People vs BambooHR
Per-employee vs per-operatorHire 200 more people. Keep the same bill.
BambooHR is an HR platform for small and mid-sized companies priced per employee per month, with US payroll, benefits and time tracking sold as add-ons. Fyboard People prices per HR operator and includes India payroll, hiring and performance, while BambooHR is ahead on US payroll and benefits, its mobile app and its integration marketplace.
- BambooHR: SMB HR software
- Rival facts checked 14 September 2026, with sources
- Both sides of every row, including where People trails
- 01At a glance
- 02Why it matters
- 03Cost
- 04Capabilities
- 05Differences
- 06Switching
Side by side
At a glance.
| Fyboard People | BambooHR | |
|---|---|---|
| How pricing works | Per HR operator; approvers and employees free | Per employee per month |
| Entry paid price | $49 per operator a month, billed annually | $10 per employee a month (Core); teams of 25 or fewer from $250 a month |
| Free plan | Free plan: 2 operators, 25 employees | No free plan |
| Payroll coverage | India certified; US, UK, Japan, Australia in preview | US payroll add-on; global employment through a partner |
| Hiring (ATS) | Included from Growth, no recruiter seats | Included in Core |
| Mobile app | iOS and Android app coming soon; web self-service today | iOS and Android app |
| Setup | No setup fee; self-serve import | Implementation commonly reported at 5–15% of annual cost |
Why it matters
Per-employee pricing climbs with every hire.
BambooHR charges every employee on every tier. People charges the HR operators who run it, so the line stays flat while headcount grows.
A year's cost
What a year costs.
A year at three company sizes. People is billed per HR operator from published prices, annually; BambooHR's figures are published list prices, excluding tax and setup.
50 employees · 3 HR operators
250 employees · 8 HR operators
1,000 employees · 20 HR operators
Row by row
Both sides of every row.
People's statuses come from a code audit; BambooHR's from the sources listed below. Rows we couldn't verify say so.
| Capability | Fyboard People | BambooHR |
|---|---|---|
| Hire and onboard | ||
| Applicant tracking and careers site | IncludedGated pipelines, careers site, no recruiter seats | IncludedCore |
| Job board posting | RoadmapLinkedIn and Naukri on the roadmap | Included |
| Resume parsing | Not available | Not verified |
| Offer letters with e-signature | IncludedFyDoc letters signed with FySign | Included |
| Onboarding checklists | Included | Included |
| Core HR and organisation | ||
| Employee records and custom fields | Included | Included |
| Org chart and org dimensions | IncludedSites, projects, clients, cost centres | Included |
| Multiple legal entities | IncludedUnlimited on Business | Partial |
| Row-level access and confidential records | Included9 scope dimensions | Partial |
| Bulk import and migration | IncludedEmployees and 14 master data types | Not verified |
| Time and attendance | ||
| Attendance with geofence | IncludedWeb clock-in today | Paid add-onTime and Attendance add-on |
| Biometric device sync | Not available | Not verified |
| Shifts and rosters | Included | Paid add-onTime and Attendance add-on |
| Leave, holidays and comp-off | Included | Included |
| Project timesheets and billing | PartialHours with billable flag; billing arrives with Project | Paid add-on |
| Payroll and money | ||
| India payroll (PF, ESI, TDS, gratuity) | IncludedCertified | Not available |
| India filing exports (ECR, 24Q, Form 16) | PartialIn preview | Not available |
| Payroll outside India | RoadmapUS, UK, Japan, Australia in preview; not yet finalisable | PartialUS payroll; other countries through a partner |
| Employer of record and contractor payments | Not available | Paid add-onThrough a partner |
| Expenses | Included | Not available |
| Benefits administration | PartialPlans, enrolments, claims; no insurer link | Paid add-onUS only |
| Compensation and appraisal cycles | Included | Paid add-onElite |
| Payroll posting to accounting | IncludedNative Fyboard Finance ledger | Not available |
| Performance and growth | ||
| Goals, reviews, 360 feedback | Included | Paid add-onPro |
| Learning management | PartialTraining admin; no hosted courses | PartialCompliance courses; more on Elite |
| Career paths and succession | IncludedIncludes 9-box | Not available |
| Engagement surveys and eNPS | Coming soonArrives with DataBoard | Included |
| Self-service and support | ||
| Employee self-service portal | Included | Included |
| Mobile app | Coming sooniOS and Android app coming | Included |
| HR helpdesk | Coming soonArrives with the Requests engine | Not verified |
| Announcements and recognition | Not available | IncludedPro |
| Exit | ||
| Separation, exit interview, full and final | Included | PartialOffboarding checklists |
| Asset tracking and return | Coming soonArrives with MM | Not verified |
| Platform | ||
| Approval workflows | Included | Included |
| AI assistant | PartialAsk FyAI on the employee record | Included |
| Public API and webhooks | Not availableCareers API only | Included |
| SAML single sign-on | Coming soonArrives with the Identity engine | IncludedSAML |
Key differences
Where they part ways.
01 · What you pay for
Fyboard People
People bills HR operators; employees and approving managers are free.
BambooHR
BambooHR charges every employee on every tier, so the bill grows with each hire.
02 · Payroll country
Fyboard People
India payroll is certified in People today; US, UK, Japan and Australia calculate in preview and can't be finalised yet.
BambooHR
BambooHR Payroll and Benefits are US products; other countries go through a partner.
03 · What is included
Fyboard People
Hiring, performance, compensation cycles and benefits are part of Growth.
BambooHR
Performance starts on Pro and compensation planning on Elite, with payroll, benefits and time tracking sold as add-ons.
04 · Mobile and marketplace
Fyboard People
Web self-service today with the app coming; integrations are mainly Fyboard engines plus Google.
BambooHR
BambooHR offers a mature mobile app and a large integration marketplace.
Switching
Moving over in one payroll cycle.
01
Export from BambooHR
Export employee records, job and compensation history and time-off balances from BambooHR reports as CSV or Excel.
02
Import into People
Bulk import checks names and codes for employees and master data, and flags rows to fix before you commit.
03
Set up policies and payroll
Leave, attendance, pay components and statutory registrations; add your HR operators. Approvers and employees join free.
04
Run one cycle in parallel
Run payroll and attendance in both, compare the results, then switch over.
No setup fee. People doesn't depend on your old system — run one cycle side by side before you switch.
Questions
Asked and answered.
Is Fyboard People cheaper than BambooHR?
For 250 employees and 8 HR operators, People Growth costs $9,504 a year. BambooHR Pro with payroll and time tracking is about $78,000.
Can Fyboard People run US payroll like BambooHR?
Not yet. People payroll is certified for India; United States payroll calculates in preview and can't be finalised yet. For US payroll today BambooHR Payroll is the better fit.
Does Fyboard People include an applicant tracking system?
Yes. Recruitment with a careers site, gated hiring pipelines, interviews and signed offer letters is included from the Growth plan without recruiter seat fees.
Are managers billed in Fyboard People?
No. Managers who approve requests for their own team are free approvers. People bills only HR operators.
Can I migrate from BambooHR?
Yes. Export records from BambooHR and load them with People's bulk import for employees and 14 master data types.
Sources and method
Where these facts come from.
BambooHR facts last checked . Estimates come from third-party or quote-based sources and may differ from your quote.
People prices are Fyboard's published prices, billed annually per HR operator, excluding tax and optional services. Spotted something out of date? Tell us through the contact page.
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