BambooHR vs Bench vs Manager vs Xero

BambooHR+

Starting price

$5.25/month

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Bench+

Starting price

$189/month

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Manager+

Starting price

—

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Xero+

Starting price

$25/month

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Attribute	BambooHR	Bench	Manager	Xero
Category	HR & Recruiting	Finance & Accounting	Finance & Accounting	Finance & Accounting
Pricing	Paid	Paid	Free tier	Paid
Starting price	✓ $5.25/month	$189/month	—	$25/month
Free tier	Unknown	No	✓ Yes	No
Free trial	✓ Yes (7d)	No	Unknown	✓ Yes
Deployment	—	—	—	Cloud
API available	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Platforms	—	—	—	—
Certifications	✓ 2	—	—	1
Integrations	—	—	—	—
Company	Founded 2008	—	—	Founded 2006
Feature attributes
Sso Saml	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Rbac	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Mobile App	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Webhooks	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Data Export	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Applicant Tracking	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Payroll	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes
Onboarding Workflows	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Performance Management	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Time Off Tracking	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Invoicing	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes
Expense Tracking	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes
Bank Reconciliation	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes
Multi Currency	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	✓ Yes

Unknown values show as “Unknown”/“—”. Nothing is inferred — see each tool page for sources.