Toku HR vs BambooHR: pricing, features and who each fits (2026)

The core difference

BambooHR is a mature, broad people platform. Its pricing page lists three plans, then add-ons for payroll, benefits administration, time and attendance and global employment, and the platform page says it is built for growing companies of roughly 50 to 500 employees. It carries applicant tracking, performance reviews, compensation planning and payroll inside one product family.

Toku HR is newer and narrower. It is HR software for the people your company employs and pays itself: records, documents, time off with every country's statutory holidays, expenses and reports, priced at about half of BambooHR. It does not run payroll, and Toku does not employ your people under it. The trade is simple: less than BambooHR does today, for less money, from a company that also provides employer of record and global payroll when you need to hire abroad.

Price: about half of BambooHR's starting prices

BambooHR publishes its prices. Above 25 employees Core is $10.25, Pro is $17.50 and Elite is $25 per employee per month. Up to 25 employees the plans are flat: $250, $425 and $650 a month. Toku HR's three plans cost about half as much on every line: Starter, Growth and Scale cost $125, $225 and $325 a month up to 25 employees, then $5, $9 and $13 per employee per month. Toku HR is included at no charge for companies that use Employer of Record (EOR), PEO or Agent of Record (AOR), and costs $49 a month flat, however many people you have, for companies that use contractor management or stablecoin payroll.

Two things keep this honest. BambooHR says volume discounts apply automatically as headcount grows, that registered nonprofits get an additional 15% off, and that a bundle of payroll and benefits administration is 15% cheaper, so a BambooHR quote can come in below its starting price. And BambooHR's add-ons have no published price, so a comparison that includes payroll or time tracking needs a quote from each side.

Here is what the starting prices look like at a few company sizes, matching Core with Starter, Pro with Growth and Elite with Scale:

• 25 employees: BambooHR Core $250 a month, Toku HR Starter $125 a month.
• 50 employees: BambooHR Core $512.50 a month, Toku HR Starter $250 a month.
• 50 employees: BambooHR Pro $875 a month, Toku HR Growth $450 a month.
• 100 employees: BambooHR Pro $1,750 a month, Toku HR Growth $900 a month.
• 100 employees: BambooHR Elite $2,500 a month, Toku HR Scale $1,300 a month.

What each one includes

On the everyday basics the two overlap. Both keep employee records, store documents with e-signature, manage time off with accruals and approvals, and give you reports. BambooHR also publishes its features plan by plan, so you can see exactly what Core, Pro and Elite include.

Time off differs in how holidays are handled. Toku HR adds the statutory holidays of each employee's country for you, which suits a team spread over several countries. BambooHR supports local holiday schedules and region-based time off rules through location settings.

Time tracking is priced differently. BambooHR sells time tracking, scheduling and overtime as a paid Time and Attendance add-on with no published price. Toku HR includes time tracking and a web clock on Growth and Scale.

Where BambooHR is ahead today

• Hiring. BambooHR has an applicant tracking system built in, with 5, 25 and 50 open jobs on Core, Pro and Elite. Toku HR has none.
• Performance. BambooHR Pro adds custom review cycles, 360 feedback, 1:1s and goal tracking, and every plan includes an employee satisfaction survey. Toku HR offers goals and feedback on Growth and Scale and has no review cycles or surveys.
• Payroll. BambooHR sells its own payroll for US employees. Toku HR runs no payroll, so you keep the payroll provider you have.
• Compensation and dashboards. Elite adds compensation planning, custom dashboards and HR benchmarks. Toku HR does not have them.
• Reach. BambooHR lists 150+ integrations and a mobile app. Toku HR has no mobile app and a shorter integration list.

Where Toku HR is the better fit

If you already use BambooHR as your HR system and only need to pay a team in other countries or in stablecoins, you do not have to switch: Toku connects to BambooHR and leaves it as your system of record.

• Cost. Three plans priced at about half of BambooHR's on every line, with contractors free and yearly billing at ten months' price.
• Time tracking in the plan. Growth includes it, where BambooHR adds a separate quoted add-on.
• A team in many countries. Statutory holidays for each employee's country come with every plan, and Toku can employ people abroad as employer of record in 100+ countries when you have no entity there.
• Keeping your own payroll. Toku HR does not touch payroll, so it replaces the HR layer without forcing a payroll decision.

Switching from BambooHR

Plan the move around three things: the people and their records, the time off balances and policies, and the documents. Export each from BambooHR first, and keep BambooHR running in parallel for one pay period so you can check balances before you close it.

Toku HR's Scale plan includes free assisted migration. On the other plans, ask Toku what the move involves. Check your BambooHR contract term first: BambooHR says it offers month-to-month terms as well as longer ones.