Is Teamed cheaper than Velocity Global?

Not on the published base. Velocity Global is $399, Teamed is $599 flat. The headline doesn't cover conversion cost, deposit and pre-funding, or onboarding and exit terms. Teamed itemises every line. Model both on the same basis, then decide.

Ted is Teamed's AI layer inside the platform. It handles the routine, learns from patterns across customers, and flags law changes and the crossover point early. People approve every outcome, and you can always reach a person directly.

How does Teamed handle in-country legal compliance?

In three published layers: Teamed's own entities in 57 countries, DLA Piper as global counsel for cross-border consistency, and specialist in-country partners on top where needed. The best answer isn't always an owned entity. Teamed shows which model stands behind each country.

When should I move from EOR to my own entity?

Below roughly 10 to 15 full-time employees in most markets, EOR tends to stay more cost-effective. Above that the per-seat fee approaches fixed entity costs. Teamed models the crossover per country, flags it, and builds the entity via GEMO on the same system with no re-onboarding.

Can I switch from Velocity Global to Teamed?

Yes, most EOR contracts are month-to-month or 30 to 90-day notice. The hard part is the cutover: payroll calendar, benefits continuity, employee communications. Teamed runs phased switches and maps the exit against your notice period. Most complete in four to six weeks.

How do Teamed and Velocity Global compare on support?

Both put people behind the platform. Velocity Global: Alfie AI routing to 200+ in-country experts, 4.6 on G2. Teamed: direct expert access on all plans with no tier and no AI routing before a person, 4.8, with Ted handling the routine and flagging law changes and the crossover point behind the humans.

Velocity Global holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2. Does Teamed?

Velocity Global holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2. Teamed is aligned to both with the audit underway and does not hold a current certificate. If a live certificate is a hard gate, that is an honest reason to stay with Velocity Global or look at G-P or Deel.

Teamed vs Velocity Global

Teamed vs Velocity Global, scored on ten dimensions

Teamed is a focused global employment system. Contractor, EOR, your own entity, all on one stack. It leads on cost clarity, support and in-country compliance, and it advises you on the right model wherever you start. Velocity Global, now trading as Pebl, publishes a lower base and runs a deeper all-in-one platform with current enterprise certifications. Choose on whether the sticker, the badges and the wider product beat clarity and depth.

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Teamed flat fee per employee per month. Every line on the invoice is itemised.: 24-48h
Teamed time to first payroll in straightforward markets.: 4.8
Teamed G2 rating.

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

Disclosure

Teamed produced this comparison and is one of the two providers in it. We score what a buyer actually weighs. We name where Velocity Global leads: the lower published base, the current enterprise certifications, and the deeper all-in-one platform. We don't claim to be the cheapest, and we don't claim to win every column.

Teamed vs Velocity Global: which one should you choose in 2026?

The short version

Compare the all-in cost, not the sticker. Teamed itemises every line: the flat fee, statutory at cost, the deposit and exit terms, and FX absorbed at zero markup against the mid-market reference. Velocity Global publishes a lower base, but not the rest in one place.
Teamed is a focused global employment platform, contractor to EOR to your own entity on one system. It doesn't replace your HRIS. It connects to the systems you already run. Velocity Global runs the deeper all-in-one Global Work Platform.
You reach a real HR or legal expert when it matters. No support tier to unlock, not a chatbot, not a ticket queue.
Whatever you start with, contractor, EOR or an entity, Teamed advises you on the model that fits, and tells you when to change.

At a glance

Teamed

Rated 4.8 on G2

Best for: fast-growing companies with an international footprint that want global employment run properly, real HR and legal experts they can reach, cost clarity on the invoice, and advice on the right model wherever they start.

Velocity Global

Rated 4.6 on G2

Best for: teams that want the lowest published base, current enterprise certifications (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2) they can show a procurement team today, or the deeper all-in-one Global Work Platform with 250+ integrations.

Shared by both: contractor and EOR on one platform · broad global coverage via owned entities plus partners (Teamed 187+ countries, Velocity Global 185+) · human support available on every plan · 30 to 90-day notice on most EOR contracts

Where it matters	Who leads	Why
Headline price	Velocity Global	Velocity Global (Pebl) publishes a flat $399 per employee per month. Teamed is $599 flat. On the sticker, Velocity Global is lower. That gap is real, and worth weighing first.
Cost clarity	Teamed	The base is only part of the bill. Velocity Global prices in USD and doesn't set out the currency-conversion line, onboarding, minimum term, offboarding or termination in one place. Teamed itemises every line. FX is absorbed at zero markup, with the applied rate shown against the mid-market reference. The deposit and exit terms are set out before you sign. The point isn't a lower price. It's that you see the whole number.
Support	Teamed	You reach an HR or legal expert on any Teamed plan, with no support tier to unlock and no AI routing before a person. Velocity Global leads with Alfie, an AI assistant that routes to a human specialist when the AI decides expertise is needed, backed by 200+ in-country experts. On a hard case, direct expert access is the difference.
Platform	Velocity Global	Two products, two buyers. Velocity Global runs the deeper all-in-one Global Work Platform, with 250+ integrations and a wider self-serve surface. Teamed is a focused global employment platform, contractor to EOR to your own entity on one system, and it connects to the tools you already run. Want one central hub for everything? Velocity Global. Want global employment done properly alongside your stack? Teamed.
Employment intelligence	Teamed	Teamed runs Ted, an AI layer inside the platform. It handles the routine, so you're seen fast. It learns from patterns across customers, so a problem solved once is solved for everyone. It flags law changes and the crossover point before they reach you. Real people approve every outcome. Velocity Global runs Alfie, an AI assistant that routes support, a different job.
Compliance and in-country coverage	Teamed	Teamed delivers compliance in layers, and publishes how. Its own entities in 57 countries. DLA Piper as global counsel for cross-border consistency. Specialist in-country partners on top where a jurisdiction needs them. The best answer isn't always an owned entity. Sometimes it's the right in-country partner, and Teamed shows you which stands behind each country. Velocity Global publishes a headline of 65 owned entities across 185+ countries, but not the owned-versus-partner model behind each market.
Coverage breadth	Draw	Teamed reaches 187+ countries. Velocity Global markets 185+. Both mix owned entities and partners. The totals are close enough that they shouldn't decide it. What matters is the model behind the countries you actually hire in.
Security and certifications	Velocity Global	Velocity Global holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2 today. Teamed's controls and processes are in place, aligned to both frameworks, with the audit underway, so the certificate isn't issued yet. If your review needs the badge in hand, weigh this honestly and ask for current reports and dates.
Onboarding speed	Teamed	Teamed publishes 24 to 48 hours to first payroll in straightforward markets. Velocity Global markets fast, AI-first hiring, but doesn't publish a time to first payroll. Ask both for theirs in your countries. It varies by jurisdiction more than by vendor.
Path to your own entity	Teamed	EOR is a stage, not the finish. Teamed advises you on the right model wherever you start, contractor, EOR or your own entity, and tells you when it's time to move. Then it builds the entity via GEMO and runs it on the same system in 100+ countries, with no re-onboarding. Velocity Global positions EOR as an alternative to owning an entity, with no published crossover modelling or entity-transition service.

Teamed on G2

Who Teamed is for

Teamed is built for the forgotten middle. Fast-growing companies with an international footprint that want their global employment run properly, an HR or legal expert they can reach, and advice on the right model wherever they start. If you're hiring at senior salary bands across several countries and want to know what you're signing, this is your fit.

Not the right fit if

Teams where the lowest published base is the deciding factor. Look at Velocity Global itself, from $399, or Native Teams, from $99. Get the deposit and exit terms in writing, then compare the real all-in cost.
Teams that need a current ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certificate today for procurement. Velocity Global holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2, and G-P or Deel hold current certifications too. Teamed is aligned and working towards both. If a live certificate is a hard gate, one of those is the honest choice.
Teams that want one central platform to run all of HR, IT and payroll. The Global Work Platform and 250+ integrations make Velocity Global one of the deeper all-in-one stacks in the category. Teamed connects to those tools rather than replacing them. If consolidating your whole stack is the goal, Velocity Global or Rippling fits better.

Find your pick in 20 seconds

If you are…	Start with	Why
Lowest published base is the only criterion	Velocity Global or Native Teams	Velocity Global at $399 flat, Native Teams from $99. Get the deposit and exit terms in writing, and read the full invoice, including the conversion line, first.
Need ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certifications today for procurement	Velocity Global, G-P or Deel	Velocity Global holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2. Teamed is aligned and working towards both. If a current certificate is a hard gate, one of these is the honest choice.
One central platform for HR, payroll and 250+ integrations, run self-serve	Velocity Global or Rippling	The Global Work Platform and 250+ integrations make Velocity Global one of the deeper all-in-one stacks. Teamed connects to the tools you already run rather than replacing them.
Contractor, EOR and your own entity unified on one system, run properly	Teamed	One system across the whole lifecycle, with real HR and legal experts and advice on the right model wherever you start.
You want to be told when your own entity beats EOR	Teamed	Teamed models the crossover per country, tells you when to move, and builds the entity via GEMO on the same system.

What is the Teamed vs Velocity Global comparison?

An Employer of Record (EOR) legally employs your people in a country through its own entity or a vetted local partner. It issues the contract, runs payroll, remits income tax and statutory contributions, and carries the employer obligations while you direct the work. You can hire compliantly in a market before you have a legal entity there.

Velocity Global, which rebranded to Pebl in September 2025, reaches 185+ countries through a mix of 65 owned entities and a partner network. It publishes a flat $399 per employee per month, runs a deep all-in-one Global Work Platform with 250+ integrations, leads support with an AI assistant, and holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2. Teamed reaches 187+ countries and is flat at $599. It is a focused global employment system, not an all-in-one hub: contractor to EOR to your own entity on one stack, connecting to the tools you already run rather than replacing them.

Every EOR delivers through a mix of owned entities and vetted in-country partners, Teamed and Velocity Global both. What differs is whether you can see the structure. Teamed publishes three layers: its own legal 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 them. The best answer isn't always an owned entity. Sometimes the right in-country partner gives you better local depth, and Teamed shows you which stands behind each country. Velocity Global publishes a headline entity count, but not the owned-versus-partner model behind each of the countries it covers.

The two are built for different buyers. If the published base, the current certifications or the breadth of the platform decides it, Velocity Global is the stronger answer. If you want global employment run properly by people you can reach, with cost clarity on the invoice and advice on the right model wherever you start, that is what Teamed is for.

Pricing

Velocity Global's base is lower, $399 against Teamed's $599. If the sticker decides it, that decision is made. But the number that lands on your account is the all-in one, and that's where Velocity Global goes quiet. It prices in USD, so the currency-conversion cost sits inside the payroll figure rather than on its own line, and onboarding, a minimum term, offboarding and termination aren't set out on the pricing page. Teamed itemises every line. It absorbs FX at zero markup, with the applied rate shown against the mid-market reference. The deposit and exit terms are set out before you sign. The point isn't that Teamed is lower. It's that you can see the whole cost.

Detail	Teamed	Velocity Global
Published base	$599 USD / £479 GBP per employee per month, flat. No annual commitment required.	$399 per employee per month, flat. Priced in USD, with gross salary, employer taxes and mandatory benefits on top.
What sits around the fee	Every line itemised. FX absorbed at zero markup, shown against the mid-market reference. The deposit is one month, refundable, and the exit terms are in the contract. No setup fees.	The currency-conversion rate, spread and mechanism aren't published. Onboarding, minimum term, offboarding and termination costs aren't set out on the pricing page.

See the all-in number

Model both on the same basis before you decide. A lower base with an unpublished conversion line and unclear onboarding, notice and exit terms can land above a higher base that itemises everything. Ask both for the full invoice, not the pricing page.

Support

Both put people behind the platform, and we say so. Velocity Global backs its support with 200+ in-country experts, and leads with Alfie, an AI assistant that routes to a human specialist when the AI determines expertise is needed. It's rated 4.6 on G2. Teamed gives direct access to HR and legal experts on all plans, with no support tier to unlock and no AI routing before a person, and is rated 4.8. The gap shows on the hard cases, the contested exit or the audit, where you want a real escalation contact who knows your account. Behind the people sits Ted, Teamed's AI layer. It handles the routine so you're seen fast, and flags issues before they land. A real person approves every outcome.

Detail	Teamed	Velocity Global
Reaching a person	HR and legal experts on all plans. No support tier to unlock. No AI routing before you reach a person.	Alfie, an AI assistant, routes to a human specialist when the AI determines expertise is needed, backed by 200+ in-country experts.
What the system does for you	Ted handles the routine, learns from patterns across customers, and flags law changes and the crossover point early. People approve every outcome.	AI-first by design, routing to a human when the assistant decides expertise is needed.
Service rating	Rated 4.8 on G2 for service.	Rated 4.6 on G2.

On a hard case

The test isn't the average query. It's the contested exit or the audit. Ask both whether that goes to a real HR or legal expert who knows your account, or into an AI flow first.

Platform

This is where Velocity Global leads, and we concede it plainly. The Global Work Platform is a deep all-in-one hub, with 250+ integrations across Workday, ADP, BambooHR, HiBob and Oracle and a wider self-serve surface. If you want one central system for HR, payroll and IT, it fits better. Teamed is a focused global employment platform. It does contractor, EOR and your own entity on one system, and it connects to the tools you already run rather than asking you to move into a new one. Focused is the design, not a gap. The depth goes into global employment, and the rest plugs in.

Detail	Teamed	Velocity Global
Shape	Focused global employment platform. Contractor to EOR to your own entity on one system. Connects to the HRIS and payroll you already run.	Deep all-in-one Global Work Platform with 250+ integrations, positioned as your central hub and system of record.
Best fit	When you want global employment done properly alongside the stack you already run.	When you want one central system across HR, payroll and IT.

Name the systems you run

Teamed integrates with the tools you already use rather than replacing them. Tell both your stack, and ask what connects today, not what is on a roadmap.

Compliance

Every EOR runs on a mix of owned entities and in-country partners. What differs is whether you can see the structure. Teamed publishes it. Its own entities in 57 countries. DLA Piper as global counsel, holding a consistent standard across borders. Specialist in-country partners on top where a jurisdiction needs them. The best answer isn't always an owned entity. Sometimes the right in-country partner gives you better local depth, and Teamed shows you which stands behind each country. Velocity Global publishes a headline of 65 owned entities across 185+ countries, but not the owned-versus-partner model behind each market you would hire in.

Detail	Teamed	Velocity Global
How compliance is delivered	Own entities in 57 countries, DLA Piper as global counsel, best in-country partners on top. The model behind each country is published.	65 owned entities plus a partner network across 185+ countries. The owned-versus-partner model per country is not published.
Depth on the hard cases	Real HR and legal experts with local employment-law experience handle contested terminations, consultations and audits directly.	In-country experts overall. Ask whether a given country is an owned entity or a partner, and who stands behind a contested case.

Ask what's behind the flag

A coverage map is a list of countries. For each one you hire in, ask whether the employer is an entity the provider owns or an in-country partner, and who handles it when a case gets difficult.

Your own entity

EOR is a stage, not the destination. Teamed advises you on the right model from your first hire onward, contractor, EOR or your own entity. It models the crossover per country and tells you when to move. Then it builds the entity via GEMO and runs it on the same system, with no re-onboarding. Velocity Global positions EOR as an alternative to owning an entity. There's no published crossover modelling, and no managed entity-transition product.

Detail	Teamed	Velocity Global
When to move	Models the crossover month per country and tells you when your own entity beats EOR.	EOR positioned as an alternative to owning an entity. No published crossover modelling.
Making the move	Builds and runs your entity via GEMO in 100+ countries on the same system, with no re-onboarding of existing employees.	No published entity-transition service on the same system.

Ask before you sign

Ask your provider whether they'll tell you when to move to your own entity, and whether they can build it on the same system. Advice you get before you need it beats a guide you find afterward.

Why the comparison 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 the comparison worth running.

What each stakeholder evaluates

Criterion	Legal	Finance	People Ops	Security
What you actually pay	Ask both for the currency-conversion policy, the deposit requirement and the exit terms in writing before signing. Velocity Global publishes a base, but not a conversion methodology. Teamed absorbs conversion at zero markup on the fee, and sets the terms out before you sign.	Velocity Global's base is lower, and that's a real saving. What it doesn't show is the conversion cost, the pre-funding, or the onboarding and exit terms. A provider that publishes no rate typically applies an undisclosed spread, commonly 1.5 to 3%. Teamed absorbs it at zero markup and shows the applied rate against the mid-market reference. Model the whole thing on both sides; the published base is a starting point, not a total.	Either way, your payroll team reconciles salary conversions every month. Ask what rate they will see on the invoice, and whether they can check it against a public reference.	A timestamped applied rate shown against a public mid-market reference is an auditable record. An undisclosed conversion methodology is not.
Support when it matters	A contested termination, a consultation or a tax authority question needs a real employment-law expert. Ask whether one is available directly on your plan, or whether the support model routes through an AI assistant first.	Teamed is rated 4.8 on G2, Velocity Global 4.6, so both are well rated. The difference is the hard case. Teamed gives direct expert access on all plans. Velocity Global leads with an AI-first support model backed by 200+ in-country experts.	A real person when it matters, not an AI routing layer. Ted sits behind the humans, handling the routine and flagging law changes and the crossover point early, with people approving every outcome.	A direct line to a real escalation contact beats an automated flow for incident handling. Know before you sign who you reach when something goes wrong at speed.
The path to your own entity	EOR is a transitional model. Ask whether the provider tells you when the crossover point arrives, and whether it can set up the entity on the same system without re-onboarding your employees.	Teamed models the crossover month when your own entity beats EOR, and flags it. Velocity Global positions EOR as an alternative to owning an entity, so ask whether your provider will model the move or stay quiet.	A managed transition on the same system means your employees keep their contracts and their history. No re-onboarding, no gap in coverage.	Your own entity gives you full control over data residency and employment contracts in that country. Teamed sets it up via GEMO in 100+ countries on the same system you already use.

How switching from Velocity Global to Teamed works

Most switches take four to six weeks. The operational plan is what takes time, not the paperwork. Teamed runs phased cutovers, so overlap is contained and employees never notice a gap.

Step 1
Bring your Velocity Global MSA and invoice
Share your current Velocity Global contract and a recent invoice. Teamed reads the notice period and exit terms from the MSA, and unbundles the invoice line by line: gross salary, statutory at cost, platform fee, and the currency-conversion figure held inside the USD total. You see exactly where the two all-in numbers land.
Step 2
Map the operational plan
Teamed builds the cutover plan per country or per employee cohort: notice-period alignment, payroll-calendar sync so nobody misses a run, benefits continuity, the data handover and employee communications. Nothing moves until the plan is agreed.
Step 3
Communicate, then issue new contracts
Plain-English communications go to your people first, explaining what changes and what stays the same. New compliant contracts then issue under Teamed, and employees see the new payslip structure, with FX shown against the mid-market reference, before the first pay cycle. No re-onboarding overhead.
Step 4
Run the phased cutover and close Velocity Global
Each phase moves only once the one before it has landed cleanly, with maker-checker sign-off. Teamed manages the Velocity Global termination timeline so you avoid a double-billing overlap. Most switches complete in four to six weeks end to end.

Dyke Yaxley · UK chartered accountancy

100% audit capacity added. Zero entity setup.

Audit capacity in 2024: +100%
Compliance issues across the engagement: 0
South Africa hires, both retained: 2
Entity setup required: None

Challenge

Dyke Yaxley, a UK chartered accountancy with over a century of history, was turning down audit work in 2024. Local UK talent supply for qualified auditors had not kept pace with client demand. Cross-border hiring felt legally involved for a firm whose brand sits on compliance discipline.

Approach

Dyke Yaxley partnered with Teamed to hire two qualified audit professionals in South Africa via EOR. Teamed handled the South African employment-law side end-to-end: compliant contract, local payroll, statutory tax obligations, and onboarding logistics. No entity setup, no South African legal counsel on retainer, no permanent-establishment exposure.

Result

Both hires exceeded expectations on technical work, client satisfaction, and cultural fit. Audit capacity doubled in 2024. Zero compliance issues across the engagement. The firm went from declining new audit work to confidently taking on additional clients.

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Decision checklist

Choose Teamed for cost clarity. Every line itemised, FX absorbed at zero markup and shown against the mid-market reference, deposit and exit terms set out before you sign.
Choose Teamed to reach a real HR or legal expert on any plan. No support tier to unlock, not a chatbot, not an AI routing layer.
Choose Teamed for in-country compliance you can see. Own entities in 57 countries, DLA Piper as global counsel, and the best in-country partners, with the model behind each country published.
Choose Teamed for advice on the right model wherever you start, and a provider that builds your own entity on the same system when the time comes.
Choose Velocity Global if the published base decides it, if you need a current ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certificate today, or if you want the deeper all-in-one platform with 250+ integrations.

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Honest take

When Velocity Global is the better choice

Choose Velocity Global if the lowest published base is the deciding factor. $399 against $599 is a real gap. Model both all-in first.
Choose Velocity Global if you need ISO/IEC 27001:2022 or SOC 2 Type 2 as a hard procurement gate today. Velocity Global holds both. Teamed is aligned and working towards both, but does not hold a current certificate. If your team requires one, Velocity Global, G-P or Deel are the honest choices.
Choose Velocity Global if you want one of the deeper all-in-one platforms in the category: 250+ integrations across Workday, ADP, BambooHR, HiBob and Oracle, with the Global Work Platform as your central hub. Teamed connects to those tools rather than replacing them.

Teamed leads on cost clarity, support, in-country compliance and advice on the right model. It doesn't lead on the published base, on current certifications, or on breadth of platform, and this page says so. If Velocity Global's all-in cost works for you and a certificate or a wider product is the priority, it may be the right call. We'd rather say that than win a deal that's wrong for both sides.

Questions to ask any EOR before you sign

1What deposit or pre-funding do you require, and which setup, onboarding, minimum-term, offboarding, termination or admin costs are in the contract? Read it line by line before you sign.
2Will you show the applied currency-conversion rate against the mid-market reference on every invoice, or is the conversion cost held inside the USD figure?
3When I need help, do I reach a real HR or legal expert who knows my account, or does the query route through an AI assistant first?
4In each country I am hiring in, is the employer an entity you own or an in-country partner, and who handles a contested case?
5When my headcount in a country grows, will you tell me when my own entity beats EOR, or do I have to work it out myself?
6Do you hold current ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certificates today, and can you share the reports and dates?

Frequently asked questions

Is Teamed cheaper than Velocity Global?
Not on the published base. Velocity Global (Pebl) is $399 per employee per month, and Teamed is $599 flat, so on the headline Velocity Global is lower. We say so. What the headline doesn't cover is the conversion cost, the deposit and pre-funding, and the onboarding and exit terms. Velocity Global publishes a base, but no conversion methodology. Teamed absorbs conversion at zero markup on the fee, shows the applied rate against the mid-market reference, and itemises every line. Get both sets of terms in writing, model them on the same basis, then decide. The point isn't that Teamed is lower. It's that you see the whole number.
What is Ted?
Ted is Teamed's AI layer, built into the platform rather than bolted onto the front of it. It handles the routine, so you're seen fast. It learns from patterns across customers, so a problem solved once doesn't have to be solved again. It flags law changes and the crossover point before they reach you. Real people approve every outcome. The intent is that AI gets you to the right expert faster and catches issues while they're small, rather than standing between you and a human. You can always reach a person directly.
How does Teamed handle in-country legal compliance?
In three layers, and it publishes the model. First, Teamed's own legal entities, in 57 countries. Second, DLA Piper as global counsel, holding a consistent legal standard across borders. Third, specialist in-country partners on top, where a jurisdiction needs local depth. Owning an entity is the floor, not the whole job. And the best answer isn't always an owned entity: sometimes the right in-country partner gives you better local depth. Teamed shows you which model stands behind each country. Velocity Global publishes a headline entity count, but not the owned-versus-partner model behind each of the countries it covers, so you can't always tell which stands behind a given market.
When should I move from EOR to my own entity?
The crossover point depends on headcount and salary mix in each country. As a rough guide, EOR stays more cost-effective than your own entity below roughly 10 to 15 full-time employees in most markets. Above that, the cumulative per-seat fee approaches the fixed cost of a registered entity, a local director where needed, bookkeeping, and annual filings. Teamed models this crossover per country and flags the month your own entity gets cheaper. It then builds and runs the entity via GEMO in 100+ countries on the same system, with no re-onboarding of existing employees. Velocity Global positions EOR as an alternative to owning an entity, with no published crossover modelling. Wherever you start, Teamed advises you on the model that fits.
Can I switch from Velocity Global to Teamed?
Yes. Most EOR contracts are month-to-month or carry a 30 to 90-day notice period. The harder part is the operational cutover: contract timing, payroll-calendar alignment, benefits continuity, and employee communications. Teamed runs phased cutovers, one country or one cohort at a time, so the overlap period is contained. Bring your current Velocity Global invoice and MSA, and Teamed maps the cutover plan, times the exit against your notice period, and keeps you out of a double-billing overlap. Most switches complete in four to six weeks.
How do Teamed and Velocity Global compare on support?
Both put people behind the platform. Velocity Global leads with Alfie, an AI assistant that smart-routes to a human specialist when the AI determines expertise is needed, backed by 200+ in-country experts, and is rated 4.6 on G2. Teamed gives direct access to HR and legal experts on all plans, with no support tier to unlock and no AI routing before a person, and is rated 4.8. The gap shows on the hard cases, and on what runs behind the humans. Ted handles the routine and flags law changes and the crossover point early, with people approving every outcome. For a contested exit or a jurisdiction you haven't hired in before, Teamed's model is the fit. For a self-serve, AI-first experience, Velocity Global leads.
Velocity Global holds ISO 27001 and SOC 2. Does Teamed?
Velocity Global holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2. Teamed is aligned to both frameworks with the audit underway, and does not hold a current certificate. If a live certificate is a hard procurement gate, that is an honest reason to stay with Velocity Global, look at G-P or Deel, or ask Teamed directly about the timeline. Do not make a decision that breaks a compliance requirement for a provider change.

Common questions

Teamed vs Velocity Global, which is better for a company hiring across Europe?
It depends which of two buyers you are. Velocity Global (Pebl) publishes the lower base, $399 per employee per month, runs a deeper all-in-one platform with 250+ integrations, and holds current ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2 certifications. If the base decides it, you need a live certificate today, or you want one central hub, Velocity Global is the stronger answer. Teamed is $599 flat and a focused global employment system: contractor to EOR to your own entity on one stack, connecting to the tools you already run. It leads on cost clarity (every line itemised, FX at zero markup shown against the mid-market reference), support (HR and legal experts on every plan, no tier and no AI routing before a person), in-country compliance (own entities in 57 countries, DLA Piper as global counsel, best in-country partners, model per country published), and advice on the right model wherever you start. For a company hiring at senior salary bands across several European markets that wants employment run properly by people it can reach, Teamed is the stronger fit.
Which EOR is the better fit if I already run an HRIS?
Teamed, by design. Most global employment platforms are built to become the system you work in, which means duplicating records you already keep, or migrating off the HRIS you chose. Velocity Global positions its Global Work Platform as your central hub and system of record, with 250+ integrations. Teamed is a focused global employment platform on purpose. It does contractor, EOR and your own entity, and it connects outward to the HR and payroll stack you already run rather than asking you to replace it. If consolidating your whole stack onto one central vendor is the goal, Velocity Global or Rippling is the better answer. If you've already invested in an HRIS and want global employment that fits alongside it, that's the case for Teamed. Name the systems you run, and Teamed will confirm what connects.

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