TL;DR
Choose Worklayer if you want AI agents that handle HR work on their own, within permissions you control, for one published price with unlimited AI. Choose BambooHR if you need US payroll and benefits, recruiting or global hiring through Remote in the same system.
Worklayer and BambooHR
Worklayer
€10 per employee/month, all included
An HR platform run by AI agents. You build agents that handle onboarding, leave, expenses and payroll preparation on a schedule or when something happens, within the permissions you set, and every run is on record.
BambooHR
On request with every module
An HR platform for small and mid-sized businesses from Draper, Utah, founded in 2008 and used by more than 30,000 customers in over 190 countries. Its Core, Pro and Elite plans cover HR data, time off and hiring. Payroll, benefits, time tracking and global employment are paid add-ons.
Key differences
| Feature | Worklayer | BambooHR |
|---|---|---|
| AI agents that act on their own | Included | Beta, review required |
| Agent permissions and run history | Included | Role permissions, audit trail in beta |
| AI assistant for employees | Included | Scope depends on plan |
| AI usage | Unlimited | Limits possible without notice |
| Time off | Included | Included |
| Time and attendance | Included | Paid add-on |
| Expenses | Included | Through integrations |
| Payroll | Preliminary payroll | US only, paid add-on |
| Benefits administration | Not offered | US only, paid add-on |
| Recruiting | Not offered | Included, 5 to 50 open jobs |
| Integrations | Slack, Google, Microsoft 365 and more | 150+ |
Setup
Worklayer is self-serve: sign up, import your people from a spreadsheet while AI maps the columns, and add leave policies from templates for 13 countries. You can be up and running the same day. BambooHR starts with a seven-day free trial with no credit card, or a demo. To buy, you request a quote, and add-ons such as payroll and time tracking have no published price. Payroll comes with its own implementation fees, and BambooHR offers further setup help as a separate service.
Verdict: Worklayer gives you twice as long to try it, and you buy it yourself, with no quote, no setup fee and no sales call.
Pricing
Worklayer costs €10 per employee per month, billed annually, with every module, every integration and unlimited AI included. BambooHR publishes its plans, from $10 per employee per month for Core to $25 for Elite, but companies with 25 or fewer employees pay a flat $250 to $650 a month. Time tracking, payroll, benefits and global employment are add-ons without a published price, so the cost with every module comes only with a quote.
| Cost | Worklayer | BambooHR |
|---|---|---|
| Price per employee | €10 a month, all included | On request with every module |
| Core HR | Included | From $10 a month |
| Add-ons | None, everything included | Time tracking, payroll, benefits and more |
| Minimum | 3 employees | $250 a month flat up to 25 employees |
| AI usage | Unlimited | Limits possible without notice |
| Setup fee | None | Extra for payroll |
| Contract | Annual | Monthly or longer term |
Verdict: With Worklayer you only pay for the people you have, and time tracking and the full AI assistant are part of one price.
Why teams choose Worklayer
Bamboo AI is still in beta, and BambooHR says payroll runs, schedule changes and employee outreach need review before they are applied or sent. Worklayer's agents do the HR work themselves, on a schedule or the moment something happens. Each agent starts with no permissions: admins grant what it may do, and a run that needs more stops and asks. Every run is on record, step by step. There is one plan, so every employee gets the full AI assistant, and it all comes at one price, €10 per employee, with time tracking and expenses included. You only pay for the people you have, from three employees.
Moving from BambooHR
- 1.
Start for free
Sign up yourself, with no call and no demo. Nothing is charged for 14 days.
- 2.
Import your whole team in minutes
Export your employee list from BambooHR and upload it in a couple of minutes. AI maps the columns for you. No setup fee, no switching costs.
- 3.
Switch at renewal
Run Worklayer alongside BambooHR and move over when your term ends. Monthly plans can be cancelled at the end of any month, and longer terms renew for 12 months unless you cancel at least 60 days ahead.
Questions
Worklayer is €10 per employee per month with every module and unlimited AI, billed from three employees. BambooHR starts at $10 per employee for Core, but charges a flat fee up to 25 employees: a team of 10 pays at least $250 a month, where Worklayer costs €100 a month. Time tracking, payroll and benefits cost extra, at prices BambooHR doesn't publish.
No. BambooHR says Bamboo AI prepares work and suggests next steps, and that payroll runs, schedule changes, job structure updates and employee outreach all need review before they are applied or sent. Bamboo AI is also still in beta. In Worklayer, agents act on their own within the permissions an admin has granted.
No. Agents only act within the permissions an admin has granted. When a run needs more, it stops and asks an admin.
No. Ask BambooHR answers HR data questions on Core, adds policies and documents on Pro, and adds benchmark analysis on Elite. Worklayer has one plan, so every employee gets the full assistant, with no credits and no caps, subject to fair use.
Yes, three. BambooHR charges companies with 25 or fewer employees a flat monthly fee, from $250 on Core.
Yes. Export your employee data from BambooHR and bring it in with Worklayer's AI import.