An employer of record lets you hire in Israel without opening an Israeli company. It becomes the legal employer, runs shekel payroll, pays Bituach Leumi and pension contributions, and handles Section 14 severance, leave and notice rules for you.
What separates providers is who signs the Israeli contract, their own entity or a partner, and what sits outside the headline fee. We checked every price on vendor sites in October 2026 and scored all ten on the same eight parameters.
Price against score
Eight of the ten publish a starting rate, so here is what each one charges against how it scored.
- Ring shows the Israel entity model
- Owned entity, stated by vendor
- Mixed or not stated for Israel
- Local partner
Published starting fee per employee per month
Score axis starts at 3.6. Prices are each vendor’s published starting fee in US dollars, checked on 22 October 2026. CWS Israel is plotted at its Essential rate of $599 for one to four hires, excluding VAT. Multiplier is plotted at its monthly-billing rate of $499 ($459 billed annually). Rivermate’s $319 is the floor of a $319 to $639 range. Rippling and Globalization Partners publish no EOR rate and are not plotted.
What the chart shows
Best EOR Services in Israel 2026: Quick Summary
Every provider on this page in one list, with the four facts that settle most Israeli shortlists. Sort by price or score to reorder it.
- From
- $599/mo
- Israel entity
- Owned
- Onboarding
- 4.7/5
- Free trial
- No
Watch for: It hires only in Israel, so a team spread across several countries will need a second EOR.
- From
- $599/mo
- Israel entity
- Owned
- Onboarding
- 4.3/5
- Free trial
- No
Watch for: The deposit isn’t published, so get the amount in writing before the contract goes out.
- From
- $499/mo
- Israel entity
- Not stated
- Onboarding
- 4.2/5
- Free trial
- No
Watch for: Its Israel page doesn’t name the employing entity, so get the Israeli employer’s name in writing.
- From
- $699/mo
- Israel entity
- Not stated
- Onboarding
- 4.4/5
- Free trial
- Contractors, 30 days
Watch for: $699 is the highest published rate here, $100 above Deel and Remote.com.
- From
- $599/mo
- Israel entity
- Owned
- Onboarding
- 4.1/5
- Free trial
- No
Watch for: Remote may ask for a reserve payment case by case, so confirm before signing.
- From
- $199/mo
- Israel entity
- Partner
- Onboarding
- 4.2/5
- Free trial
- Free contractor tier
Watch for: Israel runs through a local partner, so ask which firm holds the contract and how disputes escalate.
- From
- $499/mo
- Israel entity
- Not stated
- Onboarding
- 3.8/5
- Free trial
- No
Watch for: Papaya doesn’t say who employs Israeli staff, so ask whether it is its own entity or a partner.
- From
- Quote only
- Israel entity
- Not stated
- Onboarding
- 4.2/5
- Free trial
- No
Watch for: There’s no published EOR rate, and setup can cost 5 to 15% of the contract value.
- From
- Quote only
- Israel entity
- Not stated
- Onboarding
- 4.3/5
- Free trial
- No
Watch for: There’s no published rate, so you can’t benchmark it without a sales call.
- From
- $319/mo
- Israel entity
- Not stated
- Onboarding
- 4.7/5
- Free trial
- No
Watch for: Rivermate doesn’t publish its Israel delivery model, so ask whether your hire sits with a partner.
Ranked on Israel fit: entity evidence in Israel, published price and local support, with scores shown separately. Choose “Highest score” to rank by score alone. Prices are each provider’s starting EOR fee per employee per month in US dollars, as published on its own site in October 2026. “Lowest price” sorts on that fee. CWS Israel’s $599 is its Essential plan for one to four hires, excluding VAT, and its Premium plan is billed at 9.5% of total employer cost. “Lowest price” uses Multiplier’s monthly-billing rate ($459 billed annually) and the bottom of Rivermate’s $319 to $639 range. Rippling and Globalization Partners publish no rate and sort last. Providers that publish no rate sort last. Deposits and fees outside the headline price are in each full review. Sorting changes the order only.
The 10 EOR providers for Israel in detail
Each review starts with why the provider made the list for Israeli hiring, then sets out who employs your staff, the fees and the contract terms. If time is short, read the What to watch column first. Every rate was checked on the vendor’s own site this October.
CWS Israel
Why we picked CWS Israel
CWS Israel is the only Israeli company on this list. It has employed staff for foreign clients under its own name, CWS Israel Ltd, since 2014 and says PwC Israel reviews its compliance. That shows in its 4.8 compliance score, the highest here.
The Essential plan costs $599 a month per employee for one to four hires, plus VAT, with no setup or offboarding fee. Premium is billed at 9.5% of total employer cost, so for senior salaries work out both before you choose.
It hires only in Israel and offers no public API, which is why platform and integrations scores 3.8.
Israel EOR details
Editor scores: 8 parameters
Strengths and limitations
Support channels
Deel
Why we picked Deel
Deel’s June 2026 Israel guide says Israeli staff are employed through Deel’s wholly owned local entity, so the company on the contract is the one answering to Bituach Leumi and the Tax Authority. That makes it one of the 3 of 10 here that state an owned Israeli entity.
It bills month to month at $599 and scores 4.7 for global coverage, the natural fit when Israel is one of several hiring countries. The same guide still quotes the 2025 minimum wage of ₪6,247.67, so check payroll runs on the ₪6,443.85 rate in force since 1 April 2026.
Israel EOR details
Editor scores: 8 parameters
Strengths and limitations
Support channels
Multiplier
Why we picked Multiplier
Multiplier publishes $499 a month billed monthly, or $459 on an annual plan, which is $100 below Deel. Its Israel page explains EOR hiring but never says which company employs your staff.
CWS Israel shows Multiplier’s logo among its clients, which suggests Israeli hires may be routed through CWS. Multiplier doesn’t confirm that, and it says about 11% of its countries carry adjusted pricing without naming them, so get the Israeli employer’s name and the Israel rate in writing.
Israel EOR details
Editor scores: 8 parameters
Strengths and limitations
Support channels
Oyster HR
Why we picked Oyster HR
Oyster folds terminations into its subscription. In Israel, where ending a contract brings up to a month of notice and a severance calculation, that keeps the exit bill to statutory pay alone. Onboarding scores 4.4 in our review.
At $699 it is the highest published rate here, $100 above Deel and Remote.com, and its Israel guide doesn’t say whether your staff sit on Oyster’s own entity.
Israel EOR details
Editor scores: 8 parameters
Strengths and limitations
Support channels
Remote.com
Why we picked Remote.com
Remote’s Israel page says it owns its own legal entity in Israel and never relies on third parties. Its contracts assign IP to you, which Israeli engineering teams check closely, and compliance strength scores 4.4.
Support is the weak point at 3.5 in our review. Its Israel country guide also still shows outdated minimum wage figures, so confirm payroll runs on ₪6,443.85.
Israel EOR details
Editor scores: 8 parameters
Strengths and limitations
Support channels
Remofirst
Why we picked Remofirst
Remofirst lists the lowest rate on this page, $199 a month, with no setup, onboarding or termination fees and no minimum term. Three Israeli hires cost $597 a month in platform fees, against $1,797 at $599.
It works through in-country partners and doesn’t name its Israeli one. Its pricing FAQ says fees may vary with local requirements, so get the Israel rate in writing before the first offer.
Israel EOR details
Editor scores: 8 parameters
Strengths and limitations
Support channels
Papaya Global
Why we picked Papaya Global
Papaya was founded in Israel and is built for finance teams. It owns Azimo, a regulated payments business, and scores 4.6 for payroll and benefits, level with CWS Israel for the best payroll score here.
EOR starts from $499 a month. Its Israel Countrypedia page doesn’t say whether staff sit on a Papaya entity or a partner’s, and its statutory figures were last updated in May 2023, so ask for current ones.
Israel EOR details
Editor scores: 8 parameters
Strengths and limitations
Support channels
Rippling
Why we picked Rippling
Rippling fits companies whose HR, payroll and IT already run on it. A Tel Aviv hire then goes through the same onboarding flow as a domestic one, with app access and a laptop triggered from one record.
As a pure EOR it is the weakest fit here, with no published rate, setup of 5 to 15% of contract value and support scored 3.2. Its Israel hiring page doesn’t say who employs your staff. Payroll and benefits is scored independently for this page at 3.8, since its review page scores it as a full platform.
Israel EOR details
Editor scores: 8 parameters
Strengths and limitations
Support channels
Globalization Partners
Why we picked Globalization Partners
Globalization Partners has run EOR since 2012 and sells it by proposal, with no minimum contract length for EOR hires. Its Israel Globalpedia page sets out the 42-hour week, sick leave at 1.5 days a month and the study fund split in detail.
It claims more than 100 wholly owned entities worldwide but doesn’t confirm an Israeli one.
Israel EOR details
Editor scores: 8 parameters
Strengths and limitations
Support channels
Rivermate
Why we picked Rivermate
Rivermate scores 4.3, second only to CWS Israel on this page, and support is the reason. Every client gets 24/7 access by Slack, WhatsApp, email and phone, with support scored 4.9.
Pricing runs from $319 to $639 a month by country and headcount, with no onboarding or offboarding fees and no annual contract.
Its Israel guide doesn’t say who employs your staff, and CWS Israel lists Rivermate among the clients it serves directly and through partner platforms. Ask whether your hire would sit with CWS.
Israel EOR details
Editor scores: 8 parameters
Strengths and limitations
Support channels
Israel EOR at a Glance
The rules and figures behind every Israeli hire, checked against Bituach Leumi and adviser sources in October 2026.
Israel Basics
Full Cost of Employment
Worked example: ₪25,000 a month gross, employee with an existing pension fund, Section 14 severance at 8.33%.
Travel pay of up to ₪22.60 per working day and Keren Hishtalmut, a study fund that is customary but not required by law, are not included. Convalescence pay is owed once a full year is served and is shown here as a monthly accrual. The EOR fee is not included.
What the Employee Is Owed by Law
This Page’s Israel EOR Market, at a Glance
Entity vs EOR
Where Foreign Employers Get Caught Out
Every provider above was scored on the same eight parameters, set out in the methodology at the end of this page. Ranking and scores are kept apart, so you can re-sort the Quick Summary by score whenever you like.
The guide below covers the decisions around the list: who employs your Israeli staff, what a hire costs in shekels, the Israeli rules that change your choice and what to ask before you sign.
How to choose an EOR in Israel
Five factors separate the providers on this page more than anything in their marketing.
Who employs your staff
Only three providers say on their own sites that an Israeli entity they own will employ your staff. The rest use partners or stay silent, and that matters most in a Labour Court dispute.
Best equipped: CWS Israel, Deel, Remote.com
How severance is handled
A Section 14 clause turns severance into a monthly pension contribution. Without it you owe a lump sum on final salary, so ask to see the clause in each provider’s template.
Templates audited by PwC: CWS Israel
Compliance depth
Compliance strength carries 20% of the score because three Israeli figures changed in 2026: the Bituach Leumi thresholds, the minimum wage and the convalescence day rate.
Highest scores: CWS Israel, Deel
Support when payroll breaks
Support scores run from 3.2 to 4.9. Check the hours as well as the channels, because Israeli payroll questions arrive on a Sunday to Thursday week.
Strongest support: Rivermate, CWS Israel
Owned entity or local partner
The legal employer on your staff’s contract is the company that answers to Bituach Leumi, the Tax Authority and the Labour Court. Here is what each provider says about Israel on its own site.
CWS Israel shows the Multiplier and Rivermate logos among its clients and calls itself an in-country partner for EOR firms. Neither provider confirms that on its own site, so treat it as a question to ask rather than a fact.
When to set up your own company: CWS Israel’s pricing FAQ puts the move at about 10 employees, and it offers to migrate payroll when you get there. The Israel dashboard shows what ten hires cost in EOR fees.
From accepted offer to first payslip
An EOR removes the company setup. What remains runs on Israeli deadlines, and pension timing catches out most first-time employers.
Offer and Israeli contract
The EOR issues an Israeli-law contract covering pay, leave, notice and a Section 14 clause, signed before the start date.
Owner: You and the EOR
Tax and Bituach Leumi set-up
The employee completes the Form 101 tax declaration and the EOR registers them for Bituach Leumi and withholding.
Owner: EOR and employee
Pension enrolment
An employee with an existing pension fund gets contributions from day one, paid within three months. Anyone else is enrolled after six months.
Owner: EOR
First payroll filings
Withholding and Bituach Leumi contributions for the month are reported and paid by the 15th.
Owner: EOR
Convalescence pay begins
Recuperation pay is owed once a full year is served, at 5 days in year one.
Owner: EOR
For a foreign expert, the B/1 permit has to be approved before step 1’s start date. See hiring foreign nationals in Israel.
What an Israeli hire really costs
Statutory on-costs in Israel are much higher than the headline EOR fee suggests. The worked example in the dashboard lands at 22.2% above gross for a ₪25,000 salary.
Bituach Leumi is the one cost that changes shape with salary. The employer rate rises from 4.51% to 7.6% above ₪7,703, then stops at the ₪51,910 ceiling, so its share of gross peaks at the ceiling and falls after it.
Pension and severance don’t cap the same way in practice, which is why they make up most of the on-cost for senior hires.
Study fund on top: Keren Hishtalmut isn’t required by law for most private employers, but tech candidates expect it. The customary split is 7.5% from the employer and 2.5% from the employee, on salary up to about ₪15,712 a month, which would add about ₪1,178 a month to the example.
Israeli rules that change your EOR choice
These are the rules a provider has to get right in your contract and payroll. Each tile ends with the question to ask.
Two of these rules decide most disputes, so check them in the contract itself.
Section 14 decides your exit bill
After a year, a dismissed employee is owed one month of final salary per year of service. A signed Section 14 clause lets monthly pension contributions, 8.33% for full cover, replace that lump sum, and the employee keeps them even on resignation.
Without the clause from day one, a late raise lifts the severance owed for every earlier year.
Notice is simpler: 1 day a month for the first 6 months, 2.5 days a month to month 12, then one month.
Convalescence and travel are paid separately
Recuperation pay starts after a full year, at 5 days in year one, rising to 7 days in years four to ten. The 2026 private-sector rate is ₪451.50 a day, set by an extension order published on 18 August 2026.
Travel is reimbursed up to ₪22.60 per working day in 2026, or the cost of a monthly public transport pass.
Equity for Israeli EOR staff
Israeli tech candidates expect options, and the tax route decides what they are worth. An EOR doesn’t issue equity, so the grant sits with your parent company.
Sources disagree on how cleanly Section 102 works when the employer is an EOR rather than your own company. CWS Israel says EOR employment doesn’t rule it out if the trustee process is followed, while Israeli law firms describe 102 as built for employees of the granting company, with Tax Authority approval needed for other set-ups.
Before you promise 102 treatment: get an Israeli tax opinion, and a ruling where your adviser says one is needed. Ask each provider whether its Israeli staff already hold 102 grants from client plans.
Permanent establishment risk
An EOR makes the provider your staff’s employer. It doesn’t stop the Israel Tax Authority deciding that your company does business in Israel through them.
Israel’s large R&D and sales teams for foreign companies make this a real question, not a theoretical one. A few habits keep the risk low.
Hiring foreign nationals in Israel
An EOR can sponsor a B/1 expert permit as the legal employer, but the salary floor and fees attach to the job, whichever company files.
The expert salary is double the average wage, which Bituach Leumi set at ₪13,566 for January 2026. The fees cover the application (₪1,420), the annual employer fee including the B/1 licence (₪11,525) and a multiple entry visa (₪205).
Who sponsors: none of the ten providers publishes Israeli work permit terms or fees. Ask for both in writing, with the expected timeline, before you make an offer to a foreign candidate.
What the headline fee leaves out
The monthly rate is only part of the bill. This is what each provider publishes about the rest, as checked on its own site in October 2026.
| Provider | Monthly fee | Deposit | Setup and exit fees | Contract term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWS Israel | $599 for 1 to 4 hires, or 9.5% of employer cost, plus VAT | One month’s fee, refundable | None | No long-term contract |
| Deel | $599 | Not published | None listed | Month to month |
| Multiplier | $499 ($459 annual) | Refundable, amount set by Multiplier | Implementation fee as applicable | Cancel anytime |
| Oyster HR | $699 | Refundable, amount not published | None, terminations included | Not published |
| Remote.com | $599 | Reserve case by case | Not listed | Not published |
| Remofirst | $199 | Not required | None | No minimum |
| Papaya Global | $499 | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Rippling | Quote only | None confirmed | Setup 5 to 15% of contract | Not published |
| Globalization Partners | Quote only | Not published | Not published | No minimum |
| Rivermate | $319 to $639 | Not published | None | No annual contract |
Statutory costs come on top of every fee. See what an Israeli hire really costs for the worked example.
Five questions to ask every provider
Send these before the contract and compare the written answers side by side.
“Which company will employ my staff in Israel, and do you own it?”
“Does your Israeli contract include a signed Section 14 clause, at 6% or 8.33%?”
“What deposit do you hold, and what does ending the contract cost?”
“Is payroll on the ₪6,443.85 minimum wage, the ₪51,910 Bituach Leumi ceiling and the ₪451.50 recuperation day?”
“Can my Israeli staff hold Section 102 options while you employ them?”
Narrow it down
Start from the one thing that matters most to your Israeli hire. Each row points to the provider that fits it best on this page.
Pick your priority, then check the top pick’s card.
Israel-only hiring with a local employer
The Israeli legal employer itself, at $599 a month for one to four hires, with compliance scored 4.8.
Israel plus other countries on one platform
States a wholly owned Israeli entity, bills month to month at $599 and scores 4.7 for global coverage.
IP-sensitive engineering hires
States an owned Israeli entity and assigns IP to you by contract, at $599.
Support around the clock
24/7 by Slack, WhatsApp, email and phone, with support scored 4.9.
Already running Rippling
Adds Israeli hires to the HR and IT system you already use, priced by quote.
Source: HRStacks editorial scores and vendor pricing
Israel EOR FAQs
Short answers to the questions buyers ask most, with figures checked in October 2026.
How we scored Israel EOR providers
Every provider gets the same eight-part score, from the same evidence, on a 1 to 5 scale, so you can check any number against its card.
Eight parameters, weighted for Israel
Weights add up to 100%
Pricing & Value
Published rate against what you get, plus deposits, setup and exit fees and VAT on local invoices for an Israeli hire.
Compliance Strength
How well contracts and payroll track Israeli law, including Section 14 clauses and the 2026 changes to Bituach Leumi, the minimum wage and convalescence pay.
Payroll & Benefits
Payroll accuracy, pension and Bituach Leumi payments by the 15th, and convalescence and travel pay handled correctly.
Global Coverage
Countries covered beyond Israel, for teams hiring elsewhere too. Left unscored for CWS Israel, which hires only in Israel.
Onboarding Speed
Time from signed offer to a compliant start, including pension enrolment and the Section 14 clause.
Platform & Integrations
Native connections to HRIS, accounting and identity tools, and API access.
Customer Support
Channels, hours and how fast real problems get solved, judged from public reviews.
Ease of Use
How quickly an admin can run hires, changes and exits without help.
What the score colours mean
Applies to every parameter bar on the cards
Weak spot
Below 3.5
Workable
3.5 to 3.9
Strong
4.0 and up
What counts
Vendor pricing and Israel pages, our full provider reviews, public review data and Israeli government and adviser sources, including Bituach Leumi’s rate and minimum wage tables. Prices were checked on 22 October 2026.
What never counts
Vendor testimonials, prices found only on third-party sites, and claims we could not verify. Unpublished rates stay marked “Quote only”.
How the ranking works
The order is kept from the current page and reflects Israel fit: entity evidence in Israel, published price and local support. Scores are shown separately and the Quick Summary can be sorted by score. This page has no secondary tier.
Some links are affiliate links. A commission never changes a score or a ranking, and no vendor can pay to move up. Prices and key facts are rechecked when vendors change them, and the date at the top shows the last update.
Conclusion
In Israel the first question is who signs the employment contract. CWS Israel, Deel and Remote.com state an owned Israeli entity on their own sites. For the other seven, get the Israeli employer’s name in writing before an offer goes out.
The common pricing mistake is treating the monthly fee as the cost. Statutory on-costs add 22.2% to a ₪25,000 salary before any study fund, and a deposit, a percentage plan like CWS Israel’s Premium or a missing Section 14 clause can move the real bill more than the $100 between Multiplier and Deel.
Shortlist two or three providers from the decision guide, send them the five questions, and compare the written answers before you sign.
