What are the main employer obligations under Vietnam Labor Code 2019?

Vietnam Labor Code 2019 governs contracts, working hours, leave and termination. Employers contribute to Social Insurance, Health Insurance, Unemployment Insurance and a trade union fund. PIT is withheld at source. Region-based minimum wages apply and change by decree. Verify current rates with your EOR or MOLISA.

Does Teamed have its own entity in Vietnam, or use a partner?

Teamed covers 187+ countries through owned entities in 57 markets and vetted partners elsewhere. Ask directly whether Vietnam is owned or partner-served for your hire. The answer determines accountability for the Labor Code 2019, payroll and PIT. Real HR and legal experts backed by DLA Piper handle the hard edge cases in-house.

How does FX work on Vietnam EOR payroll?

Vietnam payroll runs in VND and most EOR providers convert to your billing currency without publishing the spread, typically 1.5 to 3% of salary (industry analysis). Teamed shows the rate against mid-market and absorbs FX at zero markup. Deel and Rippling do not publish FX terms. Remote shows the rate after the fact. Oyster and Papaya charge undisclosed fees.

How current is this comparison, and how was it scored?

Every competitor figure was verified 17 June 2026 against each provider pricing page and G2, security re-checked 22 July 2026. Eight providers scored 1 to 5 on six Vietnam-focused axes, no overall winner. Reviewed quarterly, pricing monthly.

Best EOR in Vietnam · 2026

The best EOR providers in Vietnam in 2026

Q: Which EOR provider is best for hiring in Vietnam in 2026?

No single best. Teamed leads the service model and employment intelligence and the path to a Foreign-Invested Enterprise. It contests pricing transparency with Remote and Vietnam coverage with G-P. Deel and Rippling lead platform; the certified providers lead security. Ask any provider: is Vietnam owned or partner-served, and can you see the FX?

Q: Do I need a local entity to hire someone in Vietnam?

No. An EOR hires compliantly in Vietnam before you have your own entity. The EOR issues the local contract, runs VND payroll, withholds PIT, and remits the mandatory Social Insurance, Health Insurance and Unemployment Insurance contributions. When a Foreign-Invested Enterprise becomes cost-effective, the right provider models the crossover and helps you get there.

No single winner. We scored eight EOR providers on a published six-axis rubric built around Vietnam's Labor Code 2019 and the crossover to a Foreign-Invested Enterprise. Teamed leads on the service model and employment intelligence and on the path to your own entity. It contests pricing transparency with Remote and Vietnam coverage with G-P. Rippling and Deel lead on platform, and the certified providers lead on security.

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EOR providers scored on one Vietnam-focused rubric: $599
Teamed flat fee, FX absorbed at zero markup: 6
Vietnam-focused rubric axes, no overall winner

Disclosure

This guide was produced by Teamed, which is one of the eight providers scored below on the same rubric as the rest. We don't crown an overall winner, we don't claim to be the cheapest, and we say plainly where another provider is the better fit for your Vietnam hire.

Last reviewed 22 July 2026By Tom Price-Daniel, Co-founder, Teamed

Which EOR provider is best for hiring in Vietnam in 2026?

What is an EOR in Vietnam?

An Employer of Record (EOR) in Vietnam legally employs your people there under the Labor Code 2019, which came into force on 1 January 2021. The EOR issues the local employment contract, runs payroll in Vietnamese dong, withholds personal income tax, and remits the mandatory Social Insurance, Health Insurance and Unemployment Insurance contributions on both sides of the employment relationship. A trade union fund contribution applies where a union exists. You direct the day-to-day work; the EOR carries the legal employer obligations.

Companies use an EOR in Vietnam to hire engineers, operations staff and commercial talent before their own entity is ready. The two most common entry-path structures are a Representative Office, which is faster to register but limited in scope, and a wholly Foreign-Invested Enterprise, which allows broader activities at higher setup cost and time. An EOR bridges that gap and, with the right provider, models the crossover point where your own entity becomes the more cost-effective route. Ask any EOR whether real HR and legal experts with Vietnam employment-law depth handle the hard moments, or whether the question goes to a generalist ticket queue.

Methodology

How we scored this comparison

Each provider is scored 1 to 5 on six Vietnam-focused axes. There's no weighted total and no overall winner. Different providers lead different columns. Teamed is scored on the same axes as the rest.

Pricing transparency: Whether the all-in cost of a Vietnam hire (the fee, the deposit, onboarding, and offboarding or termination) is stated up front and predictable. Scored on clarity, not on price level: a flat published fee you can read beats a lower base with unstated setup, deposit or exit terms. The FX rate on VND salary conversions is one clause of that test, not the whole frame.
Vietnam coverage and compliance: Depth and legal robustness of in-country coverage for Vietnam: the owned-entity versus partner structure behind the country, how the Labor Code 2019, the multi-component Social Insurance, Health Insurance and Unemployment Insurance regime, the trade union fund, personal income tax withholding and region-based minimum wages are handled, and how fast a real employment-law expert responds when a probation dispute or termination goes wrong in Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi.
Platform and self-serve: Product surface, self-serve flows, integration and API depth, and speed from signed offer to first Vietnam payroll for teams that want to run Vietnam hiring with minimal manual steps.
Security and certifications: ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II held today: the certifications a Vietnam procurement or security review asks to see, checked against each provider on 22 July 2026.
Service model and employment intelligence: Ongoing human employment expertise plus AI assistance across the lifecycle (for Teamed, the Ted layer): whether real HR and legal experts with Vietnam credentials own the hard moments directly, and how well the system flags Labor Code changes and the crossover point before they reach you.
Path to your own entity: Whether the provider moves you from contractor to EOR to your own wholly Foreign-Invested Enterprise or Representative Office on one system, flags the crossover when EOR stops being the right structure, and can set up the entity through a service like Global Entity & Employment Operations (GEMO).

How we gathered evidence

The six axes are pricing transparency, Vietnam coverage and compliance, platform and self-serve, security and certifications, service model and employment intelligence, and the path to your own entity. Pricing came from each provider's own pricing page on 17 June 2026 (Deel last checked 7 July 2026). Where a provider does not publish pricing on primary pages (G-P, Rippling), or only on its own blog, we say so. Security reflects each provider's current published ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II status, re-checked 22 July 2026. Where G2 blocked an automated read, the rating carries a caveat. Coverage and entity-model claims come from each provider's own pages. Teamed's claims come from teamed.global.

Considered & excluded

We scored the eight EOR providers a company hiring in Vietnam for the first time would realistically shortlist, from enterprise incumbents to the mid-market specialists.

Multiplier: Scored on the parallel Deel alternatives page. Including a ninth provider would have diluted the Vietnam-specific depth per card.
Native Teams: Smaller Vietnam-specific track record than the eight scored; its strength is the low-price end of the market rather than Labor Code 2019 depth.

How they score, criterion by criterion

There’s no overall winner. Each column is a different priority. Pick the ones that matter to you, then read the write-ups below.

Provider	Pricing transparency	Vietnam coverage and compliance	Platform and self-serve	Security and certifications	Service model and employment intelligence	Path to your own entity
Teamed(us)	Leads	Leads			Leads	Leads
Deel			Leads	Leads
Remote
Oyster
Rippling
Papaya Global
Globalization Partners (G-P)
Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)

Scored 1–5 on each criterion from the published rubric above. The highlighted cell leads that column. Teamed is scored on exactly the same criteria as every other provider.

Teamed

Us, scored on the same rubric

Best for: fast-growing companies hiring in Vietnam that want the real FX on VND payroll, real HR and legal experts on every plan for Labor Code 2019 questions, and one partner from first contractor through EOR to their own Foreign-Invested Enterprise.

Teamed is the advisory alternative for Vietnam, built around four pillars that matter when the Labor Code and a multi-layer contribution regime are in play: honesty about cost, real HR and legal experts on every plan, legal depth, and a technology path to your own entity. It shows the VND conversion rate against a mid-market reference and absorbs FX at zero markup on the fee, so the payroll cost is what the invoice says.

Real HR and legal experts with Vietnam-specific employment-law depth handle the hard moments directly. A probation dispute, a redundancy under the Labor Code, a personal income tax question for a relocating employee: these reach a real person with country experience, not a queue, with the Ted layer flagging Labor Code changes and the crossover point early. Access is included on every plan, with no AI bot wall and no support tier to unlock. Teamed is rated 4.8 on G2 for service.

Teamed isn't trying to be your HRIS. It plugs into the major HR platforms you already run and is the partner you choose for your Vietnam team, from the first contractor through EOR to a wholly Foreign-Invested Enterprise on the same system via GEMO. When the math says your own entity beats EOR, Teamed models the crossover and helps you get there, rather than keeping you on a model that no longer fits.

Countries: 187+ via the mixed network (owned entities in 57 markets, vetted partners elsewhere)
Entity model: Owned entities in 57 markets, vetted partners elsewhere; separately sets up your own client entity in Vietnam via GEMO
Onboarding: Expert-guided, 24 to 48 hours to first payroll, with a real Vietnam specialist through the transition
Contractors: Yes, with misclassification cover (Guard / Protect)
Pricing: $599 USD / £479 GBP / employee / month, flat, FX absorbed at zero markup · verified 2026-07-22
G2: 4.8/5

Strengths

Real HR and legal experts on every plan, with Vietnam-specific Labor Code 2019 depth on probation, termination and the Social Insurance, Health Insurance and Unemployment Insurance regime, backed by DLA Piper as global counsel.
Shows the VND payroll FX rate against mid-market and absorbs it at zero markup, so the invoice is the cost you pay. A one-month refundable deposit, no onboarding or offboarding fees, costs set out up front (an early-exit fee may apply within 3 months).
One partner from first contractor through EOR to your own entity, on one system, with no re-onboarding. GEMO sets up and runs your own entity in 100+ countries and models the crossover to a Foreign-Invested Enterprise when EOR stops fitting.
Advisory model built for fast-growing companies with an international footprint. Plugs into your HRIS rather than replacing it, and tells you when EOR is no longer the right model.

Watch-outs

Lighter self-serve platform and shallower API than Deel or Rippling. The model is advisory, not dashboard-first, so it concedes the platform column here.
ISO 27001 and SOC 2 aligned, accreditation in progress, so the badge is not yet in hand. Several rivals here hold current certifications, so Teamed concedes the security column. If your procurement or security review needs the certificate today, ask each provider for current reports and dates.
The advisory model earns its weight across multiple countries or a growing Vietnam headcount. A single Vietnam hire with no plans to grow may suit a lighter, lower-cost self-serve platform.

Source: teamed.global/pricing

Deel

Best for: teams that want the deepest all-in-one platform and the widest native integration catalogue, and will trade FX transparency on VND payroll for platform breadth.

Deel is the market leader and the baseline the rest are measured against. It has the deepest self-serve product in the category and one of the broadest native integration catalogues for global hiring, including Vietnam. Its platform covers contract, payroll, compliance and benefits in one system, and it leads the platform column on this rubric alongside Rippling. For many buyers it is the first name on the shortlist before anyone else is considered.

The consistent reasons companies look past it are the FX terms and the support structure. Deel does not publish its FX rate or spread, so the VND-to-billing-currency conversion cost is built into the rate rather than shown. Deel does not publish which plan includes its dedicated Slack or Teams support channel, so buyers need to confirm what their rate includes. Buyers report the headline can balloon once FX is added.

Against any competitor, Deel keeps the broadest platform and the longest enterprise track record, and holds current ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications, near the top of the security column. The choice is whether platform depth outweighs a readable FX invoice and a real employment-law expert as the default response on a standard plan.

Countries: 150-plus reach, full legal employment in 130+
Entity model: A mix of owned entities and vetted partners
Onboarding: Fast, deep self-serve
Contractors: Yes, mature contractor and misclassification tooling
Pricing: From $599 / employee / month, a starting rate · verified 2026-07-22
G2: 4.8/5

Strengths

The deepest all-in-one platform and self-serve depth in the category. Dashboard flows for Vietnam contract, payroll and benefits are built without custom development. Leads the platform column alongside Rippling.
One of the broadest native integration catalogues in the category, from HRIS to payroll to finance tools.
Holds current ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications, near the top of the security column, plus mature equity, IP and contractor tooling alongside EOR.
Market-leading brand and the longer enterprise track record, clearing a procurement shortlist on recognition alone.

Watch-outs

Does not publish its FX terms, so the VND salary-conversion cost is built into the rate rather than shown on the invoice.
Dedicated Slack or Teams support channel not published per plan; confirm what your rate includes. Advisory depth on Vietnam edge cases is lighter than the specialist providers.
Buyers report add-on charges and, in one case, a large upfront salary deposit for a long-notice hire, though these are buyer accounts rather than published Deel terms.

Source: deel.com/pricing

Remote

Best for: teams that want a polished self-serve platform, a published base price and a strong owned-entity narrative, with Vietnam in the 90+ EOR country set to confirm.

Remote markets a 100%-owned entity network across its 90+ EOR countries and runs a polished self-serve platform with mature benefits and IP products. If Vietnam is in the owned-entity set, the chain is direct: Remote's own entity is the legal employer, with no partner layer. Its $599 headline applies on annual billing ($699 month to month), and the pricing page states no setup or onboarding fees.

It is more transparent than Deel on FX, but only after the fact. Remote applies a variable Remote FX rate to cross-currency lines and shows the rate used on the monthly invoice, with no published percentage. Buyers model the annual commitment required for the $599 rate before comparing against flat-fee providers.

The fit is a team that wants to run Vietnam hiring as a product rather than a service, with strong self-serve flows and a benefits administration layer. Against Deel you trade integration breadth for owned entities and a published, readable base price. Against Teamed you trade a zero-markup transparent FX line and the lifecycle path for a larger product suite and the Remote brand.

Countries: 190+ locations across all products, 90+ for full owned-entity EOR
Entity model: Owned-entity led in its core 90+ EOR countries, partners and other products beyond
Onboarding: Days, self-serve, with a guided onboarding on the EOR plan
Contractors: Yes, tiered, with indemnity options
Pricing: $599/mo on annual billing ($699 month to month) · verified 2026-07-22
G2: 4.6/5 (591)

Strengths

A 100%-owned entity network across its core 90+ EOR countries. Ask Remote whether Vietnam is owned or partner-served.
A polished, well-designed self-serve platform with strong benefits administration and IP-protection tooling, included in-product. It holds current ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications, so it sits at the top of the security column.
Pricing published in full: $599 on annual billing, $699 month to month. No setup or onboarding fees stated on the pricing page.
Discloses its FX approach on the invoice rather than concealing it, backed by in-house HR, legal and tax experts.

Watch-outs

The $599 rate requires annual billing. Month-to-month is $699, so the comparable price depends on the commitment you can make.
The Remote FX rate is a variable blended rate shown on the invoice after the fact, with no published percentage. Transparent, but not a zero-markup or itemised mid-market line.
The model is product-led rather than advisory. Ask explicitly whether Vietnam is served by a Remote-owned entity or a local partner; the 90+ EOR-country figure is the owned-entity set, and beyond it delivery runs through partners.

Source: remote.com/pricing

Oyster

Best for: smaller and fast-scaling teams that want automation, a flat published EOR price, and human-expert support with a published SLA, including for Vietnam hires.

Oyster is the automation-first alternative and a certified B-Corp. Onboarding is fast and guided, with a dedicated Hiring Success Manager through the process, among the quickest routes to a first Vietnam payroll on this list. Its published EOR price is a flat $699 per employee per month, and the pricing page explicitly states no setup, onboarding, HR-expert-access or termination charges are added. Support comes with a published SLA: responses within 24 hours and guaranteed resolution in under 72 hours.

The watch-outs are in the cash and FX detail. Oyster requires a refundable deposit for every EOR engagement, with no amount published on its pricing page. It also charges a currency-conversion fee on any currency mismatch, again with no rate disclosed. White-glove HR advisory is billed separately at $300 per hour rather than included. These are material for a VND payroll where every cross-currency conversion matters.

Oyster does not offer a productised path from EOR to your own entity, so it can become something you outgrow as Vietnam headcount grows. Against Deel you trade platform breadth for speed, a published flat price and a human support relationship on every plan. Against Teamed you trade a transparent FX line and the lifecycle path for a lower EOR list price and the B-Corp credential.

Countries: 180+ all products, 120+ for EOR
Entity model: Hybrid, own or partner with local entities in over 180 countries; no split published
Onboarding: Fast, automated, with a dedicated Hiring Success Manager
Contractors: Yes, $29/contractor/month, strong tooling
Pricing: $699 / employee / month, flat (annual discounts noted, amount not published) · verified 2026-07-22
G2: 4.4/5 (1447)

Strengths

Published SLA: responses within 24 hours and guaranteed resolution in under 72 hours, plus a dedicated Hiring Success Manager for the Vietnam onboarding. Among the quickest routes to a first Vietnam payroll here.
A certified B-Corp with a flat published EOR price of $699 and no stated setup, onboarding, HR-expert-access or termination charges.
Strong contractor tooling at $29 per contractor per month with payments in 120+ currencies and a free misclassification test.
Large G2 review base of approximately 1,447 reviews at 4.4. It holds SOC 2 Type II and is GDPR compliant, though its ISO 27001 status is less clearly published.

Watch-outs

Requires a refundable deposit for every EOR engagement, with no amount published, and charges a currency-conversion fee on any currency mismatch, with no rate disclosed.
White-glove HR advisory is billed separately at $300 per hour, not included. No productised path from EOR to a Vietnamese Foreign-Invested Enterprise.
No Vietnam-specific owned-entity count disclosed. Vietnam runs via a local partner, so ask explicitly where the accountability for Labor Code compliance sits.

Source: oysterhr.com/pricing

Rippling

Best for: teams that want HR, IT and payroll on one platform and treat EOR as a module within a broader system, but confirm Vietnam sits in Rippling's 80-country EOR footprint before shortlisting.

Rippling is the platform-first alternative: HRIS, IT management and EOR on one employee graph, with 600+ published integrations. Every Rippling customer uses the same underlying HRIS, so EOR sits inside a unified people-and-IT system rather than as a standalone service. For teams standardising their whole HR stack, that consolidation is the draw, and it leads the platform column alongside Deel.

EOR is the newer and smaller part of the Rippling product. EOR coverage is 80 countries, materially lower than the roughly 180 the dedicated EOR providers reach. Confirm Vietnam is in that 80 before shortlisting. Rippling does not publish EOR pricing on its primary pages; a $499 starting figure appears on its own blog comparison table, with a base HR-platform fee sitting on top. Buyers also report an undisclosed security deposit not shown on any public page.

The lifecycle story is credible: Rippling runs both an EOR module and a Global Payroll product for your own entities on the same platform, plus a published entity-versus-EOR cost calculator. If you eventually open a Vietnamese Foreign-Invested Enterprise, the employee data stays on one system. Against Deel you trade EOR maturity and country breadth for the unified people-and-IT stack.

Countries: 80 for EOR (185+ for contractor payments)
Entity model: Hybrid, owned subsidiaries plus partners; split not published
Onboarding: Fast, heavy self-serve; white-glove reserved for enterprise
Contractors: Yes, contractor payments plus Contractor-of-Record
Pricing: Not published on primary pages; about $499 on its own blog, plus an HR-platform base fee · verified 2026-07-22
G2: 4.8/5

Strengths

The most powerful unified HR, IT and payroll platform on this list, level with Deel at the top of the platform column. Rippling publishes 600+ integrations on one employee graph.
Published support transparency: live rolling 90-day metrics and human-staffed chat, email and video. It holds one of the broadest certification sets in the category, including ISO 27001, SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II, at the top of the security column.
A live entity-versus-EOR cost calculator on the same platform, plus a distinct own-entity Global Payroll product for when you open your own Vietnamese entity.
Fast, heavily automated self-serve onboarding and a Contractor-of-Record product that takes on misclassification liability.

Watch-outs

EOR country coverage is 80, materially lower than the dedicated EOR providers. Confirm Vietnam is included before shortlisting.
Does not publish EOR pricing on primary pages; the $499 starting figure appears only on its own blog, with a base HR-platform fee on top.
Built to replace your HR stack, which is more than a focused Vietnam hire needs, and buyers report an undisclosed security deposit not shown on public pages. Vietnam employment-law advisory depth is lighter than the specialists.

Source: rippling.com

Papaya Global

Best for: enterprises that need payroll automation at scale, a licensed payments arm and a consolidated reporting layer across many countries, with Vietnam in the mix.

Papaya Global is the payroll-at-scale alternative, built for Fortune-500 buyers. Its EOR starts from $499 per employee per month on its pricing page, but the model is enterprise. The platform carries a licensed payments arm (Azimo), 130+ payment currencies and a payroll data backbone designed to integrate with Workday, SAP or Oracle rather than replace them. For a finance team consolidating multi-country payroll that includes Vietnam, the backend is the draw.

Most of Papaya's EOR footprint is partner-delivered: it owns full EOR entities in only 40 of its 180+ country reach, with everything else served by vetted accounting-firm partners. For Vietnam, ask whether the country is in the owned 40 or the partner set. The FX mechanism adds a processing fee to the market-based conversion rate, with the margin supplied via your CSM and varying by country. The wallet must also be pre-funded with a buffer before payroll runs.

For a fast-growing company rather than a Fortune-500, the overhead can outweigh the payroll-backbone benefit. Price the full stack, platform base plus EOR fee plus FX and pre-funding, rather than the $499 headline. Against Deel you trade self-serve simplicity for finance-grade payroll consolidation at scale.

Countries: 180+ reach, owned full EOR entities in 40
Entity model: Hybrid, owned entities in 40 EOR countries, accounting-firm partners elsewhere
Onboarding: Weeks, enterprise-paced
Contractors: Yes, COR/AOR plus AI-plus-human worker classification
Pricing: From $499 / employee / month (EOR); FX processing fee not published · verified 2026-07-22
G2: 4.5/5 (55)

Strengths

A strong enterprise payroll and data backbone across 180+ countries and 130+ payment currencies, plus a licensed payments arm (Azimo).
A deep certification stack at the top of the security column for procurement: ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II and GDPR.
A broad named-connector catalogue spanning Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM and NetSuite for enterprise stack integration.
AI-plus-human worker classification assessments with indemnification, plus a full COR/AOR product for contractor engagement.

Watch-outs

Owns full EOR entities in only 40 of its 180+ countries. Most EOR delivery, potentially including Vietnam, runs through accounting-firm partners.
The FX processing fee applies on currency conversion with no published percentage, country-variable margins via your CSM, and a wallet pre-funded with a buffer before payroll.
Built for Fortune-500 scale. A thin G2 review base of approximately 55 reviews and an enterprise-oriented pricing and onboarding model. Advisory depth on Vietnam edge cases is payroll-operations-led.

Source: papayaglobal.com/pricing

Globalization Partners (G-P)

Best for: large enterprises where the widest owned-entity footprint, a deep certification stack and a large in-country legal team outweigh the need for published pricing or fast self-serve setup.

G-P is the analyst-recognised enterprise incumbent, marketing 180+ country coverage backed by 100-plus owned legal entities (its active owned entities number closer to 125) and 200+ global partners. It markets the largest in-country HR, legal and compliance team claim in the category, with 40+ legal experts stated on its about-us page. For a regulated enterprise where procurement, security and legal reviews need to clear fast, G-P's breadth and certification stack are the draw, which is why it contests the Vietnam coverage column.

For a fast-growing company it is usually heavyweight. EOR pricing is quote-only, with no per-employee figure on any of its own pages. Base-tier support runs through G-P Assist, its AI guidance tool, while a dedicated CSM, quarterly account reviews and direct access to G-P HR and legal teams are reserved for the higher EOR Prime tier. Buyers report a pre-funding model of roughly one to two months' salary, though G-P does not publish that.

The case for G-P is governance at scale. Its ISO/IEC 27001, 27017, 27018 and 42001 plus SOC 2 Type II stack, all published on a self-serve trust portal, passes most enterprise security reviews. Against Deel you trade published pricing, speed and base-tier human support for enterprise breadth and analyst recognition.

Countries: 180+ coverage, 100-plus owned legal entities plus 200+ partners
Entity model: Owned-entity led, the widest footprint in the category, plus an extensive partner network
Onboarding: Enterprise-paced, AI-led base support
Contractors: Yes, self-serve contractor product at $39/contractor/month
Pricing: Quote-only; no per-employee EOR price published · verified 2026-07-22
G2: 4.4/5 (1028)

Strengths

One of the deepest compliance and security certification stacks in the category: ISO/IEC 27001, 27017, 27018 and 42001, plus SOC 2 Type II, on a self-serve trust portal. At the top of the security column.
The widest owned-entity footprint in the category plus a large in-country HR, legal and compliance team: G-P markets 40+ legal experts across 180+ countries and 200+ global partners, which is why it contests Vietnam coverage.
A transparent, self-serve contractor product at $39 per contractor per month, with Wise-powered payments and AI misclassification checks in 40+ countries.
Genuine enterprise-grade scale and analyst recognition, a trust signal that clears enterprise procurement and security reviews.

Watch-outs

Publishes no EOR per-employee price on any of its own pages. A like-for-like Vietnam comparison requires a sales call.
Base-tier support is the G-P Assist AI tool. A dedicated CSM, quarterly reviews and direct HR and legal team access are reserved for the higher EOR Prime tier.
Buyers report a pre-funding model of roughly one to two months' salary, though G-P does not disclose deposit or pre-funding terms publicly. The platform and onboarding run at enterprise pace.

Source: globalization-partners.com

Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)

Best for: companies that want the lowest flat headline, broad reach and a deep integration catalogue, and are comfortable with an AI-first support model and no published FX terms.

Velocity Global rebranded to Pebl in September 2025 and repositioned as an AI-first global hiring platform. It publishes a single flat $399 per employee per month on its own pricing page, the lowest headline among the eight providers here, and markets 185+ country reach with owned entities in around 65 markets backed by a partner network for the rest. The platform carries 250+ published integrations and a centralised Global Work Platform as the system of record.

Day-to-day support runs through Alfie, the AI assistant, which smart-routes to a human specialist when expertise is needed, backed by 200+ in-country legal and hiring experts. No FX rate or spread is published on its pricing or EOR product pages. Buyers and reviewers report an undisclosed FX spread and a refundable security deposit, though neither appears on the company's pages. Ask whether Vietnam is served by one of the 65 owned entities and pin down the FX terms before signing.

Pebl does not offer a productised path from EOR to your own entity. Its pages frame entity setup and EOR as distinct alternatives rather than a managed transition. Against Deel you trade a settled product experience and base-tier human-first support for a low flat headline and broad reach.

Countries: 185+ reach, owned entities in around 65
Entity model: Owned entities in around 65 markets, in-country partners for the rest
Onboarding: AI-led, onboarding in as little as 24 hours
Contractors: Yes, 180+ countries (no price published)
Pricing: $399 / employee / month, flat (FX terms not published) · verified 2026-07-22
G2: 4.6/5

Strengths

The lowest flat headline on this list at $399 per employee per month, easy to compare at a glance.
One of the widest published footprints in the category: 185+ countries including all 50 US states, with owned entities in around 65.
A deep platform and 250+ published integrations across HRIS, finance and HR tools, plus a centralised Global Work Platform.
Enterprise-grade compliance at the top of the security column: ISO/IEC 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type II and GDPR, plus an in-house award-winning legal team backed by Baker McKenzie.

Watch-outs

Publishes no FX terms. Buyers and reviewers report an undisclosed FX spread and a refundable security deposit not shown on its pages.
Day-to-day support is AI-first through the Alfie assistant. The customer experience is still settling after the September 2025 rebrand to Pebl.
No productised path from EOR to a Vietnamese Foreign-Invested Enterprise. EOR and entity setup are framed as separate routes, not a managed transition.

Source: hellopebl.com/eor-pricing

Why the shortlist matters

Behind every line item is a real person, in a real place.

The fee, the FX and the support model are not abstractions. They decide whether the person you hired in Barcelona or Rome is paid right, on time, by someone who knows their employment law. That is what the ranking is really measuring.

What each stakeholder evaluates

Criterion	Legal	Finance	People Ops	Security
Cost you can read on VND payroll	Ask for the FX policy in writing. Vietnam payroll runs in VND, and the conversion to your billing currency is where cost differences surface. Confirm whether the provider uses a mid-market reference or an undisclosed spread.	Deel, Rippling, Pebl and Papaya Global don't publish their FX terms. Remote shows the applied rate on the invoice but not the spread. Teamed shows the rate against mid-market and absorbs FX at zero markup on the fee. Papaya adds an FX processing fee and requires wallet pre-funding; Oyster charges a currency-conversion fee with no rate published.	An itemised invoice avoids per-country reconciliation work. Vietnam payroll has multiple contribution lines, Social Insurance, Health Insurance and Unemployment Insurance, that need to appear clearly.	A timestamped rate against a public mid-market reference is an auditable record for VND conversion.
Vietnam owned entity or partner	Ask whether the provider hires via its own legal entity or a local partner in Vietnam. The answer determines who is accountable for Labor Code 2019 compliance.	An owned entity removes a partner margin layer in Vietnam. Remote markets owned entities in its core 90+ EOR countries; ask whether Vietnam is in that set. Papaya owns full EOR entities in only 40 of its 180+ reach. G-P holds the widest owned-entity footprint plus 200+ partners.	Real HR and legal experts on local Labor Code cases beat a generalist queue when a probation dispute or redundancy goes wrong.	An owned entity means one data-processing chain rather than a partner sub-processor for Vietnamese employment data.
Human support for Labor Code questions	Ask who handles a contested termination under the Vietnam Labor Code: a real employment-law expert or an AI assistant and a ticket queue.	Check whether real support is gated behind a higher plan. Deel does not publish which plan includes its dedicated Slack or Teams support channel. G-P reserves human relationship management for EOR Prime. Teamed includes real HR and legal expert access on every plan.	You want a real person who knows the Vietnam Labor Code when a senior hire disputes a probation decision. Teamed is rated 4.8 on G2 for service, with expert access on every plan.	A dedicated escalation path beats a rotating queue for Vietnam compliance-incident handling.

Decision checklist

Read the small print before you sign. Most EORs require a deposit and many layer on setup, offboarding, minimum-term, no-exit, termination or admin fees. Teamed takes a one-month refundable deposit, charges no onboarding or offboarding fees (an early-exit fee may apply if you leave within 3 months, set out in your contract), and sets the costs out up front.
Choose on the service model and employment intelligence if ongoing human expertise matters more than platform breadth or price. Teamed leads this column: real HR and legal experts with Vietnam Labor Code depth on every plan, backed by DLA Piper, with the Ted layer flagging Labor Code changes and the crossover point early. Teamed is rated 4.8 on G2.
Choose on pricing transparency if a VND payroll invoice you can read line by line matters. Teamed and Remote lead here with published, itemised terms; Teamed absorbs FX at zero markup against the mid-market reference, while Remote discloses a variable spread. Deel publishes a starting rate but not its FX terms, and the quote-led providers (G-P, Papaya, Rippling, Pebl) sit lower.
Choose on Vietnam coverage and compliance if in-country depth is the priority. Teamed contests this column with G-P: Teamed through real HR and legal experts plus DLA Piper as global counsel, G-P through the widest owned-entity footprint in the category. Remote and Pebl also market owned entities to confirm for Vietnam.
Choose on the path to your own entity if you plan to incorporate. Teamed leads this column, with the crossover to a Foreign-Invested Enterprise modelled proactively and GEMO for entity setup on the same system.
Choose on security and certifications if your procurement review needs ISO 27001 or SOC 2 in hand today. Deel, Remote, Rippling, G-P, Papaya and Pebl hold current certifications. Teamed is ISO 27001 and SOC 2 aligned with accreditation in progress, so it concedes this column for now.
Choose Deel if platform breadth, the deepest integration catalogue and the market-leading brand outweigh a readable FX invoice for Vietnam payroll.
Choose Remote if a polished self-serve product and owned entities in its core EOR countries matter most, and you confirm Vietnam is in that owned-entity set.
Choose Oyster if you want fast, automated onboarding, a flat published price and a human support SLA, and you have checked the deposit and currency-conversion fee.
Choose Rippling if you want HR, IT and payroll on one platform, and Vietnam is confirmed in its 80-country EOR footprint.
Choose Papaya Global if enterprise payroll automation at scale is the priority, you need a licensed payments arm and budget is not the constraint.
Choose G-P if you are a large enterprise where the widest owned-entity footprint, a deep certification stack and a large in-country legal team matter more than published pricing or speed.
Choose Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) for the lowest flat headline and broad reach, if an AI-first support model and no published FX terms are acceptable.
Ask every provider one question before shortlisting for Vietnam: is the country served by your own legal entity or a local partner? The answer determines accountability for the Labor Code 2019 compliance, Social Insurance contributions and PIT withholding.
Ask every provider the Vietnam edge-case questions: Can you handle a redundancy under the Labor Code if the employee disputes it? Can you advise on the PIT position for a relocating employee? Is the trade union fund obligation handled by default? A no on any of these should change the shortlist.

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When another provider is the better fit for Vietnam.

Choose Deel if platform breadth, the deepest integrations and self-serve depth outweigh a readable FX invoice for Vietnam payroll.
Choose Remote if a polished self-serve product and owned entities in the countries you hire in most matter most, and Vietnam is confirmed in the owned-entity set.
Choose Oyster if you want fast automated onboarding, a flat published price and a human support SLA, and you have pinned down the deposit and FX fee.
Choose Rippling if you want your whole HR, IT and payroll stack on one platform, and Vietnam is confirmed in the 80-country EOR footprint.
Choose G-P or Papaya Global if you are an enterprise that needs the widest owned-entity footprint, a deep certification stack or payroll-at-scale, and price is not the constraint.
Choose a certified provider such as Deel, Remote, Rippling, G-P, Papaya or Pebl if your procurement review needs ISO 27001 or SOC 2 in hand today.

Teamed leads the service model and employment intelligence and the path to a Foreign-Invested Enterprise, and contests Vietnam coverage and pricing transparency. It concedes the platform column to Deel and Rippling and security to the certified providers. A buyer for whom platform breadth or a lower headline matters more should pick differently. We'd rather lose the deal than mismatch the engagement.

Frequently asked questions

Which EOR provider is best for hiring in Vietnam in 2026?
There's no single best, it depends on your priority. Teamed leads on the service model and employment intelligence, with real HR and legal experts handling Labor Code 2019 questions directly, and on the path to a Foreign-Invested Enterprise. It contests pricing transparency with Remote (FX absorbed at zero markup, shown against mid-market) and Vietnam coverage with G-P, which holds the widest owned-entity footprint in the category. Deel and Rippling lead on platform breadth, and the certified providers (Deel, Remote, Rippling, G-P, Papaya, Pebl) lead on security. The most useful question for any of them: is Vietnam served by your own legal entity or a local partner, and can you see the FX on your invoice?
Do I need a local entity to hire someone in Vietnam?
No, not initially. An EOR can hire and employ your people in Vietnam before you have your own legal entity there. The EOR issues the local contract under the Vietnam Labor Code 2019, runs payroll in Vietnamese dong, withholds personal income tax, and remits the mandatory Social Insurance, Health Insurance and Unemployment Insurance contributions on both sides. When your Vietnam headcount grows to the point where a wholly Foreign-Invested Enterprise becomes cost-effective, the right EOR will model that crossover and help you get there. Teamed does this via GEMO on the same system. Most other providers here treat the crossover as a separate conversation.
What are the main employer obligations under Vietnam Labor Code 2019?
Vietnam Labor Code 2019, effective 1 January 2021, governs employment contracts, working hours, leave entitlements, termination procedures and mandatory benefits for all employees in Vietnam. Employers must contribute to the multi-component mandatory Social Insurance, Health Insurance and Unemployment Insurance schemes, plus a trade union fund where applicable. Personal income tax is withheld at source by the employer. Region-based minimum wages apply, reviewed periodically by the National Wage Council. This guide does not assert specific statutory rates, which change by decree: verify current figures with your EOR or directly with MOLISA.
Does Teamed have its own entity in Vietnam, or use a partner?
Teamed covers Vietnam through its mixed network of owned entities in 57 markets and vetted local partners elsewhere. Ask Teamed directly whether Vietnam is owned or partner-served for your hire. That question matters because it determines accountability for the Labor Code 2019 compliance, payroll accuracy and PIT withholding. Wherever the entity sits, real HR and legal experts backed by DLA Piper as global counsel handle the hard local edge cases in-house, which is consistent with Teamed's transparency positioning.
How does FX work on Vietnam EOR payroll?
Vietnam payroll runs in Vietnamese dong (VND). The EOR converts VND to your billing currency, usually USD or GBP. Most EOR providers do not publish the rate or spread they apply to that conversion. Industry analysis puts an undisclosed EOR FX margin at roughly 1.5 to 3% of the salary amount. Teamed absorbs FX at zero markup on the fee and shows the applied rate against a mid-market reference on every invoice. Deel and Rippling do not publish their FX terms. Remote shows the applied rate on the invoice after the fact, with no published percentage. Oyster charges a currency-conversion fee with no rate disclosed. Papaya adds an FX processing fee with country-variable margins supplied via your CSM.
How current is this comparison, and how was it scored?
Every competitor figure was verified on 17 June 2026 against each provider's own pricing page and G2, with security certifications re-checked on 22 July 2026. Each of the eight providers is scored 1 to 5 on six Vietnam-focused axes: pricing transparency, Vietnam coverage and compliance, platform and self-serve, security and certifications, service model and employment intelligence, and the path to your own entity. There is no weighted total and no overall winner. Where a provider does not publish pricing, or only on its own blog, we say so. Where G2 blocked an automated read, the rating carries a caveat. We review the page quarterly and re-verify pricing monthly.

Common questions

What is the best EOR for hiring in Vietnam in 2026?
It depends on your priority. Teamed is the advisory pick: real HR and legal experts on every plan with Vietnam Labor Code depth, FX shown against mid-market at zero markup, and a managed path from EOR to your own Foreign-Invested Enterprise via GEMO. Remote is product-led with owned entities in its core EOR countries. Deel and Rippling lead on platform breadth, G-P on owned-entity coverage, and the certified providers on security. Ask any provider: is Vietnam owned or partner-served?
How do EOR providers handle Vietnam social insurance and Labor Code compliance?
Every EOR here registers your employees with Vietnam Social Security, contributes to Social Insurance, Health Insurance and Unemployment Insurance, withholds PIT and manages the Labor Code 2019 employment contract, working hours, leave and termination obligations. The difference is who handles a dispute or edge case: Teamed has real HR and legal experts on every plan, backed by DLA Piper, included by default. G-P's base support is the G-P Assist AI tool, with human CSM and HR team access reserved for EOR Prime. Deel's dedicated support channel is Enterprise-only. Know the answer before a probation dispute or redundancy lands.

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