What are the best alternatives to Native Teams in 2026?

There's no single best. Teamed leads cost transparency, the path to your own entity and human legal expertise. Remote leads on product polish and owned entities. Oyster leads onboarding, Rippling and Deel platform breadth. Multiplier is the closest price-bracket step-up with live integrations. Velocity Global (Pebl) offers broad reach at a comparable flat price. Native Teams keeps the lowest headline.

Why do companies switch from Native Teams?

Three reasons: integration breadth (no live integrations, HRIS connectors roadmap only); compliance depth (inconsistent entity claims, no published cert details); support consistency (buyer reports describe it as unreliable in demanding markets at scale). The $99 headline rises with salary per buyer reports.

Is Teamed more expensive than Native Teams?

The published headline gap is wide ($599 vs from $99), but buyers report Native Teams' $99 rises with salary and has landed at EUR 200 to 300 in practice. On those figures, Multiplier ($400) and Pebl ($399) close some of the gap. Teamed's $599 includes zero markup on FX and the rate shown on every invoice, so the full invoice comparison differs from the headline.

Which Native Teams alternatives have live HRIS integrations?

Rippling leads with 600+ integrations. Deel, Remote, Multiplier and Velocity Global (Pebl) all offer named HRIS connectors. Oyster has a growing set. Teamed plugs into major platforms. Native Teams has no live integration directory (/integrations returns 404; the 105 figure is roadmap-only).

Which providers own their entities, and which use partners?

All deliver through a mix. Remote is the most owned-entity-led, with 90+ core EOR markets. Velocity Global owns 65 entities against 185+ reach. Teamed owns roughly 90 to 100 markets with partners elsewhere. Native Teams claims 95+ owned but its own pages are inconsistent (95+ vs 85+) with no split published. Multiplier and Oyster publish no split. Ask per country.

Which Native Teams alternative is best for a startup hiring its first person abroad?

Teamed, Multiplier or Oyster suit most first hires. Teamed: FX shown against mid-market, absorbed at zero markup, real experts on every plan, modelled move to your own entity. Multiplier: closest price step-up if you confirm deposit and FX. Oyster: fastest onboarding with a published SLA. Native Teams: cheapest entry if HRIS integrations are not yet needed.

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

Every competitor figure is read from the Teamed competitor fact-cache, verified 17 June 2026 against each provider pricing page and G2. Eight alternatives scored 1 to 5 on five criteria against Native Teams as baseline, no overall winner. Reviewed quarterly, pricing monthly.

Native Teams alternatives · 2026

The best Native Teams alternatives in 2026

There's no single winner. We scored eight Native Teams alternatives on one published rubric. Teamed leads on cost transparency and the path to your own entity, Rippling and Deel on platform and integrations, Remote on owned entities, Oyster on onboarding speed. Native Teams keeps the lowest entry price. Pick the column that matters to you.

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Native Teams alternatives scored on one rubric: $599
Teamed flat fee per employee per month: Zero
FX markup on the Teamed fee

Disclosure

This guide was produced by Teamed, which is one of the alternatives 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 Native Teams or another provider is the better fit.

Last reviewed 18 June 2026By Tom Price-Daniel, Co-founder, Teamed

What are the best Native Teams alternatives in 2026?

What is a Native Teams alternative?

Native Teams is a work-payments platform that bundles EOR, payroll, contractor payments and entity setup across 95+ countries. An alternative to Native Teams is any provider that covers the same ground, a global Employer of Record (EOR) that legally employs your people abroad through local entities so you can hire compliantly without setting up your own entity. The EOR issues the local contract, runs payroll, remits statutory contributions and carries the legal employer obligations while you direct the work.

Companies typically look past Native Teams for one of three reasons. They need live HRIS integrations, something Native Teams does not yet offer (its integration directory returns a 404 and the 105 connectors it cites are roadmap). They want verified compliance depth and a disclosed FX spread, not a mid-rate basis with an unexplained asterisk and no figure behind it. Or they've outgrown a payments-first model and need a provider with the support infrastructure to handle involved employment situations across multiple jurisdictions. The alternatives below differ on exactly those axes.

Methodology

How we scored this comparison

Each alternative is scored 1 to 5 on five criteria, against Native Teams as the incumbent baseline. There's no weighted total and no overall winner. Different providers lead different columns. Teamed is scored on exactly the same criteria as the rest, and leads two: cost transparency and lifecycle to entity.

Compliance & entity depth: Owned entities or vetted local partners, real HR and legal experts with jurisdiction-specific employment-law depth, and accuracy on contracts, payroll and statutory contributions. How quickly a real employment-law expert responds on the hard cases: a contested exit, a TUPE transfer, a Betriebsrat consultation. Human response speed is part of the score alongside entity structure.
Cost & FX transparency: Whether the headline fee is the real bill. FX margin on salary conversion disclosed and itemised, no undisclosed spread, no surprise deposit or year-end charges. The gap between the $99 starting price and what you actually pay is the question this criterion directly asks.
Platform & integrations: Live HRIS integrations and API surface, dashboard depth, and whether the platform connects to the tools you already run. Native Teams has no live integrations directory, so this criterion directly surfaces one of the most common switching triggers.
Onboarding & support quality: Speed to first payroll, support depth during onboarding, and how reliably a real person handles involved cases. Call intelligence from Teamed sales conversations flags support-consistency concerns at Native Teams in fast-growing markets.
Lifecycle to entity: Whether the provider moves you from contractor through EOR to your own entity on one system, and proactively tells you when the crossover makes financial sense.

How we gathered evidence

Every competitor number on this page is read from the Teamed competitor fact-cache, last verified on 17 June 2026 against each provider's own pricing page and G2. Where a provider does not publish pricing, or only surfaces it on its own blog, we say so. Where G2 blocked an automated read, the rating carries a verification caveat. Entity and owned-vs-partner figures come from each provider's own pages.

Considered & excluded

We scored the alternatives a company leaving or evaluating Native Teams would realistically shortlist, from the same low-price tier up to the established enterprise platforms.

Papaya Global, Globalization Partners: Enterprise-oriented pricing and scale that sits well above the segment most Native Teams buyers occupy.
Remofirst, Omnipresent: Strong low-price options, but their positioning overlaps substantially with Multiplier and Native Teams already on this list.

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	Compliance & entity depth	Cost & FX transparency	Platform & integrations	Onboarding & support quality	Lifecycle to entity
Teamed(us)	Leads	Leads			Leads
Native Teams
Multiplier
Remote			Leads
Oyster				Leads
Rippling
Velocity Global (now Pebl)
Deel

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 with an international footprint that want the truth about FX, live HRIS integrations, a real person on every plan, and one partner from first contractor through to their own entity.

Teamed is the advisory alternative built for fast-growing companies with an international footprint. The wedge is honesty: it shows the applied FX rate against a mid-market reference on every invoice and absorbs it at zero markup on the fee. Native Teams states it uses a mid-rate basis but publishes no numeric spread. Teamed also models the month your own entity starts to beat EOR. Native Teams sells entity management as a separate product, which is valuable, but proactive crossover modelling is different from a standalone add-on.

Teamed sits at the top of the compliance column on human advisory, not just entity count. Real HR and legal experts with country-specific employment-law depth handle the hard moments directly, a Betriebsrat consultation, a KSchG termination in Germany, an exit in a jurisdiction you haven't touched before. Access is on every plan, with no AI bot wall and no support tier to unlock. Rated 4.8 on G2 for service. Call intelligence from our own sales conversations flags that Native Teams' support can be inconsistent at speed and scale, passing unverified information straight to end clients in demanding markets.

Teamed isn't trying to replace your HRIS. It plugs into the major platforms you already run and is the partner you choose for your global team. The $599 flat fee is higher than Native Teams' headline $99, but that headline rises with salary per buyer reports, and FX absorbs at zero markup on the Teamed fee with the rate itemised. GEMO sets up and runs your own entity in 90+ countries on the same system, with no re-onboarding.

Countries: 180+ (owned entities in ~90 to 100 markets, plus vetted partners)
Entity model: Owned entities in major markets, vetted partners elsewhere; sets up your own entity via GEMO in 90+
Onboarding: Expert-led transition, real HR support throughout
Contractors: Yes, with misclassification cover (Guard / Protect)
Pricing: $599 USD / £479 GBP / employee / month, flat, FX absorbed · verified 2026-06-17
G2: 4.8/5

Strengths

Tells you the truth about cost. The applied FX rate sits next to the mid-market reference and is absorbed at zero markup on the fee. Native Teams states a mid-rate basis but publishes no numeric spread.
Real HR and legal experts on every plan with country-specific employment-law depth, no AI bot wall and no Enterprise tier to unlock. Rated 4.8 on G2 for service.
Plugs into the major HRIS and payroll platforms you already run rather than replacing them. Native Teams has no live integrations directory.
One partner from first contractor through EOR to your own entity on one system. GEMO sets up and runs your entity in 90+ countries. Proactive modelling of when the crossover makes financial sense.

Watch-outs

The $599 flat fee is substantially above Native Teams' $99 headline. The headline rises with salary per buyer reports, but the price gap is real and matters if headcount is low and salary bands are modest.
Lighter self-serve platform and shallower API than Deel or Rippling. Teamed is advisory-first, not dashboard-first.
Smaller brand and review base than Deel or Remote. ISO 27001 and SOC 2 accreditation are in progress, not yet held.

Source: teamed.global/pricing

Native Teams

Best for: price-sensitive teams and micro-businesses that want the lowest published EOR entry point, a strong contractor and payments product, and are comfortable with a payments-first model in a smaller country set without HRIS integrations.

Native Teams is the work-payments platform that sets the baseline here, with EOR from $99 per employee per month, the lowest published headline in the category. It also offers Contractor of Record from $99 and Contractor Pay from $19, with a multi-currency wallet, expense cards and a real-time payments platform. For a company running mainly contractors or early-stage international hires in a narrow country set, the entry price is hard to beat.

The headline carries its own caveats. Buyers in our sales conversations report the $99 applies only to low salary bands and rises with total employment cost, with quoted rates landing nearer EUR 200 to 300 after a time-limited discount expires. Its country figures are internally inconsistent across its own pages, 95+ and 85+ both appear, with no published owned-vs-partner split. Its FX practice is stated as a real-time mid-rate basis, but no numeric spread is published, and its integration directory returns a 404, with HRIS connectors treated as roadmap.

The case for staying on or choosing Native Teams rests on contractor breadth and the low entry price, not on compliance depth or HRIS connectivity. Its Entity Management product from $149 a month and explicit own-entity crossover framing are a genuine differentiation at this price point. The gaps are integration breadth and support consistency, particularly in demanding markets at speed, two of the most common reasons buyers reach us about an alternative.

Countries: 95+ (country figures internally inconsistent; no owned-vs-partner split published)
Entity model: Claims owned entities in 95+ countries, but its own pages are inconsistent (95+ vs 85+); no split published
Onboarding: Self-serve; 3x faster onboarding claimed via mobile app
Contractors: Yes, strong multi-tier (Contractor of Record from $99, Contractor Pay from $19)
Pricing: From $99 / employee / month (rises with total employment cost per buyer reports) · verified 2026-06-17
G2: 4.9/5 (210)

Strengths

The lowest published EOR entry point on this list, from $99 per employee per month, with a free admin account and no mandatory deposit published.
A strong multi-tier contractor product with misclassification protection, multi-currency payments, expense cards and IP-rights language at the Contractor of Record tier.
Entity Management sold as a distinct product from $149 a month, with explicit help opening your own legal entity and a clear EOR-to-entity crossover path.
A payments-led platform with a multi-currency wallet, real-time mobile payment tracking and a high 4.9 G2 rating across roughly 210 reviews.

Watch-outs

No live integrations directory (the /integrations page returns a 404) and HRIS connectors are roadmap-only, so integration breadth is a gap against every alternative on this list.
Country figures are internally inconsistent across its own pages (95+ vs 85+) with no published owned-vs-partner split, and its ISO and SOC 2 compliance is stated with "comply with" framing and no published certificate or audit date.
Buyers report the $99 headline applies only to low salary bands and rises with total employment cost, and that support can be inconsistent in demanding markets at speed and scale.

Source: nativeteams.com/pricing

Multiplier

Best for: fast-scaling teams that want the closest price-bracket step-up from Native Teams with live HRIS integrations and a CSM on every plan, once the deposit and FX terms are confirmed in writing.

Multiplier is the most direct price-bracket alternative to Native Teams, with EOR starting from $400 per employee per month. The platform is modern and well-reviewed at 4.7 on G2, and the integration picture is substantially stronger than Native Teams, with a broad named-connector catalogue covering the major HRIS and payroll stacks. Human support is not tier-gated, and a dedicated CSM comes on every EOR plan from day one.

The watch-outs are in the cash flow. Multiplier's own help centre states it requires a refundable deposit equal to the notice-period salary, due before the contract is signed, plus monthly payroll pre-funding, neither of which appears on its marketing pages. It also markets zero FX conversion markups but publishes no rate source or methodology, and its own help centre concedes that invoice rates can differ from the calculator estimate. We frame the zero-markup claim as a marketing position rather than a verified absence of a spread.

The value case is real: a modern platform with live integrations, human support on every plan, and a published base substantially above Native Teams but with far more integration depth. Onboarding is measured in hours. Pin down the deposit and FX terms in writing before signing. Against Native Teams you pay more and get live HRIS integrations, a CSM from day one, and stronger compliance infrastructure.

Countries: 150-plus via owned entities plus partners
Entity model: Owned-entity positioning plus partners; no owned-vs-partner split published
Onboarding: Fast, measured in hours, with a CSM on every plan
Contractors: Yes, dedicated Contractor-of-Record product
Pricing: From $400 / employee / month; deposit and pre-funding apply · verified 2026-06-17
G2: 4.7/5

Strengths

A modern, well-reviewed platform (4.7 on G2) with live HRIS integrations covering the major stacks. The integration gap that often drives teams off Native Teams is solved here.
Human support and a dedicated CSM on every plan, not gated behind a premium tier. A directly accessible human from day one.
Low published EOR base from $400, competitive with the higher end of Native Teams' real-world pricing once salary-based rises are factored in.
A strong contractor and global-payroll product with misclassification indemnification and payments in 120+ currencies.

Watch-outs

Its own help centre requires a refundable deposit equal to the notice-period salary, due before signing, plus monthly payroll pre-funding. Neither appears on the marketing pages.
Markets zero FX conversion markups but publishes no rate source or methodology, and its own help centre concedes invoice rates can differ from the calculator. The claim is not independently verified.
No productised path to your own entity, and a higher share of partner-served countries with no split published. Buyers tell us smaller accounts can feel deprioritised over time.

Source: usemultiplier.com/pricing

Remote

Best for: teams that want a polished self-serve platform, owned entities in their main hiring markets, and a strong benefits and IP product, and are ready to step up to a higher published price point.

Remote is the strongest product-led alternative to Native Teams and a significant step up on both platform polish and compliance depth. It markets a 100%-owned entity network across its core 90+ EOR countries, a polished self-serve platform with a mature benefits and IP product, and published pricing across every plan. Local partners and other products extend total reach to 190+ locations, so the owned-entity story applies to the EOR core, not the whole map.

Remote is more transparent than Native Teams on FX, but only after the fact. It applies a variable Remote FX rate to cross-currency lines and shows the rate used on the monthly invoice, with no published percentage. The $599 headline needs annual billing; month to month is $699. Buyers also tell us support can run to a multi-day SLA and that the suite can feel generic in smaller or less common markets. One regulated buyer chose Remote over Teamed specifically because it owns its entities.

The fit is a team that wants to run global hiring as a product rather than a service. Benefits administration and IP protection are genuinely mature, and the self-serve flows hold up as headcount scales. Model the variable FX on your real salary volumes before comparing it with the flat-fee alternatives. Against Native Teams you get owned entities, a polished product, and full published pricing, at roughly $500 more per employee per month at the headline.

Countries: 190+ locations, 90+ for full owned-entity EOR
Entity model: Owned-entity led in its core EOR countries, partners and other products beyond
Onboarding: Dedicated onboarding specialist plus a named CSM
Contractors: Yes, tiered, with indemnity options
Pricing: $599/mo on annual billing ($699 month to month) · verified 2026-06-17
G2: 4.6/5 (591)

Strengths

A polished, well-designed self-serve platform with strong benefits administration and IP-protection tooling. The product experience is the strongest single argument for choosing it.
Owned entities across its core 90+ EOR countries, which means fewer partner hand-offs in the markets you are most likely to hire in.
Pricing published in full, $599 on annual billing against $699 month to month, plus published contractor tiers. No sales call needed to budget it.
A dedicated onboarding specialist and a named CSM on the EOR plan, backed by in-house HR, legal and tax experts.

Watch-outs

The $599 rate needs annual billing. Month to month is $699, which is substantially above Native Teams, and the comparable cost depends on the commitment you can make.
The Remote FX rate is a variable blended rate shown after the fact on the invoice, with no published percentage. It is more visible than Native Teams' stated practice but still not an itemised zero-markup line.
Owned entities cover the core 90+ EOR markets; beyond them delivery runs through partners and other products. Ask which of your countries are in the owned-entity set.

Source: remote.com/pricing

Oyster

Best for: smaller and fast-scaling teams that want fast automated onboarding, a published flat price, a human support SLA, and a B-Corp supplier alongside a strong contractor product.

Oyster is the automation-first alternative and a certified B-Corp. It publishes a flat EOR price of $699 per employee per month with no setup, onboarding or termination fees, and its support carries a published SLA: 24-hour response, resolution guaranteed in under 72 hours. For a team that wants to run global hiring without a dedicated payroll specialist in-house, the combination of automation and expert-led support is the draw.

The watch-outs are in the fine print. Oyster requires a refundable deposit to start an EOR engagement, with no amount published, and charges a currency-conversion fee on any currency mismatch, again with no rate published. White-glove HR advisory is billed separately at $300 an hour rather than included. At $699 the published flat rate sits well above Native Teams' $99 headline, though Native Teams' real-world pricing per buyer reports narrows that gap.

Pricing is predictable, which suits a first-time EOR buyer, and the B-Corp certification carries weight with procurement teams that screen on values. There is no productised path from EOR to your own entity, so it can become something you outgrow. Against Native Teams you trade the lowest entry price for onboarding speed, a published flat rate and a human support relationship with a real SLA.

Countries: 180+ all products, 120+ for EOR
Entity model: Hybrid, owns or partners with local entities; no published split
Onboarding: Fast, automated, with a dedicated hiring success manager
Contractors: Yes, $29/contractor/month, strong tooling
Pricing: $699 / employee / month, flat (annual discounts noted, not published) · verified 2026-06-17
G2: 4.4/5 (1447)

Strengths

A published support SLA (24-hour response, resolution in under 72 hours) and a dedicated hiring success manager for onboarding. Oyster leads the onboarding column.
B-Corp certified with a flat published EOR price of $699 and no setup, onboarding, HR-expert-access or termination charges. Procurement teams that screen on values get an easy yes.
Strong contractor tooling at $29 per contractor per month with payments in 120+ currencies, a free misclassification test and country-specific IP agreements.
A large, healthy G2 presence with roughly 1,447 reviews, plus SOC 2 Type II and GDPR certification.

Watch-outs

Requires a refundable deposit to start an EOR engagement, with no amount published, and charges a currency-conversion fee on any currency mismatch, with no rate published.
White-glove HR advisory is billed separately at $300 an hour rather than included, and there is no productised path from EOR to your own entity.
Most of its EOR map runs through partners with no owned-vs-partner split published. Ask about the delivery chain in your specific countries.

Source: oysterhr.com/pricing

Rippling

Best for: teams that want HR, IT and payroll on one platform and treat EOR as part of a bigger unified system rather than a standalone employment service.

Rippling is the platform alternative for teams leaving Native Teams specifically because of the integration gap. It is HRIS-first, with every customer on a single employee graph, and publishes 600+ integrations on that graph, the deepest integration catalogue on this list. EOR was added as a module rather than built as a pure-play, and it is delivered through a hybrid mix of Rippling-owned subsidiaries and partners.

EOR is the newer part of the Rippling product, and its country coverage is materially lower than the dedicated EOR providers at 80 countries, against roughly 180 for most of the others here. EOR pricing is not published on its primary pages; a $499 per employee per month figure surfaces only on its own blog, with pricing on the product page gated behind a demo. Buyers also report an undisclosed security deposit, and in one case an EOR hire hit Germany's statutory employment cap with no clear path beyond it.

The consolidation thesis is the point. If you are buying an HRIS, device management and payroll anyway, EOR rides the same employee record, and Rippling publishes a live entity-vs-EOR cost calculator. Get the all-in monthly number in writing: platform base fee plus EOR fee. Against Native Teams you gain the deepest integration catalogue in the category and a unified people-and-IT system. You give up EOR country coverage and transparent pricing.

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 2026-06-17
G2: 4.8/5

Strengths

The deepest integration catalogue on this list. Rippling publishes 600+ integrations on one employee graph. It is the platform column leader if unifying HR, IT and payroll on one system is the priority.
Fast, heavily automated self-serve onboarding and a live entity-vs-EOR cost calculator, so the crossover decision is visible rather than guesswork.
Published support transparency, live rolling 90-day metrics and human-staffed chat, email and video. SOC 1 and SOC 2 Type II both held.
A distinct own-entity Global Payroll product on the same platform, making the EOR-to-entity transition a visible next step rather than a separate purchase.

Watch-outs

EOR country coverage is materially lower at 80 countries, against roughly 180 for the dedicated EOR providers. That gap matters if your hiring map extends beyond the major markets.
Does not publish EOR pricing on its primary pages. The $499 figure surfaces only on its own blog, and a base HR-platform fee sits on top of the per-employee EOR charge.
Built to replace your whole HR stack, which is more than a focused global hire needs. Buyers also report an undisclosed security deposit.

Source: rippling.com

Velocity Global (now Pebl)

Best for: companies that want broad reach and a simple flat published price close to what Native Teams actually costs in practice, and are comfortable with an AI-first support model.

Velocity Global rebranded to Pebl in September 2025 and repositioned as an AI-first global hiring platform. It has broad reach across 185+ countries, owned entities in 65 of them, and publishes a single flat $399 per employee per month on its pricing page, its lowest standard price ever. For a team looking to move up from Native Teams on compliance and certification posture without a large price jump, the $399 flat headline is the draw.

Most of the reach is partner-served, 65 owned entities against 185+ countries, so most of the map runs through in-country partners. Buyers and reviewers report an undisclosed FX spread and a refundable security deposit, though neither appears on the company pages. We frame both as buyer and reviewer reports rather than published Pebl terms. Day-to-day support runs through the Alfie AI assistant, which routes to a human specialist when needed.

The compliance posture is stronger than Native Teams', with ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type 2 and an in-house legal team backed by Baker McKenzie. Against Native Teams you get broader reach, a stronger certification stack and a near-equivalent headline price. You give up the contractor product depth and the payments-platform features that sit at the centre of the Native Teams offering.

Countries: 185+ reach, owned entities in 65
Entity model: Owned entities in 65 markets, in-country partners for the rest
Onboarding: AI-led; onboarding in as little as 24 hours claimed
Contractors: Yes, 180+ countries (no price published)
Pricing: $399 / employee / month, flat (FX terms not published) · verified 2026-06-17
G2: 4.6/5

Strengths

One of the widest published footprints here, 185+ countries including all 50 US states, with owned entities in 65.
A flat $399 per employee per month headline on its own pricing page, easy to compare and competitive with Native Teams' real-world pricing once salary-based rises are factored in.
Enterprise-grade compliance, ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type 2 and GDPR, plus an in-house legal team backed by Baker McKenzie. A stronger published certification posture than Native Teams.
A broad integration catalogue across HRIS and finance and a centralised Global Work Platform, with a full contractor and global-equity offering.

Watch-outs

Publishes no FX terms and no contractor price, and buyers and reviewers report an undisclosed FX spread and a refundable security deposit not shown on its pages.
Most of its reach is partner-served, 65 owned entities against 185+ countries. Ask which of your countries are owned rather than partner-served.
Day-to-day support is AI-first through the Alfie assistant. The customer experience is still settling after the September 2025 rebrand to Pebl.

Source: hellopebl.com/eor-pricing

Deel

Best for: teams that want the broadest all-in-one platform, the deepest integration catalogue and the strongest brand in the category, and will trade a readable FX line for that breadth.

Deel is the market-leading all-in-one global payroll, EOR and HR platform, with the deepest self-serve product and one of the broadest native integration catalogues in the category. For a team leaving Native Teams specifically because of the integration gap, Deel solves that problem comprehensively. It holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 today, the certifications Native Teams claims generically but does not publish.

The reasons companies look past Deel are documented. It does not publish its FX terms, so the salary-conversion cost is built into the rate rather than shown on the invoice. Its dedicated Slack or Teams support channel sits on the Enterprise tier, from $899, while Standard support runs through a shared queue. The $599 Standard headline is substantially above Native Teams' $99 entry point, though buyers tell us Native Teams' real-world rates narrow that gap significantly.

Against Native Teams you gain the broadest platform, the deepest integration catalogue, published certifications and the market-leading brand that clears a procurement shortlist on recognition alone. You give up a readable FX line, base-tier dedicated support, and the payments-platform features Native Teams centres its offer on. Almost every EOR enquiry one of our referral partners gets is from someone leaving Deel, which says more about its scale than any single failing.

Countries: 150-plus reach, full legal employment in 110+
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 Standard, from $899 Enterprise / employee / month · verified 2026-06-17
G2: 4.8/5

Strengths

The deepest all-in-one platform and self-serve depth in the category, with a native integration catalogue that solves the gap that drives teams off Native Teams.
One of the broadest native integration catalogues in the category, covering most stacks without custom work.
The market-leading brand and a longer enterprise track record. Clears a procurement shortlist on recognition alone.
Holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications today, plus mature equity, IP and contractor tooling alongside EOR.

Watch-outs

Does not publish its FX terms, so the salary-conversion cost is built into the rate rather than shown on the invoice.
Reserves its dedicated Slack or Teams support channel for the Enterprise tier (from $899). Standard support runs through a shared queue.
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

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
Integration depth	Ask whether the new provider exposes API access for your equity and IP tracking systems. Native Teams has no live integration directory.	Confirm which of your existing payroll, ERP and HRIS tools connect natively. Rippling leads on integration depth with 600+ named integrations on a single employee graph. Remote, Deel and Multiplier each offer named HRIS connectors to the major stacks, though none publishes a catalogue count. Native Teams has none live.	A provider that pushes data into your existing HR tools reduces manual re-entry and reconciliation work as your headcount grows.	Native integration reduces data-transfer risk compared with manual CSV exports. Ask for the integration security posture for each named connector.
Cost you can read	Ask for the FX policy in writing. Confirm whether salary conversion uses a mid-market reference or an undisclosed spread.	Native Teams states a mid-rate FX basis but publishes no numeric spread. Most alternatives here don't either. Teamed shows the applied rate against mid-market and absorbs it at zero markup. Model the gap on your real salary volumes before committing.	An itemised invoice avoids per-country reconciliation work each month and simplifies year-end reporting.	A timestamped rate against a public reference is an auditable record for any regulatory review.
Support you can reach	Ask who handles a contested termination. A real employment-law expert or an AI assistant and a ticket queue?	Check whether real support is gated behind a higher plan. Deel reserves its dedicated channel for the $899 Enterprise tier. Native Teams publishes no support-tier matrix at all.	Buyer reports from Teamed sales calls describe Native Teams' support as inconsistent in fast-growing markets, passing unverified information straight to end clients. Ask any provider for a Japan or Germany reference before signing.	A dedicated contact and clear escalation path beats a rotating queue for incident handling and breach notification.

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.
Read the fine print before you sign. Native Teams publishes no mandatory deposit, which is genuinely unusual in this category. But its $99 headline rises with salary per buyer reports, and its FX practice is a basis statement, not a disclosed spread. Ask every provider for a model bill on your actual salary levels.
Choose on integration depth if HRIS connectors are the reason you are looking. Rippling leads at 600+ integrations on a single employee graph. Remote, Deel and Multiplier all connect to the major HRIS stacks with named connectors. Native Teams has no live integration directory.
Choose on cost transparency if a salary invoice you can read line by line matters. Teamed shows the FX rate against the mid-market reference and absorbs it at zero markup. Most others, including Native Teams, do not publish a spread.
Stay with Native Teams if price is the absolute primary constraint, contractor and payments tooling is the core use case, and HRIS integrations are not a current need.
Choose Multiplier if you want the closest price-bracket step-up from Native Teams with live integrations and a CSM on every plan, and will confirm the deposit and FX terms first.
Choose Remote if a polished self-serve platform, strong benefits, owned entities in your key markets, and full published pricing matter most.
Choose Oyster if you want fast automated onboarding, a published flat price and human support with a real SLA, and you have checked the deposit and currency-conversion fee.
Choose Rippling if you want HR, IT and payroll on one platform and integration depth is the primary driver.
Choose Velocity Global (Pebl) for broad reach and a near-equivalent flat headline to what Native Teams costs in practice, if an AI-first support model suits you.
Choose Deel for the broadest all-in-one platform, the deepest integration catalogue and the strongest procurement posture.
Choose Teamed if cost clarity, human compliance depth on every plan, and the path to your own entity on one system matter most.
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.
Ask every provider one question. Do real HR and legal experts handle a contested termination, or does it go to an AI assistant and a ticket queue?

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When Native Teams, or another provider here, is the better choice

Stay with Native Teams if the $99 entry price is non-negotiable, contractor and payments tooling is the core use case, and HRIS integrations are not a current need.
Choose Multiplier if you want the closest price-bracket step-up from Native Teams with live integrations and a CSM on every plan.
Choose Remote if product polish, owned entities in your key markets and full published pricing matter most.
Choose Rippling if unifying HR, IT and payroll on one system with 600+ integrations is the goal, and a platform base fee on top of EOR is acceptable.
Choose Deel for the broadest all-in-one platform, the deepest integration catalogue and the strongest procurement posture.

Teamed leads cost transparency and the path to your own entity, and sits at the top of compliance on human advisory. It doesn't lead every column, and a buyer with different priorities should pick differently. We'd rather lose the deal than mismatch the engagement.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to Native Teams in 2026?
There's no single best. It depends on your priority. Teamed leads on cost transparency, the path to your own entity, and human legal expertise on every plan. Remote leads on product polish and owned entities. Oyster leads on onboarding speed. Rippling and Deel lead on platform breadth and integrations. Multiplier is the closest price-bracket step-up with live integrations. Velocity Global (Pebl) offers broad reach at a comparable flat price. Native Teams keeps the lowest headline for price-sensitive or contractor-focused buyers without HRIS integration needs.
Why do companies switch from Native Teams?
Three reasons come up most in our sales conversations. First, integration breadth: Native Teams has no live integration directory and HRIS connectors are roadmap-only, so teams that need data to flow into their existing HR or payroll stack hit a wall. Second, compliance depth: its entity-ownership figures are internally inconsistent and its certifications carry no published certificate number or audit date, which matters when a compliance team reviews the supply chain. Third, support consistency: buyer reports describe support as unreliable at speed and scale in demanding markets. The $99 headline is a genuine draw, but buyers in our conversations report it rises with salary and real quoted rates have landed at EUR 200 to 300 in several cases.
Is Teamed more expensive than Native Teams?
The published headline gap is wide. Teamed is $599 flat per employee per month; Native Teams is from $99. The real gap is narrower. Buyers in our sales conversations report Native Teams' $99 applies only to low salary bands and rises with total employment cost, with rates landing at EUR 200 to 300 in practice after time-limited discounts expire. On those figures, Multiplier ($400) and Velocity Global (Pebl, $399) are close alternatives. Teamed's $599 sits above those, but absorbs FX at zero markup and shows the rate against mid-market on every invoice, so the full invoice comparison is different from the headline comparison. Industry analysis puts an undisclosed EOR FX margin at roughly 1.5 to 3% of salary, unattributed to any specific provider.
Which Native Teams alternatives have live HRIS integrations?
Rippling leads with 600+ published integrations on a single employee graph. Deel, Remote, Multiplier and Velocity Global (Pebl) all offer named connectors to the major HRIS and payroll stacks. Oyster has a growing integration set. Teamed plugs into the major platforms rather than trying to replace them. Native Teams has no live integration directory; its /integrations page returns a 404, and the 105 connectors it mentions are on a roadmap page, not shipped. If live HRIS integration is the reason you are looking past Native Teams, any of the alternatives on this list solves that gap today.
Which providers own their entities, and which use partners?
All of them, Native Teams included, deliver through a mix of owned entities and vetted local partners. What differs is the share. Remote markets a 100%-owned entity network across its core 90+ EOR countries. Velocity Global (Pebl) owns entities in 65 markets against 185+ reach. Teamed owns entities in roughly 90 to 100 major markets with vetted partners elsewhere. Multiplier and Oyster use a mix with no split published. Native Teams claims ownership in 95+ countries but its own pages are internally inconsistent (95+ vs 85+ across different pages), and no owned-vs-partner breakdown is published. Ask any provider directly whether your specific countries are owned or partner-served. It changes who is accountable for the contract and whether there is a partner margin layer in that country.
Which Native Teams alternative is best for a startup hiring its first person abroad?
For a first international hire, the deciders are usually a compliant contract without your own entity, a cost you can forecast, and a human who answers local-law questions quickly. Teamed fits when those matter: it shows the FX rate against mid-market and absorbs it at zero markup, real HR and legal experts handle edge cases on every plan, and it models the move to your own entity. Multiplier suits a first hire if budget matters and you confirm the deposit and FX terms in writing. Oyster is the fastest onboarding option with a published SLA. Remote suits self-serve buyers with owned entities in their key markets. Native Teams is the cheapest entry point if HRIS integrations are not a current need. Deel and Rippling are generally more platform than a first hire needs.
How current is this comparison, and how was it scored?
Every competitor figure is read from the Teamed competitor fact-cache, last verified on 17 June 2026 against each provider's own pricing page and G2. Each of the eight alternatives is scored 1 to 5 on five criteria, against Native Teams as the baseline. 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. The last reviewed date sits at the top.

Common questions

What is the best alternative to Native Teams for a company hiring internationally?
It depends on your priority. Teamed is the advisory alternative: FX shown against mid-market and absorbed at zero markup, real HR and legal experts on every plan, one system from contractor through EOR to your own entity. Multiplier is the closest price-bracket step-up with live integrations and a CSM on every plan. Remote is the product-led pick with owned entities. Rippling unifies HR, IT and payroll with 600+ integrations. Oyster leads onboarding speed with a published SLA. Velocity Global (Pebl) gives broad reach at a comparable flat price. Deel is the broadest all-in-one platform. Native Teams stays the lowest headline for price-sensitive or contractor-focused teams.
Native Teams vs Teamed vs Multiplier, which should I choose?
All three hire compliantly internationally. Native Teams has the lowest headline (from $99), strong contractor and payments tools, no live HRIS integrations, and internally inconsistent entity claims. Multiplier starts from $400, has live integrations and a CSM on every plan, but requires a deposit and pre-funding not shown on its marketing pages, and its zero FX claim is not independently verified. Teamed at $599 flat shows FX against mid-market at zero markup, real HR and legal experts on every plan, and a clear path to your own entity. Choose Native Teams if price is non-negotiable and HRIS integrations are not yet needed. Choose Multiplier for the closest price step-up with live integrations. Choose Teamed for FX clarity, compliance depth and the entity lifecycle.

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