Cheapest EOR providers (and what ‘cheap’ hides)
The headline monthly fee is usually the smaller part of EOR cost: employer taxes, mandatory benefits and one-off fees move the total more than a $50 difference in fee. Below, providers with public EOR pricing come first.
How we compare
- Monthly fee per employee
- Onboarding / deposit / offboarding fees
- Annual vs monthly pricing
- Benefits administration surcharges
- Currency conversion margins
Providers
| Provider | Best for | EOR pricing | Coverage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deel | Companies that want one platform for contractors, EOR and a US PEO, with transparent per-seat list prices. | $599 per EOR employee per month (public list price, checked 2026-10-05) | 150+ countries (vendor claim, per Deel's own and third-party descriptions) | Visit Deel |
| Remote | Teams that want a published price for each product (EOR, global payroll, contractors, contractor of record, US PEO) and an affiliate program with 12-month revenue share. | $699 per employee/month (public list price, checked 2026-10-05) | 90+ countries for EOR (vendor pricing page claim) | Visit Remote |
| Oyster | Distributed teams that want published EOR and contractor prices and a long-running affiliate program with tiered revenue share. | $699 per employee/month (public list price, checked 2026-10-05); annual discounts available; refundable deposit required | 120+ countries EOR; contractors in 180+ countries (vendor claim) | Visit Oyster |
| Multiplier | Cost-conscious teams that want EOR priced below $500 per employee with an annual discount. | Third-party summary of Multiplier's pricing: EOR from $459/employee/month on annual contracts and $499 on monthly contracts (not confirmed; multiplier pricing page returned 403 to our fetch) | — | Visit Multiplier |
| Remofirst | Small teams that want the lowest published EOR starting price and a free contractor tier. | Starting at $199 per person/month (public list price, checked 2026-10-05); 'no hidden fees, setup fees, or minimum contract terms' per vendor page | 185+ countries for EOR (vendor claim) | Visit Remofirst |
| Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) | Companies that want an EOR with a tiered reseller/partner program and are comfortable with a recently rebranded vendor. | Third-party reports a flat $399 per employee/month (not confirmed on vendor page; hellopebl.com/pricing returned 404) | 185+ countries (third-party report) | Visit Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) |
| Atlas HXM | Companies that want a direct EOR that owns its local entities, and partners who want ongoing monthly revenue share. | From $599 per employee/month (vendor llms.txt, checked 2026-10-05); volume discounts per third-party summary | Over 160 countries (vendor claim) | Visit Atlas HXM |
| Globalization Partners (G-P) | Larger or enterprise buyers that want a long-established EOR with contractor and AI compliance add-ons. | Starting at USD $599/employee/month; volume discounts; no minimum contract length (public list price, checked 2026-10-05) | 180+ countries for EOR; 190+ for contractors (vendor claim) | Visit Globalization Partners (G-P) |
| Omnipresent | Companies hiring through a mid-market EOR, especially via UK-linked or partner-referred deals. | Third-party reports from GBP 499 per employee/month (about $669); not confirmed on vendor page | — | Visit Omnipresent |
| Playroll | Small teams that want a low flat EOR price with no onboarding or offboarding fees, and affiliates who want a documented per-product payout. | Starting at $399 per employee/month (Playroll blog, checked 2026-10-05); 'never charges onboarding or offboarding fees' | 180+ regions (search snippet; vendor claim) | Visit Playroll |
| Rippling | Companies already running (or willing to adopt) a unified HR, IT and finance platform who want global hiring as an add-on module. | — | Visit Rippling | |
| Papaya Global | Mid-size and larger companies that need multi-country payroll orchestration and workforce payments, and will go through a sales process. | 160+ countries (vendor claim as repeated on FlexOffers listing and third-party pages) | Visit Papaya Global |
Deel
Best for: Companies that want one platform for contractors, EOR and a US PEO, with transparent per-seat list prices.
Watch out for: EOR list price of $599 is above Playroll ($399), Multiplier (from $459 annual, third-party) and RemoFirst ($199 from) in the sources seen.
Remote
Best for: Teams that want a published price for each product (EOR, global payroll, contractors, contractor of record, US PEO) and an affiliate program with 12-month revenue share.
Watch out for: EOR list price of $699 is $100 above Deel and G-P's $599 starting price and well above Playroll ($399).
Oyster
Best for: Distributed teams that want published EOR and contractor prices and a long-running affiliate program with tiered revenue share.
Watch out for: EOR list price of $699 is among the highest in the set.
Multiplier
Best for: Cost-conscious teams that want EOR priced below $500 per employee with an annual discount.
Watch out for: Pricing could only be seen via a third party, not the vendor page, so figures may be stale.
Remofirst
Best for: Small teams that want the lowest published EOR starting price and a free contractor tier.
Watch out for: 'Starting at' pricing: country-specific rates are not shown, so the true cost for a given country is unknown.
Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)
Best for: Companies that want an EOR with a tiered reseller/partner program and are comfortable with a recently rebranded vendor.
Watch out for: Rebrand means old Velocity Global pages and reviews may not map cleanly to Pebl.
Atlas HXM
Best for: Companies that want a direct EOR that owns its local entities, and partners who want ongoing monthly revenue share.
Watch out for: The entity-ownership claim is vendor-only and unverified.
Globalization Partners (G-P)
Best for: Larger or enterprise buyers that want a long-established EOR with contractor and AI compliance add-ons.
Watch out for: Contractor starting price of $39 is above Remote, Oyster and RemoFirst list prices.
Omnipresent
Best for: Companies hiring through a mid-market EOR, especially via UK-linked or partner-referred deals.
Watch out for: No vendor pricing could be retrieved (omnipresent.com did not resolve from our fetch tool).
Playroll
Best for: Small teams that want a low flat EOR price with no onboarding or offboarding fees, and affiliates who want a documented per-product payout.
Watch out for: Smaller and newer brand; no review scores were verified.
Rippling
Best for: Companies already running (or willing to adopt) a unified HR, IT and finance platform who want global hiring as an add-on module.
Watch out for: No public international pricing was retrievable; third-party estimates conflict ($500 vs $1,000 per employee/month for EOR).
Papaya Global
Best for: Mid-size and larger companies that need multi-country payroll orchestration and workforce payments, and will go through a sales process.
Watch out for: No public price; quote-only per third-party sources.
FAQ
Is the cheapest EOR the best choice?
Not necessarily. Compare the all-in cost for your country with the calculator and weigh support quality and entity model.