# BambooHR vs. Paylocity

> BambooHR and Paylocity increasingly sell many of the same capabilities, including HR records, payroll, benefits, talent tools, reporting, and employee self-service. Their histories still shape the buying decision: privately held BambooHR began as a people-data system and added integrated U.S. payroll later, while Nasdaq-listed Paylocity grew from payroll into a broad HCM, finance, and IT platform. This comparison gives buyers a practical framework based on operational risk, workforce complexity, pricing visibility, implementation, and the system that should become the company’s source of truth.

## Achievements

- BambooHR says it serves more than 30,000 companies across 190 countries and supports more than three million employee records.
- Paylocity reported 41,650 clients and $1.6 billion in total revenue for fiscal 2025.
- Paylocity has traded on Nasdaq under PCTY since March 2014.
- BambooHR expanded from core HR records into payroll, benefits administration, time and attendance, talent management, and managed payroll.
- Paylocity expanded from payroll and HCM into employee experience, spend management, and IT-related workflows.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Paylocity announced Ignite AI and the acquisition of AI-native leave-management company Aidora.
- **2026-05** — BambooHR announced an integrated on-demand pay offering powered by Clair.
- **2026-03** — BambooHR launched services offerings that include managed payroll execution.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bamboohr.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bamboohr
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bamboohr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bamboohr/

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Last updated: 2026-08-15