Teamed vs Justworks
Teamed vs Justworks, an honest comparison
Both headline at $599, so this isn't a price race. Justworks is a US PEO with EOR as a newer bolt-on. Teamed is EOR-first and global-native. The choice turns on where you hire, whether you can see the FX, and which model fits the HRIS you already run.
Trusted by 1,000+ growing teams
- $599
- Teamed $599 flat, FX absorbed at zero markup on the fee. Justworks EOR also $599. The difference is what you see on the invoice.
- 4.8
- Rated 4.8 on G2 for service. A real HR or legal expert on every plan, no AI bot wall.
- 57
- Teamed owns legal entities in 57 countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany and France. Justworks owns entities in 11.
Teamed vs Justworks, which EOR is right for a rapidly growing international company?
Both headline at $599, so this isn't a price race. Justworks is a US PEO with EOR as a newer bolt-on. Teamed is EOR-first and global-native. The choice turns on where you hire, whether you can see the FX, and which model fits the HRIS you already run.
At a glance
Teamed
Rated 4.8 on G2
Best for: fast-growing companies with an international footprint that want to see every line of the FX, a real expert on any plan, an EOR that integrates with the HRIS they already run, and a path to their own managed entity.
Justworks
Rated 4.6 on G2
Best for: US-headquartered small and mid-sized businesses that want one platform for domestic PEO, benefits and HR, and occasionally need to hire internationally on the same system.
Shared by both: $599 EOR headline fee · 24/7 support model · contractor management on the same platform
| Where it matters | Who leads | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage and owned-entity depth | Teamed | Teamed owns entities in 57 countries across six continents. Justworks owns entities in 11. Both reach 100-plus countries via partner networks. |
| Cost and FX transparency | Teamed | Teamed shows the applied rate against mid-market and absorbs FX at zero markup on the fee. Justworks does not publish its FX mechanism or any margin figure. |
| Human support and escalation | Draw | Both advertise 24/7 support from HR professionals. Teamed offers direct access to real HR and legal experts on every plan, with no AI bot wall. |
| Platform depth and self-serve | Justworks | Justworks is a polished all-in-one US HR platform, rated approximately 9.3/10 for setup ease on G2. Teamed is lighter and advisory-led. |
| Fits with your existing HRIS | Teamed | Teamed integrates with the major HRIS platforms and does not try to replace your stack. Justworks is itself an all-in-one HR system. |
| Global EOR as the founding model | Teamed | Global EOR is Teamed's founding competency with 57 owned entities. Justworks International is an add-on to a US PEO, not its founding model. |
| Benefits and employee experience | Draw | Both run competitive local benefits. Justworks has a strong US benefits offering. Check per-country detail for international employees. |
| Path to your own managed entity | Teamed | Teamed's Global Entity and Employment Operations (GEMO) sets up and runs your own entity in 90-plus countries. No documented entity-transition service was found for Justworks. |
| US domestic HR strength | Justworks | Justworks' core PEO product is built for the US market. US payroll, benefits and compliance are its founding competency. |
Teamed on G2
Who Teamed is for
Teamed is built for fast-growing companies with an international footprint. If you need to hire across Europe, Asia Pacific or the Americas, you want to see what you're paying, and you want a real expert when the law changes overnight, Teamed is built for that use case. It's the EOR that tells you when the model no longer fits and helps you move to your own entity when you're ready.
Not the right fit if
- Not sure Teamed is your fit?. The 20-second picker below routes you honestly, including the cases where Justworks, G-P or Rippling is the better call.
Find your pick in 20 seconds
| If you are… | Start with | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A US-only small or mid-sized business wanting domestic PEO, benefits and HR on one platform | Justworks | Built for the US PEO model: Fortune-500-level benefits, consolidated payroll and compliance in one polished platform. |
| A 1,000-plus seat enterprise | G-P or Papaya Global | Widest owned-entity footprint and enterprise governance at scale. |
| Chasing the lowest price above all else | Native Teams | Lowest published base. Check the service and compliance depth before you sign. |
| Fast-growing and international: want FX transparency, a real expert, and an entity path | Teamed | FX absorbed at zero markup, real HR and legal experts on every plan, GEMO for your own entity when you're ready. |
What is the Teamed vs Justworks comparison?
Justworks started as a US Professional Employer Organisation: a co-employment model giving small US businesses access to Fortune-500-level benefits, consolidated payroll and HR compliance. International EOR is a newer capability layered on top, delivered through Justworks' own entities in 11 countries and third-party partners covering the rest of the 100-plus country reach. For a US-headquartered team that wants domestic PEO and occasional international hires on one dashboard, that combination works well.
Teamed is built the other way around. The founding model is global EOR, with 57 owned entities across Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, and vetted partners covering a 180-plus country footprint. Where Justworks is an HR platform that added EOR, Teamed is an EOR that tells you when the model no longer fits and helps you move to your own entity via Global Entity and Employment Operations (GEMO) in 90-plus countries, with no re-onboarding.
Cost honesty, what really lands on your invoice
Both providers headline at $599 per employee per month, so price alone doesn't decide this. What matters is what sits below that line. Teamed absorbs FX at zero markup on the fee and shows the applied rate against the mid-market reference on every invoice, so you see the full employer cost before it lands in your accounts. Justworks passes employer-side statutory taxes and contributions through on top of the $599 fee, and does not publish its FX mechanism or any margin figure for salary conversions.
| Detail | Teamed | Justworks |
|---|---|---|
| EOR fee | $599 USD / £479 GBP per employee per month, flat | $599 USD per employee per month, plus employer-side statutory taxes passed through on top |
| FX on salary conversions | Zero markup. Applied rate shown against the mid-market reference on every invoice. | No FX mechanism or margin figure published. Multi-currency payouts supported, but the spread on conversions is undisclosed. |
| In-platform cost estimate | Teamed models full employer cost per country before you hire. | Justworks includes an in-platform International Cost Calculator to estimate local employer costs. |
| Setup and offboarding fees | No setup or offboarding fees. A refundable deposit of one month of salary is required to start. An early-exit fee may apply within the first three months, set out in the contract. | No setup or termination fees reported across secondary reviews. |
The FX gap in numbers
An undisclosed FX spread on salary conversions, typically in the 1.5 to 3% industry range, adds $2,850 to $5,700 per year on a $190,000 salary. Across five international employees that is $14,250 to $28,500 a year that doesn't appear as a named line item on the invoice. Teamed takes that variable out of the forecast entirely.
Who is actually your EOR in each country
Both providers deliver through a mix of owned entities and vetted local partners. The difference is the share. Teamed owns its own legal entities in 57 countries, including Germany, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and Singapore, so the majority of its European and Asia Pacific footprint is owned-infrastructure. Justworks owns entities in 11 countries and relies on third-party partners for the other 90-plus of its 100-plus country reach.
| Detail | Teamed | Justworks |
|---|---|---|
| Countries covered | 180-plus countries via a mix of 57 owned entities and vetted local partners | 100-plus countries: 11 owned entities, third-party partners in 90-plus |
| Owned entities | 57 countries including Germany, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and Singapore | 11 countries: Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom |
| EOR founding model | Teamed was built from the ground up as a global EOR. International employment is the core product. | Justworks International is a newer add-on to a US PEO product that is the founding competency. |
| Compliance accountability | For any given country, ask whether the hire runs through a Teamed-owned entity or a vetted partner. | Outside the 11 owned markets, compliance accountability sits with third-party partners, not Justworks directly. |
The question to ask
In the countries you plan to hire, ask each provider: is this an owned entity or a partner? The answer determines who is accountable for compliance, who handles a contested case, and how fast a payroll issue resolves. Don't rely on a headline country count.
Human support, who picks up when it goes wrong
Both providers advertise 24/7 support from HR professionals. The meaningful question is who actually handles a contested termination, a tax-authority question or a works-council consultation. Teamed gives direct access to real HR and legal experts on every plan, with no AI bot wall, and a real escalation contact who knows your account. Justworks advertises 24/7 support via email, chat and video calls, with an in-house compliance team for its 11 owned markets and partner-managed compliance elsewhere.
| Detail | Teamed | Justworks |
|---|---|---|
| Human support access | Real HR and legal experts on all plans. No AI bot wall. No support tiering. | 24/7 support via email, chat and video calls. No published paid support-tier ladder for EOR. |
| Compliance in your markets | In-house legal and HR experts with country-specific depth across all owned markets. | In-house compliance team for 11 owned-entity countries. Partner-managed compliance in the other 90-plus. |
| Service rating | Rated 4.8 on G2. | Rated 4.6 on G2. Note: the majority of Justworks' G2 reviews are for the US PEO product, not the international EOR. |
What to ask before you sign
Ask any EOR provider: if a German employee triggers a Betriebsrat consultation, who handles it and is that person on your plan or only a higher tier? Teamed owns a German entity and real HR and legal experts cover that case on every plan. For Justworks, Germany falls into the partner-managed zone outside its 11 owned countries.
Your HRIS, does the EOR work with it or become it
Teamed does not try to replace your HRIS. It integrates with the major HRIS and payroll platforms your team already uses, so you keep your stack. Justworks is itself an all-in-one HR platform. If you are a US-first business and you want payroll, benefits, PTO, performance management and international hiring in one place, that is the model Justworks was built for. If you are already running an HRIS and you want an EOR that connects to it without forcing a new system on you, Teamed is the fit.
| Detail | Teamed | Justworks |
|---|---|---|
| HRIS posture | Integrates with the major HRIS and payroll platforms. Does not replace your stack. | Justworks is itself an all-in-one HR/payroll/benefits platform for US businesses. |
| Self-serve depth | Lighter, advisory-led. Built to support your team, not replace your tools. | Highly rated for self-serve depth (G2 setup ease approximately 9.3/10). Onboarding, payroll, PTO, benefits, document storage and performance management in one platform. |
| Integrations | Connects to the HRIS and payroll platforms you already run. | Named integrations include QuickBooks, Xero, NetSuite, Greenhouse, Lever and JazzHR. Does not publish a single authoritative integration count. |
The right test
If your team runs Workday, BambooHR, HiBob or another HRIS, the useful question is: does this EOR connect to those tools, or does it ask me to run everything in its own system? Teamed is built to plug in. Justworks is built to be the system.
Path to your own entity when EOR is no longer the right model
EOR is a starting point, not the destination. As headcount in a single country grows, the cumulative per-seat EOR fee approaches the fixed cost of running your own legal entity there. Teamed monitors the crossover point per country, helps you set up your own entity via Global Entity and Employment Operations (GEMO) in 90-plus countries, and can keep managing it on the same system with no re-onboarding. No documented entity-transition or employee-migration service was found for Justworks.
| Detail | Teamed | Justworks |
|---|---|---|
| Crossover monitoring | Flags the point at which your own entity becomes the better structure, per country, proactively. | No documented crossover monitoring found. |
| Entity setup | GEMO sets up your own entity in 90-plus countries and runs the ongoing employment operations. | No documented entity-transition service found in available sources. |
| Continuity | EOR to GEMO migration on the same platform. No re-onboarding, employees keep their history. | Not found. |
Why the advice matters
An EOR that earns only while you stay on EOR has no structural reason to tell you when your own entity becomes the better structure. Teamed earns whether you are on EOR or whether it is running your own entity for you via GEMO, so the advice is not tied to keeping you on the per-seat fee.
Benefits and the international employee experience
Both providers run competitive local benefits for international employees. Justworks is well-known for its US group benefits, which include access to major carriers at scale, and its self-serve employee experience is highly rated. For international employees on either platform, the statutory plus supplementary benefits are comparable. The difference that matters to international employees is what they see on their payslip: Teamed shows the FX rate against mid-market, so the employee and the employer both know what the conversion was.
| Detail | Teamed | Justworks |
|---|---|---|
| Local benefits | Competitive statutory plus supplementary benefits per country. | United States: Fortune-500-level group benefits at scale. International: competitive local benefits on the EOR product. |
| Employee payslip | A clean payslip with the applied FX rate shown against mid-market. A real person to call. | Polished self-serve employee portal. |
| Contractor support | Guard / Protect misclassification cover on contractor populations, on the same system as EOR. | $39 per worker per month for international contractor management in 40-plus countries. |
Why the payslip matters
The EOR is your employee's legal employer. A confusing payslip or a slow answer to a query lands on your team's trust in you, not on the vendor. The FX line on a Teamed invoice is a concrete detail: an employee on a $120,000 salary who can see the applied conversion rate has a better picture of their total compensation than one who cannot.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FX on salary conversions | Ask for the FX policy in writing before signing. Teamed shows the applied rate against mid-market and absorbs FX at zero markup on the fee. Justworks does not publish its FX mechanism. An undisclosed FX spread on salary conversions, typically in the 1.5 to 3% industry range, is a material cost that does not appear as a named line item. | An undisclosed FX spread adds $2,850 to $5,700 per year on a $190,000 salary. Across ten international employees that is $28,500 to $57,000 a year that doesn't appear as a line item. Teamed's zero-markup policy removes that variable from the forecast. | An itemised FX line on every salary invoice means no surprise reconciliation at year-end. Employees on a Teamed payslip can see the applied conversion rate, which matters for trust in their pay. | A timestamped applied rate shown against a public mid-market reference is an auditable record. An undisclosed margin on salary conversions is not. |
| Who is the EOR in your specific countries | Ask per country: is my employee engaged through your own legal entity or a third-party partner? The answer changes who is accountable for a contested termination and who handles a works-council consultation. Justworks owns entities in 11 countries; its compliance outside those markets runs through partners. | Owned-entity coverage tends to mean faster resolution of payroll disputes, tax-authority questions and statutory-change impacts. Partner-managed compliance can introduce an additional coordination layer and potential timeline uncertainty. | In markets where Justworks uses a partner, employee queries may route through a layer that is not Justworks. Ask how support escalations work in each country you plan to hire. | Data residency and security controls may differ between an owned entity and a third-party partner. Ask for the data-processing addendum covering partner markets before you sign. |
| Path to your own entity | EOR is a transitional model. Ask whether the provider will tell you when your own entity becomes the better structure, and whether it can set it up and manage it without re-onboarding your employees. Teamed does this via GEMO in 90-plus countries. No documented equivalent was found for Justworks. | Teamed models the per-country crossover point and flags it proactively. Because Teamed earns whether you are on EOR or GEMO, its advice is not tied to keeping you on the per-seat fee. | A managed transition via Global Entity and Employment Operations (GEMO) means your employees keep their contracts and history. No re-onboarding, no gap in coverage. | Your own entity gives you full control over data residency and employment contracts in that country. GEMO sets this up in 90-plus countries on the same system you already use. |
How switching your international employees from Justworks to Teamed works
Most switches involve the international EOR employees on Justworks International, not the domestic US PEO employees. Teamed handles the EOR transition; your US team stays on the Justworks PEO product if that's the right setup for you. The operational plan is what takes time. Teamed runs phased cutovers so overlap is contained and employees never notice a gap.
Step 1
Identify the scope
Map which employees are on Justworks International EOR versus the domestic PEO. The switch applies to the international EOR employees. Your US PEO team stays on Justworks unless you decide to move that separately.
Step 2
Map the cutover plan
Teamed builds the cutover plan per country: notice-period alignment, payroll-calendar sync, benefits continuity and employee communications. Nothing moves until the plan is agreed and you've signed off each step.
Step 3
Issue new contracts
New compliant employment contracts issue under Teamed for each international employee. Employees see the new payslip structure before the first pay cycle, with FX shown against mid-market. No re-onboarding overhead.
Step 4
Close the Justworks EOR relationship
Teamed manages the Justworks EOR termination timeline for the affected employees and keeps you out of a double-billing period. Most EOR contracts are month-to-month or carry a 30 to 90-day notice period.
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 too 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.
Interactive tool
Model the FX on your current EOR invoice
Paste your employee headcount and salary mix. The unbundling calculator shows the FX residual on your current invoice and what it looks like absorbed at zero markup. Most teams find $2,000 to $5,000 per employee per year they weren't tracking.
Decision checklist
- Choose Teamed if you want to see the FX on every salary invoice. The applied rate sits next to the mid-market reference and is absorbed at zero markup. Justworks does not publish its FX mechanism.
- Choose Teamed if your international footprint spans markets outside the 11 countries where Justworks owns its own entities. Outside those 11, Justworks delivers via third-party partners; Teamed owns entities in 57 countries.
- Choose Teamed if you want to reach a real HR or legal expert without navigating a platform ticket queue. Expert access is standard on every Teamed plan, with no AI bot wall.
- Choose Teamed if you are thinking about your own entity. It monitors the crossover per country, helps you set it up via GEMO and can keep managing it for you, on the same system with no re-onboarding.
- Stay with Justworks if domestic US PEO and benefits are the core of what you need, and international hiring is a small add-on. That's exactly what Justworks was built for.
- Look at G-P or Papaya Global if you are a 1,000-plus seat enterprise that needs the widest owned-entity governance footprint.
Honest take
When Justworks is the better choice
- Choose Justworks if your primary need is US domestic HR, payroll and benefits on one polished platform. Justworks is built for the US PEO model and consistently rates as one of the top platforms for US SMB HR ease and employer-sponsored benefits access.
- Choose Justworks if you want flat transparent pricing on a self-serve HR system and your international hiring is occasional. At $599 per employee per month for EOR and $39 per worker per month for contractors, it's a straightforward option for low-volume international hiring layered on top of a US PEO.
- Choose Justworks if the 11 countries where it owns entities (Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ireland, Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom) cover your primary international hiring markets and you want owned-entity assurance in those specific markets.
Justworks is a genuinely strong US HR platform that happens to offer EOR. This comparison is scoped to global EOR specifically. If your team is primarily US-based with occasional international hires, Justworks may be the right fit. We'd rather you picked well than picked us.
Questions to ask any EOR before you sign
- 1In each country I hire in, am I employed through your own entity or a local partner?
- 2Will you show me the FX rate on every salary conversion, in writing, against a mid-market reference?
- 3What deposit, setup, offboarding, minimum-term or early-exit fees are in the contract? Read it line by line.
- 4Who handles a contested termination or a tax-authority question, and is that person on my current plan?
- 5Which of my existing HR and payroll platforms do you integrate with?
- 6When my own entity becomes the better structure, will you tell me, and can you set it up and keep managing it?
- 7Are your G2 reviews primarily for the product I am buying, or for a different product line?
- 8What are the notice period, exit terms and data-portability terms if I move away?
- 9If I keep Justworks for my US domestic employees, how does your EOR sit alongside that setup?
- 10What are your security certifications, and which have been independently audited?
Frequently asked questions
Is Teamed cheaper than Justworks?
Both headline at $599 per employee per month, and we don't claim to be the cheapest EOR. The difference is what you see on the invoice. Teamed shows the salary-conversion rate next to mid-market and absorbs FX at zero markup on the fee. Justworks does not publish its FX mechanism, so the margin on salary conversions is not a visible line item. The industry range for undisclosed EOR FX is typically 1.5 to 3% of salary. On a $190,000 salary, that's $2,850 to $5,700 per year per employee that doesn't appear as a named item. Justworks also passes employer-side statutory taxes through on top of the $599 fee, which can be material (United Kingdom employer National Insurance is around 13.8% of payroll; Germany above 20%; Brazil 60 to 70%).Can Teamed replace Justworks entirely?
Teamed is a global EOR, not a US PEO. If your team is primarily US-based, Justworks' domestic PEO product covering US payroll, benefits and compliance is built for that and Teamed does not replicate it. The typical scenario is that a US business uses Justworks for its domestic employees and Teamed for its international EOR employees. Teamed handles the international employment; Justworks keeps running the US side. Talk to us if you want to understand how the two sit alongside each other.What is the difference between PEO and EOR?
A PEO (Professional Employer Organisation) co-employs your US workers alongside you under a shared employer relationship, giving your team access to pooled benefits and consolidated HR. The employee is co-employed, meaning both you and the PEO are technically employers. An EOR (Employer of Record) is the sole legal employer in a country on your behalf, typically used for international hires in markets where you have no legal entity. EOR suits cross-border hiring; PEO suits US domestic compliance and benefits pooling. Justworks offers both. Teamed offers EOR only and is the dedicated global employment partner for your international team.Does Teamed work alongside my existing Justworks account?
Yes. Most US businesses that come to Teamed keep Justworks running for their domestic US employees and add Teamed for international hires on EOR. The two products serve different employee populations: Justworks for your US payroll and PEO, Teamed for your international EOR employees. Teamed integrates with the major HRIS platforms, so if Justworks is also serving as your HRIS, Teamed can connect to it. The handshake is straightforward and most clients run both in parallel.How reliable are Justworks' G2 reviews for its EOR product?
Justworks is rated 4.6 on G2, but the majority of those reviews cover the US PEO and HR platform, not the international EOR product specifically. The EOR product is newer, and the review base for it is a small share of the overall count. When you read competitor reviews, look for EOR-specific use cases, not just the overall platform rating. Teamed is rated 4.8 on G2 for its EOR service.When should I set up my own entity instead of using EOR?
As a rough guide, EOR stays the simpler structure at a small headcount in a single country. As you add employees there, the cumulative per-seat EOR fee approaches the fixed cost of a registered entity, a local director where required, bookkeeping and annual filings. The exact crossover is country-specific. Teamed models it per country, helps you set up your own entity via Global Entity and Employment Operations (GEMO) in 90-plus countries, and can keep managing it for you on the same system with no re-onboarding. No documented entity-transition service was found for Justworks.
Common questions
Teamed vs Justworks, which is better for a US company hiring internationally?
Justworks is built for the US PEO model with EOR as a newer bolt-on. If you're a US company with mostly domestic employees and occasional international hires, the combination of Justworks domestic PEO and Justworks International EOR works well for simple cases. If your international footprint is growing, spans markets outside Justworks' 11 owned-entity countries, or you want to see the FX on every salary conversion, Teamed is the better dedicated EOR partner. Teamed owns entities in 57 countries, absorbs FX at zero markup, gives real HR and legal experts on every plan, and helps you move to your own entity via GEMO when the time is right.Is there an EOR that shows FX rates transparently at the $599 price point?
Teamed shows the applied salary-conversion rate next to the mid-market reference on every invoice and absorbs FX at zero markup on the fee. Justworks, at the same $599 headline, does not publish its FX mechanism or any margin figure for salary conversions. The industry range for undisclosed EOR FX is typically 1.5 to 3% of salary. At that rate, on a $190,000 salary the invisible margin is $2,850 to $5,700 per year per employee. Teamed removes that variable from the forecast.
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