BambooHR is built US-first — its native payroll covers US employees only, and it's designed primarily for the US market. HeimdallHR is built for UK employment law and hosted in the EU, with transparent pricing in pounds.
BambooHR is a capable platform with a large integration marketplace. The catch for UK teams: its native payroll is US-only and pricing is in US dollars — so you’ll often need a separate UK payroll provider, and should confirm the right data-residency option for UK data. HeimdallHR is designed around UK employment law, hosted in the EU, and priced transparently per employee in pounds.
The things UK teams ask about most.
| HeimdallHR | BambooHR | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Per employee, à la carte (GBP) | Tiered per employee (USD) |
| Entry price (from) | £2.30 /emp/mo | $10 /emp/mo |
| Built for UK employment law | | |
| UK-based data residency | | EU (Ireland) option |
| Transparent public pricing | | Payroll & add-ons via sales quote |
| Native iOS & Android app | | |
| Large third-party integration marketplace | Growing (API & webhooks) | |
Statutory leave, working-time rules, Bradford Factor, right-to-work and DBS checks are designed in — not bolted on for another market.
Your employee data is hosted in the EU, with a built-in GDPR toolkit for subject access requests, retention and anonymisation.
A clear per-employee price you can see up front — no dollar conversions, and no quote-only payroll line items.
Start with Core and add only the modules you need, rather than stepping up through bundled tiers.
Sources: bamboohr.com/pricing, Capterra UK. Reviewed July 2026.
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