Deel vs Remote (2026): EOR Pricing, Coverage and Which Fits
Both charge $599 per EOR employee and both employ your staff through their own entities, so price won’t decide this. Deel covers more countries, sells more products and works month to month. Remote charges less for contractors and US PEO and gives funded startups 15% off.
Deel or Remote: which should you choose?
Choose Deel if you want the widest reach and the most in one system: owned entities in 130+ countries, contractors, payroll, US PEO, a free HR system and 200+ integrations, all month to month. Choose Remote if contractors or US staff are a big part of your team, or you have just raised a round: contractors cost $29 against $49, US PEO $99 against $125, and startups get 15% off EOR for a year. Both charge $599 for EOR.
Verdict from HR Stacks editors, based on vendor pricing pages and both full reviews.
Choose Deel if
- You hire in more than 90 countries, or plan to
- You want EOR, contractors, payroll and HR in one login
- You prefer month-to-month terms over a 12-month contract
Choose Remote if
- Contractors make up much of your team
- You have raised pre-seed to Series A in the last year
- You want IP assigned by contract and indemnities outside the caps
- Country reachDeelOwned entities in 130+ countries vs 90+
- Product range and integrationsDeelFree HR system and 200+ integrations
- Contract termsDeelMonth-to-month vs a 12-month auto-renewing term
- Contractor pricingRemote$29 vs $49 per contractor a month
- US PEO priceRemote$99 vs $125 per employee a month
- Startup discountRemote15% off EOR and contractors for 12 months
Deel vs Remote at a glance
Every figure below comes from Deel’s and Remote’s own pricing, product, security and terms pages, checked in October 2026. Where a vendor publishes nothing, we say so. Shaded cells mark the provider that leads on that row.
| Deel | Remote | |
|---|---|---|
| Built around | One platform for EOR, contractors, payroll, PEO, HR, IT and immigration | EOR through its own entities, plus contractors, payroll and US PEO |
| EOR price | $599 per employee/month | $599 per employee/month; startups get 15% off for 12 months |
| EOR countries | 130+ | 90+ |
| Who employs your staff | Deel-owned entities, no subcontracting | Remote-owned entities; 100+ in total |
| Contractors | $49 per contractor/month | $29, or $99 on Plus with up to $100,000 indemnity |
| Contractor of Record | $325 per contractor/month | $325 per contractor/month |
| Payroll on your own entities | From $29 per employee/month | From $29 per employee/month |
| US PEO | $125 per employee/month | $99 per employee/month |
| HR software | Deel HR, free | Not listed on its pricing page |
| Contract terms | Month-to-month; cancel anytime under local labour law | 12 months, auto-renewing; 30 days notice |
| Time to first hire | As little as one day; 2 to 5 days on average | Onboarding typically 2 to 3 days |
| Support | 24/7 in your language; 2,000+ HR, legal and equity experts | In-app chat and an AI agent; no phone line |
| Integrations | 200+, including Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Greenhouse and NetSuite | 14 named, plus an open API, CLI and MCP server |
| Security | SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO 27001, GDPR | SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001 |
| Customers | 40,000+ | 30,000+ |
HRS score is our editorial rating from the full Deel review and Remote review.
The core difference: the widest platform vs a tighter employment model
Both companies were founded in 2019, both run employer of record on their own legal entities, and both charge $599. Deel has spread wider: owned entities in 130+ countries and a product for almost every worker type, from contractors and US PEO to a free HR system, device management and visas, all on month-to-month terms.
Remote has stayed narrower and tighter. It covers 90+ countries on 100+ owned entities, assigns your hires’ IP to you through the employing entity, and keeps employment indemnities outside its liability caps. It charges less for contractors and US PEO, and asks for a 12-month commitment in return.
Deel: products on top of owned infrastructure
Remote: the employer is always Remote
How Deel and Remote score
Deel leads on seven of eight parameters and finishes 0.3 ahead overall. Most of the margins are small; the wide ones are coverage, payroll and integrations, where Deel’s extra countries and 200+ apps show. Remote takes pricing, by a tenth, on the strength of cheaper contractors and US PEO.
Deel vs Remote pricing, and what you actually pay
EOR costs the same with either: $599 per employee per month. Many comparison pages still list Remote at $699 on monthly billing; its pricing page now shows one rate. Funded startups pay less with Remote, which takes 15% off EOR and contractors for 12 months, bringing EOR to about $509.
The gap opens on everything around EOR. Remote charges $29 per contractor against Deel’s $49 and $99 for US PEO against $125. Deel includes an HR system at no charge and runs month to month; Remote’s terms run for 12 months.
Deel
- Employer of Record130+ countries, payroll, benefits admin, HR and legal support$599 /emp/mo
- Contractor management$49 /mo
- Contractor of Record$325 /mo
- Global payrollFor your own entitiesFrom $29 /mo
- US PEOPlus Deel HR at no charge$125 /emp/mo
Remote
- Employer of RecordOnboarding specialist, local payroll, benefits; no base fee$599 /emp/mo
- Contractor Management190+ countries$29 /mo
- Contractor of RecordUncapped indemnity, IP transfer$325 /mo
- Global payrollFor your own entitiesFrom $29 /emp/mo
- US PEOUSD billing; US bank account required$99 /emp/mo
Costs that don’t appear on either pricing page
Security deposit
Deel: not published; reviewers often mention slow refunds.
Remote: not published; its terms allow a reserve or standby letter of credit.
Contract length
Deel: month-to-month, cancel anytime under local labour law.
Remote: 12 months, auto-renewing, with 30 days notice to exit (90 days for payroll).
Setup fees
Deel: not published.
Remote: no base platform fee; no setup fee published.
Salaries in another currency
Deel: not published.
Remote: $50 per employee per month for a non-local currency salary.
Health cover
Both include benefits administration in the EOR fee; plan premiums are extra.
FX on funding
Deel: “competitive exchange rates”; margin not published.
Remote: margin not published; its terms allow one.
Price increases
Deel: not published.
Remote: allowed yearly with 30 days written notice.
Offers
Deel: 3 months free on US PEO until Dec 31.
Remote: 15% off EOR and contractors for 12 months after a pre-seed to Series A raise.
12-month EOR cost at three team sizes
| EOR employees | Deel ($599) | Remote ($599) | Gap per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 employees | $35,940 | $35,940 | $0 |
| 25 employees | $179,700 | $179,700 | $0 |
| 100 employees | $718,800 | $718,800 | $0 |
Provider fees only, at each vendor’s published EOR rate. With Remote’s startup discount, its column drops to about $6,110 per employee for the first year. Salary, employer taxes, benefits and add-ons are excluded.
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Feature comparison
Deel leads on breadth: more countries, more currencies, visas, a free HR system, device management and 200+ integrations. Remote leads on a few specific terms: contractor indemnity, Contractor of Record cover, equity and US PEO price.
Global employment
130+ countries
Deel-owned entities, no subcontracting
Remote-owned entities; leasing or agency models in Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Japan
$325, with uncapped indemnity and IP transfer
Up to $100,000 per contractor on Plus
Visa support in 70+ countries
Payroll and benefits
From $29 per employee
From $29 per employee
Signed offer to running payroll in under a week
120+ currencies
$999 per company a year, 75+ countries
HR, IT and US staff
Deel HR, free
$99 per employee
Deel IT
IP clauses assign IP to you
Employing entity assigns all work product to you
Integrations
200+, including Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, BambooHR, HiBob, Greenhouse, QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite
REST API, webhooks, CLI
Open API, CLI and MCP server
Country coverage: where each one can hire
Deel reaches about 40 more countries than Remote, and both employ through their own entities. Across the 23 common markets below, both can hire everywhere. Deel names its owned entity on some country pages; Remote uses a different legal model in Germany and Japan.
Deel says it owns entities in all 130+ EOR countries but names them per country only on some pages. Remote runs Germany as employee leasing, Hungary, Latvia and Lithuania as temporary work agencies, and Japan through a consultancy model. Confirm the employing entity for each country before you sign.
Implementation and support
Both get a first hire done within days. Deel offers round-the-clock help in your language from a 2,000-strong expert team; Remote offers fast in-app chat and an AI agent but no phone line. Reviewers of both say routine questions are quick and complex cases are slow.
Deel
- Setup
- Self-serve sign-up; a dedicated onboarding manager for EOR.
- First hire
- In as little as one day; 2 to 5 days on average.
- Support model
- 24/7 in your language and time zone; 2,000+ HR, legal and equity experts.
- What reviewers say
- Easy without in-house HR; escalations bounced between agents.
Remote
- Setup
- No base platform fee; a dedicated onboarding specialist on every EOR plan.
- First hire
- Onboarding typically takes 2 to 3 days, according to Remote.
- Support model
- In-app chat with a 51-second average first reply (Remote’s figure), an AI agent and a help center; no phone line.
- What reviewers say
- Routine answers praised in about 1,200 reviews; 373 describe slow help on complex cases.
Which one to pick for your situation
These are the four situations we see most for this pair. With the same EOR price, country reach and worker mix decide most of them.
Scale-up hiring across 20 countries, including smaller markets
Deel covers about 40 more countries on owned entities, so the whole plan stays with one provider. Check Remote’s list first; if every country is on it, the decision moves to the other factors.
Agency paying 80 contractors in 25 countries
Remote charges $29 per contractor against Deel’s $49, which saves $19,200 a year here. Its Plus plan adds up to $100,000 of misclassification cover per contractor if you need it.
Seed-stage startup hiring 6 engineers in the UK, Poland and India
Remote’s 15% startup discount saves about $6,500 in the first year, and its employing entity assigns your engineers’ IP to you by contract. Accept the 12-month term knowingly.
Company that wants owned entities without paying $599
Both charge $599. Pebl employs about 90% of its staff on its own 65 entities for $399, which saves $24,000 a year across ten hires.
Where each one falls short
These are the limitations that matter in this matchup. The full pros and cons for each live on its review page.
Deel
- Contractors cost more$49 against Remote’s $29, and $125 against $99 for US PEO.
- Escalations get passed aroundReviewers report complex issues bouncing between support agents.
- Deposit terms unpublishedDeposit amounts and refund timing are not on the site, and slow refunds are a common complaint.
Remote
- 12-month minimum termContracts auto-renew for 12 months unless you give 30 days notice.
- Fewer countries90+ EOR countries against Deel’s 130+, with different legal models in Germany and Japan.
- No phone supportChat and an AI agent only; 373 reviews describe slow help on complex cases.
What users say about Deel and Remote
Both samples are large: 26,000+ public reviews for Deel and 9,000+ for Remote. Reviewers of both praise how easy the platform is without in-house HR, and both draw the same complaint: complex cases take too long.
Deel
Based on 26,000+ public reviews
Praised for
- Easy without HR staff. Founders and ops leads run it alone.
- One login. Contractors and employees in one place.
- On-time pay runs. Payroll reliability is a consistent theme.
Criticised for
- Escalations bounce. Complex issues pass between agents.
- Slow deposit refunds. A frequent complaint after offboarding.
- Costs clear late. Full costs become clear only after signing.
Remote
Based on 9,000+ public reviews
Praised for
- Ease of use. The top theme, named in about 1,900 reviews.
- Fast routine answers. Chat support on everyday questions is praised often.
- Easy setup. Getting started is simple for admins and staff.
Criticised for
- Slow on complex cases. Tax and benefits questions take longer.
- Processing delays. Contract changes and salary transfers can lag.
- Invoice errors. Payment and invoice mistakes in a minority of reviews.
Switching between Deel and Remote
Moving EOR staff means a new legal employer and a new contract for each person, even between two owned-entity providers. Plan a one or two cycle overlap and check continuity of service rules in each country before giving notice.
Deel to Remote
Moderate effort- Confirm each employee’s country is in Remote’s 90+; Deel covers more.
- Give Deel notice; cancellations follow each country’s labour law.
- Remote issues new contracts through its own entity on a 12-month term.
- Chase your Deel deposit refund and move contractors last.
Remote to Deel
Moderate effort- Check your Remote renewal date and give 30 days notice before it auto-renews.
- Deel issues new contracts through its own entity.
- Ask Remote to release any reserve or letter of credit.
- Reconnect your HRIS, ATS or accounting tools to Deel.
If neither fits: three alternatives
Both sit at the top of the EOR price range, so the usual reason to look elsewhere is cost. Our full EOR ranking compares 15 providers.
Pebl
About 90% of employees on its 65 owned entities, in 185+ countries.
Read Pebl vs Remote →Multiplier
Published prices for every module and 160+ countries, with partners in most.
Read Remote vs Multiplier →RemoFirst
The lowest list price, with no setup or exit fees and 185+ countries.
Read Deel vs RemoFirst →Final verdict
Deel is the broader platform. Remote is the sharper buy for contractors and startups.
At the same $599 EOR price, Deel gives you more: about 40 more countries, a free HR system, 200+ integrations and month-to-month terms, and it leads on seven of our eight scores. Remote earns its place where its specific terms matter: contractors at $29, US PEO at $99, 15% off for funded startups and IP assigned by contract, in exchange for a 12-month commitment.
Go with Deel when
- You hire in many countries or smaller markets
- You want one system for every worker type and HR
- You prefer month-to-month terms
Go with Remote when
- Contractors or US staff are a big share of your team
- You raised pre-seed to Series A in the last year
- Every hiring country is on Remote’s 90+ list
Get these in writing before you sign
- Per-country EOR rate for every country on your plan, in writing.
- Who employs your staff in each country, and under which legal model.
- Deposit or reserve per employee and the refund timeline.
- Minimum term and renewal date, and the notice needed to leave.
- Termination support and costs per country.
- Add-on prices for equipment, health cover, equity and visas.
- FX margin on funding payroll in your currency.
- Support hours and escalation path for complex tax and benefits cases.
Deel vs Remote: FAQs
Is Deel or Remote cheaper?
For EOR they cost the same: $599 per employee per month. Remote is cheaper for contractors ($29 against $49) and US PEO ($99 against $125), and gives startups that raised pre-seed to Series A 15% off EOR and contractors for 12 months.
Does Remote still charge $699 on monthly billing?
No. Remote’s pricing page now lists EOR at $599 per employee per month, with no separate monthly rate. Its terms run for 12 months and renew automatically.
Which one covers more countries?
Deel. It offers EOR on owned entities in 130+ countries. Remote covers 90+ countries through 100+ owned entities. Both cover the common markets, including the UK, Germany, India, Brazil and the Philippines.
Do both own their entities?
Yes. Deel says it owns the entity in every EOR country, with no subcontracting. Remote employs through its own entities, using employee leasing in Germany, temporary work agencies in Hungary, Latvia and Lithuania, and a consultancy model in Japan.
Is there a minimum contract?
Deel is month-to-month and you can cancel anytime, with EOR cancellations following local labour law. Remote’s terms run for 12 months and renew automatically unless you give 30 days notice.
Which is better for contractors?
Remote. Contractor management costs $29 against Deel’s $49, and its Plus plan at $99 adds up to $100,000 of misclassification cover per contractor. Both charge $325 for Contractor of Record.
Which one has better support?
Deel scores slightly higher in our reviews: 3.7 against 3.5. It offers 24/7 help in your language from 2,000+ experts. Remote answers routine chat questions fast but has no phone line. Reviewers of both report slow answers on complex cases.
Which one integrates with more tools?
Deel, with 200+ integrations including Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Greenhouse and NetSuite. Remote names 14 integrations and adds an open API, a CLI and an MCP server.
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