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BambooHR vs Fyle

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BambooHR

All industries

HR software with heart

From
$10/month per employee
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Fyle

Accounting & Finance

Real-time expense management that works with your cards

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: BambooHR organisations of 25 or fewer employees pay a flat rate starting at $250 a month, so a very small team pays far more per head than the listed per-employee price; Fyle billed per active user, defined as anyone who creates an expense or has a connected card with transactions in the month, so headcount does not predict the bill
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, Fyle covers Real-time card tracking.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and Fyle actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and Fyle differ
AttributeBambooHRFyle
Starting price$10/month per employee$29/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryAll industriesAccounting & Finance
Founded20082016

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in BambooHR

  • Employee database
  • Time-off management
  • Benefits tracking
  • Performance reviews
  • Onboarding
  • Reporting & analytics
  • Mobile access
  • Document management

Only in Fyle

  • Real-time card tracking
  • Automatic receipt matching
  • Expense policies
  • Approval workflows
  • Mileage tracking
  • Xero
  • Sage Intacct
  • NetSuite

Both cover

  • Slack
  • QuickBooks
  • GDPR

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

BambooHR

  • HR system of record with employee data and documentsnot Fyle
  • Time off tracking and approvalsnot Fyle
  • Applicant tracking and onboardingnot Fyle
  • Performance reviews and 1:1s on the Pro tiernot Fyle
  • Compensation planning and benchmarking on Elitenot Fyle

Fyle

  • Expense reporting and corporate card reconciliationnot BambooHR
  • Enforcing spend policy and approvals before reimbursementnot BambooHR

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

BambooHR

  • Organisations of 25 or fewer employees pay a flat rate starting at $250 a month, so a very small team pays far more per head than the listed per-employee price
  • Per-employee pricing starts at 26 employees, from $10 on Core
  • Performance management, 360 reviews and recognition all require Pro at $17 per employee per month
  • Compensation management, salary benchmarking and advanced analytics are Elite only at $25 per employee per month
  • Compliance training is rationed by tier, at 1 course on Core against 300 on Elite

Fyle

  • Billed per active user, defined as anyone who creates an expense or has a connected card with transactions in the month, so headcount does not predict the bill
  • The Growth plan carries a 5 user minimum and the Business plan a 10 user minimum, so the entry cost is set by the floor rather than the team
  • API access and the Sage Intacct and NetSuite integrations require a paid tier
  • ACH reimbursements and project expense tracking sit above the entry plan
  • Both published plans are billed annually
  • Enterprise pricing is custom and aimed at organisations with 250 or more employees

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

Fyle

$29/month
  • Standard$8/month
    • Real-time card feeds
    • Receipt matching
    • Basic approvals
  • Business$12/month
    • Advanced policies
    • Custom workflows
    • Analytics
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Unlimited users
    • API access
    • Priority support

Which should you pick?

Choose BambooHR if

  • You need employee database.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want time-off management.
BambooHR review

Choose Fyle if

  • You need real-time card tracking.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want automatic receipt matching.
Fyle review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or Fyle better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Fyle at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or Fyle?
BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and Fyle at $29/month.
Does BambooHR or Fyle run on more platforms?
BambooHR runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Fyle runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is BambooHR best used for?
BambooHR is most often used for hr system of record with employee data and documents, time off tracking and approvals, applicant tracking and onboarding, performance reviews and 1:1s on the pro tier. Of those, hr system of record with employee data and documents and time off tracking and approvals are not what Fyle is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that Fyle cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews. Fyle covers Real-time card tracking, Automatic receipt matching, Expense policies, Approval workflows. Both handle Slack, QuickBooks, GDPR.
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