Playroll
Global HR, payroll and compliance — hire in 180+ countries, backed by in-house experts.
- Countries180+
- Price$399 per employee/month (no minimum)
- Founded2021
- HQLondon, United Kingdom
EORPayroll
Best for
- cost-conscious SMBs and startups wanting published EOR/contractor pricing
- teams hiring in Africa, the Middle East and emerging markets
- buyers who value hands-on dedicated support
Not ideal for
- enterprises needing deep HRIS/finance integrations
- buyers needing a dedicated Contractor of Record product
- teams needing a long, independently-corroborated compliance track record
Reviewed: 2026-07-21
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A transparently-priced EOR and contractor platform with broad 180+ country coverage and unusually strong Africa/Middle East reach. Best for cost-conscious SMBs that want published prices and hands-on support over deep automation.
- Standout feature
- Transparent flat pricing ($399 EOR / $35 contractor, no onboarding fees) with strong, well-reviewed dedicated support and differentiated Africa/MENA coverage.
- Biggest limitation
- Thin third-party validation and a short track record (founded 2021), a shallow native-integration bench, and no dedicated Contractor of Record product.
Key facts
| Countries covered | 180+ Playroll advertises hiring/EOR and contractor management in 180+ countries; in-country payroll processing is stated for ~35 regions. · source |
|---|---|
| Entity model | — Mixed owned + partner model (built on the VAT IT Group entity structure per third-party sources); no owned-vs-partner counts published. Left {}. · source |
| Onboarding time | Vendor claim: EOR onboarding in 2-5 days; compliant contract generated in ~5 minutes Self-claim, not an SLA: EOR onboarding in 2-5 days; compliant contract in ~5 minutes. · source |
| Payroll markets | — |
| Currencies | 60+ Contractor payouts in 50+ currencies; homepage cites 60+. Numbers vary by page. · source |
| Integrations | — |
| Security & compliance | SOC 2, GDPR SOC 2 (type not specified) and GDPR, plus 2FA/OTP and encryption. No ISO 27001 claim found. · source |
| Support | Email, WhatsApp, Phone, MS Teams / video, Dedicated CSM + Employee Success Manager (24/5) |
Payouts and documents
- Batch payouts
- yes
- Crypto payouts
- no
- Documents issued
- Invoices + contracts + tax docs
Coverage, as documented
Playroll claims 180+ countries and publishes pages for 160 of them. Below are the ones we found on its own site.
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France
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Germany, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
Argentina, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic
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Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela
Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia
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Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Congo
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Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Read fromwf.playroll.com/compliance-hub/paying-employees-in-algeria · checked
Pricing
| Plan | What you get | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Employer of Record (EOR) | Hire in 180+ countries; payroll, benefits, IP protection, dedicated CSM and Employee Success Manager | $399 per employee/month (no minimum) |
| Contractor management | Manage and pay contractors in 180+ countries; compliant contracts, invoices, payments in 50+ currencies, misclassification assessment | $35 per contractor/month (flat) |
| Global Payroll | Payroll consolidation and analytics (GP Analytics / GP Manager) | From ~$2 per pay group/month; custom at scale |
| Immigration support (add-on) | Visa and work-permit support across 95+ countries | On request |
Playroll publishes list prices: EOR $399/employee/month and contractor management $35/contractor/month, both with no minimum and no onboarding/offboarding fees. EOR requires a fully refundable security deposit equal to one month's salary per employee (playroll.com, checked 2026-07-21).
What it costs at your volume
One basket for all of them: 10 contractors at $3,000 a month, so $30,000 of payouts a month. A percentage of volume and a per-seat fee cannot be compared any other way.
Playroll: $350 a month, $4,200 a year. Cheaper at this volume: Skuad ($190), Native Teams ($190), Papaya Global ($300).
| Platform | How it charges | Per month | Per year | Published price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Skuad | per contractor | $190 | $2,280 | Starting from $19 per contractor/month |
 Native Teams | per contractor | $190 | $2,280 | Starts at $19/per contractor per month |
 Papaya Global | flat monthly | $300 | $3,600 | From $300/mo + $2.5 per transaction |
 Playroll | per contractor | $350 | $4,200 | $35 per contractor/month (flat) |
Pros
- Transparent flat pricing: EOR $399/employee/mo, contractor $35/contractor/mo, no onboarding/offboarding fees
- Broad 180+ country coverage with strong Africa/MENA reach
- Fast self-claimed onboarding (2-5 days) and well-reviewed dedicated CSM/ESM support
- SOC 2 + GDPR, 2FA/OTP
- Immigration/visa support across 95+ countries
Cons
- No dedicated Contractor of Record product — runs misclassification assessments only; the client remains the contracting party
- Refundable one-month-salary deposit ties up cash per EOR employee
- Limited native integrations (most connections via API)
- Short track record (2021) with a modest independent-review base
- No ISO 27001 claim; support is 24/5, not 24/7; no crypto payout
How it compares
The closest platforms in the same categories, on the facts each one publishes.
| Playroll | Papaya Global | Skuad | Native Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editorial score | 7.6/10 | 8.2/10 | 8/10 | 7.9/10 |
| User rating | 4.66/5 | 4.35/5 | 4.57/5 | 4.7/5 |
| Countries covered | 180+ | 160+ | 160+ | 95+ |
| Employer of Record | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Contractor of Record | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| Contractor management | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Global payroll | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Onboarding time | Vendor claim: EOR onboarding in 2-5 days; compliant contract generated in ~5 minutes | Vendor claim: bulk onboarding of up to 1,000 EOR workers at one time; no per-worker time SLA stated | Not publicly stated | Not stated as a number; vendor claims '3x faster onboarding' (relative claim only) |
| Lead plan | $399 per employee/month (no minimum) | From $599/mo per employee | Starting from $199 per employee/month | Starts at $19/per contractor per month |
What AI assistants say
We’ll publish AI-assistant assessments here soon. Editorial scores are independent of AI snapshots.
In-depth review
Playroll is a London-based Employer of Record and contractor-management platform covering 180+ countries, with global payroll and immigration support (95+ countries) alongside. It stands out for transparent flat pricing — EOR at $399/employee/month and contractor management at $35/contractor/month with no onboarding fees — and for unusually strong Africa and Middle East coverage, making it a good fit for cost-conscious SMBs that want published prices and hands-on support rather than deep automation.
Frequently asked questions
How many countries does Playroll cover?
Playroll advertises hiring and contractor management in 180+ countries, in-country payroll processing in around 35 regions, and immigration support in 95+ countries (playroll.com, checked 2026-07-21).
How much does Playroll cost?
Playroll publishes prices: Employer of Record is $399 per employee/month and contractor management is a $35 per contractor/month flat fee, both with no minimum and no onboarding or offboarding fees. EOR requires a fully refundable security deposit equal to one month's salary (playroll.com, checked 2026-07-21).
Does Playroll act as a Contractor of Record?
No. Playroll offers contractor management with misclassification assessments, but it does not market a dedicated Contractor of Record product, so we list it under contractor management and payouts rather than COR.
Where is Playroll strongest geographically?
Alongside broad 180+ country coverage, Playroll is noted for unusually strong reach in Africa and the Middle East — a gap for many budget-tier EOR peers (playroll.com, checked 2026-07-21).
Sources
Every fact above comes from Playroll's own pages. These are the ones we read, and when.
- playroll.com/contractor-management checked 20 August 2026
- playroll.com/employer-of-record checked 21 July 2026