Buk vs Sesame HR (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Buk if

• Fits if you run a Chilean company with under 20 employees
• Works for firms that need the Previred file

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you're outside Chile, as the payroll and tax features are local
• Tight if you pass 20 employees, since Starter stops there
• Watch out: the full platform has no price, only a calculator and a quote form
• Watch out: Starter has self-service support only

Pick Sesame HR if

• Fits if you have to keep a record of everyone's working hours
• Works for teams on rotating shifts

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you have fewer than 15 staff, as you pay for 15 anyway or get sent to sales
• Pricey if you need the API or single sign-on, which start on Scale at $7 a head
• Pricey if you want more than the AI assistant's Start level, as Plus is $110 and Pro $225 a company a month on top
• Watch out: no integrations are on record, and there's no desktop app
• Watch out: prices exclude taxes, and Core includes one e-signature per employee a month

Buk

• Buk Starter is limited to 20 employees, self-service support and limited payslip calculation.
• The full platform price is not displayed: the pricing page is a build-your-own-plan calculator and a quote button leads to a contact form.
• The Starter page's Basic and Advanced prices are in the page source but hidden from visitors, so they are not recorded here.
• Payroll and tax features such as Previred and DDJJ 1887 are specific to Chile; the site has separate versions for other countries.

Sesame HR

• Billing is per active employee with a 15-employee minimum; smaller companies are asked to contact sales.
• It has country sites for the US, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Spain, France, the UK, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal.
• The API and single sign-on come only with Scale or a custom plan; prices exclude taxes.
• The AI assistant, Sesame Intelligence, is included at its Start level; Plus ($110) and Pro ($225) cost extra per company a month, and Sesame Studio is $239 a month.

Buk

Payroll

Payslip calculation, accounting reports, hourly, daily and weekly pay, bonuses, the DDJJ 1887 tax filing and Previred files for Chile.

Attendance

Shifts, permissions, vacations and overtime tracking.

Digital signature and documents

Document templates, automatic document generation and signatures backed by the Chilean labor directorate (DT).

Talent modules

Performance management, recruitment, training, surveys and recognition, listed in the product menu.

Benefits and finance

Benefit management and insurance plans, plus expense reports, supplier payments and collections modules.

AI tools

Buk AI, plus Buk Studio and agents for building HR flows and delegating tasks.

Sesame HR

Time tracking and clock-ins

Employees clock in and out from the web or app, with overtime management and remote-work tracking, kept for legal compliance.

Time off and shifts

Holiday and leave requests with approvals, and shift planning for teams on rotas, included from the cheapest plan.

Core HR

Every plan has a 3 GB document manager, org chart and directory, onboarding and offboarding, contract management, team chat and desk booking.

Digital signature

Core includes one signature per employee a month for contracts and documents.

Recruitment, surveys and performance

Higher plans add a recruiting pipeline, internal communication, employee surveys and performance reviews.

Payroll data and Sesame AI

Gathers absences, advances and incentives for payroll and sends payslips to the app; Enterprise tiers add AI, automations and advanced permissions.

Buk

• Buk Starter$0

  Free payroll and records for up to 20 employees, with self-service support only, limited payslip calculation and predefined document templates.

• Buk BasicCustom

  Platform, payroll and digital signature for up to 20 employees, adding custom reports, bulk importers and DT-backed signatures; no price is displayed on the page.

• Buk AdvancedCustom

  The same modules with no limit on employees; no price is displayed on the page.

Sesame HR

• Essential$3.75

  per employee / month, billed annually ($4.25 billed monthly)

  Core plus time tracking, time off and holidays, and shifts. Minimum 15 employees ($56.25 a month).

• Connect$4.25

  per employee / month, billed annually ($5.00 billed monthly)

  Essential plus tasks, recruitment and internal communication. Minimum $63.75 a month.

• Growth$5.25

  per employee / month, billed annually ($5.75 billed monthly)

  Enterprise tiers of Core, time tracking and time off, plus culture and performance modules. Minimum $78.75 a month.

• Scale$7.00

  per employee / month, billed annually ($8.00 billed monthly)

  Growth with Enterprise internal communication and performance, single sign-on and the API. Minimum $105 a month.

• Custom planCustom

  Pick the modules and add-ons you need with an adviser, and pay only for those.

Buk

No public discounts listed.

Sesame HR

• Annual discount

  Lower per-employee price with annual billing

  The page labels annual billing as saving 20%; the gap varies by plan, from $3.75 against $4.25 on Essential to $7.00 against $8.00 on Scale.