Comparison
Facts checked August 2026
Toyo and Town are hosted assistants that help with email, meetings and recurring work. Town centres the experience on a dedicated email address. Toyo works through messages and calls, then extends into Slack and shared company context.
Pick Toyo if you want one hosted product for personal work, Slack and company context.
Pick Town if you want an email-first assistant with its own address and set routines.
| Criterion | Toyo | Town |
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Personal work, Slack work and shared company context | Email and calendar assistance |
| How you use it | Messages, voice calls, Slack and web setup | Web, email, Slack and inbound messaging |
| Email identity | Works through your connected Gmail account | Provides an @town.com address |
| Team work | A shared agent in Slack | Available in Slack with an email-first model |
| Company context | Brain shares approved context across connected agents | A profile built from email and calendar |
| Hosting | Hosted and managed by Toyo | Hosted and managed by Town |
| Setup | A short conversation and connected accounts | Create an account, then connect email and calendar |
| Price | From $29 a month | Free plan, then from $15 a month |
Town is an email-first personal assistant. Each user gets an @town.com address that can join email threads and handle work.
Town triages the inbox, drafts replies, schedules meetings and runs routines. Its profile learns from email and calendar activity.
The product suits someone who wants the assistant to operate through email. Town provides a fixed set of hosted routines and integrations.
Personal Toyo is an AI executive assistant for your daily work. You can message it, send a voice note or call. It handles email, meetings and follow-ups across tools such as Gmail, Calendar and Slack.
Toyo for Slack gives your company a shared agent. Teammates can ask for a recap, find a decision or turn a discussion into a brief. Toyo can use approved sources such as Notion, Google Drive, Linear and Granola.
Toyo Brain gives connected agents shared company context. ChatGPT, Claude, OpenClaw, Hermes and other agents can read current knowledge and save useful work for the team.
Town starts with email. Toyo starts with a conversation.
Town gives the assistant an email identity. You reach Toyo through text, voice notes or calls. Its web product supports setup and review.
Toyo has a shared Slack product for company work.
A teammate can ask Toyo to find a decision, prepare a recap or create a brief. Town brings its personal email assistant into Slack.
Toyo Brain keeps approved company context outside any one assistant.
Several connected agents can read current knowledge and save useful output. Town keeps its learned profile within the Town product.
Town specialises in inbox and calendar work. Toyo covers that work and adds a company context layer.
The narrower product can suit a focused email need. Toyo fits companies that expect personal, team and agent use to grow together.
Town has a lower starting price and uses credits. Toyo starts at $29 a month for a hosted personal assistant.
| Criterion | ToyoHosted assistant | TownCredit-based assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | Solo costs $29 a month | Free plan with 30 chats a month |
| Standard paid plan | Solo costs $29 a month | Starter costs $15 a month |
| Higher use | Pro costs $79 a month | Pro $49, Power $99 or Power Plus $199 a month |
| Team and company context | Custom price or Brain private beta | Included through Town plans and integrations |
Toyo prices come from the current pricing page. Competitor prices can change, so check the provider before you buy.
Both products are hosted services, so each provider manages its own infrastructure and credentials.
Town processes email, calendar and message data in its cloud under its provider policies. The service is cloud-only.
Toyo stores data in US data centres with encryption at rest and in transit. Toyo does not train models on customer data. Customers avoid infrastructure, update and security work.
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