Head to head · 4 tools

BambooHR vs Freshdesk vs Kayako vs ServiceNow

Starting price

$5.25/month

Starting price

$19/month

Starting price

$30/month

Starting price

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Attribute	BambooHR	Freshdesk	Kayako	ServiceNow
Category	HR & Recruiting	Customer Support & Success	Customer Support & Success	AI & Automation
Pricing	Paid	Paid	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$5.25/month	$19/month	$30/month	—
Free tier	Unknown	No	No	No
Free trial	Yes (7d)	Yes	Yes	No
Deployment	—	—	—	—
API available	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Platforms	—	ios, android	—	—
Certifications	2	—	—	—
Integrations	—	4	—	—
Company	Founded 2008	Founded 2010	—	Founded 2004
Feature attributes
Sso Saml	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Rbac	— Unknown	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown
Mobile App	— Unknown	Ios And Android	— Unknown	— Unknown
Webhooks	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Data Export	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Applicant Tracking	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Payroll	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Onboarding Workflows	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Performance Management	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Time Off Tracking	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Ticketing	— Unknown	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown
Live Chat	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Knowledge Base	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Ai Chatbot	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown	— Unknown
Omnichannel	— Unknown	✓ Yes	— Unknown	— Unknown

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