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HR & People Unclaimed · our research only We found: from $699 🔎 1 cost-trap flag
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Our pricing checkRead on their own pricing page, 1 Aug 2026
Cost-trap flags🪑 Per-seat pricing
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Our pricing check · 2026-08-01, read on their own pricing pageEmployer of Record $699 per employee per month, with annual discounts available.
What will cost you money if you skim itThe two numbers that decide your bill are not on the price card.
Cost-trap flags — each with its evidence
🪑 Per-seat pricing — Cost scales with every user you add
“(2026-08-01, read on their own pricing page) Employer of Record $699 per employee per month, with annual discounts available.”
Genuinely good for
companies hiring their first employees in countries where they have no legal entity, and who would otherwise spend more on local counsel and payroll setup than the monthly fee
Skip it if
you are hiring contractors rather than employees — that is $29 not $699 — or you already have an entity in the country, in which case you are paying for compliance you already own
The honest comparisonDeel or Remote — the standing EOR comparison — ask all three for the deposit amount and the FX spread, because the per-employee headline is the part they agree on
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