The right Deel alternative depends on why you're leaving. RemoFirst publishes the lowest platform fee we track, $199/employee/month, while Deel's published platform fee starts at $599/employee/month; neither fee alone establishes the lowest total cost for a hire. Remote and Deel publish currency-conversion methods but not comparable numeric margins, so conversion remains an unpriced variable. Remote also charges no standard deposit. For APAC hiring, Multiplier ($459/employee/month annual billing) runs owned entities in India and the Philippines. Every figure below is dated and sourced, and the live ranking re-sorts for your actual hire.
| 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 | |
| $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 | $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 | 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 | 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 | None | None | Not disclosed | None | None |
| Offboarding fee | None | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | None | Not disclosed | None | Not disclosed | Not disclosed | None |
| Minimum headcount | None | 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 | 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 |
| Transparency score | 5/8 | 1/8 | 0/8 | 4/8 | 3/8 | 3/8 | 1/8 | 5/8 | 6/8 |
| Full evidence trail | RemoFirst review → | Multiplier review → | Rippling EOR review → | Oyster 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.
Alternatives 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 + Brazil 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: Brazil is audit-sensitive, so owned-entity providers go first · LATAM market, so deep-coverage providers rank higher.
Not ranked in Brazil: Rippling EOR, Papaya Global. Coverage not sufficiently verified for ranking. This is not a statement that the service is unavailable.
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RemoFirst has the lowest published platform fee we track, $199/employee/month, compared with Deel's published platform fee starting at $599/employee/month. This does not establish the lowest total employer cost: compare the country and salary in the live results above. RemoFirst publishes no setup or termination fees and month-to-month terms; the trade-off is a partner-entity model.
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. Remote publishes a monthly FX-rate method and Deel publishes a forward-rate method, but neither publishes a comparable numeric margin. Neither can be shown to be cheaper on conversion from the available evidence. Ask both for the conversion basis in writing before signing.
Remote operates 100% owned entities, the only provider we track that does so everywhere. Multiplier owns entities in key APAC markets, and Deel itself owns entities in parts of LATAM. Owned entities matter most in countries with strict misclassification enforcement.
Switching EOR means terminating and re-hiring the employee under the new provider, which has legal and continuity implications in the employee's country. Plan the transition with both providers and local counsel, and check Deel's notice and deposit-return terms in your contract first.
Usually not on the platform fee alone. Switching has costs, and you should verify coverage for the country you need. A written quote may reveal meaningful differences in currency conversion on a large non-USD payroll, deposit terms or local entity arrangements. Compare those terms before deciding to switch.
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
