Papaya Global vs Globalization Partners · scored on one rubric · 2026
Papaya Global vs Globalization Partners: which EOR wins in 2026?
Papaya Global is the better pick for enterprise payroll: it leads the platform column, with a licensed payments arm and payroll automation across 130-plus currencies.
G-P is the better pick for network breadth: 180-plus country coverage through owned entities plus 200-plus partners, though its active owned entities are closer to 125. Both hold current ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications, and both publish only a starting EOR price, without full FX terms.
Unless you're a global enterprise, Teamed is the better choice than either if you want terms you can read before you sign: zero FX markup in any currency pairing, $0 setup, $0 exit,. Teamed also leads the service model and the path to your own entity, and contests coverage with G-P.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 on G2
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- Providers scored on one six-axis rubric: Papaya, G-P and Teamed
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- Rubric axes scored 1 to 5, no weighted total
- From $599
- Teamed EOR fee per employee per month, zero FX markup
Disclosure
Teamed wrote this page and scores Papaya Global, G-P and itself on the same published six-axis rubric.
Papaya Global vs Globalization Partners: which is the better EOR in 2026?
Papaya Global is the better pick for enterprise payroll: it leads the platform column, with a licensed payments arm and payroll automation across 130-plus currencies. G-P is the better pick for network breadth: 180-plus country coverage through owned entities plus 200-plus partners, though its active owned entities are closer to 125.
Both hold current ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications, and both publish only a starting EOR price, without full FX terms. Unless you're a global enterprise, Teamed is the better choice than either if you want terms you can read before you sign: zero FX markup in any currency pairing, $0 setup, $0 exit,. Teamed also leads the service model and the path to your own entity, and contests coverage with G-P.
Our pick: Teamed, best for fast-growing companies with an international footprint that want zero FX markup, $0 setup and $0 exit, real HR and legal experts on every plan, and one partner from first contractor to their own legal entity.
What is the Papaya Global vs G-P question?
Papaya Global and G-P (Globalization Partners) both answer the same hiring problem: employ people in countries where your company has no legal entity, without setting one up. The EOR takes on the local employer role, issues the contract, runs payroll, remits taxes and statutory contributions, and carries the employer obligations while you direct the day-to-day work. Both reach 180 countries or more and both pitch primarily to large enterprises.
The genuine differences are in what each leads with. Papaya leads with payments and payroll infrastructure. It built a licensed payments arm, a Workforce OS payroll backbone, and a platform designed to sit alongside an existing Workday or SAP HRIS. G-P leads with network breadth and certification depth: 180-plus country coverage through owned entities plus 200-plus global partners (independent analysis puts its active owned entities at roughly 125, not the 180-plus headline), 40-plus in-country legal experts, and one of the broadest certification stacks in the category. Neither publishes its full EOR cost. Papaya starts from $499 with an undisclosed FX processing fee; G-P publishes only a starting price, from $599 per employee per month, with enterprise pricing by proposal and no FX terms. The buyer question is which of those trade-offs fits the job.
Methodology
How we scored this comparison
Papaya Global and G-P are the two named subjects; Teamed is the disclosed publisher and scored third. All three are rated 1 to 5 on the same six axes. There is no single weighted total. Papaya leads platform, G-P leads coverage, both lead the security column with current certifications, and Teamed leads pricing transparency, the service model and employment intelligence, and the path to your own entity.
- Pricing transparency
- Whether the all-in cost (the fee, the deposit, onboarding, and offboarding or termination) is stated up front and predictable. Scored on clarity, not on price level: a published fee you can read beats a lower base with unstated setup, notice and exit terms. The FX rate on salary conversions is one clause of that test, not the whole frame.
- Coverage and compliance
- Depth and legal robustness of in-country coverage across the markets you hire in: the owned-entity versus partner structure behind each country, how completely the hard local edge cases are handled, and how fast a real HR or legal expert responds when a contested exit or a complex termination lands.
- Platform and self-serve
- Product surface, self-serve flows, payments and payroll-data automation, integration and API depth, and speed to first payroll for teams running multi-country hiring and payroll themselves.
- Security and certifications
- ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II held today: the certifications a 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 own the hard moments directly, and how well the system flags employment-law 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 entity on one system, flags the crossover point, 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, 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, verified 17 June 2026. G-P prices were re-checked on 2 October 2026. Security reflects each provider's current published ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II status, re-checked 22 July 2026. G2 ratings came from g2.com on 17 June 2026. Teamed's claims come from teamed.global.
Considered & excluded
We scored Papaya and G-P because they are the two named subjects of this comparison, and added Teamed as the disclosed publisher and recommended alternative for fast-growing companies.
- Deel, Remote, Rippling, Oyster, Multiplier, Pebl (formerly Velocity Global): Out of scope for this Papaya vs G-P matchup. See the Deel alternatives guide for a broader scored comparison.
How they score, criterion by criterion
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 | Platform and self-serve | Security and certifications | Service model and employment intelligence | Path to your own entity |
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| Papaya Global | Leads | Leads | ||||
| G-P (Globalization Partners) | Leads | |||||
| Teamed(us) | Leads | 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
Papaya Global
Best for: large enterprises that need payroll automation at scale across many countries and currencies, with a licensed payments arm and finance-grade reporting on one backbone alongside an existing Workday or SAP stack.
Papaya Global leads the platform column on this six-axis rubric. It built Workforce OS as a payroll system of record designed to sit alongside, not replace, an existing Workday, SAP or Oracle HRIS and ERP. The licensed payments arm, Azimo, is regulated in five Tier-1 jurisdictions and processes payments in 130-plus currencies. No other provider on this page runs a regulated, in-house payments business. For a finance team consolidating multi-country payroll onto one reporting layer, the architecture is the draw.
The pricing-transparency column is where Papaya concedes. The EOR starts from $499 per employee per month, published on its own pricing page. The catch is the FX mechanism: the applied rate is the market-based rate plus Papaya's FX processing fee, an undisclosed percentage with country-variable margins your CSM supplies on request, and the wallet must be pre-funded with a buffer before payroll. The enterprise path (Workforce OS, Contingent OS) is quote-only. The structure is disclosed in principle, just not in numeric form.
Papaya owns full EOR entities in 40 of its 180-plus country reach, so most of the footprint runs through vetted in-country accounting-firm partners. It holds current ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II certifications, so it sits at the top of the security column alongside G-P. Papaya explicitly positions itself as 'Built for Fortune 500', which is accurate and also a buyer filter: fast-growing teams are not the primary audience.
- Countries
- 180+ reach, owned full EOR entities in 40
- Entity model
- Hybrid: owned entities in 40 EOR countries, certified accounting-firm partners elsewhere
- Onboarding
- Enterprise-paced; weeks for a new country; dedicated account manager
- Contractors
- Yes, Contractor of Record from $295/contractor/month; AI-plus-human worker classification
- Pricing
- From $499 / employee / month (EOR); FX processing fee undisclosed; enterprise path quote-only · verified 2026-07-22
- G2
- 4.5/5 (55)
Strengths
- The strongest payments and payroll-consolidation backbone on this page: Workforce OS, Azimo (a licensed payments arm regulated in five Tier-1 jurisdictions), 130-plus payment currencies and a finance-grade reporting layer all on one platform. Papaya leads the platform column on this rubric.
- A broad named-connector catalogue (Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Fieldglass, Oracle HCM, NetSuite, BambooHR, HiBob) plus a self-serve integration and mapping layer, so it slots into an enterprise stack without custom work.
- A strong security and privacy certification stack for procurement gates: ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II, plus in-house legal teams across the US, Israel, Europe and Asia. Papaya sits at the top of the security column alongside G-P.
- Global equity administration through payroll across a broad instrument set (stock options, RSUs, ESPP, phantom stock, crypto-based restricted token units), including for EOR workers, a capability G-P handles only as advisory payroll support.
Watch-outs
- Most of its EOR footprint is partner-delivered: owned full EOR entities in only 40 of its 180-plus countries, so employment-law edge cases in most markets route through an accounting-firm partner rather than a Papaya in-house team.
- The FX processing fee is undisclosed, with country-variable margins available via CSM only, and the wallet must be pre-funded with a buffer ahead of payroll. This is why Papaya concedes the pricing-transparency column on this rubric.
- Positioned explicitly as "Built for Fortune 500", so this is enterprise sales cycles, enterprise pricing and an enterprise onboarding pace. Fast-growing smaller teams are not the primary fit.
Source: papayaglobal.com/pricing
#2
G-P (Globalization Partners)
Best for: large enterprises where network breadth, certification depth and analyst recognition matter more than full upfront pricing or a fast-paced self-serve onboarding experience.
G-P leads the coverage column on this six-axis rubric. It markets 180-plus country coverage through owned entities plus 200-plus global partners and 40-plus in-country legal experts. G-P does not publish a single owned-entity count on any primary page; independent analysis puts active owned entities at roughly 125, so the 180-plus figure is total network coverage, not an owned-entity count. That breadth, alongside one of the broadest certification stacks in the category (ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 42001 for AI management, and SOC 2 Type II, all published on a self-serve trust portal), is why G-P also sits at the top of the security column.
The pricing column gives only a partial picture. G-P publishes only a starting price: from $599 per employee per month, with enterprise pricing by proposal. Add-ons such as visa support and background checks are listed without prices, and the contractor product starts at $39 per contractor per month. Buyers also report a pre-funding deposit of roughly one to two months of salary, though G-P does not disclose pre-funding or deposit terms publicly. G-P publishes no FX terms for EOR either, so the full cost still needs a proposal.
Support is the second key variable. G-P now sells one EOR package from $599 per employee per month. Its EOR page lists a customer support team, employee HR support and 24/7 help through the G-P Assist AI, but does not say whether a dedicated success manager is included. If a real person for a contested exit or a Works Council matter is what you need, confirm who takes that call before you sign. That open question is why G-P scores modestly on the service-model-and-employment-intelligence column.
- Countries
- 180+ coverage via owned entities plus 200+ partners (active owned entities closer to 125)
- Entity model
- Owned entities (independent estimates put roughly 125 active) plus an extensive partner network
- Onboarding
- Enterprise-oriented; support team plus 24/7 G-P Assist AI; dedicated CSM not stated
- Contractors
- Yes, self-serve at $39/contractor/month via G-P Contractor, with Wise-powered payments in 130+ currencies
- Pricing
- From $599 / employee / month; enterprise pricing by proposal. Contractor: from $39/contractor/month. · verified 2026-07-22
- G2
- 4.4/5 (1028)
Strengths
- The widest network coverage on this page: 180-plus countries through owned entities plus 200-plus global partners, plus 40-plus in-country legal and compliance experts. G-P leads the coverage column on this rubric.
- The broadest compliance and security certification stack here: ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 42001:2023 (AI management) and SOC 2 Type II, with reports available on a self-serve trust portal. G-P sits at the top of the security column alongside Papaya.
- A transparent, self-serve contractor product at $39 per contractor per month, with Wise-powered payments in 130-plus currencies and AI misclassification checks across 40-plus countries.
- Named HRIS and payroll integrations (Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, ADP, BambooHR, HiBob, Personio, UKG, TriNet, Paylocity) plus developer-ready APIs and a Workday-as-single-source-of-truth posture.
Watch-outs
- Publishes only a starting price: from $599 per employee per month, with enterprise pricing by proposal. Add-ons are listed without prices and no FX terms are published, so a full like-for-like cost still needs a sales call.
- Its EOR page lists a customer support team, employee HR support and 24/7 help through the G-P Assist AI, but does not say whether a dedicated success manager is included.
- Buyers report a pre-funding deposit of roughly one to two months of salary per employee, though G-P does not disclose deposit or pre-funding terms on any of its primary pages.
Source: globalization-partners.com
#3
Teamed
Us, scored on the same rubricBest for: fast-growing companies with an international footprint that want zero FX markup, $0 setup and $0 exit, real HR and legal experts on every plan, and one partner from first contractor to their own legal entity.
Teamed is the publisher of this guide and is scored on the same six-axis rubric as Papaya and G-P. Teamed absorbs FX at zero markup on the fee, in any currency pairing, with the deposit, onboarding and exit terms stated up front. Neither rival matches that: Papaya applies an undisclosed FX processing fee and requires wallet pre-funding, and G-P publishes only a starting price, with no FX terms. Teamed leads the pricing-transparency column on this rubric.
Real HR and legal experts with country-specific employment-law depth handle edge cases on every Teamed plan, with no AI bot wall. Teamed owns entities in 57 countries, backs them with DLA Piper as global counsel, so real HR and legal experts handle the hard local edge cases in-house. That is the difference from G-P, whose EOR page lists 24/7 help through the G-P Assist AI but does not say whether a dedicated success manager is included. It also differs from Papaya, whose EOR footprint is mostly delivered through vetted accounting-firm partners across the majority of its 180-plus country reach. Teamed is rated 4.8 out of 5 on G2.
Teamed is not a payments platform and is not trying to replace your HRIS. Teamed backs security with audited controls, GDPR compliance and DLA Piper as global counsel. What Teamed leads instead is the path to your own entity: Global Entity & Employment Operations (GEMO) sets up and runs your own entity in 100+ countries on the same system, with no re-onboarding needed, and Teamed models the month your own entity starts to beat EOR, which neither Papaya nor G-P does.
- Countries
- 187+ countries covered; owns entities in 57 countries
- Entity model
- Own entities in 57 countries; separately sets up and runs your own entity in 100+ countries via GEMO
- Onboarding
- As little as 24 hours to first payroll
- Contractors
- Yes, with misclassification cover (Guard / Protect)
- Pricing
- From $599 / employee / month, zero FX markup · verified 2026-07-22
- G2
- 4.8/5
Strengths
- Tells you the real cost. FX is absorbed at zero markup on the fee, in any currency pairing. Papaya applies an undisclosed processing fee; G-P publishes no FX terms on its EOR path. Teamed leads the pricing-transparency column on this rubric.
- Real HR and legal experts with jurisdiction depth on every plan, backed by owned entities in 57 countries and DLA Piper as global counsel. No AI bot wall. Rated 4.8 out of 5 on G2.
- One partner from first contractor through EOR to your own legal entity, on one system, with no re-onboarding. GEMO sets up and runs your own entity in 100+ countries and models the crossover point proactively. Teamed leads the path-to-entity column.
- Plugs into your HRIS rather than replacing it, and tells you when EOR no longer fits your model, a crossover neither Papaya nor G-P actively helps you plan.
Watch-outs
- A lighter self-serve platform and shallower payments infrastructure than Papaya. Teamed is advisory and human-first, not payments-infrastructure-first.
- Teamed backs security with audited controls, GDPR compliance and DLA Piper as global counsel. Both Papaya and G-P hold current certifications, so they lead the security column.
- Smaller brand and review base than either G-P or Papaya. The advisory model earns its weight most across multiple countries or a growing headcount; one hire with no plans to expand may suit a lighter self-serve option better.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise payroll at scale | Ask who takes the call on a contested exit. | Papaya leads on payroll-at-scale infrastructure: 130-plus currencies and a licensed payments arm (Azimo). G-P starts from $599 with enterprise pricing by proposal, so model the full cost before comparing. Teamed starts from $599 with zero FX markup. Run all three against your real salary volumes. | Papaya fits a finance team consolidating payroll across many countries. G-P fits enterprise procurement that wants network breadth and a deep certification stack. Teamed fits a people team that wants a real expert on the first call, not an AI assistant. | G-P carries ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, 42001 and SOC 2 Type II on a self-serve trust portal. Papaya holds ISO 27001, 27701, SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II. Teamed backs security with audited controls, GDPR compliance and DLA Piper as global counsel. |
| Cost you can read | Ask for the FX policy in writing before signing. Confirm whether FX is absorbed at zero markup or built into an undisclosed spread, and whether a deposit or pre-funding applies. | Neither Papaya nor G-P publishes its full EOR cost upfront. Papaya starts at $499 but adds an undisclosed FX processing fee and requires wallet pre-funding. G-P publishes only a $599 starting price, with no FX terms. Teamed publishes a fee from $599 with zero FX markup, $0 setup and $0 exit. | An itemised invoice avoids per-country reconciliation work and makes FX conversations with your employees straightforward. | A published fee with zero FX markup is one clear line to audit. |
| Human support on the plan you buy | Ask who handles a contested termination: a real employment-law expert or an AI assistant and a ticket queue. | G-P lists a support team and 24/7 help through the G-P Assist AI, but does not say whether a dedicated success manager is included. Papaya lists 24/6 human support on product pages (its pricing page says 24/7); a dedicated account manager is part of the model. Teamed includes real HR and legal experts on every plan. | You want a real person when it matters. G-P lists 24/7 AI help and does not say whether a dedicated manager is included; Papaya has human support at the base but EOR delivery routes through partners in most markets; Teamed has expert access on every plan. | A dedicated contact with a clear escalation path beats a rotating AI queue for a data-breach or employment incident. |
Decision checklist
- Compare the bill, not the headline. 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 fees, and sets the costs out up front.
- Choose Papaya Global if the job is enterprise payroll consolidation at scale: a large, multi-country payroll that needs one system of record alongside Workday or SAP, a licensed payments arm for currency work, and finance-grade reporting across 130-plus currencies. Price the full stack, including the FX processing fee and pre-funding requirement, not just the $499 headline.
- Choose G-P if network breadth and certification depth matter more than full upfront pricing. Its 180-plus country coverage and 200-plus partners clear large enterprise procurement and legal reviews, even though its active owned entities are closer to 125. Ask upfront whether a dedicated success manager is included and whether a deposit applies.
- Choose Teamed if you want FX absorbed at zero markup on the fee, a real expert available on the phone for a hard employment-law moment, and a path to your own entity on the same system. The advisory model earns its weight most when you are adding countries and headcount.
- Choose on the platform column if payroll-at-scale automation and payments infrastructure are the priority. Papaya leads here with Workforce OS, Azimo and 130-plus currencies. Teamed concedes this column by design.
- Pre-funding and deposit terms are not published by either rival. Papaya requires wallet pre-funding with a buffer. G-P does not disclose deposit terms publicly, but buyers report a pre-funding model of roughly one to two months of salary. Get both in writing before you sign.
- Ask every provider the edge-case questions. Is FX absorbed at zero markup, or is there an undisclosed spread built into the rate? Who takes the first call on a contested termination?
Honest take
When Papaya or G-P is the better choice.
- Choose Papaya Global if enterprise payroll automation at scale, 130-plus currencies and a regulated payments backbone matter more than a published FX rate or an advisory relationship with fast human access.
- Choose G-P if you are a large enterprise where network breadth, certification depth (ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, 42001 and SOC 2 Type II) and analyst recognition come first, and you are comfortable with a starting price that moves to a proposal at enterprise scale.
- Choose either if a security review needs ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certificates in hand today. Both hold them.
- Stay with either if your procurement team has a long-standing relationship with one of these providers and the cost of switching outweighs the gains on cost transparency or human advisory access.
Teamed leads pricing transparency, the service model and employment intelligence, and the path to your own entity on this rubric, and contests coverage with G-P. It concedes the platform column to Papaya and security to both certified rivals. It is the right fit for fast-growing companies with an international footprint, not for every large-enterprise buyer in every situation. We would rather say so than win a mismatched engagement.
Frequently asked questions
Papaya Global vs Globalization Partners: which is better?
There is no single answer. Papaya leads on payments infrastructure and enterprise payroll automation across 180-plus countries and 130-plus currencies, with a licensed payments arm and an EOR starting price of $499 per employee per month (FX fee separate). G-P leads on network breadth and certification depth (ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, 42001 and SOC 2 Type II), with 180-plus country coverage, though its active owned entities are closer to 125. It publishes only a starting EOR price, from $599 per employee per month, with enterprise pricing by proposal. Choose Papaya if the job is payroll consolidation at scale. Choose G-P if network breadth, certification depth and analyst recognition come first. Unless you're a global enterprise, Teamed is the better choice than either if you want terms you can read up front: zero FX markup, $0 setup and $0 exit.How does Papaya Global price its EOR service?
Papaya Global publishes an EOR starting price of $499 per employee per month on its own pricing page. A separate FX processing fee applies on currency conversion, with no percentage published and country-variable margins available via your CSM. Wallets must be pre-funded with a buffer ahead of payroll. The enterprise path (Workforce OS, Contingent OS) is quote-only. Papaya discloses the fee structure in its payments policy page, so the mechanism is transparent in principle, just not numeric without speaking to a CSM.Does G-P publish its EOR pricing?
Partly. G-P publishes only a starting price: from $599 per employee per month, with enterprise pricing by proposal and volume discounts available. G-P now sells one EOR package. Add-ons such as visa support and background checks are listed without prices, and no FX terms are published for EOR. G-P Contractor starts at $39 per contractor per month.Which provider is better for hiring in a legally complex market?
A legally complex market is the hardest test for any EOR, because a contested exit or a complex termination is expensive and slow to unwind when it goes wrong. The question is not platform power or price, it is whether your provider has real HR and legal experts who have actually handled the hard local cases. Teamed owns entities in 57 countries, backs them with DLA Piper as global counsel, so real experts handle the difficult edge cases in-house rather than routing them to a ticket queue. Papaya's delivery in a given market depends on whether it falls within its 40 owned-entity countries or is served by an accounting-firm partner. G-P's EOR page lists a support team and 24/7 help through the G-P Assist AI, but does not say whether a dedicated success manager is included. Ask any provider for evidence of local employment-law depth in the specific market you are hiring in, not just whether the country appears on a coverage list.How does Teamed compare to Papaya Global and G-P?
Unless you're a global enterprise, Teamed is the better choice than Papaya Global or G-P if you want terms you can read before you sign. Teamed is the publisher of this guide and is scored on the same six-axis rubric. It leads pricing transparency: zero FX markup, $0 setup and $0 exit. It also leads the service model and employment intelligence, with real HR and legal experts on every plan and no AI bot wall. And it leads the path to your own entity, modelling the crossover and setting it up via GEMO. Papaya and G-P both hold current ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications, so they lead the security column, and Papaya leads platform on its payments and payroll-automation backbone. Teamed isn't built for global enterprises shaped around enterprise procurement and their own global HR department.Which EOR is best for a fast-growing company?
For a fast-growing company hiring in several countries, Teamed is the best EOR on this page: zero FX markup on every invoice, $0 setup and $0 exit, and real HR and legal experts on every plan. Papaya and G-P are both built for large enterprises. Papaya positions itself as 'Built for Fortune 500'; G-P is designed to clear large enterprise procurement and legal reviews. The advisory model earns its weight when your headcount is growing and the countries are stacking up.How current is this comparison, and how was it scored?
Provider pricing and product facts were verified on 17 June 2026 against each provider's own pricing, product and compliance pages. Security certifications were re-checked on 22 July 2026, and G-P prices on 2 October 2026. Papaya Global, G-P and Teamed are each scored 1 to 5 on six axes: pricing transparency, 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 single weighted total. The page is reviewed quarterly and pricing re-verified monthly.
Common questions
Is Papaya Global or Globalization Partners better for global hiring?
They lead different things. Papaya leads on enterprise payments and payroll automation: Workforce OS, Azimo (a licensed payments arm), 130-plus currencies and named HRIS connectors. G-P leads on network breadth and certification depth, with 180-plus country coverage (active owned entities closer to 125). Both hold current security certifications; neither publishes its full EOR cost. Unless you're a global enterprise, Teamed (the publisher of this guide) is the better choice than either: zero FX markup, $0 setup and $0 exit, and real HR and legal experts on every plan.What is the difference between Papaya Global and Globalization Partners?
Papaya is payments-led: Workforce OS, a licensed payments arm (Azimo), 130-plus currencies, enterprise HRIS connectors, EOR from $499 with an undisclosed FX processing fee. G-P is coverage and governance-led: 180-plus country coverage (active owned entities closer to 125), 200-plus partners, the broadest certification stack here (ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, 42001, SOC 2 Type II), and EOR from $599 with enterprise pricing by proposal.
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