Remote vs Atlas HXM vs 4dev.com

Pick Remote if a single vendor should cover EOR (from $599 per employee a month), payroll (from $29), a US PEO and a Contractor of Record (from $325 per contractor), backed by SOC 2 Type II as well as ISO 27001. Pick Atlas HXM if the country list decides it: it states owned entities in 160+ countries, lists EOR from $599 and sells an Agent of Record at $199 per contractor, where you keep the contract. For a contractor-only team, 4dev.com takes a percentage of each payout, 3% or less, and acts as Contractor of Record.

First ask what status your new people will have. Employees hired where you lack a local company call for an EOR. Both sell it, and both say the employing company is their own. If you already own an entity, you are shopping for payroll, and only Remote lists a separate product for it.

Contractors need a second decision. Under an agent model, such as Atlas's AOR, or a management tier, such as Remote's $29 and $99 plans, you sign with the contractor and carry the classification judgement. Choose a COR and you sign with the vendor instead. Remote and 4dev.com sell that; Atlas states plainly that it does not.

The sharpest difference is product shape. Remote is a suite: its pricing page lists EOR, global payroll, a US PEO, contractor management, a higher contractor tier and a Contractor of Record, all with the platform included and no base fee. Atlas is narrower on purpose. It sells EOR and an Agent of Record, and its own FAQ says it offers AOR, not COR. Anyone who needs a vendor as the contracting party for contractors, or payroll for an entity they already own, has only one of the two to ask.

Coverage runs the other way. Remote's EOR page claims 90+ countries, while its country explorer indexes 166, with contractor payouts reaching 190+ countries. Atlas states 160+ countries with owned entities, but its own site carries dedicated EOR pages for about 147, so the headline and the detail differ by roughly a dozen countries. Whatever the number, ask each vendor to confirm your specific country in writing before you commit.

Both claim ownership of their entities. Remote reports 100+ entities of its own and no outside firms in the chain. Atlas publishes no entity count; registry filings under the name Atlas Technology Solutions turn up in the Netherlands, the UK and Spain. That corroborates the model in three markets and leaves the rest to your questions.

Security and speed differ in small ways. Remote shows a SOC 2 Type II report beside ISO 27001 and GDPR. Atlas names ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and GDPR, with no SOC 2 disclosed, a gap for buyers whose procurement demands that report. Remote gives an average of 3 days to onboard an employee. Atlas says both days and, on its homepage, as little as 2 weeks, so treat neither as a promise.

The two EOR list prices match at $599, which hides the difference in what surrounds them. Remote bills EOR on annual contracts with no base fee, and sets one FX rate per month. Atlas's $599 covers the platform only; statutory costs under its local rate, currency conversion and benefit premiums arrive as separate lines. And never set Atlas's $199 AOR beside Remote's $325 COR: the first is an agent fee with classification still yours.

With Atlas's Agent of Record the contractor's agreement stays with you, and Atlas is your authorized agent, runs a classification assessment ($99, credited if you proceed) and repeats checks quarterly. A capped benefit comes with it: $100,000 for each contractor, $1,000,000 for the client in total. Remote's Contractor Management Plus has equal caps and the same model, at $99.

Remote's COR is the middle party: it signs the contractor and pays them directly. Remote's page advertises uncapped indemnity, so ask for the service terms that define it, with exclusions. Even with a COR the risk stays, only smaller: the engagement itself must look independent. For Atlas the point is simpler: with AOR, that contracting-party layer does not exist.

4dev.com answers the contractor part of your plan, acting as the contracting party for each person, much as Remote's COR does. The fee is public: "Service fee: 3% or less per payout", no subscription, 0% for the contractor.

Take ten contractors at $3,000 each per month. The 4dev.com ceiling is $900; Remote's COR comes to $3,250. Remote's flat $325 wins only past $10,833 per contractor per month. Atlas has no COR to put beside it. Its $199 AOR, $1,990 for ten, stays cheaper than 3% only above $6,633 a month per person, and the contract remains yours. Remote's $99 tier crosses at $3,300, so on $3,000 contractors it totals $990, with classification yours as well.

Remote pays out in local currency, stablecoin or a wallet and says 70% of payments are received in seconds; Atlas names no payout methods. Money leaves 4dev.com as an IBAN/SWIFT transfer, a card payment or USDT, reaching 150+ countries; the platform quotes a 1–3 day window. For every engagement you get a contract that includes an IP assignment clause, along with invoices and closing documents; one click exports them, and an API with a Sandbox sits next to that. Reviewers on Trustpilot give 4.1 over 56 ratings.

Payroll for entities you already own is a Remote product only, at $29 per employee a month, self-serve or managed. Its US PEO costs $99 per employee and requires a US bank account. Atlas's payroll is EOR payroll, run for workers Atlas employs, so a company with its own subsidiaries has nothing to buy from it.

On the EOR side, both start at $599. Remote charges $39 per employee a month for Remote Equity on staff with share awards. Atlas adds immigration help, with visa sponsorship in 75+ countries, and a benefits premium on top of its platform fee. For a wider shortlist, see global payroll software and EOR providers.

Support. Remote offers chat and email. A bot replies at any hour; human agents work Monday to Friday. Atlas says it runs a 24-hour support team in 15+ languages, and each worksite employee gets a dedicated HR relationship consultant. On the contractor side of 4dev.com, clients and contractors write to email support or use the Help Center, during business hours.

Onboarding. Remote reports an average of 3 days for an employee. Atlas gives onboarding in days for EOR and same-day onboarding for AOR contractors, measured in business days and excluding third-party checks. At 4dev.com a contractor joins on invitation or independently, clears KYC and then gets the whole platform. None of these figures is an SLA.

Integrations. On integrations, Remote lists HRIS connections (Workday, Personio, BambooHR), cap-table tools (Carta, Pulley) and developer tooling in the form of an API, webhooks and SDKs. Atlas publishes no integration list on the pages we reviewed; ask which HRIS and accounting tools it syncs with. Benefits come with local packages at both.

Remote has far more reviews: Capterra 4.3 (102), G2 4.5 (5,450), Trustpilot 4.6 (3,542). Atlas scores 5.0 on Capterra from only 5 reviews, 4.2 on G2 (97) and 2.9 on Trustpilot (2), so its Capterra and Trustpilot figures say little. Remote's reviewers are split between people employed through it and buyers; they like an easy portal and quick support, and object to slow escalation, pricing that feels steep for small teams and exchange rates they cannot follow. Atlas's reviewers are split between employees and clients too; they value responsive support with a named contact, and object to a slow interface and late pay. Most of its G2 reviews were flagged as incentivized.

A switch between Remote and Atlas means leaving one and starting at the other. Before you go, download signed employment contracts, payslips by year, benefit records, leave balances and, for contractors, contracts, invoices and payout history. Contractors will pass KYC again.

EOR staff do not move like files: one entity ends the job and another starts it. Ask about notice, accrued leave, benefit gaps and any new probation. Atlas says guided migration from another EOR carries no extra transfer fees; Remote's pricing page states no migration fee. Remote bills EOR for annual contracts, so ask what happens to the term if you leave mid-year.

Contractors need extra care. Going from Remote's COR to Atlas's AOR changes who holds the contract: the contractor now signs with you, and each assessment starts at $99.