Native Teams vs Deel

Native Teams and Deel 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.

Native Teams 1
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4 Deel

9 rounds · 2 tied · 2 not comparable

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)

Deel

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

Round-by-round scorecard

Round Native Teams Deel Winner
Country coverage 95+ 150+ Deel
Product breadth 4 of 4 core products 4 of 4 core products tie
Lead plan price Starts at $19/per contractor per month from $599/mo per employee Native Teams
Fastest published payout not stated Near-instant payout options (Wise, Revolut) not comparable
Documents issued Local contracts, tax handling Auto invoices + local contracts tie
Onboarding time Not stated as a number; vendor claims '3x faster onboarding' (relative claim only) As little as 1 day not comparable
Security certifications GDPR, SOC 2, ISO, PCI DSS SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, GDPR Deel
User rating 4.7/5 4.75/5 Deel
Our editorial score 7.9/10 8.7/10 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 sizeNative TeamsDeelDifference
3 people $684 $21,564 $20,880 cheaper with Native Teams
10 people $2,280 $71,880 $69,600 cheaper with Native Teams
25 people $5,700 $179,700 $174,000 cheaper with Native Teams

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

Native TeamsDeel
Editorial score 7.9/10 8.7/10
User rating 4.7/5 4.75/5
Countries covered 95+ 150+
Entity model — 130+ owned
Employer of Record Yes Yes
Contractor of Record Yes Yes
Contractor management Yes Yes
Global payroll Yes Yes
Onboarding time Not stated as a number; vendor claims '3x faster onboarding' (relative claim only) As little as 1 day
Certifications GDPR, SOC 2, ISO, PCI DSS SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 27001, GDPR
Support Email ([email protected]), Phone (+44 204 634 5404, Mon-Fri 9:00-18:00 BST), WhatsApp (sales), Help centre (help.nativeteams.com) chat, email, phone, WhatsApp
Lead plan Starts at $19/per contractor per month from $599/mo per employee
Payout speed — Near-instant payout options (Wise, Revolut)
Documents issued Local contracts, tax handling Auto invoices + local contracts
Batch payouts Yes Yes
Payout API — 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 Native Teams: 150+ countries vs 95+adds payout API

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 ↗

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 Deel: 95+ countries vs 150+no payout API

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 Native Teams Deel
EOR — employer of record Starts at $99/per employee per month Employer of Record (EOR) from $599/mo per employee EOR (Employer of Record)
COR — contractor of record Starts at $99/per month per contractor Contractor of Record (CoR) $325/mo per contractor Contractor of Record
PEO — from $125/mo per US employee US PEO
Contractor management — from $49/mo per contractor
Contractor payments Starts at $19/per contractor per month Contractor Pay —
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 Native Teams or Deel cover more countries?

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

How do Native Teams and Deel user ratings compare?

Across third-party review sites (weighted by review count), Native Teams averages 4.7/5 and Deel averages 4.75/5.

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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