Where BambooHR is strong
BambooHR is an HR information system first: employee records, onboarding, time off and performance, with an applicant tracking module included in every plan. For companies of 25 or fewer it costs a flat $250, $425 or $650 a month by plan, and it works with more than 150 integration partners. In October 2026 it released a Claude connector in open beta.
Where Evander works differently
BambooHR caps open jobs at 5, 25 or 50 depending on the plan and lists no AI applicant screening on its pricing page. Evander has unlimited jobs on every plan and screens every applicant against your brief.
- One sentence to a live job. Describe the role and Evander writes the post, sets up stages and scorecards and publishes it to your careers page.
- Every applicant screened, with evidence. You write a brief with must-haves and bonuses; each application is checked against it and every check links to the resume. A person makes every decision.
- Automations in plain English. "When someone moves to onsite, send a booking link and remind interviewers after 24 hours" becomes a workflow anyone can read and edit.
- Your assistant can do everything you can. Every action is an MCP tool for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor; sensitive actions wait for your approval.
Where BambooHR is ahead
BambooHR covers the whole employee lifecycle. Evander stops at the signed offer. Evander launched in 2026 and is invite-only, so it has a shorter track record.
Pricing
BambooHR: An HR system with hiring built in. For 25 or fewer employees: Core $250, Pro $425, Elite $650 a month flat; above that $10–25 per employee a month. Job openings are capped at 5, 25 and 50 by plan.
Evander: Free plan. Startup $79–299/month billed yearly ($99–379 monthly) for up to 100 people; Growth from $449/month for 101–500. Priced by company size; unlimited jobs and teammates. See Evander pricing and ATS pricing compared.
The verdict
Choose BambooHR if you want employee records, time off, onboarding and basic hiring in one system. Choose Evander if hiring is the problem you need solved, and you want AI to screen every applicant and run the follow-ups.
Questions
How much does BambooHR cost?
An HR system with hiring built in. For 25 or fewer employees: Core $250, Pro $425, Elite $650 a month flat; above that $10–25 per employee a month. Job openings are capped at 5, 25 and 50 by plan.
Does BambooHR have a free plan?
No. Evander has a free plan with unlimited jobs and teammates and 50 AI resume scorings a month.
Does BambooHR have an MCP server for Claude and ChatGPT?
Yes, a Claude connector in open beta since October 2026. Evander: Yes. Every action in the app is a tool; sensitive actions wait for a person's approval.