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BambooHR VS UKG Pro

As of 30 October 2026, UKG Pro is named by 301 companies and BambooHR by 312; BambooHR skews to companies under 200 people (64% vs 12%), UKG Pro to companies over 1,000 (55% vs 6%).

As of 30 October 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: BambooHR's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, UKG Pro rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

BambooHR: 2–200 employees
64%
UKG Pro: 2–200 employees
12%
BambooHR: 1,000+ employees
6%
UKG Pro: 1,000+ employees
55%
Postings per company, 90 days
1.6 · 2.0
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 1,587
312companies name BambooHR
301companies name UKG Pro
0name both
500 · 602postings in 90 days, BambooHR · UKG Pro
02Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentBambooHRshareUKG ProshareLeans
Self-employed31%21%even
2-10 employees3210%72%BambooHR
11-50 employees6922%31%BambooHR
51-200 employees9831%269%BambooHR
201-500 employees5618%4314%BambooHR
501-1000 employees3411%5318%UKG Pro
1001-5000 employees186%9431%UKG Pro
10,001+ employees21%3411%UKG Pro
5001-10000 employees––3913%outside top 12
By industry
SegmentBambooHRshareUKG ProshareLeans
Technology & software8126%196%BambooHR
Business & finance services6421%5017%BambooHR
Property & construction3411%165%BambooHR
Manufacturing & industry3210%7124%UKG Pro
Public, community & associations279%207%BambooHR
Consumer services & leisure196%217%even
Health care175%3813%UKG Pro
Media & content134%––outside top 12
Utilities & infrastructure83%83%even
Hospitality & travel72%124%even
Commerce & trade62%145%UKG Pro
Automotive21%––outside top 12
Transport, logistics & rental––186%outside top 12
Agriculture & forestry––52%outside top 12
By country
SegmentBambooHRshareUKG ProshareLeans
United States21168%26387%UKG Pro
Canada3511%134%BambooHR
United Kingdom248%103%BambooHR
Australia52%52%even
France52%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates31%––outside top 12
Germany31%21%even
Ireland31%––outside top 12
India31%––outside top 12
Spain21%10%even
Netherlands21%10%even
Saudi Arabia21%––outside top 12
Austria––21%outside top 12
Denmark––10%outside top 12
Italy––10%outside top 12
Norway––10%outside top 12
Romania––10%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentBambooHRshareUKG ProshareLeans
Human resources36858%29541%BambooHR
Finance & accounting528%14220%UKG Pro
Sales244%162%even
Administration & office203%203%even
IT operations & business systems203%537%UKG Pro
Product, program & project management142%162%even
Data & AI91%––outside top 12
Healthcare clinical91%––outside top 12
Hospitality and food service91%253%UKG Pro
Social care and community91%71%even
Software engineering91%112%even
Marketing & communications81%––outside top 12
General management & consulting––122%outside top 12
Logistics warehouse and transport––71%outside top 12
Customer service & success––51%outside top 12
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UKG Pro is named by 301 companies in job postings and BambooHR by 312; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/bamboohr-vs-ukg-pro)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

BambooHR vs UKG Pro: questions

Which is more used, BambooHR or UKG Pro?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, BambooHR (312) over UKG Pro (301). By website-and-DNS footprint, UKG Pro (1,587 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses BambooHR?

64% of BambooHR companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 12% for UKG Pro. 6% of BambooHR companies have over 1,000 employees, against 55% for UKG Pro.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually BambooHR in marketing and UKG Pro in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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