BambooHR is an HR platform priced in USD — $10 to $25 per employee a month, or a flat $250–$650 a month for 25 staff or fewer — with time and attendance as an add-on and payroll for US employees only. TimeTally is purpose-built for UK businesses, with statutory entitlement calculations, bank holidays, and timesheet tracking all included for £3/employee/month.
| Feature | TimeTally | BambooHR |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing per employee/month | £3 | $10–$25 (USD); flat $250–$650/month up to 25 staff |
| UK statutory entitlement | Built-in | Custom time-off policies |
| UK bank holidays | Synced for each UK nation | Not listed |
| Timesheet tracking | Time & Attendance add-on | |
| Payroll | Xero/QuickBooks journal, CSV | Payroll add-on: US employees only |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | Not stated on pricing page |
BambooHR prices checked on bamboohr.com/pricing, 3 October 2026 (USD).
BambooHR is an HR platform popular with mid-market companies, with custom time-off policies you set up yourself and payroll for US employees only. 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
TimeTally comes set up for UK rules: statutory 5.6 weeks, pro-rata for part-timers and starters, and bank holidays for each UK nation.
Auto-calculated based on working pattern, start date, and pro-rata rules
Sick leave, TOIL, compassionate leave, and more — all built in
BambooHR sells time tracking as a Time & Attendance add-on; TimeTally includes 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
£3
per employee/month
$10–$25
per employee/month (USD); flat fee up to 25 staff
Example:For 10 employees, BambooHR is a flat $250–$650/month (25 staff or fewer, USD), before the Time & Attendance add-on. TimeTally for the same 10 employees = £30/month with rota, timesheets and UK leave built in. Prices checked 3 October 2026.
Timesheets, overtime, and holiday data all flow from one system — ensuring consistency and accuracy. Approved hours, overtime included, are posted to Xero or QuickBooks as a wages journal or exported as CSV for any other payroll software, and changes to approved timesheets are logged. 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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