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HR software cost calculator: BambooHR vs Toku HR

Toku HR’s list prices are about half of BambooHR’s published starting prices on every plan (47–51% under), and yearly billing at 10 months’ price takes the gap further. Enter your headcount, a BambooHR plan and how you would pay Toku HR to see both prices a month and a year, and how far Toku HR is below BambooHR’s starting price.

BambooHR figures are its published starting prices, checked 12 November 2026, before add-ons and any discount.

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. The calculator shows Toku HR on its own.

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BambooHR plan

Compared with the Toku HR plan beneath it.

Toku HR billing

BambooHR is always twelve months of its starting price.

Your comparison

Toku HR is below BambooHR’s starting price by

$4,080 a year (48.6% less)

For 40 employees, BambooHR Pro starts at $700 a month ($8,400 a year). Toku HR Growth on monthly billing costs $360 a month ($4,320 a year). That is $4,080 a year below BambooHR's starting price, 48.6% less.

BambooHR Pro starting price
$700 a month
$8,400 a year (12 months)
Toku HR Growth, monthly billing
$360 a month
$4,320 a year (12 months)
Below BambooHR’s starting price
$4,080 a year
$340 a month, 48.6%
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All three plan pairs for 40 employees

All three plan pairs for 40 employees, Toku HR on monthly billing
Plan pairBambooHR a monthToku HR a monthBambooHR a yearToku HR a yearBelow BambooHR a year
BambooHR Core and Toku HR Starter$410$200$4,920$2,400$2,520 (51.2%)
BambooHR Pro and Toku HR Growth (selected plan)$700$360$8,400$4,320$4,080 (48.6%)
BambooHR Elite and Toku HR Scale$1,000$520$12,000$6,240$5,760 (48%)

Read these before you rely on the numbers

  • BambooHR figures are its published starting prices from https://www.bamboohr.com/pricing/, checked 12 November 2026.
  • BambooHR’s yearly figure is twelve times its monthly starting price. BambooHR’s own annual terms and discounts may differ.
  • Up to 25 employees BambooHR charges a flat monthly price and Toku HR charges for 25 employees at its per-employee price. Above 25 both charge a per-employee price on every employee.
  • BambooHR starting prices exclude add-ons (payroll, time tracking, benefits) and any discount, and BambooHR says volume discounts apply automatically as headcount grows, so a real quote can be lower or higher.
  • Toku HR on yearly billing costs 10 months’ price for the year. Its a-month figure is that yearly price divided by 12, to the nearest cent.

How it is calculated

  1. The monthly price. BambooHR charges a flat monthly price for up to 25 employees and a per-employee price on every employee above that. Toku HR charges its per-employee price on every employee, with a minimum of 25 employees.
  2. BambooHR for a year. Twelve times its monthly starting price. BambooHR’s own annual terms and discounts may differ.
  3. Toku HR for a year. On monthly billing, twelve times the monthly price. On yearly billing, 10 months’ price: the monthly price times 10. The a-month figure on yearly billing is that price divided by 12, to the nearest cent.
  4. The difference. BambooHR’s year minus Toku HR’s year, in dollars, and as a percentage of BambooHR’s year. All arithmetic is in whole cents.

Prices used

  • Starter against BambooHR Core. BambooHR starting price: $250 a month up to 25 employees, then $10.25 per employee a month. Toku HR price: $5 per employee a month, 25-employee minimum ($125 a month).
  • Growth against BambooHR Pro. BambooHR starting price: $425 a month up to 25 employees, then $17.50 per employee a month. Toku HR price: $9 per employee a month, 25-employee minimum ($225 a month).
  • Scale against BambooHR Elite. BambooHR starting price: $650 a month up to 25 employees, then $25 per employee a month. Toku HR price: $13 per employee a month, 25-employee minimum ($325 a month).

Worked example

40 employees, BambooHR Pro against Toku HR Growth. BambooHR: 40 × $17.50 = $700 a month, × 12 = $8,400 a year. Toku HR on monthly billing: 40 × $9 = $360 a month, × 12 = $4,320 a year. The difference is $4,080 a year. On yearly billing Toku HR costs $360 × 10 = $3,600 a year, and the difference is $4,800.

What it leaves out

This compares starting prices only. BambooHR starting prices exclude add-ons (payroll, time tracking, benefits) and any discount, and BambooHR says volume discounts apply automatically as headcount grows, so a real quote can be lower or higher. Ask each vendor for a written quote for your headcount. BambooHR prices are from https://www.bamboohr.com/pricing/, checked 12 November 2026.

Frequently asked questions

It depends on your headcount and plan. For 40 employees, BambooHR Pro starts at $700 a month ($8,400 a year). The matching Toku HR plan, Growth, costs $360 a month ($4,320 a year) on monthly billing, or $3,600 a year on yearly billing. Enter your own numbers in the calculator above.
You pay the plan’s per-employee price for every employee, with a minimum of 25 employees, so a team of 25 or fewer pays the minimum. Yearly billing costs 10 months’ price for the year. Contractors are free and do not count toward the price.
No. It is twelve times BambooHR’s monthly starting price. BambooHR’s own annual terms and discounts may differ, so ask BambooHR for a quote for your headcount.
Add-ons such as payroll, time tracking and benefits, and any discount. A real BambooHR quote can be lower or higher than the starting price. The starting prices come from https://www.bamboohr.com/pricing/, checked 12 November 2026.
Toku HR is launching: talk to us to get started. The calculator uses Toku HR’s list prices: 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.
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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