Five Employer of Record providers, with dated official pricing and product sources. Current Papaya pricing remains unresolved. We separate the published service fee from total employment cost, keep contract questions visible, and do not declare a universal winner.
Service fees were reviewed on 2026-10-04; other catalogue fields retain the 2026-08-30 snapshot. Papaya’s current fee remains unverified. They exclude salary and can exclude statutory employer costs, benefits, deposits, FX, implementation or country-specific add-ons.
| Provider | Published EOR fee | Term shown | Provider-stated coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deel | From $599 / employee / month | Monthly starting service fee. Confirm country quote and order form. | 130+ countries (provider-stated EOR coverage) |
| Remote | $699 / employee / month | Standard monthly service fee. No upfront deposit by default; reserves may apply in rare, high-risk cases. | 90+ countries (provider-stated EOR coverage) |
| Multiplier | Core from $499/employee/month, billed monthly; from $459/employee/month, billed annually | Core tier; annual and monthly commitments differ. Country adjustments, mandated add-ons and implementation fees may apply. | 160+ countries (provider-stated workforce coverage) |
| Oyster | $699 / employee / month | Monthly service fee. Discounted annual seats are a separate upfront, non-refundable commitment; confirm reuse and renewal. | 120+ countries (provider-stated EOR coverage) |
| Papaya Global | Current fee: quote required | Current pricing body unreadable on 2026-10-04. Historical price is withheld; obtain product-specific terms. | 180+ countries (provider-stated EOR coverage) |
Request the same country, salary, benefits and hiring period from every provider. Unknown terms stay unknown; this table does not rank providers.
| Provider | Minimum headcount and spend | Billing commitment | Cash before first payroll | Exit and unused seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deel | Request written headcount and minimum-spend terms. | Monthly starting service fee. Confirm country quote and order form. | Salary prefunding, deposit/reserve, annual prepayment and due date. Amounts require a quote. | Notice, charges, seat refunds/reuse and data export. Confirm the order form. |
| Remote | No employee minimum stated. Confirm minimum spend in the quote. | Standard monthly service fee. No upfront deposit by default; reserves may apply in rare, high-risk cases. | Salary prefunding, deposit/reserve, annual prepayment and due date. Amounts require a quote. | Notice, charges, seat refunds/reuse and data export. Confirm the order form. |
| Multiplier | Request written headcount and minimum-spend terms. | Core tier; annual and monthly commitments differ. Country adjustments, mandated add-ons and implementation fees may apply. | Salary prefunding, deposit/reserve, annual prepayment and due date. Amounts require a quote. | Notice, charges, seat refunds/reuse and data export. Confirm the order form. |
| Oyster | Request written headcount and minimum-spend terms. | Monthly service fee. Discounted annual seats are a separate upfront, non-refundable commitment; confirm reuse and renewal. | Salary prefunding, deposit/reserve, annual prepayment and due date. Amounts require a quote. | Notice, charges, seat refunds/reuse and data export. Confirm the order form. |
| Papaya Global | Request written headcount and minimum-spend terms. | Current pricing body unreadable on 2026-10-04. Historical price is withheld; obtain product-specific terms. | Salary prefunding, deposit/reserve, annual prepayment and due date. Amounts require a quote. | Notice, charges, seat refunds/reuse and data export. Confirm the order form. |
Deel publishes a starting EOR service fee of $599 per employee per month and says its EOR product covers 130+ countries. Its public catalogue also spans contractors, Contractor of Record, US PEO and global payroll, which may reduce tool changes when a team uses more than one worker model.
Monthly starting service fee. Confirm country quote and order form.
Remote publishes a standard EOR price of $699 per employee per month and states coverage in 90+ countries. Its pricing page says EOR has no platform, onboarding or setup fee, no employee minimum and no upfront deposit by default. Remote also allows reserves in rare, high-risk cases. Confirm whether that exception applies to your engagement in the signed order form.
Standard monthly service fee. No upfront deposit by default; reserves may apply in rare, high-risk cases.
Multiplier publishes Core EOR pricing from $459 per employee per month when billed annually and $499 when billed monthly. Its pricing page also shows a Growth tier and says some supported locations have adjusted pricing, so the lowest number should not be carried into a country budget without a quote.
Core tier; annual and monthly commitments differ. Country adjustments, mandated add-ons and implementation fees may apply.
Oyster publishes EOR pricing of $699 per employee per month and states compliant employment coverage in 120+ countries. Its public pricing also identifies several terms that can materially affect cash flow: a refundable deposit for EOR team members, an FX fee when payment currency differs from contract currency, and discounted annual seats.
Monthly service fee. Discounted annual seats are a separate upfront, non-refundable commitment; confirm reuse and renewal.
The current Papaya Global EOR fee has not been verified. Its pricing page could not be read in the 4 October 2026 review, so the historical starting figure is withheld from current comparisons. Request a dated country quote for the EOR product, including payroll, payments and any required integrations.
Current pricing body unreadable on 2026-10-04. Historical price is withheld; obtain product-specific terms.
Provider websites are primary sources for their own published prices and product claims, but they are not independent evidence of service quality. Prior Route has not purchased a production EOR engagement from these providers for this review. Customer support, payroll accuracy and country operations therefore remain evaluation items, not scored facts.
No. The current site describes official-source research. Do not infer an independent support or payroll-quality score from the fee table.
No. Compare country quotes with the same salary, benefits, currency, employment period and included services.
Request the same written quote and employing-chain information from each provider. Use the cost guide to identify missing budget lines.