Toku HR vs Deel HR: HR inside a global platform or HR on its own (2026)

Short answer: Deel HR publishes Core at $5, Advanced at $19 and Elite at $29 per employee per month, with payroll, hiring and employer of record priced separately. Toku HR's Starter costs the same $5, and its Growth ($9) and Scale ($13) cost less than Advanced and Elite, though the features differ. Deel fits a company hiring in many countries that wants one global platform. Toku HR fits a company that keeps its own payroll and wants HR on its own.

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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.

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Toku HR vs Deel HR at a glance

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Toku HR vs Deel HR, as of November 2026
ComparedDeel HRToku HR
Who it is forGlobal HR system that holds employees, contractors and employer-of-record workers together, for teams hiring in many countries.Source: Deel HR · Deel HRISHR software for the people a company employs and pays itself. Toku does not employ or pay them, and runs no payroll for them under Toku HR.
Published priceCore $5, Advanced $19 and Elite $29 per employee per month, published. No free HR plan or self-serve trial: plans start from a demo.Source: Deel pricingToku 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. On its own: Starter $125 a month for up to 25 employees, then $5 per employee a month; Growth $225 a month for up to 25 employees, then $9 per employee a month; Scale $325 a month for up to 25 employees, then $13 per employee a month. Yearly billing costs ten months' price, and contractors are free.
PayrollPayroll is a separate paid product: US payroll is $29 per employee per month (self-service) and global payroll is $29 per employee per month, managed by Deel's experts. HR plus US payroll is also sold as a bundle.Source: Deel pricingNot included. You keep your own payroll provider. Toku sells global payroll and employer of record as separate services when you need them.
Core HRWorker profiles, org structure, documents, roles and approvals, and workflows for onboarding and offboarding.Source: Deel HRIS · Deel workflowsEmployee records and directory, documents with e-signature, roles and permissions, an audit trail, and GDPR and I-9 controls.
Time off and holidaysAccrual policies (weekly, every two weeks, monthly or yearly) with pre-built templates for each country's rules.Source: Deel help center: custom time off policiesLeave types with accruals, requests and approvals, and the statutory holidays of each employee's country added for you.
Time trackingTime tracking and automatic overtime, listed among the Core HRIS inclusions.Source: Deel HRISTime tracking and a web clock on Growth and Scale.
Performance and surveysPerformance reviews, goals and OKRs, check-ins and continuous feedback, and engagement surveys on Advanced ($19) and above.Source: Deel pricingGoals and feedback on Growth and Scale. Review cycles, 360 reviews and surveys are not included.
HiringApplicant tracking is an add-on from $10 per employee per month and needs the HR system as its base.Source: Deel pricing · Deel applicant trackingNo applicant tracking system.
Global teamsIts own employer of record in 130+ countries (another tab of its pricing page says 150+) from $599 per employee per month, and contractors from $49 per month.Source: Deel pricingThe statutory holidays of each employee's country on every plan. If you need to hire in a country where you have no entity, Toku provides employer of record in 100+ countries.
Integrations and sign-inClaims 200+ integrations and an open API with webhooks.Source: Deel integrations · Deel open APISlack approvals on Growth and Scale. SSO with Okta and SAML, and API access, on Scale.

The core difference

Deel HR is one product inside a global platform. Its HR page pitches global HR run from one system, and its HR system holds employees, contractors and employer-of-record workers together for teams hiring in many countries. Payroll, applicant tracking, employer of record and contractor management are priced as separate products around it.

Toku HR is only the HR system, for the people your company employs and pays itself. It runs no payroll, and Toku does not employ your people under it. If a single profile that follows a worker from contractor to local employee matters to you, Deel is built for that. If your people are already on your own payroll, Toku HR is built for that.

Published prices side by side

Deel's pricing page lists three HR plans, each per employee per month. Core is $5, Advanced is $19 and Elite is $29. Plans start from a demo, the page describes no free HR plan or self-serve trial, and a quote can differ from the list price.

Toku HR's plans are per employee too, with a 25-employee minimum. Here are the two lists in order.

  • Deel Core: $5 per employee per month. Toku HR Starter: $125 a month for up to 25 employees, then $5 per employee.
  • Deel Advanced: $19 per employee per month. Toku HR Growth: $225 a month for up to 25 employees, then $9 per employee.
  • Deel Elite: $29 per employee per month. Toku HR Scale: $325 a month for up to 25 employees, then $13 per employee.

Reading the prices fairly

Deel Core and Toku HR Starter are the lowest of these published prices, and they are level at $5 per employee per month. Toku HR charges at least $125 a month, which covers up to 25 employees, and Deel's pricing pages state no minimum, so a team under 25 people can pay less on Deel Core. Above 25 employees, Toku HR's Growth and Scale per-employee prices are below Deel's Advanced and Elite, but the tiers do not line up feature for feature, so do not read that as a like-for-like saving.

Deel's HRIS and pricing pages put time tracking in Core, which Toku HR keeps for Growth. Deel's Advanced adds performance reviews, goals, check-ins and engagement surveys, where Growth adds goals and feedback. Deel's Elite adds compensation and headcount planning, where Scale adds SSO, data scopes, API access, and free assisted migration.

The bill around the HR plan differs too. Deel lists US payroll and global payroll at $29 per employee per month each, applicant tracking as an add-on from $10 per employee per month, employer of record from $599 per employee per month, and contractor management from $49 per contractor per month. Toku sells global payroll and employer of record separately as well, and this page does not set those prices side by side.

What each one includes

  • Records and documents. Deel lists worker profiles, an org chart, documents, onboarding and offboarding workflows, roles and approvals, and reporting. Toku HR has employee records and a directory, documents with e-signature, roles and permissions, an audit trail, and reports.
  • Time off. Deel lists accrual policies that run weekly, every two weeks, monthly or yearly, with pre-built templates for each country's rules. Toku HR has leave types with accruals, requests and approvals, and adds the statutory holidays of each employee's country.
  • Time tracking. Deel's HRIS page lists clock-in or timesheets and automatic overtime among the Core inclusions, though the FAQ on its HR page lists Core without it, so confirm it in your quote. Toku HR includes time tracking and a web clock on Growth and Scale.
  • Hiring. Deel's applicant tracking is an add-on that needs its HR system as the base, and one job post reaches 1,000+ connected job boards. Toku HR does not include applicant tracking.
  • Integrations. Deel claims 200+ integrations and an open API with webhooks. Toku HR has Slack approvals on Growth and Scale, with SSO through Okta and SAML and API access on Scale.

Where Deel HR is ahead today

  • Price for very small teams. Core is $5 per employee per month with no stated minimum, so a team under 25 people can pay less than Toku HR's $125 a month for up to 25 employees.
  • Performance. Advanced adds review cycles with 360 feedback, goals, check-ins and engagement surveys. Toku HR does not cover review cycles, 360 reviews or surveys.
  • Hiring. Deel sells an applicant tracking system as an add-on from $10 per employee per month. Toku HR does not include one.
  • Global reach. Deel runs its own employer of record in 130+ countries and manages contractors from $49 per contractor per month, and its payroll is a product you can buy beside the HR plans. Toku provides employer of record in 100+ countries, and Toku HR runs no payroll.
  • Mobile and AI. Deel has a mobile app for iOS and Android, and its HR page markets AI that drafts job descriptions, policies and training courses and answers questions from company data. Toku HR does not have a mobile app or an AI assistant.

Where Toku HR is the better fit

  • Your own payroll. Toku HR is built to sit beside the payroll provider you already use. Deel's pitch is one worker profile that carries HR, payroll, contractors and employer of record, which pays off when you put those on Deel too.
  • Higher plans for less. Above 25 employees Growth and Scale cost $9 and $13 per employee against Deel's Advanced and Elite at $19 and $29, and contractors do not count toward the price. The features differ, so compare the lists.
  • Employees at home, hires abroad. Toku HR covers the employees you pay yourself, and Toku provides employer of record for hires in countries where you have no entity, from the same company and billed separately.
  • Scale's controls. SSO with Okta and SAML, data scopes and confidential records, and API access sit in one plan, with free assisted migration and priority support.

How to choose

Count where your people are and what you need to buy beyond HR, then price both sides on the same list.

  • If most of your people are in countries where you have no entity, and you want one vendor to employ, pay and manage them, price Deel's HR plan, payroll and employer of record together.
  • If your own entities already run payroll, set Deel Core and the matching Toku HR plan side by side at your headcount, and ask Deel for the full bill with any add-ons.
  • List the features you need today. If review cycles, surveys, applicant tracking or a mobile app are on it, Deel lists them and Toku HR does not.
  • Ask each side what is not in the plan price: Deel for payroll, hiring and any minimum, and Toku for the separate services you would need.

Work out your own numbers

  • The PTO accrual calculator shows how much time off an employee has accrued on a given date, whichever HR software you use.

Toku HR vs Deel HR: frequently asked questions

Deel's pricing page lists Core at $5, Advanced at $19 and Elite at $29 per employee per month. Payroll, applicant tracking, employer of record and contractor management are priced separately. Plans start from a demo, and a quote can differ from the list price.
It depends on team size and plan. Deel's Core and Toku HR's Starter are both $5 per employee per month, but Toku HR charges at least $125 a month, so a team under 25 people pays less on Deel Core. Above 25 employees Toku HR's Growth and Scale per-employee prices are below Deel's Advanced and Elite, but the plans hold different features.
No. Deel lists payroll as a separate product: US payroll is $29 per employee per month (self-service) and global payroll is $29 per employee per month, managed by Deel's experts. Toku HR runs no payroll either, and Toku sells global payroll as a separate service.
Not on the pricing page we read. It lists paid HR plans from $5 per employee per month and describes no free HR plan or self-serve trial. It offers a free demo or a call with the team.
Yes, on its HRIS and pricing pages. Both list time tracking among the Core inclusions, though the FAQ on its HR page lists Core without it, so confirm it in your quote. Toku HR includes time tracking and a web clock on Growth and Scale.
Deel does, if you want one platform to employ and pay people abroad. Its HR system holds employees, contractors and employer-of-record workers together, and its pricing page lists employer of record in 130+ countries. Toku HR covers the employees you pay yourself, and Toku provides employer of record in 100+ countries as a separate service.
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. Without another Toku product, Starter $125 a month for up to 25 employees, then $5 per employee a month; Growth $225 a month for up to 25 employees, then $9 per employee a month; Scale $325 a month for up to 25 employees, then $13 per employee a month. Yearly billing costs ten months' price, and contractors are free.

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