How much does Remote cost per employee?

Employer of Record is $699 per employee per month. If you already have a local entity, Global Payroll is $29 per employee per month, and US PEO starts at $99 per employee per month.

How much does Remote charge for contractors?

Contractor Management is $29 per contractor per month and only bills for contractors you actively work with. Contractor Management Plus is $99 and adds indemnity up to $100,000 per contractor; Contractor of Record starts at $325 per contractor per month with uncapped indemnity.

Does Remote charge deposits or accruals?

Remote says it collects reserve payments only in rare, high-risk circumstances, and does not add deposits for PTO above the legal minimum, removed probation periods, incentive plans or monthly severance accruals.

Does Remote offer discounts?

Social purpose organizations are offered 15% off. Prices can also be displayed in 12 currencies, including EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, SGD and JPY, rather than USD only.

How much does Remote cost?

Remote publishes 5 plans: Global Payroll at $29/user/mo, Contractor Management at $29/user/mo, Equity at $39/mo, Contractor of Record at $325/user/mo, Employer of Record at $699/user/mo. Every figure is read from the vendor's own pricing page; the pricing section above shows the source sentence for each tier.

Does Remote have a free plan?

No free plan is listed on the vendor's pricing page. Remote is sold as a paid subscription.

What are the main drawbacks of Remote?

The trade-offs we noted: Per-employee cost is significant; You still carry management responsibility; Country coverage varies in depth.

When should you not use Remote?

Skip Remote if: You are comparing on the $29 headline — that is payroll or contractor management; employing someone through the Employer of Record is $699 per employee per month; You want misclassification cover on the cheap plan: indemnity up to $100,000 needs Contractor Management Plus at $99, and uncapped protection means Contractor of Record from $325 per contractor per month; You need US PEO without a US bank account — PEO is billed in USD and requires one.

HR Software

Remote

Employer of record and global payroll.

What it is

Remote acts as employer of record so you can hire people in countries where you have no legal entity. It owns its local entities rather than subcontracting them in most markets, which matters for liability and consistency. The per-employee cost is the trade against opening your own entity, and that maths flips once headcount in one country grows.

Remote pricing

Remote publishes 5 plans. Paid tiers start at $29/user/mo.

Remote plans and published prices, taken from the vendor’s pricing page.
Plan	Price	What the vendor’s page says
Global Payroll	$29/user/mo	Global Payroll $29 per employee/month for organizations that already have legal entities abroad, HR Core included
Contractor Management	$29/user/mo	Contractor Management $29 per contractor/month, billed only for contractors you actively work with
Equity	$39/mo	Equity from $39 per month for granting equity across global teams, for direct employees, EoR staff and contractors of Delaware C-Corps
Contractor of Record	$325/user/mo	Contractor of Record from $325 per contractor/month: Remote engages and pays the contractor directly, with uncapped indemnity and IP transfer through Remote IP Guard
Employer of Record	$699/user/mo	Employer of Record $699 per employee/month: hire in 90+ countries without a local entity, dedicated onboarding specialist, local payroll, compliance protections, localized benefits, HR Essentials included

Prices read from the vendor's own pricing page on 2026-09-09. Vendors change plans without notice — check the source before you budget. Source

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Key features

Employer of record
Hires staff through its own local entity on your behalf.
Contractor management
Handles compliant contracts and payments for non-employees.
Local benefits
Administers statutory and supplementary benefits per country.

Strengths and trade-offs

What works well

Covers employment law and payroll in many countries
Transparent per-employee pricing
Handles benefits locally

Where it falls short

Per-employee cost is significant
You still carry management responsibility
Country coverage varies in depth

Who it is for

Companies hiring employees, not contractors, in new countries.

Pick it or skip it

Pick Remote if

Companies with contractors abroad but no entity: Contractor Management is $29 per contractor per month and bills only for contractors you actively work with
Teams that already have foreign entities and just need payroll infrastructure — Global Payroll is $29 per employee per month
US-only hiring across many states, where PEO starts at $99 per employee per month instead of the $699 EOR rate
Buyers who dislike deposits: Remote says it does not charge extra for PTO above the legal minimum, removed probation periods, incentive plans or severance accruals

Skip it if

You are comparing on the $29 headline — that is payroll or contractor management; employing someone through the Employer of Record is $699 per employee per month
You want misclassification cover on the cheap plan: indemnity up to $100,000 needs Contractor Management Plus at $99, and uncapped protection means Contractor of Record from $325 per contractor per month
You need US PEO without a US bank account — PEO is billed in USD and requires one
Equity administration is part of your comparison: it is a separate line from $39 per month, limited to Delaware C-Corps

Our verdict

Solves a genuinely hard problem. Once a country becomes core, compare against opening an entity.

Closest alternatives we track

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Remote cost per employee?: Employer of Record is $699 per employee per month. If you already have a local entity, Global Payroll is $29 per employee per month, and US PEO starts at $99 per employee per month.
How much does Remote charge for contractors?: Contractor Management is $29 per contractor per month and only bills for contractors you actively work with. Contractor Management Plus is $99 and adds indemnity up to $100,000 per contractor; Contractor of Record starts at $325 per contractor per month with uncapped indemnity.
Does Remote charge deposits or accruals?: Remote says it collects reserve payments only in rare, high-risk circumstances, and does not add deposits for PTO above the legal minimum, removed probation periods, incentive plans or monthly severance accruals.
Does Remote offer discounts?: Social purpose organizations are offered 15% off. Prices can also be displayed in 12 currencies, including EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, SGD and JPY, rather than USD only.
How much does Remote cost?: Remote publishes 5 plans: Global Payroll at $29/user/mo, Contractor Management at $29/user/mo, Equity at $39/mo, Contractor of Record at $325/user/mo, Employer of Record at $699/user/mo. Every figure is read from the vendor's own pricing page; the pricing section above shows the source sentence for each tier.
Does Remote have a free plan?: No free plan is listed on the vendor's pricing page. Remote is sold as a paid subscription.
Who is Remote best for?: Companies hiring employees, not contractors, in new countries.
What are the main drawbacks of Remote?: The trade-offs we noted: Per-employee cost is significant; You still carry management responsibility; Country coverage varies in depth.
When should you not use Remote?: Skip Remote if: You are comparing on the $29 headline — that is payroll or contractor management; employing someone through the Employer of Record is $699 per employee per month; You want misclassification cover on the cheap plan: indemnity up to $100,000 needs Contractor Management Plus at $99, and uncapped protection means Contractor of Record from $325 per contractor per month; You need US PEO without a US bank account — PEO is billed in USD and requires one.

What we checked

Public APIOffers a documented API you can build against.Yes
Mobile appHas a native app for iOS or Android, not just a mobile website.Yes
Open source / self-hostableSource is open and the tool can be run on your own infrastructure.No
SSO (SAML)Supports SAML single sign-on on at least one plan.Yes

“Not checked” means exactly that — we have not verified it, and we do not guess.

Evidence and freshness

Status: Vendor pricing page verifiedReviewed: 2026-09-09

Remote — Pricing ↗
Checked 2026-09-09 · Supports: Employer of Record $699 per employee/month: hire in 90+ countries without a local entity, dedicated onboarding specialist, local payroll, compliance protections, localized benefits, HR Essentials included, Global Payroll $29 per employee/month for organizations that already have legal entities abroad, HR Core included, Contractor Management $29 per contractor/month, billed only for contractors you actively work with, Contractor Management Plus $99 per contractor/month, adding indemnity coverage up to $100,000 per contractor for penalties, Contractor of Record from $325 per contractor/month: Remote engages and pays the contractor directly, with uncapped indemnity and IP transfer through Remote IP Guard, PEO from $99 per employee/month for hiring across US states; billed in USD and requires a US bank account, Equity from $39 per month for granting equity across global teams, for direct employees, EoR staff and contractors of Delaware C-Corps, Prices are shown in a choice of 12 currencies including USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, SGD and JPY, Reserve payments are collected only in rare high-risk circumstances; Remote states it does not charge extra deposits for PTO above the legal minimum, removed probation periods, incentive plans or severance accruals, Social purpose organizations get 15% off

Limit: Vendor pricing page was reviewed by an editor on this date; this record is not a ToolCompare benchmark. Prices and limits change.

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