BambooHR vs Deel
BambooHR and Deel both sell an HR system of record, and they're built around different jobs. BambooHR is an HR platform for small and mid-sized companies. Core is $10 per employee a month, or a flat rate from $250 a month for 25 employees or fewer. Deel's range centres on global hiring. Its HR Core starts at $5 per employee, and employer of record, contractor and payroll products are priced one by one.
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 |
| Deel HR Core | from $5 | per employee / month |
| Deel Contractor Management | $49 | per contractor / month |
| Deel Employer of Record | $599 | per employee / month |
| PeopleMuster | $3 | per person / month, every module included |
BambooHR figures read from bamboohr.com/pricing and Deel figures from deel.com/pricing and deel.com/hr in September 2026. BambooHR offers volume discounts. Some third parties describe Deel HR as free; Deel's own page prices HR Core from $5.
Why teams choose PeopleMuster
- A team of 20 pays $3 per person a month. There's no flat floor to reach and no bundle of seats to buy up front.
- Your people and your client work share one record. Each project carries its client, contacts, milestones and a billable flag, and hours are logged against it daily.
- Meeting transcripts from Fireflies file themselves against the right project, and leadership sees the risk signals drawn from them.
- Setup is done with you and carries no fee. We load your people, leave types and projects, or you import them from a CSV file.
Questions people ask
Is Deel HR cheaper than BambooHR?
On list price per employee, yes. Deel HR Core starts at $5 per employee a month, and BambooHR Core is $10. For 25 employees or fewer, BambooHR also offers a flat rate from $250 a month, so check both at your headcount.
Which one handles hiring in other countries?
Deel sells that as its own products: employer of record at $599 per employee a month and Contractor Management at $49 per contractor. BambooHR prices its Core, Pro and Elite HR plans per employee and markets payroll and benefits alongside them.
Is there an HR tool that also runs client projects for $3 a person?
PeopleMuster is $3 per person a month with every module included: attendance, leave, timesheets, utilisation, the capacity plan and client projects. You get 14 days free without a card, or $30 per person per year on annual billing.