How to choose an EOR partner: the prices and terms to compare

Six things to compare

An EOR partner employs your staff abroad for you. The cheapest fee is not always the best choice, so compare these six points for your country:

Where it works and what it charges

11 of the 12 providers in our guides publish a price in each of their countries. Rippling sends a custom quote. The published fees are US$197 to US$796 a month for each employee.Boundless pricing, Oyster pricing, European Central BankChecked 1 Oct 2026

The all-in cost

The fee is the small part of the cost. The salary and the employer's costs come on top, and they differ by country. Compare the all-in cost for your country, not the fee alone.SSO, Social Security Act B.E. 2533 (English), SSO, Ministerial Regulation on contribution rates B.E. 2545 (Thai), SSO, Ministerial Regulation on the unemployment rate B.E. 2546 (Thai), SSO, Ministerial Regulation on the wage base B.E. 2568 (Thai, Royal Gazette of 12 Dec 2025), SSO, Workmen's Compensation Act B.E. 2537 (English), SSO, WCF notification of 21 Feb 2019, rates by business code (Thai), UN Statistics Division, ISIC Rev. 4, class 7830, Lei 8.212/1991, articles 22 and 28, Decreto 3.048/1999, articles 202 and 202-A, Decreto 3.048/1999, Annex V (RAT by activity), IN RFB 2.110/2022, Annex III (FPAS 515), Lei 8.036/1990, articles 15 and 18, Lei 4.090/1962, the 13th salary, Constitution of Brazil, article 7, Consolidation of Labour Laws (CLT)Checked 22 Oct 2026

The legal employer

In a country, a provider employs the person through its own company or through a local partner. Deel and Remote say that they use their own company in all of our countries.Deel blog, 31 Jan 2025, Deel blog, 9 Jun 2026, Deel blog, 4 Aug 2026, Deel blog, 30 Jun 2026, Deel blog, EOR in the Philippines, Deel blog, EOR in the Netherlands, Deel blog, EOR in Singapore, Deel blog, EOR in Brazil, Deel blog, EOR in Spain, Deel blog, EOR in Mexico, Deel blog, EOR in France (7 Jul 2026), Deel blog, EOR in the UAE (30 Jun 2026), Deel blog, EOR in Switzerland (17 Aug 2026), Deel blog, EOR in Thailand (17 Jul 2026), Remote Germany page, Remote UK page, Remote Canada page, Remote India page, Remote Philippines page, Remote Netherlands page, Remote local terms, Remote Singapore page, Remote Brazil page, Remote Spain page, Remote Mexico page, Remote France page, Remote UAE page, Remote Switzerland page, Remote Thailand pageChecked 21 Oct 2026

The licence

In 11 of our 14 countries, the local rules can require a licence for agency work or the supply of workers. Ask whether the provider, or its partner, holds it.Deel blog, 31 Jan 2025, Rippling guide to the AÜG (PDF), Boundless Germany guide, Playroll blog, 18 Feb 2026, WorkMotion blog, 18 Apr 2026, G-P Germany EOR page, Boundless Canada guide, WorkMotion blog, Deel vs Oyster vs WorkMotion, Skuad Spain page, WorkMotion Mexico page, Deel France page, Remote local terms, WorkMotion France page, Boundless France guide, SECO register of licensed staff hire firms (VZAVG): Deel Switzerland AG, Baar, Boundless Switzerland guideChecked 22 Oct 2026

Deposits and other fees

7 of 12 providers say that they ask for a deposit, and 1 ask for one only in some cases. Set-up fees, exit fees and exchange rate margins also differ.Deel help centre, EOR deposit calculations (6 Jan 2025), Multiplier EOR terms (1 Jun 2026), Oyster help centre, why a deposit is required (9 Apr 2025), Oyster help centre, deposit refund (15 Apr 2025), Oyster customer terms, version 8.1, Papaya Global blog, best EOR services (11 Aug 2026), Playroll EOR pricing, RemoFirst knowledge base, offboarding, Remote help centre, reserve payments (29 Sep 2026), Remote pricing, WorkMotion terms (PDF)Checked 7 Oct 2026

The contract

5 providers publish their EOR terms, and 7 keep them in the signed contract. Check the liability cap, who pays for employment claims, the notice to end the service and who owns the work.Deel EOR, COR and payroll terms (24 Aug 2026), Deel platform terms (1 Jul 2026), Deel data processing addendum (25 Sep 2026), Multiplier general terms (1 Jun 2026), Multiplier EOR terms (1 Jun 2026), Multiplier order form terms (1 Jun 2026), Oyster customer terms, version 8.1, Oyster data processing addendum, version 3.1, Remote terms of service (3 Aug 2026), Remote order form terms (3 Aug 2026), Remote data processing addendum (3 Aug 2026), WorkMotion terms and conditions (PDF, Apr 2026), Boundless, terms address, Boundless privacy policy (19 Mar 2026), G-P terms of service (1 Nov 2020), G-P data protection addendum (26 Jun 2026), Papaya Global, EOR master services agreement, Papaya Global, full liability policy (6 Jan 2026), Playroll help centre, view your signed MSA, Playroll website terms (1 Aug 2024), RemoFirst terms of use (1 May 2023), Rippling EOR terms of service (login), Rippling customer terms (2 Jul 2026), Skuad terms of service (19 Mar 2026)Checked 7 Oct 2026

The 12 providers in our guides

The average published monthly fee for one employee, in US dollars at the ECB rate, and the countries where each provider publishes a price or says that it uses its own company. The score is our ranking, out of 100. See how each provider scores.

Sources: Deel pricing, Remote pricing, WorkMotion pricing, WorkMotion pricing (archive copy of 28 Jan 2026), Boundless pricing, Playroll EOR pricing, RemoFirst pricing, Multiplier pricing, Skuad Germany page, Oyster pricing, G-P pricing, Papaya Global pricing, Rippling pricing, European Central BankChecked 21 Oct 2026

How our ranking scores providers

• Price: 30 points, by the average published fee.
• Own company: 40 points, by the share of countries where the provider says that it employs through its own company.
• Licence: 20 points, by the share of countries with a licence rule where the provider says, or an official register shows, that it or its partner holds the licence.
• Transparency: 10 points, by the share of countries where the provider publishes a price.

The score uses only facts that the providers state on their own websites. No provider can pay for its place. We do not rate service quality, because we cannot check it against a source.

Questions to ask before you sign

• What is the all-in monthly cost for my country, with every fee?
• Which company will employ the person: your own local company or a partner?
• Which licence or registration do you hold in this country, and which company holds it?
• How much is the deposit, and when do I get it back?
• What is your liability cap, and what is outside it?
• Which employment claims do you cover, and which must I cover?
• How much notice do you need to end one employment, and which costs do I pay?
• How do I end the whole agreement, and what does it cost to end it early?
• How does the IP in the employee's work pass to me, and when?
• How many days do I have to pay, what is the late interest, and how can you raise your fees?
• Is there a fee or a waiting time if I hire the employee myself or move to another provider?
• Which law governs the contract, and where do disputes go?
• Is there a DPA, and who is the controller of the employee's data?

The risks guide explains each of these points, with the answers of each provider. Read how to check an EOR provider.

If you already use an EOR and want to change, the switch has its own steps. Read how to switch EOR provider.