TikMonitor vs tik.tools for TikTok LIVE agencies
tik.tools is built around recruiting: ranking boards across many regions, a gifter tool and an API, from $99 a month with 5 seats. TikMonitor for Agencies is built around running the roster you already have: video recordings (by recording slots), every live's gifts and chat, targets, estimated earnings, payroll statements and a creator app. Many agencies would use both.
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Choose tik.tools
Choose tik.tools if recruiting is your main job: it reads TikTok's ranking boards across many regions, sells cross-room gifter data, and includes API access on its entry agency plan.
Choose TikMonitor
Choose TikMonitor if you need to run the roster you already have: every live's gifts and chat captured, video for the hosts you record, targets and valid days, estimated earnings by host, payroll statements and an app for your hosts.
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Group, manager, live hours, estimated earnings, valid days and target status for every host. This is the real app, filled with a made-up sample agency.
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tik.tools facts were read from its own public pages on 2026-10-27. TikMonitor facts come from our current plans.
- Entry agency planTikMonitor$99/mo Agency Lite: 50 hosts, 3 seatstik.tools$99/mo Agency Starter: 5 seats, 100 concurrent streams
- Largest self-serve planTikMonitor$699/mo Agency Pro: 750 hosts, 25 seatstik.tools$399/mo Agency Global: 5 seats, 500 concurrent streams
- Creator limitTikMonitorHosts per plan, with add-on packstik.toolsNot stated; capped by concurrent streams
- Video recording of livesTikMonitorYes: 10 to 75 recording slots by plantik.tools
- Recruiting boardsTikMonitorRising-creators feed and watchlisttik.toolsRanking boards in up to 44 regions
- Gifter dataTikMonitorOnly inside your own hosts' livestik.toolsCross-room gifter tool, sold separately
- Payroll statementsTikMonitorFrom Agency ($299/mo)tik.tools
- Creator app for hostsTikMonitorFrom Agency ($299/mo)tik.tools
- AlertsTikMonitorGo-live digest by email; alerts by web push tootik.toolsTelegram and Discord
- APITikMonitorFrom Agency Pro ($699/mo)tik.toolsYes, on both agency plans
- HistoryTikMonitor365 daystik.tools12 months of diamonds (earlier check, not re-read in Oct)
- ExportsTikMonitorCSV exports and emailed CSV reportstik.toolsCSV, copy-all
- Free trialTikMonitorNo trial on agency plans; billing starts at checkout. A Free plan tracks 1 creatortik.tools7-day sandbox, no card
tik.tools prices
- Agency Starter$99/mo (monthly only)
5 seats, 100 concurrent streams, gaming ranks in 1 region
- Agency Global$399/mo or $119/week
5 seats, 500 concurrent streams, 44 regions; yearly was $3,192 in a sale ending 31 Oct, renewing at $3,990
- Gifter tool$49/day, $149/week, $549/mo
Sold separately
Where tik.tools is better
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- Recruiting reach: ranking boards in up to 44 regions on Agency Global. TikMonitor's scouting feed is narrower.
- API access on the entry plan. TikMonitor includes API access only on its larger plans.
- A 7-day sandbox without a card. TikMonitor's agency plans have no trial.
- Telegram and Discord alerts. TikMonitor sends go-live digests by email and has no Telegram or Discord alerts.
Where TikMonitor is better
- TikMonitor records the video of your hosts' lives, with chat. tik.tools does not record video.
- Payroll statements and a creator app for hosts. tik.tools lists neither.
- Targets with valid-day pacing per host, group and agency.
- Gifter data stays inside your own hosts' lives, which keeps your agency clear of person-lookup products.
FAQ
Is tik.tools cheaper than TikMonitor for agencies?
tik.tools' entry agency plan is $99 a month (checked 27 October 2026); TikMonitor's entry price is in the table above. What you get differs: tik.tools counts concurrent streams and seats, TikMonitor counts hosts and seats and includes recording slots. Compare against the size of your roster.
Can I use tik.tools and TikMonitor together?
Yes. They do different jobs: tik.tools for finding creators on ranking boards, TikMonitor for running and paying the hosts you sign.
When were these prices checked?
On 27 October 2026, from tik.tools' own pricing and agency pages. Prices change; check their site before you buy.
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