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Deel vs Remote

By Aleksandra Popova, Founder & Editor · Updated · 1 min read

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Deel and Remote both help companies pay and manage people across borders. Both offer Employer of Record, Contractor of Record, contractor management and global payroll. 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.

Deel 5
—
0 Remote

9 rounds · 4 tied

Deel

Best for companies hiring across many regions
Not for very small or strictly budget-first teams

Remote

Best for compliance-sensitive teams
Not for teams needing the widest possible country list

Round-by-round scorecard

Round Deel Remote Winner
Country coverage 150+ 90+ Deel
Product breadth 4 of 4 core products 4 of 4 core products tie
Lead plan price from $599/mo per employee $699/mo per employee ($599 on annual billing) tie
Fastest published payout Near-instant payout options (Wise, Revolut) 70% of payments received in seconds tie
Documents issued Auto invoices + local contracts In-platform invoices + localized contracts tie
Onboarding time As little as 1 day 2 days (average) Deel
Security certifications SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, GDPR SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, CSA STAR Level 1, GDPR Deel
User rating 4.75/5 4.4/5 Deel
Our editorial score 8.7/10 8.4/10 Deel

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.

What it costs per year

Team sizeDeelRemoteDifference
3 people $21,564 $21,564 —
10 people $71,880 $71,880 —
25 people $179,700 $179,700 —

Published lead-plan price per person per month × 12. Deposits, FX margin and one-off fees are excluded — vendors do not consistently publish them and we will not invent them. Treat this as a comparison baseline, not a quote.

Side by side

DeelRemote
Editorial score 8.7/10 8.4/10
User rating 4.75/5 4.4/5
Countries covered 150+ 90+
Entity model 130+ owned 100% owned (0 partner)
Employer of Record Yes Yes
Contractor of Record Yes Yes
Contractor management Yes Yes
Global payroll Yes Yes
Onboarding time As little as 1 day 2 days (average)
Certifications SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, GDPR SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, CSA STAR Level 1, GDPR
Support chat, email, phone, WhatsApp chat, email
Lead plan from $599/mo per employee $699/mo per employee ($599 on annual billing)
Payout speed Near-instant payout options (Wise, Revolut) 70% of payments received in seconds
Documents issued Auto invoices + local contracts In-platform invoices + localized contracts
FX rate — no Remote FX fee; partner may charge 1–2%
Batch payouts Yes Yes
Payout API Yes Yes

Facts checked on the vendors' own pages —

Both platforms in detail

Deel

The broadest all-in-one platform — EOR, Contractor of Record, contractor management and global payroll under one roof, with deep country coverage.

8.7/10

★ 4.8 · 28k reviews

Price
from $599/mo per employee
Payout speed
Near-instant payout options (Wise, Revolut)
Documents
Auto invoices + local contracts
Contractor onboarding
Onboarding as little as 2 days
Coverage
150+ countries
Batch runs
yes
Payout API
yes

Differs from Remote: 150+ countries vs 90+

What stands out

  • 150+ country reach with 130+ owned entities
  • covers EOR, COR, contractor management and payroll
  • strong security & compliance certifications

Not a fit for

  • very small or strictly budget-first teams
Checked on the vendor's own pages · 3 pages

Read full review Visit site ↗

Remote

A compliance-first EOR built on 100% owned entities — fewer countries, but no third-party handoffs.

8.4/10

★ 4.4 · 97 reviews

Price
$699/mo per employee ($599 on annual billing)
FX
no Remote FX fee; partner may charge 1–2%
Payout speed
70% of payments received in seconds
Documents
In-platform invoices + localized contracts
Coverage
90+ countries
Batch runs
yes
Payout API
yes

Differs from Deel: 90+ countries vs 150+

What stands out

  • 100% owned entities, no third-party partners
  • strong certifications (SOC 2, ISO 27001, CSA STAR, GDPR)
  • transparent per-product pricing

Not a fit for

  • teams needing the widest possible country list
  • lowest-price seekers
Checked on the vendor's own pages · 3 pages

Read full review Visit site ↗

Pricing side by side

Product Deel Remote
EOR — employer of record from $599/mo per employee EOR (Employer of Record) $699/mo per employee ($599 on annual billing) EOR (Employer of Record)
COR — contractor of record $325/mo per contractor Contractor of Record from $325/mo per contractor Contractor of Record
PEO from $125/mo per US employee US PEO —
Contractor management from $49/mo per contractor $29/mo per contractor Contractor Management
Global payroll — $29/mo per employee Payroll

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.

If neither fits

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

Frequently asked questions

Does Deel or Remote cover more countries?

Deel states the broader reach at 150+ countries, versus 90+ for Remote (per each provider's official site).

How do Deel and Remote user ratings compare?

Across third-party review sites (weighted by review count), Deel averages 4.75/5 and Remote averages 4.4/5.

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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