Free BambooHR alternative for recruiting
Stop paying per employee just to track applicants.
BambooHR's ATS is bundled with an HRIS that charges per employee per month. If you just need to track hiring, you're paying for a lot more than you need. KiteHR is a focused, free ATS — unlimited jobs, candidates, and users — with no per-employee fees.
How much could you save?
Adjust your team size and open roles to see a real cost comparison between KiteHR and BambooHR.
Hiring team members
Recruiters, HR, hiring managers
Active job openings
Roles you're hiring for right now
Total employees
Used for per-employee pricing models
KiteHR
Free forever — unlimited jobs, users & candidates
With AI features (Pro)
$49/mo per workspace
BambooHR
Estimated · Per-employee pricing
Based on BambooHR Core plan at ~$10/employee/month.
You save $451/mo with KiteHR Pro
$5,412 per year · $27,060 over 5 years
Why teams choose KiteHR
No per-employee pricing
BambooHR charges ~$10/employee/month. A 50-person company pays $500/mo+ for the full platform. KiteHR's ATS is free regardless of headcount.
ATS-only, no HRIS required
BambooHR bundles recruiting into a broader HRIS. If you only need hiring tools — job postings, pipelines, candidate tracking — KiteHR is purpose-built for that.
Modern AI hiring tools
BambooHR's recruiting features are basic compared to dedicated ATS products. KiteHR Pro adds AI resume parsing, candidate scoring, and interview question generation for $49/mo.
Unlimited team access
Add every hiring manager without worrying about cost. KiteHR's unlimited-user model means no one gets locked out of the hiring process.
What's included — free, forever
Pro — $49/mo per workspace
Unlock AI resume parsing, candidate scoring, job description generation, skills gap analysis, and more. One flat price for your whole team.
Frequently asked questions
Does KiteHR replace BambooHR entirely?
KiteHR is a dedicated ATS — it replaces the recruiting and hiring workflow of BambooHR. If you also need payroll, time tracking, or HR document management, you'd keep a separate HRIS for those functions.
What's included in KiteHR's free plan?
Unlimited job postings, candidate tracking, kanban pipeline with custom stages, email templates, resume storage, and unlimited team members — all free, forever.
How does per-employee pricing hurt fast-growing teams?
With per-employee pricing, every new hire you make increases your ATS bill. A team growing from 30 to 60 employees doubles their software cost. KiteHR's pricing never changes based on headcount.
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