There is no single best Employer of Record; the right provider depends on your hire's country, salary and how audit-sensitive the role is. RemoFirst has the lowest published platform fee we track ($199 per employee per month). Total monthly cost, including statutory contributions, depends on country and salary; the comparison below recalculates it. Remote employs only through its own entities, which may matter to buyers with particular compliance requirements. The live ranking below re-sorts itself for your actual country and salary, and every price shown is dated and sourced.
| Provider | Monthly fee | Currency conversion | Deposit | Term | Entity model | Publishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $199/employee | not publishedUses a mid-market reference rate; markup not disclosed | 1× monthly costQuantity is an EOR Lens assumption; requirement not publicly disclosed | month-to-month | Partner network | 5/8 facts | |
| from $459/employee | not publishedUses a proprietary or forward FX rate; exact markup not disclosed | 1× monthly costQuantity is an EOR Lens assumption; requirement not publicly disclosed | month-to-monthEOR Lens assumption, not published | Mixed (owned + partners) | 1/8 facts | |
| $500/employeeEOR Lens assumption, not published | not publishedFX terms not publicly disclosed | 1× monthly costQuantity is an EOR Lens assumption; requirement not publicly disclosed | month-to-monthEOR Lens assumption, not published | Partner network | 0/8 facts | |
| $699/employee | not publishedFX rate-fixing rule published; exact markup not disclosed | 1× monthly costDeposit published; duration is an EOR Lens assumption | month-to-monthEOR Lens assumption, not published | Partner network | 4/8 facts | |
| from $599/employee | not publishedUses a proprietary or forward FX rate; exact markup not disclosed | 1× monthly costQuantity is an EOR Lens assumption; requirement not publicly disclosed | month-to-monthEOR Lens assumption, not published | Mixed (owned + partners) | 1/8 facts | |
| $699/employee | not publishedUses a proprietary or forward FX rate; exact markup not disclosed | None (standard) | month-to-monthEOR Lens assumption, not published | 100% owned entities | 3/8 facts | |
| $399/employee | not publishedFX terms not publicly disclosed | 1× monthly costQuantity is an EOR Lens assumption; requirement not publicly disclosed | 12-monthEOR Lens assumption, not published | Mixed (owned + partners) | 3/8 facts | |
| from $499/employee | not publishedUses a mid-market reference rate; markup not disclosed | 1× monthly costQuantity is an EOR Lens assumption; requirement not publicly disclosed | 12-monthEOR Lens assumption, not published | Mixed (owned + partners) | 1/8 facts | |
| from $299/employee | not publishedPublishes an FX markup of 2.00% | 1× monthly costQuantity is an EOR Lens assumption; requirement not publicly disclosed | month-to-month | Mixed (owned + partners) | 5/8 facts | |
| from $399/employee | not publishedUses a proprietary or forward FX rate; exact markup not disclosed | 1× monthly cost | month-to-month | Mixed (owned + partners) | 6/8 facts |
Prices verified 4 September 2026 against each provider's own site. Where a provider publishes nothing, the figure is labelled as an EOR Lens assumption or "not published". "Publishes" counts how many of the 8 pricing facts we audit the provider states on its own site.
We check the same 8 pricing facts on every provider. A tick means the provider publishes it on its own site; a dash means it is not publicly disclosed, which is not the same as unfavourable. Full quotes, links and check dates are on each provider review.
| Published fact | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per-employee EOR price | $199/employee/month | $459/employee/month on annual billing ($499 monthly) | Not disclosed | $699/employee/month | From $599/employee/month | $699/employee/month | $399/employee/month | From $499/employee/month | $299/employee/month in Standard Markets, $449 in Premium Markets | From $399/employee/month (starting price) |
| FX markup | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | 2% above the interbank rate | Not disclosed |
| Security deposit / pre-funding | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Refundable deposit required; number of months not published | Not disclosed | No standard deposit; reserve payments only in rare high-risk cases | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Refundable deposit equal to 1 month of salary |
| Setup fee | None | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | None | Not disclosed | None | None | Not disclosed | None | None |
| Offboarding fee | None | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | None | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | None | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | None |
| Minimum headcount | None | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | None | None |
| Minimum contract term | None (month-to-month) | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | None (month-to-month billing, 30-day cancellation) | None |
| Support response commitment | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | Not disclosed |
| Transparency score | 5/8 | 1/8 | 0/8 | 4/8 | 1/8 | 3/8 | 3/8 | 1/8 | 5/8 | 6/8 |
| Full evidence trail | RemoFirst review → | Multiplier review → | Rippling EOR review → | Oyster review → | Deel review → | Remote review → | Pebl review → | Papaya Global review → | Shor review → | Playroll review → |
Disclosures re-checked against each provider's own pricing pages on 4 September 2026.
Providers are ranked live by our scoring model: entity ownership in audit-sensitive countries, regional specialisation, contract terms and fee level, with total monthly cost as the tiebreaker. Change the country or salary and the ranking recomputes. Full detail on the methodology page. Methodology.
Provider fees can vary by country, plan or billing term, so a provider-level starting price is not automatically the exact fee for this country. Information a provider does not publish is never treated as zero, free, no minimum or no deposit. These facts are shown for transparency: publishing more of them does not improve a provider's position in any ranking, and provider currency-conversion terms remain outside the totals.
Provider fees can vary by country, plan or billing term, so a provider-level starting price is not automatically the exact fee for this country. Information a provider does not publish is never treated as zero, free, no minimum or no deposit. These facts are shown for transparency: publishing more of them does not improve a provider's position in any ranking, and provider currency-conversion terms remain outside the totals.
Provider fees can vary by country, plan or billing term, so a provider-level starting price is not automatically the exact fee for this country. Information a provider does not publish is never treated as zero, free, no minimum or no deposit. These facts are shown for transparency: publishing more of them does not improve a provider's position in any ranking, and provider currency-conversion terms remain outside the totals.
Provider fees can vary by country, plan or billing term, so a provider-level starting price is not automatically the exact fee for this country. Information a provider does not publish is never treated as zero, free, no minimum or no deposit. These facts are shown for transparency: publishing more of them does not improve a provider's position in any ranking, and provider currency-conversion terms remain outside the totals.
Provider fees can vary by country, plan or billing term, so a provider-level starting price is not automatically the exact fee for this country. Information a provider does not publish is never treated as zero, free, no minimum or no deposit. These facts are shown for transparency: publishing more of them does not improve a provider's position in any ranking, and provider currency-conversion terms remain outside the totals.
Verified monthly comparison = salary + United Kingdom statutory employer contributions + published platform fee + amortised one-time fees, billed in USD. Totals cover verified provider charges only. Some providers publish an FX method, timing rule or markup, while others do not. Provider-specific currency-conversion cost is excluded rather than guessed and is not assumed to be zero; published terms remain stated on each provider's profile. Your invoice may differ where conversion is required. Comparison totals exclude customer-specific transaction taxes such as VAT, GST or withholding. Ranking basis: Balanced market: no regional, audit-sensitive or salary-band preference applies, so Top Match is based on the remaining recommendation factors, including platform fee, contract terms and offboarding cost. Lower platform fee is used as the tie-break where scores are equal.
Not ranked in United Kingdom: Rippling EOR, Papaya Global. Coverage not sufficiently verified for ranking. This is not a statement that the service is unavailable.
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It depends on the hire. RemoFirst has the lowest published platform fee we track ($199 per employee per month), but the lowest fee does not establish the lowest total monthly cost: statutory contributions depend on country and salary. Remote employs only through its own entities, which may matter to buyers with particular compliance requirements. The ranking above recomputes for your specific country and salary, which is the only honest way to answer the question.
Platform fees across the providers we track run $199–$699/employee/month, on top of the employee's salary and the statutory employer contributions in their country, which typically add 10–30% of salary depending on the market. The total monthly figure, not the sticker fee, is what you should compare.
Rarely. A low sticker fee can be offset by unfavourable currency conversion, a large refundable deposit, setup or offboarding fees, or a partner-entity model you wouldn't accept in an audit-sensitive country. Compare total monthly cost and entity model together.
Owned entities give a cleaner compliance chain and faster issue resolution, which matters in countries with strict misclassification enforcement (Germany, Spain, France, Brazil). Partner networks enable wider country coverage at lower cost. For most hires either works; for regulated industries, prefer owned entities.
Provider prices are re-verified against each provider's own site (most recently 4 September 2026) and statutory employer-cost data is reviewed against government sources (last review 28 August 2026). Each figure on this page carries its own verification date, and anything a provider doesn't publish is labelled as a modelled estimate.
Prices re-verified 4 September 2026 against each provider's own website; statutory employer-cost data last reviewed 28 August 2026 against government sources. Platform fees across the providers we track run $199–$699/employee/month. Figures a provider does not publish are labelled as estimates. Affiliate disclosure · Methodology
