What are the top EOR companies in 2026?

No single answer. Teamed leads service model and employment intelligence and the path to your own entity. It contests pricing transparency with Remote and coverage with G-P. Deel and Rippling lead platform. The certified providers lead security. Oyster is fastest to onboard, Papaya Global and G-P serve enterprise buyers, Pebl leads M&A depth. Pick the column that fits.

How do EOR company pricing models compare?

Most providers headline at $599, but what's behind it varies. Teamed: $599 flat, FX absorbed at zero markup. Remote: $599 annual ($699 monthly), variable FX disclosed. Deel: from $599 per employee per month, a starting rate, FX not published. G-P: not published, estimates $699 to $1,000+. Papaya Global: from $499 plus setup and year-end fees. Rippling: not published, plus an unpublished platform base fee.

Which EOR company is most transparent about fees?

Teamed is the most transparent: flat $599 / £479, FX shown against mid-market and absorbed at zero markup. Remote discloses a variable FX rate and publishes full pricing. Oyster publishes a range. Deel, G-P and Rippling don't publish FX terms or full pricing. Papaya Global adds extra fees above the published range.

What's the difference between an EOR and a PEO?

A PEO co-employs workers using your own entity, a domestic model mainly. An EOR provides its own entity, so you can hire internationally before you have a local entity. The EOR is the legal employer: it issues the contract, runs payroll, remits contributions. When you're ready, Teamed sets up your own entity via GEMO.

Do EOR companies own their entities or use partners?

All use both. Every EOR here mixes owned entities with vetted local partners; the share differs. G-P is most owned-entity-led (active owned entities closer to 125, within 180+ coverage). Remote and Pebl own entities in their core markets. Teamed owns entities in 57 countries, backed by DLA Piper as global counsel, uses partners elsewhere. Oyster, Rippling and Papaya Global lean more on partners. Ask per country.

How current is this comparison and how was it scored?

Pricing verified 16 June 2026 against each provider pricing page (Deel 27 April), G2 ratings from g2.com same dates, security re-checked 22 July 2026. Eight providers scored 1 to 5 on six axes, no overall winner. Reviewed quarterly, pricing re-verified monthly.

Top EOR companies · 2026

The top EOR companies in 2026, scored on one rubric

No single winner. We scored eight EOR companies on a published six-axis rubric: pricing transparency, global coverage and compliance, platform and self-serve, security and certifications, service model and employment intelligence, and the path to your own entity. Teamed leads on service model and employment intelligence and on the path to your own entity. It contests pricing transparency with Remote and coverage with G-P. Deel and Rippling lead on platform, and the certified providers lead on security. Pick the column that matters to your business, then read the write-ups.

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EOR companies scored on one published rubric: $599
Teamed flat fee, FX absorbed at zero markup on the fee: 6
rubric axes scored per provider, no overall winner

Disclosure

This guide was produced by Teamed, which is one of the eight EOR companies scored below on the same rubric as the rest. We don't crown an overall winner, we don't claim to be the cheapest, and we say plainly where another provider fits your business better.

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

Which are the top EOR companies in 2026?

What is an Employer of Record (EOR)?

An Employer of Record (EOR) legally employs your people in countries where you don't yet have a local entity. The EOR issues the employment contract under local law, runs payroll, remits income tax and statutory contributions, and carries the employer obligations while you direct the day-to-day work. EOR companies reach roughly 180 countries through a mix of entities they own and vetted local partners.

The category has grown fast, and the providers now differ more than their headline fees suggest. Several providers here quote $599 per employee per month, but what sits behind that number varies. Some don't publish their FX terms on salary conversions. Some put real support behind a premium tier. Some don't hold the security certifications a procurement review asks for, and some don't tell you when your own entity starts to make more sense than EOR. Knowing which column matters to your business is the starting point. Ask about the FX rate, the entity model, the certifications held today, the path to your own entity, and whether you can reach a real person when you need one.

Methodology

How we scored this comparison

Each EOR company is scored 1 to 5 on six axes. There's no weighted total and no overall winner. Different providers lead different columns. Teamed is scored on exactly the same criteria as the rest.

Pricing transparency: Whether the all-in cost of a hire (the fee, the deposit, onboarding, and offboarding or termination) is stated up front and predictable. Scored on clarity, not on price level: a flat 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.
Global coverage and compliance: Depth and legal robustness of in-country coverage across the countries these providers reach: the owned-entity versus partner structure behind each provider's footprint, and how fast a real employment law expert responds at the hard moments, a contested exit, a termination in an unfamiliar jurisdiction, a question that needs a qualified answer fast.
Platform and self-serve: Product surface, self-serve flows, integration and API depth, and speed to first payroll for teams that want to run global hiring themselves at scale.
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 compliance 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, global 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 16 June 2026 (Deel last confirmed 27 April 2026; Remote, Oyster, Papaya Global, G-P and Pebl verified 9 June 2026). Where a provider doesn't publish pricing, we used G2 and cited industry estimates and say so. Security reflects each provider's current published ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II status, re-checked 22 July 2026. G2 ratings and review counts came from g2.com on the same dates. Entity or partner status came from each provider's own site. Teamed's claims come from teamed.global.

Considered & excluded

We scored the eight EOR companies a rapidly growing company with an international footprint would realistically shortlist.

Multiplier: A strong modern platform with a low published base, covered in depth on our Deel alternatives page. Left off this list to keep the eight to the most commonly shortlisted global providers.
Payoneer Workforce Management (formerly Skuad), Atlas, Native Teams: Capable providers but with a thinner public track record or narrower market positioning than the eight scored here.

How they score, criterion by criterion

There’s no overall winner. Each column is a different priority. Pick the ones that matter to you, then read the write-ups below.

Provider	Pricing transparency	Global coverage and compliance	Platform and self-serve	Security and certifications	Service model and employment intelligence	Path to your own entity
Teamed(us)	Leads	Leads			Leads	Leads
Deel			Leads	Leads
Remote
Oyster
Rippling
Papaya Global
G-P (Globalization Partners)
Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)

Scored 1–5 on each criterion from the published rubric above. The highlighted cell leads that column. Teamed is scored on exactly the same criteria as every other provider.

Teamed

Us, scored on the same rubric

Best for: rapidly growing companies with an international footprint that want the truth about FX, a real person to talk to, and one partner from first contractor to last entity.

Teamed is the advisory EOR built for rapidly growing companies with an international footprint. The wedge is honesty: it shows the real FX on your salary conversions against the mid-market reference and absorbs it at zero markup on the fee, and it tells you the month your own entity starts to beat EOR. No other provider on this list does both.

Teamed delivers international employment through a mix of owned entities in 57 countries and vetted local partners, backed by DLA Piper as global counsel, so real HR and legal experts handle the hard local edge cases in-house rather than through an anonymous ticket queue. Teamed is rated 4.8 on G2, and the Ted AI layer flags compliance changes and the crossover point before they reach you.

Teamed isn't trying to be your HRIS. It plugs into the tech you already run and moves you from first contractor to EOR to your own entity on one system, with no re-onboarding. Global Entity & Employment Operations (GEMO) sets up your own entity in 100+ countries when EOR no longer fits.

Countries: 187+ covered (owned entities + vetted partners)
Entity model: Own entities in 57 countries + vetted partners; entity setup via GEMO in 100+ countries
Onboarding: As little as 24 to 48 hours
Contractors: Yes, with misclassification cover (Guard / Protect)
Pricing: $599 USD / £479 GBP per employee per month, flat, FX absorbed · verified 2026-07-22
G2: 4.8/5

Strengths

Shows the real FX on salary conversions against the mid-market reference, absorbed at zero markup on the fee. Models the month your own entity beats EOR and tells you. No other provider on this list does both.
Real HR and legal experts handle the hard moments directly, backed by owned entities in 57 countries, DLA Piper as global counsel and vetted local partners elsewhere. No AI bot wall, no Enterprise tier to unlock. Teamed is rated 4.8 on G2.
One partner, one system, from first contractor to EOR to your own entity, with no re-onboarding. Plugs into your existing stack rather than replacing it.
Proactive advisory reviews and the Ted AI layer flag compliance changes and the crossover point before they become surprises. Teamed has no incentive to keep you on the model that no longer fits.

Watch-outs

Lighter self-serve platform and shallower API depth than Deel or Rippling. The model is advisory rather than dashboard-first, which is a real trade-off for teams that prefer to run hiring themselves.
ISO 27001 and SOC 2 aligned with accreditation in progress, so the badge isn't in hand yet. Several rivals on this list hold current certifications; if your procurement or security review needs the certificate issued today, ask each provider for current reports and dates.
Smaller brand and review base than Deel. A procurement team that expects the market leader by name may need more of a case made.

Source: teamed.global/pricing

Deel

Best for: teams that want the broadest EOR and contractor platform, the deepest integration catalogue, and the most widely recognised brand in global employment.

Deel is the market-leading EOR platform. It reaches 150-plus countries, with full legal employment (EOR) in 110+, through a mix of owned entities and partners, carries the most mature contractor management product in the category, and offers one of the broadest native integration catalogues in the category. It also holds current ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications, near the top of the security column. For a team that runs global hiring as a self-serve workflow, the breadth is the argument.

The cost picture is less transparent than the headline suggests. Deel doesn't publish its FX terms on salary conversions, and does not publish which plan includes its dedicated Slack or Teams support channel. An undisclosed FX margin, typically in the 1.5 to 3 percent industry range, can sit above the quoted fee on a sizeable salary.

Deel is the default for teams that value integrations, contractor management and market recognition. It's the broadest platform, the biggest brand, and the one a procurement team may expect to see on the shortlist. If the question shifts to cost clarity, advisory support or a path to your own entity, the other columns get more interesting.

Countries: 150-plus reach, full EOR in 110+, via owned entities + local partners
Entity model: Mix of owned entities and partners
Onboarding: Fast, self-serve; days to a couple of weeks
Contractors: Yes, the deepest contractor product in the category
Pricing: From $599 per employee per month, a starting rate · verified 2026-07-22
G2: 4.8/5

Strengths

The broadest EOR and contractor management platform in the category, with one of the broadest native integration catalogues and the deepest catalogue of HR add-ons.
Largest brand and review base in the category. A procurement team that wants the market leader by name gets the easiest sign-off.
Fast, polished self-serve onboarding and a well-documented API for teams that want to build on top of the platform.
Contractor management, global payroll and EOR on one system, with the most mature international contractor payment and classification product available. It holds current ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications, near the top of the security column.

Watch-outs

Does not publish FX terms on salary conversions. An undisclosed FX margin, typically in the 1.5 to 3 percent industry range, can put the real cost above the from-$599 headline.
Dedicated support channel not published per plan; confirm what your rate includes, which matters when something goes wrong.
No published advisory layer or path from EOR to your own entity. The platform does not model the crossover point or tell you when EOR stops fitting your business.

Source: deel.com/pricing

Remote

Best for: teams that want a polished self-serve product, a strong benefits and IP offering, and owned entities in the markets they hire most in.

Remote is the strongest product-led EOR here. It owns entities across its core 90+ markets, runs a polished self-serve platform, and has built benefits administration and IP protection into the product rather than bolting them on. It also holds current ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications, near the top of the security column. Owned-entity compliance is strong across its core countries, and local partners extend the map to roughly 180 countries.

Remote is more transparent than Deel on FX: it discloses its approach rather than not mentioning it. The catches are that the disclosed Remote FX rate is still a variable spread above mid-market, not a zero-markup flat line, and the $599 headline needs annual billing ($699 month to month).

The fit is a team that wants to run global hiring as a product rather than a service. Benefits and IP are genuinely mature, and the self-serve flows hold up as headcount grows. Model the disclosed FX spread on your real salary corridors before comparing it with the flat-fee providers.

Countries: ~180 via owned entities + local partners
Entity model: Owned-entity led in its core markets; partners elsewhere
Onboarding: Days to a few weeks per country
Contractors: Yes
Pricing: $599/mo on annual billing ($699 month to month) · verified 2026-07-22
G2: 4.6/5

Strengths

Polished self-serve platform with strong benefits administration and IP-protection tooling built into the product. Benefits and IP are handled in-product rather than bolted on.
Owned entities across its core 90+ markets, which means fewer partner hand-offs in the countries you are most likely to hire in.
Full pricing published, $599 on annual billing against $699 month to month. You can budget without a sales call.
Discloses its FX approach rather than not mentioning it. The spread is variable, but it is at least visible. It also holds current ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications, near the top of the security column.

Watch-outs

The $599 rate needs annual billing. Month to month is $699, so the comparable total depends on the commitment you can make upfront.
The disclosed Remote FX rate is still a variable spread above mid-market, not a zero-markup or itemised mid-market line.
Owned entities cover the core 90+ markets. Beyond them, delivery runs through partners, so ask which of your countries are owned-entity-served before comparing.

Source: remote.com/pricing

Oyster

Best for: fast-scaling teams that want automation, dedicated customer-success managers, and a B-Corp supplier with published pricing they can budget without a sales call.

Oyster is the automation-first EOR and a certified B-Corp. Onboarding is fast and clean, the dedicated customer-success managers are consistently praised in G2 reviews, and pricing is published. It holds SOC 2 Type II, though its ISO 27001 status is less clearly published. The product is built so a small team can run global hiring without a payroll specialist in-house.

Oyster is a credible early choice for a fast-growing team, and the dedicated CSMs give it a human layer the pure self-serve platforms lack. It's lighter on the lifecycle side, with less of a managed path to your own entity, so it can become something you outgrow as headcount builds.

Pricing is predictable and published, which suits a first-time EOR buyer. The B-Corp certification carries weight with procurement teams that screen suppliers on values. Against Deel you trade platform breadth and integration depth for onboarding speed, published pricing and a human CSM relationship.

Countries: ~180 via local partners
Entity model: Partner-led mix across 180+ countries
Onboarding: Fast, automated; a few weeks per country
Contractors: Yes
Pricing: From ~$599 to $699 per employee per month · verified 2026-07-22
G2: 4.4/5 (1470)

Strengths

Strong, consistently praised customer-success managers and a clean automated onboarding flow. The onboarding experience is among the fastest on this list.
Certified B-Corp with transparent published pricing, roughly $599 to $699, and good ergonomics for smaller or fast-scaling teams. It holds SOC 2 Type II, though its ISO 27001 status is less clearly published.
A 180+ country reach through local partners, with one of the bigger G2 review bases in the category at roughly 1,470 reviews.
Automation that keeps up when a fast-growing team adds people quickly, which is exactly the stage Oyster builds and prices for.

Watch-outs

Lighter lifecycle tooling, with less of a managed path from EOR to your own entity as headcount builds and EOR starts to make less sense.
More of its map runs through partners than the owned-entity-led providers, so ask about the chain in your specific countries before signing.
Perceived value varies by company size and hiring cadence. It suits fast-moving, early-stage teams better than enterprise-scale or infrequent hiring.

Source: oysterhr.com/pricing

Rippling

Best for: teams that want HR, IT and payroll on one platform and treat EOR as a component of a bigger people-and-IT system rather than a standalone hiring tool.

Rippling is the alternative if you want to consolidate HR, IT and payroll on one system. Its platform leads on integrations at 600+, and device, app and access provisioning ride the same employee record as payroll. For a team standardising its entire people stack, EOR rides the same system rather than adding another one.

EOR is the newer part of the Rippling product. It doesn't publish EOR pricing, adds a base HR-platform fee (amount not published) on top of the per-employee EOR charge, and its EOR covers 80 countries (Rippling's own figure), lower than the dedicated EOR providers here. It does hold one of the broadest certification sets in the category, including ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II.

Get the all-in monthly number in writing: platform base plus EOR fee. If you are not consolidating your whole stack, the base fee buys capability you will not use. Rippling wins on the platform column when the stack-consolidation thesis is the actual goal.

Countries: 80 countries (Rippling-published EOR figure), lower than the rest of this list
Entity model: Partner-led mix for EOR
Onboarding: Fast, self-serve
Contractors: Yes
Pricing: Not published; Rippling's own blog cites a figure around $499, plus an HR-platform base fee (amount not published) · verified 2026-07-22
G2: 4.8/5

Strengths

The most powerful unified HR, IT and payroll platform on this list, with Rippling publishing 600+ integrations. Leads the platform column on this rubric when stack consolidation is the goal.
Device, app and access provisioning ride the same employee record as payroll, so an EOR hire is set up like any other employee from day one.
One system of record across HR, IT and payroll cuts the reconciliation and integration work a separate EOR adds to the stack. It also holds one of the broadest certification sets in the category, including ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II.
Fast, polished self-serve experience if you are standardising your whole people stack on one tool.

Watch-outs

EOR is less mature than the core product, and EOR coverage is 80 countries (Rippling's own figure), materially lower than the dedicated EOR providers here, which reach between 150-plus and 187+ countries.
Doesn't publish EOR pricing, and adds a base HR-platform fee (amount not published) on top of the per-employee EOR charge. Get the all-in number before comparing.
Built to consolidate your HR stack, which is more than a focused global hire needs if you are satisfied with your current tools.

Source: rippling.com/pricing

Papaya Global

Best for: enterprises that need payroll automation at scale across many countries and currencies, with one reporting layer across all of it.

Papaya Global is the payroll-at-scale EOR: 180+ countries through owned entities and partners (full EOR entities owned in 40), 130+ payroll currencies, and a strong data-and-payroll backbone for finance teams. It also holds current ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications, as its enterprise finance buyers require. The platform is payments infrastructure as much as HR software.

That depth comes at enterprise price and pace. EOR starts from $499 per employee per month, with a setup fee per location and a year-end filing fee on top. Reviewers consistently say it's built for enterprise, not for smaller fast-growing teams.

For a finance team consolidating payroll across many countries, the backbone is the draw: one reporting layer, 130+ payment currencies and audit-ready filings. Price the full stack rather than the headline, because the per-location setup fee and the year-end filing fee land on top of the monthly range.

Countries: 180+ via owned entities + local partners (full EOR entities owned in 40)
Entity model: Mix of owned entities and partners
Onboarding: Weeks, enterprise-paced
Contractors: Yes
Pricing: From $499 per employee per month, plus setup and year-end fees · verified 2026-07-22
G2: 4.5/5 (55)

Strengths

A strong enterprise payroll and data backbone across 180+ countries and 130+ payroll currencies. Few providers consolidate multi-country payroll data at this scale. It holds current ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications, as its enterprise finance buyers require.
Mature automation and reporting for finance teams running multi-country payroll. Month-end consolidation and audit trails are where it wins time back.
Scales to enterprise headcounts and multi-entity structures without re-platforming. The system you start with is the one you grow into at that scale.
A 4.5 rating on G2, strong for an enterprise product whose buyer is a demanding finance team.

Watch-outs

EOR starts from $499 per employee per month, plus a setup fee per location and a year-end filing fee. Price the full stack.
Built for enterprise, not for smaller or fast-growing teams. Onboarding is enterprise-paced, which matters when speed is the priority.
A smaller G2 review base than the platform-led providers, about 55 reviews, so the third-party signal is thinner.

Source: g2.com/products/papaya-global

G-P (Globalization Partners)

Best for: large enterprises where the widest owned-entity network in the category, within its 180+ country coverage, matters more than speed, price or agility.

G-P operates the widest owned-entity network in the category, part of 180+ country coverage (its active owned entities number closer to 125). That breadth is genuine and the reason it anchors large enterprise shortlists. It also holds current ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications, and its security posture is built to be audited. Compliance responses run at enterprise pace, though, and the platform and onboarding are widely reported as dated and slow.

For a rapidly growing company it is usually overkill. It doesn't publish pricing (estimates run roughly $699 to $1,000+ per employee per month), and the model is built for large organisations rather than a team that needs to move fast.

The case for G-P is governance at scale: an owned-entity share no other provider here matches, fewer partner links in the employment chain, and a procurement posture large organisations require. If that is the bar, nobody clears it more completely. Against Deel you trade speed, modern tooling and price for the widest owned-entity governance in the category.

Countries: 180+ (owned-entity led + local partners)
Entity model: Owned-entity led, the widest footprint in the category
Onboarding: Slow, enterprise governance
Contractors: Yes
Pricing: Not published; estimates ~$699 to $1,000+ per employee per month · verified 2026-07-22
G2: 4.4/5 (936)

Strengths

Operates the widest owned-entity network in the category, part of 180+ country coverage (its active owned entities number closer to 125). The reason it anchors enterprise shortlists.
Deep enterprise governance and a long track record with large global teams. References that pre-date most of this list. It holds current ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certifications, and its security posture is built to be audited.
The highest owned-entity share in the category, which means fewer partner sub-processors in the data and employment chain.
A 936-review G2 base at 4.4 gives the enterprise track record third-party weight.

Watch-outs

Doesn't publish pricing. Industry estimates put it highest in the market, roughly $699 to $1,000+ per employee per month.
The platform and onboarding are widely reported as dated and slow, which matters for a fast-growing company.
Enterprise focus, a dated platform, slow onboarding and top-of-market price make it a poor fit for a team that needs to move fast.

Source: g2.com/products/g-p/reviews

Pebl (formerly Velocity Global)

Best for: companies with M&A or immigration depth needs across 185+ countries, who will pay a premium for that specialisation.

Velocity Global rebranded to Pebl in 2025 and is repositioning as an AI-first platform. It has real depth in M&A and immigration and a broad reach (185+ countries, 65 owned entities), one of the higher owned-entity shares on this list after G-P. It also holds ISO 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type II certifications, near the top of the security column.

It sits at the premium end of the range. The $599 standard rate that reviewers say often lands 30 to 50% higher in practice, and the customer experience is still settling after the rebrand. Worth a close look for M&A or immigration use cases, pricey for a straightforward hire.

The premium buys depth where deals get involved: carving a workforce out of an acquisition, employing across jurisdictions where immigration and employment law interact, or restructuring across entities. Its 65 owned entities and days-to-weeks onboarding hold up under that load. For a team hiring in standard markets, the mid-tier covers the need at a more predictable price.

Countries: 185+ (65 owned entities)
Entity model: Owned entities in 65 markets plus partners
Onboarding: Days to a few weeks
Contractors: Yes
Pricing: $599 standard, often 30 to 50% higher in practice · verified 2026-07-22
G2: 4.6/5

Strengths

Real depth in M&A and immigration, with broad reach (185+ countries) and 65 owned entities. The M&A practice is the differentiator generalist EORs don't match.
Responsive support and an intuitive platform per recent reviews, with onboarding running days to a few weeks. It holds ISO 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type II certifications, near the top of the security column.
Owned entities in 65 markets reduce partner hand-offs exactly where detailed cases need a single accountable employer.
Immigration depth alongside EOR means a visa-dependent hire does not force a second vendor into the chain.

Watch-outs

Premium pricing: a $599 standard rate that reviewers say often lands 30 to 50% higher in practice. Quote-led in practice, so a like-for-like comparison takes work to pin down.
Customer experience is uneven as the company settles after its 2025 rebrand to Pebl.
Built for specialised M&A and immigration cases rather than fast, straightforward hiring in standard markets.

Source: g2.com/products/pebl-formerly-velocity-global

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
Cost you can read	Ask for the FX policy in writing before signing. Confirm whether salary conversion uses the mid-market rate or an undisclosed spread.	Deel and Rippling don't publish FX terms. Teamed shows the applied rate against mid-market and absorbs FX at zero markup on the fee. Papaya Global adds setup and year-end fees on top of the monthly rate.	An itemised invoice means you can reconcile per-country without a call to the provider each month.	A timestamped rate against a published public reference is an auditable record for finance and legal review.
Owned entity or partner	Ask whether the provider hires via an owned entity or a partner in each country you hire in. Both are legitimate, but the accountability chain differs.	An owned entity removes a partner margin layer in that country. Every provider on this list runs a mix, so price the chain per country rather than by brand.	Real HR and legal experts with country-specific credentials beat a generalist queue when something goes wrong.	An owned entity means one data-processing chain. A partner adds a sub-processor that goes into your data agreements.
Certifications in hand today	Ask each provider for its current ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II reports and dates, not a roadmap.	A security review that stalls on missing certification paperwork can delay a deal by weeks. Know the status before you shortlist.	Deel, Remote, Rippling, G-P, Papaya Global and Pebl hold current certifications. Teamed is ISO 27001 and SOC 2 aligned with accreditation in progress.	A current report beats a roadmap. Ask for the audit date and scope, not just the badge on the website.

Decision checklist

Read the small print before you sign. Most EORs require a deposit and many layer on setup, offboarding, minimum-term, no-exit, termination or admin fees. Teamed takes a one-month refundable deposit, charges no onboarding or offboarding fees (an early-exit fee may apply if you leave within 3 months, set out in your contract), and sets the costs out up front.
Choose on the service model and employment intelligence if ongoing human expertise matters more than platform breadth or price. Teamed leads this column: direct access to real HR and legal experts backed by owned entities in 57 countries and DLA Piper as global counsel, with the Ted AI layer flagging compliance changes and the crossover point early. Teamed is rated 4.8 on G2.
Choose on pricing transparency if a salary invoice you can read line by line matters to your business. Teamed and Remote lead here with published, itemised terms; Teamed absorbs FX at zero markup against the mid-market reference, while Remote discloses a variable spread. Deel publishes a starting rate but not its FX terms, and the quote-led providers (G-P, Papaya Global, Rippling, Pebl) sit lower.
Choose on global coverage and compliance if in-country depth is the priority. Teamed contests this column with G-P: Teamed through owned entities in 57 countries plus DLA Piper as global counsel and vetted partners, G-P through the widest owned-entity network in the category. Remote and Pebl also own entities in their core markets.
Choose on the path to your own entity if you plan to incorporate locally. Teamed leads this column, with the crossover modelled proactively and Global Entity & Employment Operations (GEMO) for entity setup.
Choose on security and certifications if your procurement review needs ISO 27001 or SOC 2 in hand today. Deel, Remote, Rippling, G-P, Papaya Global and Pebl hold current certifications. Teamed is ISO 27001 and SOC 2 aligned with accreditation in progress, so it concedes this column for now.
Choose Deel if platform breadth, the deepest integration catalogue and the market-leading brand outweigh cost clarity and an advisory relationship.
Choose Remote if a polished self-serve product, a mature benefits offering and owned entities in your key countries matter most, and annual billing is acceptable.
Choose Oyster if you want fast, automated onboarding and dedicated customer-success support for a team that is growing quickly.
Choose Rippling if you want HR, IT and payroll unified on one platform and can absorb a base platform fee alongside the EOR charge.
Choose Papaya Global if enterprise payroll automation at scale, across many countries and currencies, is the priority and price is not the constraint.
Choose G-P only if you are a large enterprise where the widest owned-entity network in the category matters more than speed or price.
Choose Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) if you have M&A or immigration depth needs and will pay a premium for that specialisation.
Ask every provider one question before you sign: do real HR and legal experts handle a contested termination, or does it go to a ticket queue?

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Choose Deel if platform breadth, deep integrations and self-serve depth matter more than a line-itemised invoice and an advisory relationship.
Choose Remote if a polished self-serve product, a mature benefits offering and owned entities in the markets you hire most matter most, and annual billing is acceptable.
Choose Rippling if you want your whole HR, IT and payroll stack unified on one platform.
Choose G-P or Papaya Global if you are a large enterprise that needs the widest owned-entity network or payroll at scale, and price is secondary.
Choose Oyster or Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) if onboarding speed or M&A and immigration depth is the deciding factor.
Choose a certified provider such as Deel, Remote, Rippling, G-P, Papaya Global or Pebl if your procurement review needs ISO 27001 or SOC 2 in hand today.

Teamed leads the service model and employment intelligence and the path to your own entity, and contests pricing transparency and global coverage. It concedes the platform column to Deel and Rippling and security to the certified providers. A buyer with different priorities should pick accordingly. We'd rather lose the deal than mismatch the engagement.

Frequently asked questions

What are the top EOR companies in 2026?
There's no single answer. Eight providers scored here on six axes, and each leads a different column. Teamed leads the service model and employment intelligence and the path to your own entity. It contests pricing transparency with Remote and global coverage with G-P. Deel and Rippling lead the platform column, and the certified providers (Deel, Remote, Rippling, G-P, Papaya Global, Pebl) lead security. Oyster is the fastest to onboard, Papaya Global and G-P serve enterprise buyers at enterprise prices, and Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) covers M&A and immigration depth. The right question is: which column matters most to your business right now?
How do EOR company pricing models compare?
Most providers here quote $599 per employee per month as the headline, but what sits behind it varies. Teamed and Remote both publish their full fee at $599, with Teamed absorbing FX at zero markup and Remote disclosing (but still charging) a variable rate. Deel quotes from $599 per employee per month, a starting rate, but doesn't publish FX terms or which plan includes its dedicated support channel. G-P and Rippling don't publish pricing at all; G-P estimates run $699 to $1,000+, and Rippling's own blog cites a figure around $499 plus an unpublished HR-platform base fee. Papaya Global adds setup and year-end fees on top of a rate starting from $499 per employee per month. The headline fee is the starting point, not the ending point.
Which EOR company is most transparent about fees?
Teamed is the most transparent: it publishes a flat $599 / £479 fee, shows the applied FX rate against the mid-market reference on every invoice, and absorbs the FX at zero markup on the fee. Remote is the next most transparent: it discloses a variable FX rate rather than not mentioning it, and publishes a full price breakdown. Oyster publishes pricing in a usable range. Deel doesn't publish its FX terms. G-P and Rippling don't publish pricing. Papaya Global publishes a range but adds location and year-end fees on top.
What's the difference between an EOR and a PEO?
A Professional Employer Organisation (PEO) co-employs workers using your own legal entity and is primarily a domestic model. An Employer of Record provides its own entity, so you can hire in a country before you have one there. EOR is the international model: the EOR is the legal employer on record, it issues the contract under local law, runs payroll, remits contributions, and carries the employer obligations. You direct the work. When you're ready, an EOR like Teamed can also set up your own entity (via GEMO) so you graduate from EOR to direct employment when the economics cross over.
Do EOR companies own their entities or use partners?
All of them use both. Every EOR on this list, Teamed included, delivers through a mix of entities it owns and vetted local partners. What differs is the share and which countries fall on each side. G-P is the most owned-entity-led, with the widest network in the category, though its active owned entities number closer to 125 within its 180+ country coverage. Remote and Pebl (formerly Velocity Global) have strong owned-entity shares in their core markets. Teamed owns entities in 57 countries, backed by DLA Piper as global counsel, and uses vetted partners elsewhere. Oyster, Rippling and Papaya Global lean more on partners. It matters because an owned entity means one accountable employer for the contract, payroll and statutory contributions. Ask any provider directly whether your country is owned or partner-served.
How current is this comparison and how was it scored?
Pricing and coverage were verified on 16 June 2026 against each provider's own pricing page (Deel last confirmed 27 April 2026), with G2 ratings from g2.com on the same dates. Security certifications were re-checked on 22 July 2026. Each of the eight providers is scored 1 to 5 on six axes. There is no weighted total and no overall winner. We review the page quarterly and re-verify pricing monthly.

Common questions

What is the best EOR company for a rapidly growing business?
It depends on which column matters most. Teamed is the advisory pick: FX shown against mid-market and absorbed at zero markup, real HR and legal experts on hard cases, and one system from contractor to EOR to your own entity. Deel and Rippling lead platform breadth and integrations. Remote leads on polished product with owned entities. Oyster is fastest to onboard. Papaya Global and G-P are enterprise options. Pebl leads M&A and immigration depth. The certified providers hold ISO 27001 and SOC 2 today; Teamed is aligned with accreditation in progress.
Which EOR companies are fully transparent about their fees?
Teamed is the most transparent: $599 / £479, FX shown against mid-market at zero markup, crossover modelled. Remote publishes full pricing and discloses its FX rate (variable). Oyster publishes a range. Deel doesn't publish FX terms. G-P and Rippling don't publish EOR pricing. Papaya Global adds fees above the published range.

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