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4dev.com vs Native Teams

By Aleksandra Popova, Founder & Editor · Updated · 2 min read

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4dev.com and Native Teams both help companies pay and manage people across borders. Both offer Contractor of Record and contractor management. This comparison looks at country coverage, pricing, compliance and verified user ratings — every figure is sourced from each provider's official site, with ratings aggregated from G2, Capterra and Trustpilot.

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4dev.com 3
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3 Native Teams

9 rounds · 3 not comparable

4dev.com

Best for digital-product companies (software, gamedev, AI, creative) paying contractors in many countries, where ownership of the work matters
Not for buyers whose procurement requires a named SOC 2 or ISO 27001 report

Native Teams

Best for teams that want published, per-seat pricing instead of a sales call
Not for buyers needing a named, audited certification set (specific ISO 27001 / SOC 2 type)

Round-by-round scorecard

Round 4dev.com Native Teams Winner
Country coverage 150+ 95+ 4dev.com
Product breadth 2 of 4 core products 4 of 4 core products Native Teams
Lead plan price Service fee: 3% or less per payout Starts at $19/per contractor per month not comparable
Fastest published payout 1–3 days not stated not comparable
Documents issued Invoices, contracts, closing docs — 1-click export Local contracts, tax handling 4dev.com
Onboarding time Vendor claim: 'Kick off work in minutes, not hours' — no guaranteed SLA Not stated as a number; vendor claims '3x faster onboarding' (relative claim only) not comparable
Security certifications not stated GDPR, SOC 2, ISO, PCI DSS Native Teams
User rating 4.1/5 4.7/5 Native Teams
Our editorial score 8.5/10 7.9/10 4dev.com

Rounds are decided from facts the vendors publish. Where the claims are not comparable — a flat fee against a percentage of volume, say — no winner is assigned. Payout speed is scored on the fastest option each vendor publishes, documents on how many distinct types each one issues.

Side by side

4dev.comNative Teams
Editorial score 8.5/10 7.9/10
User rating 4.1/5 4.7/5
Countries covered 150+ 95+
Entity model — —
Employer of Record Yes
Contractor of Record Yes Yes
Contractor management Yes Yes
Global payroll Yes
Onboarding time Vendor claim: 'Kick off work in minutes, not hours' — no guaranteed SLA Not stated as a number; vendor claims '3x faster onboarding' (relative claim only)
Certifications — GDPR, SOC 2, ISO, PCI DSS
Support Email ([email protected], [email protected]), Help Center (help.4dev.com) Email ([email protected]), Phone (+44 204 634 5404, Mon-Fri 9:00-18:00 BST), WhatsApp (sales), Help centre (help.nativeteams.com)
Lead plan Service fee: 3% or less per payout Starts at $19/per contractor per month
Payout speed 1–3 days —
Documents issued Invoices, contracts, closing docs — 1-click export Local contracts, tax handling
Batch payouts — Yes
Payout API Yes —

Facts checked on the vendors' own pages —

Both platforms in detail

4dev.com

A contractor platform that acts as Contractor of Record: 4dev contracts with each contractor and the client contracts with 4dev, which reduces reclassification risk without removing it. It onboards contractors with automatic KYC, keeps IP assignment and closing documents in one flow, and pays out by bank transfer, card or USDT across 150+ countries on a published fee of 3% or less.

8.5/10

★ 4.1 · 49 reviews

Price
Service fee: 3% or less per payout
Payout speed
1–3 days
Documents
Invoices, contracts, closing docs — 1-click export
Contractor onboarding
Self-serve onboarding, auto verification
Coverage
150+ countries
Payout methods
Bank transfer (IBAN / SWIFT), Card, USDT
Payout API
yes

Differs from Native Teams: 150+ countries vs 95+no batch payoutsadds payout API

What stands out

  • acts as Contractor of Record — the contracting party for each contractor — which reduces reclassification risk
  • transparent published pricing: '3% or less' service fee, no subscription, 0% for contractors
  • payouts by bank transfer, card or USDT across 150+ countries, in 1–3 days

Not a fit for

  • buyers whose procurement requires a named SOC 2 or ISO 27001 report
Checked on the vendor's own pages · 3 pages

Read full review Visit site ↗

Native Teams

A work-and-payments platform that combines EOR, a dedicated Contractor of Record product, contractor payments and global payroll across 95+ countries, with unusually transparent published 'starts at' pricing for a global-employment vendor.

7.9/10

★ 4.7 · 367 reviews

Price
Starts at $19/per contractor per month
Documents
Local contracts, tax handling
Coverage
95+ countries
Batch runs
yes

Differs from 4dev.com: 95+ countries vs 150+adds EORadds global payrolladds batch payouts

What stands out

  • EOR, Contractor of Record, contractor pay and global payroll on one platform
  • transparent published 'starts at' pricing ($19-$149/mo) — rare among EOR vendors
  • dedicated CoR product in which Native Teams is the contracting party for the contractor, which reduces misclassification risk

Not a fit for

  • buyers needing a named, audited certification set (specific ISO 27001 / SOC 2 type)
  • teams needing a guaranteed onboarding SLA in days
Checked on the vendor's own pages · 3 pages

Read full review Visit site ↗

Pricing side by side

Product 4dev.com Native Teams
EOR — employer of record Starts at $99/per employee per month Employer of Record (EOR)
COR — contractor of record — Starts at $99/per month per contractor Contractor of Record (CoR)
Contractor management Service fee: 3% or less per payout Contractor workflows (usage-based) —
Contractor payments — Starts at $19/per contractor per month Contractor Pay
Contractor account No contractor-side platform fee (0%) —
Entity Management — Starts at $149/per month
Gig Pay — Custom pricing (tailored based on setup and team size)

A dash means the vendor does not publish a price for that product, not that it has none. The last rows are plans only one of the two sells.

What neither of them does

Comparisons look for a winner. These are the gaps both share — if you need any of them, neither option solves your problem:

  • neither discloses its FX margin

If neither fits

Both may miss what you need. In that case, widen the search:

Frequently asked questions

Does 4dev.com or Native Teams cover more countries?

4dev.com states the broader reach at 150+ countries, versus 95+ for Native Teams (per each provider's official site).

How do 4dev.com and Native Teams user ratings compare?

Across third-party review sites (weighted by review count), 4dev.com averages 4.1/5 and Native Teams averages 4.7/5.

How we researched this page

Both profiles are built from the vendors' own pages: every fact carries a source and a check date, and where a vendor publishes nothing there is a dash rather than a guess. Scores are ours and are not for sale. Methodology · Report an error

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