Remote EOR review 2026
An independent, calculation-driven look at Remote: what it publishes, what it doesn't, where it operates, what a hire actually costs, and how it ranks against the rest of the market.
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Remote at a glance
- EOR pricing
- $699/employee/month
- Contractor pricing
- $29/contractor/month · Contractor Management Plus $99 · Contractor of Record $325
- Managed payroll
- Not publicly disclosed
- FX markup
- 0.50% (EOR Lens estimate)
- Setup fee
- None
- Contract term
- month-to-month
- Cancellation notice
- Not publicly disclosed
- Immigration support
- Not publicly disclosed
- EOR country coverage
- 92 published markets
- Entity model
- 100% owned entities
Best suited to: Audit-sensitive hires where an owned entity in the country matters.
Figures marked as published in the transparency section below are quoted from the provider's own pages. Anything labelled an EOR Lens estimate is our research figure, used so providers can be compared consistently, and should be confirmed in your quote. Last verified 2026-09-04.
What a hire costs through Remote
Cheapest in United Kingdom at this salary is RemoFirst at $7,784/month, a difference of $6,006 a year.
Uses the same calculation engine as the main calculator: converted base salary, United Kingdom statutory employer costs, the provider fee with FX spread, and amortised one-time fees.
Where Remote operates
Remote publishes hiring coverage in 92 countries across 4 regions. Countries not listed here are not published as supported; confirm directly with the provider.
Source: Remote's own country pages (checked 2026-09-05).
Linked countries have a full employer cost breakdown on EOR Lens; the rest are published by the provider but not yet modelled here.
Remote contractor pricing
Engaging someone as a contractor rather than employing them through an EOR is a different product with different pricing and different risk. This is what Remote publishes for contractors.
- Contractor Management
- $29 per contractor per month
- Contractor Management Plus
- $99 per contractor per month
- Contractor of Record
- $325 per contractor per month
Source: Contractor Management $29 per contractor/month
remote.com, checked 2026-09-05.
Contractor fees exclude currency conversion and payment costs, which are charged separately by most providers. Misclassifying an employee as a contractor carries back-tax and penalty risk that dwarfs the monthly fee. Compare every published contractor price on the contractor pricing page.
Remote vs alternatives
Figures without a label are published by the provider. "(est.)" marks an EOR Lens research figure used for like-for-like comparison. "Not publicly disclosed" means the provider does not state it publicly, which is not the same as the answer being unfavourable.
| Factor | Remote | Oyster | Deel | Rippling EOR | Papaya Global |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EOR base fee | $699/employee/month | $699/employee/month | $599/employee/month | $500 (est.) | From $499/employee/month |
| Contractor fee | $29 | $29 | $49 | Not publicly disclosed | $5 |
| EOR coverage | 92 published | 56 published | 115 published | 63 published | 128 published |
| Entity model | 100% owned entities | Partner network | Mixed (owned + partners) | Partner network | Mixed (owned + partners) |
| FX disclosure | 0.50% (est.) | 2.50% (est.) | 3.00% (est.) | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Deposit | No standard deposit; reserve payments only in rare high-risk cases | Refundable deposit required; number of months not published | 1 month(s) (est.) | 1 month(s) (est.) | 1 month(s) (est.) |
| Setup fee | None | None | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Contract term | month-to-month (est.) | month-to-month (est.) | month-to-month (est.) | month-to-month (est.) | 12-month (est.) |
| Immigration support | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed | Not publicly disclosed |
| Best suited to | Audit-sensitive hires where an owned entity in the country matters. | Teams that want a published price and a polished onboarding experience. | Broadest country coverage, especially LATAM, where owned entities matter. | Teams already running Rippling HRIS that want EOR inside the same system. | Enterprises combining global payroll and EOR with heavy reporting needs. |
Remote strengths and limitations
Where Remote is strong
- 100% owned entities
- Strong compliance posture
- Best for audit-sensitive markets
Where Remote is weaker
- Smaller country list than Deel
Pricing transparency: what Remote publishes
Remote publishes 3 of 8 facts we check on every provider. Each published fact below carries a quote, a source link and the date we checked it.
Per-employee EOR price
$699/employee/month“Employer of Record $699 per employee per month”
Source · checked 2026-09-04
FX markup
Not publicly disclosed; confirm with providerNo published FX margin; 0.5% modelled on EOR Lens is our research estimate.
Security deposit / pre-funding
No standard deposit; reserve payments only in rare high-risk cases“No deposits required in most cases”
Source · checked 2026-09-04
Offboarding fee
Not publicly disclosed; confirm with providerMinimum headcount
Not publicly disclosed; confirm with providerMinimum contract term
Not publicly disclosed; confirm with providerSupport response commitment
Not publicly disclosed; confirm with providerFAQ
Remote publishes $699/employee/month. The all-in monthly cost also includes the employee's gross salary, statutory employer costs in the hire country, currency conversion and any one-time fees. Use the cost checker on this page for a specific country and salary.
Remote publishes EOR coverage in 92 markets, listed in full on this page. Countries outside that list are not published as supported.
Not on headline price alone. Deel ($599), Papaya Global ($499) publish lower per-employee fees. Ranking on total cost depends on the hire country and salary, which the cost checker above calculates.
Remote does not publish a currency conversion margin. Our calculator applies an EOR Lens estimate of 0.50% so that providers can be compared on a like-for-like basis. Ask for the margin and the payments it applies to in writing.
Remote publishes its deposit position: No standard deposit; reserve payments only in rare high-risk cases
Remote states it hires through its own entities. Ask for the specific entity in your hire country.
Remote does not publish an immigration or visa support offering. This is not published by the provider, so confirm it in writing before you sign.
Yes. Remote lists contractor management at $29/contractor/month.
Oyster, Deel, Rippling EOR, Papaya Global are the closest alternatives on published pricing and coverage. Which one is cheapest depends entirely on the hire country, so run the same salary through the calculator to see.
Sources
- Remote pricingchecked 2026-09-04
- Remote published country coveragechecked 2026-09-05
Evaluating Remote?
$699/employee/month on remote.com/pricing (verified 4 Sep 2026), with no platform, onboarding or setup fees and no standard deposit; Remote says reserve payments apply only in rare high-risk cases.