Is BambooHR cheaper than ADP Workforce Now?
BambooHR is the one you can price without a call. Core is $10 per employee a month, and teams of 25 or fewer can take a flat rate from $250 a month. ADP names its Select, Plus and Premium packages and quotes each one, so compare BambooHR's list price with ADP's written quote.
What are ADP Workforce Now's packages?
ADP sells Workforce Now in three packages: Select, Plus and Premium. It publishes no per-employee figure for any of them. Pricing comes through ADP's sales team.
What tracks project hours and utilisation next to an HR system?
PeopleMuster does, at $3 per person a month with every module included. Daily timesheets, utilisation, the capacity plan, leave and attendance share one database, and you can try it free for 14 days with no card.