Payroll & HR Software · reliability comparison
BambooHR vs Square Payroll: which is more reliable? (2026)
BambooHR is more reliable than Square Payroll, scoring 86.9 vs 53.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days BambooHR reported 3 incidents and Square Payroll reported 12, with effective uptime of 100% and 98.93% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | BambooHR | Square Payroll |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 86.9 | 53.3 |
| Rank (payroll & HR platforms) | #6 | #9 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 98.93% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 3 | 12 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 12h 49m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where BambooHR and Square Payroll differ
- Square Payroll reported 4× as many incidents as BambooHR over the last 90 days (12 vs 3).
- BambooHR had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Square Payroll.
90-day uptime
BambooHR
Square Payroll
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent BambooHR incidents
- Major outageOct 21, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- MaintenanceOct 8, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceOct 5, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceSep 8, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- MaintenanceAug 8, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Recent Square Payroll incidents
- Degraded performanceSep 27, 2026 · resolved in 4h 25m
- Degraded performanceSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 12m
- Degraded performanceSep 21, 2026 · resolved in 2d 4h
- Degraded performanceSep 18, 2026 · resolved in 3h 54m
- Degraded performanceSep 18, 2026 · resolved in 15h 7m
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 34m
Other payroll & HR platforms to consider
- QuickBooks Payroll · #1 · 99.94% uptime
- Patriot Payroll · #2 · 99.93% uptime
- Justworks · #3 · 99.95% uptime
- Personio · #4 · 99.89% uptime