The 6 Best Workable Alternatives in 2026

BambooHR is the employee record system rather than the payroll rail: hiring, onboarding, time off, performance and reporting in one place, with payroll and benefits available as add-ons. Pricing is published per employee, which is unusual in this category.

• Publishes its per-employee price, which most HRIS vendors refuse to
• Onboarding and time off are genuinely pleasant to use
• Volume discounts apply automatically without negotiation

Remote hires people in countries where you have no legal entity, acting as employer of record, and also runs payroll where you do have one. Contractor management is the cheap entry product; EOR is the expensive one that removes the need for a local entity.

• Publishes flat prices where most EOR vendors quote
• No minimum headcount and no setup fee
• Contractor and employee hiring sit in one system

Lattice is the performance layer on top of whatever HRIS you already run: review cycles, one-to-ones, goals and OKRs, engagement surveys and compensation planning, each priced as its own module.

• Modules are priced separately, so you buy only the cycle you run
• Review tooling is the strongest part of the category
• Publishes per-seat prices

Global contractor and employer-of-record payroll.

• Hires in 150+ countries
• Handles compliance paperwork
• Fast contractor onboarding

Payroll, benefits and HR for US small businesses.

• Payroll that just works
• Handles tax filings
• Pleasant onboarding

HR, IT and finance in one system of record.

• Device and app provisioning included
• One record across HR and IT
• Very extensible