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Looking for alternatives to Remote as an EOR service? With Playroll, you can save up to $2400 per employee annually with our EOR Solution and access personalized, always-on customer support. Here’s a deep-dive into pricing, support, coverage and more.
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Always-On, Human Support
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Transparent, Straightforward Pricing Plans
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Built-In Compliance Guaranteed
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180+ Countries, Many Owned Entities
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| Employer of Record Pricing |
Starting from $399/month, per employee. No annual commitment needed for affordable pricing. |
From $599/month, per employee, annual commitment needed upfront. |
| Contractor Management Pricing |
Flat fee, $35/month, per contractor - built-in compliance, guaranteed. |
Starting at $29/month, per contractor. Premium pricing for full compliance with local laws: $99/month per contractor. |
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Save up to $2400 per employee annually with Playroll over
Remote.
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| Employer Support |
Dedicated Customer Success Managers, one point of contact for each customer. Public reviews report exceptional service. |
Online chat service that operates with a ticketing system. Public reviews report slow service and multiple points of contact. |
| Employee Support |
Dedicated Employee Success Manager, one point of contact for each employee. Public reviews report exceptional service. |
No Employee Success Managers available. |
| Response Time |
Response from a dedicated point of contact within 2 hours. |
Long wait times for responses have been reported. |
| Multi-Channel Support |
Email, WhatsApp, Phone, Teams, Call back requests, Video calls, & Slack for Enterprises. |
Yes |
| Employee Portal |
Yes |
Yes |
| Reporting & Analytics |
Customizable reporting. |
Customizable reporting. |
| Avg. Time to Onboard |
1-2 Days. |
2-5 Days. |
| Global Insights |
Global hiring guides for 180+ countries. |
Hiring guides for 180+ countries. |
| Country Availability |
180+ countries covered. |
Less than 100 countries covered. |
| Localized Benefits And Administration |
Yes |
Yes |
| Flexible Contracts |
Localized contracts, with custom clause flexibility. |
Localized contracts, but custom clauses can take long to add. |
| Multi-Country Reporting |
Yes |
Yes |
| Link Your In-House Payroll Teams |
Yes, easily integrate your in-house systems. |
No, either replaces your in-house systems or excludes it from unified payroll visibility. |
| Link Your In-Country Payroll Teams |
Yes, integrate any global provider. |
No, must use Remote network. |
| Onboarding Duration |
Onboard in a matter of days. |
Up to 3 months. |
| Automatic Error and Variance Detection |
Yes |
Limited |
| Payroll Cut-Off Date Flexibility |
Full flexibility. |
No |
| Global Payments |
Yes |
Yes |
| Country Availability |
180+ countries serviced. |
150+ countries serviced. |
| Localized Contracts |
Yes |
Yes |
| Tax Document Management |
Yes |
Yes |
| Contractor To Employee Conversion |
Yes |
Yes |
| Employee Misclassification Assessment |
Yes |
Yes |
| GDPR Compliant |
Yes |
Yes |
| SOC 2 Compliant |
Yes |
Yes |
| IP Protection for Businesses |
Yes |
Yes |
| Compliant Document Collection For Contractors And Employees |
Yes |
Yes |
| Flexibility To Set Up User Permissions |
Users can set up different permission levels such as admin, editor or viewer. |
Unknown |
| Open API |
Yes |
Yes |
| BambooHR |
Yes |
Yes |
| HiBob |
Yes |
Yes |
| HRIS Integrations |
Yes |
Yes |
* Competitive data on this page was collected as of July 10th, 2024 and is subject to change or update. Playroll does not make any representations as to the completeness or accuracy of the information on this page. This information should not construed as legal/financial advice – consult with financial, legal and/or tax practitioners as needed.
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Attracting and retaining talent for your team is an extra challenge when you’re operating in new markets. Your chosen global HR partner should act as an extension of your team. If you have to wait days to get an answer, your promising hire might have moved on already.
Playroll’s legal, finance, HR and support experts are available to advise on everything from payroll and local benefits, to setting up compliant contracts. We are also flexible when it comes to amending employee contracts, with quick turnaround times compared to other EOR providers.
At Playroll, employers and employees alike have dedicated support managers available at no extra cost, to give you personalized service.
Many EOR providers charge extra for everything beyond their core service offerings, such as dedicated customer support, or to provide localized benefits packages. Often, there are also hidden fees at stake that you’ll discover only when it’s time to pay the bill. Check what’s included in their pricing, so you avoid having to pay additional service providers for the basics. Playroll has built-in compliance, dedicated support and benefits management included as part of our fixed pricing, with no hidden fees.
Your chosen EOR provider’s country coverage should be wide enough to meet your current needs, as well as any future goals to scale your business – you don’t want to be limited in where you can hire. At Playroll, we have wide global coverage of 180+ countries to help businesses scale, with a large network of wholly owned entities. We can help you compliantly hire full-time employees and contractors alike in all our supported regions.
What happens if you want to move an employee that is employed by an EOR to one of your own entities? Most EOR providers are inflexible when it comes to this, and require a ‘resign and rehire’ approach – vastly complicating your relationships with employees and risking them permanently leaving your team. At Playroll, we mean it when we say we care first and foremost about people. This includes supporting the transfer of employment arrangements to client entities.
When it comes to your sensitive data, you should be diligent to check how an EOR provider handles the set up of your employee contracts. Many EOR providers can be lax in ensuring that your IP and invention rights belong to you, especially if they mostly rely on third parties to set up employee contracts. At Playroll, we take IP protection seriously and mitigate this risk. All our clients own their IP and protection rights, with guaranteed compliant contracts.
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Let's ChatPlayroll’s pricing is fixed and straightforward, with all service fees clear and transparent from the outset. You can hire full-time employees for just $399/month or contractors at $35/month in 180+ supported regions. Compliance, payroll and your employer taxes are taken care of as part of our fixed pricing. Enjoy dedicated support for both employers and employees, at no extra cost.
Remote has complex pricing plans with hidden fees at stake. For example, their Contractor Management solution looks cheap at a first glance, at $29/month. However, they have separate, premium pricing for full compliance with local laws - at $99/month, per contractor. They charge $599/month, per employee for an annual plan, making it difficult to scale your team effectively. What’s more, they don’t include personalized support as part of their pricing.
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Playroll has a strong support system, including a dedicated customer support manager for employers and employees alike, with experts on compensation, local benefits, and immigration. This ensures personalized and comprehensive support for your business and employees.
Remote offers a 24/7 help centre, but it operates via a chat bot and a ticketing system, which doesn’t guarantee you personalized support or a quick resolution for your issues.
With a footprint in 180+ countries and a large network of owned entities, Playroll takes care of localized payroll, employee benefits, taxes, and compliance for your team, no matter where they are. While Remote follows the same model of having legal entities for the countries they support, their coverage when it comes to EOR services includes less than 100 countries.
Playroll’s EOR product is also more competitively priced than Remote, and more financially viable for businesses of all sizes. With Playroll's EOR services, you’ll pay $399 p/month for employees, compared to a steep price tag of $599 p/month with Remote, allowing you to easily hire at scale across the globe.
When it comes to personalized customer service, Playroll wins over competitors according to G2 reviews – with a user-friendly platform that’s easy to set up. Remote has received negative feedback on their unsatisfactory support and unexpectedly high fees.
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Playroll and Remote have wide country coverage for their Contractor Management solutions, with both supporting more than 180 countries. The difference in the two products is in the pricing - Remote upcharges for full compliance when it comes to their contractor solution.
Playroll charges $35 p/month to quickly onboard contractors, with localized contracts and guidance on local labor laws. Remote offers indemnity protection and compliance with local laws at a premium of $99 p/month per contractor, separate to their base pricing of $29 p/month.
Moving between Employer Of Record solutions is easier than you think. Playroll makes the migration a breeze.
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Playroll’s global payroll management solution provides one platform to manage payroll across 180+ territories. You can automate your payroll processes, detect variances, and manage payroll across all your operating countries in one view, in your preferred currency, to improve financial visibility and control.
Playroll seamlessly integrates with your existing payroll operations, eliminating the need to transition providers at great cost. With low monthly commitments, it offers an efficient solution that significantly reduces administrative hours for HR teams, making it a cost-effective choice for global payroll management.
Remote also offers a product for running global payroll, but requires a substantial upfront commitment to adopt the solution. It requires you to replace your current network of payroll providers or vendors, which can come at great costs as a business – often running into tens of thousands of dollars. It can take several months to onboard onto their system. This means you might have to wait a long time to start seeing a return on your investment.
Remote’s support mainly operates through an online chat service and ticketing system. You may find your team overwhelmed with managing a new system to run global payroll and stay compliant in the process.
Playroll is fully compliant with European GDPR rules, and is SOC2 certified. Remote matches Playroll when it comes to these certifications. However, Remote supports compliant hiring in less than 100 countries for full-time employees, and upcharges for full compliance when it comes to contractors.
Unlike Remote, Playroll is backed by 20+ years of experience in employing talent globally through the VAT IT Group.
USER TESTIMONIALS
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Great service, fantastic customer support, simple and user friendly platform!
What makes Playroll great is the exceptional service you receive as a client - which is becoming increasingly rare amongst other service providers. The onboarding team made the setup process incredibly easy and the legal support we got on understanding the laws and regulations in the new territory was fantastic.
Verified G2 User
Indispensable if you're scaling internationally
Their platform is user friendly and intuitive, for both employers and employees. Great customer support, they are always helpful and go the extra mile to solve a problem/ request. They constantly develop new functionalities and improve the platform, and they also act on the constructive feedback they receive.
Verified G2 User
Seamless and Personalised Onboarding Experience
I cannot praise Playroll enough! Their exceptional services enabled me to effortlessly hire employees in three different continents. From handling complex international employment regulations to seamless payroll management, Playroll exceeded my expectations at every step. What sets Playroll apart from all other EORs are their team of employee success managers who provided invaluable and personalized support to each of my employees.
Verified Trustpilot UserHiring with Ease
Playroll helped me hire 5 employees across different countries with ease and efficiency. It provided us with extensive reporting analytics, customisable contracts and was so easy to use. We also got a dedicated customer support agent who helped us onboard easily and seamlessly :)
Verified Trustpilot User
FAQS
Remote is an HR platform geared toward businesses that want to expand their operations, and require a single platform to hire and manage a global workforce. They offer EOR Services and a Contractor Management Solution, although their EOR Service is less comprehensive compared to their contractor solution. They have additional products for HR Management, sourcing remote talent as well as a premium Contractor Management solution.
Global HR Solutions have become an increasingly popular solution for businesses that want to scale their workforce without having to handle the legal and administrative burdens themselves.
There are many Remote alternatives on the market, including:
Papaya Global
Papaya Global is especially well-known for its global payroll technology, which covers a broad range of countries. However, Papaya Global relies entirely on third party partners as part of many of its services, including its EOR service.
Oyster HR
Oyster HR is known for its user-friendly platform that makes it easy to onboard employees or contractors. However, their customer support can be slow. Similar to Remote, they are priced at the upper range of the market for their services.
Playroll
Playroll is best-known for its Employer of Record and Contractor Management solutions, and excels in its customer support, competitive pricing and built-in compliance.
While Remote is a well-established Global HR Solution, it has its cons. If you’re looking to hire full-time employees, you might find their coverage of less than 100 countries disappointing compared to its more comprehensive contractor management solution.
It is an expensive solution to boot, at $599 p/month for employees and a separate premium plan of $99 p/month to get full compliance with their Contractor Management product.
If you’re hoping to build a global team at scale and avoid compliance risk, Playroll stands out as an alternative that allows you to hire both full-time employees and contractors with built-in compliance, at a competitive price.
Remote and Playroll offer similar core services, including Employer of Record and Contractor Management solutions, and supplementary services such as immigration support. They both have a large network of wholly owned entities to simplify global hiring.
One of the main differences between Remote and Playroll is the price tag. Playroll starts from $399/month per employee and $35/month per contractor. Remote’s pricing starts from $599/month per employee and $29/month per contractor for their basic product, but they charge $99 per contractor to guarantee full compliance. This difference in cost can quickly add up if you’re hiring at scale.
Playroll is also lauded for its exceptional customer support and fast response times, while Remote offers an online service that relies on a chat bot.
Each Playroll customer has dedicated support so you can hit the ground running.
No credit card needed, no charges until you pay your first employee
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