Payroll & HR Software · reliability comparison
BambooHR vs Patriot Payroll: which is more reliable? (2026)
Patriot Payroll is more reliable than BambooHR, scoring 91.8 vs 86.9 out of 100. Over the last 90 days BambooHR reported 3 incidents and Patriot Payroll reported 2, with effective uptime of 100% and 99.93% respectively.
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | BambooHR | Patriot Payroll |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 86.9 | 91.8 |
| Rank (payroll & HR platforms) | #6 | #3 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 99.93% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 3 | 2 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 1h 30m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where BambooHR and Patriot Payroll differ
- BambooHR reported 50% more incidents than Patriot Payroll over the last 90 days (3 vs 2).
- Patriot Payroll had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for BambooHR.
90-day uptime
BambooHR
Patriot 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 Patriot Payroll incidents
- Partial outageOct 8, 2026 · resolved in 1h 20m
Employees Unable to Open Time Cards on the Web
Affected: MyPatriot Worker Portal (Web), Time/Attendance Product
- Partial outageAug 18, 2026 · resolved in 1h 40m
Affected: Payroll Product
Other payroll & HR platforms to consider
- Personio · #1 · 99.93% uptime
- QuickBooks Payroll · #2 · 99.94% uptime
- Justworks · #4 · 99.95% uptime
- Remote · #5 · 100% uptime