BambooHR vs Crelate

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

BambooHR is the stronger AI pick in Recruiting: it has a visibility score of 6.1 versus 2.6 for Crelate, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose BambooHR if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (6.1 vs 2.6)
You want a lower entry price ($10 vs $85)
You need more native integrations (150+ vs 80+)
AI answers describe it more positively (6% vs 0% positive)

Choose Crelate if…

You need ISO/IEC 27001:2022 or SOC 2 Type II or GDPR or CCPA coverage

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	BambooHR	Crelate
Visibility score	6.1%	2.6%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Recruiting	#15	#31
Share of voice	2%	0.5%
Mentions this run	10	3
Positive in AI answers	6%	0%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

BambooHR 0pp · Crelate 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

BambooHR leads on 1 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

3.5%

4.1%

AI Mode

11.7%

Perplexity

3.1%

3.7%

BambooHRCrelate

Head to head in AI answers

1 engine answers name both brands

1BambooHR ranked higher

0Crelate ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	BambooHR	Crelate
Official website of the top recruiting platform vendors	ChatGPT	#13	#27

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	BambooHR	Crelate
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	$10 per seat / mo	$85 per seat / mo
Free plan	No	No
Deployment	Cloud-based	Cloud-hosted multi-tenant SaaS running on Microsoft Azure
Integrations	150+	80+
Compliance	SOC 1, SOC 2 Type 2	ISO/IEC 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, CCPA
Support	In-house support team, Email support@bamboohr.com, Dedicated payroll project manager during setup	Self-service help center and Crelate Academy, Daily training webinars, Live-chat support, Call-back phone support
Founded	2008	2012
Headquarters	Draper, Utah, United States	Eagle, Idaho, United States
Employees	1,001–5,000	51–200
Funding	Undisclosed series (led by Riverwood Capital)	Series B (strategic investment from Five Elms Capital) · $12M raised
Best for	Small and medium-sized businesses that want HR, payroll, and benefits in one platform	Executive search, direct placement and in-house talent teams that want one platform for ATS, recruiting CRM and sourcing.