BambooHR alternative
A BambooHR alternative with one price per company
Omega People is HR software for companies of 5 to 500 people, priced per company rather than per employee: £35 a month for up to 25 employees, in pounds sterling, with attendance, rota, expenses and the employment rules of six countries included. BambooHR prices per employee in US dollars and sells time and attendance and payroll as add-ons. Omega People does not run payroll and has no app-store app: both are covered honestly below.
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In short
What changes compared with BambooHR
- The price does not rise with each hire. BambooHR lists Core at US$10 and Pro at US$17 per employee per month, with a flat monthly rate for 25 employees or fewer. Omega People is £35 a month for up to 25 employees, £69 for up to 75, £119 for up to 200 and £179 for up to 500, excluding tax.
- Time clock and rota are in the price. In BambooHR, scheduling, the time clock kiosk and overtime rules are the Time & Attendance add-on, whose price is not published. In Omega People clocking in, timesheets, overtime, the on-site kiosk and shift planning are in every band.
- Rules for six countries, not one. Each company picks its country and gets that country’s leave types, statutory minimums, public holidays and working-time limits: the UK statutory minimum of 28 days’ annual leave, for instance, or the statutory minimum of 4 weeks in Australia and 4 in New Zealand.
- Billed in your currency. BambooHR has one price list in US dollars worldwide. Omega People publishes prices in pounds sterling, US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand dollars, and Swiss francs.
- What BambooHR has that Omega People doesn’t: payroll with tax filing and benefits administration for US employees (both add-ons), iPhone and Android apps, a marketplace of more than 150 integrations, 360 feedback and compensation benchmarking. Omega People prepares the payroll month and hands a file to the payroll software you already use.
Cost
The monthly bill at four company sizes
| Employees | Omega People, US price list | Omega People, UK price list | BambooHR Core | BambooHR Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 employees | US$39 | £35 | US$250 | US$425 |
| 25 employees | US$39 | £35 | US$250 | US$425 |
| 50 employees | US$79 | £69 | US$500 | US$850 |
| 100 employees | US$129 | £119 | US$1,000 | US$1,700 |
Omega People: monthly price excluding tax, every module included; pay yearly and get 2 months free. Prices for all six countries are in the pricing section. The US column is there for a like-for-like comparison in dollars.
BambooHR: price list in US dollars, a flat monthly rate of US$250 (Core) or US$425 (Pro) for 25 employees or fewer, then US$10 and US$17 per employee per month; the questions section of the same page quotes US$10.25 and US$17.50. The figures exclude tax and the Time & Attendance add-on, whose price is not published. Checked on 5 October 2026.
BambooHR is a trademark of Bamboo HR LLC. Omega People is not affiliated with or endorsed by the owners of these trademarks. Other vendors’ prices and features were taken from their official websites on 5 October 2026: they may change, so please check before you decide.
Feature by feature
What is in the price, side by side
| Feature | Omega People | BambooHR |
|---|---|---|
| Employee records, documents and e-signature | Yes, in every band (a simple electronic signature with a certificate in the PDF) | Yes, in Core |
| Annual leave (PTO in the US) and absences | Yes, with balances, accrual and carry-over | Time off in Core |
| Hiring and onboarding | Job openings, careers page, candidate pipeline, onboarding and offboarding checklists | Basic applicant tracking and an onboarding checklist in Core |
| Performance reviews and goals | Self-assessment and manager review, goals, engagement surveys; no 360 feedback | In Pro: reviews, 360 feedback, goals |
| Clock in and out, timesheets, overtime | Included | Time & Attendance add-on (price not published) |
| Rota and shift planning | Included, with rest and weekly-hours checks | Scheduling, in the Time & Attendance add-on |
| On-site kiosk | Included: a web page on a tablet, badge code or QR code | Time clock kiosk, in the Time & Attendance add-on |
| Expenses, training, health and safety, speak-up channel | Included in every band | Not compared here: see the vendor’s website |
| Country rules | UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland: leave minimums, public holidays by nation, state, province or canton, working-time limits, onboarding checklists | Overtime rules for the 50 US states, in the Time & Attendance add-on |
| Payroll | Does not run payroll: it prepares the month (hours, overtime, absences, reimbursements) and exports a file for your payroll software or accountant (US layouts: Gusto, ADP Workforce Now, RUN Powered by ADP, Paychex Flex, QuickBooks Payroll, Rippling) | Payroll add-on, for US employees only |
| Benefits administration | No | Add-on, for US employees only |
| Mobile | In the browser on any phone; nothing to install | iPhone and Android apps |
| Integrations and API | No integrations catalogue and no public API; payroll export files, CSV downloads and webhooks from automation rules | A marketplace of more than 150 integrations |
| Pricing model | Per company, in bands by headcount; managers and HR admins are not charged per user | Per employee; a flat rate up to 25 employees |
| Price list | Published for six countries: pounds sterling, US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand dollars, Swiss francs | One price list in US dollars |
The country rules in Omega People were last reviewed against official sources on 5 October 2026. They are a starting point, not legal advice: contracts, awards and collective agreements can differ, and you can change every value.
BambooHR is a trademark of Bamboo HR LLC. Omega People is not affiliated with or endorsed by the owners of these trademarks. Other vendors’ prices and features were taken from their official websites on 5 October 2026: they may change, so please check before you decide.
From BambooHR to Omega People
Moving your employee records across
One spreadsheet with one row per person is enough to start. You decide what to bring; the rest stays where it is until you no longer need it.
How to move across
- Export your employee list, or a report of employee records, as CSV or Excel from BambooHR.
- Open the file and check it has a header row and one row per person. Save it as .csv or .xlsx (the older .xls format is not read).
- In Omega People, go to Employees › Import and choose the file. The columns are recognised automatically from their headings, in English, German or French.
- Do the dry run first: it shows what the import would do before anything is written. Then import. If the result is not what you expected, undo the import and try again.
What comes across to Omega People
- Names and contact details
- Job title, department, site and manager
- Contract type, working hours and start date
- Salary and employee number
- National ID and bank details
- The opening annual-leave balance, so nobody’s remaining days are lost
What stays behind
- Documents and signed files: they are not part of the import
- Absence and attendance history: bring the balance, and keep the history as an export
- Performance reviews and goals from past cycles
- Payroll history and past payslips
Run both for a month
Keep BambooHR until one full month, from the first clock-in to the payroll file, has gone through Omega People. If a column in your file is not recognised, write to us from the contact page: support answers by email, Monday to Friday.
Honestly
When it makes sense to stay with BambooHR
BambooHR is a long-established HR system, and for some companies it is the better fit. Stay if:
- you are a US company that wants payroll and HR from one vendor, with tax filing and benefits administration;
- you depend on ready-made integrations with other business software;
- your people expect native apps on their phones;
- you use 360 feedback or compensation benchmarking.
Omega People makes sense when the per-employee bill is the problem, when you need a time clock and a rota without pricing an add-on, or when you employ people outside the US and want their country’s rules set up from day one. The first month is free and no card is needed, so you can test it with real records.
Questions
What people ask us about this
What is a good BambooHR alternative for small businesses?
Omega People is HR software with employee records, leave, time and attendance, rota, expenses, hiring, performance reviews and document signing. It is priced per company, not per employee: £35 a month for up to 25 employees, £69 for up to 75, £119 for up to 200 and £179 for up to 500, excluding tax. Every module is in every band. It does not run payroll.
How much does BambooHR cost?
According to the price list on the BambooHR website, checked on 5 October 2026: Core US$10, Pro US$17 and Elite US$25 per employee per month, in US dollars. For 25 employees or fewer there is a flat monthly rate: US$250, US$425 and US$650. The questions section of the same page quotes US$10.25 and US$17.50. The Time & Attendance add-on is priced by quote.
Does Omega People run payroll like BambooHR?
No. BambooHR sells payroll as an add-on for US employees. Omega People does not calculate tax or net pay and makes no filings: it prepares the month, with ordinary hours, overtime, absences and approved reimbursements, and exports a file in a generic CSV or in a layout for a named payroll product (in the US: Gusto, ADP Workforce Now, RUN Powered by ADP, Paychex Flex, QuickBooks Payroll, Rippling). Payslips produced elsewhere can be uploaded so each employee finds theirs.
Is there an Omega People mobile app?
The Omega People app for iPhone and Android is being published on the App Store and Google Play right now. Until then, employees use Omega People in the browser on their phone: they clock in and out, request leave, see their rota and open their documents and payslips, with nothing to install. If you need native apps today, BambooHR already has them.
Get started
Try it with your own employee list
Export your people from BambooHR, import them into Omega People and run one month of leave and timesheets. The first month is free, no card needed; if it isn’t for you, the trial simply ends.
- No credit card required
- Nothing is charged unless you add a card