Software & SaaS · US
How hard is it to cancel BambooHR?
BambooHR scores 60/100 (grade C) for how clearly it documents cancellation in the US, a partially documented cancellation policy with notable gaps. Cancellation is available via online (self-serve), in_account, written_notice.
The terms split sharply by plan type, and which one a customer is on decides whether they can leave at all. Month-to-month: 'You may terminate your subscription at any time. The effective date of any such termination will be the last day of the subscription month in which you canceled your subscription.' Extended Term: 'your subscription is non-cancelable until the end of the Term ... and all fees paid hereunder are non-refundable', with a penalty for trying - 'If you attempt to terminate this Agreement without cause or you deactivate the Service, you will owe any unpaid fees for the remainder of the term' - and non-renewal requiring 'a minimum of sixty (60) days notice before the expiration of your existing Term'. A refund exists only where BambooHR itself fails to deliver and does not cure within 30 days of written notice, in which case prepaid fees for the unused portion are returned. No dedicated cancellation page or click path is published.
How to cancel BambooHR
- Channels: online (self-serve), in_account, written_notice
- Official cancellation page: https://www.bamboohr.com/legal/terms-of-service
- Pause/freeze: not offered. No pause or freeze option is documented on the cited terms page.
- Account/data deletion: Account deletion is not documented on the cited terms page.
Evidence
- BambooHR Terms of Service (accessed 2026-07-20)
- Last reviewed 2026-07-20 · scope: documented public policy.
Scope & fairness
This is the Documented-Policy tier: it measures how clearly the cancellation policy is published (cited, dated facts), not the behavioural experience of cancelling (Verified-Flow audit pending). Every company is scored on the same five dimensions with the same published weights, scores cannot be bought or removed. It is opinion grounded in disclosed facts, and not legal advice.
Is this wrong? Companies can request a correction ->
Cite this. Cancel Atlas (2026). “BambooHR, Cancellation Friction Index (US).” CES-1.1. https://www.cancelatlas.com/c/bamboohr (CC BY-SA 4.0).
See BambooHR in the full index -> · How we score · Open data