Entity
CandidateYou register locally and employ directly.
Turns onSetup time, registrations, filings, closure cost
Before you choose a provider, choose the route.
Most provider comparisons begin after a route has already been chosen. We start before that choice. Because we do not sell company formation, EOR, payroll or implementation services, we have fewer incentives to steer you toward one route.
Entity, EOR, contractor or secondment: which your situation actually supports, what would rule each one out, and the questions to put to your adviser.
Two ways to go abroad, two different decisions.
Solo & small teams
One person, or a handful
Independent developers, cross-border sellers, freelancers, small teams with overseas clients. The decision is whether to incorporate at all — and if so, where, and what filing duties follow.
Solo options →CompaniesHiring or landing abroad
Companies about to hire their first people in a destination country, or establish a presence. The decision is entity, EOR, contractor or secondment — and what each costs in money, time and risk.
Company routes →Expansion decisions break when the answers live in different places.
Entity formation sits with corporate services. Payroll sits with HR and finance. Employment rules sit with local counsel. Immigration and assignment tax sit somewhere else again. We connect those questions before your team commits to a country, a worker model or a vendor.
- Entity
- Setup options, employer registrations, ongoing obligations, exit.
- Workforce
- Employees, contractors, EOR and secondment — one model does not fit every market.
- Payroll & mobility
- Statutory costs, benefits, payroll steps, work authorization.
- Tax & risk
- The facts that create payroll, corporate tax, PE or classification exposure.
The four routes, judged separately.
Illustrative scenario · Germany · 1–20 hiresEOR
CandidateA local employer of record hires on your behalf.
Turns onCountry coverage, per-head cost, contract exit terms
Contractor
Needs confirmationThe worker invoices you as an independent business.
Turns onControl, exclusivity, equipment, client mix
Secondment
UnlikelyAn existing employee is posted from the home entity.
Turns onDuration, work authorization, social security
Illustrative statuses show the output format, not a live country assessment. Never a blended score or a “recommended” route: each route keeps its reasons and missing facts visible.
SourcedResearch pages list the primary sources used and the dates those sources were checked.
UnknownsWhat could not be established is printed as a gap, never inferred into a confident sentence.
DisclosedProvider files disclose commercial relationships and link the official sources used. No paid placement or rank.
Primary sources and open questions stay visible.
Each researched page lists the primary sources it uses and the dates those sources were checked. Where a fact could not be established, the page keeps the gap visible and identifies what still needs confirmation.1
A published employer-cost claim would state the exact rule, scope and amount here.
1. Wireframe only: this card is not a factual claim or a verified source record. A published record links directly to the issuing authority and shows its check date.
From a route question to a provider research checklist.
- 01
Describe the situation
Where the company is based, where the person will work, what they will do, how long they will stay, and whether a local entity already exists.
- 02
The rule engine checks each route
Each route receives a preliminary status, the stated facts behind it, and the facts that are still missing.
- 03
Research providers for that route
Compare published service fees, stated coverage and quote questions on one basis, then confirm legal, tax, payroll and immigration points with qualified local professionals.
Free route-first research.
Start with the route check. Once the route is plausible, use the provider files to compare public pricing, stated coverage and the questions each quote must answer. The files do not rank providers or replace country-specific professional advice.
Free route check
Free tool
- Preliminary status for each route
- Reasons and missing facts shown on screen
- No account or personal documents
- Not legal, tax or immigration advice
Provider research
Free research
- Provider profiles built from official public pages
- Published service fees separated from total employment cost
- Source ledger and checked date on every profile
- No recommendation, paid ranking or lead sale
Compare providers only after the route survives the facts.
Use the directory to compare published service fees, stated coverage and the questions each quote must answer. Official provider pages prove what was published, not service quality, so the files keep those limits visible.
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