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BambooHR vs MeisterTask

BambooHR logo

BambooHR

All industries

HR software with heart

From
$10/month per employee
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
MeisterTask logo

MeisterTask

Project Management

The most intuitive project and task management tool

From
On request
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; MeisterTask the free plan is limited to 3 projects, 5 notes and 20 AI credits
  • They diverge on capability: BambooHR covers Employee database, MeisterTask covers Kanban boards.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BambooHR and MeisterTask actually diverge.

Attributes where BambooHR and MeisterTask differ
AttributeBambooHRMeisterTask
Starting price$10/month per employeeOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryAll industriesProject Management
Founded20082015

Identical on both: 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 MeisterTask

  • Kanban boards
  • Automations
  • Time tracking
  • Checklists
  • Attachments
  • GitHub
  • Zendesk
  • MindMeister

Both cover

  • Slack
  • 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 MeisterTask
  • Time off tracking and approvalsnot MeisterTask
  • Applicant tracking and onboardingnot MeisterTask
  • Performance reviews and 1:1s on the Pro tiernot MeisterTask
  • Compensation planning and benchmarking on Elitenot MeisterTask

MeisterTask

  • Kanban task and project management for small teamsnot BambooHR
  • Tracking work across projects with automations and time trackingnot 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

MeisterTask

  • The free plan is limited to 3 projects, 5 notes and 20 AI credits
  • Recurring tasks and automations are excluded from the free plan entirely
  • Timeline views, subtasks, custom fields and custom reports require the Business plan at $24 per user per month
  • Subtasks being a Business feature means task breakdown is unavailable on the $12.50 Pro plan
  • SSO, workload planning and portfolios are Enterprise only with no published price

Pricing, plan by plan

BambooHR

$10/month per employee

No published plan breakdown. See the BambooHR review.

MeisterTask

On request
  • BasicFree
    • 3 projects
    • Basic features
  • Pro$8.25/month
    • Unlimited projects
    • Automations
    • Integrations

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 MeisterTask if

  • You need kanban boards.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want automations.
MeisterTask review

Questions people ask

Is BambooHR or MeisterTask better?
Neither clearly leads. BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and MeisterTask at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BambooHR or MeisterTask?
BambooHR starts at $10/month per employee and MeisterTask at On request.
Does BambooHR or MeisterTask run on more platforms?
BambooHR runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. MeisterTask 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 MeisterTask is typically brought in for.
What can BambooHR do that MeisterTask cannot?
BambooHR covers Employee database, Time-off management, Benefits tracking, Performance reviews. MeisterTask covers Kanban boards, Automations, Time tracking, Checklists. Both handle Slack, GDPR.
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