BambooHR is a US-headquartered HRIS with quote-based pricing (estimated $10-22/employee/month USD) — but it's not built for UK compliance. TimeTally is purpose-built for UK businesses, with statutory entitlement calculations, bank holidays, and timesheet tracking all included for £2/employee/month.
| Feature | TimeTally | BambooHR |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing per employee/month | £2 | Quote-based (~$10-22 USD) |
| UK statutory entitlement | Built-in | Manual configuration |
| UK bank holidays | Automatic | Manual setup |
| Timesheet tracking | Basic | |
| Payroll export (UK) | Xero, QuickBooks, CSV | Limited UK support |
| Free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Contract | Month-to-month | Typically annual |
BambooHR is a US-headquartered HRIS popular with mid-market companies — but it requires manual configuration for UK statutory entitlements, bank holidays, and Working Time Regulations. TimeTally is purpose-built for UK compliance from the ground up: statutory entitlement, pro-rata calculations, bank holidays, and UK payroll exports all work out of the box. See our comparison matrix for a full side-by-side view.
Hours tracking
Employee timesheets
Holiday tracking
UK entitlements built-in
Approval workflow
Managers review & approve
Payroll export
Xero, QuickBooks, CSV
Unlike BambooHR where you need to manually configure UK statutory entitlements and bank holidays, TimeTally handles all of this automatically — so you're compliant from the start.
Auto-calculated based on working pattern, start date, and pro-rata rules
Sick leave, TOIL, compassionate leave, and more — all built in
BambooHR offers basic time tracking, but TimeTally provides full timesheet approval workflows, overtime tracking, multi-project tracking, and payroll-ready exports designed specifically for UK businesses. Industries like care homes, hospitality, and cleaning services particularly benefit from having both in one place.
Employees log start/end times or total hours per day
Managers approve or reject with one tap
£2
per employee/month
~$10-22
per employee/month (USD, quote-based)
Example: For 10 employees, BambooHR could cost £80-175+/month (converted from USD) with an annual contract — and you still need to manually configure UK entitlements. TimeTally for the same 10 employees = £20/month with UK compliance built in from the start.
Timesheets, overtime, and holiday data all flow from one system — ensuring consistency and accuracy. One click sends approved hours to your payroll software, with the audit trail HMRC requires for RTI (Real Time Information) submissions. Explore how it works or use our ROI calculator to see the savings.
Need a full US-centric HRIS → BambooHR
Need UK-built timesheets and holidays → TimeTally
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