Last reviewed: April 2026 · Based on Remote pricing page, support documentation, third-party pricing analyses, and worked cost modelling across 4 scenarios
We modelled four scenarios, compared every line item against 7 other providers, and priced out the costs Remote does not put on its pricing page.
Remote publishes flat-rate pricing for eight products, so you can see the numbers before you engage. The listed prices are platform fees only; salary, statutory costs, and benefits sit on top.
Source: Remote pricing page, verified March 2026. Prices are management fees only and exclude salary, statutory contributions, and benefits.
No setup fees. No onboarding fees. Remote backs this with its Fair Price Guarantee, a published commitment to no hidden fees and no third-party markups on the services it bills.
No contract minimums for EOR or contractor management, and no refundable deposit. Where Deel pricing quotes a security deposit by country, Remote’s zero-deposit structure removes that cash-flow conversation entirely.
Remote at a glance
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Remote
Best overall EOR
Our review
Best for compliance-first global hiring with no tied capital
100% owned entities across 90+ countries with no deposit requirement, the only major EOR that removes cash-flow friction at sign-off.
Watch out: Country coverage (90+) is narrower than Deel or G-P; check your target markets before signing.
From $599/employee/month
No deposit
Pricing verified June 2026. Employer costs, salary, and currency conversion excluded.
The $599 EOR fee covers legal employment through Remote’s owned local entity, locally compliant employment contract, payroll processing and salary disbursement, employer tax filings and statutory social contributions, core statutory benefits administration, offboarding and severance administration, a dedicated onboarding specialist, access to Remote HR, and free API access with integrations via Zapier.
Included in contractor management at $29/month: localised contract creation, invoice approval workflow, payment processing, tax document generation, local currency payments, and access to Remote HR.
Two details distinguish Remote’s inclusions from competitors: benefits administration is passed through at cost with no admin markup (some EOR providers build administration margins into benefits costs), and offboarding and severance administration is included in the base fee.
You pay the statutory severance itself as a pass-through, but Remote does not charge a separate administration fee for managing the process.
Employer statutory contributions. Government-mandated costs that exist regardless of which EOR you use, and they dwarf the platform fee. Germany adds roughly 20-21% of gross salary; France pushes past 40-45%; the UK adds approximately 13.8%; Brazil reaches 30-35% of gross.
For a $100,000 hire in Germany, you are looking at approximately $20,000-$21,000 in statutory costs before the $7,188 annual Remote fee is added. When the first invoice lands, the employer contribution line will be the largest number on the page, so prepare Finance for that conversation before contract signature.
Currency conversion. Remote applies a proprietary “Remote FX Rate” to invoices where salary currency differs from your billing currency; the markup over mid-market is not disclosed, so ask your account team for the rate methodology before signing.
For a 25-person team with $1.75 million in annual gross payroll in non-USD currencies, even a 1% spread represents $17,500/year. Ask your account team for the specific FX rate methodology before signing.
13th and 14th month salary. Mandatory in Spain, Portugal, Brazil, Mexico, and Austria, billed at cost. For a $100,000 hire in Brazil, this adds approximately $8,333 annually.
Supplemental benefits. Anything beyond statutory minimums is quote-based. Remote passes these through at cost without an admin markup, but budget $100-$600/employee/month depending on market and coverage level.
Visa and immigration. Available in approximately 20 countries at $50-$2,000+ per employee depending on complexity. Separately priced per case.
Offboarding and severance liability. Remote manages the process; you pay the statutory severance. In high-protection jurisdictions like France, Germany, or Brazil, that can be 3-12 months of salary depending on tenure and local law.
Worked example
True cost of 1 employee in the UK at $80,000 gross salary
Remote EOR fee: $599/month ($7,188/year). Employer NI + pension: approximately $12,000/year (15% of gross).
Optional supplemental benefits: $0-$3,600/year. FX cost (USD to GBP, est.
0.5-1.5%): $400-$1,200/year. Total estimated annual cost: $99,588-$104,000.
The platform fee represents roughly 7% of total employment cost. The fee is not the cost driver. The country is.
Global Payroll hidden fees. The $29/employee/month headline excludes a one-time implementation fee and a recurring payroll delivery fee, both quote-based and undisclosed. You cannot compare meaningfully against Deel’s Global Payroll ($29/employee/month) or Papaya Global without one.
Remote sits in the middle of the EOR pricing spectrum, price-matched with Deel on headline EOR, cheaper on contractors, and significantly more expensive than budget alternatives. The real cost differences show up in deposit policy, FX transparency, and add-on pricing rather than the management fee itself.
| Provider |
EOR fee |
Contractor fee |
Deposit |
Entity model |
| Remote |
$599/month (annual) |
$29/month |
None |
100% owned |
| Deel |
$599/month |
$49/month |
By quote, by country |
Mixed (owned + partners) |
| Multiplier |
~$400/month |
~$40/month |
Varies |
Mixed |
| Remofirst |
$199/month |
$25/month |
Varies |
Partner-based |
| Papaya Global |
From $599/month |
Varies |
Varies |
Mixed |
| G-P |
$800-$1,000+/month |
Quote-based |
Yes |
Owned |
Source: Provider pricing pages and third-party analyses, March-April 2026. Multiplier, G-P, and Papaya Global prices are estimates from published reviews; exact rates require a quote.
The deposit difference is material. Remote requires no deposit.
Deel quotes a security deposit by country, which can tie up meaningful working capital up front. If your CFO views cash-flow impact as part of total cost, Remote wins this line item outright.
Contractor pricing favours Remote. At $29/month versus Deel’s $49/month, Remote saves $240/year per contractor, or $4,800/year for a team running 20 contractors. The gap widens with Contractor Management Plus ($99 vs Deel’s Contractor of Record at $325) if you do not need the uncapped indemnity.
Where Remote falls behind is scale pricing. The $599 is flat whether you have 3 employees or 300; no published volume tiers exist. Multiplier’s pricing is negotiable at volume, so the gap can widen for teams scaling past 50 international hires.
Cost comparison
25 employees across 5 countries: annual platform fees
Remote: $179,700 (25 x $599 x 12). Deel: $179,700 plus a quote-based security deposit.
Multiplier: $120,000 (25 x $400 x 12), potentially lower with volume discounts. Remofirst: $59,700 (25 x $199 x 12).
Remote and Deel are price-matched on management fees. The $120,000 difference versus Remofirst buys owned entities, stronger compliance infrastructure, and a more mature platform. Whether that premium justifies itself depends on your risk appetite and the jurisdictions you are hiring in.
Whichapp view
Remote’s true cost advantage over Deel is not in the management fee. It is in the deposit structure and contractor pricing. For a 25-person team with 20 contractors, Remote saves roughly $4,800/year on contractor fees and avoids $100,000+ in locked capital.
The cost disadvantage versus Multiplier and Remofirst is the management fee itself. If platform cost is the primary evaluation criterion and your hiring is in low-complexity markets, the owned-entity premium may not survive Finance scrutiny.
The $599/month fee buys one thing cheaper providers cannot match: every employee sits inside an entity that Remote owns, operates, and controls. No partners.
No intermediaries. Whether that is worth the premium depends on who is driving the decision in your organisation.
When the premium is justified. Your Legal or Compliance team needs to confirm the employing entity in every country without caveats, or you are building software/biotech/creative work where IP ownership must be locked down via IP Guard. You are hiring in high-complexity jurisdictions like France, Brazil, or Germany, and a misclassification fine or failed IP assignment will cost more than the annual fee difference between Remote and a budget provider.
When it is not. Your hiring is concentrated in low-complexity markets like the UK or Canada where cheaper providers offer adequate compliance coverage, your budget ceiling is below $500/employee/month, or you need coverage in the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, or most of Africa where Remote lacks owned entities. Teams scaling past 100 employees and needing enterprise-grade payroll consolidation will also find Remote short.
For teams under 5 employees in low-risk markets, budget alternatives to Remote make more sense.
For teams of 10-50 employees across multiple jurisdictions, Remote’s single-platform approach and zero-deposit structure make the economics more defensible, and the value compounds when you factor in the cost of managing multiple providers, separate contractor platforms, and equity administration tools.
Finance will focus on the deposit-free structure. Legal will focus on the owned-entity model.
Procurement will ask why the fee is $599/month when Multiplier is $400. Prepare a different answer for each.
Frequently asked questions
Does Remote charge setup or onboarding fees?
No setup, onboarding, or platform fees for EOR or contractor management. The Global Payroll product carries a one-time implementation fee and a recurring delivery fee, both quote-based and undisclosed publicly.
What is the total cost of employing someone through Remote?
Total cost equals gross salary plus employer statutory contributions (10-35% of gross depending on country) plus mandatory bonuses like 13th month pay where applicable, plus supplemental benefits if any, plus Remote’s $599/month fee, plus FX costs if paying in non-USD currencies.
For a $100,000 hire in Germany, expect total annual cost of approximately $128,000-$132,000.
Does Remote offer volume discounts for larger teams?
No volume discounts are publicly listed: the $599/month rate is flat regardless of headcount. Buyers with 50+ employees should request a custom quote and benchmark against Multiplier, whose rates are negotiable at scale.
How does Remote’s FX rate work?
Remote applies a proprietary “Remote FX Rate” to invoices where the employee’s salary currency differs from your billing currency. The spread over mid-market is not disclosed; third-party estimates range from 0.5% to 3%. Ask your account team for specifics before signing.
Is Remote cheaper than Deel?
On EOR management fees, they are identical at $599/month. Remote is cheaper on contractors ($29 vs $49/month) and requires no deposit, which can free up $100,000+ in working capital for a mid-sized team. See our Deel pricing for a full comparison.
Remote at a glance
Compare all EOR providers → · Reviewed April 2026 · EOR · Global payroll · Contractor management
Remote
Best overall EOR
Our review
Best for compliance-first global hiring with no tied capital
100% owned entities across 90+ countries with no deposit requirement, the only major EOR that removes cash-flow friction at sign-off.
Watch out: Country coverage (90+) is narrower than Deel or G-P; check your target markets before signing.
From $599/employee/month
No deposit
Pricing verified June 2026. Employer costs, salary, and currency conversion excluded.
Methodology and disclosure
We verified all published pricing against Remote’s pricing page and support documentation in March 2026. Statutory cost estimates are based on country-specific employer contribution rates sourced from government labour ministry publications and cross-referenced against Remote’s employee cost calculator.
FX markup estimates are editorial planning assumptions; exact margins are undisclosed by Remote. Competitor pricing was verified against each provider’s pricing page where published and third-party reviews where quote-based.
Whichapp earns affiliate commissions when you visit Remote through links on this page; Remote did not review or approve this content. Verify current rates at remote.com/pricing before making purchasing decisions.
Last reviewed: April 2026
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