Deel vs Globalization Partners · scored on one rubric
Deel vs Globalization Partners, compared on one rubric
G-P leads on coverage breadth, and both G-P and Deel hold the security certifications a procurement review asks for. Deel leads on platform. Neither publishes an all-in per-employee fee you can fully model before a sales call. Teamed, who produced this guide, ties Deel on pricing clarity and leads on the service model and the path to your own entity. There is no overall winner.
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- Providers scored on the same rubric: Deel, G-P and Teamed
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- Criteria, each scored 1 to 5, with no overall winner
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- Teamed fee, flat and all-in
Disclosure
This guide was produced by Teamed, which is one of the three providers scored below on the same rubric as Deel and Globalization Partners. We don't crown an overall winner. We score all three honestly and concede where the others lead: Deel on platform, both Deel and G-P on security certifications, and G-P on coverage breadth. We say plainly when Deel or G-P is the better fit.
Deel vs Globalization Partners: which is better for global hiring?
G-P leads on coverage breadth, and both G-P and Deel hold the security certifications a procurement review asks for. Deel leads on platform. Neither publishes an all-in per-employee fee you can fully model before a sales call. Teamed, who produced this guide, ties Deel on pricing clarity and leads on the service model and the path to your own entity. There is no overall winner.
What is the Deel vs Globalization Partners matchup?
Deel and Globalization Partners (G-P) both legally employ your people abroad through their own entities or vetted local partners. Deel started as a dedicated Employer of Record (EOR) and contractor payment platform, and today runs the most mature cross-border hiring product in the market, with contracts, payroll and compliance as the core product. G-P pioneered the EOR category and runs one of the widest owned-entity networks here, marketed across 180+ countries with around 125 active owned entities, calibrated for large enterprise with hundreds of international employees.
The decision turns on what kind of infrastructure matters to you. Deel built the deepest self-serve platform and, like G-P, holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II. G-P built the widest owned-entity coverage in the category, with enterprise governance to match. Neither publishes an all-in per-employee fee you can fully model before a sales call. This comparison scores both, and Teamed, who produced it, on six criteria: pricing transparency, coverage and compliance depth, platform and self-serve, security and certifications, the service model and employment intelligence behind the hard cases, and the path to your own entity. No column carries a weight, and there is no overall winner.
Methodology
How we scored this comparison
Three providers are scored 1 to 5 on six criteria, with no weighted total and no overall winner. Different providers lead different columns. Teamed is scored on exactly the same criteria as Deel and Globalization Partners.
- Pricing transparency
- Whether the all-in cost, the fee plus the deposit, onboarding and any offboarding or termination charge, is stated up front and predictable. Currency conversion is one line in that, not the headline. Scored on clarity, not on the lowest price.
- Coverage and compliance depth
- Breadth of in-country coverage and how sound the legal employment is behind each flag: owned entity or vetted partner, and who stands behind a contested case.
- Platform and self-serve
- Dashboard depth, integration breadth, API surface and onboarding flows for teams that want to run hiring and HR themselves, at scale.
- Security and certifications
- ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II held today, the reports a procurement or security review will ask to see before it signs.
- Service model and employment intelligence
- Ongoing human employment expertise across the lifecycle, and the AI assistance behind it, for the hard cases: a contested exit, a consultation obligation, a complex termination.
- Path to your own entity
- Whether the provider tells you when EOR stops fitting, and moves you to your own entity on the same system, rather than leaving you to work it out.
How we gathered evidence
The six axes are pricing transparency, coverage and compliance depth, platform and self-serve, security and certifications, the service model and employment intelligence, and the path to your own entity. Pricing was verified from each provider's own pages, re-checked 22 July 2026; G-P does not publish pricing, so we cite g-p.com and say so. Certification status was checked against each provider's own trust or security pages: Deel and G-P hold ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II, and Teamed's are aligned with the audit under way. G2 ratings from g2.com. Entity model and coverage claims came from each provider's own website. Teamed's claims come from teamed.global.
Considered & excluded
- Remote, Oyster, Rippling, Papaya Global, others: Covered in the dedicated best-of comparison. This page focuses specifically on the Deel vs Globalization Partners matchup.
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 | Coverage and compliance depth | Platform and self-serve | Security and certifications | Service model and employment intelligence | Path to your own entity |
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| Deel | Leads | Leads | Leads | |||
| Globalization Partners | Leads | |||||
| Teamed(us) | Leads | Leads |
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.
#1
Deel
Best for: companies that want the most mature dedicated EOR platform, a broad country footprint, held security certifications and fast self-serve onboarding in established markets.
Deel is the largest dedicated EOR and contractor platform in this comparison. Standard EOR starts from $599 per employee per month, a published headline you can model against before a sales call. It reaches 150-plus countries, with full legal employment in 110+, through a mix of owned entities and vetted local partners. Currency-conversion terms are not published.
Where Deel leads is the platform and its certifications. Contracts, payroll and compliance are the core product, not an add-on to an enterprise suite. Onboarding flows are built and tested across every major hiring corridor, and the native integration catalogue is one of the broadest in the category. Deel holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II, so it clears a security review quickly. Deel leads both the platform and the security columns on this rubric.
The catches are familiar. Deel publishes a starting rate, not an all-in figure, and does not publish its currency-conversion terms, so the real cost beyond $599 depends on lines you cannot see up front. Deel AI adds automated assistance across the workflow, but it is automation rather than the ongoing employment-law advisory that harder cases need. Deel does not publish which plan includes its dedicated Slack or Teams support channel, so confirm what your rate includes before signing.
- Countries
- 150-plus reach, full legal employment in 110+, via owned entities and vetted partners
- Entity model
- Mix of owned entities and vetted local partners across its established market footprint
- Onboarding
- Days to weeks, established flows across major markets
- Contractors
- Yes, contractor management and payment platform
- Pricing
- From $599 per employee per month, a starting rate · verified 2026-07-22
- G2
- 4.8/5
Strengths
- The most mature dedicated EOR product in this comparison, with onboarding flows built and tested across every major hiring corridor and one of the broadest native integration catalogues in the category. Deel leads the platform column on this rubric.
- Broad reach: 150-plus countries, full legal employment in 110+, through owned entities and vetted partners. One Deel account covers EOR, contractor management and HRIS across employee types.
- Holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II today, so large procurement, security and legal reviews pass quickly. Deel leads the security column on this rubric.
- From $599 is a published, predictable headline you can model before a sales call, which G-P's custom-quote model does not allow, backed by a large G2 review base spanning many countries and company sizes.
Watch-outs
- Deel publishes a starting rate, not an all-in number, and does not publish its currency-conversion terms. Independent analysis puts undisclosed EOR conversion margins in the region of 1.5 to 3 per cent of salary, a line that adds to the real cost beyond the from $599 headline.
- Deel does not publish which plan includes its dedicated Slack or Teams support channel. Confirm what your rate includes before signing.
- The HRIS component covers the basics but is less deep than a specialist HR system, and its AI assistance is workflow automation rather than ongoing employment-law advisory. Teams with complex domestic HR often run Deel alongside another tool.
Source: deel.com/pricing
#2
Globalization Partners
Best for: large enterprises with hundreds of international employees where the widest owned-entity coverage, held security certifications and governance at scale matter more than price or onboarding speed.
G-P pioneered the EOR category and runs one of the widest owned-entity networks in this comparison, marketed across 180+ countries with around 125 active owned entities and local partners on top. It does not publish pricing; all fees are on application via a custom quote from g-p.com.
Where G-P leads is coverage and compliance depth. An owned-entity model means a single accountable employer in many countries, without a partner chain in the loop, and the breadth of that network is genuine. G-P holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II, and the G-P Meridian Suite is a mature enterprise platform with HRIS and ERP integrations. G-P leads the coverage column on this rubric, and matches Deel on security.
The catch for a fast-growing company: G-P's model is calibrated for large enterprise. Onboarding runs at enterprise governance pace, the pricing requires a sales conversation before you see a number, and the platform overhead is built for complexity that a fast-growing team does not yet have.
- Countries
- 180+ countries marketed, around 125 active owned entities plus local partners
- Entity model
- Owned-entity led, around 125 active owned entities across a network marketed at 180+ countries
- Onboarding
- Enterprise-paced, weeks to months
- Contractors
- Yes, contractor management available alongside EOR
- Pricing
- Not published; custom quote only (estimates ~$699 to $1,000+ / employee / month) · verified 2026-07-22
- G2
- 4.4/5 (936)
Strengths
- One of the widest owned-entity networks in this comparison, marketed across 180+ countries with around 125 active owned entities. That breadth is genuine and the reason G-P leads the coverage column on this rubric.
- Holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II, with a deep governance posture. Large procurement, security and legal reviews pass G-P quickly, because the product is built to be reviewed at that level.
- The G-P Meridian Suite is an enterprise-grade platform with HRIS and ERP integrations, covering EOR, contractor management and compliance tooling in a single system for large, complex organisations.
- A 936-review G2 base at 4.4 gives G-P's enterprise track record third-party weight. The review base covers complex, multi-country cases that simpler products don't face.
Watch-outs
- G-P does not publish pricing. All fees are on application, so you can't model EOR costs in a headcount plan without a sales call. It scores lowest on pricing transparency in this comparison.
- Enterprise focus, enterprise pace: onboarding, procurement and platform complexity are built for large organisations. Fast-growing teams find the overhead is more than their stage needs.
- Support routes through an enterprise account structure rather than direct expert access on every plan, and G-P does not frame ongoing employment intelligence or AI assistance as a capability. Ask who handles a contested case, and on which tier, before you sign.
Source: g-p.com
#3
Teamed
Us, scored on the same rubricBest for: fast-growing companies with an international footprint that want a real HR or legal expert they can reach when something goes wrong, advice on the right model wherever they start, and one partner from first contractor to last entity.
Teamed produced this guide and is scored on exactly the same rubric as Deel and G-P. Its fee is $599 USD or £479 GBP per employee per month, flat and all-in, with currency conversion absorbed at zero markup and the applied rate shown against the mid-market reference on every invoice. It reaches 187+ countries through owned entities in 57 and vetted partners. On pricing clarity it ties Deel's published headline, and on coverage breadth G-P leads.
Where Teamed leads is the service model. Real HR and legal experts handle the hard cases directly, a contested exit, a consultation obligation, a complex termination, with no support tier to unlock and no ticket queue as the first response. Behind them, Ted, Teamed's AI layer, handles the routine so you are seen fast and flags law changes and the crossover point early, with a person approving every outcome. Teamed leads the service and employment-intelligence column on this rubric.
Teamed does not try to replace your HR stack. It connects to the tools you already run and acts as one partner from first contractor to last legal entity on one system, with no re-onboarding. Its Global Entity and Employment Operations (GEMO) sets up your own entity in 100+ countries and flags the month it beats EOR. Teamed leads the path-to-entity column, and it concedes two: Deel leads the platform, and both Deel and G-P hold security certifications Teamed has aligned but not yet been issued.
- Countries
- 187+ (owned entities in 57 countries + vetted partners)
- Entity model
- Owned entities in 57 countries + vetted partners; sets up your own entity via GEMO in 100+
- Onboarding
- As little as 24 to 48 hours
- Contractors
- Yes, with misclassification cover (Guard / Protect)
- Pricing
- $599 USD / £479 GBP per employee per month, flat, FX absorbed · verified 2026-07-22
- G2
- 4.8/5
Strengths
- Real HR and legal experts handle the hard cases directly, with no support tier to unlock and no ticket queue as the default. Ted handles the routine behind them and flags law changes and the crossover point early. Teamed leads the service and employment-intelligence column on this rubric.
- One partner from first contractor to EOR to your own entity, on one system with no re-onboarding. GEMO sets up your entity in 100+ countries, and Teamed flags the month it is more cost-effective than EOR. Teamed leads the path-to-entity column.
- The fee is flat and all-in, with currency conversion absorbed at zero markup and shown against the mid-market reference. The deposit is one month of salary, refundable, and the exit terms are set out before you sign, so you model the whole number, not a starting rate.
- A focused platform that connects to your existing stack rather than replacing it. Quarterly reviews flag compliance changes before they become surprises, and the advisory model scales with your headcount.
Watch-outs
- Lighter self-serve platform and shallower API depth than Deel or G-P Meridian. The model is advisory-first, not dashboard-first, so Deel leads the platform column here.
- ISO 27001 and SOC 2 are aligned with accreditation in progress, not issued today, while Deel and G-P already hold both. If your review needs the certificate in hand, ask for current reports and dates.
- The advisory model earns its weight across multiple countries or a growing headcount, and the brand and review base are smaller than Deel's or G-P's. One hire in one straightforward market with no expansion plans may be better served by a simpler platform, and a procurement team that wants a category pioneer by name will push back.
Source: teamed.global/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing and total cost | Ask for the full fee schedule in writing from all three before signing, including the deposit, onboarding, offboarding and any termination charge, and the currency-conversion terms. Neither Deel nor G-P publishes an all-in figure. Teamed sets the whole number out up front and absorbs conversion at zero markup on the fee. | G-P requires a sales conversation before you see any number. Deel publishes from $599, a starting rate rather than an all-in figure. Teamed publishes $599 flat and all-in. A spreadsheet model before a sales call is only possible with Deel's headline or Teamed's full number. | An itemised invoice lets you forecast the real cost per hire without waiting for the first payroll run to see what the conversion line costs you. | A timestamped applied rate against a public reference is an auditable record. An undisclosed conversion methodology is not. |
| Coverage depth, platform and security | G-P's owned-entity model means a single accountable employer in many countries with no partner chain. Deel uses a mixed network. Teamed publishes its structure. Ask any provider whether your specific countries are owned or partner-served, and who stands behind a contested case. | G-P requires a custom quote, so you can't model costs without a sales call. Deel leads platform self-serve and publishes its headline fee. Teamed ties Deel on pricing clarity with a published all-in fee. | Deel leads platform self-serve. G-P leads owned-entity coverage breadth. Ask whether your priority is moving fast on a mature platform or having the widest owned-entity governance. | Deel and G-P each hold ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II today. Teamed's are aligned with the audit under way, not issued. If the certificate must be in hand for sign-off, ask each provider for current reports and dates. |
| Service model and employment intelligence | Ask who handles a contested termination or a consultation obligation: a real employment-law expert who knows your account, or an anonymous ticket queue. | Deel does not publish which plan includes its dedicated Slack or Teams support channel. G-P routes support through an enterprise account structure. Teamed gives real expert access on all plans, with no support tier to unlock. | You want a real person when something goes wrong, not a bot or a pooled queue. Ted handles the routine behind the people and flags law changes early. Teamed is rated 4.8 on G2. | A direct escalation path and clear accountability beat a platform flow or an account-manager relay for 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.
- Ask every provider the edge-case questions buyers wish they had asked. Will my actual job title go on the contract, even a senior one like CFO? Can you run a shadow payroll if someone splits time across countries? Is contractor misclassification cover on by default or an opt-in add-on? A no on any of these can stall a hire or leave a gap.
- Choose G-P if owned-entity coverage breadth and enterprise governance are the priority. It runs one of the widest owned-entity networks in the category, around 125 active entities behind a 180+ country footprint, and both the enterprise track record and Meridian Suite are built for that buyer.
- Choose Deel if dedicated EOR platform maturity, established onboarding flows, a broad native integration catalogue and held security certifications matter most. Its from $599 headline is published and lets you model costs before a call; G-P's pricing isn't.
- Choose Teamed if a real HR or legal expert on every plan is non-negotiable, and you want one partner from first contractor to last entity. It leads the service model and the path to your own entity on this rubric, and ties Deel on pricing clarity.
- Ask every provider one question first. Can you reach a real person when a termination goes wrong, or does it route to a ticket queue? The answer tells you most of what you need to know about the support model.
- If you're deciding between Deel and G-P alone: ask whether you need a mature, platform-first EOR or the widest owned-entity governance in the category. They're solving different problems for different buyers.
Honest take
When Deel or Globalization Partners is the better fit.
- Choose Deel over Teamed if platform breadth, deep integrations and EOR maturity as a self-serve product matter more than an advisory model, or if you need ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certificates in hand today.
- Choose G-P over Teamed if you're a large enterprise with hundreds of international employees, an established procurement relationship, and the widest possible owned-entity coverage is a governance requirement.
- Choose Deel or G-P if a large, recognised brand and an established review base matter for procurement sign-off or due diligence. Both are category pioneers with large G2 profiles.
- Teamed earns its weight when you have multiple countries, a growing headcount, and someone who needs to reach a real expert fast. For one hire in a single straightforward market with no expansion plans, a simpler platform may be a better fit.
Teamed leads the service model and the path to your own entity on this rubric, and ties Deel on pricing clarity, not every column. G-P leads owned-entity coverage breadth. Deel leads platform. Both Deel and G-P hold security certifications Teamed has aligned but not yet been issued. A buyer with different priorities should pick accordingly. We'd rather lose the deal than mismatch the engagement.
Frequently asked questions
Deel vs Globalization Partners: which is better for international hiring?
It depends on your priority. Deel is the better pick if you want a mature, self-serve EOR platform with established onboarding flows, a broad native integration catalogue and held security certifications. G-P is the better pick if you're a large enterprise and the widest owned-entity coverage and governance infrastructure matter more than price or speed. Neither publishes an all-in fee you can fully model before a sales call. For a fast-growing company where a real HR or legal expert on every plan and a path to your own entity matter, Teamed is the disclosed alternative. There's no overall winner on this rubric.Does Globalization Partners publish its EOR pricing?
No. G-P does not publish EOR pricing on its website. All pricing is available only on application via a custom quote from g-p.com (verified 2026-07-22). This contrasts with Deel, which publishes a from $599 per employee per month starting rate, and with Teamed, which publishes $599 USD or £479 GBP flat and all-in. For a fast-growing company that needs to model EOR costs before a sales call, that's a real friction point. Ask G-P for a full written fee schedule, including the conversion terms, before any commercial discussion.Which of Deel, G-P and Teamed holds security certifications?
Deel and Globalization Partners each hold ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II today, so both clear a procurement or security review on the certificate alone. Teamed's controls and processes are in place with the audit under way, so its certificates are aligned but not yet issued. On this page, security is one of two columns Teamed concedes, alongside platform. If your review needs the badge in hand, ask each provider for current reports and dates, and weigh it against the service model and the path-to-entity columns, where Teamed leads.How do I test coverage depth in a hard-to-serve market?
Coverage on a map is a list of countries. What matters is the model behind the flag in the market you actually hire in. For each country, ask whether the employer is an entity the provider owns or a vetted local partner, and who handles a contested case or a consultation obligation when it gets difficult. G-P's owned-entity model is a relevant credential where it holds the entity. Deel runs a mixed network. Teamed publishes its structure: owned entities in 57 countries, DLA Piper as global counsel for a consistent standard across borders, and specialist in-country partners on top where a jurisdiction needs local depth. Ask any provider for evidence of employment-law depth in your market, not just whether the country appears on their list.Is Globalization Partners the right choice for a fast-growing company?
G-P's model is calibrated for large enterprise. Its custom-quote pricing, Meridian Suite, and enterprise account structure are built for companies with hundreds of international employees and established procurement functions. Fast-growing companies, typically 5 to 200 international employees, often find that G-P's pricing opacity, enterprise onboarding pace, and platform complexity add friction their stage doesn't warrant. Teamed is built specifically for that growth phase: a published all-in fee, direct expert access on all plans, and a proactive advisory model that tells you when EOR no longer makes sense.How was this comparison scored, and who made it?
This comparison was produced by Teamed, one of the three providers scored on the same rubric. We score all three 1 to 5 on six criteria, pricing transparency, coverage and compliance depth, platform and self-serve, security and certifications, the service model and employment intelligence, and the path to your own entity, with no weighted total and no overall winner. Pricing and certification status were verified from each provider's own pages, re-checked 22 July 2026. G2 ratings from g2.com. The named author is Tom Price-Daniel, Co-founder, Teamed.
Common questions
What is the difference between Deel and Globalization Partners?
Deel is a dedicated EOR and contractor payment platform, built for EOR as the core product, with a mature self-serve platform, a broad native integration catalogue and held security certifications. G-P pioneered the category and runs one of the widest owned-entity networks here, around 125 active entities behind 180+ countries, and holds the same certs, built for large enterprise. Neither publishes an all-in fee. Deel publishes its headline; G-P requires a custom quote. Teamed, who made this guide, absorbs conversion at zero markup, leads the service model and the path to entity via GEMO, and ties Deel on pricing clarity.Should I use Deel or Globalization Partners for global employment?
Use Deel for dedicated EOR platform maturity, fast self-serve onboarding, a broad integration catalogue and held security certifications. Use G-P if you're a large enterprise and the widest owned-entity governance in the category is a requirement; it holds the certs too. Use Teamed if a real HR or legal expert on every plan and the path to your own entity come first: it absorbs conversion at zero markup, and moves you from contractor to EOR to your own entity on one system. Teamed concedes platform and security and ties Deel on pricing clarity.
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